Mia's 70 Book challenge in 2021

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51. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison.

52. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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53. Paten kalastuskirja by Timo Parvela.

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54. Queen Margot, or Marguerite de Valois by Alexandre Dumas.

Not that big fan of this one. The Three Musketeers was little better.

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55. The Trip to Panama by Janosch.

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56. Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse.

My first book from him and I really liked it, I definitely wanna read more of him.

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57. The Blindness of the Heart by Julia Franck.

This one will definitely stay with me. Beautifully written.

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58. The Kite Runner: Graphic Novel by Khaled Hosseini.

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59. The Secret History by Donna Tartt.

I've heard so much about this one so I was little disappointed. The story was good but I didn't find it that original and I don't know why this is so popular.

[D.L.]

59 books already? You'll meet your goal of 70 soon. Great job.

[Mia]

D.L. wrote: "59 books already? You'll meet your goal of 70 soon. Great job."

Thank you! I've been reading way more this year than I planned.

60. Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner.

My second book from him and I think I need a little break before I read anything else from him.

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61. The Selected Poems of Li Po by Li Bai.

62. Nightwood by Djuna Barnes.

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63. The Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy.

I think I just don't like Hardy.

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64. Stylesin tapaus by Agatha Christie.

I love Agatha Christie and especially Poirot and Miss Marple. I haven't read her in years, so I decided to read all her books I haven't read, or don't remember reading.

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65. The Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis.

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66. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston.

67. Pieni kirjapuoti Pariisissa by Nina George.

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68. Ella ja jättipotti by Timo Parvela.

69. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.

This one was amazing. I really like Steinbeck.

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70. To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf.

First Woolf's book I enjoyed.

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71. Extreme Of Things by Jenny Joseph.

Very different than "Warning: When I am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple" but I really liked these poems.

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72. Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook by Shel Silverstein.

73. Herzog by Saul Bellow.

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74. Kristallivankila by Robin Jarvis.

I remember this being one of my favorite book when I was younger. I haven't read it in sooo many years so wanted to see do I still like it. And I do, maybe I should read the other books from the series.

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75. Isoisää etsimässä by Arto Paasilinna.

I like Paasilinna but this was probably my least favorite. A lot was happening but it all felt very unbelievable.

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76. Evelina by Frances Burney.

77. Kunniallinen petkuttaja by Tove Jansson.

Awesome. It got better and better the more you read it.

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78. Holy Cow by David Duchovny.

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79. The Shining by Stephen King.

I liked the writing but I'm not huge fan of horror.

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80. Bertramin pöksyt ei tutise by Bjarne Reuter.

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81. Neiti Marplea ei petetä - Agatha Christie.

82. Selected Poems by Fernando Pessoa.

My first time reading Pessoa and I totally fallen in love with his poetry.

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83. Pääkallosotilas – SS-vapaaehtoiseksi 16-vuotiaana by Olavi Lempinen.

84. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray.

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85. Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies by Erin Dionne.

86. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence.

Didn't like this one at all.

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87. Paroni puussa by Italo Calvino

88. Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back by Shel Silverstein.

89. The Rainbow by D.H. Lawrence.

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90. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi.

This book sounded so good and I was really excited to read it. But to be honest the writing was quite bad, at least at the beginning. It did get better in the end. Third and last story was my favorite.

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91. Herraskaista väkeä by Terry Pratchett.

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92. Voikukkaviiniä by Ray Bradbury.

First time reading Bradbury and I really liked him.

93. Residence on Earth by Pablo Neruda.

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94. 2666 by Roberto Bolaño.

I liked the beginning and the end, but didn't like the middle part at all. And it was way too long.

95. The Talk of the Town by Ardal O'Hanlon.

I liked this one more than I though I would.

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96. Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu.

97. Muumipappa ja meri by Tove Jansson.

Loving this more and more every time I read it.

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98. The Sandalwood Box: Folk Tales from Tadzhikistan.

99. Kaikki Italiani. Matkoja maahan, josta on moneksi by Liisa Väisänen.

100. Snoopy Features as the Literary Ace by Charles M. Schulz.

101. A Severed Head by Iris Murdoch.