Anyone here have any good book recommendations for the quarantine?

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I’m plowing through books right now bc I’ve maxed out on Netflix and the news makes me stressed. So thankful for kindle app and a city library with ebooks. I like historical fiction/ novels set in a time period that isn’t the present. Recent faves:

A woman is no man
Where the crawdads sing
The map of salt and stars
Pachinko
Half of a yellow sun

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Half of a yellow sun is a fave!

Burning through Becoming right now!

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Musashi

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I gave my teen the Sapiens book to read

Aubrey Maturin series. Leadership 1 on 1

1. "The Masters of War: History's Greatest Strategic Thinkers", by Andrew R. Wilson.

2. "History's Greatest Military Blunders and the Lessons They Teach", by Gregory S. Aldrete.

3. I'm learning a third language using audiobooks by Paul Noble, pick one and enjoy!

Man’s search for meaning !

Circe.

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