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Do you enjoy learning things? Do you hate boring textbooks? Me too! Here are ten books that will teach you something new, but will not bring back high school nightmares. I promise there's no exam at the end of these books.
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I rarely read mysteries, but I often read mysterious books. What's a mysterious book? It's a book where you know that something bad is happening, but you don't know how bad it'll get. It's a story about morally gray characters with murky motives. You can't trust anybody in these novels.
Here are ten mysterious books for your to-be-read list.
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I was tempted to make a list of books with shiny, reflective covers . . . .
Unfortunately, that's not what we're doing today. We're talking about books where the characters reflect on the past. They could be grappling with their own memories or engaging with a historical event. These are all books where the past influences the characters' present behavior.
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The year is half over! Can you believe it? How's everybody holding up? Are you doing okay?
If you're reading this on the day it's posted, I'm in the middle of Hell week at work. July 4th is the busiest day of the year at state parks. Then it's the weekend, which is always chaotic at parks. Also, the fiscal year is ending (and beginning), and I work in the revenue department when I'm not dealing with traffic, tourists, problems, etc. Basically, the world is conspiring to kill me. I'm so tired.
Anyway, let's talk about books. I've read 26 of them this year, which is abysmal. Every year, I read fewer and fewer books. I miss reading! I just don't have time for it.
In better news, my book buying ban worked. In 2022, I decided to stop buying books until I read all the unread books on my shelf. I accomplished my mission in May 2025. I currently own 0 unread books. That's pretty cool. Let's discuss the best and worst of what I read.
