Protected: canceling Dahl

According to Goodreads, I read 51 books this year (so far).  Several 4 star books stood out: Sapiens – I didn’t love this whole book, but I loved the first couple chapters about our forebears (you know, early humans).  It’s so interesting to me to think about how “cavemen” lived – people just like me,…

Thanks to Goodreads, I can report that I read 75 books and 28573 pages in 2022.  That includes some kids books that I read or listened to with the girls.  That’s fewer books than last year but a few more pages.  Interestingly, 2020 is my all-time biggest reading year.  I guess the pandemic was good…

I read a book recently that took place in a rural location in an oppressive regime – perhaps a former Soviet state.  I don’t remember.   A man who lives in the community is pick up by the government and tortured to give information about his neighbors.  He refuses and is badly damaged.  He is…