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Reading through the public library, helping out with local Moms Demand Action chapter and interested in all things learning
www.goodreads.com/book/show/57... This is quite the page turner. The combination of mystery and basketball works really well.
Daughter of the Morning Star (Walt Longmire, #17)
"When Lolo Long's niece Jaya begins receiving death thr…
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December 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
www.goodreads.com/book/show/57... This is quite the page turner. The combination of mystery and basketball works really well.
www.imdb.com/title/tt1330... really enjoyed this
Blue Eye Samurai (TV Series 2023– ) ⭐ 8.7 | Animation, Action, Adventure
45m | TV-MA
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December 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
www.imdb.com/title/tt1330... really enjoyed this
www.goodreads.com/book/show/53... Well, this future is way too close to comfort. Big tech capitalism mixed with AI and Robotics leads to a rather grim vision of the future. And the graphic elements are stunning.
QualityLand: Band 1.1
Der Roman von Marc-Uwe Kling kommt jetzt als Graphic No…
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December 13, 2025 at 9:38 PM
www.goodreads.com/book/show/53... Well, this future is way too close to comfort. Big tech capitalism mixed with AI and Robotics leads to a rather grim vision of the future. And the graphic elements are stunning.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/50... A fun read, especially when the narrator can stay visible to comment on the popular literature of the time and how it affects our protagonist. Clearly, teenagers have not changed that much. I just wish the narrator had been more consistent throughout the book.
Northanger Abbey
A wonderfully entertaining coming-of-age story, Northan…
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December 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
www.goodreads.com/book/show/50... A fun read, especially when the narrator can stay visible to comment on the popular literature of the time and how it affects our protagonist. Clearly, teenagers have not changed that much. I just wish the narrator had been more consistent throughout the book.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/58... Fun sleuthy book with the gang of retired folks. This was my first one and I am looking forward to more.
The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club, #3)
It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally b…
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December 5, 2025 at 1:46 AM
www.goodreads.com/book/show/58... Fun sleuthy book with the gang of retired folks. This was my first one and I am looking forward to more.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/38... My father was a merchant mariner when I was growing up so this book hits home a little harder. The ship described is not the model he sailed on, but a container freighter. Learned a lot about shipping, US corporate greed, hurricanes, and humans. Well worth reading.
Into the Raging Sea: Thirty-Three Mariners, One Megasto…
On October 1, 2015, Hurricane Joaquin barreled into the…
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December 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
www.goodreads.com/book/show/38... My father was a merchant mariner when I was growing up so this book hits home a little harder. The ship described is not the model he sailed on, but a container freighter. Learned a lot about shipping, US corporate greed, hurricanes, and humans. Well worth reading.
www.imdb.com/title/tt1535... Such a lovely tribute to this influential children’s program.
Butterfly in the Sky (2022) ⭐ 8.3 | Documentary
1h 27m
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November 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
www.imdb.com/title/tt1535... Such a lovely tribute to this influential children’s program.
www.imdb.com/title/tt1983... Quirky movie about, well, do things exist if you cannot see them but others insist they exist.
Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose (2023) ⭐ 5.4 | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
1h 36m | PG-13
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November 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
www.imdb.com/title/tt1983... Quirky movie about, well, do things exist if you cannot see them but others insist they exist.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/13... A very different world from Shadow and Bones, this story is set in the Spain of the Inquisition, focused on a young woman with magical songs and the love she discovers. I enjoyed it.
The Familiar
From the New York Times bestselling author of Ninth Hou…
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November 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM
www.goodreads.com/book/show/13... A very different world from Shadow and Bones, this story is set in the Spain of the Inquisition, focused on a young woman with magical songs and the love she discovers. I enjoyed it.
www.imdb.com/title/tt9218... Not impressed. Essentially the same plot as the first one, but we already knew then that the Roman Empire was on its way down.
Gladiator II (2024) ⭐ 6.5 | Action, Adventure, Drama
2h 28m | R
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November 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
www.imdb.com/title/tt9218... Not impressed. Essentially the same plot as the first one, but we already knew then that the Roman Empire was on its way down.
www.imdb.com/title/tt2667... A lovely movie. The penguin is of course amazing and the rest of the cast is also great. Poetry as resistance
The Penguin Lessons (2024) ⭐ 7.1 | Drama
1h 51m | PG-13
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November 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
www.imdb.com/title/tt2667... A lovely movie. The penguin is of course amazing and the rest of the cast is also great. Poetry as resistance
www.imdb.com/title/tt2177... This was ok. Some nice magic, time travel, a bit heavy handed on its messaging.
A Discovery of Witches (TV Series 2018–2022) ⭐ 7.8 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
45m | TV-MA
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November 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
www.imdb.com/title/tt2177... This was ok. Some nice magic, time travel, a bit heavy handed on its messaging.
www.imdb.com/title/tt3225... This is not for the faint of heart. Retelling of the January 1993 ferry disaster in the Baltic. Intense on a lot of different levels.
Heweliusz (TV Mini Series 2025) ⭐ 7.8 | Drama, History
1h | TV-MA
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November 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
www.imdb.com/title/tt3225... This is not for the faint of heart. Retelling of the January 1993 ferry disaster in the Baltic. Intense on a lot of different levels.
www.imdb.com/title/tt2088... Scary, with some fun characters
Red Queen (TV Series 2024–2025) ⭐ 6.8 | Crime, Drama, Thriller
1h
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November 17, 2025 at 4:05 AM
www.imdb.com/title/tt2088... Scary, with some fun characters
www.goodreads.com/book/show/13... Fun book with an unlikely and somewhat unlikeable female protagonist who finds herself bored in retirement and determined to solve a murder.
The Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin, #1)
Putting all her eggs in one basket, Agatha Raisin gives…
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November 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
www.goodreads.com/book/show/13... Fun book with an unlikely and somewhat unlikeable female protagonist who finds herself bored in retirement and determined to solve a murder.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/54... Could not get through it. The plot was so predictable, and the characters rather two dimensional. The only redeeming thing I saw was maybe that the protagonist is 45 years old. But only maybe.
The Bookshop of Second Chances
A woman desperate to turn a new page heads to the Scott…
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November 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
www.goodreads.com/book/show/54... Could not get through it. The plot was so predictable, and the characters rather two dimensional. The only redeeming thing I saw was maybe that the protagonist is 45 years old. But only maybe.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/1617 Of course a must read but it took me this long. A good moment in time to remember this story.
Night
Born in the town of Sighet, Transylvania, Elie Wiesel w…
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November 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
www.goodreads.com/book/show/1617 Of course a must read but it took me this long. A good moment in time to remember this story.
How do you make sense of the world when everyone around you is so different? Find something that is even stranger and focus on it. This is a fun and sad book about a girl growing up with, on the surface, normal people. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
Life Hacks for a Little Alien
Perfect for readers of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely F…
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November 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
How do you make sense of the world when everyone around you is so different? Find something that is even stranger and focus on it. This is a fun and sad book about a girl growing up with, on the surface, normal people. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22... A fictitious account of a trip Penelope Fitzgerald took with her young son long before she started writing. Parts of this felt like magical realism to me, mixed with desperation for money and the struggle to hold a family together.
Fonseca: A Novel
“Kane’s remarkable excavation of this interlude, includ…
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October 30, 2025 at 10:32 AM
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22... A fictitious account of a trip Penelope Fitzgerald took with her young son long before she started writing. Parts of this felt like magical realism to me, mixed with desperation for money and the struggle to hold a family together.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/14... Set in Manila, this murder mystery has in its background poverty and a police force that is still trying to figure out how to work after a long lasting dictatorship. I found it very intriguing.
Smaller and Smaller Circles
Smaller and Smaller Circles is unique in the Philippine…
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October 26, 2025 at 12:28 AM
www.goodreads.com/book/show/14... Set in Manila, this murder mystery has in its background poverty and a police force that is still trying to figure out how to work after a long lasting dictatorship. I found it very intriguing.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/62... I remember reading this as a child. So, in German and probably an abridged version. I liked it then; now it is rather filled with colonial arrogance, making it hard to get through.
The Swiss Family Robinson
The Swiss Family Robinson (German: Der Schweizerische R…
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October 21, 2025 at 12:53 AM
www.goodreads.com/book/show/62... I remember reading this as a child. So, in German and probably an abridged version. I liked it then; now it is rather filled with colonial arrogance, making it hard to get through.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/19... A complicated case, in the family, forces Lord Peter Wimsey to get into rather troubling situations. But the best bit for me was the description of the special trial.
Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)
Rustic old Riddlesdale Lodge was a Wimsey family retrea…
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October 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
www.goodreads.com/book/show/19... A complicated case, in the family, forces Lord Peter Wimsey to get into rather troubling situations. But the best bit for me was the description of the special trial.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/61... In an alternate universe humans made it to Mars, just like in this universe they made it to the Western US. This sci fi western is interesting but fizzled for me at the end.
The Strange
1931, New Galveston , Mars: Fourteen-year-old Anabelle …
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October 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
www.goodreads.com/book/show/61... In an alternate universe humans made it to Mars, just like in this universe they made it to the Western US. This sci fi western is interesting but fizzled for me at the end.
www.imdb.com/title/tt6964... a fun watch though season 3 dragged a bit.
Alex Rider (TV Series 2020–2024) ⭐ 7.5 | Action, Adventure, Drama
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October 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
www.imdb.com/title/tt6964... a fun watch though season 3 dragged a bit.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/14... I am torn on this book. The protagonist is so yucky, and of course on purpose, that I will never be able to think about English men in 19th century lit etc the same again. So, highly unappealing. And yet historically accurate and compelling.
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October 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
www.goodreads.com/book/show/14... I am torn on this book. The protagonist is so yucky, and of course on purpose, that I will never be able to think about English men in 19th century lit etc the same again. So, highly unappealing. And yet historically accurate and compelling.