Books you read in 2020

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  1. BP

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    Titan: The life of J D Rockefeller Sr- Ron Chernow
    Conquistador- Buddy Levy
    Washington's Spies- Alexander Rose
    On the Road- Jack Kerouac
    Jungle of Stone-William Caelsen
    Granite Mountain-Brenden McDonough
    Cant Hurt Me- David Goggins
    Under the Banner of Heaven-Jon Krakauer
    Troublemaker-Leah Remini
    In the Garden of Beasts- Erik Larson
    A Thousand Lives-Julia Scheeres
    Heart of Darkness-Joseph Conrad
    Killer across the table-John Douglas
    The Divide-Matt Taibbi
    Zealot-Reza Aslan
    The Oxygen Advantage-Patrick McKeown
    No Beast so Fierce- Dane Huckelbridge
    A Portal to Paradise-Alden Hayes
    Endure- Alex Hutchinson
    QB- Steve Young
    Conquistadors- Michael Wood
    Good Hunting- Jack Devine
    Never Quit-
    The Darkest Places-
    Rhythm of War- Sanderson
     
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  2. billdozer

    billdozer Well-Known Member
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    1. The Shadow of What Was Lost (Licanius #1) - James Islington (10/10) (reread)
    2. An Echo of Things to Come (Licanius #2) - James Islington (10/10) (reread)
    3. The Light of All That Falls (Licanius #3) - James Islington (10/10)
    4. Starsight (Skyward #2) - Brandon Sanderson (7.5/10)
    5. The Prestige - Christopher Priest (7.5/10)
    6. American Gods - Neil Gaiman (7.5/10)
    7. Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman (7.5/10)
    8. Good Omens - Neil Gaiman (8.5/10)
    9. Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman (8.5/10)
    10. Stardust - Neil Gaiman (8.5/10)
    11. Spellslinger (Spellslinger #1) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    12. Shadowblack (Spellslinger #2) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    13. Charmcaster (Spellslinger #3) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    14. Soulbinder (Spellslinger #4) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    15. Queenslayer (Spellslinger #5) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    16. Crownbreaker (Spellslinger #6) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    17. The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice #1) - Mark Lawrence (8.5/10)
    18. Red Rising (Red Rising #1) - Pierce Brown (9/10)
    19. Golden Son (Red Rising #2) - Pierce Brown (9/10)
    20. Morning Star (Red Rising #3) - Pierce Brown (8.5/10)
    21. Iron Gold (Red Rising #4) - Pierce Brown (8/10)
    22. Dark Age (Red Rising #5) - Pierce Brown (8/10)
    23. Wintersteel (Cradle #8) - Will Wight (9/10)
    24. Storm Front (Dresden Files #1) - Jim Butcher (9/10) (reread)
    25. Fool Moon (Dresden Files #2) - Jim Butcher (9/10) (reread)
    26. Grave Peril (Dresden Files #3) - Jim Butcher (9/10) (reread)
    27. Summer Knight (Dresden Files #4) - Jim Butcher (7.5/10) (reread)
     
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  3. Fargin'

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    Finished McCarthy's Border Trilogy last month. Reading those is one of the better decisions I've made in life. I really miss Billy and John Grady.
     
    #403 Fargin', Dec 11, 2020
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  4. The Blackfish

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    1. The Wolf's Call (Raven's Blade #1) - Anthony Ryan (8/10)
    2. Starsight (Skyward #2) - Brandon Sanderson (7.5/10)
    3. Nothing Like it in the World: The Men who Built the Transcontinental Railroad - Stephen Ambrose (7.5/10)
    4. Alexander Hamilton - Ron Chernow (10/10)
    5. The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of Ebola Virus - Richard Preston (8/10)
    6. American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson - Joseph Ellis (8/10)
    7. Peace Talks (Dresden Files #16) - Jim Butcher (8.5/10)
    8. Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution - Simon Schama (8/10)
    9. The Black Song (Raven's Blade #2) - Anthony Ryan (8.5/10)
    10. A Short Account of the History of Mathematics - W. Rouse Ball (6/10)
    11. The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism - Naomi Klein (10/10)
    12. The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration - Isabel Wilkerson (9/10)
    13. The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder that Shaped Our World (9.5/10)
    14. A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness #1) - Joe Abercrombie (8.5/10)
    15. Auberon (The Expanse #8.5) - James S. A. Corey (6.5/10)
    16. The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness #2) - Joe Abercrombie (8.5/10)
    17. Battle Ground (Dresden Files #17) - Jim Butcher (9/10)
    18. Christmas Eve (Dresden Files #17.5) - Jim Butcher (7.5/10)
    19. Misery - Stephen King (9.5/10)
    20. Perfect State - Brandon Sanderson (8/10)
    21. Snapshot - Brandon Sanderson (7/10)
    22. No is Not Enough - Naomi Klein (7.5/10)
    23. Let the Right One In - John Alvjde Lindqvist (9/10)
    24. The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive #1) - Brandon Sanderson (10/10) (reread)
    25. Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive #2) - Brandon Sanderson (10/10) (reread)
    26. Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive #2.5) - Brandon Sanderson (9/10) (reread)
    27. Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive #3) - Brandon Sanderson (10/10) (reread)
     
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  5. Gonff

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    1. The Shining (The Shining #1) - Stephen King (7/10)
    2. The Last Wish (The Witcher #0.5) - Andrzej Sapkowski (6.5/10)
    3. Washington: A Life - Ron Chernow (8/10)
    4. Liberty's Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World - Maya Jasanoff (6.5/10)
    5. Sword of Truth (The Witcher #0.75) - Andrzej Sapkowski (6.5/10)
    6. The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus - Richard Preston (8/10)
    7. The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War - Joanne B. Freeman (7.5/10)
    8. Blood of Elves (The Witcher #1) - Andrzej Sapkowski (7/10)
    9. The End is Always Near: Apocalyptic Moments, from the Bronze Age Collapse to Nuclear Near Misses - Dan Carlin (7.5/10)
    10. The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic - Mike Duncan (6.5/10)
    11. Affairs of Honor: National Politics in the New Republic - Joanne B. Freeman (8.5/10)
    12. Exhalation: Stories - Ted Chiang (9/10)
    13. A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness #1) - Joe Abercrombie (8/10)
    14. V for Vendetta - Alan Moore (7.5/10)
    15. The Time of Contempt (The Witcher #2) - Andrzej Sapkowski (6.5/10)
    16. The Poppy War (The Poppy War #1) - R.F. Kuang (7.5/10)
    17. The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #1) - N.K. Jemisin (7.5/10)
    18. The Once and Future King - T.H. White (5/10)
    19. One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez (5/10)
    20. Baptism of Fire (The Witcher #3) - Andrzej Sapkowski (6.5/10)
    21. The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth #2) - N.K. Jemisin (9/10)
    22. Grant - Ron Chernow (8.5/10)
    23. The Witches: Salem, 1692 - Stacy Schiff (6.5/10)
    24. Peace Talks (The Dresden Files #16) - Jim Butcher (7.5/10)
    25. The Dragon Republic (The Poppy War #2) - R.F. Kuang (9/10)
    26. Battle Ground (The Dresden Files #17) - Jim Butcher (8/10)
    27. Christmas Eve (The Dresden Files short story) - Jim Butcher (6/10)
    28. The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness #2) - Joe Abercrombie (8.5/10)
    29. Dawnshard (The Stormlight Archive #3.5) - Brandon Sanderson (7/10)

    Ok now I should be done for the year.
     
    #405 Gonff, Dec 14, 2020
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  6. The Blackfish

    The Blackfish The Fish in Black
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    Ill finish Dawnshard today. About 75% of the way through. Was hoping to see a 10/10. Really all hinges on the ending.
     
    #406 The Blackfish, Dec 14, 2020
  7. Gonff

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    I thought it was fine. Really difficult for me to give a perfect score though
     
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  8. Kevintensity

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    1) The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 8.5/10
    2) The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch 8/10
    3) The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski 8/10
    4) Thief River Falls by Brian Freeman 7/10
    5) The Hot Zone by Richard Preston 8.5/10
    6) Atomic Habits by James Clear 8/10
    7) The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup 7.5/10
    8) Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski 6/10
    9) Belichick by Ian O'Connor 8/10
    10) Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 9/10
    11) Shoe Dog by Phil Knight 9.5/10
    12) The Stand by Stephen King 9.25/10
    13) The Office by Andy Greene 10/10
    14) Suttree by Cormac McCarthy 9/10
    15) Devil in the White City by Erik Larson 7/10
    16) Flowers for Algernon 9.25/10
    17) The Arm by Jeff Passan 8/10
    18) The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 6.5/10
    19) Ball Four by Jim Bouton 8.5/10
    20) Summer Frost (Forward short story #2) by Blake Crouch 9/10
    21) Randomize (Forward short story #6) by Andy Weir 6/10
    22) The Last Conversation by Paul Tremblay (Forward short story #5) 6/10
    23) Flash Crash by Liam Vaughan 9/10
    24) You Have Arrived at Your Destination (Forward short story #4) by Amor Towles 9/10
    25) Emergency Skin (Forward short story #3) by NK Jemisin 5/10
    26) Ark (forward short story #1) by Veronica Roth 6/10
    27) Bad Blood by John Carreyrou 8.5/10
    28) The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka 9.5/10
    29) Anxious People by Fredrick Blackman 9/10
    30) In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka 7.5/10
    31) Action Park by Andy Mulvihill 9.25/10
    32) The Spy and The Traitor by Ben MacIntyre 10/10
    33) The Shadows by Alex North 8/10
    34) Runner by Patrick Lee 7.75/10
    35) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (reread) 8/10
    36) The Fisherman by John Langhan 8.25/10
    37) Seinlanguage by Jerry Seinfeld 7.5/10
    38) Salem's Lot by Stephen King 8/10
    39) I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara 8/10
    40) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (reread) 9/10
    41) Signal by Patrick Lee 8.5/10
    42) Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury 7.5/10
    43) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 10/10
    44) Dark Money by Jane Mayer 9/10
    45) In the Woods by Tana French (reread) 9/10
    46) Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 7.5/10
    47) Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden 8/10
    48) Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 7/10
    49) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling 10/10
    50) A Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl 7/10

    My favorite HP movie, and favorite of the 4 books so far.
     
    #408 Kevintensity, Dec 15, 2020
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  9. Fargin'

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    Love the HP books. Was hoping my son would love them like my daughter did so I could re-read them with him. But nope.
     
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  10. billdozer

    billdozer Well-Known Member
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    1. The Shadow of What Was Lost (Licanius #1) - James Islington (10/10) (reread)
    2. An Echo of Things to Come (Licanius #2) - James Islington (10/10) (reread)
    3. The Light of All That Falls (Licanius #3) - James Islington (10/10)
    4. Starsight (Skyward #2) - Brandon Sanderson (7.5/10)
    5. The Prestige - Christopher Priest (7.5/10)
    6. American Gods - Neil Gaiman (7.5/10)
    7. Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman (7.5/10)
    8. Good Omens - Neil Gaiman (8.5/10)
    9. Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman (8.5/10)
    10. Stardust - Neil Gaiman (8.5/10)
    11. Spellslinger (Spellslinger #1) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    12. Shadowblack (Spellslinger #2) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    13. Charmcaster (Spellslinger #3) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    14. Soulbinder (Spellslinger #4) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    15. Queenslayer (Spellslinger #5) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    16. Crownbreaker (Spellslinger #6) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    17. The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice #1) - Mark Lawrence (8.5/10)
    18. Red Rising (Red Rising #1) - Pierce Brown (9/10)
    19. Golden Son (Red Rising #2) - Pierce Brown (9/10)
    20. Morning Star (Red Rising #3) - Pierce Brown (8.5/10)
    21. Iron Gold (Red Rising #4) - Pierce Brown (8/10)
    22. Dark Age (Red Rising #5) - Pierce Brown (8/10)
    23. Wintersteel (Cradle #8) - Will Wight (9/10)
    24. Storm Front (Dresden Files #1) - Jim Butcher (9/10) (reread)
    25. Fool Moon (Dresden Files #2) - Jim Butcher (9/10) (reread)
    26. Grave Peril (Dresden Files #3) - Jim Butcher (9/10) (reread)
    27. Summer Knight (Dresden Files #4) - Jim Butcher (7.5/10) (reread)
    28. Death Masks (Dresden Files #5) - Jim Butcher (8.5/10) (reread)
     
    #410 billdozer, Dec 15, 2020
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  11. The Blackfish

    The Blackfish The Fish in Black
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    1. The Wolf's Call (Raven's Blade #1) - Anthony Ryan (8/10)
    2. Starsight (Skyward #2) - Brandon Sanderson (7.5/10)
    3. Nothing Like it in the World: The Men who Built the Transcontinental Railroad - Stephen Ambrose (7.5/10)
    4. Alexander Hamilton - Ron Chernow (10/10)
    5. The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of Ebola Virus - Richard Preston (8/10)
    6. American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson - Joseph Ellis (8/10)
    7. Peace Talks (Dresden Files #16) - Jim Butcher (8.5/10)
    8. Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution - Simon Schama (8/10)
    9. The Black Song (Raven's Blade #2) - Anthony Ryan (8.5/10)
    10. A Short Account of the History of Mathematics - W. Rouse Ball (6/10)
    11. The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism - Naomi Klein (10/10)
    12. The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration - Isabel Wilkerson (9/10)
    13. The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder that Shaped Our World (9.5/10)
    14. A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness #1) - Joe Abercrombie (8.5/10)
    15. Auberon (The Expanse #8.5) - James S. A. Corey (6.5/10)
    16. The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness #2) - Joe Abercrombie (8.5/10)
    17. Battle Ground (Dresden Files #17) - Jim Butcher (9/10)
    18. Christmas Eve (Dresden Files #17.5) - Jim Butcher (7.5/10)
    19. Misery - Stephen King (9.5/10)
    20. Perfect State - Brandon Sanderson (8/10)
    21. Snapshot - Brandon Sanderson (7/10)
    22. No is Not Enough - Naomi Klein (7.5/10)
    23. Let the Right One In - John Alvjde Lindqvist (9/10)
    24. The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive #1) - Brandon Sanderson (10/10) (reread)
    25. Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive #2) - Brandon Sanderson (10/10) (reread)
    26. Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive #2.5) - Brandon Sanderson (9/10) (reread)
    27. Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive #3) - Brandon Sanderson (10/10) (reread)
    28. Dawnshard (The Stormlight Archive #3.5) - Brandon Sanderson (8/10)
     
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  12. billdozer

    billdozer Well-Known Member
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    1. The Shadow of What Was Lost (Licanius #1) - James Islington (10/10) (reread)
    2. An Echo of Things to Come (Licanius #2) - James Islington (10/10) (reread)
    3. The Light of All That Falls (Licanius #3) - James Islington (10/10)
    4. Starsight (Skyward #2) - Brandon Sanderson (7.5/10)
    5. The Prestige - Christopher Priest (7.5/10)
    6. American Gods - Neil Gaiman (7.5/10)
    7. Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman (7.5/10)
    8. Good Omens - Neil Gaiman (8.5/10)
    9. Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman (8.5/10)
    10. Stardust - Neil Gaiman (8.5/10)
    11. Spellslinger (Spellslinger #1) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    12. Shadowblack (Spellslinger #2) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    13. Charmcaster (Spellslinger #3) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    14. Soulbinder (Spellslinger #4) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    15. Queenslayer (Spellslinger #5) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    16. Crownbreaker (Spellslinger #6) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    17. The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice #1) - Mark Lawrence (8.5/10)
    18. Red Rising (Red Rising #1) - Pierce Brown (9/10)
    19. Golden Son (Red Rising #2) - Pierce Brown (9/10)
    20. Morning Star (Red Rising #3) - Pierce Brown (8.5/10)
    21. Iron Gold (Red Rising #4) - Pierce Brown (8/10)
    22. Dark Age (Red Rising #5) - Pierce Brown (8/10)
    23. Wintersteel (Cradle #8) - Will Wight (9/10)
    24. Storm Front (Dresden Files #1) - Jim Butcher (9/10) (reread)
    25. Fool Moon (Dresden Files #2) - Jim Butcher (9/10) (reread)
    26. Grave Peril (Dresden Files #3) - Jim Butcher (9/10) (reread)
    27. Summer Knight (Dresden Files #4) - Jim Butcher (7.5/10) (reread)
    28. Death Masks (Dresden Files #5) - Jim Butcher (8.5/10) (reread)
    29. Blood Rites (Dresden Files #6) - Jim Butcher (8.5/10) (reread)
     
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  13. Kevintensity

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    1) The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 8.5/10
    2) The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch 8/10
    3) The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski 8/10
    4) Thief River Falls by Brian Freeman 7/10
    5) The Hot Zone by Richard Preston 8.5/10
    6) Atomic Habits by James Clear 8/10
    7) The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup 7.5/10
    8) Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski 6/10
    9) Belichick by Ian O'Connor 8/10
    10) Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 9/10
    11) Shoe Dog by Phil Knight 9.5/10
    12) The Stand by Stephen King 9.25/10
    13) The Office by Andy Greene 10/10
    14) Suttree by Cormac McCarthy 9/10
    15) Devil in the White City by Erik Larson 7/10
    16) Flowers for Algernon 9.25/10
    17) The Arm by Jeff Passan 8/10
    18) The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 6.5/10
    19) Ball Four by Jim Bouton 8.5/10
    20) Summer Frost (Forward short story #2) by Blake Crouch 9/10
    21) Randomize (Forward short story #6) by Andy Weir 6/10
    22) The Last Conversation by Paul Tremblay (Forward short story #5) 6/10
    23) Flash Crash by Liam Vaughan 9/10
    24) You Have Arrived at Your Destination (Forward short story #4) by Amor Towles 9/10
    25) Emergency Skin (Forward short story #3) by NK Jemisin 5/10
    26) Ark (forward short story #1) by Veronica Roth 6/10
    27) Bad Blood by John Carreyrou 8.5/10
    28) The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka 9.5/10
    29) Anxious People by Fredrick Blackman 9/10
    30) In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka 7.5/10
    31) Action Park by Andy Mulvihill 9.25/10
    32) The Spy and The Traitor by Ben MacIntyre 10/10
    33) The Shadows by Alex North 8/10
    34) Runner by Patrick Lee 7.75/10
    35) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (reread) 8/10
    36) The Fisherman by John Langhan 8.25/10
    37) Seinlanguage by Jerry Seinfeld 7.5/10
    38) Salem's Lot by Stephen King 8/10
    39) I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara 8/10
    40) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (reread) 9/10
    41) Signal by Patrick Lee 8.5/10
    42) Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury 7.5/10
    43) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 10/10
    44) Dark Money by Jane Mayer 9/10
    45) In the Woods by Tana French (reread) 9/10
    46) Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 7.5/10
    47) Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden 8/10
    48) Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 7/10
    49) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling 10/10
    50) A Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl 7/10
    51) Dark Site by Patrick Lee 9/10
     
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  14. bryix

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    Can't remember what I read in January. From where I can specifically remember:

    1. The Cooking Gene - Michael Twitty (8.5/10)
    2. Leviathan Wakes - James SA Corey (9/10)
    3. Caliban's War - James SA Corey (8/10)
    4. Abaddon's Gate - James SA Corey (8.5/10)
    5. Cibola Burn - James SA Corey (8/10)
    6. Nemesis Games - James SA Corey (9.5/10)
    7. Babylon's Ashes - James SA Corey (7.5/10)
    8. Persepolis Rising - James SA Corey (9/10)
    9. Tiamat's Wrath - James SA Corey (9/10)
    10. The Way of Kings - Brandon Sanderson (9.5/10)
    11. Words of Radiance - Brandon Sanderson (10/10)
    12. Oathbringer - Brandon Sanderson (8.5/10)
    13. Mistborn - Brandon Sanderson (10/10)
    14. The Well of Ascension - Brandon Sanderson (8.5/10)
    15. The Hero of Ages - Brandon Sanderson (8.5/10)
    16. The Alloy of Law - Brandon Sanderson (9/10)
    17. Shadows of Self - Brandon Sanderson (9.5/10)
    18. The Bands of Mourning - Brandon Sanderson (7.5/10)
    19. Warbreaker - Brandon Sanderson (9.5/10)
    20. Elantris - Brandon Sanderson (7/10)
    21. The Rhythm of War - Brandon Sanderson (9/10)
    22. The Emperor's Soul - Brandon Sanderson (10/10)
    23. Mistborn Secret History - Brandon Sanderson (6.5/10)
     
    #414 bryix, Dec 20, 2020
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  15. billdozer

    billdozer Well-Known Member
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    1. The Shadow of What Was Lost (Licanius #1) - James Islington (10/10) (reread)
    2. An Echo of Things to Come (Licanius #2) - James Islington (10/10) (reread)
    3. The Light of All That Falls (Licanius #3) - James Islington (10/10)
    4. Starsight (Skyward #2) - Brandon Sanderson (7.5/10)
    5. The Prestige - Christopher Priest (7.5/10)
    6. American Gods - Neil Gaiman (7.5/10)
    7. Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman (7.5/10)
    8. Good Omens - Neil Gaiman (8.5/10)
    9. Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman (8.5/10)
    10. Stardust - Neil Gaiman (8.5/10)
    11. Spellslinger (Spellslinger #1) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    12. Shadowblack (Spellslinger #2) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    13. Charmcaster (Spellslinger #3) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    14. Soulbinder (Spellslinger #4) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    15. Queenslayer (Spellslinger #5) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    16. Crownbreaker (Spellslinger #6) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    17. The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice #1) - Mark Lawrence (8.5/10)
    18. Red Rising (Red Rising #1) - Pierce Brown (9/10)
    19. Golden Son (Red Rising #2) - Pierce Brown (9/10)
    20. Morning Star (Red Rising #3) - Pierce Brown (8.5/10)
    21. Iron Gold (Red Rising #4) - Pierce Brown (8/10)
    22. Dark Age (Red Rising #5) - Pierce Brown (8/10)
    23. Wintersteel (Cradle #8) - Will Wight (9/10)
    24. Storm Front (Dresden Files #1) - Jim Butcher (9/10) (reread)
    25. Fool Moon (Dresden Files #2) - Jim Butcher (9/10) (reread)
    26. Grave Peril (Dresden Files #3) - Jim Butcher (9/10) (reread)
    27. Summer Knight (Dresden Files #4) - Jim Butcher (7.5/10) (reread)
    28. Death Masks (Dresden Files #5) - Jim Butcher (8.5/10) (reread)
    29. Blood Rites (Dresden Files #6) - Jim Butcher (8.5/10) (reread)
    30. Dead Beat (Dresden Files #7) - Jim Butcher (10/10) (reread)
     
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    1) The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 8.5/10
    2) The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch 8/10
    3) The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski 8/10
    4) Thief River Falls by Brian Freeman 7/10
    5) The Hot Zone by Richard Preston 8.5/10
    6) Atomic Habits by James Clear 8/10
    7) The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup 7.5/10
    8) Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski 6/10
    9) Belichick by Ian O'Connor 8/10
    10) Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 9/10
    11) Shoe Dog by Phil Knight 9.5/10
    12) The Stand by Stephen King 9.25/10
    13) The Office by Andy Greene 10/10
    14) Suttree by Cormac McCarthy 9/10
    15) Devil in the White City by Erik Larson 7/10
    16) Flowers for Algernon 9.25/10
    17) The Arm by Jeff Passan 8/10
    18) The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 6.5/10
    19) Ball Four by Jim Bouton 8.5/10
    20) Summer Frost (Forward short story #2) by Blake Crouch 9/10
    21) Randomize (Forward short story #6) by Andy Weir 6/10
    22) The Last Conversation by Paul Tremblay (Forward short story #5) 6/10
    23) Flash Crash by Liam Vaughan 9/10
    24) You Have Arrived at Your Destination (Forward short story #4) by Amor Towles 9/10
    25) Emergency Skin (Forward short story #3) by NK Jemisin 5/10
    26) Ark (forward short story #1) by Veronica Roth 6/10
    27) Bad Blood by John Carreyrou 8.5/10
    28) The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka 9.5/10
    29) Anxious People by Fredrick Blackman 9/10
    30) In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka 7.5/10
    31) Action Park by Andy Mulvihill 9.25/10
    32) The Spy and The Traitor by Ben MacIntyre 10/10
    33) The Shadows by Alex North 8/10
    34) Runner by Patrick Lee 7.75/10
    35) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (reread) 8/10
    36) The Fisherman by John Langhan 8.25/10
    37) Seinlanguage by Jerry Seinfeld 7.5/10
    38) Salem's Lot by Stephen King 8/10
    39) I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara 8/10
    40) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (reread) 9/10
    41) Signal by Patrick Lee 8.5/10
    42) Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury 7.5/10
    43) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 10/10
    44) Dark Money by Jane Mayer 9/10
    45) In the Woods by Tana French (reread) 9/10
    46) Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 7.5/10
    47) Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden 8/10
    48) Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 7/10
    49) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling 10/10
    50) A Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl 7/10
    51) Dark Site by Patrick Lee 9/10
    52) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling 10/10

    Not sure I've ever hated a character in a book more than Delores Umbridge
     
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    1. Black Ops (Expeditionary Force #4) by Craig Alanson (7/10)
    2. The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington, by Brad Meltzer (6/10)
    3. Blood of Elves (The Witcher #1) by Andrzej Sapkowski (8/10)
    4. Time of Contempt (The Witcher #2) by Andrzej Sapkowski (7/10)
    5. Family Secrets: The Case That Crippled the Chicago Mob, by Jeff Coen (8/10)
    6. Baptism by Fire (The Witcher #3) by Andrzej Sapkowsi (7/10)
    7. Lock Every Door by Riley Sager (7.5/10)
    8. Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi (6/10)
    9. Last of the Mohicans by James Fienmore Cooper (7/10)
    10. Into the Fire (Orphan X #5) by Gregg Horowitz (8.5/10)
    11. The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston (8.5/10)
    12. American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins (7/10)
    13. Hymns of the Republic: The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War, by S.C Gwynne (8.5/10)
    14. The Power of the Dog (Power of the Dog #1) by Don Winslow (9/10)
    15. The Cartel (Power of the Dog #2) by Don Winslow (9/10)
    16. The Border (Power of the Dog #3) by Don Winslow (9/10)
    17. The Field of Blood, by Joanne B Freeman (7.5/10)
    18. Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel (7/10)
    19. A Beginning at the End by Mike Chen (7/10)
    20. Savages by Don Winslow (6/10)
    21. The Kings of Cool by Don Winslow(7/10)
    22. The Force by Don Winslow (8/10)
    23. Sea of Poppies (Ibis #1) by Amitav Ghosh (8/10)
    24. River of Smoke (Ibis #2) by Amitav Ghosh (7/10)
    25. Deacon King Kong by James McBride (8/10)
    26. New Waves by Kevin Ngyuen (7/10)
    27. Flood of Fire (Ibis #3) by Amitav Ghosh (7.5)
    28. Russians Among Us: Sleeper Cells, Ghost Stories and the Hunt for Putin's Spies by Gordon Corera (8.5/10)
    29. The Glass Hotel by Emily St John, Mandel (7/10)
    30. Wolf Hall, by Hillary Mantel (7/10)
    31. The End of October, by Lawerence Wright (8.5/10)
    32. The Ballad of Songbird and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (4/10)
    33. The Enemy of All Mankind by Steven Johnson (8/10)
    34. I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes (8/10)
    35. The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton (10/10)
    36. The Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth (9/10)
    37. The Rage of Dragons, by Evan Winter (10/10)
    38. Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe, by Laurence Bergreen (8/10)
    39. Bent Heavens, by Daniel Kraus (6.5/10)
    40. The Book of M, by Peng Shepard (7/10)
    41. Jade City ( Green Bone Saga #1) by Fonda Lee (9.5/10)
    42. Jade War ( Green Bone Saga #2) by Fonda Lee (9.0/10)
    43. The Cabinet: George Washington & the Formation of An American Institution, by Lindsay Chervinsky (7.5/10)
    44. The Order (Gabriel Allen #20) by Daniel Silva (5/10)
    45. Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby (7.5/10)
    46. Murderbot Diaries 1-4 by Martha Wells (7.5/10)
    47. Network Effect (Murderbot Diaries #5) by Martha Wells (6.5/10)
    48. Space Station Down by Ben Bova (7/10)
    49. Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent by Isabel Wilkerson (10/10)
    50. Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell (7/10)
    51. Reaganland: America’s Right Turn 1976-1980 by Rick Perlstein (9/10)
    52. Axiom’s End by Lindsay Ellis (6.510)
    53. The Mother Code by Carole Stivers (7.5/10)
    54. Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising by Timothy Zahn (8/10)
    55. A Burning by Megha Majumadr (8.5/10)
    56. Total Power (Mitch Rapp #19) by Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills (7/10)
    57. The Ten Thousand Doors of January, by Alix E Harrow (7/10)
    58. The Abstainer by Ian McGuire (8.5/10)
    59. Hench, by Natalie Zina Walschots (7/10)
    60. A Deadly Education (Scholomance #1) by Naomi Novik (7/10)
    61. Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia (7/10)
    62. Black Sun (Black Sun #1) by Rebecca Roanhorse (8.5/10)
    63. Leave The World Behind by Rumaan Alam (7/10)
    64. The Sentinel (Jack Reacher #25) by Lee Child (7.5/10)
    65. The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein (10/10)
    66. The Silence (short story) by Don DeLillo (5.5/10)
    67. From A Certain Point of View: Empire Strikes Back by Various Authors (7/10)
    68. Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (6.5/10)
    69. Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (8/10)
    70. The Poppy War (Poppy War #1) by RF Kuang (7/10)
    71. The Dragon Republic (Poppy War #2) RF Kuang (8.5/10)
    72. The Burning God (Poppy War #3) by RF Kuang (8/10)
    73. The Fires of Vengeance (The Burning #2) by Evan Winter (9/10)

    The Poppy War Trilogy     - I really enjoyed this trilogy. This is an asian fantasy that's pulls from earlly 19th century China. Great character development, plot, I like there was a lot of frustration w the main character. While I liked all the books, I feel like the sum of the trilogy was better than all of the parts. I would rate any of the books in the 9-10 range, but that's where I have the trilogy as a whole. Theres some really gruesome shit that makes the books not that enjoyable, but is great story telling. Idk maybe Im just a puss. This was the authors first books. She's only 24. That's so damn impressive.

    The Fires of Vengeance Second book in an african fantasy series that Im absolutely loving. The description is gladiator meets game of thrones. I think it's a perfect description. Love this series so far. Really glad these are tacking off. The author self published these books. Think that's great.


    I think that's it for me in 2020. Good reading year helped by nothing else to do in the pandemic. Also the year I discovered fantasy that I actually liked.. While I like ASOIAF, middle age Europe setting is meh to me. Found a lot that took place in Asia, Africa, modern urban setting. who knew!
     
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    Dresden Files may be for you then.
     
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    And the Lies of Locke Lamora series (Gentleman Bastard Sequence)
     
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    Both of those are on my list. I tried the first Lock Lamora books a few years ago and couldn’t get into it. However I’m gonna try it again. Think I’m more ready for it.
     
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    Dresden is a lot of fun too, very different from Lamora.

    Also The Iron Druid Chronicles is a lot of fun too.
     
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    The latest book wasn't great. Hopefully the next is better whenever it comes out.
     
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    It’s been like 6 years but I remember enjoying it.
     
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    I thought The Republic of Thieves was great :idk:
     
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    I really don’t understand that, when a person that young is good at fiction. It seems like you need to be 30+ to have time to see the world for what it is
     
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    She started writing the first book when she was 19. Already has post grad diplomas from Cambridge and Oxford and is starting her PHD at Yale this year. She’s 24. She’s smart AF.
     
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    I'm in
     
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    1. The Wolf's Call (Raven's Blade #1) - Anthony Ryan (8/10)
    2. Starsight (Skyward #2) - Brandon Sanderson (7.5/10)
    3. Nothing Like it in the World: The Men who Built the Transcontinental Railroad - Stephen Ambrose (7.5/10)
    4. Alexander Hamilton - Ron Chernow (10/10)
    5. The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of Ebola Virus - Richard Preston (8/10)
    6. American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson - Joseph Ellis (8/10)
    7. Peace Talks (Dresden Files #16) - Jim Butcher (8.5/10)
    8. Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution - Simon Schama (8/10)
    9. The Black Song (Raven's Blade #2) - Anthony Ryan (8.5/10)
    10. A Short Account of the History of Mathematics - W. Rouse Ball (6/10)
    11. The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism - Naomi Klein (10/10)
    12. The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration - Isabel Wilkerson (9/10)
    13. The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder that Shaped Our World (9.5/10)
    14. A Little Hatred (The Age of Madness #1) - Joe Abercrombie (8.5/10)
    15. Auberon (The Expanse #8.5) - James S. A. Corey (6.5/10)
    16. The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness #2) - Joe Abercrombie (8.5/10)
    17. Battle Ground (Dresden Files #17) - Jim Butcher (9/10)
    18. Christmas Eve (Dresden Files #17.5) - Jim Butcher (7.5/10)
    19. Misery - Stephen King (9.5/10)
    20. Perfect State - Brandon Sanderson (8/10)
    21. Snapshot - Brandon Sanderson (7/10)
    22. No is Not Enough - Naomi Klein (7.5/10)
    23. Let the Right One In - John Alvjde Lindqvist (9/10)
    24. The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive #1) - Brandon Sanderson (10/10) (reread)
    25. Words of Radiance (The Stormlight Archive #2) - Brandon Sanderson (10/10) (reread)
    26. Edgedancer (The Stormlight Archive #2.5) - Brandon Sanderson (9/10) (reread)
    27. Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive #3) - Brandon Sanderson (10/10) (reread)
    28. Dawnshard (The Stormlight Archive #3.5) - Brandon Sanderson (8/10)
    29. Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive #4) - Brandon Sanderson (9.5/10)

    That will do it for 2020. Missed a great deal of reading time due to work from home and no more commute and just not reading as much in general, but came back strong the last half of the year. Looking towards a strong 2021.

    Starting now:
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    The Blackfish catching up on a lot of required reading this year :golfclap:
     
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    1) The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow 8.5/10
    2) The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch 8/10
    3) The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski 8/10
    4) Thief River Falls by Brian Freeman 7/10
    5) The Hot Zone by Richard Preston 8.5/10
    6) Atomic Habits by James Clear 8/10
    7) The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup 7.5/10
    8) Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski 6/10
    9) Belichick by Ian O'Connor 8/10
    10) Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 9/10
    11) Shoe Dog by Phil Knight 9.5/10
    12) The Stand by Stephen King 9.25/10
    13) The Office by Andy Greene 10/10
    14) Suttree by Cormac McCarthy 9/10
    15) Devil in the White City by Erik Larson 7/10
    16) Flowers for Algernon 9.25/10
    17) The Arm by Jeff Passan 8/10
    18) The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro 6.5/10
    19) Ball Four by Jim Bouton 8.5/10
    20) Summer Frost (Forward short story #2) by Blake Crouch 9/10
    21) Randomize (Forward short story #6) by Andy Weir 6/10
    22) The Last Conversation by Paul Tremblay (Forward short story #5) 6/10
    23) Flash Crash by Liam Vaughan 9/10
    24) You Have Arrived at Your Destination (Forward short story #4) by Amor Towles 9/10
    25) Emergency Skin (Forward short story #3) by NK Jemisin 5/10
    26) Ark (forward short story #1) by Veronica Roth 6/10
    27) Bad Blood by John Carreyrou 8.5/10
    28) The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka 9.5/10
    29) Anxious People by Fredrick Blackman 9/10
    30) In the Penal Colony by Franz Kafka 7.5/10
    31) Action Park by Andy Mulvihill 9.25/10
    32) The Spy and The Traitor by Ben MacIntyre 10/10
    33) The Shadows by Alex North 8/10
    34) Runner by Patrick Lee 7.75/10
    35) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (reread) 8/10
    36) The Fisherman by John Langhan 8.25/10
    37) Seinlanguage by Jerry Seinfeld 7.5/10
    38) Salem's Lot by Stephen King 8/10
    39) I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara 8/10
    40) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (reread) 9/10
    41) Signal by Patrick Lee 8.5/10
    42) Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury 7.5/10
    43) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 10/10
    44) Dark Money by Jane Mayer 9/10
    45) In the Woods by Tana French (reread) 9/10
    46) Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz 7.5/10
    47) Promise Me, Dad by Joe Biden 8/10
    48) Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline 7/10
    49) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling 10/10
    50) A Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl 7/10
    51) Dark Site by Patrick Lee 9/10
    52) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling 10/10
    53) Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince 10/10

    The series keeps getting better. I have a newfound respect for Neville from reading the books, he improves so much more than I remember from the movies, and with his background I find definitely myself rooting for him.

    Will start on the seventh book next to start my 2021 off with a good one, and am currently reading Obama's new memoir.

    Finished with nearly 20,000 pages and nearly 5.5 million words read (according to readinglength.com).

    Here's to another year, fellas!
     
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    Capstone 88 share your year end roundup since you learned to read this year.
     
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    It was a coloring book
     
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    1. The Shadow of What Was Lost (Licanius #1) - James Islington (10/10) (reread)
    2. An Echo of Things to Come (Licanius #2) - James Islington (10/10) (reread)
    3. The Light of All That Falls (Licanius #3) - James Islington (10/10)
    4. Starsight (Skyward #2) - Brandon Sanderson (7.5/10)
    5. The Prestige - Christopher Priest (7.5/10)
    6. American Gods - Neil Gaiman (7.5/10)
    7. Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman (7.5/10)
    8. Good Omens - Neil Gaiman (8.5/10)
    9. Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman (8.5/10)
    10. Stardust - Neil Gaiman (8.5/10)
    11. Spellslinger (Spellslinger #1) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    12. Shadowblack (Spellslinger #2) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    13. Charmcaster (Spellslinger #3) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    14. Soulbinder (Spellslinger #4) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    15. Queenslayer (Spellslinger #5) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    16. Crownbreaker (Spellslinger #6) - Sebastien de Castell (8.5/10)
    17. The Girl and the Stars (Book of the Ice #1) - Mark Lawrence (8.5/10)
    18. Red Rising (Red Rising #1) - Pierce Brown (9/10)
    19. Golden Son (Red Rising #2) - Pierce Brown (9/10)
    20. Morning Star (Red Rising #3) - Pierce Brown (8.5/10)
    21. Iron Gold (Red Rising #4) - Pierce Brown (8/10)
    22. Dark Age (Red Rising #5) - Pierce Brown (8/10)
    23. Wintersteel (Cradle #8) - Will Wight (9/10)
    24. Storm Front (Dresden Files #1) - Jim Butcher (9/10) (reread)
    25. Fool Moon (Dresden Files #2) - Jim Butcher (9/10) (reread)
    26. Grave Peril (Dresden Files #3) - Jim Butcher (9/10) (reread)
    27. Summer Knight (Dresden Files #4) - Jim Butcher (7.5/10) (reread)
    28. Death Masks (Dresden Files #5) - Jim Butcher (8.5/10) (reread)
    29. Blood Rites (Dresden Files #6) - Jim Butcher (8.5/10) (reread)
    30. Dead Beat (Dresden Files #7) - Jim Butcher (10/10) (reread)
    31. Proven Guilty (Dresden Files #8) - Jim Butcher (8.5/10) (reread)
     
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    I'm big in to Appalachian noir type stuff. Read "Gods of Howl Mountain" by Taylor Brown. Very good, and highly recommended. Next up "The Last Wild Man of Borneo". Both were Xmas gifts, and with a couple days off from work, it's been nice to sit down and read for a bit.
     
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    Added both to my list. You might like Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby. Seems to have some similar themes based off the description of Gods of Howl Mountain
     
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  36. CBH

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    1. The Russian Five: A Story of Espionage, Defection, Bribery and Courage by Keith Grave 6/10
    2. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 4/10
    3. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe 8/10
    4. Daughter of War (Pike Logan #13) by Brad Taylor 7/10
    5. Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning by Leslie Odom Jr. 8/10
    6. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 8/10
    7. Quarters: The Accommodation of the British Army and the Coming of the American Revolution by John G. McCurdy 10/10
    8. The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus By Richard Preston 9/10
    9. Moscow Rules (Gabriel Allon #8) by Daniel Silva 8/10
    10. The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen 6/10
    11. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid 8/10
    12. Solo Faces by James Salter 7/10
    13. Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou 9/10
    14. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead 7/10
    15. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson 7/10
    16. Wild Bill: The True Story of the American Frontier's First Gunfighter by Tom Clavin 7/10
    17. "I Heard You Paint Houses", Updated Edition: Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran and Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa by Charles Brandt 7/10
    18. Power Down (Dewey Andreas #1) by Ben Coes 8/10
    19. Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner 8/10
    20. The Affair (Jack Reacher #16) by Lee Child 7/10
    21. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson 9.5/10
    22. The Kremlin's Candidate (Red Sparrow #3) by Jason Matthews 9/10
    23. An American Marriage by Tayari Jones 8/10
    24. The Defector (Gabriel Allon #9) by Daniel Silva 7/10
    25. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium Series #1) by Steig Larsson 8/10
    26. The Rembrandt Affair (Gabriel Allon #10) by Daniel Silva 8/10
    27. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles 8/10
    28. Why We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King Jr. 10/10
    29. We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy by Ta-Nehisi Coates 9/10
    30. Portrait of a Spy (Gabriel Allon #11) by Daniel Silva 7/10
    31. I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings (Maya Angelou's Autobiography, #1) by Maya Angelou 10/10
    32. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 9/10
    33. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates 10/10
    34. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell 6/10
    35. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games #0) by Suzanne Collins 1/10
    36. Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson 8/10
    37. The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead 9/10
    38. The Secret History by Donna Tartt 8/10
    39. Backlash: A Thriller (Scot Harvath #18) by Brad Thor 7/10
    40. Killer of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Gran 9/10
    41. Shopgirl by Steve Martin 8/10
    42. Lethal Agent (Mitch Rapp #18) by Kyle Mills 7/10

    43. Ghosts of Alexandria by Micheal Lee Pope 5/10 This had a few interesting stories in it but not all of them were interesting and I didn't like the writing.

    44. Near Dark (Scot Harvath #19) by Brad Thor 7/10 This was another good installment in the series and started moving it forward in a different way after eliminating some characters in the previous book.

    45. Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge 5/10 This was by far the worst of the books on race relations that I read this year. I have tried to read a lot of different and well reviewed books on the subject this year and enjoyed and learned a lot from them, this one didn't move the conversation forward for me or teach me anything.

    46. Hunter Killer (Pike Logan #14) by Brad Taylor 7/10 I always enjoy this series but it doesn't ever seem to be the best books. I really like the characters but the stories often leave something to be desired.

    47. Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Dolly Parton: Country Wisdom for Life's Little Challenges by Editors of Media Lab Books 9/10 This was a very good book, with short stories and images from Dolly Parton's career and life.

    48. Missing Links by Rick Reilly 6/10 I enjoyed this book and thought it was a fun and quick read.

    49. Recursion by Black Crouch 10/10 Loved this book and have loved everything I have read by Crouch so far.

    50. The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin 10/10 This was an incredible book and I am very frustrated that I had not read it before now.

    51. I Choose You by Danielle Leduc McQueen 10/10 This was a very cute book that my girlfriend and I read together. Just about relationships and the goal of choosing each other everyday.

    I came up one book short of my goal of 52 for the year and a couple of these were very short and easy to read and finish at the end. I need to challenge myself more and read more at the end of the year. I always seem to be on pace and then fall off the pace at the end of the year. I set my goal for 60 books for 2021 and am hoping to make that goal for the year.
     
    #436 CBH, Jan 4, 2021
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  37. Tangman

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    1) Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families (J. Anthony Lukas) - 9.5/10
    2) Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties (Tom O'Neill) - 6.5/10
    3) Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov) - 8.5/10
    4) The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus (Richard Preston) - 7.5/10
    5) One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America (Kevin M. Kruse) - 7/10
    6) The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World (Niall Ferguson) - 6/10
    7) Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War (Joanne B. Freeman) - 8/10
    8) The Dog of the South (Charles Portis) - 9/10
    9) What It Takes: The Way to the White House (Richard Ben Cramer) - 9/10
    10) Miss Lonelyhearts (Nathanael West) - 8/10
    11) Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil (Susan Neiman) - 8/10
    12) Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Yuval Noah Harari) - 7/10
    13) The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (Carson McCullers) - 9/10
    14) Thy Neighbor's Wife (Guy Talese) - 8/10
    15) Power of the Dog (Don Winslow) - 8.5/10
    16) The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire (William Dalrymple) - 8.5/10
    17) What We Talk About When We Talk About Love (Raymond Carver) - 9.5/10
    18) Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War (Tony Horwitz) - 8/10
    19) The Cartel (Don Winslow) - 8/10
    20) A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century (Barbara Tuchman) - 9/10 -     Really great piece of history from Tuchman. This is mostly a history of Europe in the 13th century told via the life story of french lord Enguerrand VII de Coucy, son-in-law to Edward III. Coucy was somehow was deeply involved in pretty much every major event of the century. Book sort of plods along as Tuchman sets the table for what's to come but really gets going as Coucy comes of age. Includes great passages on the plague and the papal schism. It's long (850ish pages IIRC) but I thought it was really worth the time and I imagine most readers of history would, too.
    21) Economics: The User's Guide (Ha-Joon Chang) - 7/10 - Thought this was a pretty good primer from Chang. I think his best work came when describing each major school of economics, its history and relevance. He's clearly not a devotee of neoclassical economics which is appreciated considering that school's dominance. I thought he might have been a little ambitious when he devoted so much space to discussing derivatives and other financial instruments that led to the recession; I realize this book was written in the early teens and it was relevant then but it felt kind of out of place here. I did mostly enjoy his perspective and he's a decent writer considering his profession.

    Next: 1) The Border (about 125 pages to go, was hoping to finish in 2020 but alas) 2) Lies My Teacher Told Me 3) The Jakarta Method

    Kind of disappointed in my output this year. I think I will set a goal of 30 books in the hopes that it forces me to read more.
     
    #437 Tangman, Jan 5, 2021
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