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Carol J's 2020 Completed Reading Challenge
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272.
Southern Lady Code by Helen Ellis - A sweet little memoir on what it takes to be a southern lady. She is spot on with the wackiness, the humor, the tenderness and the passive aggressiveness. **** 10/22/2020
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273.
The Shrinking Man by Richard Matheson - A man comes in contact with something that makes him shrink and shrink and shrink. *** 10/25/2020
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Trickster's Point by William Kent Krueger - Cork is in trouble again. This time he is the prime suspect in the murder of an old friend. **** 10/25/2020
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Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich - Stephanie is in trouble again and to top it off, this time she is off of Joe Morelli in their on again/off again relationship. Some old friends (and family) help her wrap up her latest case. *** 10/27/2020
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The White Princess by Philippa Gregory - Elizabeth of York is still shaken by the death of her love, Richard III. Her mother has orchestrated a marriage to Henry Tudor, thus uniting the York and Tudor families. *** 10/27/2020
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The Spirit Photographer by Jon Michael Varese - Boston 1870 - Edward Moody is a photographer who takes pictures of people... and ghosts. This piece of historical fiction is about a little known slice of American history. Is spirit photography real or just a sham? Read the story and find out. While I loved the subject matter of the book, I felt like the story never got off the ground. *** 10/28/2020
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Jade Dragon Mountain by Elsa Hart - Li Du is an exiled Imperial Librarian in early 1700s China. He is trying to solve the mystery of who murdered an astronomer. *** 10/29/2020
279.
Undeath and Taxes by Drew Hayes - Fred, the vampire, is a certified parahuman accountant. He helps the undead and mythical beings keep their financial house in order. And when he helps them, they usually drag him into trouble. *** 10/29/2020
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A Man's Head by Georges Simenon - Inspector Maigret has to solve a widow's murder, but is not sure how things are going. *** 10/31/2020
281.
The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner - The historical fiction story of of the start of The Jane Austen started in Chawton, England. *** 10/31/2020
282.
The Last Train to Key West by Chanel Cleeton - I thought this book started a little slow, but quickly was sucked in. The story of 3 women in the 1935 Floriday Keys and how their paths crossed. **** 11/2/2020
283.
Demelza by Winston Graham - Another book in the Poldark series that focuses on Ross's wife Demelza. **** 11/5/2020
284.
The Promised Neverland, Vol. 3 by Kaiu Shirai - The story continues ... the children are getting closer to an escape. **** 11/6/2020
285.
The Woman Who Spoke to Spirits by Alys Clare - Lily Raynor owns Worlds End Bureau and has a new employee Felix Wilbraham. Her new agency has a couple of cases that are deadly perplexing. *** 11/6/2020
286.
Anxious People by Fredrik Backman - This would make a great movie. Someone goes to rob a bank, but it doesn't happen. Yet they run into a group of people they will never forget. *** 11/7/2020
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Anxious People by Fredrik Backman - This would make a great movie. Someone goes to rob a bank, but it doesn't happen. Yet they run into a group of people th..."I'm listening to this right now. It is...different...than Backman's other books!
287.
The Icecutter's Daughter by Tracie Peterson - I first read this book because I liked the title. My mother in law was an icecutter's granddaughter. This is the story of a young man from Kansas who comes up to Minnesota to help his older, ailing uncle make furniture, while there, he meets the icecutter's daughter. **** 11/9/2020
288.
Thin Ice by Paige Shelton - Beth Rivers (born Elizabeth Fairchild) is hiding out in Alaska because of her crazy kidnapper. She gets sucked into the small town life. *** 11/10/2020
289.
Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman - A scary look at a futuristic society where people don't die anymore. To cope with overcrowding a group of people were formed, the Scythes. They would "glean" people to help keep the population down. In the 2nd book of the series we learn more about The Thunderhead, the all seeing electronic entity that maintains the world. **** 11/11/2020
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The Devil's Bed by William Kent Krueger - A stand alone William Kent Krueger thriller. President Dixon's father in Law is injured in a farm accident. The first lady comes home to take care of him. It soon seems that the first lady is a target of a crazed killer. *** 11/12/2020
291.
Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team by Elise Hooper - Historical fiction of some of the pioneers in women's track and field. **** 11/13/2020
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The Ludwig Conspiracy by Oliver Pötzsch - Historical fiction based on the last part of Germany's King Ludwig II's life. *** 11/14/2020
293.
The Killings at Kingfisher Hill by Sophie Hannah - I like Sophie Hanna's New Poirot Mysteries. This one was nice, but I did not like most of the characters in this story... very disagreeable. Poirot was summoned to a home to prove a woman's innocence. *** 11/16/2020
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Jeremy Poldark by Winston Graham - During Ross and Demelza's stormy marriage, they grieve for someone special. During this time, a ship crashes off the coast and Ross gets the starving locals to salvage the content and save who they can. *** 11/17/2020
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The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan - I thought this was a great "first book" in the Heroes of Olympus series. Jason, Leo, and Piper are thrown together to rescue Hera. **** 11/18/2020
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- A book about Duffy and Carl who are roommates at an assisted living home. Then one day, Carl's granddaughter climbs through their bedroom window and changes their lives. **** 11/19/2020
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Next to Last Stand by Craig Johnson - Another great Longmire mystery. It is a little bit history, a little bit fiction and a little bit "what if". A senior citizen died of a heart attack and in his room is found something that makes Walt want to investigate. ***** 11/20/2020
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The Mystery of Marie Rogêt by Edgar Allan Poe - A Sequel to The Murders in the Rue Morgue based on a real life murder. *** 11/21/2020
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Beyond Rue Morgue Anthology: Further Tales of Edgar Allan Poe's 1st Detective by Paul Kane - Attention Edgar Allan Poe fans this is an anthology of stories based C. Auguste Dupin, the 1st detective. The book starts with Poe's novella, The Murders in the Rue Morgue and then is followed by short stories in honor of Dupin, written by several modern authors. I regret letting this set on my bookshelf so long. ***** 11/21/2020
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Elyse wrote: "Dannnng Carol! I'm sure by right now you've read book 300! Way to go! So impressive! I'll be struggling to hit 300 this year."Thanks! I worked hard making the best use of my reading time.
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Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris - The Last full book in the Sookie Stackhouse series. **** 11/22/2020
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Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris - The Last full book in the Sookie Stackhouse series. **** 11/22/2020"Awesome!! I've finally picked up Sookie again since JANUARY. lol. I own them all so I really want to just binge the series this week/the rest of this year. I'm on book 4!
301.
The Oblong Box by Edgar Allan Poe - A passenger becomes interested in an oblong box while on a ship journey. *** 11/27/2020
302.
The Flight Portfolio by Julie Orringer - The historic fiction account of Varian Fry a Harvard educated journalist who is responsible for getting many of the artists and writers out of France before they are sent to concentration camps. Based on a true story. *** 11/29/2020
303.
Corpus Delicti by William Kent Krueger - A short story from the Cork O'Connor Universe. This would take place before the first book in that series, Iron Lake. On the night of a bad snowstorm a woman goes missing up in a small town in Northern Minnesota. Cork and a group are trying to find her. **** 11/29/2020
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The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White - The story behind the Frankenstein story (with a twist). The story of Elizabeth Lavenza Frankenstein... the friend, the fiance, the wife of Victor Frankenstein. **** 11/27/2020
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Mrs. Pollifax and the Second Thief by Dorothy Gilman - Mrs. Pollifax has a new assignment. She has to save an old friend, John Sebastian Farrell. He is in Sicily and needs her help! **** 11/30/2020
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The Last Noel by Heather Graham - This book starts with a hold up, a shooting and then a family held hostage. Doesn't look like it will be a very Merry Christmas. *** 12/1/2020
307.
Fruits Basket, Vol. 1 by Natsuki Takaya - Tohru Honda is an orphan and needs a place to stay. A family of young men offer to let her stay with him. The only thing is, they have a curse. *** 12/2/2020
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The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe - The third story about the detective C. Auguste Dupin. *** 12/2/2020
309.
Labyrinth of Ice: The Triumphant and Tragic Greely Polar Expedition by Buddy Levy - The tragic and heroic story of an American expedition that was to explore and try to break the record of the group that reached the farthest North point of the Arctic. *** 12/5/2020
310.
Murder on the Minnesota by Conrad Allen - During the early 1900s, George and Genevieve are private detectives for the Cunard Ship Lines. They are taking a break from Cunard to work on the Minnesota owned by the Great Northern Steamship Company. I liked this book because this ship, the Minnesota (and all the rest of the ships in this series) was an actual ship built for Minnesota iron ore tycoon, James J. Hill. He is mentioned in this book along with some Minnesota state facts. **** 12/5/2020
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I Am Legend by Richard Matheson - A creepy story of a world that has been hit by an epidemic that changes people into vampires and there seems to be just one ..."I loved that book! I keep meaning to re-read it!
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The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe - The third story about the detective C. Auguste Dupin. *** 12/2/2020"That one almost put me to sleep :(
Juli wrote: "Carol wrote: "308. The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe - The third story about the detective C. Auguste Dupin. *** 12/2/2020"That one almost put me to ..."
Yeah....
311.
In the manger: 25 Inspirational Selections for Advent by Max Lucado - Writings of Christ's birth. *** 12/8/2020
312.
Tamarack County by William Kent Krueger - You think Cork would get the idea to move from the area... too many murders. This time it starts with a missing woman and ends up with something much closer to home... **** 12/20/2020
313.
he Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman - EArly gothic horror. *** 12/11/2020
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he Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman - EArly gothic horror. *** 12/11/2020"I looooove this short story! It's one of my all-time favorites!
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