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#Top25Of25 Part 3 of 4

These last days of the year I am@sharing my 25 favorite books of the year.

Today I share the 4 books I rated with 4.75 ⭐️

Yesterday and the day before I showed my 4.5⭐️ and 4.25⭐️ rated books.
Tomorrow I‘ll share the four 5⭐️ books I read in 2025.

Finally a fitting tribute to the multitalented Cass Elliot! 🙌🏻 Her daughter covers it all…from how Cass rose to stardom with her incredible vocal range, her natural stage presence and wicked sense of humor despite the relentless body shaming…to how her Mama spoke her mind and fought injustice to help make the world a better place. Cass truly rocked!✌🏻☮️
Glad her daughter also debunked the ham sandwich rumor, among others.

My goal for nonfiction is at least one per month. I got stuck behind Oscars Wars which I started in August and I‘m still working on.#Nonfiction2025

I‘ve read other composers‘ letters like Schubert, Mozart, Mendelssohn. For some reason, these didn‘t really draw me in. Possibly because his letters are quite long. It seems like he was in love with Tytus. There was a lot of interesting historical/cultural/political information. He talked a lot about his failing health toward the end.
“You know how I have longed to feel our national music, and to some extent have succeeded in feeling it.”

I colored this picture and wrote this #haiku about it.

#haikuaday #haikuhive

Me: I think you'll struggle to find a book I don't already have...

My sister: ...

may your days be merry
and bright, and may all your
Christmases be white. 🎄

Merry Christmas to my Litsy family! Hope everyone has a wonderful day! 🤗

#haikuhive #Christmas #whitechristmas

#DashingThruDecember Day 23: #Bells

I enjoyed this one so much, partly because my time in Berkeley overlapped a little with the characters; they‘re a few years younger than I am.
There‘s a Spotify playlist of the songs featured in the book and that‘s always fun.