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Our Mostly Social Book Club has been meeting for 32 years. We all worked together (at IBM) when we started the group, so now we’re all “of a certain age”—let’s just call it “retirement age” since we all are now. We read 16 books in 2023, and at yesterday’s meeting, we thought about picking our … Read more

My top-ten books for 2023 with my 10-word summaries and 6-word reviews of each: ???? ??? ???????? ???? ?10-word summary: Three sisters reconnect facing the unresolved loss of their sibling. ?6-word review: Compelling unraveling of familial emotional trauma. ???? ?? ??? ???? (16 dark, dark short stories) ?10-word summary: Dark short stories exploring poverty, addiction, … Read more

I diverted a lot of my reading time to writing in 2021, writing 3 50-word stories around a theme for every day of the year. Here are the 20 books I did manage to read in 2021: Ratings legend: ★★★★★ Completely enthralling, couldn’t put it down. and/or More than just entertaining (e.g., educational, enlightening). Would … Read more

I have a goal to increase the number of books I read each year. In 2019, I read 29 books. In 2020, I read 75: oon Ratings legend: ★★★★★ Completely enthralling, couldn’t put it down. and/or More than just entertaining (e.g., educational, enlightening). Would highly recommend. ★★★★☆ Really great book in all respects with perhaps … Read more

I have a goal to increase the number of books I read each year. In 2018, I read 26 books. This year, I read 29.   Here are some fun facts about the books I read in 2019: Cost and sourcesI spent $0.00 in 2019 for the 29 books I read this year. The source … Read more