Terri Tries To Tell...what she's reading this year
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1tloeffler
I tried to not enter my books on a thread, but I can't stand it. But I also can't stand the stress of reading thousands of posts when I really want to read my books. So I've moved over to what seems a quieter place. I love to chat, but I love reading more.
So I'm going to just list (& rate) what I've read so far (unless I have something important to say). Once I'm caught up, I'll try to say something about them all.
Off to the races...
So I'm going to just list (& rate) what I've read so far (unless I have something important to say). Once I'm caught up, I'll try to say something about them all.
Off to the races...
2tloeffler
January:
1. Pyramids by Terry Pratchett. 3/5. One of my goals is to read all the DiscWorld books in order.
2. The Raven: A Biography of Sam Houston by Marquis James. 4/5. Another goal is to read Pulitzer Prize winners in History, Biography, Fiction, Non-Fiction. I randomly choose a year & read what I can from it.
3. Euphoria by Lily King. 4/5. Fictionalization of Margaret Mead's story. Read for my Art Museum Book Club.
4. Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. 5/5. Loved it!
5. Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff. 3.5/5. Read for Book Group.
6. Out of Sorts by Aurelie Valognes. 4/5. A Kindle book that I really enjoyed.
7. Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller. 5/5. Loved it!
8. The Accident Season by Moïra Fowley-Doyle. 4/5.
9. The Witches: Salem 1692 by Stacy Schiff. 3.5/5.
10. The Moonlit Garden by Corina Bomann. 4/5.
11. Florida's Living Beaches by Blair Witherington. 3/5.
1. Pyramids by Terry Pratchett. 3/5. One of my goals is to read all the DiscWorld books in order.
2. The Raven: A Biography of Sam Houston by Marquis James. 4/5. Another goal is to read Pulitzer Prize winners in History, Biography, Fiction, Non-Fiction. I randomly choose a year & read what I can from it.
3. Euphoria by Lily King. 4/5. Fictionalization of Margaret Mead's story. Read for my Art Museum Book Club.
4. Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. 5/5. Loved it!
5. Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff. 3.5/5. Read for Book Group.
6. Out of Sorts by Aurelie Valognes. 4/5. A Kindle book that I really enjoyed.
7. Don't Let's Go To The Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller. 5/5. Loved it!
8. The Accident Season by Moïra Fowley-Doyle. 4/5.
9. The Witches: Salem 1692 by Stacy Schiff. 3.5/5.
10. The Moonlit Garden by Corina Bomann. 4/5.
11. Florida's Living Beaches by Blair Witherington. 3/5.
3tloeffler
February:
12. A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline Winspear. 3/5.
13. The Great War and Modern Memory by Paul Fussell. 3/5.
14. Stories on Stone: A Book of American Epitaphs by Charles L. Wallis. 3.5/5.
15. The Queen of the South by Arturo Perez-Reverte. 3.75/5.
16. A Sudden Light by Garth Stein. 4/5.
17. Lark and Termite by Jayne Anne Phillips. 3.75/5.
12. A Dangerous Place by Jacqueline Winspear. 3/5.
13. The Great War and Modern Memory by Paul Fussell. 3/5.
14. Stories on Stone: A Book of American Epitaphs by Charles L. Wallis. 3.5/5.
15. The Queen of the South by Arturo Perez-Reverte. 3.75/5.
16. A Sudden Light by Garth Stein. 4/5.
17. Lark and Termite by Jayne Anne Phillips. 3.75/5.
4tloeffler
March:
18. Wicked Autumn by G. M. Malliet. 3.5/5. First of a series.
19. Julia Ward Howe by Laura E. Richards, Maude Howe Elliott, Florence Howe Hall. 3/5. Another Pulitzer Prize book. Meh.
20. All the Lasting Things by David Hopson. 3/5. A Kindle First book.
21. Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett. 3.5/5.
22. Children of the City by David Nasaw. 3/5. Supposedly the book "Newsies" was based on. But there was only one short chapter about the newspaper strike of 1899. Otherwise, just vignettes and stories from famous people about growing up on the streets.
5tloeffler
23. The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown. 4/5. Inspiring story of the nine boys from Washington state who pulled together through a lot of ups & downs to win the 1936 Olympic 8-Oar Rowing Gold Medal in Berlin. Focusing mostly on the life of Joe Rantz until he gets to Washington State, and interspersed with stories of the "clean-up" in Germany preparing for the Olympics, the best part is seeing how all nine boys came from rough, Depression childhoods into what has been called the greatest rowing team of all time.
