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A Favorite Book From Every Year Of My Life

Some time ago, I saw this video by Books and Lala where the host went through their Goodreads account and looked up if they had read at least one book for every year in their life, let alone a 5-star read. It was an entertaining watch and it made me think, have I done the same? Long story short, I haven't (mainly because I've yet to read something published this year), but I thought it would be an interesting choice for my first post in this blog. So let's see what I've got, and I'll try to recommend something from every year that I can. 1989 For this year, my only choice is The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet. A book about a boy who gets adopted by a master builder, whose goal is to build a cathedral so that his dead wife can one day enter heaven. But there's more to that story, as we also have political machinations, war, romance, and many other things that impide our two men from succeeding in their endeavor. Overall, a book that I don't really like o...