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Bridges Recap - Part 5 - 2019

So I thought there were a lot of series' on the Bridges Recap last year (10 last year), but I guess I decided to top that in 2019.  It looks like there is at least one book from about fourteen different series.  If you missed my first post of the series with an explanation of Bridges, my discussion of audiobook options, and how I have chosen a lot of the books I've listened to, check out Bridges Recap - Part 1 - Audiobooks.  The first actual book log post is Bridges Recap - Part 2 - 2016.  I am listing all the books in my record from Bridges.  This is mostly a book log for me.  It doesn't mean I liked or didn't like the book if it's listed or linked.  Most links are from Bookshop.org, which I am currently an affiliate.  

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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You may have noticed that the Chronicles of Narnia books say specifically "publication order."  I was listening to them in the order I had originally read them in in middle school.  I think I did listen through again in the newer "chronological order," but I have not checked.  

In January, I had a bit of an Obama obsession.  While listening to Michelle Obama's book, I remember thinking how interesting to get some of the overlapping timeline of Barack Obama's books I had previously listened to a few years ago.  I ended up relistening to his books (pictured below) because I wanted to have a more specific idea about how the books intertwined.  Her book goes further than the other two books because she discusses time at the White House.  He has a book out now about that time, which I think I listened to by now in 2023?  It's interesting to me to hear their different backgrounds and different perspectives on the same events written at different points in their lives.  If you've read one of the three Obama books (in the picture below), I suggest reading all three because I find the combination fascinating.

My other favorite book of the year would be The Prisoner in the Castle.  Upon first listening to it, I found it uncomfortable and annoying to listen to because her thoughts and feelings seemed too relatable.  Even the cover of the book being a little bit hazy gives clues to the rough state Maggie is in in the book.  I think this book stands out to me because we already have seven books of evidence that she is a tough, adaptable, intelligent, amazing woman.  To see her go through something insanely difficult and deal with "the black dog" was incredible.  For so much of my life, I have heard people describe people with PTSD, anxiety, or depression as 'other,' 'unfortunate,' or 'broken.'  Her discussion about it showed me in a new way how it doesn't need to define you.  It's just how your brain works and deals with something, and it doesn't mean you're broken.  It doesn't matter how tough, adaptable, intelligent or amazing someone is; it's a very real and possible thing for ANYONE to go through.  
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