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My last book of 2024. It reminded me somewhat of American Gods, but is considerably thinner; I'm a little disappointed and a little relieved that I didn't love it and want to read all the rest.

#ReadOuttheOld #24in4 #10BeforeTheEnd

#WinterGames Team #XmasChaCha

Squeezed in 4 hours of audio booking time today to complete my #10BeforeTheEnd 🤓

Realized I had read 79 books in 2024, which is just too wonky of a number so I decided to break my rule and count a children‘s book for #80, which I‘m okay with because my goal was 75 books. I hit that goal without including any children‘s books so one sweet story at the end is okay by me.

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Fun lighthearted read about a little free library, a book ban, and a town in Georgia where hate begins to take hold.

Book number 52 this year!

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#10BeforetheEnd #readathon

My final book of #10BeforetheEnd

A SciFi novel, published in 1939, about the moon colliding with the Earth. For a 400+ page book, it read fast. Hopkins, the narrator, is a bit of an a** and his obsession with chickens reminded me of Gonzo from The Muppets. For all that, it was still quite affecting. Hopkins does evolve emotionally and like all good SciFi the book illustrates the best and the worst aspects of humanity.

I did it! 🥳 Last year I was two books short but I made it in 2024. Thank you @ChaoticMissAdventures for the #10BeforetheEnd challenge. All were owned books as well, which totally helped clear some space on my physical shelves.

I'm joining in with @Andrew65 and his end of month #Readathon #20in4 (but with a sneaky extra day this month).

I have given myself an open goal to mood read what's left of my 2024 tbr books, but with at least a minimum of 20 hours, read time. I have a couple of short story collections to finish from my #10beforetheend list and #buddyreads for #NaturaLitsy and #VirginiaBloomsberries

#OutWithTheOldInWithTheNew

4 more days!!

I have given up with 7/10 read. But I am hear to pump others up and cheer you on.

How is the end of year reading going for you?

#10BeforeTheEnd

I rarely feel this way, but I liked this follow-up prequel to Legends & Lattes more. The bookish interactions between the characters keeps the mood cozy & humorous, but there‘s so much more action brewing here. And I hope Baldree works Satchel into future books set in this fantasy world.

#10BeforeTheEnd - last physical book done. Just need to listen to 9ish more hours of my last audiobook in the next 5 days🤞🏼

My second to last #10BeforetheEnd book. I think I might make it!

This was an interesting look at art, capitalism, privilege, racism, etc. A lot of big ideas but Kunzru pulls it off, IMO. Jay was a performance artist who disappeared at the height of his career. Now, delivering groceries during the Covid pandemic, he encounters former friends from his art school days. We flash back to their friendship and then catch up to their uneasy present.