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For the first time ever, I read over 100 books in 2024. Fingers crossed that I can do the same in 2025. I should probably write a post about the ones I enjoyed the most.
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","summary":"","url":"https://blog.sarvagnan.com/2024/08/06/books-read-in.html","date_published":"2024-08-06T10:21:31+00:00","author":{"name":"Sarvagnan S","url":"https://blog.sarvagnan.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F017cfbc9e82155fb69ccd7060c8c7daf%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"sarvagnan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-08-06 10:21","date_timestamp":1722939691,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://snailedit.social/@sarvagnan/112914575883280541","https://www.threads.net/@sarvagnan/post/C-Uy6eXSdc7"]}},{"id":"39966141","content_html":"@manton Yes please! @sarvagnan
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/sarvagnan/39966141","date_published":"2024-06-20T18:50:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Sarvagnan S","url":"https://blog.sarvagnan.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F017cfbc9e82155fb69ccd7060c8c7daf%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"sarvagnan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-06-20 18:50","date_timestamp":1718909411,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"37187309","content_html":"@jean Thank you Jean! Wishing you the very best of luck with the new home and the plans for the future
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","summary":"","url":"https://blog.sarvagnan.com/2024/05/02/cooking-for-one.html","date_published":"2024-05-02T18:22:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Sarvagnan S","url":"https://blog.sarvagnan.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F017cfbc9e82155fb69ccd7060c8c7daf%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"sarvagnan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-02 18:22","date_timestamp":1714674139,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"36610200","content_html":"Hugo and Nebula nominees: blog.sarvagnan.com
","summary":"","url":"https://blog.sarvagnan.com/2024/05/01/hugo-and-nebula.html","date_published":"2024-05-01T16:16:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Sarvagnan S","url":"https://blog.sarvagnan.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F017cfbc9e82155fb69ccd7060c8c7daf%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"sarvagnan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2024-05-01 16:16","date_timestamp":1714580173,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"27738361","content_html":"Sharing this video from Gamers Nexus solely because “Euros is metric for Dollars” is a GREAT line.
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\n\nNotes on South India by Sam Enright
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","summary":"","url":"https://blog.sarvagnan.com/2023/09/11/oneplus-nord-a.html","date_published":"2023-09-11T07:18:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Sarvagnan S","url":"https://blog.sarvagnan.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F017cfbc9e82155fb69ccd7060c8c7daf%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"sarvagnan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-09-11 07:18","date_timestamp":1694416725,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"21430836","content_html":"@SimonWoods Really? I’ve been using Bookshelves in Epilogue mainly and I’ve thought that for it to track something as read for the reading goal, I needed to have a separate post about it.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/sarvagnan/21420509","date_published":"2023-07-28T07:28:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Sarvagnan S","url":"https://blog.sarvagnan.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F017cfbc9e82155fb69ccd7060c8c7daf%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"sarvagnan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2023-07-28 07:28","date_timestamp":1690529333,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"21379924","content_html":"Something I’m trying to figure out: how to post updates on books I’ve read here. I mark books as read on Goodreads but I don’t want to post an entry here each time I’ve read a book. A bookshelf page sounds like an ideal solution but I’m not sure how to do that yet.
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Finished reading: The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler 📚
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Finished reading: Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo 📚
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Finished reading: Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel 📚
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Finished reading: Spear by Nicola Griffith 📚
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Finished reading: Dead Country by Max Gladstone 📚
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Finished reading: Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner 📚
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Finished reading: Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner 📚
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Finished reading: A Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner 📚
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Finished reading: The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner 📚
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Finished reading: The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner 📚
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Finished reading: The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner 📚
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Finished reading: The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard 📚
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Finished reading: Song of the Beast by Carol Berg 📚
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