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My 2023 Reading List
This is the time of year I have fun reflecting on my last year's reading list. Some stats: Books read: 50 But don't be too impressed: ...
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melindabrasher
Jan 3, 20231 min read
My 2022 Reading List Highlights
Like many of you, I do the Goodreads yearly book challenge. My goal was to read 50 books and I managed to read 52. Of course, half of...
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melindabrasher
Jan 7, 20222 min read
Highlights of my 2021 Reading List
Here are the best books I read in 2021 based purely on my enjoyment: 1) Look Big; and other tips for surviving animal encounters of all...
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melindabrasher
Apr 5, 20213 min read
Highlights of my 2020 Reading List
Here are the best books I read in 2020, based purely on my enjoyment: 1) Extraordinary Birds, by Sandy Stark McGinnis—A beautiful middle...
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melindabrasher
Feb 16, 20212 min read
Favorite Fantasy from College and Beyond
Okay, yes, I'm dating myself here. One summer between university semesters, I worked at a day camp for kids. We had board games. We had...
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melindabrasher
Feb 4, 20211 min read
Favorite Books from my Youth
Here are some of the books I remember liking most from my high school years. You'll notice a high proportion of fantasy, science fiction,...
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melindabrasher
Dec 27, 20201 min read
1000 Books you Might Have Read
This is an interesting list of the 1000 books with the most reviews on Goodreads. It's a mix of classics and popular literature, with...
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melindabrasher
Sep 25, 20201 min read
Favorites from my Childhood: Historical Fiction
I love historical fiction, and to me it shares a lot of similarities to fantasy and science fiction in that the characters inhabit a...
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melindabrasher
Sep 22, 20201 min read
Favorites from my Childhood: Fantasy and Science Fiction
I was thinking back on some of my favorite fantasy and science fiction novels of my childhood. I haven't re-read these lately (except...
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melindabrasher
Aug 31, 20201 min read
Fantasy inspiration from planet Earth
This isn't a fantasy novel. It's non-fiction. But some of the facts are so bizarre and fantastical that I drew inspiration from it. The...
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melindabrasher
Jul 25, 20201 min read
My Lady Jane, by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows.
I enjoyed this. It's a strange style, with lots of "dear reader"-type sections where the narrators address the reader directly. It quite...
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melindabrasher
Jul 3, 20202 min read
Highlights of my 2019 Reading List
Here are the best books I read in 2019, based purely on my enjoyment 1) The Other Side of Lost, by Jessi Kirby, a YA novel about a girl...
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melindabrasher
Jun 22, 20201 min read
Opposite of Always by Justin A Reynolds
This is a book I found on a "Best of 2019 YA Literature" list. I really enjoyed it. It has a sort of Groundhog Day premise, with our...
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