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So many books, so little time. So, what the heck am I doing writing this interminable list when I should be READING???
Reading List 2001
104
23,122 pgs 		Reading List 2002
80
20,767 pgs 		Reading List 2003
101
24,050 pgs 		Reading List 2004
81
21,653 pgs 		Reading List 2005
106
24,846 pgs 		Reading List 2006
82
21,436 pgs 		Reading List 2007
69
22,268 pgs 		Reading List 2008
111
30,900 pgs 		Reading List 2009
98
29.878 pgs 		Reading List 2010
78
23,946 pgs 		Reading List 2011
83
24,133 pgs 		Reading List 2012
77
22,319 pgs 		Reading List 2013
67
22,412 pgs 		Reading List 2014
68
21,248 pgs 		Reading List 2015
65
19,081 pgs
Reading List 2016
46
14,060 pgs 		Reading List 2017
58
17,801 pgs 		Reading List 2018
55
17,033 pgs 		Reading List 2019
38
12,201 pgs 		Reading List 2020
43
11,685 pgs 		Reading List 2021
33
11,114 pgs 		Reading List 2022
55
15,112 pgs 		Reading List 2023
41
12,497 pgs 		Reading List 2024
43
14,035 pgs 		Reading List 2025

    If you're curious, or simply nosey, this section is a listing of the books I've been reading lately. My reading habits tend to be all over the map as far as genre, and I also seem to have the retention ability of a screen door with the screens ripped out, and the door held open. So, more to the point, this list helps me to remember what books I've read so I don't end up buying them again. Wow, using the internet to store extra memory, how futuristic can you get?
     Now, enjoy! (Oh, and feel free to send me free books. No pressure, just a suggestion... )
~ 2025 ~

    January 2025
        I am homeless if this is not my home ~ Lorrie Moore (2023) novel (193 pgs)
I wanted to like this more, quirky ideas, nice style, but never really clicked for me.
        Lanark ~ Alasdair Gray (1981) novel (573 pgs)
Amazing meta novel, two books in one, imaginative, wild ride the whole way. Loved it.
        I Smell Esther Williams ~ Mark Leyner (1983) short stories (197 pgs)
Earlier works, the random wandering not quite as controlled here, so seems more gimmicky

    February 2025
        Version Control ~ Dexter Palmer (2016) sf (545 pgs)
Full of great throw-away ideas throughout the main story of the paradox of time travel changing everything.
        Mr. Breakfast ~ Jonathan Carroll (20222) novel (251 pgs)
Carroll never fails to come up with a different interesting, fascinating read every time.

    March 2025
        Mustn’t Grumble ~ Joe Bennett (2006) travel (280 pgs)
Wonderfully snarky road trip through England, best line: "He is either incompetent or playing jazz."
        Unlikely Stories, Mostly ~ Alasdair Gray (1983) short stories (294 pgs)
More brilliant writing and amazing ideas, must find more from him!
        The Whore’s Child ~ Richard Russo (2002) short stories (225 pgs)
A couple of winners, a couple of yawners, might be getting too self-referential these days.
        The Gameshouse ~ Claire North (2019) sf (409 pgs)
Got to pay close attention to who everyone is, but quite the page turner, and unique idea.

    April 2025
        Billy Bathgate ~ E.L. Doctorow (1989) novel (242 pgs)
        World’s Fair ~ E.L. Doctorow (1985) novel (215 pgs)
        Loon Lake ~ E.L. Doctorow (1979) novel (202 pgs)
Three book collection, first two straight forward narratives of life of characters in the 1930a, more interesting for how he gets details of those times. Last one, the earliest, a confusing mix of styles, narratives, time shifts, and failed attempts to be "literary".
        How Not To Live Abroad ~ Shaun Briley (2004) travel (282 pgs)
Couple buys an almond farm in Spain, totally unprepared for everything that goes with that.
        White Apples ~ Jonathan Carroll (2002) fantasy (304 pgs)
I am either amazed or disappointed by Carroll from book to book. This one seems like just making it up as he goes along.

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