Late starting my 2020 75 Books Challenge

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Late starting my 2020 75 Books Challenge

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1JenMDB
jan 12, 2020, 11:34 am

I've been savouring The Overstory by Richard Powers for the past 10 days. I just finished it and am now feeling completely satisfied, like I don't have to read another book all year. Challenge over. But I'm sure old habits will return and I'll be picking up other books soon enough so might as well join the challenge. In the meantime, I'll try not to take trees for granted.

Have a good year everyone - and if you haven't read it already, make time for The Overstory.

2JenMDB
Redigerat: jan 25, 2020, 2:08 pm

January

#1 The Overstory by Richard Powers. See above. The book I will be giving to everyone this year.

#2 Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. Lovely study of marsh life. Reminded me of Silent Spring for some reason. Difficult childhood, outcast Marsh Girl part was compelling. Murder mystery bit not at all.

#3 The Whitstable High Tide Swimming Club by Katie May. Not as fluffy as I expected. Some very acute observations of friendships, ends of marriages etc. and about community.

3drneutron
jan 12, 2020, 4:17 pm

Welcome back!

4thornton37814
jan 13, 2020, 9:47 pm

Welcome back! Have a good reading year!

5JenMDB
Redigerat: mar 1, 2020, 9:06 pm

February

#4 Lie to Me by J. T. Ellison. I had read of review of this and was expecting more on all levels - plot, suspense, twists - but this all seemed pretty predictable and I wasn't a fan of the writing.

#5 Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout. Took me a while to re-acclimatize to Olive but she listens, learns and ultimately redeems herself.

#6 Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey. Charming, thoughtful observations of a snail over several months of the author's convalescence from a mysterious illness. Who knew you could hear a snail chew?

#7 Arthur Ransome and Captain Flint's Trunk by Christina Hardyment. The map detective work in the first few chapters was particularly interesting. Nice to know I found the right Wildcat Island when I visited the Lake District 20 years ago.

#8 Us Against You by Fredrik Backman. Not quite as good as Beartown but a good follow up story. Lots of issues that divide people up for examination.

#9 The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Re-read. Two things I'd forgotten - Colin's fixation with Magic and the way the book starts off being about Mary and ends up being about Colin and she fades in significance. Still love Dickon and the descriptions of spring in Yorkshire.

6JenMDB
Redigerat: apr 4, 2020, 12:08 pm

March

#10 The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware. Fine but like Woman in Cabin 10, disappointing ending. Remind me to not bother with Ruth Ware anymore.

#11 Sisters by Choice by Susan Mallery. I'm already starting to forget this book and I finished it 12 hours ago. Didn't like much about it to be honest.

#12 A Nearly Normal Family by M.T. Edvarsson. Murder mystery told from pov of 3 family members. Liked the teenage daughter's voice best.

#13 Summer Hours at the Robbers Library by Sue Halpern. Slow start but interesting enough cast of characters and small town library setting kept me reading.

#14 The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. Recommended by a local bookseller, I took a chance and am glad I did. The descriptions of a mixed up child in foster care, and of labour & delivery are particularly intense and well drawn. Flower stuff was a bonus.