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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #150 on: February 04, 2022, 09:07:40 AM »
1. Vanishing Falls by Poppy Gee. Australian crime fiction (audiobook)
2. The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu. Science fiction
3. Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward. Literary fiction
4. The Woman Who Married A Bear by John Straley.  Alaska detective novel (audiobook)
5. The Witch Elm by Tana French. Irish crime fiction
6. The Promise by Damon Galgut. Literary fiction (audiobook)
7. Dune by Frank Herbert. Science fiction
8. Old Baggage by Lissa Evans. Historical fiction

9. What You Don't See (Chicago Mysteries #3) by Tracy Clark. Chicago detective novel (audiobook)
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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #151 on: February 04, 2022, 02:04:10 PM »
1) The Shepherd’s Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape by James Rebanks   
2) Kiss of the Fur Queen (fiction) by Tomson Highway
3) See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love by Valerie Kaur, *bookclub 
4) Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch
5) No Recipe: Cooking as Spiritual Practice by Edward Espe Brown
6) Winter Pasture: One Woman's Journey w/ China's Kazakh Herders by Li Juan
7) Wild Signs and Star Paths: Natural Navigation by Tristan Gooley

recently finished/reading

8) Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson wow. just wow. This book has been on my list for a while but I wanted to have sufficient mental and emotional energy to devote to it. Definitely recommend it as a way to understand a lot of the racial divides and white superiority complexes in the USA.

9) The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness by Eric Jorgenson (audiobook) I had never heard of Naval but this was recommended by my library app. Wealth oriented but also quite philosophical. His advice is highly capitalistic and very different from the way I naturally approach life but lots to mull and some good book recommendations (advice: "outsource everything, absolutely everything if you can pay less for someone to do it than your ideal hourly rate" and I'm listening to this as I bake naan, granola and, in general, happily waste a day in the kitchen puttering about.. then I crochet some dish towels. ha.)

10) Salt Fat Acid Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat I've really gotten into cooking in the last few years, this just seemed like a good resource to bump up my knowledge and skills


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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #152 on: February 04, 2022, 10:31:38 PM »
6. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott [audio] I think I started reading this as a child and DNF.  Thought I'd give it a go since it's a classic. CONTROVERSIAL OPINION but I don't really like it. I'm sure it was ground breaking at the time but ugh. I finished it so I could see how it turned out but... 

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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #153 on: February 05, 2022, 02:45:26 AM »
1. ABC van de Bio Groententuin (ABC of the Bio vegetable garden) by Rosenn Le Page.
2. Fall of Giants, by Ken Follett.
3. Holzer's permacultuur, by Sepp Holzer.
4. The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
5. 2070, by Bjørn H. Samset.
6. Tyll, by Daniel Kehlmann. About Tijl Uilenspiegel. Nice book.

7. Blomsterdalen (The Flower Valley), by Niviaq Korneliussen.

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« Reply #154 on: February 05, 2022, 08:29:06 AM »
5. No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Saw the movie ages ago and always wanted to read the book!

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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #155 on: February 05, 2022, 08:48:01 AM »
1. Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin by Jill Lepore
2. At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop
3. Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
4. Polish Your Poise with Madame Chic by Jennifer L. Scott
5. Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
6. The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
7. The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
8. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
9. A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken

10. What’s Mine and Yours by Naima Coster

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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #156 on: February 05, 2022, 02:40:03 PM »
1. Vanishing Falls by Poppy Gee. Australian crime fiction (audiobook)
2. The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu. Science fiction
3. Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward. Literary fiction
4. The Woman Who Married A Bear by John Straley.  Alaska detective novel (audiobook)
5. The Witch Elm by Tana French. Irish crime fiction
6. The Promise by Damon Galgut. Literary fiction (audiobook)
7. Dune by Frank Herbert. Science fiction
8. Old Baggage by Lissa Evans. Historical fiction
9. What You Don't See (Chicago Mysteries #3) by Tracy Clark. Chicago detective novel (audiobook)

10. What Fresh Hell is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You by Heather Corinna. Nonfiction

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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #157 on: February 05, 2022, 02:41:30 PM »
6. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott [audio] I think I started reading this as a child and DNF.  Thought I'd give it a go since it's a classic. CONTROVERSIAL OPINION but I don't really like it. I'm sure it was ground breaking at the time but ugh. I finished it so I could see how it turned out but...

I loved Louisa May Alcott's books as a girl and read the whole series at least twice. But I have no idea how they would read as an adult.

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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #158 on: February 05, 2022, 11:40:56 PM »
Next 20, favourites marked:

21. The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson
22. The Storm's Whisper by T.A. White
23. Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach
24. The Joy and Light Bus Company by Alexander McCall Smith
25. Seducing Cinderella by Gina Maxwell
26. Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal

27. Stars by Colleen Oakes
28. Seas by Colleen Oakes
29. Shadow by Colleen Oakes
I really liked this super dark Peter Pan retelling with Peter reimagined as a murderous psychopath.


30. Of Snow and Roses by T.M. Franklin

31. Blood Lands by Stacey Marie Brown
The latest in the awesome Hungarian urban fantasy I started at the end of 2021. Great stuff.


32. Cujo by Stephen King

33. Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson
I love the Skyward series so much. Probably the best fantasy/sci-fi mashup I've read.


34. The Weight of Feathers by Anna-Marie McLemore
35. The Hills have Spies by Mercedes Lackey

36. Akata Woman by Nnedi Okorafor
The latest in this unique and solid Nigerian Harry Potter series. Love seeing the characters continue to progress in their magical studies.


37. Traitor's Masque by Kenley Davidson
38. Goldheart by Kenley Davidson

39. This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
First book of a new epic middle-eastern fantasy series, and it is SO GOOD. I loved this to pieces.


40. Rebel Rose by Emma Theriault

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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #159 on: February 06, 2022, 03:21:05 AM »
I’ve been getting a lot of reading in during my maternity leave. It’s wonderful! A little bit like being on vacation, other than the sleep deprivation part.
  • Like No Other Lover, Julie Ann Long
  • Malice, Heather Walter
  • An Unexpected Peril, Deanna Raybourn
  • Matrix, Lauren Groff
  • The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, Laurie R. King
  • Half Sick of Shadows, Laura Sebastian
  • A Monstrous Regiment of Women, Laurie R. King
  • A Letter of Mary, Laurie R. King
  • The Kingdoms, Natasha Pulley
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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #160 on: February 06, 2022, 07:43:16 AM »
4. I Take My Coffee Black by Tyler Merritt. This was excellent as an audiobook - I didn't read the print version to compare but I think the author's narration added a lot to the story.

5. The Shepherd's Life by James Rebanks

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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #161 on: February 06, 2022, 08:12:14 AM »
1Between Parent and Child: New Solutions to Old ProblemsHaim G GinottLibraryTBR List1/2/2022Nonfiction - Self-help
2The Drowned WorldJ.G. BallardLibraryTBR List1/3/2022Fiction - Science Fiction
3The Charmed SphereCatherine AsaroOwnReread1/7/2022Fiction - Fantasy
4Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and WomenGeorge MacDonaldLibraryTBR List1/10/2022Fiction - Fantasy
5It's Never Too Late to Begin Again: Discovering Creativity and Meaning at Midlife and BeyondJulia CameronLibraryTBR List1/13/2022Nonfiction - Self-help
6The Day of the TriffidsJohn WyndhamLibraryTBR List1/15/2022Fiction - Science Fiction
7Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier FamilyAdele Faber, Elaine MazlishLibraryTBR List1/16/2022Nonfiction - Self-help
8Pawn of ProphecyDavid EddingsOwnReread1/21/2022Fiction - Fantasy
9Queen of SorceryDavid EddingsOwnReread1/23/2022Fiction - Fantasy
10Magician's GambitDavid EddingsOwnReread1/25/2022Fiction - Fantasy


11Castle of WizardryDavid EddingsOwnReread1/27/2022Fiction - Fantasy
12Enchanter's End GameDavid EddingsOwnReread1/29/2022Fiction - Fantasy
13Godel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden BraidDouglass R HofstadterLibraryTBR List2/2/2022Nonfiction - Philosophy
14How to Talk so Kids will Listen & Listen so Kids will TalkAdele Faber, Elaine MazlishLibraryTBR List2/5/2022Nonfiction - Self-help
15The Rise and Fall of the House of MediciChristopher HibbertOwnOther2/6/2022Nonfiction - History/Biography

In Progress:
Leviathan Falls

Adding some goals for the year!
Philosophy/Spirituality - 1/6
Educational Nonfiction (History, Science, etc) - 1/20
From TBR - 8/50


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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #162 on: February 08, 2022, 12:17:09 PM »
Mind if I join y'all?  My goal is 100 books this year, a balance of reading the world, Newberry winners, banned books, and whatever else I feel like reading. 

Completed:

1) A Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (Grady Hendrix) Fiction
2) Snow (John Banville) Fiction
3) The Ove and Only Ivan (Katherine Applegate) Newberry winner
4) Candide (Voltaire)- France

5) Flickering Shadows (Agymah Kamau)- Barbados
6) Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'brien)- Newberry Winner
7) Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)- Fiction

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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #163 on: February 08, 2022, 03:41:26 PM »
1. ABC van de Bio Groententuin (ABC of the Bio vegetable garden) by Rosenn Le Page.
2. Fall of Giants, by Ken Follett.
3. Holzer's permacultuur, by Sepp Holzer.
4. The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
5. 2070, by Bjørn H. Samset.
6. Tyll, by Daniel Kehlmann. About Tijl Uilenspiegel. Nice book.
7. Blomsterdalen (The Flower Valley), by Niviaq Korneliussen.

8) Det burer morskt i fjelldalen * Vidt omkring * Helleristning ved fossen, by Mikkjel Fønhus.
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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #164 on: February 08, 2022, 04:58:56 PM »
1. Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin by Jill Lepore
2. At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop
3. Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
4. Polish Your Poise with Madame Chic by Jennifer L. Scott
5. Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
6. The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
7. The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
8. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
9. A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken

10. What’s Mine and Yours by Naima Coster

11. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #165 on: February 08, 2022, 06:23:24 PM »
1. Vanishing Falls by Poppy Gee. Australian crime fiction (audiobook)
2. The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu. Science fiction
3. Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward. Literary fiction
4. The Woman Who Married A Bear by John Straley.  Alaska detective novel (audiobook)
5. The Witch Elm by Tana French. Irish crime fiction
6. The Promise by Damon Galgut. Literary fiction (audiobook)
7. Dune by Frank Herbert. Science fiction
8. Old Baggage by Lissa Evans. Historical fiction
9. What You Don't See (Chicago Mysteries #3) by Tracy Clark. Chicago detective novel (audiobook)
10. What Fresh Hell is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You by Heather Corinna. Nonfiction

11. The Veiled Assassin (Embers of Empire #1) by Q.V. Hunter. Historical fiction

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« Reply #166 on: February 09, 2022, 01:41:35 PM »
I'd be happy to break 20 this year, but I'll still join! First book is Man's Search for Meaning. Really liking it so far! Although I heard the second half of the book is a bit more dry.

3 down. Next up will be Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill. Recently began listening to the Great Man Within podcast by Dominick Quartuccio. Starting with these books this year to do some "inner work" as he calls it. Really enjoying them!

1. Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl
2. Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art - James Nestor
3. Unplug : a simple guide to meditation for busy skeptics and modern soul seekers - Suze Yalof Schwartz

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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #167 on: February 10, 2022, 09:08:22 AM »
The Lying Life of Adults, Elena Ferrante
Midnight In Chernobyl, Adam Higginbotham
Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler
The Big Short, Michael Lewis
The Looming Tower, Lawrence Wright
Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien (reread)
Great Streets, Allan Jacobs

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« Reply #168 on: February 10, 2022, 06:42:42 PM »

READ

1. Astrophysics For People In A Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Liked. Some stuff over my head, but understood a surprising amount and enjoyed the factoid tidbits and writing style.

2. Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix
Really liked. I'm especially pleased with how the book was printed to vaguely mimic an actual IKEA store catalogue and the chapter division furnishings progressively descend into creepy craziness. The book was an experience for those that enjoy supernatural/horror.

3. The Lacquer Screen: a Chinese detective story by Robert Hans van Gulik
Liked. I'm reading most all of these I can find now. I have a very strong love of period/historical mystery genre, with bonus points if set in other countries especially. These books are based on a real life historical figure, highly fictionalized of course. There are also a bunch of great action/supernatural movies based (very very loosely) on the same person as the Inspector Dee series.

4.  The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
Liked, but it left me feeling a bit unsettled as this deals with abuse/trauma and mental health issues.. Premise is a group of women that were the final surviving girl that got away from their own flavor of murdering psycho. All of them are based on movie series horror fans already know like Nightmare on Elm Street (but you know, not actually THAT series) and the movies were based on real life events. Someone is coming after the women now, and it follows one of them along the path to try to save herself while also dealing with the insane trauma and PTSD they are barely coping with. So not for someone that may have their own real life PTSD/trauma/abuse to deal with.

5. The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy #1) by Katherine Arden
Started this one last year, but just got back into it and completed it and the second one pretty fast. Awaiting the third now. Very much liked. Russian period fairy tale/fantasy with a serving of girl power. It is a very rich environment and the story is immersive once you get going. Beautiful writing, great character development and definitely is now on my re-read list.

6.  The Girl in the Tower (The Winternight Trilogy #2) by Katherine Arden
Continuing story of the Russian girl Vasilisa, she who sees the old spirits, can communicate with animals, and dances with Death. The plot for this one is bringing her both into her own, but also shows her connection to her family and the possible loss of the same. Very much looking forward to the third book.

7. What Happened To You? Conversations on trauma, resilience, and healing by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
Deeply insightful and excellent read for those dealing with trauma/abuse, or family or friends that have gone through same. Very much enjoyed Oprah's personal additions to Perry's writing and the back and forth in some cases between them.

8. The Chinese Gold Murders (Judge Dee #2) by Robert van Gulik
Really nice mystery and I am enjoying the characters and colorful descriptions of the places and customs of the time period. This book contained a small amount of supernatural events, references to drinking establishments and prostitution of women, and a tiny bit of Chinese/Korean war time history.





READING CURRENTLY

9.  Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer
I want to like this, but it's not hitting right and can't really get into it. It's for book club, so I'm sad that I'm likely not going to finish it in time but I'll see if I can hit it over the weekend or give up at that point.

10. King Bullet: A Sandman Slim novel by Richard Kadrey (12th and final book in the series)

11. Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters.
YA novel about a hard luck family, music, death, love, and ghosts. Family secrets, a gorgeously resonant LGBTQ love triangle, and just the right amount of creepiness make this young adult debut a haunting and hopeful story about facing everything that haunts us in the dark.




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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #169 on: February 11, 2022, 09:19:01 AM »
1) The Shepherd’s Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape by James Rebanks   
2) Kiss of the Fur Queen (fiction) by Tomson Highway
3) See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love by Valerie Kaur, *bookclub 
4) Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language by Gretchen McCulloch
5) No Recipe: Cooking as Spiritual Practice by Edward Espe Brown
6) Winter Pasture: One Woman's Journey w/ China's Kazakh Herders by Li Juan
7) Wild Signs and Star Paths: Natural Navigation by Tristan Gooley
8) Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
9) The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness by Eric Jorgenson (audiobook)
10) Salt Fat Acid Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking by Samin Nosrat

recently finished/reading
11) Still Life by Anoushka Khan (graphic novel), short/dark/poignant

12) The Science of Enlightenment: How Meditation Works by Shinzen Young: really enjoying this one but don't think I would have gotten as much out of it even a year ago.

13) What Artists Wear by Charlie Porter: for those interested in art, artists and what fashion (or lack of it) can mean


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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #170 on: February 11, 2022, 09:26:16 AM »
1. ABC van de Bio Groententuin (ABC of the Bio vegetable garden) by Rosenn Le Page.
2. Fall of Giants, by Ken Follett.
3. Holzer's permacultuur, by Sepp Holzer.
4. The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
5. 2070, by Bjørn H. Samset.
6. Tyll, by Daniel Kehlmann. About Tijl Uilenspiegel. Nice book.
7. Blomsterdalen (The Flower Valley), by Niviaq Korneliussen.
8) Det burer morskt i fjelldalen * Vidt omkring * Helleristning ved fossen, by Mikkjel Fønhus.

Dyrk enkelt (Grow simply) by Maria Berg Hestad.
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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #171 on: February 11, 2022, 09:41:57 AM »
The Lying Life of Adults, Elena Ferrante
Midnight In Chernobyl, Adam Higginbotham
Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler
The Big Short, Michael Lewis
The Looming Tower, Lawrence Wright
Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien (reread)
Great Streets, Allan Jacobs
Legacy of Ashes, Tim Weiner (DNF; didn't like the writing style)

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« Reply #172 on: February 11, 2022, 03:47:40 PM »
1.  Little Bee, by Chris Cleave (Jan 4). 
2.  Howl's Moving Castle, by Diana Wynne Jones (Jan 7) (audio).
3.  Apples Never Fall, by Liane Moriarty (Jan 12) (audio). 
4.  Queenie, by Candice Carty-Williams (Jan 19) (audio).
5.  The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2), by Liu Cixin (Jan 20).
6.  Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3), by Martha Wells (Jan 25) (audio).
7.  Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind, by Annaka Harris (Jan 27) (audio).
8.  The Color of Magic (Discworld, #1), by Terry Pratchett (Jan 27).
9.  Enough.: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life, by John C. Bogle (Jan 31). 
10.  How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America, by Clint Smith (Feb 2) (audio).

11.  Shuggie Bain, by Douglas Stuart (Feb 10) (audio).  Critically acclaimed and loved by my friends, but it just never fully pulled me in.

12.  John Dies at the End, by David Wong (Feb 10) (audio).  Did not enjoy at all.  Disappointed that is is apparently compared to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, one of my favorite books of all time.

13.  Cold Mountain Path: the Ghost Town Decades of McCarthy-Kennecott, Alaska, by Tom Kizzia (Feb 11).  Though not terribly well-written, I enjoyed reading more about this community and national park I visited last summer.

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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #173 on: February 12, 2022, 04:18:50 AM »
  • Like No Other Lover, Julie Ann Long
  • Malice, Heather Walter
  • An Unexpected Peril, Deanna Raybourn
  • Matrix, Lauren Groff
  • The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, Laurie R. King
  • Half Sick of Shadows, Laura Sebastian
  • A Monstrous Regiment of Women, Laurie R. King
  • A Letter of Mary, Laurie R. King
  • The Kingdoms, Natasha Pulley
  • The Moor, Laurie R. King
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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #174 on: February 12, 2022, 07:33:13 PM »
1. Vanishing Falls by Poppy Gee. Australian crime fiction (audiobook)
2. The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu. Science fiction
3. Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward. Literary fiction
4. The Woman Who Married A Bear by John Straley.  Alaska detective novel (audiobook)
5. The Witch Elm by Tana French. Irish crime fiction
6. The Promise by Damon Galgut. Literary fiction (audiobook)
7. Dune by Frank Herbert. Science fiction
8. Old Baggage by Lissa Evans. Historical fiction
9. What You Don't See (Chicago Mysteries #3) by Tracy Clark. Chicago detective novel (audiobook)
10. What Fresh Hell is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You by Heather Corinna. Nonfiction
11. The Veiled Assassin (Embers of Empire #1) by Q.V. Hunter. Historical fiction

12. Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang (audiobook) Science fiction?

I'm a completionist. I can't bring myself to quit on books, to my own detriment sometimes. I really disliked this book but stuck with it for many, many hours of my life I'll never get back. It's not really sci fi. More like being trapped in an interminable freshman philosophy discussion group.
 

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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #175 on: February 13, 2022, 08:24:36 AM »
6. American Oligarchs by Andrea Bernstein

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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #176 on: February 13, 2022, 09:28:30 AM »
1. Vanishing Falls by Poppy Gee. Australian crime fiction (audiobook)
2. The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu. Science fiction
3. Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward. Literary fiction
4. The Woman Who Married A Bear by John Straley.  Alaska detective novel (audiobook)
5. The Witch Elm by Tana French. Irish crime fiction
6. The Promise by Damon Galgut. Literary fiction (audiobook)
7. Dune by Frank Herbert. Science fiction
8. Old Baggage by Lissa Evans. Historical fiction
9. What You Don't See (Chicago Mysteries #3) by Tracy Clark. Chicago detective novel (audiobook)
10. What Fresh Hell is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You by Heather Corinna. Nonfiction
11. The Veiled Assassin (Embers of Empire #1) by Q.V. Hunter. Historical fiction
12. Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang (audiobook)

13. The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club #2) by Richard Osman. Mystery

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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #177 on: February 14, 2022, 11:43:36 PM »
I'm in!

1.  Joseph and his Brothers, Thomas Mann (technically I think this should count as 4 books, but I'll play by the rules).  Fictional account of exactly what it sounds like, expanding a few chapters of Genesis to cover 1400+ pages.  Hands down the best thing I have read in a long time.  Mann is brilliant (though, clearly, not succinct or a fan of straightforward narration).  Do yourself a favor, get the John E. Woods translation, and take his recommendation to skip the impenetrable prologue and come back to it after Book One.  Read the Jacob/Joseph Genesis account first too.  The book is even better if you have a solid grounding in the Old and New Testaments, though it might be an uncomfortable read for those who hold to a Fundamentalist/literal interpretation of Scripture.

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« Reply #178 on: February 15, 2022, 12:12:54 AM »
7) Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E Frankl 3.5/5

8) The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz [audio] - old-style self help tapes from the 1980s. "Think only positive thoughts!" "Don't be negative!" Quite amusing but only rates 2/5  because it could have been an email. We didn't have email then though!

9) The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape. Have always been curious about this so finally read it. It's a step by step how-to guide that aims to increase AU financial literacy. I've already done the steps and more so due to MMM but it's a handy book. 4/5

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« Reply #179 on: February 15, 2022, 12:46:19 AM »

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1. Astrophysics For People In A Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Liked. Some stuff over my head, but understood a surprising amount and enjoyed the factoid tidbits and writing style.

2. Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix
Really liked. I'm especially pleased with how the book was printed to vaguely mimic an actual IKEA store catalogue and the chapter division furnishings progressively descend into creepy craziness. The book was an experience for those that enjoy supernatural/horror.

3. The Lacquer Screen: a Chinese detective story by Robert Hans van Gulik
Liked. I'm reading most all of these I can find now. I have a very strong love of period/historical mystery genre, with bonus points if set in other countries especially. These books are based on a real life historical figure, highly fictionalized of course. There are also a bunch of great action/supernatural movies based (very very loosely) on the same person as the Inspector Dee series.

4.  The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
Liked, but it left me feeling a bit unsettled as this deals with abuse/trauma and mental health issues.. Premise is a group of women that were the final surviving girl that got away from their own flavor of murdering psycho. All of them are based on movie series horror fans already know like Nightmare on Elm Street (but you know, not actually THAT series) and the movies were based on real life events. Someone is coming after the women now, and it follows one of them along the path to try to save herself while also dealing with the insane trauma and PTSD they are barely coping with. So not for someone that may have their own real life PTSD/trauma/abuse to deal with.

5. The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy #1) by Katherine Arden
Started this one last year, but just got back into it and completed it and the second one pretty fast. Awaiting the third now. Very much liked. Russian period fairy tale/fantasy with a serving of girl power. It is a very rich environment and the story is immersive once you get going. Beautiful writing, great character development and definitely is now on my re-read list.

6.  The Girl in the Tower (The Winternight Trilogy #2) by Katherine Arden
Continuing story of the Russian girl Vasilisa, she who sees the old spirits, can communicate with animals, and dances with Death. The plot for this one is bringing her both into her own, but also shows her connection to her family and the possible loss of the same. Very much looking forward to the third book.

7. What Happened To You? Conversations on trauma, resilience, and healing by Bruce D. Perry and Oprah Winfrey
Deeply insightful and excellent read for those dealing with trauma/abuse, or family or friends that have gone through same. Very much enjoyed Oprah's personal additions to Perry's writing and the back and forth in some cases between them.

8. The Chinese Gold Murders (Judge Dee #2) by Robert van Gulik
Really nice mystery and I am enjoying the characters and colorful descriptions of the places and customs of the time period. This book contained a small amount of supernatural events, references to drinking establishments and prostitution of women, and a tiny bit of Chinese/Korean war time history.

9. Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters.
YA novel about a hard luck family, music, death, love, and ghosts. Family secrets, a gorgeously resonant LGBTQ love triangle, and just the right amount of creepiness make this young adult debut a haunting and hopeful story about facing everything that haunts us in the dark. I liked it, the romance triangle was sort of tacked on (spoiler: main character is bisexual and she has two love interests she bounces back and forth between and everyone seems totally chill), but the family/ghost story was a nice little mystery and I think it was well written.



READING CURRENTLY

10. King Bullet: A Sandman Slim novel by Richard Kadrey (12th and final book in the series)

11. Damsel in Distress: a Daisy Dalrymple Mystery by Dunn, Carola
I've read the previous books in the series, so this is likely to be a good read for me. From the back: Spring 1923, and love is in bloom -- though not for long. The Honourable Daisy Dalrymple has been enlisted by her childhood friend to recover his missing sweetheart. Miss Gloria Arbuckle, daughter of an American millionaire, has been abducted by kidnappers. Strictly forbidden to contact the police by Gloria's distraught father, Daisy must resist the temptation to bring her occasional collaborator, Scotland Yard's Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher, into the case. But as she closes in on the abductors' rural hideway, she realizes that Gloria isn't the only fair damsel whose life hangs in the balance.


DUDS

00.  Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer
I want to like this, but it's not hitting right and can't really get into it. It's for book club, so I'm sad that I'm likely not going to finish it in time but I'll see if I can hit it over the weekend or give up at that point. ETA: gave up on it as I just couldn't get into it. There was several people in there that were kinda misogynistic and just ugh... I am sure this is probably a good book but it's not for me.

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« Reply #180 on: February 15, 2022, 07:17:24 AM »
I would like to join the challenge! First day FIREd officially was February 1st and I'm redeveloping my ability to focus! I've almost only read non-fiction for the last several years (unless on vacation which hasn't happended for a while), so I am excited to grow my fiction/YA reading lists, plus revisit favorites.

Not recalling what/if I read in January or not, so starting from last week! lol

1. Unwasted-My Lush Sobriety (Memoir) -Sacha Z. Scoblic
2. The Apology Project (F) -Jeannette Escudero
3. Murder, Mayhem & Macarons (F - Kindle Villa series) -Kimberly Titus
4. The Boy Who Would Be King: A Fable about Marcus Aurelius (illustrated fable- very short, but *love*) -Ryan Holiday.
5. 10 Amazing Life Lessons Which Can Change Your Life (NF - seems to be translated; not recommended) -Birister Sharma

Currently:
6. half way through - Die With Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life (NF) -Bill Perkins
7. The Overdue Life of Amy Byler (F) -Kelly Harms

7 is on my Kindle Unlimited account which I just paused due to the huge pile of books I have to read and my RE goal to utilize my terrific library, so I'll be reading it first as my account expires on the 17th!
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« Reply #181 on: February 15, 2022, 03:06:02 PM »
I'm going to start doing these in 10s rather than 20s, to make it less unwieldly - next ten, favourites marked:

41. I'll Have What She's Having: My Adventures in Celebrity Dieting by Rebecca Harrington
42. The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina by Zoraida Cordova
43. Evershore by Brandon Sanderson

44. The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
I loved this fascinating desert fantasy, and can't wait for 2 and 3 to come in at the library. Solid series.


45. Pirouette by Kenley Davidson
46. Shadow and Thorn by Kenley Davidson
47. Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

48. We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix
I loved this heavy-metal-focused horror story about a band that unintentionally sold their souls to the devil. An absolute wild ride.


49. Eye Spy by Mercedes Lackey
50. The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson

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« Reply #182 on: February 15, 2022, 06:22:45 PM »
44. The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
I loved this fascinating desert fantasy, and can't wait for 2 and 3 to come in at the library. Solid series.


I really enjoyed this series. Very entertaining, nice to have more middle eastern folk traditions represented in fantasy stories.

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« Reply #183 on: February 15, 2022, 07:01:22 PM »
44. The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
I loved this fascinating desert fantasy, and can't wait for 2 and 3 to come in at the library. Solid series.


I really enjoyed this series. Very entertaining, nice to have more middle eastern folk traditions represented in fantasy stories.

If you're interested in other suggestions that fit that mold, I really enjoyed This Woven Kingdom by Taherah Mafi, and G. Willow Wilson's two books Alif the Unseen and The Bird King.

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« Reply #184 on: February 15, 2022, 07:28:12 PM »
The Lying Life of Adults, Elena Ferrante
Midnight In Chernobyl, Adam Higginbotham
Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler
The Big Short, Michael Lewis
The Looming Tower, Lawrence Wright
Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Fellowship of the Ring, J.R.R. Tolkien (reread)
Great Streets, Allan Jacobs
Legacy of Ashes, Tim Weiner (DNF; didn't like the writing style)
The Two Towers, J.R.R. Tolkien (reread)

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« Reply #185 on: February 16, 2022, 09:00:03 AM »
1. ABC van de Bio Groententuin (ABC of the Bio vegetable garden) by Rosenn Le Page.
2. Fall of Giants, by Ken Follett.
3. Holzer's permacultuur, by Sepp Holzer.
4. The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
5. 2070, by Bjørn H. Samset.
6. Tyll, by Daniel Kehlmann. About Tijl Uilenspiegel. Nice book.
7. Blomsterdalen (The Flower Valley), by Niviaq Korneliussen.
8. Det burer morskt i fjelldalen * Vidt omkring * Helleristning ved fossen, by Mikkjel Fønhus.
9. Dyrk enkelt (Grow simply), by Maria Berg Hestad.

10. The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery.
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« Reply #186 on: February 16, 2022, 09:07:05 AM »
1Between Parent and Child: New Solutions to Old ProblemsHaim G GinottLibraryTBR List1/2/2022Nonfiction - Self-help
2The Drowned WorldJ.G. BallardLibraryTBR List1/3/2022Fiction - Science Fiction
3The Charmed SphereCatherine AsaroOwnReread1/7/2022Fiction - Fantasy
4Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and WomenGeorge MacDonaldLibraryTBR List1/10/2022Fiction - Fantasy
5It's Never Too Late to Begin Again: Discovering Creativity and Meaning at Midlife and BeyondJulia CameronLibraryTBR List1/13/2022Nonfiction - Self-help
6The Day of the TriffidsJohn WyndhamLibraryTBR List1/15/2022Fiction - Science Fiction
7Liberated Parents, Liberated Children: Your Guide to a Happier FamilyAdele Faber, Elaine MazlishLibraryTBR List1/16/2022Nonfiction - Self-help
8Pawn of ProphecyDavid EddingsOwnReread1/21/2022Fiction - Fantasy
9Queen of SorceryDavid EddingsOwnReread1/23/2022Fiction - Fantasy
10Magician's GambitDavid EddingsOwnReread1/25/2022Fiction - Fantasy
11Castle of WizardryDavid EddingsOwnReread1/27/2022Fiction - Fantasy
12Enchanter's End GameDavid EddingsOwnReread1/29/2022Fiction - Fantasy
13Godel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden BraidDouglass R HofstadterLibraryTBR List2/2/2022Nonfiction - Philosophy
14How to Talk so Kids will Listen & Listen so Kids will TalkAdele Faber, Elaine MazlishLibraryTBR List2/5/2022Nonfiction - Self-help
15The Rise and Fall of the House of MediciChristopher HibbertOwnOther2/6/2022Nonfiction - History/Biography

16Leviathan FallsJames S.A. CoreyLibrarySequel2/7/2022Fiction - Science Fiction
17Guardians of the WestDavid EddingsOwnReread2/9/2022Fiction - Fantasy
18King of the MurgosDavid EddingsOwnReread2/11/2022Fiction - Fantasy
19CytonicBrandon SandersonLibrarySequel2/13/2022Fiction - Young Adult
20Demon Lord of KarandaDavid EddingsOwnReread2/15/2022Fiction - Fantasy

In Progress:
Leviathan Falls

Adding some goals for the year!
Philosophy/Spirituality - 1/6
Educational Nonfiction (History, Science, etc) - 1/20
From TBR - 8/50

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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #187 on: February 16, 2022, 01:39:46 PM »
44. The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
I loved this fascinating desert fantasy, and can't wait for 2 and 3 to come in at the library. Solid series.


I really enjoyed this series. Very entertaining, nice to have more middle eastern folk traditions represented in fantasy stories.

If you're interested in other suggestions that fit that mold, I really enjoyed This Woven Kingdom by Taherah Mafi, and G. Willow Wilson's two books Alif the Unseen and The Bird King.

I haven't read The Woven Kingdom so I'll check it out

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« Reply #188 on: February 16, 2022, 01:41:00 PM »
1. Vanishing Falls by Poppy Gee. Australian crime fiction (audiobook)
2. The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu. Science fiction
3. Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward. Literary fiction
4. The Woman Who Married A Bear by John Straley.  Alaska detective novel (audiobook)
5. The Witch Elm by Tana French. Irish crime fiction
6. The Promise by Damon Galgut. Literary fiction (audiobook)
7. Dune by Frank Herbert. Science fiction
8. Old Baggage by Lissa Evans. Historical fiction
9. What You Don't See (Chicago Mysteries #3) by Tracy Clark. Chicago detective novel (audiobook)
10. What Fresh Hell is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You by Heather Corinna. Nonfiction
11. The Veiled Assassin (Embers of Empire #1) by Q.V. Hunter. Historical fiction
12. Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang (audiobook)
13. The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club #2) by Richard Osman. Mystery

14. Runner (Chicago Mysteries #4) by Tracy Clark. Chicago detective novel (audiobook)

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« Reply #189 on: February 18, 2022, 02:14:46 PM »
1. ABC van de Bio Groententuin (ABC of the Bio vegetable garden) by Rosenn Le Page.
2. Fall of Giants, by Ken Follett.
3. Holzer's permacultuur, by Sepp Holzer.
4. The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
5. 2070, by Bjørn H. Samset.
6. Tyll, by Daniel Kehlmann. About Tijl Uilenspiegel. Nice book.
7. Blomsterdalen (The Flower Valley), by Niviaq Korneliussen.
8. Det burer morskt i fjelldalen * Vidt omkring * Helleristning ved fossen, by Mikkjel Fønhus.
9. Dyrk enkelt (Grow simply), by Maria Berg Hestad.
10. The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery.

11. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.

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« Reply #190 on: February 18, 2022, 03:09:56 PM »
I'm going to start doing these in 10s rather than 20s, to make it less unwieldly - next ten, favourites marked:

But won't that mean you will need to post every other, if not every, day?!?  LOL.

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« Reply #191 on: February 18, 2022, 03:20:36 PM »
1. Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
2. A Nantucket Christmas by Nancy Thayer
3. The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
4. Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
5. Betwixt by Darynda Jones
6. The Long Call by Ann Cleeves
7. Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
8. Aunt Dimity and the Heart of Gold by Nancy Atherton
9. The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves
10. Winter in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand
11. The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton

DNF
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton
Raven Black by Ann Cleeves
Matrix by Lauren Groff (audio; I DNFed the hard back version last year and thought I would give audio a try)

12. Tin Camp Road by Ellen Airgood
13. The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe by Mary Simses - bleah
14. The Rules of Love & Grammar by Mary Simses - bleah
15. Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes
16. Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher
17. Telling Tales by Ann Cleeves

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« Reply #192 on: February 18, 2022, 04:33:26 PM »
1. A Children's Bible by Lydia Millet.
2. Read My Pins by Madeleine Albright.
3. 7 and 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton.
4. These Tangled Vines by Julianne MacLean
5. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Franklin Covey.
6. Red Clocks by Leni Zumas
7. The Ickabog by JK Rowling
8. The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee
9. My Heart is Chainshaw by Stephan Graham Jones 


10. Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward . . .  Her book Sing, Unburied, Sing was one of my favorites a couple of years ago. I also thought this was wonderful. Both books have given me strong Faulkner vibes in that they are distinctly southern, the language is beautiful and they were both weighty and compelling at the same time.

11. Kindred by Octavia Butler . . . both page turn-y and moving. I really loved it.

12. Framed by James Ponti . . . read it with my son. Cute middle grade mystery about a very precocious 12 year old who solves an international art heist and ends up consulting for the FBI.

13 -14. Bridgerton Books 7 and 8 by Julia Quinn . . . I didn't enjoy books 5 and 6 as much as the earlier ones (both took place away from the Bridgerton Fam action) but the last two books returned the action back "home" and I liked them more. I think the TV series is a very cleverly done adaptation and am excited to see the second season when it premieres.

15-16. Rokesby Books 1 and 2 by Julia Quinn . . .These are Bridgerton prequels, the first one came in a three pack with the last Bridgerton Books, the second one was on the shelf at the library so I grabbed it. Fine. I'll probably read 3 and 4 but not for a while because I'm Regencied out for a bit.

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Re: 50 Books in 2022!
« Reply #193 on: February 18, 2022, 05:29:47 PM »
I'm going to start doing these in 10s rather than 20s, to make it less unwieldly - next ten, favourites marked:

But won't that mean you will need to post every other, if not every, day?!?  LOL.

Lol, I've actually been reading less this year - a book a day with some rare 2-book days here and there, versus 10 a week. I'm happy about it though, because the reason for it is that now a lot of my old hobbies and interests are rising from the ashes of Covid. For me, reading 500 books a year is really only going to happen if I have literally no other leisure activities.

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« Reply #194 on: February 18, 2022, 08:10:03 PM »

11. Kindred by Octavia Butler . . . both page turn-y and moving. I really loved it.


I adore Kindred! It's my favorite Octavia Butler. But it's also a great book for recommending to my friends who say they don't like sci-fi.

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« Reply #195 on: February 19, 2022, 09:24:18 AM »

Completed:
  • Bewilderment by Richard powers
  • Same Kind of Different As Me (horrible, IMO, but read because it was recommended by someone at church)
  • The myth of closure by Pauline boss
  • B.L.E.S.S. (for work)
  • In the valley of death by Harley Rustad
Unfinished:

  • On the road with st. Augustine by James KA smithreally interesting by quite a dense read, so it’s been hard to get through more than 20 pgs at a time
  • Atlas of the heart by Brene Brown
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« Reply #196 on: February 19, 2022, 07:51:28 PM »
1. Vanishing Falls by Poppy Gee. Australian crime fiction (audiobook)
2. The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu. Science fiction
3. Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward. Literary fiction
4. The Woman Who Married A Bear by John Straley.  Alaska detective novel (audiobook)
5. The Witch Elm by Tana French. Irish crime fiction
6. The Promise by Damon Galgut. Literary fiction (audiobook)
7. Dune by Frank Herbert. Science fiction
8. Old Baggage by Lissa Evans. Historical fiction
9. What You Don't See (Chicago Mysteries #3) by Tracy Clark. Chicago detective novel (audiobook)
10. What Fresh Hell is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You by Heather Corinna. Nonfiction
11. The Veiled Assassin (Embers of Empire #1) by Q.V. Hunter. Historical fiction
12. Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang (audiobook)
13. The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club #2) by Richard Osman. Mystery
14. Runner (Chicago Mysteries #4) by Tracy Clark. Chicago detective novel (audiobook)

15. The White Mirror: A Mystery (Li Du #2) by Elsa Hart. 18th century Chinese librarian detective novel (audiobook)

I've read all of Elsa Hart's books now and enjoyed every one of them. They're mysteries but full of historical oddities and details that are interesting and fun. The protagonist of the Li Du series is an exiled imperial Chinese librarian who travels along the 18th century trade routes and the Forbidden City. Her most recent book The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne features detailed descriptions of the cabinets of curiosities of 18th century wealthy European collectors. I enjoy mystery books that take place in diverse locations and time periods.

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« Reply #197 on: February 20, 2022, 03:34:35 PM »
1. Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin by Jill Lepore
2. At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop
3. Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
4. Polish Your Poise with Madame Chic by Jennifer L. Scott
5. Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
6. The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
7. The Heart’s Invisible Furies by John Boyne
8. The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah
9. A Severe Mercy by Sheldon Vanauken

10. What’s Mine and Yours by Naima Coster

11. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

12. The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urrea

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« Reply #198 on: February 20, 2022, 07:05:32 PM »
1. Vanishing Falls by Poppy Gee. Australian crime fiction (audiobook)
2. The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu. Science fiction
3. Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward. Literary fiction
4. The Woman Who Married A Bear by John Straley.  Alaska detective novel (audiobook)
5. The Witch Elm by Tana French. Irish crime fiction
6. The Promise by Damon Galgut. Literary fiction (audiobook)
7. Dune by Frank Herbert. Science fiction
8. Old Baggage by Lissa Evans. Historical fiction
9. What You Don't See (Chicago Mysteries #3) by Tracy Clark. Chicago detective novel (audiobook)
10. What Fresh Hell is This?: Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You by Heather Corinna. Nonfiction
11. The Veiled Assassin (Embers of Empire #1) by Q.V. Hunter. Historical fiction
12. Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang (audiobook)
13. The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club #2) by Richard Osman. Mystery
14. Runner (Chicago Mysteries #4) by Tracy Clark. Chicago detective novel (audiobook)
15. The White Mirror: A Mystery (Li Du #2) by Elsa Hart. 18th century Chinese librarian detective novel (audiobook)

16. Razorblade Tears by S.A. Crosby. Crime fiction (audiobook)

Here's how I picture this book got written. S.A. Crosby and some genre writer buddies were having a drink and came up with a game. They all wrote current themes & trends on slips of paper and threw them in a bowl. S. A. Crosby had to draw a handful and write a straight genre crime novel and incorporate all the slips of paper. And he did a fantastic job! This book features dad vengeance, boomer action heroes, odd couple, biker gang, white supremacist terrorists, wokeness, LGBTQIA violence. And the protagonists overcome homophobia and racism along the way. I rarely read this type of violent, shoot em up books but it was entertaining and well written.

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« Reply #199 on: February 20, 2022, 07:16:34 PM »
@Dr Kidstache —that’s a creative summary :) Razorblade Tears is on my to-read list from the library after reading a few recommendations..looking forward to it. Not my usual type of book either but it’s good to bust out of the norm every now and then.