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#Top25Of25 Part 4 of 4

These last days of the year I have been sharing my 25 favorite books of the year.

Today I share my ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ books, reads that I suppose will be all-time favorites.

Scroll down on my feed to see the rest of my #Top25Of25.

Oof. That was a heavy read. Literally (900 pages) and figuratively. I've somehow managed to bookend my year with two of the most terrifying books I've ever read (Nuclear War a Scenario in January, and this in December). This is scarily believable climate fiction.

Wow. Just, wow.
I did not see that reveal coming at the end, and I had to go back and read the last part again to see if what I thought he was doing was what he had actually done! This is a book that would get richer with every reread. I loved Overstory, but just like this one, I wasn't sure until the ending put it over the top. This was November's #Doublespin @TheAromaofBooks

Richard Powers writes very science-y, literary books the premise of which I‘m often doubtful is for me, then writes so beautifully I can‘t stop! There‘s a big raft of characters here, the story moves disjointedly amongst them, it was tricky at times to keep the threads straight yet it was worth the effort. One to take slowly and thoroughly enjoy, however beware the ending! You‘ll feel you need to start again to untangle what you just read!

The best book of the the year for me.
Made me cry a few times. I love Richard Powers. Themes of human and animal consciousness, peril and possibilities of AI, protecting culture, friendship and betrayal, and beauty of the ocean. Will be thinking on this one for days. As a kid who grew up near the ocean and would have been a marine biologist had I been better at math, this novel really resonated with me.

I can't believe it's almost time for the November #BookSpin draw! Because I've arranged spreadsheet that I pull the list from by page number I have four new books on the list for this month. They include the tagged, Annie Bot, Dead Silence, and Buffalo Hunter Hunter. I'm excited to see what the numbers are!

@AardvarkBookClub delivers again. I was hoping for the tagged book. The other‘s an unexpected surprise that I had not heard of, but am excited for. It‘s perhaps a slasher version of Thursday Murder Club? If so, I‘m all in! Just in time for spooky season. I‘m going to have to change up my #bookspin post.☺️
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What did you all get?

Not really sure how much snoozier this can get so I‘m out.

The Deluge is a climate fiction novel that spans from 2013 to the 2040s. It weaves together the lives of several interconnected individuals, each grappling with the escalating impacts of climate change. Markley presents a hyper-realistic portrait of a world ravaged by superstorms, wildfires, and social upheaval through a diverse cast, including scientists, activists, terrorists, and ordinary people.

Full Review abookandadog.com/blog/the-deluge

To be fair to the author, I really am not in the mood for dystopians these days, but I read it for a book club. I had trouble concentrating on it, and I did not connect with the main character. I thought she was pretentious and a martyr. This book seemed really slow and without much plot. The best part was Mauro, the little boy. He had a syndrome, which made him unable to feel full after eating, and everyone kept discounting him because of it.