63 Books
I had a lot of trouble with reading when i was a kid. I still do. I am dyslexic. So it took a long time before I clicked with reading, It wasn't until I was in 3rd grade (1963) that i began to read with any fluency. And that is still misleading. I went to reading programs until I entered high school.
But I did learn to love reading. And I used to read a book a week during most of my adult life. But then I had an incident in my home which destroyed all of me furniture: my reading chair, my ottoman, my reading lamp, among many other things. And I never replaced the chair and I slipped away form reading.
But this year, I am returning to reading. I am reading 63 books during my 63rd year.
I had a lot of trouble with reading when i was a kid. I still do. I am dyslexic. So it took a long time before I clicked with reading, It wasn't until I was in 3rd grade (1963) that i began to read with any fluency. And that is still misleading. I went to reading programs until I entered high school.
But I did learn to love reading. And I used to read a book a week during most of my adult life. But then I had an incident in my home which destroyed all of me furniture: my reading chair, my ottoman, my reading lamp, among many other things. And I never replaced the chair and I slipped away form reading.
But this year, I am returning to reading. I am reading 63 books during my 63rd year.
- Fear- Bob Woodward- OMG, this book made me so angry.
- Hi Bob- Bob Newhart- I streamed this book and his old man voice distracted me from the story.
- A River of Darkness- Masaji Ishikawa
- West Cork- Sam Bungey- I had a hard tome following this story.
- Born a Criminal- Trevor Noah
- Slow Burn- Richard Nixon- podcast
- Slow Burn- Bill Clinton- podcast
- Bag Man- Rachel Maddow- podcast- OMG, Agnew was such a crook.
- Patti Smith at the Minetta- Patti Smith- I loved this story.
- Have A Nice Day- Billy Crystall- some times I like this guy and other times I don't.
- Waiting to Be Heard- Amanda Knox- I knew this story but I didn't have many of the details.
- Out of My Mind- Alan Arkin
- Out of Arica- Isak Dineson
- Educated- Tara Westover- some families are so fucked up.
- Last Seen- a podcast- the story of the largest art theft in history. Two men stole $500,000,000 worth of art over 20 years ago and there is no hint as to where these 13 paintings are.
- Big Sur- Jack Kerouac- I like his writing style.
- The Third Wife- Lisa Jewell- I had a hard time staying with this story.
- Folsom Untold- Danny Robins- The soy of Johnnie Cash's concert in a prison was more interesting than I wld have thought.
- Bones- Tae Myenne N
- When The Emperor Was Divine- Julie Otsuka
- Gifts From The Sea- Anne Morrow Lindberg- I've read this book 3 times. I think that is enough.
- A Patch of Blue- I loved with book with I was a teenager. I thought it was so moving.
- Family Affair- Russell Banks
- Beasts in My Bed- Jacqui Durrell- she was a very understanding wife.
- Men Without Women
- Where the Crawdads Sing-- Delia Owens- the main character just wasn't believable to me.
- The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane- Lisa See - I like stories about strong Chinese women.
- Looking for Alaska- John Greene.- I loved, loved, loved this book. I love a story about high school kids. This could be the new Catcher in the Rye.
- Everything I Never Told You- Celeste Ng
- I Know I Am, But What Are You- Samantha B-
- Just Kids- Patti Smith- OMG, this was an interesting story.
- The Ones We Choose- Julie Clark- this book was just OK.
- The Curious Incident of the Dog At Night- Mark Haddon- I recently saw the play and I liked the play better. It was easier to see his autism in the play.
- Where'd You Go, Bernadette- Marie Semple
- We're Going to Need More- Gabrielle Union- I don't know anything about this actress. I am going to have to look her up.
- Rival Frenemies who Changed the World- Scott McCormick
- Tear Me Apart- JT Ellison- this book was too much. A perfect mother is discovers to be a consistent murderer.
- Nomandland- Jessica Bruder- I loved this book. We are in a financial crisis in our country.
- We Hope for Better Things- Erin Bartels-
- When Breathe Becomes Air- Abraham Verges- this book was excellent.
- A Mind of her Own- Matthew Iden- A great, easy read about Marie Curie, the human.
- Convenience Store Woman- Sayaka Murata- This simple book tells a complex story.
- Thick- Tressie McMillian- This book shamed me, insulted me and made me defensive.
- The 100 Year Old Man- Jonas Jonasson- the character was too unbelievable.
- Culpable- a podcast- it was riveting
- The Winter Over- Matthew Iden- there were too many flaws in the nuances of Antarctic but the story was interesting
- My Lost Family- Danny Ben-Moshe- its the story of a woman whose husband takes their two children out fro the day and never returns and then years later, she reconnects with them.
- 438 Days: An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea- Jonathan Franklin
- From Here to Eternity- Caitlin Dougherty- an interesting read on how different cultures bury their dead.
- The Fire Next Time- James Baldwin- this man had a very bright mind
- Lying - Sam Harris- I lie all the time.
- The Last Days of August- Jon Ronson- the story of a porn star who commits suicisde. She and I do not live in the same worlds.
- The Overdue Life of Amy- I listened to most of this book and then quit it as it was too boring.
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