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My star ratings:
*****Five stars- Amazing Favorite - Outstanding either for the content, the style, or the impact.
****1/2 - Excellent, well written, highly recommended
****Four stars- Enjoyable, page-turner, maybe even a thought-provoking book. Counted among my better reads.
***1/2 stars - interesting, informative, or different perspective: would not read again
***Three stars- light comfort read - or - a serious book that falls short of expectations
**1/2 stars - not well written or my taste, but may have a thought or two to ponder
**Two stars- waste of time considering all the books TBR in the world
*1/2 stars - Someone, somewhere probably likes this book, but definitely not me.
*One star- Quit, Yuck, Ptooey! This star is only for the author's effort to write a book. I wish I'd never laid eyes on it...
*****Five stars- Amazing Favorite - Outstanding either for the content, the style, or the impact.
****1/2 - Excellent, well written, highly recommended
****Four stars- Enjoyable, page-turner, maybe even a thought-provoking book. Counted among my better reads.
***1/2 stars - interesting, informative, or different perspective: would not read again
***Three stars- light comfort read - or - a serious book that falls short of expectations
**1/2 stars - not well written or my taste, but may have a thought or two to ponder
**Two stars- waste of time considering all the books TBR in the world
*1/2 stars - Someone, somewhere probably likes this book, but definitely not me.
*One star- Quit, Yuck, Ptooey! This star is only for the author's effort to write a book. I wish I'd never laid eyes on it...
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2021 Books Read:
January
1) ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE by Louise Penny 4.5 stars
2) FORTUNE'S DAUGHTER By Alice Hoffman 3.6 stars
3) DANCING AT THE RASCAL FAIR by Ivan Doig 4.5 stars
4) THE MOST FUN WE EVER HAD by Claire Lombardo 2.5 stars
5) ACQUA ALTA by Donna Leon 3.5 stars
6) THE FORGOTTEN DAUGHTER by Joanna Goodman 4.6 stars
7) YOUR STORY, MY STORY by Connie Palmen 3.5 stars
8) THE WORLD-ENDING FIRE by Wendell Berry 5 stars
February
9) BLACKBIRD HOUSE by Alice Hoffman 4.7 stars
10) DOCTOR FAUSTUS by Christopher Marlowe 3.5 stars
11) QUIETLY IN THEIR SLEEP by Donna Leon 3.5 stars
12) ROMA by Steven Saylor 4 stars
13) IN THIS HOUSE OF BREDE by Rumer Godden 5 stars
14) AND EVERY MORNING THE WAY HOME GETS LONGER AND LONGER by Fredrick Backman 4.5 stars
15) THE PATRON SAINT OF LIARS by Ann Patchett 4 stars
16) HARMONY by Carolyn Parkhurst 3.2 stars
March
17) ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman 4 stars
18) LEONARDO da VINCI by Walter Issacson 5 stars
19) THE FOUR WINDS by Kristin Hannah 4.6 stars
20) SALT TO THE SEA BY Ruta Sepetys 4.3 stars
21) A NOBLE RADIANCE by Donna Leon 3.8 stars
22) UNSHELTERED by Barbara Kingsolver 4 stars
23) WEST WITH GIRAFFES by Lynda Rutledge 5 stars
24) GREAT SPECKLED BIRD: CONFESSIONS OF A VILLAGE PREACHER by Rob McCall 5 stars
25) AGENT RUNNING IN THE FIELD by John le Carre 2 stars
April
26) THE LIGHT THROUGH THE LEAVES by Glendy Vanderah 3.4 stars
27) ONE VACANT CHAIR by Joe Coomer 4.5 stars
28) A HAPPY MARRIAGE by Rafael Yglesias 4.2 stars
29) FATAL REMEDIES by Donna Leon 3.5 stars
30) THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE by Erik Larson 4.5 stars.
31) TUESDAY MOONEY TALKS TO GHOSTS by Kate Racculia 3 stars
32) THE ORDEAL OF THE HAUNTED ROOM by Jodi Taylor 3.2 stars
33) THE VANISHING HALF by Brit Bennett 3.8 stars
January
1) ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE by Louise Penny 4.5 stars
2) FORTUNE'S DAUGHTER By Alice Hoffman 3.6 stars
3) DANCING AT THE RASCAL FAIR by Ivan Doig 4.5 stars
4) THE MOST FUN WE EVER HAD by Claire Lombardo 2.5 stars
5) ACQUA ALTA by Donna Leon 3.5 stars
6) THE FORGOTTEN DAUGHTER by Joanna Goodman 4.6 stars
7) YOUR STORY, MY STORY by Connie Palmen 3.5 stars
8) THE WORLD-ENDING FIRE by Wendell Berry 5 stars
February
9) BLACKBIRD HOUSE by Alice Hoffman 4.7 stars
10) DOCTOR FAUSTUS by Christopher Marlowe 3.5 stars
11) QUIETLY IN THEIR SLEEP by Donna Leon 3.5 stars
12) ROMA by Steven Saylor 4 stars
13) IN THIS HOUSE OF BREDE by Rumer Godden 5 stars
14) AND EVERY MORNING THE WAY HOME GETS LONGER AND LONGER by Fredrick Backman 4.5 stars
15) THE PATRON SAINT OF LIARS by Ann Patchett 4 stars
16) HARMONY by Carolyn Parkhurst 3.2 stars
March
17) ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman 4 stars
18) LEONARDO da VINCI by Walter Issacson 5 stars
19) THE FOUR WINDS by Kristin Hannah 4.6 stars
20) SALT TO THE SEA BY Ruta Sepetys 4.3 stars
21) A NOBLE RADIANCE by Donna Leon 3.8 stars
22) UNSHELTERED by Barbara Kingsolver 4 stars
23) WEST WITH GIRAFFES by Lynda Rutledge 5 stars
24) GREAT SPECKLED BIRD: CONFESSIONS OF A VILLAGE PREACHER by Rob McCall 5 stars
25) AGENT RUNNING IN THE FIELD by John le Carre 2 stars
April
26) THE LIGHT THROUGH THE LEAVES by Glendy Vanderah 3.4 stars
27) ONE VACANT CHAIR by Joe Coomer 4.5 stars
28) A HAPPY MARRIAGE by Rafael Yglesias 4.2 stars
29) FATAL REMEDIES by Donna Leon 3.5 stars
30) THE SPLENDID AND THE VILE by Erik Larson 4.5 stars.
31) TUESDAY MOONEY TALKS TO GHOSTS by Kate Racculia 3 stars
32) THE ORDEAL OF THE HAUNTED ROOM by Jodi Taylor 3.2 stars
33) THE VANISHING HALF by Brit Bennett 3.8 stars
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2021 Books Read:
May
34) HOME BEFORE DARK by Riley Sager 4 stars
35) FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES by Donna Leon 3 stars
36) THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides 4.2 stars
37) THE CONJURER by Luanne Smith 3 stars
38) AMERICAN TERROIR: SAVORING THE FLAVORS OF OUR WOODS, WATERS, AND FIELDS by Rowan Jacobsen 5 stars
39) PARIS NEVER LEAVES YOU by Ellen Feldman 4.2 stars
40) SOUTH OF THE BUTTONWOOD TREE by Heather Webber 4.2 stars
41) A SEA OF TROUBLES by Donna Leon 3.8 stars
42) SHEARWATER by Roger Morgan-Grenville 4.5 stars
43) OWLS AND OTHER FANTASIES by Mary Oliver 5 stars
June
44) THE DOG WHO KNEW TOO MUCH by Spencer Quinn 4.5 stars
45) TALLGRASS by Sandra Dallas 3.5 stars
46) THESE TANGLED VINES by Julianne MacLean 3.5 stars
47) THE FARM by Wendell Berry 4 stars
48) THE RELUCTANT PATRIOT by Roger Duncan 4 stars
49) A FISTFUL OF COLLARS by SpencerQuinn 4 stars
50) THE SHADOW BOX by Luanne Rice 3.6 stars
July
51) TRACK OF THE CAT by Nevada Barr 3.5 stars
52) MY LIFE IN THE MAINE WOODS by Annette Jackson 3 stars
53) THE OAK PAPERS by James Canton 4.5 stars
54) The Hawaiian Romance of Laieikawai by S N Hale'ole 3.5 stars
55) BIRTH, DEATH, AND TRACTOR by Kelly Payson-Roopchand 4 stars
56) A TRAITOR TO HIS SPECIES by Ernest Freeberg 3 stars
57) LIGHTHOUSE ISLAND by Paulette Jiles 3.6 stars
August
58) ONE FOR THE BLACKBIRD, ONE FOR THE CROW by Olivia Hawker 5 stars
59) TAKE WHAT YOU CAN CARRY by Gian Sarder 5 stars
60) THE ORCHARDIST by Amanda Coplin 4.5 stars
61) PLENTY: A MEMOIR OF FOOD AND FAMILY by Hannah Howard 3.5 stars
62) WHERE YOU'LL FIND ME by Ty Gagne 4 stars
63) ANXIOUS PEOPLE by Fredrik Backman 4.5 stars
64) WILLFUL BEHAVIOR by Donna Leon 3.5 stars
65) SOLD ON A MONDAY by Kristina McMorris 3.5 stars
May
34) HOME BEFORE DARK by Riley Sager 4 stars
35) FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES by Donna Leon 3 stars
36) THE SILENT PATIENT by Alex Michaelides 4.2 stars
37) THE CONJURER by Luanne Smith 3 stars
38) AMERICAN TERROIR: SAVORING THE FLAVORS OF OUR WOODS, WATERS, AND FIELDS by Rowan Jacobsen 5 stars
39) PARIS NEVER LEAVES YOU by Ellen Feldman 4.2 stars
40) SOUTH OF THE BUTTONWOOD TREE by Heather Webber 4.2 stars
41) A SEA OF TROUBLES by Donna Leon 3.8 stars
42) SHEARWATER by Roger Morgan-Grenville 4.5 stars
43) OWLS AND OTHER FANTASIES by Mary Oliver 5 stars
June
44) THE DOG WHO KNEW TOO MUCH by Spencer Quinn 4.5 stars
45) TALLGRASS by Sandra Dallas 3.5 stars
46) THESE TANGLED VINES by Julianne MacLean 3.5 stars
47) THE FARM by Wendell Berry 4 stars
48) THE RELUCTANT PATRIOT by Roger Duncan 4 stars
49) A FISTFUL OF COLLARS by SpencerQuinn 4 stars
50) THE SHADOW BOX by Luanne Rice 3.6 stars
July
51) TRACK OF THE CAT by Nevada Barr 3.5 stars
52) MY LIFE IN THE MAINE WOODS by Annette Jackson 3 stars
53) THE OAK PAPERS by James Canton 4.5 stars
54) The Hawaiian Romance of Laieikawai by S N Hale'ole 3.5 stars
55) BIRTH, DEATH, AND TRACTOR by Kelly Payson-Roopchand 4 stars
56) A TRAITOR TO HIS SPECIES by Ernest Freeberg 3 stars
57) LIGHTHOUSE ISLAND by Paulette Jiles 3.6 stars
August
58) ONE FOR THE BLACKBIRD, ONE FOR THE CROW by Olivia Hawker 5 stars
59) TAKE WHAT YOU CAN CARRY by Gian Sarder 5 stars
60) THE ORCHARDIST by Amanda Coplin 4.5 stars
61) PLENTY: A MEMOIR OF FOOD AND FAMILY by Hannah Howard 3.5 stars
62) WHERE YOU'LL FIND ME by Ty Gagne 4 stars
63) ANXIOUS PEOPLE by Fredrik Backman 4.5 stars
64) WILLFUL BEHAVIOR by Donna Leon 3.5 stars
65) SOLD ON A MONDAY by Kristina McMorris 3.5 stars
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2021 Books Read:
September
66) MY NAME IS EVA by Suzanne Goldring 3.8 stars
67) CIRCLING THE SUN by Paula McLain 3.8 stars
68) THE HAUNTING OF BRYNN WILDER by Wendy Webb 3 stars
69) THEREBY HANGS A TAIL by Spencer Quinn 4 stars
70) THE DUTCH HOUSE by Ann Patchett 4.2 stars
71) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 4 stars
72) APPLES OF UNCOMMON CHARACTER by Rowan Jacobsen 4.5 stars
October
73) HERITAGE OF THE DESERT by Zane Grey 4.1 stars
74) A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama 4.6 stars
75) THE BROKEN CIRCLE by Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller 3.5 stars
76) THE BRAIN THAT CHANGES ITSELF by Norman Doidge 4.2 stars
77) THE STORY OF ARTHUR TRULUV by Elizabeth Berg 3.5 stars
November
78) THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY by Matt Haig 3 stars
79) UNIFORM JUSTICE by Donna Leon 3.5 stars
80) THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE by Charlie Mackesy
4 stars
81) ORDINARY GRACE by William Kent Krueger 5 stars
82) SIMON THE FIDDLER by Paulette Jiles 3.6 stars
83) WHEN YOU FIND MY BODY by D. Dauphinee 3.5 stars
84) JUST ONE MORE THING, DOC by Bradford B. Brown 4.5 stars
85) NEVER CHANGE by Elizabeth Berg 3.5 stars
86) SUMMER ISLAND by Kristin Hannah 4 stars
87) WHAT ARE PEOPLE FOR? by Wendell Berry 5 stars
December
88) THE ELEPHANT WHISPERER by Lawrence Anthony 5 stars
89) NIGHT TRAIN TO LISBON by Pascal Mercier 5 stars
90) BECOMING OLD by Richard Greene 5 stars
91) DOPAMINE NATION by Anna Lembke 4 stars
92) A PAINTED HOUSE by John Grisham 3.5 stars
93) YEARNING FOR THE SEA by Esther Seligson 3.6 stars
94) BEYOND HALFTIME by Bob Buford 3.5 stars
95) SANTA 365 by Spencer Quinn 3 stars
96) HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA by TJ Klune 3.6 stars
97) SIMPLE GIFTS: LESSONS IN LIVING by June Sprigg 3.7 stars
September
66) MY NAME IS EVA by Suzanne Goldring 3.8 stars
67) CIRCLING THE SUN by Paula McLain 3.8 stars
68) THE HAUNTING OF BRYNN WILDER by Wendy Webb 3 stars
69) THEREBY HANGS A TAIL by Spencer Quinn 4 stars
70) THE DUTCH HOUSE by Ann Patchett 4.2 stars
71) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou 4 stars
72) APPLES OF UNCOMMON CHARACTER by Rowan Jacobsen 4.5 stars
October
73) HERITAGE OF THE DESERT by Zane Grey 4.1 stars
74) A PROMISED LAND by Barack Obama 4.6 stars
75) THE BROKEN CIRCLE by Enjeela Ahmadi-Miller 3.5 stars
76) THE BRAIN THAT CHANGES ITSELF by Norman Doidge 4.2 stars
77) THE STORY OF ARTHUR TRULUV by Elizabeth Berg 3.5 stars
November
78) THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY by Matt Haig 3 stars
79) UNIFORM JUSTICE by Donna Leon 3.5 stars
80) THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE by Charlie Mackesy
4 stars
81) ORDINARY GRACE by William Kent Krueger 5 stars
82) SIMON THE FIDDLER by Paulette Jiles 3.6 stars
83) WHEN YOU FIND MY BODY by D. Dauphinee 3.5 stars
84) JUST ONE MORE THING, DOC by Bradford B. Brown 4.5 stars
85) NEVER CHANGE by Elizabeth Berg 3.5 stars
86) SUMMER ISLAND by Kristin Hannah 4 stars
87) WHAT ARE PEOPLE FOR? by Wendell Berry 5 stars
December
88) THE ELEPHANT WHISPERER by Lawrence Anthony 5 stars
89) NIGHT TRAIN TO LISBON by Pascal Mercier 5 stars
90) BECOMING OLD by Richard Greene 5 stars
91) DOPAMINE NATION by Anna Lembke 4 stars
92) A PAINTED HOUSE by John Grisham 3.5 stars
93) YEARNING FOR THE SEA by Esther Seligson 3.6 stars
94) BEYOND HALFTIME by Bob Buford 3.5 stars
95) SANTA 365 by Spencer Quinn 3 stars
96) HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA by TJ Klune 3.6 stars
97) SIMPLE GIFTS: LESSONS IN LIVING by June Sprigg 3.7 stars
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INTERESTING TO ME STATS 2021:
TOTAL books read: 97 (includes books off the shelf: 14)
Fiction: 70
Non-Fiction: 27 (includes Poetry/Letters/Journals)
male author/editor: 41
female author/editor: 56
US author/editor: 73
author/editor from other countries: 24
living author/editor: 85
deceased author: 12
7PaulCranswick
And keep up with my friends here, Cee. Have a great 2021.
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Hi Paul!!!
So good to see you here. I love all your MOREs and will try hard to keep up with them... first on my list is more hugs. Also, glad you included sunsets rather than sunrises. I'm not an early morning person -maybe because I read too late into the night???? *grin*
I hope and pray that 2021 brings peace at home and around the world. Wishing you and your family good health and much happiness this year. Hugs!
So good to see you here. I love all your MOREs and will try hard to keep up with them... first on my list is more hugs. Also, glad you included sunsets rather than sunrises. I'm not an early morning person -maybe because I read too late into the night???? *grin*
I hope and pray that 2021 brings peace at home and around the world. Wishing you and your family good health and much happiness this year. Hugs!
9FAMeulstee
Happy reading in 2021, Cee!
10PaulCranswick
>8 -Cee-: I am so pleased to see one of my best pals in the group back. x
13connie53
Hi Cee. So good to see you here. I have been away from the 75ers for a few years but now I'm kind of back.
15thornton37814
Have a great year of reading!
18PaulCranswick
Playing peeka-boo with us again, Cee? xx
