It’s time for another adventure in Kate’s 6 Degrees of Separation Meme from her blog, Books Are My Favourite and Best. We are given a book to start with, and from there we free associate six books.
This month’s starter is a book that topped lots of 2025 ‘best of’ lists – Flashlight by Susan Choi.
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Although I’ve seen many good words about Flashlight, I haven’t read it yet. But a book that was on a lot of 2025 “best books” lists that I DID read is Buckeye by Patrick Ryan.
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Another book on a lot of those 2025 lists that I completed recently is What We Can Know by Ian McEwan.
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Speaking of Ian McEwan, I keep running across reminders to myself that I really do need to reread Atonement.
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Unless by Carol Shields is yet another book (1) on my to-be-reread list and (2) with a one-word title.
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Ice is the one-word title of a book by Anna Kavan that’s on my TBR shelf.
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The Ice Storm by Rick Moody is also a book I’ve been meaning to read for ages.
I’ve missed the last two months of 6 Degrees because of a focus on exciting travel arrangements. Now, I’m just as excited to be jumping back into this enjoyable meme.
Where did your 6 Degrees of Separation journey take you this month?
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