First I need to deeply apologize to my Santa for the length of time it's taken me to post this. Last week a pipe burst in my house, flooding the basement and causing extensive damage. The last few days have been filled with ripping out insulation, laying down new flooring, and purchasing appliances to replace the ones that caused the damage. It's no excuse, but I just want you to know that my delayed acknowledgement of receipt is in no way a reflection of how appreciative I am!

I received three books from my incredibly generous Santa:

"All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque

"Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

"The Happiness Hypothesis" by Jonathan Haidt

My Santa totally honed in on my love for social scienes, military culture, disability, mental health, and science fiction. I'm genuinely excited by every single one of these picks. I did attempt "All Quiet on the Western Front" in middle school, well before I was truly able to pick up on the nuance of the themes in the book, and I'm so excited to have reason to look at it through a more mature lens. "Flowers for Algernon" is a title I'm familiar with, but had never done much investigation on, and it sounds like the perfect novel for me. Spot-on exactly everything that I adore in books. And "The Happiness Hypothesis" is right up my alley as well.

Thank you so much for the genuine effort I can tell you put into choosing books that are perfect for my interests. I can't wait to dig in!