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Books Todd Read Between the 2016 and 2020 Elections

Roughly chronological order. I read all sorts of books, some edifying and some silly, from the day after the 2016 election until the day of the 2020 election. All were a necessary distraction.
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The Republic (Plato)
The Republic
1
Plato
Cannery Row (John Steinbeck)
Cannery Row
2
John Steinbeck
How We Got to Now (Steven Johnson)
How We Got to Now
3
Steven Johnson
Bodas De Sangre (Federico García Lorca)
Bodas De Sangre
4
Federico García Lorca
The Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote (Harry Sieber, Ed.)
The Wit and Wisdom of Don Quixote
5
Harry Sieber, Ed.
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Haruki Murakami)
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
6
Haruki Murakami
Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
Jane Eyre
7
Charlotte Bronte
The Day of the Locust (Nathanael West)
The Day of the Locust
8
Nathanael West
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Thornton Wilder)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
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Thornton Wilder
The Autobiography of Charles Darwin (Francis Darwin)
The Autobiography of Charles Darwin
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Francis Darwin
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide (Carol Anderson)
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide
11
Carol Anderson
The Wit & Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln)
The Wit & Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln
12
Abraham Lincoln
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Muriel Spark)
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
13
Muriel Spark
My Man Jeeves (P. G. Wodehouse)
My Man Jeeves
14
P. G. Wodehouse
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
15
Arthur C. Clarke
Talent Is Overrated (Geoff Colvin)
Talent Is Overrated
16
Geoff Colvin
Galapagos (Kurt Vonnegut)
Galapagos
17
Kurt Vonnegut
Wide Sargasso Sea (Jean Rhys)
Wide Sargasso Sea
18
Jean Rhys
Walden and Civil Disobedience (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden and Civil Disobedience
19
Henry David Thoreau
The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking (Oliver Burkeman)
The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
20
Oliver Burkeman
How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America (Kiese Laymon)
How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America
21
Kiese Laymon
On Photography (Susan Sontag)
On Photography
22
Susan Sontag
Poetry From Scratch: A Kitten's Book of Verse (Jennifer McCartney)
Poetry From Scratch: A Kitten's Book of Verse
23
Jennifer McCartney
Oscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom (Oscar Wilde)
Oscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom
24
Oscar Wilde
Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain (Mark Twain)
Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain
25
Mark Twain
Assholes: a Theory (Aaron James)
Assholes: a Theory
26
Aaron James
Thoreau's Book of Quotations (Thoreau)
Thoreau's Book of Quotations
27
Thoreau
Democracy in Black (Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.)
Democracy in Black
28
Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle (Angela Davis)
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
29
Angela Davis
Where Angels Fear to Tread (E.M. Forster)
Where Angels Fear to Tread
30
E.M. Forster
Doctor Thorne (Anthony Trollope)
Doctor Thorne
31
Anthony Trollope
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America (Michael Eric Dyson)
Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America
32
Michael Eric Dyson
The Three-Body Problem (Cixin Liu)
The Three-Body Problem
33
Cixin Liu
The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
34
The Ionian Mission (Patrick O'Brian)
The Ionian Mission
35
Patrick O'Brian
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
36
Emily Brontë
Stranger in a Strange Land (Robert A. Heinlein)
Stranger in a Strange Land
37
Robert A. Heinlein
I Am Malala (Malala Yousafzai)
I Am Malala
38
Malala Yousafzai
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
39
Helen MacDonald
Flatland (Edwin A. Abbott)
Flatland
40
Edwin A. Abbott
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