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I’m going to start a thread of all of the books I read in 2021! 
‘LeMay: The Life and Wars of General Curtis LeMay’ by Warren Kozak
A well written biography. Definitely easier to read than some other biographies I’ve read on WWII generals. Wish some parts had been fleshed out a little more.
4/5
A well written biography. Definitely easier to read than some other biographies I’ve read on WWII generals. Wish some parts had been fleshed out a little more.
4/5
‘Villette’ by Charlotte Brontë
It took me a while to figure out whether or not I was enjoying this book. It’s a compelling story and the characters grow on you; a good amount of twists and turns. Make-of-it-what-you-will ending (my disposition left me heartbroken)
4.5/5
It took me a while to figure out whether or not I was enjoying this book. It’s a compelling story and the characters grow on you; a good amount of twists and turns. Make-of-it-what-you-will ending (my disposition left me heartbroken)
4.5/5
‘The First Man in Rome’ by Colleen McCullough (reread)
The first book in what is probably my favorite series ever. It’s even better on subsequent read-throughs because of the breadth of the cast of characters and how much you learn about Roman history along the way.
5/5
The first book in what is probably my favorite series ever. It’s even better on subsequent read-throughs because of the breadth of the cast of characters and how much you learn about Roman history along the way.
5/5
‘Notes From Underground’ by Fyodor Dostoevsky
What the fuck did I just read?
?/5
What the fuck did I just read?
?/5
‘First They Killed My Father’ by Loung Ung
A powerful and devastating memoir. I finished this in a day; it was too compelling to put down.
4.5/5
A powerful and devastating memoir. I finished this in a day; it was too compelling to put down.
4.5/5
‘Raven Rock’ by Garrett M. Graff
Interesting look into the history of Continuity of Government plans since the dawn of the nuclear era. Got bogged down in a lot of acronyms and statistics, though.
3.5/5
Interesting look into the history of Continuity of Government plans since the dawn of the nuclear era. Got bogged down in a lot of acronyms and statistics, though.
3.5/5
‘The First Space Race’ by Matt Bille and Erika Lishock
Before there was the space race for the Moon, there was the space race for the first satellite. Apart from Sputnik this first space race gets very little attention. Very informative book.
4/5
Before there was the space race for the Moon, there was the space race for the first satellite. Apart from Sputnik this first space race gets very little attention. Very informative book.
4/5
‘Jane Eyre’ by Charlotte Brontë
This one had me hooked, more so than ‘Villette’. Both are love stories at their core, but the narrators are so different. Jane welcomes you into her private life whereas Lucy keeps her distance. This is one “classic” I would recommend.
5/5
This one had me hooked, more so than ‘Villette’. Both are love stories at their core, but the narrators are so different. Jane welcomes you into her private life whereas Lucy keeps her distance. This is one “classic” I would recommend.
5/5
‘This New Ocean’ by Loyd Swenson, et al.
The definitive history of Project Mercury released by NASA. Dry but interesting if you’re curious about how things came together to kick off the space race and put the first Americans into space.
4/5
The definitive history of Project Mercury released by NASA. Dry but interesting if you’re curious about how things came together to kick off the space race and put the first Americans into space.
4/5
‘The Queen’s Gambit’ by Walter Tevis
There’s something refreshing about Tevis’s straightforward prose. I felt like I was returning to a familiar and comfortable read. You don’t need to know anything about chess to still be able to enjoy this book.
4.5/5
There’s something refreshing about Tevis’s straightforward prose. I felt like I was returning to a familiar and comfortable read. You don’t need to know anything about chess to still be able to enjoy this book.
4.5/5
‘Laziness Does Not Exist’ by Devon Price, Ph.D.
An examination on the origins of what Price calls the “laziness lie” and what steps can be taken to examine how it affects your own life. Used a few too many personal anecdotes as “evidence” for their claims for my comfort.
4/5
An examination on the origins of what Price calls the “laziness lie” and what steps can be taken to examine how it affects your own life. Used a few too many personal anecdotes as “evidence” for their claims for my comfort.
4/5
‘Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America’ by Ijeoma Oluo
There were parts that I wanted to shout from the rooftops; especially on the topic of white men in the workplace. There was a chapter or two that felt out of place, but overall it was an affirming read.
4/5
There were parts that I wanted to shout from the rooftops; especially on the topic of white men in the workplace. There was a chapter or two that felt out of place, but overall it was an affirming read.
4/5
‘The Good Earth’ by Pearl S. Buck
Read this book for a high school class so this was a reread. Never thought I’d be so interested in a book about farming. Buck has a distinctive style. Had to put the book down for a bit as I was filled with a sense of injustice for O-lan
4.5/5
Read this book for a high school class so this was a reread. Never thought I’d be so interested in a book about farming. Buck has a distinctive style. Had to put the book down for a bit as I was filled with a sense of injustice for O-lan
4.5/5
