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James’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at James’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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James H. Duncan
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John Steinbeck, Alan Furst, Stephen King, Carson McCullers, Charles Bu
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September 2012
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The Cards We Keep
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2013
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We Are All Terminal But This Exit Is Mine
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2017
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Lantern Lit series Vol. 1
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2014
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Dealing With the Devil in the Middle of the Road
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2012
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Vacancy
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2019
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What Lies In Wait
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2015
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Proper Etiquette in the Slaughterhouse Line
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2017
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The Girl Who Loved Halloween
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2018
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Berlin
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2014
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Nights Without Rain
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2018
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Summer News and Autumn Goals
I haven’t posted a whole lot this year but it’s been a busy summer so far. A quick trip to Philadelphia, a cancelled camping expedition, baseball games, pool adventures, parades, and I moved in with Amelia and Henry at long last. I’m settling in and getting back into a writing groove after spending most of the spring packing. Beyond a busy summer personally, I’ve been busy publishing and writing t
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"This basically consists of Marcus Aurelius repeating, "Get it together, Marcus" to himself over and over again over the course of 12 chapters.
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| Expertly details the depth of Trump's corruption and moral vacuity, but this was a tough read in 2026, where it's just so clear that his brand of vile politics is still in full control and going nowhere. (Audiobook version) ...more | |
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"Gessen’s expertise on the rise of Putin makes her uniquely qualified to call out the parallels during Trump’s first administration. As the president-elect prepares for a second term, and drops cabinet position after cabinet position, each more outrag"
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| All the things I love about Furst are still here, just in smaller doses. Is it as strong as Night Soldiers or Dark Star? No, but it's still a fine addition to the series, especially the friendship between Ferrar and Max. It just never quite reaches t ...more | |
"With the new movie release, I felt compelled to revisit "Train Dreams" before watching its adaptation. After rereading, I’m less certain the film can capture its quiet beauty.
Denis Johnson’s novella is an atmospheric meditation on solitude; not as pu" Read more of this review » |
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“I believe there was a big bang and that because of that we are all connected into infinity, and I know very little having to do with human beings that doesn't also have to do with connection.”
― King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-Advised Autobiography – The Riveting, Laugh-Out-Loud Funny Young Adult Coming-of-Age Memoir
― King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-Advised Autobiography – The Riveting, Laugh-Out-Loud Funny Young Adult Coming-of-Age Memoir
“It was like the beginning of life and laughter. It was the real meaning of the sun”
― Factotum
― Factotum
“Politicians were like talking dogs in a circus: the fact that they existed was uncommonly interesting, but no sane person would actually believe what they said”
― Dark Star
― Dark Star
“The shortest horror story:
The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door.”
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The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door.”
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