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<em>Plainsong</em> by Deborah Grabien. I've never encountered anyone else who has heard of it but it's one of my favorites. It's a post-apocalyptic novel about religion, has talking animals, and is totally charming. It's kind of hard to explain but it's really good, especially if you're into theology or history.

Here's the amazon link with a short summary, it can be bought for $0.01 + shipping. I really recommend it! It's a quick read but worth it.

Maybe a little bit weird, but I find The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo to be relaxing. It's a very simple read, and the language is a bit hyperbolic at times, but the whole message is about focusing on what gives you joy, and creating an environment that fosters that. When I'm stressed, I feel like I need to be doing something, so the book challenges you to focus on what is important in your life, and make your home and possessions reflect that.

I'm currently reading "Stephen King On Writing". I'm really enjoying it. There is a lot of solid advice, mixed in with his experiences and journey over his life. I feel like I relate to his writing method (I don't plot or plan). Some parts have been very informative, and cleared up differences that I didn't understand before (eg passive and active voice).

This is my fourth book of the year. Im about 3/5 through this one. I'm aiming for 52 books... Hopefully more. Next book will probably be Fahrenheit 451.

Hit up Project Gutenberg if you haven't already. It's got a huge library of items in the public domain.

Agatha Christie's full works are there, also Sherlock Holmes, and those would probably last me a full 2-3 weeks reading a story a day. Other notables that I saw are Le Mort d'Arthur, Robin Hood, and The Count of Monte Cristo.

There's even a whole humor section, and some of the titles look promising.

Fahrenheit 451 is amazing. One of the first classics I read that didn't feel like a classic. I haven't read On Writing yet, but everyone loves it. So it's on my list.

And 52 books. I envy you. Someday I will get back to that volume. Someday...

I have issues with this list. Dante is repeated, they have the Comedy and then Inferno (Inferno is just the first third of the Comedy). By "Ethics" I assume they mean Nicomachean Ethics, by Aristotle, but they didn't really say that. Also, why all the Donald Kagan, as opposed to just putting Thucydides up there?

Of course infants need books. My brother has to have something to read to him.

I got him Dr. Seuss's <em>All Aboard the Circus McGurkis</em> yesterday, with the wrapping paper and a note to ask for more if he likes the story or just thinks the board book tastes good when he gums it.

Late to the game, sorry.

Have you read the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde? It's one of my favorite things in the world. The Eyre Affair is the first one, and it's one of those books you keep 2 or 3 copies of because you just have to give one to somebody you run into.

Basically, if you grew up on Harry Potter and then majored in English Literature, and you also had your sense of humor and perspective permanently warped by Monty Python and all the other great British absurdist comedies, well then, Thursday Next is your gal.

It hits all your "likes", especially the language. It's some of the wittiest writing I've seen. Also, the author trolls the readers every now and then in some of the most unpredictable ways. Everyone always loves the books!

It's hysterical and whip smart, and Thursday Next is one of the more complicated and fleshed out female heroines in modern literature.

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Luke and Jon by Robert Williams is great and heartfelt. I deeply enjoyed it.