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David’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at David’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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David G. Cookson
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The last beer truck in the world crashed on its way into town. There were no survivors.
Fargo Rock City
Fargo Rock City: A Heavy Metal Odyssey in Rural North Dakota by Chuck KlostermanMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
“Hair metal was a wormhole for every midwestern kid who was too naïve to understand why he wasn’t happy…I may have been a loser, but Vince and Axl and Ozzy were too cool for me. They allowed me to live a life I would never see, and I never had to leave my bedroom.”
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"The original Lies My Teacher Told Me is one of my favorite non-fiction books of all time (I own two copies – one 1995 first edition and one later revision), so I was super excited to see a graphic novel adaptation pop up on NetGalley. I don't read a "
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The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession
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Well…first let me say that this is an impressive work that I think everyone should read. The art is beautiful and the text is engaging. Adapted from a book written by a teacher, LMTTM is Real history. The kind of things that make it into history boo ...more |
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Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves:
"I love women and hate how the world treats them"
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Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves
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Girl on Girl How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against themselves. By Sophie Gilbert. “The things we watch, listen to, read, wear, write and share dictate in large part how we internalize and project what we’re worth.” (page 261) No one ever d ...more |
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| Mitchell Zukor makes a living predicting the odds of a calamity occurring and uses his powers to shield corporations from liability. Published in 2013, pre Covid and many other calamities, it is still pretty close to the bleak future we can always ho ...more | |
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| Always fun, Klosterman delivers in a series of essays where he interviews celebrities and offers his unique take on things. I found myself disagreeing at times (maybe McDonald's does bear some responsibility for their crap food) and nodding my head a ...more | |
"In certain crowds, my rating and the words I'm about to write (well, type) would probably get me shot. But The Hobbit is still one of the most boring books I have ever read. Tolkien's writing seems so dry and impersonal, though I can't deny he had a "
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Down in the valley in the land of Shire Lived a brave little Hobbit whom we all admire… I’m certainly familiar with the quest…Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit. I saw at least 2 thirds of the Lord of The Rings trilogy, the Two Towers and the third one. I ...more |
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“The other night I lost consciousness. When I finally came to, it was morning. I spent the next 8 and a half hours doing things I didn’t really feel like doing, but was compelled to do anyway. (Evidentially I receive something known as “financial Compensation” for this.) Eventually I was allowed to return home, where I recovered from the ordeal. I’m just afraid of what happens tonight, if I lose consciousness again. I have this fear that somehow this will start the process all over again.”
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“The other night I lost consciousness. When I finally came to, it was morning. I spent the next 8 and a half hours doing things I didn’t really feel like doing, but was compelled to do anyway. (Evidentially I receive something known as “financial Compensation” for this.) Eventually I was allowed to return home, where I recovered from the ordeal. I’m just afraid of what happens tonight, if I lose consciousness again. I have this fear that somehow this will start the process all over again.”
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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
― A Tale of Two Cities
― A Tale of Two Cities
