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PokPok

From Vista, California USA
Joined Monday, December 23, 2002
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In January 2009, I hosted my first readalong, for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain. See this thread for details. Thanks to all participants!

Here's a link to the article I wrote on
How To Host a Nonfiction Virtual BookBox




Recommended reads (8 stars or above):

1. The Library Book (nonfiction) by Susan Orlean
2. Daring Greatly (nonfiction/psychology) by Brene' Brown (9 stars)
3. The Book Thief (fiction) by Markus Zusak (10 stars)
4. Rootless (fiction) by Krystle Zara Appiah
5. George Michael: A Life (biography) by James Gavin
6. The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Study of Happiness (science/psychology) by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz
7. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture (science/psychology) by Gabor Mate
9. The Menopause Manifesto (science/medicine) by Dr. Jen Gunter (10 Stars!)

Books I've read in 2023:

1. Facing Codependence (psychology) by Pia Mellody
2. The Library Book (nonfiction) by Susan Orlean
3. Daring Greatly (nonfiction/psychology) by Brene' Brown
4. Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (nonfiction/science) by Matthew Walker
5. My Government Means to Kill Me (fiction) by Rasheed Newson
6. The Book Thief (fiction) by Markus Zusak
7. The Book of Lost Things (fiction) by John Connolly
8. Rootless (fiction) by Krystle Zara Appiah
9. George Michael: A Life (biography) by James Gavin
10. The Speed of Sound (nonfiction/memoir) by Thomas Dolby
11. Wham! George Michael and Me (nonfiction/memoir) by Andrew Ridgeley
12. The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Study of Happiness (science/psychology) by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz
13. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture (science/psychology) by Gabor Mate
14. The Dutch Shoe Mystery (Golden Age Mystery) by Ellery Queen
15. Essential Retirement for Solo Agers (financial/social) by Sara Zeff Geber
16. The Menopause Manifesto (science/medicine) by Dr. Jen Gunter

Sprinkled throughout the year:


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Rereads/Reference:

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Books Started and not finished:




Here is my rough book rating system:

10 An exceptionally good book
9 Super, couldn't put it down
8 Very good
7 Good
6 Enjoyed parts of it
5 I didn't particularly like it or dislike it; mixed or no real interest
4 An "okay" book, possibly draggy or too light, not my thing
3 Poor; lost interest - a chore, possibly put it down
2 Awful - quite possibly didn't finish
1 Horrible, didn't finish it, would advise others to avoid it.






Wild or OBCZ catches:

America and Americans
Hungry Hill
Fade to Black
The Second Confession
Inspector Ghote Draws a Line
The Queene's Christmas
The Pearl
The Log From the Sea of Cortez
The Wrath of Khan
Accusations (Babylon 5)
The Q Continuum (Star Trek)
The Goddess and the Bull
The Fugitive Queen

Special bookring hosted by firegirl, for her trip along the Appalachian Trail:
Eat Pray Love

Special bookring hosted by me, to discuss our views on religion and our relationship with a higher power:

The Sparrow and A Sunday Sermon

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