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Kevin’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Kevin’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Kevin Revolinski
Goodreads Author
Born
in Marshfield, Wisconsin, The United States
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Steinbeck, Vonnegut, Theroux
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August 2007
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My Favorite Reads of 2021
Every year I commit to reading at least 52 books. Last year seemed like a notably great year for novels, and thanks to my local library I managed to read an abundance of them. I ended up with 53 reads but here are the best of the best. There were others but I can’t list all 53, can I? Follow me on GoodReads as I pursue the GoodReads Challenge again in 2022.
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"As a premise, fantastic. Full of interesting ideas and some great storytelling, especially when focusing on human interactions. However, in broad sweep a disappointing book. If you start from an interesting logical premise, then add a shaky idea on t"
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“...the bittersweet reminder of life's ephemeral pleasures, of opportunities that pass...These experiences would never be repeated and for that I was sad to see them go. But I also relished in the pricelessness of things so unique. That which can be duplicated loses its gold.”
― The Yogurt Man Cometh
― The Yogurt Man Cometh
“We are the creators of our lives. We form them from whatever material presents itself.”
― The Yogurt Man Cometh
― The Yogurt Man Cometh
“As I lay down flat in a drunken stupor next to the porcelain hole in the floor, I thought how interesting it was that "worshipping the porcelain god" in a Muslim country matched their praying style just as it matched the Christian style back home. I also swore never to mix rakı and rum again.”
― The Yogurt Man Cometh
― The Yogurt Man Cometh
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| The World's Liter...: Our next country. 2013. | 93 | 141 | Dec 31, 2012 11:58PM | |
| The World's Liter...: memoir: THE YOGURT MAN COMETH: TALES OF AN AMERICAN TEACHER IN TURKEY by Kevin Revolinski | 12 | 15 | Oct 17, 2013 10:51PM |
“Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.”
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