Karen O's Eclectic Reading in 2018 - Third 75

Welcome to the THIRD page of my 2018 reading thread!

I've been with the 75-bookers for several years now, and I enjoy so much the camaraderie and book talk that happens here. I'm very glad to join with you all again!

The year 2018 has been another terrific year for reading. I find myself reading pretty much as the spirit leads, although I participate in the Take It or Leave It project and have a great time doing that. I participated in the American Author Challenge, and plan to continue with them (as the spirit leads). A long-term project of mine is to accomplish reads from the "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die" book, so that may guide my reading a little. What directs my reading more are my friends here on LT, so keep those recommendations coming!

This is my tenth year participating in the 75 Books Challenge. In 2009, I read 94 books; in 2010, I made it to 148!; 153 in 2011; 160 in 2012; 114 in 2013; 92 in 2014; 109 in 2015; 145 in 2016, and 210(!) in 2017. I hope to be reading even more in the new year.

Here's a ticker to keep track of my 2018 reads :




Here's a ticker to keep track of my progress with "1001 Books":




Here's where I'll list the books I read, starting with (the number at the end of each line represents the post number where I placed my "review" for the book):

My first 75 books for the year are listed at the top of this thread: https://www.librarything.com/topic/280009

My second 75 books for the year are listed at the top of this thread:
https://www.librarything.com/topic/291872

And here I'll start with book #151 (#151 through #167 are detailed on my second thread):

151. BE QUIET! by Ryan T. Higgins
152. Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins
153. Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House by Omarosa Manigault Newman
154. Calypso by David Sedaris
155. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of the Lost World
156. A Grumpy Book: Disgruntled Tips and Activities Designed to Put a Frown on Your Face by Grumpy Cat
157. Texts From Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters by Mallory Ortberg
158. The Da Vinci Code (illustrated version) by Dan Brown
159. Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward
160. Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
161. Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwame
162. The Outsider by Stephen King
163. The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss
164. Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jessmyn Ward
165. The Houdini Box by Brian Selznick
166. The Golden Compass The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 by Philip Pullman
167. Mammoths and Mastodons of the Ice Age by Adrian Lister

168. Small Fry: A Memoir by Lisa Brennan-Jobs - 2
169. Alma and How She Got Her Name - 9
170. Lovely by Jess Hong - 10
171. Bowwow Powwow by Brenda J. Child - 11
172. The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson - 12
173. The Remember Balloons by Jessie Oliveros - 13
174. Festival of Colors by Kabir Sehgal - 14
175. Sci-Fu, Book 1: Kick It Off by Yehudi Mercado - 16
176. Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King - 17
177. The House With a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs - 18
178. The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English by Lynne Murphy - 19
179. The Golden Compass Graphic Novel, Complete Edition by Phillip Pullman - 22
180. The Gospel in Brief: The Life of Jesus by Leo Tolstoy - 26
181. We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time by Jose Andres - 27
182. The Hat by Jan Brett - 28
183. The Colors of All the Cattle by Alexander McCall Smith - 29
184. Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat's Jewel Box by Madeleine Albright - 31
185. Obama: An Intimate Portrait by Pete Souza - 34
186. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith - 35
187. Furnace of Creation Cradle of Destruction: A Journey to the Birthplace of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis by Roy Chester - 36
188. Fox 8: A Story by George Saunders - 37
189. All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries #1) by Martha Wells - 38
190. China Rich Girlfriend (Crazy Rich Asians #2) by Kevin Kwan - 43
191. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - 46
192. The Snowy Nap by Jan Brett - 47
193. How to Be Safe: A Novel by Tom McAllister - 50
194. Watchmen by Alan Moore - 51
195. Louisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo - 52
196. The Shakespeare Requirement by Julie Schumacher - 53
197. Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories by Kelly Barnhill - 54
198. Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright - 55
199. The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom by Melissa Hartwig - 58
200. The Whole30 Fast & Easy Cookbook: 150 Simply Delicious Everyday Recipes for Your Whole30 by Melissa Hartwig - 59

Here is where I'll list the authors selected for the 2018 American Authors Challenge, the books I will read, and if I complete them (here's hoping!)

2018 AAC

January- Joan Didion - White Album - COMPLETED
February- Colson Whitehead - Zone One - COMPLETED
March- Tobias Wolff - This Boy's Life - COMPLETED
April- Alice Walker - The Temple of My Familiar - COMPLETED
May- Peter Hamill - Tabloid City - COMPLETED
June- Walter Mosley - Devil With a Blue Dress - COMPLETED
July- Amy Tan - Joy Luck Club - COMPLETED
August- Louis L'Amour - Sackett's Land - COMPLETED
September- Pat Conroy - not going to happen
October- Stephen King - The Outsider - COMPLETED
November- Narrative Nonfiction - We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time by Jose Andres - COMPLETED
December- F. Scott Fitzgerald - maybe in 2019

My 2003 "Books Read" list (casually kept, and probably incomplete): http://librata.blogspot.com/2012/04/karens-2003-reading-list.html
My 2004 "Books Read" list (see above caveats: things get better!):
http://librata.blogspot.com/2012/04/karens-2004-reading-list.html
My 2005 "Books Read" list (most pathetic list yet): http://librata.blogspot.com/2012/04/karens-2005-reading-list.html
My 2006 "Books Read" list : http://librata.blogspot.com/2012/04/karens-2006-reading-list.htm
My 2007 "Books Read" list : http://librata.blogspot.com/2012/04/karens-2007-reading-list.html
My 2008 "Books Read" list : http://librata.blogspot.com/2012/04/karens-2008-reading-list.html
My 2009 "Books Read" list : http://librata.blogspot.com/2012/04/karens-2009-reading-list.html
My 2010 "Books Read" list : http://librata.blogspot.com/2012/04/karens-2010-reading-list.html

Here is a link to my last thread from 2011: http://www.librarything.com/topic/122919

Here is a link to my last thread from 2012: http://www.librarything.com/topic/138897

Here is a link to my last thread from 2013:
http://www.librarything.com/topic/156012

Here is a link to my thread from 2014: http://www.librarything.com/topic/163564

Here is a link to my thread from 2015: https://www.librarything.com/topic/186139

Here is a link to my thread from 2016: http://www.librarything.com/topic/211096

Here is a link to my last thread from 2017: http://www.librarything.com/topic/268142#

Good reading to you!

168. Small Fry: A Memoir by Lisa Brennan-Jobs

Happy new thread, Karen!

Happy new thread!

Thanks, you two! It is exciting! And thanks for stopping by to chat.

Husband and I finished up our watching of Season 7 of "Once Upon a Time," thus completing a viewing of all seven seasons. They've been some of the most fun, beautiful, lovely shows and I was actually sad to think that they were done. But, as one of the actors pointed out, the episodes are now archived, and can be watched over and over.

We finished Season 8 of "American Horror Story" today. It certainly has been a wild ride, and always stays true to the mission of showing horror from an American point-of-view, I think. We can't watch the show too late at night--too scary!

I attended a wonderful "Diversity Books Showcase" at my home library (also the library at which I work). I can't believe I've never attended one before, but that has been remedied.

Three presenters, one for Easy, one for middle grades, and one for YA. I enjoy all levels of reading, so I was in heaven. Started out with a set of Easy books (gorgeous, wonderful writing and illustrations), and they will follow below. I'm counting them in my book total!

169. Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez Neal (Latino)

170. Lovely by Jess Hong (diversity in general)

171. Bowwow Powwow by Brenda J. Child (Ojibwe)

172. The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson (diversity and differences)

173. The Remember Balloons by Jessie Oliveros (generations, memory loss)

174. Festival of Colors by Kabir Sehgal (Indian festival Holi)

Current reading 11/20.18. I'm got a number of books "going" and will probably finish a few all at once. Having a lot of fun with the non-fiction that I am currently reading--kind of a natural history theme.

I've decided to list books in the order that I will lose access to them (ebooks first, because I have no control over when those go back to the library; then paper books from the library, because I can go late and pay small late fees; then my own books (which are blissfully mine!) Of course, if I have a book that I am just dying to read right now! that one gets priority.

Ebooks on my Nook (library):

Sleeping Beauties (Stephen King and Owen King) (TIOLI #1) - will probably finish today
How To Be Safe (Tom McAllister)
We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time (Jose Andres) - halfway through? (TIOLI #6)
The Fall of Gondolin (Tolkien)
One Nation After Trump (E.J. Dionne Jr)

From the library (paper books):

The Colors of All the Cattles (Alexander McCall Smith) (TIOLI #8)
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told (Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman)
The Prodigal Tongue (M. Lynne Murphy) - halfway through - fascinating!
Golden Compass Complete (contains Vols 1 and 2 and "3") - graphic novel
The Gospel in Brief (Tolstoy; yes, that one) - lovely writing, halfway through (TIOLI #15)
The House With a Clock In Its Walls (John Bellairs) (TIOLI #16)
Frozen Earth: The Once and Future Story of Ice Ages (Doug McDougall) Furnace of Creation, Cradle of Destruction (Roy Chester) (TIOLI #18)
The Husband Hunters (Anne De Courcy)
Pride (Ibi Aanu Zoboi) retelling of Price and Prejudice (YA)
Sci-Fu (Yehudi Mercado) childrens graphic novel

My books:

The Woman Who Would Be King (Kara Cooney) (shared read for TIOLI #2)
Time's Convert (Deborah Harkness) - loving this book; about 2/3 way done
Circe (Madeline Miller) -- looking forward to getting back to this one!
The World of All Souls: A Complete Guide to A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, and The Book of Life (Deborah Harkness) -- good start, easy to pick up and read in segments, so much fun!

175. Sci-Fu Book 1: Kick It Off by Yehudi Mercado

176. Sleeping Beauties by Steven King and Owen King

177. The House With a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs

178. The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English by Lynne Murphy

>19 klobrien2: That one sounds fun!

Current reading 11/25/18. Finishing up a few books for this month's TIOLI, aching to get at the books at the bottom of the pile. Maybe ignore TIOLI for December?

I've decided to list books in the order that I will lose access to them (ebooks first, because I have no control over when those go back to the library; then paper books from the library, because I can go late and pay small late fees; then my own books (which are blissfully mine!) Of course, if I have a book that I am just dying to read right now! that one gets priority.

Ebooks on my Nook (library):

How To Be Safe (Tom McAllister)
We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time (Jose Andres) - halfway through? (TIOLI #6)
The Fall of Gondolin (Tolkien)
One Nation After Trump (E.J. Dionne Jr)

From the library (paper books):

The Colors of All the Cattle (Alexander McCall Smith) (TIOLI #8)
NEW--The Shakespeare Requirement by Julie Schumacher
NEW--Shout, Sister, Shout! The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe by Gayle Wald
NEW--Catherine, Called Birdy by Karan Cushman
NEW--Eugene Onegin: A Novel in Verse by Alexander Pushkin (I read this a few years ago, but recently watched the beautiful movie version with Ralph Fiennes and Liv Tyler, and got the book and a CD of the ballet as well!)
NEW--European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman by Theodora Goss (sequel to The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter)
Golden Compass Complete (contains Vols 1 and 2 and "3") - graphic novel
The Gospel in Brief (Tolstoy; yes, that one) - lovely writing, halfway through (TIOLI #15)
Frozen Earth: The Once and Future Story of Ice Ages (Doug McDougall)
Furnace of Creation, Cradle of Destruction (Roy Chester) (TIOLI #18)
The Husband Hunters (Anne De Courcy)
Pride (Ibi Aanu Zoboi) retelling of Price and Prejudice (YA)

My books:

Time's Convert (Deborah Harkness) - loving this book; about 2/3 way done
Circe (Madeline Miller) -- looking forward to getting back to this one!
The World of All Souls: A Complete Guide to A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, and The Book of Life (Deborah Harkness) -- good start, easy to pick up and read in segments, so much fun!

179. The Golden Compass Graphic Novel, Complete Edition by Philip Pullman

Wow, you're really getting up there in your count. 179! I've not even finished 50 this year!

>20 drneutron: Hi, Jim! Prodigal Tongue was great--I really liked the author's writing and sense of humor; and her ability to speak from both sides (American and British) with knowledge and wit.

I have GOT to put at least ratings by my completed books. I seem to have lost interest in doing any kind of review or report; maybe this will be back in the new year, right?!

Thanks for visiting and stopping to chat!

>23 The_Hibernator: Hi, Rachel! I am racking up the reads, but having a lot of fun, too. I am, indeed, being very eclectic. I am also lucky to have free time (I work part-time, my husband does his share of house stuff, and our kids are grown) and reading is at the top of my list for a leisure activity (well, crossword puzzles may come absolute first!)

And, YOU have had quite a bit non-reading-related going on with you in the past year, haven't you?! And you've still managed to read a LOT! I'm hoping you'll be able to carve out a little more reading time in the new year.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I read your thread every day, though I don't usually comment on others' threads. I should do that more. That will be my goal for the next year.

Blessings!

180. The Gospel in Brief: The Life of Jesus by Leo Tolstoy

181. We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time by Jose Andres

182. The Hat by Jan Brett


Beautiful, funny book about a hedgehog and his farm friends; Hedgie gets his head caught in a woolen stocking, and everyone has something to say about that! I'm thinking that this book would make a great present for my hobby farm brother and sister-in-law!

The author/illustrator has a new book out The Snowy Nap, and our library has a book signing/talk coming up with Brett. Quite exciting!

183. The Colors of All the Cattle by Alexander McCall Smith

Just watched "RBG"--a very good documentary of the amazing and inspiring Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Supreme Court Justice. Give it a watch!

https://www.rbgmovie.com/

184. Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat's Jewel Box by Madeleine Albright


A terrific read, filled with great photographs of gorgeous pins belonging to the former Sec'y of State (and a few extra historically important ones). I picked up this book because I had just checked out Fascism: A Warning and was intrigued by the title. It was a very fun read, filled with history and humor (at the end of the book is a "Pindex," get it?!)
Looking forward to the fascism book, and will probably be an Albright fan now.

Current reading 12/06/18. I'm currently at 184 books for the year, hoping for 200! As you can see, I have a lot of books to work with--a veritable plethora!

Ebooks on my Nook (library):

How To Be Safe (Tom McAllister)
Good Omens (Terry Pratchett)
Tender is the Night (F. Scott Fitzgerald) (AAC for December)
China Rich Girlfriend (Kevin Kwan)
No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Alexander McCall Smith) Since I've read all 19 books in the series, I decided to go back to the beginning for a refresh, and I'm loving it!
There There (Tommy Orange)
Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories (Kelly Barnhill)
Fascism: A Warning (Madeleine Albright)
Louisiana's Way Home (Kate DiCamillo)

From the library (paper books):

The Shakespeare Requirement by Julie Schumacher
Shout, Sister, Shout! The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe by Gayle Wald
Frozen Earth: The Once and Future Story of Ice Ages (Doug McDougall)
Furnace of Creation, Cradle of Destruction (Roy Chester) (TIOLI #18)
Pride (Ibi Aanu Zoboi) retelling of Price and Prejudice (YA)
Mortal Engines (Phillip Reeve)
Obama: An Intimate Portrait (Pete Souza)
Jeeves and the Wedding Bells: An Homage to P. D. Wodehouse (Sebastian Faulks)

My books:

Time's Convert (Deborah Harkness) - loving this book; about 2/3 way done
Circe (Madeline Miller) -- looking forward to getting back to this one!
The World of All Souls: A Complete Guide to A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, and The Book of Life (Deborah Harkness) -- good start, easy to pick up and read in segments, so much fun!

Here is the lineup for the 2019 AAC (American Author Challenge). Looks wonderful!

January: Chaim Potok

February: Louisa May Alcott

March: Jon Clinch

April: Jesmyn Ward

May: Jay Parini

June: Pearl Buck

July: Founding Fathers (and Mothers)

August: Ernest J. Gaines

September: Leslie Marmon Silko

October: DRAMA

November: W. E. B. DuBois

December: Marilynne Robinson

BONUS/WILD CARD: Genre Fiction. My recommendations for this category are Sharyn McCrumb and James Lee Burke, but it's a wild card. Use it for whatever you like..

n.b. The order of authors was changed slightly.

185. Obama: An Intimate Portrait by Pete Souza

186. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

I've read all of the books in the series, and will certainly keep on--I love it! Thought it would be nice to go back and read the very first one, and it was! Revisiting the origin story was wonderful.

187. Furnace of Creation Cradle of Destruction: A Journey to the Birthplace of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis by Roy Chester

188. Fox 8: A Story by George Saunders

189. All Systems Red (Murderbot Diaries #1) by Martha Wells

Oh, boy! Lots of people are listing their best reads of the year, and it seems like fun, so here goes! In no particular order (well, probably order read):

Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore
Plainsong by Kent Haruf

The Bobiverse books by Dennis E. Taylor
We are Legion (We Are Bob)
For We Are Many
All These Worlds

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
The Weight of Ink by Rachel Kadish
The Power by Naomi Alderman
Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
Small Fry: A Memoir by Lisa Brennan-Jobs
The Outsider by Stephen King

Loved them all! The review confirms to me that I had another good year of reading.

Books I'd like to finish by the end of the year (I want to hit 200). Is it possible? Maybe. After Christmas, my time should free up a little more.

China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan - I'm close on this one; ebook "goes away" in 2 days, so the pressure is on
The Shakespeare Requirement by Julie Schumacher - I've got a rental copy, so I'd like to get this done as soon as may be
There There: A Novel by Tommy Orange - just started
Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories by Kelly Barnhill - just started
Louisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo - have a fair start, and it should read fast
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens - this is a reread, it's a short book, and it's going fast
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told: An Oral History by Megan Mulally - I got pretty far into it previously, so should go quickly
Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright - not a huge book, but a little heftier in content than the other books I'm reading
Watchmen by Alan Moore - graphic novel, but pretty chunky, with "book" writing interspersed
Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve
Jeeves and the Wedding Bells by Sebastian Faulks

These may be my first reads of the new year:

Time's Convert by Deborah Harkness
Becoming: A Memoir by Michelle Obama
Circe by Madeline Miller
Paddington Mystery by John Rhode

Happy Holidays Karen!

Oh, how cute! I love it--thank you! And happy holidays to you, too, Rachel!

190. China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan

Happy holidays, Karen

Thank you, Paul! The same to you, my friend.

191. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

192. The Snowy Nap by Jan Brett

Stopping by to leave my Christmas wishes Karen!

>39 klobrien2: I think Spinning Silver and Exit West would also make my best of list for this year.

>40 klobrien2: That is an ambitious list for the rest of the year! I'm hoping to squeeze in a couple more books - already found places for some books I know I won't finish in the January TIOLI challenge!

Hi, Heather! Thanks for the Christmas wishes! In turn, I wish you all the best in the new year!

My year-end reading is not as fast as I would wish, but I'm making a little progress the last few days. I've got a number of books going, so now I'm focusing on what I really want to be reading right now. A goal is just a goal, right?!

Thanks for stopping by!

193. How to Be Safe: A Novel by Tom McAllister

194. Watchmen by Alan Moore

195. Louisiana's Way Home by Kate DeCamillo

196. The Shakespeare Requirement by Julie Schumacher

197. Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories by Kelly Barnhill



Excellent set of stories, full of life and a kind of magical realism that I love, and don't hate! Barnhill is one of my favorite authors now (I've previously read The Girl Who Drank the Moon) and she is so good at these short stories.

I always read the author's acknowledgements, and I was especially glad to have done so with this book. I came across this wonderful gem of a quote about reading, and readers, and why we read. Just blew my mind:

It should be noted that I am, always and forever, in a state of awe and gratitude for the facts that there are readers in the world. There is, at its center, something immutably miraculous about the substance and process of reading stories. We read because we hunger to know, to empathize, to feel, to connect, to laugh, to fear, to wonder, and to become, with each page, more than ourselves. To become creatures with souls. We read because it allows us, through force of mind, to hold hands, touch lives, speak as another speaks, listen as another listens, and feel as another feels. We read because we wish to journey forth together. There is, despite everything, a place for empathy and compassion and rumination, and just knowing that fact, for me, is an occasion for joy. That we still, in this frenetic and bombastic and self-centered age, have legions of people who can and do return to the quietness of the page, opening their minds and hearts, again and again, to the wild world and the stuff of life, pinned into scenes and characters and sharp images and pretty sentences--well. It sure feels like a miracle, doesn't it? I that you, readers, and I salute you. With an open heart and a curious mind, I, too, return to the page. Let us hold hands and journey forth.

198. Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright

>53 klobrien2: How was this? I've got it on my wishlist but neither library I use has it. I really enjoyed the first one.

>56 rosalita: Hi, rosalita!

I'm so busy trying to get to 200 (I just did! today!) that I didn't even put stars on my latest reads (sorry!)

The Shakespeare Requirement was good, but it took me a while to get going. It's again set at a university (the author teaches at the U of Minnesota). Lots of good characters, lots of humor. I hope you get a chance to give it a try!

Thanks for stopping by!

199. The Whole30: The 30-day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom by Melissa Hartwig

Husband is having to experiencing some health issues, and his allergist doctor wants him to cut certain things out of his diet: quite like the Whole30 plan, but also quite different. The Whole30 plan is basically a "Paleo" food plan, and has one going cold-turkey on sugar, chocolate, alcohol, dairy, grains, legumes (wasn't expecting that), and processed meats. Oh, and caffeine (yikes!). Additionally, Art's doctor has him avoiding tomatoes, orange juice, grape juice,...The doctor didn't mention grains as a taboo, though (yet!)

We both have looked through this book and my 200th (below) and there are a lot of good ideas there! I'm not sure that I'm totally gung-ho for the total "Whole30" but it certainly makes a lot of sense. We'll certainly follow the doctor's version of the plan going forward.

This book has some wonderful recipes and lots of great advice for planning, cooking, implementation.

200. The Whole30 Fast & Easy Cookbook: 150 Simply Delicious Everyday Recipes for Your Whole30 by Melissa Hartwig

I think that this will be it for this year! I made it to 200 books read, and boy, have I had some good reading this year. I'll spend some time tomorrow cleaning up this thread and maybe setting up my 2019 thread (or I'll wait until 1/1/19). See you in the new year!

Wishing you and yours a happy and joyous 2019, filled with peace, love, and great books.