Breezy Bohemima's Books 2016

Last year wasn't a great one in reading for me. I read a lot of books (95 or so), but few standouts. I hope to read books I like better this year.

December
104. The Turn of the Screw Henry James Novel ****
103. Mosquito Coast Paul Theroux Novel ****1/2
102. Wilson's War Jim Powell Nonfiction *
101. An Irish Country Doctor Patrick Taylor Novel ***1/2

November
100. The Prime Minister Anthony Trollope Novel ****1/2
99. The Bookman's Wake John Dunnung Mystery***
98. The Fall of the Dynasties Edmond Taylor Nonfiction***
97. Innocent Scott Turow Mystery***1/2

October
96. Last Night at the Lobster Stewart O'Nan Novel***
95. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore Robin Sloan Novel****
94.. Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper Harriet Scott Chessman Novel*****
93. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive Alexander McCall Smith Novel****
92. Death Notes Ruth Randell Mystery**1/2
91. The Dalai Lama on What Matters Most Noriyuki Ueda Nonfiction****
90. Richardson's First Case Basil Thompson Mystery***

September
89. Giants in the Earth Ole Edvart Rolvaag Novel*****
88. Wobble to Death Peter Lovesey (Mystery)**1/2
87. A Penknife in My Heart Nicholas Blake Mystery**1/2
86. Ordeal by Innocence Agatha Christie Mtstery *****
xxxxLet's Pretend This Never Happened Jenny Lawson DNF
85. The Cherry Blossom Corpse Robert Barnard Mystery ***1/2
84. Death by Sheer Torture Robert Barnard Mystery ***1/2
83. Raven Black Anne Cleeves Mystery ****
82. Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen Novel ****
81. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Jeanette Winterson Novel ****
80. Death and the Chick Lit G.M. Mallet Mystery***1/2
August
79. Care Giver Richard Blanchard Novel ****
78. The Little Stranger Sarah Waters Novel ****
77. Northanger Abbey Jane Austen Novel***1/2
76. Bitch in a Bonnet Volume 2 Robert Rodi Nonfiction ****
75. Everyday Matters Danny Gregory Nonfiction (Memoir) ****
74. The Rabbi's Cat Joann Star Graphic Novel ****1/2
73. When in Rome Ngaio Marsh Mystery ***1/2
72. Who Is Simon Warwick? Patricia Moyes Mystery ****
71. Death and the Chaste Apprentice Robert Barnard Mystery ***1/2
70. Look to the Lady Margery Allingham Mystery **1/2
69. A Talent to Deceive Robert Barnard Nonfiction ***

July
68. Anansi Boys Neil Gaiman Novel ****1/2
67. Murder at Ashgrove House Margaret Addison Mystery *1/2
66. The Razor's Edge W. Somerset Maugham Novel *****
65. The Problem of the Green Capsule John Dickson Carr Mystery**1/2
64. The Christie Curse Victoria Abbott Mystery **

June
63. The Road to Wellville T. C. Boyle Novel ****
62. Case Histories Kate Atkinson Novel ***
61. A Charitable Body Robert Barnard Mystery **
60. The Body in the Transept Jeanne Dams Mystery **
59. Death of a Dreamer M. C. Beaton Mystery ***
58. We Need to Talk About Kevin Lionel Shriver Novel ****
57. I Am No One Patrick Flanery Novel ***
56. Christine Falls Benjamin Black Novel ***
55. Christie Malry's Own Double Entry B. S. Johnson Novel ***
54. American Gods Neil Gaiman Novel ****
53. A Man Lay Dead Ngaio Marsh Mystery ***
52. Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead Paula Byrne Nonfiction ****

May
51. Murders in Volume 2 Elizabeth Daly Mystery **
50. Othello William Shakespeare Play *****
49. Death in Ecstacy Ngaio Marsh Mystery ****
48. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Gabrielle Zevin Novel ****
47. The Name of the Rose Umberto Eco Novel ****
46. Enter a Murderer Ngaio Marsh Mystery ***
45. Overture to Death Ngaio Marsh Mystery **
44. Artists in Crime Ngaio Marsh Mystery ****
43. The Burning Court John Dickson Carr Mystery ****
42. The Nature of the Beast Louise Penny Mystery ****
41. Reflections in a Jaundiced Eye Florence King Essays ***
40. A Midsummer Night's Dream William Shakespeare Play *****
39. Ratking Michael Dibdin Mystery ****
38. A Pale Horse Agatha Christie Mystery ***
37. Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare Play ****
36. Little Bee Chris Cleave Novel *****
35. A Fall from Grace Robert Barnard Mystery ***
34. The Sussex Downs Murder John Bude Mystery **

April
33. Death of a Literary Widow Robert Barnard. Mystery ***
32. Let's Kill Uncle Rohan O'Grady Novel ****
31. A Room with a View E.F. Forster Novel ****
30. The Demon Haunted World Carl Sagan Nonfiction (Science) ***
29. The Book of Three Lloyd Alexander Fantasy **** *reviewed*
28. Tom Brown's Body Gladys Mitchell Mystery *reviewed* **
27. The Diary of a Nobody George Grossmith Novel *reviewed*
26. The Day the Rabbi Resigned Harry Kemelman Mystery *reviewed* ***
25. Snobs Julian Fellowes Novel *reviewed* ***
24. Miss Hargreaves Frank Baker Fantasy *reviewed* ****

March
23. A Reader's Book of Days Tom Nissley Nonfiction (Books on books) *reviewed* ***
22. Never Buried Edie Claire Mystery *reviewed* ***
21. The Mystery of Crooknose Laura W. Douglas Mystery **
20. The Case of the Missing Bronte Robert Barnard Mystery *reviewed* ***
19. A Transcendental Murder Jane Langton Mystery ***
18. Traveling Mercies Anne Lamott Nonfiction (Spirituality) ***
xxxxMurdering Americans Ruth Dudley Edwards DNF
17. Dr. Mutter's Marvels Cristin Aptowicz Nonfiction (Biography) ***

February 2016
16. Death of a Cozy Writer G. M. Malliet Mystery ****
15. Last Friends Jane Gardam Novel ***
14. Murder with Peacocks Donna Andrews Mystery **
13. The Poisoned Chocolates Case Anthony Berkeley Mystery ****
12. A Long Way from Verona Jane Gardam Novel ****
11. Turtle Moon Alice Hoffman Novel ***
10. Good Morning, Midnight Reginald Hill Mystery ***
9. Terry Jones' Medieval Lives Terry Jones Nonfiction (History) ***

January 2016
8. Marriage Is Murder Nancy Pickard Mystery ***
7. And So We Read On Maureen Corrigan Nonfiction (Books on books)****
6. A Lesson Before Dying Ernest J. Gaines Novel ****
5. Hare Sitting Up Michael Innes Mystery ***
xxxxChange in Altitude Anita Shreves DNF
4. Best Cellar Charles A Goodrum Mystery ***
3. The Ballad of the Sad Cafe and Other Stories Carson McCullers Short Stories ****
2. Unfamiliar Fishes Sarah Vowell Nonfiction (History) *****
1. Last Seen Alive by Dorothy Simpson Mystery ***

As of 09/16

TOTAL 104

Novels 36
Short Story Collections 1
Mysteries 48

Nonfiction 16
History 4
Books on books 4
Biography 1
Science 1
Spirituality 2
Essays 1

Plays 3

Unfinished (Not included in count) 4

January 8
February 8
March 7

April 10
May 18
June 12

July 5
August 11
September 10

October 7
November 4
December 4

Glad you're back!

Welcome back!

Gail!!

Welcome back, so glad to see you here! :)

Enjoy!

Thank you, Kath, Jim, Liz, and Diana.

This will be a quiet thread in 2016. Just books.

Hi Gail! I have you starred and I'm ready to follow along with your reading.

Just books? What else is there? Haha. I'll be following along with whatever you decide to post, Gail.

Finally located your thread, Gail! Welcome back!

Carrie, Donna, Lori: Hey! Good to see visitors, even if I am sort of staying under the radar. Thanks for stopping by.

I'm getting much more choosy or discriminating or just picky about what I read. Hence the DNF for A Change in Altitude by an author I usually love. I couldn't maintain interest; her writing seemed different from her previous work; it just didn't suit. I gave it a generous 100 pages, but no.

Have a lovely weekend!

Gail must shamefacedly admit to just noticing your thread. Great to see you back my dear. xx

>13 DianaNL: Diana, just how I used to feel on a Friday...on every Friday.

>14 PaulCranswick: Paul, don't worry. I'm on a very, very quiet path this year. But good to see you here!

Welcome back Gail!

Thank you, Heather. I appreciate it very much.

Glad to see you back, Gail!
I have even more trouble keeping up this year than last - already - and already my reading is less and less. But I'm here! And glad you're here! I wish you a great 2016 with a lot of stellar reading.

>18 LizzieD: Peggy, thanks! Good to see you here as well. I'm staying low to the ground this year. Some other things have taken up my attention--hobbies, I mean; there are no disasters here--as of this writing.

I'm changing up my reading habits a bit this year as well. As mentioned in the first post, last year's total was fine, but I wasn't thrilled with many of the individual books.

Hi, Gail! I think reading what you want, when you want, is the way to go. And if it doesn't suit, drop it and pick up something else! Find the books that you can love! :)

Hi Gail, just found your thread my dear and I am starring it so I can keep in touch with you. Hope you have a nice weekend my dear.

I wish that you checked in every now and then, Gail.
All good wishes to you!

Hi Gail, hope you are well my dear, sending love and hugs.

I'm just stopping by to say hi! I hope you are well.

And another visit to say that we don't forget you....

Hi Gail, happy Sunday my dear.

Wouldn't it be nice if 2017 was a year of peace and goodwill.
A year where people set aside their religious and racial differences.
A year where intolerance is given short shrift.
A year where hatred is replaced by, at the very least, respect.
A year where those in need are not looked upon as a burden but as a blessing.
A year where the commonality of man and woman rises up against those who would seek to subvert and divide.
A year without bombs, or shootings, or beheadings, or rape, or abuse, or spite.

2017.

Festive Greetings and a few wishes from Malaysia!

Best wishes, Gail! Delightful to see you'll be back in swing next year. :)

Looking forward to your continued company in 2017.
Happy New Year, Gail