Sherri’s Comments (group member since Nov 10, 2019)

Sherri’s comments from the Around the Year in 52 Books group.

I read Bag Man: The Wild Crimes,Audacious Cover-Up & Spectacular Downfall Of A Brazen Crook In The White House by Rachel Maddow & Michael Yarvitz. It's nonfiction,politics,history,crime.

I have waited till the last moment to decide if I’ll get a book this month or skip. I’m torn between The Removed by Brandon Hobson or The Survivors by Jane Harper. I’ve followed this discussion but I’m not familiar with either author. What book did you choose? What are your recommendations? Thank You.

Congratulations on the new home & baby.

Title: News Of The World
Author: Paulette Jiles
Rating: 4stars
Format: ebook
ATY prompt: none
Brief reason why it was the best: The story line was different. Even though it’s a western it’s not a romanticized version. It’s a story of good souls doing good things in tough circumstances. I love the thought of a person traveling in rural areas to read the news for a dime. It was a genius way to make a living & honor the printed word

Winter Wonderland
W: A Lone Star Christmas (Christmas #1) by William W. Johnstone
I: In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren
N: News of The World by Paulette Jiles
T: The House in the Cerulean Sea, T.J. Klune
E: Freshwater, Akwaeke Emezi
R: My Kind of Christmas (Virgin River #18) by Robyn Carr

W: The White Christmas Inn by Colleen Wright
O: The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict
N: The Song and the Silence (Non Fiction) by Yvette Johnson
D:Deacon King Kong,James McBride
E:The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin (Essays)
R: Bag Man: The Wild Crimes,Audacious Cover-Up & Spectacular Downfall Of A Brazen Crook In The White House by Rachel Maddow, Michael Yarvitz
L: Marrying Winterborne (The Ravenels,#2) by Lisa Kleypas
A: Savage Run (Joe Pickett,#2) by C.J.Box (Adventure)
N: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson (Non Fiction)
D: The Daughters of Erietown by Connie Schultz

1. I read 4 books 1,084 pages
2. Did you meet your reading goals? Yes, I did a lot better than I thought. I was aiming to complete 2 book maybe 3. My biggest distraction was the holiday week.
3. Did you have fun? Yes. I love read-a-thons. My favorite parts were the space travel millions of miles of pages. Very well done. Also I liked checking in with Team Joy. I was lucky to be placed with over achievers. Those girls are reading goddesses.
4. What was your favorite read of the read-a-thon? 3 of my reads were nonfiction. Those were 5 or 4 star reads. While I enjoyed them my favorite was a 3 star read. One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus. I think just because it was YA & fiction. I was ready to switch back to fiction. I read that book fast.
5. I can’t think of a suggestion to make the read-a-thon better. I liked reading the essays & matching it with a book. My only thought was I didn’t feel pressed to complete this challenge. I’m used to different levels & competition. Would you like to see more read- a- thons in the future? No. I feel ATY has the perfect number of read-a-thongs. I participate in other groups & they have read-a-thons throughout the year. While doing this activity I was also doing Nonfiction November at the same time.
6. Count me in for future read-a-thons. I hope we have one during the winter.

I finished One Of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus. I really liked it. I couldn't find an article to match it to. Any Suggestions?

Sunday 201 pqges

Saturday 157 pages

Good morning Team Joy. I'm always sad when a read-a-thon is over. I've enjoyed reading with all of you. I just put my pages read yesterday on the spread sheet. I really like One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus. I doubt I'll finish today. I have 208 pages left. The book is Breakfast club meets Pretty Little liars. The theme music for Breakfast club keeps running through my head as I read the book.

I had four 5 star books for November. All nonfiction. None for the ATY challenge.
Never Caught: The Washington’s Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar. Format: Hardback. It was a 5 star read because it was so well researched.
Becoming by Michelle Obama. Format: ebook. It was an insightful read into their time in the White House & her life.
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 toPresent by David Treuer. Format: hardback. It was an own voices book which is the way it should be.
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy,Paternity,and Love by Dani Shapiro. Format: Hardback. This is the second excellent book I’ve read about genealogy this year.

Good Morning Team Joy. I don’t have anything to do today except read,decorate,work on my Christmas jigsaw puzzle. I’m starting One Of Us Is Lying (One Of Us Is Lying #1) by Karen M. McManus.

Friday 118 pages

I finished Walt Whitman in Washington,D.C.: The Civil War and America's Great Poet by Garrett Peck. I used it for Artist paints flowers for Brooklyn Hospital. Walt Whitman lived in Brooklyn for many years. He visited often during the Civil War when he lived in D.C. He visited vets in Brooklyn hospitals bringing them supplies.

Good Morning Team Joy. I should finish the Walt Whitman book today. I’m going to start decorating for Christmas. Also my husband & I am doing our Thanksgiving today so I have some cooking to do. I also don’t know what I’m reading after this.

Thursday 97

Happy Thanksgiving Team Joy. I finally picked a book to read yesterday. Walt Whitman In Washington D.C. The Civil War and Great American Poet by Garrett Peck. I only have 147 pages left so I may finish today.

Wednesday 45 pages

I am thankful for living in a small community.

Good Morning Team Joy. Thank You for your suggestions for the article. I used the photo recreation. My Overdrive book isn't in yet so I'm looking for a new read. Everyone be safe over the holiday.