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Reflection on Reading 2019

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These are my favorite books that I read in 2019 (in the order that I read them.)

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Becoming

Becoming

by Obama, Michelle

Book - 2018

"For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end.” "For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end.” Show less

"For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end.” "For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end.” Show less

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Americanah

Americanah

by Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi

Book - 2013

“If you don't understand, ask questions. If you're uncomfortable about asking questions, say you are uncomfortable about asking questions and then ask any...Show more “If you don't understand, ask questions. If you're uncomfortable about asking questions, say you are uncomfortable about asking questions and then ask anyway. It's easy to tell when a question is coming from a good place. Then listen some more. Sometimes people just want to feel heard. Here's to possibilities of friendship and connection and understanding.” Show less

“If you don't understand, ask questions. If you're uncomfortable about asking questions, say you are uncomfortable about asking questions and then ask any...Show more “If you don't understand, ask questions. If you're uncomfortable about asking questions, say you are uncomfortable about asking questions and then ask anyway. It's easy to tell when a question is coming from a good place. Then listen some more. Sometimes people just want to feel heard. Here's to possibilities of friendship and connection and understanding.” Show less

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Art Matters

Art Matters

by Gaiman, Neil

Book - 2018

“It is easy to pretend that nobody can change anything, that society is huge and the individual is less than nothing. But the truth is individuals make the future, and they do it by imagining that things can be different.” “It is easy to pretend that nobody can change anything, that society is huge and the individual is less than nothing. But the truth is individuals make the future, and they do it by imagining that things can be different.” Show less

“It is easy to pretend that nobody can change anything, that society is huge and the individual is less than nothing. But the truth is individuals make the future, and they do it by imagining that things can be different.” “It is easy to pretend that nobody can change anything, that society is huge and the individual is less than nothing. But the truth is individuals make the future, and they do it by imagining that things can be different.” Show less

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Rising Out of Hatred

Rising Out of Hatred

The Awakening of A Former White Nationalist

by Saslow, Eli

Book - 2018

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Good and Mad

Good and Mad

The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger

by Traister, Rebecca

Book - 2018

“On some level, if not intellectual then animal, there has always been an understanding of the power of women's anger:that as an oppressed majority in the...Show more “On some level, if not intellectual then animal, there has always been an understanding of the power of women's anger:that as an oppressed majority in the United States, women have long had within them the potential to rise up in fury, to take over a country in which they've never really been offered their fair or representative stake." Show less

“On some level, if not intellectual then animal, there has always been an understanding of the power of women's anger:that as an oppressed majority in the...Show more “On some level, if not intellectual then animal, there has always been an understanding of the power of women's anger:that as an oppressed majority in the United States, women have long had within them the potential to rise up in fury, to take over a country in which they've never really been offered their fair or representative stake." Show less

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Likewar

Likewar

The Weaponization of Social Media

by Singer, P. W.

Book - 2018

"All social media powers were founded on the optimistic promise that a more close knit and communal world would be a better one." "All social media powers were founded on the optimistic promise that a more close knit and communal world would be a better one." Show less

"All social media powers were founded on the optimistic promise that a more close knit and communal world would be a better one." "All social media powers were founded on the optimistic promise that a more close knit and communal world would be a better one." Show less

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The Library Book

The Library Book

by Orlean, Susan

Book - 2018

“The library is a gathering pool of narratives and of the people who come to find them. It is where we can glimpse immortality; in the library, we can live forever.” “The library is a gathering pool of narratives and of the people who come to find them. It is where we can glimpse immortality; in the library, we can live forever.” Show less

“The library is a gathering pool of narratives and of the people who come to find them. It is where we can glimpse immortality; in the library, we can live forever.” “The library is a gathering pool of narratives and of the people who come to find them. It is where we can glimpse immortality; in the library, we can live forever.” Show less

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Circe

Circe

A Novel

by Miller, Madeline

Book - 2018

“He showed me his scars, and in return he let me pretend that I had none.” “He showed me his scars, and in return he let me pretend that I had none.” Show less

“He showed me his scars, and in return he let me pretend that I had none.” “He showed me his scars, and in return he let me pretend that I had none.” Show less

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American Prison

American Prison

A Reporter's Undercover Journey Into the Business of Punishment

by Bauer, Shane

Book - 2018

“The United States imprisons a higher portion of its population than any country in the world. In 2017 we had 2.2 million people in prisons and jails, a 5...Show more “The United States imprisons a higher portion of its population than any country in the world. In 2017 we had 2.2 million people in prisons and jails, a 500 percent increase over the last forty years. We now have almost 5 percent of the world’s population and nearly a quarter of its prisoners.” Show less

“The United States imprisons a higher portion of its population than any country in the world. In 2017 we had 2.2 million people in prisons and jails, a 5...Show more “The United States imprisons a higher portion of its population than any country in the world. In 2017 we had 2.2 million people in prisons and jails, a 500 percent increase over the last forty years. We now have almost 5 percent of the world’s population and nearly a quarter of its prisoners.” Show less

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Three Things About Elsie

Three Things About Elsie

A Novel

by Cannon, Joanna

Book - 2018

“You can see the fracture lines in people sometimes, if you search hard enough. You can see where they’ve broken and tried to mend themselves.” “You can see the fracture lines in people sometimes, if you search hard enough. You can see where they’ve broken and tried to mend themselves.” Show less

“You can see the fracture lines in people sometimes, if you search hard enough. You can see where they’ve broken and tried to mend themselves.” “You can see the fracture lines in people sometimes, if you search hard enough. You can see where they’ve broken and tried to mend themselves.” Show less

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The Huntress

The Huntress

A Novel

by Quinn, Kate

Book - 2019

“Moments like this should have been glorious, and they never were. The monsters always looked so ordinary and pathetic, in the flesh.” “Moments like this should have been glorious, and they never were. The monsters always looked so ordinary and pathetic, in the flesh.” Show less

“Moments like this should have been glorious, and they never were. The monsters always looked so ordinary and pathetic, in the flesh.” “Moments like this should have been glorious, and they never were. The monsters always looked so ordinary and pathetic, in the flesh.” Show less

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The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage

The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage

by Padua, Sydney

Book - 2015

“On the far left is Jane Austen, who of course died in 1817 in our inferior universe. In the pocket universe, she lives to ninety-five and writes dozens of bestselling masterpieces and makes a mint and lives happily ever after.” “On the far left is Jane Austen, who of course died in 1817 in our inferior universe. In the pocket universe, she lives to ninety-five and writes dozens of bestselling masterpieces and makes a mint and lives happily ever after.” Show less

“On the far left is Jane Austen, who of course died in 1817 in our inferior universe. In the pocket universe, she lives to ninety-five and writes dozens of bestselling masterpieces and makes a mint and lives happily ever after.” “On the far left is Jane Austen, who of course died in 1817 in our inferior universe. In the pocket universe, she lives to ninety-five and writes dozens of bestselling masterpieces and makes a mint and lives happily ever after.” Show less

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Lethal White

Lethal White

by Galbraith, Robert

Book - 2018

“How often were you aware, while it happened, that you were living an hour that would change the course of your life forever?” “How often were you aware, while it happened, that you were living an hour that would change the course of your life forever?” Show less

“How often were you aware, while it happened, that you were living an hour that would change the course of your life forever?” “How often were you aware, while it happened, that you were living an hour that would change the course of your life forever?” Show less

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Harry's Trees

Harry's Trees

by Cohen, Jon

Book - 2018

“What else is a library, but a temple of truth? What other function do books have, the great ones, but to change the reader? Books to comfort. But most of all, books to disturb you forward.” “What else is a library, but a temple of truth? What other function do books have, the great ones, but to change the reader? Books to comfort. But most of all, books to disturb you forward.” Show less

“What else is a library, but a temple of truth? What other function do books have, the great ones, but to change the reader? Books to comfort. But most of all, books to disturb you forward.” “What else is a library, but a temple of truth? What other function do books have, the great ones, but to change the reader? Books to comfort. But most of all, books to disturb you forward.” Show less

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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

How to Know What's Really Real in A World Increasingly Full of Fake

by Novella, Steven

Book - 2018

“science requires courage—the courage to face reality and accept its findings, even if they upset us or are disruptive to our comfortable ideology.” “science requires courage—the courage to face reality and accept its findings, even if they upset us or are disruptive to our comfortable ideology.” Show less

“science requires courage—the courage to face reality and accept its findings, even if they upset us or are disruptive to our comfortable ideology.” “science requires courage—the courage to face reality and accept its findings, even if they upset us or are disruptive to our comfortable ideology.” Show less

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To Obama

To Obama

With Love, Joy, Anger, and Hope

by Laskas, Jeanne Marie

Book - 2018

“It says the American people are full of goodness and wisdom, and you just have to be paying attention. And sometimes that's hard to do when you're inside...Show more “It says the American people are full of goodness and wisdom, and you just have to be paying attention. And sometimes that's hard to do when you're inside this bubble, but this was a little portal through which I could remind myself of that every day. The letters are beautiful, aren't they? Show less

“It says the American people are full of goodness and wisdom, and you just have to be paying attention. And sometimes that's hard to do when you're inside...Show more “It says the American people are full of goodness and wisdom, and you just have to be paying attention. And sometimes that's hard to do when you're inside this bubble, but this was a little portal through which I could remind myself of that every day. The letters are beautiful, aren't they? Show less

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Range

Range

Why Generalists Triumph in A Specialized World

by Epstein, David J.

Book - 2019

“You have people walking around with all the knowledge of humanity on their phone, but they have no idea how to integrate it. We don’t train people in thinking or reasoning.” “You have people walking around with all the knowledge of humanity on their phone, but they have no idea how to integrate it. We don’t train people in thinking or reasoning.” Show less

“You have people walking around with all the knowledge of humanity on their phone, but they have no idea how to integrate it. We don’t train people in thinking or reasoning.” “You have people walking around with all the knowledge of humanity on their phone, but they have no idea how to integrate it. We don’t train people in thinking or reasoning.” Show less

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Moving Pictures

Moving Pictures

by Pratchett, Terry

Paperback - 2013

“The whole of life is just like watching a film. Only it's as though you always get in ten minutes after the big picture has started, and no-one will tell you the plot, so you have to work it out all yourself from the clues.” “The whole of life is just like watching a film. Only it's as though you always get in ten minutes after the big picture has started, and no-one will tell you the plot, so you have to work it out all yourself from the clues.” Show less

“The whole of life is just like watching a film. Only it's as though you always get in ten minutes after the big picture has started, and no-one will tell you the plot, so you have to work it out all yourself from the clues.” “The whole of life is just like watching a film. Only it's as though you always get in ten minutes after the big picture has started, and no-one will tell you the plot, so you have to work it out all yourself from the clues.” Show less

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A Nation of Immigrants

A Nation of Immigrants

by Kennedy, John F.

Paperback - 2008

“Immigration policy should be generous; it should be fair; it should be flexible. With such a policy we can turn to the world, and to our own past, with clean hands and a clear conscience.” “Immigration policy should be generous; it should be fair; it should be flexible. With such a policy we can turn to the world, and to our own past, with clean hands and a clear conscience.” Show less

“Immigration policy should be generous; it should be fair; it should be flexible. With such a policy we can turn to the world, and to our own past, with clean hands and a clear conscience.” “Immigration policy should be generous; it should be fair; it should be flexible. With such a policy we can turn to the world, and to our own past, with clean hands and a clear conscience.” Show less

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Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered

Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered

The Definitive How-to Guide

by Kilgariff, Karen

Book - 2019

“But for women, it’s so much more than that. The politeness that we’re raised to prioritize, first and foremost, against our better judgment and whether w...Show more “But for women, it’s so much more than that. The politeness that we’re raised to prioritize, first and foremost, against our better judgment and whether we feel like being polite or not, is the perfect systematically ingrained personality trait for manipulative, controlling people to exploit.” Show less

“But for women, it’s so much more than that. The politeness that we’re raised to prioritize, first and foremost, against our better judgment and whether w...Show more “But for women, it’s so much more than that. The politeness that we’re raised to prioritize, first and foremost, against our better judgment and whether we feel like being polite or not, is the perfect systematically ingrained personality trait for manipulative, controlling people to exploit.” Show less

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Recursion

Recursion

A Novel

by Crouch, Blake

Book - 2019

“Life with a cheat code isn't life. Our existence isn't something to be engineered or optimized for the avoidance of pain. That's what it is to be human - the beauty and the pain, each meaningless without the other.” “Life with a cheat code isn't life. Our existence isn't something to be engineered or optimized for the avoidance of pain. That's what it is to be human - the beauty and the pain, each meaningless without the other.” Show less

“Life with a cheat code isn't life. Our existence isn't something to be engineered or optimized for the avoidance of pain. That's what it is to be human - the beauty and the pain, each meaningless without the other.” “Life with a cheat code isn't life. Our existence isn't something to be engineered or optimized for the avoidance of pain. That's what it is to be human - the beauty and the pain, each meaningless without the other.” Show less

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Cool Gray City of Love

Cool Gray City of Love

49 Views of San Francisco

by Kamiya, Gary

Book - 2013

“For cities are museums of time, and to live in them is to be haunted by the places they once were. The waterways that existed before the skyscrapers and ...Show more “For cities are museums of time, and to live in them is to be haunted by the places they once were. The waterways that existed before the skyscrapers and freeways are a vanished world that beacons to us. When we catch glimpses of them, the city disappears. Its too-known streets dissolve into unfathomable terrain. It becomes innocent again. We want to unmake the city. To regain a lost paradise.” Show less

“For cities are museums of time, and to live in them is to be haunted by the places they once were. The waterways that existed before the skyscrapers and ...Show more “For cities are museums of time, and to live in them is to be haunted by the places they once were. The waterways that existed before the skyscrapers and freeways are a vanished world that beacons to us. When we catch glimpses of them, the city disappears. Its too-known streets dissolve into unfathomable terrain. It becomes innocent again. We want to unmake the city. To regain a lost paradise.” Show less

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Falter

Falter

Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?

by McKibben, Bill

Book - 2019

“I am usually classed as a progressive, a liberal. But it seems to me that what I care most about is preserving a world that bears some resemblance to the...Show more “I am usually classed as a progressive, a liberal. But it seems to me that what I care most about is preserving a world that bears some resemblance to the past—a world with some ice at the top and bottom and the odd coral reef in between, a world where people are connected to the past and future (and to one another) instead of turned into obsolete software.” Show less

“I am usually classed as a progressive, a liberal. But it seems to me that what I care most about is preserving a world that bears some resemblance to the...Show more “I am usually classed as a progressive, a liberal. But it seems to me that what I care most about is preserving a world that bears some resemblance to the past—a world with some ice at the top and bottom and the odd coral reef in between, a world where people are connected to the past and future (and to one another) instead of turned into obsolete software.” Show less

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George

George

by Gino, Alex

Book - 2015

“My point is, it takes a special person to cry over a book. It shows compassion as well as imagination...Don't ever lose that” “My point is, it takes a special person to cry over a book. It shows compassion as well as imagination...Don't ever lose that” Show less

“My point is, it takes a special person to cry over a book. It shows compassion as well as imagination...Don't ever lose that” “My point is, it takes a special person to cry over a book. It shows compassion as well as imagination...Don't ever lose that” Show less

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The Song of Achilles

The Song of Achilles

by Miller, Madeline

Book - 2012

“We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” Show less

“We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” Show less

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