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Garrett’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Garrett’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Garrett Zecker
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Punching Out the Garage Windows: The Catcher in the Rye at 75
“Allie, don’t let me disappear.”
Today marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the publication of The Catcher in the Rye (July 16, 1951). Having recently reread it, I thought today was as good a day as any to finally write down some serious thoughts on the novel.
This is one of those books that people return to over and over again. It is the type of literature we shove down the throats of
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The New Guard Volume IX
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Beyond the Pathway (Quabbin Quills Anthology Book 4)
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Cascades and Currents (Quabbin Quills Anthology Book 5)
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Invested Stayers: How Teachers Thrive in Challenging Times
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Wandering Roots (Quabbin Quills Anthology Book 7)
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Mountains and Meditations (Quabbin Quills Anthology Book 2)
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Voices of the Valley (Quabbin Quills Anthology Book 3)
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Garrett’s Recent Updates
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Garrett Zecker
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“Allie, don’t let me disappear.” Today marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the publication of The Catcher in the Rye (July 16, 1951). Having recently reread it, I thought today was as good a day as any to finally write down some serious thoughts on ...more |
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“Revision is where the hard work and real sparks come from.” I picked up Dear Writer by the poet Maggie Smith after having the opportunity to hear her speak at an Advanced Placement keynote address. She is an incredibly talented and introspective writ ...more |
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"If there is such a thing as poetic archaeology, this is it." This is a fascinating little book that I randomly picked up at the Dollar Tree, of all places. Occasionally, hidden among the cheap paperback Bibles and children's books, you can find a rem ...more |
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"None of it was fair. You spend your adulthood trying to craft a life that feels as safe as early childhood, but the world yanks you farther and farther away." Well worth the short diversion into this hellscape of felt, feathers, and fear. This was a ...more |
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“Toons never die naturally. They simply become unpopular.” This was a bit of a wildcard pick for me, but it turned out to be exactly what I was looking for. The best satires don’t just poke fun at a genre; they fully embody it, proving to be just as g ...more |
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“There are always truths submerged within stories, and her job is, if not to dredge them up, then to invite them onto her own chartered boat, guiding them so that they may uncover those truths from the murky waters for themselves.” Paul Tremblay’s In ...more |
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“Most myths have one foot in a reality so distressing mythic decorations are necessary to hide a greater horror, even as they keep the story alive.” Driven by loss and grief, aspiring filmmaker Brenda Jennings sets out to discover where her younger si ...more |
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“If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.”
― Norwegian Wood
― Norwegian Wood
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
― Anna Karenina
― Anna Karenina
“Not a week after Annie put her foot in Mrs. Huffmaster's duff, the Captain upped and laid down the date.”
― The Good Lord Bird
― The Good Lord Bird
“There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.”
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“Wonderful," he said. "Tell me. Which books in the Bible do you favor?"
"Oh, I favors 'em all," Pa said. "But I mostly like Hezekiel, Ahab, Trotter, and Pontiff the Emperor."
The Old Man frowned. "I don't recollect I have read those," he said.”
― The Good Lord Bird
"Oh, I favors 'em all," Pa said. "But I mostly like Hezekiel, Ahab, Trotter, and Pontiff the Emperor."
The Old Man frowned. "I don't recollect I have read those," he said.”
― The Good Lord Bird
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Robin