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Ambrose wrote: "34. How America Works…And Why It Doesn’t"

I'm currently reading this.

1322. Death of a Celebrity

Mid September Update
I'd better get this done today. Tomorrow a.m., heading down island with my little dog Clyde to get cataract surgery performed on him. Hoping it works. My wife won't be able to come as she's somewhat immobile after she slipped and twisted her knee. Lots of food and clean clothes set aside for her...

Anyway, let's see. Six books / graphics completed since September 1.
Finished
1. Linghun by Ai Jiang Interesting horror novella plus two other short stories. Nice intro to this Canadian author. (4.5 stars) (My favorite of the month so far)
2. Steeple by John Allison A fun horror graphic set in Devon; a series of stories. (3.0 stars)
3. When I Arrived at the Castle by Emily Carroll creepy graphic novel in the gothic style. 4.0 stars
4. Odd Jobs: Six Files from the Department of Inhuman Resources edited by T.J. Price. A collection of horror short stories by six different authors. (Yes, I should be saving these until October, LOL. I have a few more) 4.0 stars
5. Warriors: The Prophecies Begin by Erin Hunter graphic novel series, the 1st two books about cat clans in the wild. Entertaining 3.5 stars
6. The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton (Lara McClintoch Archeological mysteries). Do you need Mexico on your Around the World book tour? 3.5 stars

Currently Reading
Making steady progress but keep adding books...
1. Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia (Harlem Renaissance mysteries #1), a new series for me.
2. Skyscraper by Faith Baldwin (1931)
3. Death of a Celebrity by M.C. Beaton (Hamish MacBeth #17)
4. How America Works... and Why it Doesn't: A Brief Guide to the US Political System by William Cooper
5. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
6. In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune
7. The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
8. Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks
9. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
10. Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
11. The Time Hoppers by Robert Silverberg
(Maybe I can finish a couple while I'm down island)

In the Hopper
1. Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy by Arthut La Bern
2. The Wind's Twelve Quarters by Ursula K. Le Guin
3. The Deadly Dance by M.C. Beaton
4. Cosmic Engineers by Clifford D. Simak
5. Simple Genius by David Baldacci

Enjoy the rest of September.

My review of The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton (Lara McClintoch Archeological Mysteries #1) 3.5 stars

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Next up is the 1st Harlem Renaissance mystery, Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia

1313. The Xibalba Murders

A mid month quickie, an adventure / fantasy for middle grade / young adults, especially if you like cats; Warriors: The Prophecies Begin by Erin Hunter 3.5 stars

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Just finished an entertaining YA fantasy adventure graphic novel.. Warriors: The Prophecies Begin by Erin Hunter 3.5 stars

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

1307. Warriors: The Prophecies Begin

Michelle wrote: "Soldiering on with this list to finish Brave New World by Aldous Huxley.

A handful of the members of a utopian society begin to qu..."

It was one of those books I was glad I read but it wasn't as good as I thought.

Lea wrote: "I'm reading right now!"
I hope you enjoy as much as you did the 2nd.

Pam wrote: "I like this idea for a challenge! I might do something like it (maybe books that are not novels) in 2025. I’m curious what plays you might read. That’s a tough one for me. Essays are also."

I don't know if I'll manage any plays this time. I find them difficult at the best of times.

A further collection of short stories, in the horror genre, Odd Jobs: Six Files from the Department of Inhuman Resources by T.J. Price 4.0 stars

My review of Odd Jobs: Six Files from the Department of Inhuman Resources a collection of horror short stories, edited by T.J. Price 4.0 stars

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Next in line is Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks

Lea wrote: "Bill wrote: "I read Pickwick in high school and I think I liked it. (it was 50 years+ ago.. LOL. I recommend Nicholas Nickleby very much. (just to throw the cat amongst the pigeons)"

Thanks for th..."

I think we read one chapter of Great Expectations in junior high and I wasn't fond then.. I've seen the movie since and it was interesting.

I need to focus on books I'm already reading but this looked too good and nicely short not to read... When I Arrived at the Castle by Emily Carroll gothic graphic novella. 4.0 stars

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Ioana wrote: "Bill wrote: "I haven't heard of any of those new series. I will not, will not, may check them out."

>> I will not, will not.....maybe you'll change your mind. But be aware, [book:The Fourth Monkey..."

Thanks for the warning.

I haven't heard of any of those new series. I will not, will not, may check them out.

1288. When I Arrived at the Castle

Lea wrote: "Karol wrote: "How wonderful that you read Dickens! I haven't gotten to Bleak House yet . . . but unlike you, I loved Great Expectations when I had to read it in school. It ..."

I read Pickwick in high school and I think I liked it. (it was 50 years+ ago.. LOL. I recommend Nicholas Nickleby very much. (just to throw the cat amongst the pigeons)

My review of Steeple by John Allison, a fun graphic novel. 3.0 stars

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...