Challenge: 50 Books discussion
Finish Line 2014
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JLD's 2014 50 Reading List
I recommend The Paris Wife, but not the imitation book about Zelda. (Instead, read Milford's biography that came out decades ago.)Rose
2. Killer Angels.Four Stars.
As a historian and Civil War buff, I'm surprised it took me so long to get around to this one. I think I was put off by what I thought would be micro battle decisions, but it really was more character driven.
I instantly bought the next installment in the series.
3. American NationsColin Woodward
Four Stars
6. 'Tis. Frank McCourtFour stars. Great Audiobook!
10. Six months in 1945-- from the World War to the Cold War
12. The Story of a Happy MarriageAnn Pachett
Four Stars
18. War and Peace. Tolstoy.Five stars.
Should get to count it as three books ;)
20. The Burgess Boys.Good God, I hated this book.
21. I know why the Caged Bird Sings.Great as an audio book.
22. The Story of America23. Some Sing, Some Cry
26. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
37. Billy Lynn's long Half Time WalkThree Stars
39. Transatlantic-- Colum McCann5 stars
40. the Republic
Plato
43. The Perks of being a Wallflower.Four Stars
44. We are all Completely Beside Ourselves.four stars
45. All the Light We Cannot See.Five Stars.
47. The Light between the Oceans.four stars
48. The Narrow Road to the Deep North.Five Stars
50. The Fault in our StarsA Reread. I needed it yesterday.
The Adventure of the Blue CarbuncleSherlock Holmes
Four stars.
I had just read "Z- A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald" and this was a great bookend. I enjoyed Z slightly more, but since I listened to them both as audio books, it could have been the audio performance was more compelling. I recommend both novels.