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My #9 is "An Obedient Father", also a quick read and looking forward to it.

My introduction to Bellow, another B author; my #9 is Dangling Man.

My 9. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis by Bassani, Giorgio. A common theme it is a short one.

Aloha! I am in Hawaii. Everyone is traveling again, it is so crowded here.

Pamela wrote: "My #9 is The Black Dahlia. Should be quite a quick read if a bit gruesome :)"

Hi Pamela. Black Dahlia was a BOTM in 2019. Here is the link in case you want to see the discussion.
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My #9 is Dostoevsky’s The Double

My no 9 is The Island of Dr. Moreau, which I have been meaning to read for decades, and I don't know why I haven't yet.

Diane wrote: "Hi Pamela. Black Dahlia was a BOTM in 2019. Here is the link in case you want to see the discussion.��

Thanks for that Diane, I will take a look when I start reading.

I have The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie. I've struggled with some of his books but I will hope for the best...

Diane wrote: "My 9. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis by Bassani, Giorgio. A common theme it is a short one.

Aloha! I am in Hawaii. Everyone is traveling again, it is so crowded here."

Enjoy your time in Hawaii, Aloha.

My #9 is Invisible Cities

TBR number for April is #13.

My April book is Their Eyes Were Watching God
Is this going to be a trauma read?

Leni wrote: "My April book is Their Eyes Were Watching God
Is this going to be a trauma read?"

No, from what I recall reading it some years back. It's rather feel-good and feminist.

My #13 is The Passion of New Eve by Angela Carter

Excellent! My #13 is I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Well done random number generator!

13. Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz. This book has been on my list for quite some time. I am going to try the Audible version read by Manuel Miranda.

Pamela wrote: "Excellent! My #13 is I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Well done random number generator!"

Enjoy! Wonderful book.

My #13 is Quicksand

My #13 is In a Glass Darkly which I would have much preferred to have been the pick for Oct rather than April.

Some great books tossed around here so far: enjoy everyone! My #13 is 'Cigarettes' which is only ~300 pgs and available on Open Library, and I know nothing about it: fun!

Patrick wrote: "Leni wrote: "My April book is Their Eyes Were Watching God
Is this going to be a trauma read?"

No, from what I recall reading it some years back. It's rather feel-good and feminist."

Oh good! I could use a break from bleak.

My #13 is The Enchanted Wanderer: Selected Tales. I will be accessing this one on Hoopla Digital.

My #13 is Wittgenstein’s Mistress and I am not sure why I chose it as it isn’t on my shell nor on my Kindle!

Pip wrote: "My #13 is Wittgenstein’s Mistress and I am not sure why I chose it as it isn’t on my shell nor on my Kindle!"

I seem to have done the same thing with Their Eyes Were Watching God. I've marked it as owned in my spreadsheet, but I can't find it on kindle or shelf! Fortunately it's practically free on kindle.

Gail wrote: "My #13 is In a Glass Darkly which I would have much preferred to have been the pick for Oct rather than April."

Good to know about this book, I will add it to my TBR for Halloween read. I am going to do a Halloween group read again this year. Start looking for another spooky read.

Diane wrote: "Gail wrote: "My #13 is In a Glass Darkly which I would have much preferred to have been the pick for Oct rather than April."

Good to know about this book, I will add it to my TBR for Halloween rea..."

I will let you know if I enjoy it Diane

Diane: Other suitable for Halloween list books:
At the Mountains of Madness
Dracula
Frankenstein
House of Leaves
Interview with the Vampire
Melmoth the Wanderer
Northanger Abbey
Rebecca
The Castle of Otranto
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Island of Doctor Moreau
The Monk
The Mysteries of Adolpho
The Shining
The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde
The Turn of the Screw
The Wasp Factory
The Woman in White
The Yellow Wallpaper
Titus Groan & Gormenghast (not horror, but somewhat Gothic)
Uncle Silas
Vathek
Wuthering Heights

Leni wrote: "Diane: Other suitable for Halloween list books:
At the Mountains of Madness
Dracula
Frankenstein
House of Leaves
Interview with the Vampire
Melmoth the Wanderer
Northanger Abbey
Rebecca
The Castle..."

Wow thank you Leni. You have done my homework for me. I will use your list for October voting.

There might be more! There are books on the list I know nothing about, and some of them have spooky sounding titles. But you can always ask people to add to the list before it is put to the vote.

TBR for May is #20. What will you be reading?

My #20 is They Shoot Horses Don't They

My #20 is Oscar and Lucinda

20 for me is Invisible Cities
I'm glad! I was considering removing it from the list in June, when we can reshuffle, so that I could just read it anyway.

My #20 is Tarak the Otter. I have the physical book somewhere. As we are in the middle of a tiny renovation it will no doubt be in the box of books on the very bottom of the pile.

20. Flaubert's Parrot by Julian Barnes. This one has been on my list for quite some time. I am glad that it is short.

Many of you have some great books.

Diane wrote: "20. Flaubert's Parrot by Julian Barnes. This one has been on my list for quite some time. I am glad that it is short and the benefit of a movie.
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I read that not that long ago, and enjoyed it a lot. It has snark, it's kind of both highbrow and silly at the same time.

Mine is Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord which is great since I've been meaning to read it for years.

On Love by Alain de Botton is my pick this month. I know nothing about it...

PS I really enjoyed Flaubert's Parrot too.

I am reading Vipers' Tangle. I enjoyed Flaubert's Parrot, too.

My #20 is Martin Amis�� Times Arrow, which I own. So I have a physical book to take on my travels.

Unusual amount of animals this month: Viper, Parrot, Otter and Horses

Gail wrote: "Unusual amount of animals this month: Viper, Parrot, Otter and Horses"

Nice observation Gail.

Mine is Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels. Hope everyone enjoys their animals!

The # for June is 16. What will you be reading.

I’ll be reading Casino Royale by Ian Fleming. Nice easy one for a busy month so I’m happy 😃

My 16 is The Midwich Cuckoos
Looking forward to my first John Wyndham

Mine is Silence by Shusaku Endo. I have this on audio, and I also have June's BOTM Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship to listen to... but Silence is short, so I hope I can finish both.

ANNOUNCEMENT!!! You are now free to update your TBR list as we are midway. Next selection will be for July so you have until June 25 to swap out some you may no longer want to read for those that you would like to move to your TBR list.

Leni wrote: "My 16 is The Midwich Cuckoos
Looking forward to my first John Wyndham"

So good. I really enjoy this author.

My #16 is The Book of Evidence.