I’ve read some more since the last posting, but I haven’t been able to figure out which are new. I definitely read a lot of excerpts, that’s for damn sure. Anyway, just like before, feel free to look through and comment on any of the books or authors that you are familiar with. And maybe work on a life list for yourself. If you want to make a life list, go for it. If it’s impressive, I may run it if you send it to me. Or you can just do it for shits and giggles.
I prefer novels of course, so where there is no notation after the title, it refers to a novel. Short story collections, poetry, plays, and nonfiction are labeled, and some of the nonfiction is labeled further by category.
I dip into a lot of books that I own and then put them down. These are 1-9 pages. Those are listed as “bits.” Longer excursions into books of 10-29 pages are listed as “some.” Beyond that I just list the number of pages.
“Excerpts” are where I did not have a physical copy of the book but instead read a bit of …
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