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Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris - Sookie is missing having a larger family, but she has more than she knows. Her Vampire boyfriend Eric is also having family issues. **** 3/24/2020
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Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris - Sookie is missing having a larger family, but she has more than she knows. Her Vampire boyfriend Eric is also hav..."I should pick this series back up. I think I made it to #13 or so. Like forever ago.
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Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris - Sookie is missing having a larger family, but she has more than she knows. Her Vampire boyfriend Er..."I think there is only 13!
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Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris - Sookie is missing having a larger family, but she has more than she knows. Her Vampire..."The I for sure must've not read that far. I know I had more to read. I know I read past #10 but who knows.
Juli wrote: "Carol wrote: "80. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris - Sookie is missing having a larger family, but she has more than she knows. Her Vampire boyfriend Er...I should pick this series back up. I think I made it to #13 or so. Like forever ago."
When I got to books #5,6&7, I kinda lost steam, so I put the series down for about a year. When I picked it up, it was if a new breath of life (ha, ha) was in the series.
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Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris - Sookie is missing having a larger family, but she has more than she knows. Her Vampire..."I felt the same way. I got tired of it. Now, I am looking forward to picking it back up.
81.
Jaws 2 by Hank Searls - The next book in The Jaws series. Two years later, the town of Amity is starting to think that The Trouble is over. They were wrong. *** 3/27/2020
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Jaws 2 by Hank Searls - The next book in The Jaws series. Two years later, the town of Amity is starting to think that The Trouble is over. They were wrong. *** 3/27/2020"I didn't realize there were more Jaws books. lol. Not by Peter Benchley though.
Elyse wrote: "Carol wrote: "81. Jaws 2 by Hank Searls - The next book in The Jaws series. Two years later, the town of Amity is starting to think that The Trouble is over. They were wro..."The other two books are not by Peter Benchley, but I thought this was pretty good for a movie novelization.
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Kon-Tiki: Across The Pacific By Raft by Thor Heyerdahl - In 1947 Thor Heyerdahl had the suspicion that the Polynesian Islands were populated by people of Peru. He hope to prove that it was possible by constructing a primitive sea vessel made out of balsa wood and traveling from Peru to the island of Kon-Tiki. *** 3/29/2020
83.
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien - 6th time I read this. A beloved story. A mild Hobbit goes on an adventure and is changed forever. ***** 3/29/2020
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First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies by Kate Andersen Brower - I enjoyed this book. It started off well and I thought that maybe the First Ladies can be civil even through partisan politics, but once you get past the minutiae, it is politics as usual. Despite that, I still thought the book was very interesting. *** 3/30/2020
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The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth - 1963 - An assassin, known as The Jackal, plans to kill French President, Charles de Gaulle. *** 3/30/20
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien - 6th time I read this. A beloved story. A mild Hobbit goes on an adventure and is cha..."One of my all-time favorites!
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The Bookshop of Yesterdays by Amy Meyerson - Twelve year old Miranda had a beloved Uncle Billy who liked to challenge her with riddles. But Billy and her mom had been fighting so much and then he just, poof, disappeared out of their lives. Fast forward and Miranda is an adult. She finds out her Uncle Billy has died and left her his bookstore, Prospero Books and one last set of riddles. **** 3/31/2020
87.
James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories by James Herriot - Dog stories that were pulled from James Herriot's books. *** 3/31/2020
88.
Your Oasis on Flame Lake by Lorna Landvik - The story of friends and their families in a Minnesota town on a lake. *** 4/1/2020
89.
From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne - The Baltimore Gun Club doesn't have a lot to do, so they propose that a huge gun be built, in order to launch a projectile to the Moon. *** 4/1/2020
90.
Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan - Lydia works in the Bright Ideas Book Store. Sadly, one of her regular customers commits suicide in the upper level of the store. She slowly decides to look into the patron's death and life while revisiting her past. **** 4/2/2020
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Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen - Hedda Gabler is the daughter of a general who marries an academic and who is already bored with her marriage upon the return from her honeymoon. *** 4/3/2020
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Lady Susan by Jane Austen - In Regency England, Lady Susan Vernon, a new widow, is trying to find an advantageous second marriage for herself and also a marriage for her young daughter. *** 4/4/2020
Carol wrote: "90. Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan - Lydia works in the Bright Ideas Book Store. Sadly, one of her regular..."This is near the top of my read what's on my Kindle list, I'm looking forward to reading it soon.
93.
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green - Aza Holmes is a high school girl with some mental health issues, but that is not the whole story, she has a wacky friend and is also helping another friend find his missing billionaire father. **** 4/4/2020
Drew wrote: "This is near the top of my read what's on my Kindle list, I'm looking forward to reading it soon."Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore was really good. It was not what I expected, (I really have to read the book descriptions better...) but was glad I read it.
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Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan - Lydia works in the Bright Ideas Book Store. Sadly, one of her regular..."This book has been on my TBR for ages but I didn't really know what it was about, I was just attracted to the BOOKSTORE title. lol. Sounds a lot heavier than I thought!
Elyse wrote: "Carol wrote: "90. Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan - Lydia works in the Bright Ideas Book Store. Sadly, one ..."I thought it was going to be fluffy, too, but it was good.
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A Question of Death: An Illustrated Phryne Fisher Treasury by Kerry Greenwood - A collection of Phryne Fisher short stories plus some recipes and Phyne trivia. **** 4/5/2020
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Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan - Lydia works in the Bright Ideas Book Stor..."Glad to hear it!
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Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland - The life of a Vermeer painting told in stories. *** 4/5/2020
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Turtles All the Way Down by John Green - Aza Holmes is a high school girl with some mental health issues, but that is not the whole story, she has ..."I've been meaning to read this. I am glad there is more to the story.
Juli wrote: "Carol wrote: "93. Turtles All the Way Down by John Green - Aza Holmes is a high school girl with some mental health issues, but that is not the whole s...I've been meaning to read this. I am glad there is more to the story. "
It took me a little while to get into Turtles but it was worth it. Another one of his books, Looking for Alaska was really good too.
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Turtles All the Way Down by John Green - Aza Holmes is a high school girl with some mental health issues, but that is no..."I've read Looking for Alaska - a book I had on my TBR for a long time and really wanted to love - but ended up just feeling meh about it.
96.
The Eagle Catcher by Margaret Coel - On Wind River Reservation the Arapaho tribal chairman was murdered. Father John is trying to figure out who did it. *** 4/6/2020
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The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien - Am starting on the journey through Middle Earth, again. This series is like a warm blanket (and we can sure use that now during this time of social isolation ). IMHO, Peter Jackson's movies enhanced the experience. ****** 4/7/20201st Read circa 1980
2nd Read circa 2002
3rd Read 9/2014
4th Read 1/31/2017
5th Read 11/23/18
6th Read 4/7/2020
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The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank by Erma Bombeck - A comedic statement on home ownership written in the 70s. My mom read this book. She laughed so hard she cried. I enjoyed it, too. *** 4/8/2020
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The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien - Am starting on the journey through Middle Earth, again. This series is like a warm blanket (and we can s..."Dannnnnng!
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The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank by Erma Bombeck - A comedic statement on home ownership written in the 70s. ..."I read a couple of Bombeck books when I was too young to understand them and get the humor. I should read them again. lol
Elyse wrote: "Carol wrote: "98. The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank by Erma Bombeck - A comedic statement on home ownership writte..."You know Elyse, they were good, but they are definitely dated... but don't let that stop you.
99.
The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey - Inspector Grant has to do at least 2 things... find out who the man was that was murdered in the line at the theater and also, who killed him. *** 4/10/2020
100.
The Story of Arthur Truluv by Elizabeth Berg - Arthur is a romantic. He goes to the cemetery every day to visit his late wife, Nola. He meets a loner, teenage girl at the cemetery and they become good friends. **** 4/10/2020
101.
How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry - Cute story about a bookshop, its new owner that had just inherited it, and the community that enjoyed it and the ups and downs that occur in their lives. **** 4/11/2020
102.
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather - I thought this was a very enjoyable piece of historic fiction. But this book was actually based on actual priests, but Ms. Cather changed their names. I called this a Catholic Western. **** 4/11/2020
103.
Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain - This was a good book, but there was a character in there that I really disliked. This was the story of Mildred Pierce; married at a young age, mother of two girls, divorcee, struggling to make a living... and that was the easy part of her life. **** 4/13/2020
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The Lost Girl by Anne Ursu - Iris and Lark are twins who really get each other. They have been in classes together every year. Then when 5th grade is about to start, they find out their parents and principal decide to put them in separate classes. It is a rough first few weeks of school for both girls, but being in separate classes is one of the easiest things of the school year. **** 4/14/2020
105.
Chronicles of a Radical Hag by Lorna Landvik - This book is about the colorful life and times of Haze Evans, a newspaper writer for the Granite Creek Gazette. **** 4/16/2020
106.
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien - This is the 5th time I read this book. A comfort read. The story of a group of travelers, one who has to destroy something terrible. The second book in the trilogy. ***** 4/19/2020
Carol wrote: "106. The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien - This is the 5th time I read this book. A comfort read. The story of a group of travelers, one who has to destroy something t..."I love these books! Yay for comfort reads!
107.
The Alienist by Caleb Carr - Dr. Laszlo Kreizler is asked to investigate the serial murder of boys. A good story, but disturbing. **** 4/20/2020
108.
The Accidental Beauty Queen by Teri Wilson - Charlotte is an identical twin and her sister Ginny is in a beauty pageant. Ginny has an allergic reaction and her face is all swollen. She asks her bookish, librarian sister to step in for her at the pageant until her face calms down. **** 4/21/2020
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The First Lady by James Patterson - The President is having an affair and gets found out. When his wife, the First Lady finds out she has had it and has to get out of town (with her security staff). They arrive at a ranch where the First Lady has to take a therapeutic horseback ride, alone. Later, her horse comes back, riderless. The First Lady is missing! **** 4/22/2020
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