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XLV A Shower Of Blood

Liking this so much.
It’s a bit like reading the Bible, though in terms of length. It’s going to take me through the end of November or mid December to finish this. I had originally planned not to start on this until January 1. After I finished a really great book at the end of July, I was like “why wait?” I’m glad I didn’t wait. It’s gonna really kill my goals. In terms of the total number of books read in 2026.

Chapter XXXI Sinbad The Sailor

Obviously not able to put down this book (at least on the weekend).

Gotta admit it: reading has been a challenge for me lately. It has to be REALLY GOOD, otherwise I'm probably going to put it down and leave it for days. I THINK this is going to do the trick. So far, so good. There's something very Umberto Eco about Doerr's storytelling. Feels a lot like "the island of the day before," at least in the writing.

Goldfish

Chapter 17

Starting the second story in this collection. I remember why I love these things.

Chapter 16

Chapter 23

CHAPTER 14

CHAPTER 12

CHAPTER 8.

CHAPTER 9

CHAPTER 6

CHAPTER 6

Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Chapter 35

Chapter 26

Chapter 22

Chapter 17

Chapter 17