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Rotation Update and Mystery & Nonfiction Rolls

 OK, once again, I'm back through the rotation.

  • Fantasy: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab (61%)
  • Sci-Fi: Legend by Marie Lu (32%)
  • Realistic Fiction: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz (70%)
  • Brandon Sanderson: Isle of the Emberdark (19%)
  • Nonfiction: The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt (100%)
  • Classic: Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (17%)
  • Mystery/Thriller: The Eye of the Crow by Shane Peacock (100%)
  • Historical Fiction: Apeirogon by Colum McCann (12%)
  • Audio: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (11%)
  • English Department Book Club: We didn't pick anything for the summer...
  • Neighborhood Book Club: How to Say Goodbye in Cuban by Daniel Miyares
  • Husband Buddy Read: The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson (7%)
I've also got to read a couple of books for work:
  • Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
  • A Visual, Step-by-Step Guide for Re-Envisioning Rigor by Michael McDowell and Aaron Eisberg
I should also probably reread In Cold Blood at some point as well... We'll see...

As you can see, I completed my mystery book and my nonfiction book.

Mystery Roll

For mystery, I rolled a D4 for the 10s place (1 is 1-10, 2 is 11-20, 3 is 21-30, 4 is either a reroll or 31-40). The d4 chose the "decade." Then I rolled a D10 for the ones place.


I rolled a 1 - which means "decade" 0, and a 5. So book 5 on my spreadsheet is Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot series. I own one of the books in this series, but not the first. So! To the library or bookstore I go to get The Mysterious Affair at Styles!

Nonfiction Roll

For nonfiction, I rolled two D10 dice (a percentile, and a regular one).


The end result was 85. Book 85 on my sheet is called Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy by Jules Tygiel. I'm not big into sports, and baseball least of all, but I'll give it a shot to see how it goes.

So, there's the updated rolls!
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