@genegualtieri another favorite! You’ve got great taste in books!
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\nFinished reading: Far Side of the World by Patrick O’Brian 💙📚 (Book link)
\nA comfort reread. This one is surprisingly dark—a mutinous crew, storms, murder, and castaways. But, as always, the enduring friendship of Aubrey and Maturin carries the book and warms my heart. ★★★★★
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\nSo very true.
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\n\n\nA little bit of grace. That’s what a good dog is, you know. A little bit of grace.\n— Stephen King
\n
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/09/04/we-got-bad-news-from.html","date_published":"2026-09-04T23:42:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-04 23:42","date_timestamp":1788565362,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Pkm.social/@Robertbreen/117215420851912931","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5anip6zb7tmhgtpyriiikaa/post/3muq5e7trqd2x"]}},{"id":"96981452","content_html":"@genegualtieri I saw that! I ended up reading The Good Life earlier this year. I enjoyed it, but maybe not as much as Brightness Falls. Looking forward to eventually reading all four. Thanks again for putting this series on my radar!
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/robertbreen/96973347","date_published":"2026-09-04T20:32:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-04 20:32","date_timestamp":1788553952,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96961718","content_html":"Blaise Pascal was a French philosopher, mathematician, physicist, religious thinker, and even the original inventor of public transportation. All this over a short life of just 39 years. I read Pensées a long time ago. His clear-eyed writing haunts me.
\n![](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/125484/2026/img-0047.png\")
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/robertbreen/96895453","date_published":"2026-09-03T15:27:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-03 15:27","date_timestamp":1788449244,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96859405","content_html":"Question for readers who use the Micro.blog app on iPhone: when I tap the Discover button and use the pull-down filter for Books, the feed never loads. The progress bar stops around the 50% mark. Other Discover categories work great. Anyone else have this issue? @Manton?
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\n
— James Agee, A Death in the Family
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/robertbreen/96725470","date_published":"2026-08-31T20:17:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-31 20:17","date_timestamp":1788207446,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96715133","content_html":"@Cliff538 We took a road trip in our RV a couple of years ago from Phoenix to Vashon Island in Washington state to escape the July heat. Our first stop was at the Space Station RV park just outside of Las Vegas. It was 110 degrees outside. We had the A/C running full blast, but it was barely keeping up. The breaker box at the park was a little sketch, and I was worried we might trip it with our A/C load. That could turn deadly. I’m glad this all worked out!
\nEnjoy your time in the Pacific NW!
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/robertbreen/96662770","date_published":"2026-08-30T16:24:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-30 16:24","date_timestamp":1788107095,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"96400817","content_html":"@Cliff538 The summer heat in Arizona can be brutal. Hope you’re heading someplace cooler! We’ve escaped to Santa Barbara for the week, and the locals are all complaining at the 88 degree heat, but we are loving the ocean breeze. Travel safe!
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\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/08/19/ive-been-using-things-as.html","date_published":"2026-08-20T00:45:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-20 00:45","date_timestamp":1787186715,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Pkm.social/@Robertbreen/117125069964067052","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5anip6zb7tmhgtpyriiikaa/post/3mthzfggzy52d"]}},{"id":"96065523","content_html":"@cliff538 Great review, Cliff! Claire Keegan is amazing.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/robertbreen/96065523","date_published":"2026-08-20T00:29:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-20 00:29","date_timestamp":1787185792,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95982621","content_html":"@jimmitchell I love this, Jim. It’s one thing to add so much functionality to a blog, but it’s a whole different thing to make it look so good. You’re an artist!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/robertbreen/95982621","date_published":"2026-08-18T16:34:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-18 16:34","date_timestamp":1787070895,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95949026","content_html":"@cjhubbs I read Blood Meridian over six years ago, and there are parts of it that still haunt me. Powerful writing.
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/robertbreen/95949026","date_published":"2026-08-18T03:21:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-18 03:21","date_timestamp":1787023286,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95840617","content_html":"@cliff538 Ha! But money on books is always well spent!
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/robertbreen/95840617","date_published":"2026-08-15T22:54:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-15 22:54","date_timestamp":1786834447,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"edit_url":null,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"95832822","content_html":"\nCurrently re-reading: Far Side of the World by Patrick O’Brian 💙📚
\nAh, the Aubrey/Maturin novels. This is my 4th time through the 20-volume series, known as a circumnavigation by O’Brian aficionados. I love these books so much. I wrote this tribute after my third voyage. Books can be dear friends.
\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/08/15/currently-rereading-far-side-of.html","date_published":"2026-08-15T19:28:41+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-15 19:28","date_timestamp":1786822121,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Pkm.social/@Robertbreen/117101176651520836","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5anip6zb7tmhgtpyriiikaa/post/3mt5ftyjufv2d"]}},{"id":"95831155","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781942658603/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Tinkers by Paul Harding (Book details) 💙📚
\nUniversal themes run through this spare novel—fathers and sons, memory, mental illness, the mystery of existence—but the storytelling felt disjointed, and I never found the thread to connect many of the fragmentary passages. ★★★☆☆
\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/08/15/finished-reading-tinkers-by-paul.html","date_published":"2026-08-15T18:43:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-15 18:43","date_timestamp":1786819439,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://Pkm.social/@Robertbreen/117101002905974782","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:n5anip6zb7tmhgtpyriiikaa/post/3mt5dexmlux2o"]}},{"id":"95322297","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781627790550/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Being Mortal by Atul Gawande 📚
\nA sobering look at the inevitable and merciless certainty of our mortality. No matter how much we exercise or how carefully we eat, death is unavoidable—and growing old is not for the faint of heart.
\n\n\nOld age is not a battle. Old age is a massacre.
\n
Gawande, a practicing surgeon, argues doctors are good at fixing specific ailments but often do more harm than good with a dying patient. Not an easy read, but the lessons are essential for all of us. ★★★★☆
\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/08/06/finished-reading-being-mortal-by.html","date_published":"2026-08-07T00:22:47+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-07 00:22","date_timestamp":1786062167,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94700972","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781501141201/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Firestarter by Stephen King 📚
\nSeeing the awful movie many years ago spoiled me from reading this book until now. As with most Stephen King novels, the depth of characters and human themes transcends the genre. ★★★★☆
\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/07/26/finished-reading-firestarter-by-stephen.html","date_published":"2026-07-26T20:06:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-26 20:06","date_timestamp":1785096369,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94118714","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781668214381/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Nonesuch by Francis Spufford 📚
\nThis novel had all the elements of a terrific story: a strong, conflicted female protagonist, a menacing Nazi villain, Narnia-like magic, time travel, all set in wartime Britain. Sadly, the book couldn’t live up to the premise. ★★☆☆☆
\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/07/16/finished-reading-nonesuch-by-francis.html","date_published":"2026-07-16T17:12:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-16 17:12","date_timestamp":1784221957,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93379992","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781982181314/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: The Greatest Sentence Ever Written by Walter Isaacson 📚
\nTimely review of the Founding Fathers’ debate and intentions for the formation of the United States. An easy read, but it will leave you with lots to ponder. ★★★★☆
\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/07/03/finished-reading-the-greatest-sentence.html","date_published":"2026-07-03T16:42:59+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-03 16:42","date_timestamp":1783096979,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93203588","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780547345666/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood 📚
\nFinally read this dystopian classic. Five years ago it would have felt wildly imaginative; now it feels all too plausible. Atwood’s prose is cinematic, her warning timeless. ★★★★★
\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/06/30/finished-reading-the-handmaids-tale.html","date_published":"2026-06-30T18:35:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-30 18:35","date_timestamp":1782844556,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93033648","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780593653142/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Hidden Potential by Adam Grant 📚
\nA breezy book about the importance of character, persistence, and passion in how we learn, grow, and ultimately reach our goals. Not much new territory explored here. Some interesting stories, but probably better as a TED Talk. ★★☆☆☆
\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/06/27/finished-reading-hidden-potential-by.html","date_published":"2026-06-27T17:56:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-27 17:56","date_timestamp":1782582962,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92672715","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780142437988/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: The End of the Affair by Graham Greene 📚
\nThis classic novel explores the fine line between love and hate in post-war London.
\n\n\nI have never known a woman before or since so able to alter a whole mood by simply speaking on the telephone, and when she came into a room or put her hand on my side she created at once the absolute trust I lost with every separation.
\n
Short chapters, crisp prose, suspense-novel feel, but the real punch is in the questions it raises: fate vs. free will, faith vs. doubt, romantic longing vs. jealousy’s corrosiveness. ★★★★☆
\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/06/22/finished-reading-the-end-of.html","date_published":"2026-06-22T16:48:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-22 16:48","date_timestamp":1782146894,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92192763","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780312424091/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson 📚
\nHousekeeping is a novel, yes, but also a ruminative meditation on grief, loneliness, and memory. A book to take slow and let it flow over you. The perfect ending made up for the challenging parts. ★★★★☆
\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/06/14/finished-reading-housekeeping-by-marilynne.html","date_published":"2026-06-15T02:52:55+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-15 02:52","date_timestamp":1781491975,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91681493","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781583485095/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: My Ántonia (Great Plains Trilogy, #3) by Willa Cather 📚
\nA literary classic set in rural Nebraska during the 1880s. It’s a coming-of-age story of friendship, romance, and small-town values, but also a quiet meditation on place and memory. I enjoyed this one. ★★★★☆
\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/06/06/finished-reading-my-ntonia-great.html","date_published":"2026-06-07T04:22:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-07 04:22","date_timestamp":1780806178,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91499798","content_html":"New Blog Post: Double Vision: A Personal History\nrobertbreen.com
\n![](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/125484/2026/sarashadows-m.jpg\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/06/03/new-blog-post-double-vision.html","date_published":"2026-06-03T23:31:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-03 23:31","date_timestamp":1780529487,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91336414","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780593854280/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: A Marriage At Sea by Sophie Elmhirst 📚
\nOrdinarily, I’m a sucker for first-hand accounts of enduring the perils of the open ocean on a small boat. This wasn’t that. ★★☆☆☆
\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/06/01/finished-reading-a-marriage-at.html","date_published":"2026-06-01T16:37:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-01 16:37","date_timestamp":1780331835,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91277852","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780593734636/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: The Book of Alchemy by Suleika Jaouad 📚
\nA great book to establish or reinvigorate a journaling practice. I got a lot out of this collection of one hundred writing prompts. ★★★★☆
\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/05/31/finished-reading-the-book-of.html","date_published":"2026-05-31T17:58:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-31 17:58","date_timestamp":1780250280,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90858024","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9781501111686/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King 📚
\nWide range of styles, but most of these stories were just okay. My favorite was UR, a novella about a Kindle with access to the multiverse. Fun references for Dark Tower fans. ★★★☆☆
\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/05/24/finished-reading-the-bazaar-of.html","date_published":"2026-05-25T03:30:49+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-25 03:30","date_timestamp":1779679849,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90798299","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780593689004/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: Raising Hare - A Memoir by Chloe Dalton 📚
\nChloe Dalton rescues a baby hare and, in raising it, finds her way back to herself. Luminous, meditative nature writing. I loved this one. ★★★★★
\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/05/23/finished-reading-raising-hare-a.html","date_published":"2026-05-24T00:38:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-24 00:38","date_timestamp":1779583104,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90643413","content_html":"A reminder to fully embrace life on our own terms. One of my favorite passages from an all-time favorite book. Thank you for the kick in the pants, Readwise!
\n![\"\"](\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/125484/2026/181b5b0df1.png\")
\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/05/21/a-reminder-to-fully-embrace.html","date_published":"2026-05-21T16:05:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-21 16:05","date_timestamp":1779379558,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90307289","content_html":"The Guardian just released a list of the 100 best novels of all time. I like how they arrived at the list. It’s interesting to click through and see who voted for which book. As it turns out, I’ve read just 35 of these. I sense a shuffling of my TBR list! 📚
\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/05/16/the-guardian-just-released-a.html","date_published":"2026-05-16T18:13:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-16 18:13","date_timestamp":1778955194,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90193837","content_html":"![](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780375725456/cover.jpg\")
\nFinished reading: The Good Life by Jay McInerney 📚
\nThe second book in McInerney’s Calloway saga. Not as ambitious as Brightness Falls, but moving all the same. ★★★☆☆
\n\n","summary":"","url":"https://robertbreen.micro.blog/2026/05/14/finished-reading-the-good-life.html","date_published":"2026-05-15T00:07:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Robert Breen","url":"https://robertbreen.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2026%2F06%2F1496714.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"robertbreen"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-15 00:07","date_timestamp":1778803643,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}![Pensées](\"https://micro.blog/books/9780141915647?title=Pensees&author=Blaise+Pascal&cover_url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.isbndb.com%2Fcovers%2F13958453482238.jpg&cover_id=292031\"){kind=link}