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Ellen’s favorite books

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Old Man's War by John Scalzi

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Making Money by Terry Pratchett

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig

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2026 Reading Challenge

Ellen has read 26 of 35 books.

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Fiction, Historical fiction, Poetry, and Science fiction

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