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Some of my all-time favorite reads.

Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezJanuary 1, 2025

Booknotes: December 2024

Reviews Article

Books I read, games I played, things I watched, with a brief note on what I thought about each of them. 2024 ended with some bangers across the board!

Some of my all-time favorite reads.

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Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezDecember 2, 2024

Booknotes: November 2024

Reviews Article

Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Includes other media, too.

Some of my all-time favorite reads.

<img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20790%20505'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazy" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" />

Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezNovember 2, 2024

Booknotes: October 2024

Reviews Article

Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Includes other media, too.

Some of my all-time favorite reads.

<img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20790%20505'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazy" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" />

Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezSeptember 30, 2024

Booknotes: September 2024

Reviews Article

Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Includes other media, too.

Some of my all-time favorite reads.

<img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20790%20505'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazy" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" />

Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezJuly 31, 2024

Booknotes: July 2024

Reviews Article

Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Might include other media, too.

Some of my all-time favorite reads.

<img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20790%20505'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazy" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" />

Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezJune 30, 2024

Booknotes: June 2024

Reviews Article

Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Might include other media, too.

Some of my all-time favorite reads.

<img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20790%20505'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazy" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" />

Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezJune 1, 2024

Booknotes: May 2024

Reviews Article

Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Might include other media, too.

Some of my all-time favorite reads.

<img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20790%20505'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazy" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" />

Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezApril 30, 2024

Booknotes: April 2024

Reviews Article

Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Might include other media, too.

Some of my all-time favorite reads.

<img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20790%20505'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazy" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" />

Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezApril 8, 2024

Booknotes: March 2024

Reviews Article

Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Might include other media, too.

Some of my all-time favorite reads.

<img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/505;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="505" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20790%20505'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazy" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" />

Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezMarch 1, 2024

Booknotes: February 2024

Reviews Article

Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Might include other media, too.

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