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As I try to ramp up my reading I'm converting my GoodReads habit to BookWyrm on the Fediverse. See my main Fediverse profile on Friendica at: friendica.myportal.social/profile/hankg

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2025 Reading Goal

58% complete! Hank G (BookWyrm) has read 7 of 12 books.

Bruce H. Matson: Platinum-Blazing the Appalachian Trail (EBook, 2023, Campbell & Parker Books) No rating

When thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, where can I find some fine dining or the best …

In my very amateur opinion his is a pretty solid cursory look at how to "Platinum Hike" and a good reference list for stops of various kinds and rating. Think of it like a travel guide for the AT. I do wish they spelled out some of the more complicated steps a little more explicitly, such as how to handle the drop offs and luggage transfers, etc. However I imagine the reason they didn't is the very unsatisfactory "it depends", so there is not much more they can go into that.

finished reading The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov (Robots #2)

Isaac Asimov: The Naked Sun (Paperback, 2018, HarperVoyager)

On the remote planet Solaria the first murder for two hundred years has been committed. …

The robot series keeps getting better and better. It was very interesting to explore the implications of a society that has replaced almost all labor with robots and the implications on population density, social interactions, and related phobias.