Laurel's Reading 2015

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36. Go Set a Watchman. Pleasantly surprised. Very stream of consciousness, but all the humor of Lee Harper's To Kill a Mockingbird. An unflinching look at social attitudes in the south in the 1950s. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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37. The Chaperone. Can't say much without spoilers, but I loved it. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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38. Raven Black. A good start to the series. I will read more and look forward to the TV adaptation.

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39. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban. The (so far) autobiography of a remarkable girl. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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40. The Historian. Great as a travelogue. Loved the descriptions of people, places, food, history, etc. But too many coincidences marred the plot, and typical of most epistolary novels - not enough to differentiate the voices. The romance and mystery of what happened to the narrator's mother could have carried it, but took a backseat to the history and folklore.

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41. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania. Did not live up to the reputation of this author, and I was left wanting. Would like to have learned more about various passengers, especially Margaret Mackworth and the members of the Gwent Male Voice Choir aboard.

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42. The Land of Dreams. 1st book in a trilogy I meant to read to include the 3rd book The Ravens in my bird theme book talk at MLA. Only managed to read this one, however, and I probably won't read the other two, at least not right away.

43. The House at Riverton. As an audiobook, I just couldn't seem to follow this. Had quite a run of audiobooks that just didn't quite work. I reread much of the beginning in print - enough to finally get into it, but I still think I missed a lot of the details.

44. The Other Typist. Finally, an audiobook that kept my attention. Loved it!

45. Orphan Train. Another great audiobook.

46. After You. The sequel to Me Before You and I liked it even better.

47. Mistletoe Murder. An okay cozy mystery, but I don't think I'll read any more.

48. Chi's Sweet Home, Volume 10. Love this cat!

49. Home: A Memoir of My Early Years. Lifelong fan of Julie Andrews. Loved listening to her voice, and it's an interesting story.

50. Santa Clawed. Something for Christmas. Cozy, but didn't love it as much as I remember loving earlier books in the series. Still, this is a series I want to catch up on, but it's been a long time. I'm going to start the series over from the beginning and see how many I get through (on audio) next year.