madhatter22's 75(?) for 2016

The usual goals - avoid reading slumps, read what I already have instead of being distracted by shiny ARCs & new releases, and then get most of the books I've already read off of my shelves. I would like to have more books going out that coming in, but as long as I'm working in a bookstore I don't think there's much chance of more books going out that coming in. We'll see.
(R)oot (N)ew (B)orrowed (d)onated (k)ept







December
87. Stir-Fry - Emma Donoghue (N)(d)
86. The Sweet Dove Died - Barbara Pym (N)(d)
85. When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi (N)(d)
84. Moranifesto - Caitlin Moran (N)(k)

November
83. My Name Is Lucy Barton - Elizabeth Strout (B)
82. The Last Place - Laura Lippman (N)(d)
81. And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer - Fredrik Backman (N)(d)
80. Heartless - Gail Carriger (N)(d)
79. Difficult Women - Roxane Gay (N)(d)

October
78. Amy and Isabelle - Elizabeth Strout (R)(d)
77. The Witch Herself - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (R)(d)
76. Witch Water - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (R)(d)
75. Witch's Sister - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (R)(d)
74. The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World - E. L. Konigsburg (R)(d)
73. Number 9 Dream - David Mitchell (R)(d)

September
72. Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert (R)(d)
71. Island of the Blue Dolphins - Scott O'Dell) (N)(d)
70. Honestly, Katie John - Mary Calhoun (R)(d)
69. All-of-a-Kind Family - Sydney Taylor (R)(d)
68. Deenie - Judy Blume (R)(d)
67. Among the Dolls - William Sleator (R)(d)
66. Six Earlier Days - David Levithan (N)(d)(eleting)
65. Betsy and the Great World - Maud Hart Lovelace (R)(k)

August
64. Another Brooklyn - Jacqueline Woodson (N)(d)
63. Betsy and Joe = Maud Hart Lovelace (R)(k)
62. Betsy Was a Junior - Maud Hart Lovelace (R)(k)
61. Betsy In Spite of Herself = Maud Hart Lovelace (R)(k)
60. Heaven to Betsy - Maud Hart Lovelace (R)(k)
59. Blameless - Gail Carriger (R)(d)
58. Changeless - Gail Carriger (R)(d)
57. The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo - Amy Schumer (B)
56. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Jack Thorne (N)(k)

July
55.The Boy Who Followed Ripley - Patricia Highsmith (R)(d)
54. Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown - Maud Hart Lovelace (R)(k)
53. Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill - Maud Hart Lovelace (R)(k)
52. Seven Brief Lessons on Physics - Carlo Rovelli (B)
51. The Return of the Native - Thomas Hardy (R)(k)
50. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Farm - Betty MacDonald (R)(d)
49. Red Queen - Christina Henry (N)(k)
48. The Hundred Dresses - Eleanor Estes (R)(d)
47. Betsy-Tacy and Tib - Maud Hart Lovelace (R)(k)
46. Betsy-Tacy - Maud Hart Lovelace (R)(k)
45. Before the Fall - Noah Hawley (N)(d)
44 Homecoming - Cynthia Voigt (R)(d)
43. End of Watch - Stephen King (B)
42. The Bat - Jo Nesbo (N)(d)

June
41. Rilla of Ingleside - L. M. Montgomery (R)(d)
40. Rainbow Valley - L. M. Montgomery (R)(d)
39. The Last Battle - C. S. Lewis (R)(d)
38. The Magician's Nephew - C. S. Lewis (R)(d)
37. In a Dark, Dark Wood - Ruth Ware (N)(d)
36. In a Strange City - Laura Lippman (R)(d)

May
35. Chicken with Plums - Marjane Satrapi (R)(d)
34. Damned - Chuck Palahniuk (N)(d)
33. Lady Susan - Jane Austen (R)(k)
32. The Fireman - Joe Hill (N)(d)

April
31. The American Way of Death Revisited - Jessica Mitford (R)(d)
30. The Moon and Sixpence - W. Somerset Maugham (R)(d)
29. The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God - Etgar Keret (R)(k)
28. The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins (N)(d)
27. Ellen Tebbits - Beverly Cleary (R)(d)
26. Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape - Peggy Orenstein (N)(d)
25. Anne of Ingleside - L. M. Montgomery (R)(d)
24. Fellside - M. R. Carey (N)(d)

March
23. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte (R)(k)
22. Anne's House of Dreams - L. M. Montgomery (R)(d)
21. Anne of Windy Poplars - L. M. Montgomery (R)(d)
20. Anne of the Island - L. M. Montgomery (R)(d)
19. Anne of Avonlea - L. M. Montgomery (R)(d)
18. Anne of Green Gables - L. M. Montgomery (R)(d)

February
17. A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess (B)
16. The Sugar House - Laura Lippman (N)(d)
15. The Loved One - Evelyn Waugh (N)(d)

January
14. Library of Souls - Ransom Riggs (B)
13. The Woman in Black - Susan Hill (R)(d)
12. Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself - Judy Blume (R)(d)
11. The Witches - Roald Dahl (R)(d)
10. Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl - Carrie Brownstein (B)
9. James and the Giant Peach - Roald Dahl (R)(d)
8. The Horse and His Boy - C. S. Lewis (R)(d)
7. Harriet the Spy - Louise Fitzhugh (R)(d)
6. Charlie & the Great Glass Elevator - Roald Dahl (R)(d)
5. Emily's Runaway Imagination - Beverly Cleary (R)(d)
4. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl (R)(d)
3. Gratitude - Oliver Sacks (B)
2. Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn (R)(d)
1. Caddie Woodlawn - Carol Ryrie Brink (R)(d)

Welcome back!

What did you think of Caddie Woodlawn? I read that as a child, am thinking of buying it for my kindle for a nostalgia re-read.

Sandy K

>3 sandykaypax: Hi Sandy. It was a sweet, nostalgic re-read. Caddie is still a fun character. I hadn't remembered that Caddie was based on the author's grandmother, so after reading it this time it was interesting to look up the family online and find out more about them.

The way native Americans are portrayed is not always accurate or PC, so there are some cringe-worthy lines. The author was actually trying to put the "indians" her grandmother knew in a positive light, but the result is usually misguided and condescending. I have no problem forgiving that as par for the course in the 1930s though, and enjoyed re-reading it.

January

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Yikes. Weak reading month.

FEBUARY

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Well at least I didn't bring in anything new.