Wednesday, December 31, 2025

What if you read for a year instead of looking at screens?


Nampa, Idaho - December 31, 2025 - What does one do when TV, radio, news, sports, and social media are no longer attractive? They read, of course! I, for one, have had enough of incessant commercial advertisements and algorithms that claim to understand me. That was three years ago; since then, I’ve read 94 books—44 in 2025 alone. Here are the most notable books from this year:


BEST:

The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen ***

The Stranger by Albert Camus ***

Rust: A Memoir of Steel and Grit by Eliese Colette Goldbach ***


HONORABLE MENTION:

 

Source Code: My Beginnings by Bill Gates **

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury ***

The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel ***

 

WORST:

 

The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Melania by Melania Trump


To see the whole list of 94 books, click here.

All my books can be found on Amazon. 💓💓💓

Trunks Art moved from Columbia, South Carolina, to Nampa, Idaho, in 2025 and has made this city his home and writing inspiration.

To see more of my work, please have a look at more posts or email me at chucktrunks@gmail.com. Or, visit my website at www.trunksart.com.  Also, you can find me on Instagram (chucktrunks) and Facebook (Chuck Trunks).

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