Authors A to Z Challenge
Btrflydog
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In case anyone wants to join me in my yearly challenge to read one author from every letter of the alphabet Here's a simple tracking method from a team I was a part of on SparkPeople. Pretty simple really. We used to allow use of first or last name for difficult to find letters like X or Q. Just copy your last post to add as you go. Here's where I'm at
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A. Arrington, Aminta. Home is a Roof Over a Pig. *** Lags here and there, but I liked it over all.
B. Batuman, Elif. Either/Or. *** Very quirky, but had some funny and some insightful moments.
C. Choukri, Mohamed. For Bread Alone. *** Didn't "like" this tale of Moroccan misery, but it's a vital read.
D. Dongala, Emmanuel. The Bridgetower Sonata. IN PROGRESS.
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A. The Blade Itself, Joe Abercrombie (in progress)
B. The Long War, Stephen Baxter and Terry Pratchett
C. Stranger Things: Rebel Robin, A.R. Capetta
D. Stanger Things: Lucas on the Line, Suyi Davies
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M. Star Trek: Picard: Second Self, Una McCormack (in progress)
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P. The Long Earth, Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
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G. Grisham, John - The Judge's List
H. Harrow, Alix E. - Once and Future Witches
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A. Arrington, Aminta. Home is a Roof Over a Pig. *** Lags here and there, but I liked it over all.
B. Batuman, Elif. Either/Or. *** Very quirky, but had some funny and some insightful moments.
C. Choukri, Mohamed. For Bread Alone. *** Didn't "like" this tale of Moroccan misery, but it's a vital read.
D. Dongala, Emmanuel. The Bridgetower Sonata. *** Amazing story I'd never heard a word about!
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F. Fforde, Jasper. First Among Sequels. IN PROGRESS.1 -
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B. Bennett, Alan - The Uncommon Reader
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G. Grisham, John - The Judge's List
H. Harrow, Alix E. - Once and Future Witches
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A. Arrington, Aminta. Home is a Roof Over a Pig. *** Lags here and there, but I liked it over all.
B. Batuman, Elif. Either/Or. *** Very quirky, but had some funny and some insightful moments.
C. Choukri, Mohamed. For Bread Alone. *** Didn't "like" this tale of Moroccan misery, but it's a vital read.
D. Dongala, Emmanuel. The Bridgetower Sonata. *** Amazing story I'd never heard a word about!
E. Erdrich, Louise. The Sentence. ***. A little chaotic, but I liked the characters, and Erdrich can write!
F. Fforde, Jasper. First Among Sequels. IN PROGRESS.
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H. Hrabal, Bohumil. Closely Watched Trains. IN PROGRESS.
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R. Russo, Richard. Straight Man. IN PROGRESS.
U. Umar, Ousman. North to Paradise. A Memoir. ***. It's a miracle he survived. Now he's giving back.1 -
A. The Blade Itself, Joe Abercrombie
B. The Long War, Stephen Baxter and Terry Pratchett
C. Stranger Things: Rebel Robin, A.R. Capetta
D. Stranger Things: Lucas on the Line, Suyi Davies
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I. Rust in the Root, Justina Ireland (in progress)
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M. Star Trek: Picard: Second Self, Una McCormack
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B. Bennett, Alan - The Uncommon Reader
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G. Grisham, John - The Judge's List
H. Harrow, Alix E. - Once and Future Witches
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O. Owens, Delia - Where the Crawdad Sings
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A. The Blade Itself, Joe Abercrombie
B. The Long War, Stephen Baxter and Terry Pratchett
C. Stranger Things: Rebel Robin, A.R. Capetta
D. Stranger Things: Lucas on the Line, Suyi Davies
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I. Rust in the Root, Justina Ireland
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M. Star Trek: Picard: Second Self, Una McCormack
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P. The Long Earth, Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
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S. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, V.E. Schwab
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A. Arrington, Aminta. Home is a Roof Over a Pig. *** Lags here and there, but I liked it over all.
B. Batuman, Elif. Either/Or. *** Very quirky, but had some funny and some insightful moments.
C. Choukri, Mohamed. For Bread Alone. *** Didn't "like" this tale of Moroccan misery, but it's a vital read.
D. Dongala, Emmanuel. The Bridgetower Sonata. *** Amazing story I'd never heard a word about!
E. Erdrich, Louise. The Sentence. ***. A little chaotic, but I liked the characters, and Erdrich can write!
F. Fforde, Jasper. First Among Sequels. IN PROGRESS.
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H. Hrabal, Bohumil. Closely Watched Trains. IN PROGRESS.
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R. Russo, Richard. Straight Man. IN PROGRESS.
T. Tschinag, Galsan. The Blue Sky. I LOVED this memoir of a rural Tuvan childhood.
U. Umar, Ousman. North to Paradise. A Memoir. ***. It's a miracle he survived. Now he's giving back.1 -
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B. Bennett, Alan - The Uncommon Reader
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G. Grisham, John - The Judge's List
H. Harrow, Alix E. - Once and Future Witches
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K. Knight, Eliza - The Mayfair Bookshop
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O. Owens, Delia - Where the Crawdad Sings
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B. Bennett, Alan - The Uncommon Reader
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G. Grisham, John - The Judge's List
H. Harrow, Alix E. - Once and Future Witches
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K. Knight, Eliza - The Mayfair Bookshop
L. Lockhart, E. - Family of Liars
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O. Owens, Delia - Where the Crawdad Sings
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A. The Blade Itself, Joe Abercrombie
B. The Long War, Stephen Baxter and Terry Pratchett
C. Stranger Things: Rebel Robin, A.R. Capetta
D. Stranger Things: Lucas on the Line, Suyi Davies
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H. City of Lies, Sam Hawke (in progress)
I. Rust in the Root, Justina Ireland
J. Biscuits and Gravy (Chuckwagon Trail #4), William W. Johnstone with JA Johnstone
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M. Star Trek: Picard: Second Self, Una McCormack
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P. The Long Earth, Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
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S. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, V.E. Schwab
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B. Bennett, Alan - The Uncommon Reader
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G. Grisham, John - The Judge's List
H. Harrow, Alix E. - Once and Future Witches
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K. Knight, Eliza - The Mayfair Bookshop
L. Lockhart, E. - Family of Liars
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O. Owens, Delia - Where the Crawdad Sings
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T. Thawler, Tish - The Witches of BlackBrook
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A. Arrington, Aminta. Home is a Roof Over a Pig. *** Lags here and there, but I liked it over all.
B. Batuman, Elif. Either/Or. *** Very quirky, but had some funny and some insightful moments.
C. Choukri, Mohamed. For Bread Alone. *** Didn't "like" this tale of Moroccan misery, but it's a vital read.
D. Dongala, Emmanuel. The Bridgetower Sonata. *** Amazing story I'd never heard a word about!
E. Erdrich, Louise. The Sentence. ***. A little chaotic, but I liked the characters, and Erdrich can write!
F. Fforde, Jasper. First Among Sequels. **** Not for everyone, but I've grown to love these wacky books!
G.
H. Hrabal, Bohumil. Closely Watched Trains. IN PROGRESS.
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R. Russo, Richard. Straight Man. STILL IN PROGRESS. A re-read and I'm not sure I'll finish.
S Standing Bear, Luther. My People, the Sioux. **** I really enjoyed this memoir, which was new to me.
T. Tschinag, Galsan. The Blue Sky. I LOVED this memoir of a rural Tuvan childhood.
U. Umar, Ousman. North to Paradise. A Memoir. ***. It's a miracle he survived. Now he's giving back.1 -
A. The Blade Itself, Joe Abercrombie
B. The Long War, Stephen Baxter and Terry Pratchett
C. Stranger Things: Rebel Robin, A.R. Capetta
D. Stranger Things: Lucas on the Line, Suyi Davies
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F.
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H. City of Lies, Sam Hawke
I. Rust in the Root, Justina Ireland
J. Biscuits and Gravy (Chuckwagon Trail #4), William W. Johnstone with JA Johnstone
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M. Star Trek: Picard: Second Self, Una McCormack
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P. The Long Earth, Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
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S. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, V.E. Schwab
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V. Lincoln, Gore Vidal
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B. Bennett, Alan - The Uncommon Reader
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G. Grisham, John - The Judge's List
H. Harrow, Alix E. - Once and Future Witches
I. Iles, Greg - Blood Memory
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K. Knight, Eliza - The Mayfair Bookshop
L. Lockhart, E. - Family of Liars
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O. Owens, Delia - Where the Crawdad Sings
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T. Thawler, Tish - The Witches of BlackBrook
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B. Bennett, Alan - The Uncommon Reader
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G. Grisham, John - The Judge's List
H. Harrow, Alix E. - Once and Future Witches
I. Iles, Greg - Blood Memory
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K. Knight, Eliza - The Mayfair Bookshop
L. Lockhart, E. - Family of Liars
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O. Owens, Delia - Where the Crawdad Sings
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T. Thawler, Tish - The Witches of BlackBrook
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Z. Zevin, Gabrielle - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
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A. Arrington, Aminta. Home is a Roof Over a Pig. *** Lags here and there, but I liked it over all.
B. Batuman, Elif. Either/Or. *** Very quirky, but had some funny and some insightful moments.
C. Choukri, Mohamed. For Bread Alone. *** Didn't "like" this tale of Moroccan misery, but it's a vital read.
D. Dongala, Emmanuel. The Bridgetower Sonata. *** Amazing story I'd never heard a word about!
E. Erdrich, Louise. The Sentence. ***. A little chaotic, but I liked the characters, and Erdrich can write!
F. Fforde, Jasper. First Among Sequels. **** Not for everyone, but I've grown to love these wacky books!
G.
H. Hrabal, Bohumil. Closely Watched Trains. IN PROGRESS.
I-J
K. Krleža, Miroslav. Journey to Russia. IN PROGRESS. Amazing so far....
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R. Russo, Richard. Straight Man. STILL IN PROGRESS. A re-read and I'm not sure I'll finish.
S Standing Bear, Luther. My People, the Sioux. **** I really enjoyed this memoir, which was new to me.
T. Tschinag, Galsan. The Blue Sky. I LOVED this memoir of a rural Tuvan childhood.
U. Umar, Ousman. North to Paradise. A Memoir. ***. It's a miracle he survived. Now he's giving back.1 -
A.
B. Bennett, Alan - The Uncommon Reader
C.
D.
E.
F.
G. Grisham, John - The Judge's List
H. Harrow, Alix E. - Once and Future Witches
I. Iles, Greg - Blood Memory
J.
K. Knight, Eliza - The Mayfair Bookshop
L. Lockhart, E. - Family of Liars
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O. Owens, Delia - Where the Crawdad Sings
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R. Reid, Taylor Jenkins - Daisy Jones & The Six.
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T. Thawler, Tish - The Witches of BlackBrook
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Z. Zevin, Gabrielle - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry2 -
A. The Blade Itself, Joe Abercrombie
B. The Long War, Stephen Baxter and Terry Pratchett
C. Stranger Things: Rebel Robin, A.R. Capetta
D. Stranger Things: Lucas on the Line, Suyi Davies
E.
F.
G.
H. City of Lies, Sam Hawke
I. Rust in the Root, Justina Ireland
J. Biscuits and Gravy (Chuckwagon Trail #4), William W. Johnstone with JA Johnstone
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L.
M. Star Trek: Picard: Second Self, Una McCormack
N.
O.
P. The Long Earth, Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
Q.
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S. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, V.E. Schwab
T.
U.
V. Lincoln, Gore Vidal
W. Doomsday Book, Connie Willis
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A. Arrington, Aminta. Home is a Roof Over a Pig. *** Lags here and there, but I liked it over all.
B. Batuman, Elif. Either/Or. *** Very quirky, but had some funny and some insightful moments.
C. Choukri, Mohamed. For Bread Alone. *** Didn't "like" this tale of Moroccan misery, but it's a vital read.
D. Dongala, Emmanuel. The Bridgetower Sonata. *** Amazing story I'd never heard a word about!
E. Erdrich, Louise. The Sentence. ***. A little chaotic, but I liked the characters, and Erdrich can write!
F. Fforde, Jasper. First Among Sequels. **** Not for everyone, but I've grown to love these wacky books!
G.
H. Hrabal, Bohumil. Closely Watched Trains. IN PROGRESS.
I-J.
K. Krleža, Miroslav. Journey to Russia. IN PROGRESS. Amazing so far....
L-O.
P. Perry, Imani. South to America. IN PROGRESS.
R. Russo, Richard. Straight Man. DNF. Just not worth the re-read and I don't like the new series either....
S Standing Bear, Luther. My People, the Sioux. **** I really enjoyed this memoir, which was new to me.
T. Tschinag, Galsan. The Blue Sky. ***** LOVED this memoir of a rural Tuvan childhood.
U. Umar, Ousman. North to Paradise. A Memoir. ***. It's a miracle he survived. Now he's giving back.1 -
A.
B. Bennett, Alan - The Uncommon Reader
C.
D.
E.
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G. Grisham, John - The Judge's List
H. Harrow, Alix E. - Once and Future Witches
I. Iles, Greg - Blood Memory
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K. Knight, Eliza - The Mayfair Bookshop
L. Lockhart, E. - Family of Liars
M. Martin, George R.R. - Game of Thrones
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O. Owens, Delia - Where the Crawdad Sings
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R. Reid, Taylor Jenkins - Daisy Jones & The Six.
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T. Thawler, Tish - The Witches of BlackBrook
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Z. Zevin, Gabrielle - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry2 -
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B. Bennett, Alan - The Uncommon Reader
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G. Grisham, John - The Judge's List
H. Harrow, Alix E. - Once and Future Witches
I. Iles, Greg - Blood Memory
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K. Knight, Eliza - The Mayfair Bookshop
L. Lockhart, E. - Family of Liars
M. Martin, George R.R. - Game of Thrones
N. Neville, Katherine - The Magic Circle
O. Owens, Delia - Where the Crawdad Sings
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R. Reid, Taylor Jenkins - Daisy Jones & The Six.
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T. Thawler, Tish - The Witches of BlackBrook
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Z. Zevin, Gabrielle - The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry1 -
A. The Blade Itself, Joe Abercrombie
B. The Long War, Stephen Baxter and Terry Pratchett
C. Stranger Things: Rebel Robin, A.R. Capetta
D. Stranger Things: Lucas on the Line, Suyi Davies
E.
F.
G.
H. City of Lies, Sam Hawke
I. Rust in the Root, Justina Ireland
J. Biscuits and Gravy (Chuckwagon Trail #4), William W. Johnstone with JA Johnstone
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M. Star Trek: Picard: Second Self, Una McCormack
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P. The Long Earth, Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
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R. Poster Girl, Veronica Roth
S. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, V.E. Schwab
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V. Lincoln, Gore Vidal
W. Doomsday Book, Connie Willis
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A. The Blade Itself, Joe Abercrombie
B. The Long War, Stephen Baxter and Terry Pratchett
C. Stranger Things: Rebel Robin, A.R. Capetta
D. Stranger Things: Lucas on the Line, Suyi Davies
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F. Never, Ken Follett (in progress)
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H. City of Lies, Sam Hawke
I. Rust in the Root, Justina Ireland
J. Biscuits and Gravy (Chuckwagon Trail #4), William W. Johnstone with JA Johnstone
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L. The Walking Drum, Louis L'Amour
M. Star Trek: Picard: Second Self, Una McCormack
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O.
P. The Long Earth, Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
Q.
R. Poster Girl, Veronica Roth
S. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, V.E. Schwab
T.
U.
V. Lincoln, Gore Vidal
W. Doomsday Book, Connie Willis
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Y.
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A. Arrington, Aminta. Home is a Roof Over a Pig. *** Lags here and there, but I liked it over all.
B. Batuman, Elif. Either/Or. *** Very quirky, but had some funny and some insightful moments.
C. Choukri, Mohamed. For Bread Alone. *** Didn't "like" this tale of Moroccan misery, but it's a vital read.
D. Dongala, Emmanuel. The Bridgetower Sonata. *** Amazing story I'd never heard a word about!
E. Erdrich, Louise. The Sentence. ***. A little chaotic, but I liked the characters, and Erdrich can write!
F. Fforde, Jasper. First Among Sequels. **** Not for everyone, but I've grown to love these wacky books!
G.
H. Hrabal, Bohumil. Closely Watched Trains. IN PROGRESS.
I-J.
K. Krleža, Miroslav. Journey to Russia. IN PROGRESS. Amazing so far....
L-M.
N. Nayeri, Daniel. Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story). IN PROGRESS. YA is depressing so far...
O.
P. Perry, Imani. South to America. IN PROGRESS.
R. Russo, Richard. Straight Man. DNF. Just not worth the re-read and I don't like the new series either....
S Standing Bear, Luther. My People, the Sioux. **** I really enjoyed this memoir, which was new to me.
T. Tschinag, Galsan. The Blue Sky. ***** LOVED this memoir of a rural Tuvan childhood.
U. Umar, Ousman. North to Paradise. A Memoir. ***. It's a miracle he survived. Now he's giving back.2 -
A. Arrington, Aminta. Home is a Roof Over a Pig. *** Lags here and there, but I liked it over all.
B. Batuman, Elif. Either/Or. *** Very quirky, but had some funny and some insightful moments.
C. Choukri, Mohamed. For Bread Alone. *** Didn't "like" this tale of Moroccan misery, but it's a vital read.
D. Dongala, Emmanuel. The Bridgetower Sonata. *** Amazing story I'd never heard a word about!
E. Erdrich, Louise. The Sentence. ***. A little chaotic, but I liked the characters, and Erdrich can write!
F. Fforde, Jasper. First Among Sequels. **** Not for everyone, but I've grown to love these wacky books!
G. Galeano, Eduardo. Upside Down: A Primer for the Longing Glass World. IN PROGRESS.
H. Hrabal, Bohumil. Closely Watched Trains. IN PROGRESS.
I-J.
K. Krleža, Miroslav. Journey to Russia. IN PROGRESS. Amazing so far....
L-M.
N. Nayeri, Daniel. Everything Sad is Untrue (A True Story). ** IMHO this is too depressing for YA.
O.
P. Perry, Imani. South to America. IN PROGRESS.
R. Russo, Richard. Straight Man. DNF. Just not worth the re-read and I don't like the new series either....
S Standing Bear, Luther. My People, the Sioux. **** I really enjoyed this memoir, which was new to me.
T. Tschinag, Galsan. The Blue Sky. ***** LOVED this memoir of a rural Tuvan childhood.
U. Umar, Ousman. North to Paradise. A Memoir. ***. It's a miracle he survived. Now he's giving back.2 -
A. The Blade Itself, Joe Abercrombie
B. The Long War, Stephen Baxter and Terry Pratchett
C. Stranger Things: Rebel Robin, A.R. Capetta
D. Stranger Things: Lucas on the Line, Suyi Davies
E.
F. Never, Ken Follett
G. Playing for Pizza, John Grisham
H. City of Lies, Sam Hawke
I. Rust in the Root, Justina Ireland
J. Biscuits and Gravy (Chuckwagon Trail #4), William W. Johnstone with JA Johnstone
K. Joyland, Stephen King
L. The Walking Drum, Louis L'Amour
M. Star Trek: Picard: Second Self, Una McCormack
N.
O.
P. The Long Earth, Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
Q.
R. Poster Girl, Veronica Roth
S. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, V.E. Schwab
T.
U.
V. Lincoln, Gore Vidal
W. Doomsday Book, Connie Willis
X.
Y.
Z.2 -
A. The Blade Itself, Joe Abercrombie
B. The Long War, Stephen Baxter and Terry Pratchett
C. Stranger Things: Rebel Robin, A.R. Capetta
D. Stranger Things: Lucas on the Line, Suyi Davies
E.
F. Never, Ken Follett
G. Playing for Pizza, John Grisham
H. City of Lies, Sam Hawke
I. Rust in the Root, Justina Ireland
J. Biscuits and Gravy (Chuckwagon Trail #4), William W. Johnstone with JA Johnstone
K. Joyland, Stephen King
L. The Walking Drum, Louis L'Amour
M. Star Trek: Picard: Second Self, Una McCormack
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O.
P. The Long Earth, Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter
Q.
R. Poster Girl, Veronica Roth
S. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, V.E. Schwab
T. The Lincoln Highway, Amor Towles
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V. Lincoln, Gore Vidal
W. Doomsday Book, Connie Willis
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