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A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard
Her story is fascinating and horrifying, and her refusal to hate her captors is inspiring. And bat-shit-crazy—I would hate them so hard. No. 26 on my challenge. I wish it wasn’t.
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Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
“When a beautiful actress is in a movie, executives wrack their brains to find some kind of flaw … She can’t be not perfect looking, because who would want to see that? A not-100-percent-perfect-looking-in-every-way female? You might as well film a dead squid decaying on a beach somewhere for two hours.”
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Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls by David Sedaris
Hysterical. By far the best airport bookstore purchase I have ever made—I didn’t even mind when the mouth-breather in the middle seat started reading over my shoulder. No. 6 on my challenge. I’m glad I’ve finally discovered Sedaris.
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The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel
Despite having far too many names to keep track of (over 50 astronauts and their wives), and my general dislike for biography, this was really quite interesting. A decent read. No. 22 on my challenge. The pictures help to distinguish one astronaut wife from another.
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
True to form, I’m late in wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year… I’m sorry. I’m terrible. I know. Nevertheless, I hope that wherever you are and whatever you celebrate your holidays were filled with love, laughter, family, friends, food, and at least one good stiff drink. From me to…
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1984 by George Orwell
It is a strange thing to read a dystopian novel set in a time before your own birth. Disturbing, yet quite good. And the movie adaptation starring John Hurt was powerful.
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Paper Towns by John Green
Not as good as Fault in Our Stars, but definitely worth the read. He has a talent for writing characters trapped between adolescence and adulthood.
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The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant
This book is so metal. Gritty, violent, and awesome. Totally captivating (except for Anderson. Shut up, Anderson). The movie was just as gritty, violent, and awesome.
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