November 2023 Reading List

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Had a pretty solid first *REAL* Thanksgiving in the house. Invited a bunch of friends over, all of whom have experienced some tough years and a few big losses. Despite the oven crapping out on us mid-prep multiple times (and then finally for good), we had a fantastically delicious meal and the weather was absolutely stunning. Really good day, all things considered. Will almost certainly become a yearly tradition, I think. I love having my people over for any good time. 


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NOVEMBER (9 books | 3,519 pgs)

52.) The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin (Nonfiction, 406 pgs)

53.) The Dunwich Horror by Francois Baranger (Illustrated Fiction, 56 pgs)

54.) Uzumaki by Junji Ito (Graphic Novel, 653 pgs)

55.) Die by Kieron Gillen (Graphic Novel, 656 pgs)

56.) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Omnibus (Graphic Novel, 416 pgs)

57.) The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories by Tim Burton (Fiction, 115 pgs)

58.) Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest by Hanif Abdurraqib (Nonfiction, 207 pgs)

59.) Tomie by Junji Ito (Graphic Novel, 750 pgs)

60.) The Resound Fields by Donald Scribe Ross (Graphic Novel, 260 pgs)



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