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September, October, November 2025 Books Post

This is for September, October, and November because I suck at updating. HUGE post ahead.

Previous books posts:
Books 1-9 (January)
Books 10-15 (February)
Books 16-24 (March)
Books 25-33 (April)
Books 34-41 (May)
Books 42-49 (June)
Books 50-58 (July)
Books 59-67 (August)

( 68. Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah - 2.5 stars )

( 69. The Genius Plague by David Walton - 3 stars )

( 70. The Lifted Veil by George Eliot - 3 stars )

( 71. G is for Gumshoe by Sue Grafton - 3.5 stars )

( 72. The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon - DNF )

( 73. Picnic in the Ruins by Todd Robert Petersen - 3 stars )

( 74. Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen - 2 stars )

( 75. The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett - DNF )

( 76. Mickey7 by Edward Ashton - 3.5 stars )

( 77. The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell - 4 stars )

( 78. The Green Mile by Stephen King - 4.5 stars )

( 79. The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake - 2.5 stars )

( 80. The Monsters: Mary Shelley and the Curse of Frankenstein by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler - 5 stars )

( 81. Psyche and Eros by Luna McNamara - 3 stars )

( 82. Smothermoss by Alisa Alering - 3.5 stars )

( 83. The Doloriad by Missouri Williams - DNF )

( 84. The Girl from Rawblood by Catriona Ward - 3 stars )

( 85. The Untold Story by Genevieve Cogman - 4 stars )

( 86. The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay - 2 stars )

( 87. Sundial by Catriona Ward - 4.5 stars )

( 88. Wizard and Glass by Stephen King - 5 stars )

( 89. The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake - DNF )

We were the "gifted" kids

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The Friday Five on a Saturday

Did you get an allowance as a kid, and if so, how much was it?

Nope. I could earn money for doing chores, but it was never a guaranteed tranche of money. And by chores I mean things like washing and hoovering the car, or heavy yard work, not cleaning my room or doing the laundry or dishes. Those were just expected.
How old were you when you had your first job, and what was it?

I was fifteen. I tutored a classmate in pre-calculus at community college where I took summer classes. She paid me $10 per session and would take us both for coffee afterward in her fabulous beat up orange Corvette. We were both so happy when we got our final grades and she went from getting a D to a B+. I often wonder what happened to her.
Which do you do better: save money or spend money?

Oh, spend it, for sure. If I'd been better at saving, I'd be in a much better financial position. But would I have had as much fun? I think not.
Are people more likely to borrow money from you, or are you more likely to borrow from them?

The former. I don't like borrowing money.
What's the most expensive thing you've ever bought?

A house.

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Angelitude

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