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15.7 A1 North AmericaMurder Plays House (A Mommy-Track Mystery #5) (2004) by Ayelet Waldman
Set mostly in Los Angeles, California, plus a chapter in New York City, New York.
Grand Total: 675 + 20 = 695
15.6 B3 1951-1975Birds of America (1965) by Mary McCarthy (Paperback, 348 pages)
Grand Total: 655 + 20 = 675
15.5 C3 175-275 pagesKilling Bridezilla (A Jaine Austen Mystery #7) (2008) by Laura Levine (Hardcover, 248 pages)
Grand Total: 635 + 20 = 655
15.4 C4 250-350 pagesFundraising the Dead (A Museum Mystery #1) (2010) by Sheila Connolly (Goodreads Author) (Paperback, 324 pages)
Grand Total: 620 + 15 = 635
15.3 E.2. mystery/thriller/crime/romance BPL has it listed as “mystery”:
http://catalog.brooklynpubliclibrary....
The Square Root of Murder (Sophie Knowles #1) (2011) by Ada Madison (Mass Market Paperback, 292 pages)
Grand Total: 605 + 15 = 620
15.2 D4 Female, 40-60Time's Child (2007) by Rebecca Ore (Paperback, 327 pages)
Born: 1948
2007 – 1948 = 59 years old
Grand Total: 590 + 15 = 605
15.1 E5 non-fiction (Dewey Decimal 000-499, per BPL) When I read this last month, BPL didn’t have a Dewey Decimal listed for it. Now it does (yeah!)
http://brooklyn.bibliocommons.com/sea...
307.74 G
The End of the Suburbs: Where the American Dream Is Moving (2013) by Leigh Gallagher (Hardcover, 261 pages)
Grand Total: 575 + 15 = 590
15.10 B2 1976-2000The Hungry Moon (1986) by Ramsey Campbell
Winner: British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (1988)
+30 Task
+ 100 points = Completion bonus
Task Total: 30 + 100 = 130
Grand Total: 445 + 130 = 575
Task 10.06 - Day of the DeadRead a book by an author who died before September 1, 2013.
John Brunner died on August 26, 1995
A Maze of Stars (1991) by John Brunner (Hardcover, 393 pages)
Review:This book is a straight forward classic science fiction novel. The premise: a SHIP has seeded 600 colonies on planets located in the Arm of the galaxy. Now the SHIP is taking a second trip back to all the seeded planets to check on humanity, gathering knowledge about what work (and what didn’t work) on the planets. Occasionally, the SHIP will rescue a human from certain death on one world, and transport that human to another world to live out his/her life. The novel reads like a collection of short stories smoothed into one novel. The ending wasn’t really an ending; the novel just stopped; it could have easily continued with additional visits to seeded worlds. Recommended for hard-core science fiction (NOT fantasy!) fans.
+10 Task
+ 10 Review
Task Total: 10 + 10 = 20
Grand Total: 425 + 20 = 445
15.9 F6 German/Dutch/Danish/Swedish/Norwegian/IcelandicVoices (Reykjavík Murder Mystery #5) (2002) by Arnaldur Indriðason; translated from the Icelandic by Bernard Scudder
Grand Total: 395+ 30 = 425
15.8 C5 C5 325-425 pagesGreen (Green Universe #1) (2009) by Jay Lake (Hardcover, 368 pages)
Grand Total: 375 + 20 = 395
Task 20.10 - Liz M's Task -Read a book written by an author born in one of the least developed countries:
Ethiopia
The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears (2007) by Dinaw Mengestu (Hardcover, 240 pages)
Review:Dinaw Mengestu was born in Ethiopia and emigrated to America. This is his debut novel. The narrator: a man who was born in Ethiopia and emigrated to America (write what you know, right?). The novel is set in the poorer areas of Washington, D. C. Our narrator runs a convenience store in the poorer neighborhood, and lives next door to the shop. His friends have made a more successful adjustment to American life than he has. Despite his lack of material success in his new country, he’s content with what he has. Change is coming with gentrification of the neighborhood. Overall, this is a character-driven novel, exploring through the narrator and his friends different ways of coping with the emigrant experience. Recommended for fans of literary fiction.
+20 Task
+05 Combo (10.7 Ex-pat experience)
+10 Review
Task Total: 20 + 05 + 10 = 35
Grand Total: 340 + 35 = 375
15.7 D5 Male 60+ or posthumousWagons West: The Epic Story of America's Overland Trails (2002) by Frank McLynn
Born: In The United Kingdom On: August 29, 1941
2002 (published) – 1941(born) = 61
Grand Total: 320 + 20 =340
15.6 E4 biography/memoir/autobiography (per BPL)Wild Tales: A Rock & Roll Life (2013) by Graham Nash
Grand Total: 300 + 20 = 320
15.4 B1 Published 2001-2013Sand Sharks (Deborah Knott #15) (2009) by Margaret Maron
Grand Total: 265 + 15 = 280
15.3 E6 non-fiction (Dewey Decimal 500-999, per BPL)The Tao of Pooh (1982) by Benjamin Hoff
BPL Dewey Decimal 828
Grand Total: 250 + 15 = 265
15.1 D3 Male age 40 – 60Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was (The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox #1) (1984) by Barry Hughart
(born March 13, 1934) 1984 – 1934 = 50
Grand Total: 220 + 15 = 235
Task 10.5 - In honor of Labor DayMeyer Definition: often used for stewards of landholders or great farmers or leaseholders—today a Meier is a dairy farmer. Meier and Meyer are used more often in Northern Germany. (Thanks Karen GHHS!)
The Son (2013) by Philipp Meyer (Goodreads Author) (Hardcover, 576 pages)
Review:This is an excellent literary fiction/historical fiction novel about a family living in Texas. There are 3 stories: Eli (beginning in 1849); his son, Peter (beginning in 1915); and his great-granddaughter Jeannie (1930s to present day). Eli’s story was the most compelling of the three, involving life with the Comanche tribe and the civilizing of the Wild West. Jeannie’s sections are the weakest – the author tries and fails to get inside the head of a woman. The Jeannie sections are interesting for the commentary on 20th century Texas. The story is gritty and ‘true’, involving a surprising large amount of violent encounters, which can be off-putting to some readers. I’m predicting The Son will be nominated for various awards come award time. Recommended for those fans of literary and/or historical fiction who can tolerate gritty violence in novels.
+10 Task
+10 Review
+ 5 Jumbo (576 pages)
Task Total: 10 + 10 + 05 = 25
Grand Total: 195 + 25 = 220
