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On Sat, 14 Dec 2024 09:51:19 +0200, Steve Hayes wrote:

> What are the best books you've read in 2024?
> 
> Mine:
> 
> 87  Lewis, C.S. 1973. Prince Caspian.
> 87  Towles, Amor. 2017. A Gentleman in Moscow.
> 86  Poland, Marguerite. 2019. A Sin of Omission.
> 85  Williams, Pip. 2022. The Dictionary of Lost Words.
> 84  Holland, Tom. 2019. Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind.
> 83  Jewell, Lisa. 2019. The Family Upstairs.
> 82  de la Motte, Anders. 2020. Rites of Spring.
> 82  Glyn, Patricia. 2006. Footing with Sir Richard's Ghost.
> 81  King, Stephen. 2011. 11.22.63.
> 81  Wain, John. 1974. A Winter in the Hills.
> 
> Scores out of 100, so those over 80 got 5 stars on GoodReads
> 
> Reviews of the (tied) top two here:
> 
> Telmarines: the ultimate whenwes
> <https://methodius.blogspot.com/2024/09/telmarines-ultimate-
whenwes.html>
> 
> A Gentleman in Moscow -- the mind and face of Bolshevism
> <https://methodius.blogspot.com/2024/07/a-gentleman-in-moscow-mind-and-
face-of.html>


Two Coil related books:

* England's Hidden Reverse
* Everything Keeps Dissolving