Best of the Fall 2013 Challenge

[Dlmrose, Moderator Emeritus]

What were your favorite books of the Fall 2013 Challenge?

[Andy]

The Hotel New Hampshire
Hit Man
Watching The Dark
The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope

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Perfect - same author as The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. Beautifully told and often heart breaking.

Dark Matter - atmospheric psychological chiller set in the Arctic.

The Night Listener - part mystery, part exploration of one man's relationships. Faction inspired by Armistead Maupin's real life relationship with Anthony Godby Johnson

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - fantastic, informative and shocking

The Maul And The Pear Tree - non-fiction telling of The Ratcliffe Highway Murders with theories of who may have been guilty. Interesting read for those who enjoyed The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective

[Susan A]

Elect H. Mouse State Judge: A Novel. I picked this off the Millions list because it is short. I never would have picked this up otherwise. It was a wacky, fun read.

Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentlemen Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail Again - -forced to pick a non-fiction book. Who knew scurvy could be interesting?

Undertow and Spook Squad both from favorite series of mine

new to me authors
The Magpie Lord
Knight Errant

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

Catalyst
Please Look After Mom
A Novel Bookstore

[Deborah]

My two 5*

and

[Dee]

The Time Between - how have I not found this author before now

also Southern Fried Blues for a cute/lite contemporary romance

[Fandury]

- This was the book that suprised me the most, perhaps because I really had not expected much, but this story of survival and resposibilities touched me.

- A story about Heroes, love and WW2, and what is important in life.

- What's not to like in this story about a sick killer, and the even sicker relationship between a police officer and the serial killer he helped put behind the bars.

[Aleksandra]

mine 5 stars:
In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Virgin Cure by Ami McKay
Crimson China by Betsy Tobin

[Lacy]

My Favorites so far:
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[Ty]

- loved

other 5 stars:

[Deborah]

Must add The Green-Eyed Monster. This was a mind trip. Had it on my Kindle for just under a year and finally read it:) Disturbing, creepy kids and a mysterious "Grandfather."

[Lacy]

ThTy wrote: " - loved

other 5 stars:
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The Pluto read sounds interesting. I just added it!

I loved, Wait for Me!

[Janice]

My five stars for the fall season were:

The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony

In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Irene Gut Opdyke

Along the Enchanted Way: A Story of Love and Life in Romania by William Blacker

The Zoo That Never Was by R.D. Lawrence
This one may be a bit hard to find, but if you love nature books, it is worth the search. I'm going to read anything written by Mr. Lawrence that I can get my hands on.

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My 5 Stars

[Nick]

I absolutely loved by Stef Penney. I understand some of the criticisms about the writing style (too many POV's, confusing use of verb tense, etc.) but I've never read characters like this before -- and for them to be in a frontier story of 1867 is remarkable.

[Andy]

Nick wrote: "I absolutely loved by Stef Penney. I understand some of the criticisms about the writing style (too many POV's, confusing use of verb ten..."
I've got this one slotted in for a winter task so it's good to get a positive recommendation.

[Dee]

i've heard good things about that one Nick...might have to check it out - thanks!

[Jennifer W]

I had 1 5 star: The Running Dream.

I had a bunch of 4 stars reads:
Last Night I Sang to the Monster
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Good Boss, Bad Boss: How to Be the Best... and Learn from the Worst
March, Book One
Macbeth
The Caged Graves
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice

When Women Were Birds I picked up only because for a previous season I read Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place, so that's 2 books I wouldn't have found if it weren't for the challenge!

[Kristina Simon]

My 5 stars for the Fall 2013 season:

(this last one might be because I'm a genetics geek - nonetheless, terrific book.....)

[Anne (Booklady)]

My 5 Stars books for Fall 2013 were:

[Lorna]

Favorite books Fall 2013

[Jayme Pendergraft]

5 Stars:



I can't say enough how much I loved If He Had Been With Me. It makes me sad just thinking about that one.

I really enjoyed Cartwheel as well. I didn't follow the Amanda Knox case, so don't have a point of comparison, but really enjoyed the writing and story.

[Claire]

The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks

The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes

Abandon by Meg Cabot

The Summer I Found You by Jolene Perry

[Tammy AZ]

Still Alice

The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

[Denise]

Diane Whitney wrote: "The Best Books I read for this challenge -
Me Before You
The Fault in Our Stars
To Kill a Mockingbird"

I loved Me Before You.