books of 2025 (5 21 25 Update)

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hi all ,

heres the latest update on what ive read this past month or so . these are two audio books that are vastly different experiences to listen to , yet have helped to recently shape and structure the words that are shared on this website.

let me know if youll give em a go - up next is the new hunger games prequel (?) sunrise on the reaping , some more time spent in the way of kings , and whatever else god has in store.

enjoy ,

mike

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fydor Dostoevsky - 4.23.25

Try Hard: Creative Work in Progress by Max Kerman - 5.21.25

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Books of 2025

1. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders - 1.14.25

2. Hot Water Music by Charles Bukowski - 2.6.25

3. American Gods by Neil Gaiman - 2.8.25

4. Sun and Steel by Yukio Mishima - 2.23.25

5. The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr - 3.19.25

6. The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fydor Dostoevsky - 4.23.25

7. Try Hard: Creative Work in Progress by Max Kerman - 5.21.25

thank you kindly for reading ,

- mike

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