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So we've reached that arbitrary date on the calendar that marks the end of one year and the start of the next one. This means it's time to look back at some of the things I tracked this year - including the list of books I read. And here are some thoughts - and recommendations.
I read fewer books this year than I have in previous years. In 2018, I read 82 new books, plus two rereads, for a total of 84 books read. This year, I finished 59 new books, plus two rereads for a total of 61.
Three of the new books this year were beta reads, two for published authors and one for a fellow member of my writing group, @BSFWriters. One of my rereads this year was a second beta read for one of the published authors. I've discovered I enjoy beta reading.
Hey, so I wanna talk a bit about dealing with existing in a time where we can see the planet getting, frankly, irreparably fucked befote our very eyes? Cause I know this is a thing that is pretty much constantly on my mind and it is HARD to manage to keep keeping on.
I feel terrified. Depressed. Overwhelming grief. I wonder what's the point in planning for a future, if we don't know that we'll even have one? And paralysed by the immense scale of it all. It's the entire planet. It's everywhere we know life is.
And at the same time, everyday life goes on as normal. And I go about my day wanting to shake everyone- like, how are we just having coffee in the break room right now?! How are we mucking about with spreadsheets?!
