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Julia’s comments from the 100+ Books in 2025 group.

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Oct 01, 2017 07:34AM

2110 114. Survivors Club: The True Story of a Very Young Prisoner of Auschwitz by Michael Bornstein & Debbie Bornstein Holinstat 313 pages 9/30/17 pub 2017 4 - 5 stars

Survivors Club The True Story of a Very Young Prisoner of Auschwitz by Michael Bornstein ;
Sep 29, 2017 09:11AM

2110 111. Not One Damsel in Distress: World Folktales for Strong Girls by Jane Yolen, ill by Susan Guevara 116 pages ~9/26/17 pub 2000 4 stars

112. Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder 269 pages 9/27/17 pub 2017 4- 5 stars

113. Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin 294 pages 9/29/17 pub 2017 4 stars

Young Jane Young by Gabrielle Zevin ; Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder ; Not One Damsel in Distress World Folktales for Strong Girls by Jane Yolen ;
Sep 25, 2017 08:11AM

2110 109. The Golem of Hollywood by Jonathan Kellerman & Jesse Kellerman 550 pages 9/23/17 pub 2014 2 stars

110. Stephen Colbert’s Midnight Confessions by the staff of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert 9/25/17 pub 2017 4 stars

Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions by Stephen Colbert ; The Golem of Hollywood (Detective Jacob Lev, #1) by Jonathan Kellerman ;
Sep 20, 2017 05:26PM

2110 107. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder 126 pages 9/19/17 pub 2017 5 stars

108. The City on the Edge of Forever by Harlan Ellison 277 pages 9/20/17 pub 1995 5 stars

The City on the Edge of Forever The Original Teleplay by Harlan Ellison ; On Tyranny Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder ;
Sep 18, 2017 08:35AM

2110 101. Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries and Lore edited by Paula Guran 383 pages 9/13/17 pub 2017 4 stars

102. Day of the Dead: A Babylon 5 Script by Neil Gaiman 55 pages 9/13/17 pub 1998 4- 5 stars

103. Champions: Change the World by Mark Waid & Humberto Ramos 136 pages 9/13/17 pub 2017 3 stars

104. The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit and Other Plays by Ray Bradbury 161 pages 9/14/17 pub 1972 4 stars

105. Six Science Fiction Plays ed. by Roger Elwood 368 pages ~9/16/17 pub 1976

106. Geek Theater ed. Jen Gunnels & Erin Underwood 9/18/17 4- 5 stars I concentrated on the short plays this reread.


Ex Libris Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore by Paula Guran ; Day of the Dead A Babylon 5 Scriptbook by Neil Gaiman ; Champions, Volume 1 Change the World by Mark Waid ; Six Science Fiction Plays by Roger Elwood ; Geek Theater 15 Plays by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers by Jen Gunnels ; The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit And Other Plays by Ray Bradbury ;
Sep 06, 2017 10:37AM

2110 90. “Proof” by David Auburn 83 pages ~8/20/17 pub 2001 2 stars

91. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 230 pages 8/27/17 pub 2007 5 stars reread

92. “Inventing Van Gogh” by Steven Dietz 66 pages 8/28/17 pub 2004

93. Ms. Marvel: Civil War II by G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona 8/29/17 pub 2016 4 stars, though when I read it first in January I gave it 5 stars.

94. Fish Girl by David Wiesner & Donna Jo Napoli 187 pages 8/29/17 pub 2017 3- 4 stars

95. Solo by Kwame Alexander with Mary Rand Hess 458 pages 8/31/17 pub 2017 2 stars

96. Ms. Marvel: Damage Per Second by G. Willow Wilson, Adrian Alphona 8/31/17 pub 2017

97. Ronit & Jamil by Pamela L. Laskin 183 pages 9/1/17 pub 2017 2 stars

98. The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices by Xinran, translated by Esther Tyldesley 242 pages 9/3/17 pub 2002 4 stars

99. Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley 269 pages 9/4/17 pub 2017 5 stars

100. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin 272 pages 9/6/17 pub 2010 4 stars

Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin ; Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley ; The Good Women of China Hidden Voices by Xinran ; Ronit & Jamil by Pamela L. Laskin ; Ms. Marvel, #15 Damage Per Second, Part II by G. Willow Wilson ; Solo by Kwame Alexander ; Fish Girl by Donna Jo Napoli ; Ms. Marvel, #9 Civil War II by G. Willow Wilson ; Inventing van Gogh by Steven Dietz ; The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie ; Proof by David Auburn ;
Aug 20, 2017 01:57PM

2110 82. Sons and Soldiers: The Untold Story of the Jews Who Escaped the Nazis and Returned with the U.S. Army to Fight Hitler by Bruce Henderson 429 pages 8/3/17 pub 2017 5 stars

83. Julia Vanishes by Catherine Egan 375 pages 8/5/17 pub 2016 4 stars

84. You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me: a Memoir by Sherman Alexie 454 pages 8/8/17 pub 2017 5 stars

85. All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders 313 pages 8/13/17 pub 2016 4 stars

86. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson 212 pages ~8/17/19 pub 2016 2 stars

87. An Age of License by Lucy Knisley 195 pages ~8/18/17 pub 2014 5 stars

88. Becoming Unbecoming by Una 211 pages 8/18/17 pub 2016 5 stars

89. Displacement by Lucy Knisley 161 pages 8/19/17 pub 2015 4 stars

Displacement A Travelogue by Lucy Knisley ; Becoming Unbecoming by Una ; An Age of License A Travelogue by Lucy Knisley ; The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson ; All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders ; You Don't Have to Say You Love Me A Memoir by Sherman Alexie ; Julia Vanishes by Catherine Egan ; Sons and Soldiers The Untold Story of the Jews Who Escaped the Nazis and Returned with the U.S. Army to Fight Hitler by Bruce Henderson ;
Aug 01, 2017 09:34AM

2110 80. We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo 296 pages 7/30/17 pub 2013 4 stars

81. Mule Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life by Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston 282 pages 7/31/17 pub 1991, “Mule Bone” the play written and copyrighted in 1931, but not published until 1991, it was based on a short story by Hurston, “The Bone of Contention," which along with letters from the authors, introductions by scholars and a hint of why this play wasn't produced. 3 stars

Mule Bone by Langston Hughes ; We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo ;
Jul 29, 2017 03:46PM

2110 79. Seven Stones to Stand or Fall by Diana Gabaldon 521 pages 7/29/17 pub 2017 4- 5 stars

Seven Stones to Stand or Fall by Diana Gabaldon ;
Jul 26, 2017 11:13AM

2110 73. March Book Three by Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell 246 pages 7/17/17 pub 2016 5 stars

74. Avengers: The Children’s Crusade by Allen Heinberg, Jim Cheung 248 pages 7/20/17 pub 2012 3 stars

75. Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn 274 pages 7/22/17 pub 2017 4 stars

76. Green Lantern: Rebirth by Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver 176 pages 7/23/17 pub 2010 3 stars

77. Forever, or a Long, Long Time by Caela Carter 309 pages ~7/24/17 pub 2017 4- 5 stars

78. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison 16 cds, read by Joe Morton, 568 pages 7/25/17 First chapter published 1947, the book was published in 1952 5 stars

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison ; Forever, or a Long, Long Time by Caela Carter ; Green Lantern Rebirth by Geoff Johns ; Bannerless by Carrie Vaughn ; Avengers The Children's Crusade by Allan Heinberg ; March Book Three (March, #3) by John Lewis ;
Jul 16, 2017 05:29PM

2110 71. Ex-Communication by Peter Clines 343 pages 7/15/17 pub 2013 3 stars

72. March Book Two by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell 187 pages 7/15/17 pub 2015 4- 5 stars

March Book Two (March, #2) by John Lewis ; Ex-Communication (Ex-Heroes, #3) by Peter Clines ;
Jul 13, 2017 12:29PM

2110 68. The Ten- Cent Plague: The Great Comic- Book Scare and How It Changed America by David Hajdu 434 pages 7/12/17 pub 2008 3 stars

69. Wonder Woman: Odyssey vol. 2 by J. Michael Straczynski, Phil Hester pub 2012 7/13/17 192 pages 3 stars

70. The World According to Wonder Woman by Matthew K.Manning, ill by Paul Bulman 63 pages 7/13/17 pub 2015 3 stars

The World According to Wonder Woman (Insight Legends) by Matthew K. Manning ; Wonder Woman Odyssey, Vol. 2 by J. Michael Straczynski ; The Ten-Cent Plague The Great Comic-Book Scare and How it Changed America by David Hajdu ;
Jul 11, 2017 10:17AM

2110 62. American War by Omar El Akkad 333 pages 7/7/17 pub 2017 4- 5 stars

63. Wonder Woman: Earth One Volume 1 by Grant Morrison, Yanick Paquette 7/7/17 pub 2016 1 star

64. Wonder Woman Love and Murder by Jodi Picoult, Drew Johnson 128 pages 7/7/17 pub 2007 3 stars

65. Midnight Without a Moon by Linda Williams Jackson 312 pages 7/9/17 pub 2017 4-5 stars

66. Wonder Woman vol.1 Blood by Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang 160 pages 7/10/17 pub 2013 2 stars

67. Wonder Woman vol.1 The Lies by Greg Rucka, Liam Sharp 7/10/17 pub 2017 3 stars

American War by Omar El Akkad ; Wonder Woman Earth One, Vol. 1 by Grant Morrison ; Wonder Woman, Vol. 2 Love and Murder by Jodi Picoult ; Midnight Without a Moon (Rose Lee Carter #1) by Linda Williams Jackson ; Wonder Woman, Volume 1 Blood by Brian Azzarello ; Wonder Woman, Volume 1 The Lies by Greg Rucka ;
Jul 02, 2017 11:48AM

2110 57. American Street by Ibi Zoboi 324 pages 6/29/17 pub 2017 3 stars

58. Wonder Woman Odyssey by J. Michael Straczynski 6/29/17 pub 2011 2 stars

59. Wonder Woman The True Amazon by Jill Thompson 6/30/17 pub 2016 3 stars

60. Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham 371 pages 7/1/17 pub 2017 5 stars

61. Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson 261 pages 7/2/17 pub 2017 5 stars

American Street by Ibi Zoboi ; Wonder Woman Odyssey, Vol. 1 by J. Michael Straczynski ; Wonder Woman The True Amazon by Jill Thompson ; Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham ; Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson ;
Jun 27, 2017 04:55PM

2110 55. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 6/23/17 Reread two months after I read it first 5 stars

56. Al Franken Giant of the Senate by Al Franken 406 pages 6/26/17 pub 2017 5 stars


The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas ; Al Franken, Giant of the Senate by Al Franken ;
Jun 21, 2017 04:15PM

2110 52. Human Acts by Han King, translation by Deborah Smith 218 pages 6/20/17 pub 2017 in English, 2014 in Korean. 4 stars;

53. Almost, Maine by John Cariani 80 pages 6/21/17 pub 2008 4 stars

54. Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick 6/21/17 pub 2015 5 stars.

Bitch Planet, Vol. 1 Extraordinary Machine by Kelly Sue DeConnick ; Almost, Maine by John Cariani ; Human Acts by Han Kang ;
Jun 18, 2017 10:47AM

2110 51. Crosstalk by Connie Willis 498 pages 6/18/17 pub 2016 5 stars

Crosstalk by Connie Willis ;
Jun 12, 2017 09:32AM

2110 50. All American Boys by Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely 310 pages 6/11/17 pub 2015 5 stars

All American Boys by Jason Reynolds ;
Jun 09, 2017 10:31AM

2110 49. Mockingbird Songs: My Friendship with Harper Lee by Wayne Flynt 210 pages 6/9/17 pub 2017 5 stars

Mockingbird Songs My Friendship with Harper Lee by Wayne Flynt ;
Jun 08, 2017 09:09AM

2110 48. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman 370 pages 6/8/17 pub 2016 4 stars

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman ;