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This year I think that I will no longer keep track of # of pages... and I think I will add in my rating.

1. The Weight Of The Evidence by Michael Innnes (#9 in the Inspector Appleby series)
format/source = print/my own bookcases (MOB); country: England; 3½ �

2. *The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
format/source = audiobook/Audible & Kindle/Amazon; country: France 5� {reread}



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3. Rain and Other South Sea Stories by W. Somerset Maugham
format/source = print/MOB; country: mostly Samoa; 4½�

4. *The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith
format/source = Kindle/Amazon & audiobook/Librivox; country: England; 4�

5. January Exposure by Sunny Benson
format/source = Kindle/Amazon; country: USA {North Dakota}; 3�

6. Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
format/source = Kindle/Project Gutenberg; country: Egypt mostly; 3�

7. She Shall Have Murder by Delano Ames
format/source = paperback/library; country: England; 4�

8. A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
format/source = audiobook/Overdrive library book; country: England; 3�

9. Collected Poems 1909-1962 by T.S. Eliot
format/source = hardcover/library; country: misc. (mostly England & U.S.); 4� for the overall collection (individual poems went from 5 stars to 1 star!)

10. The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton
format/source = hardcover/library; country: New Zealand; 2�

11. Robots and Empire by Isaac Asimov
format/source = paperback/MOB; country: N/A; 3�

Judy wrote: "Yay! 5* Another Dumas-o-phile? ..."

Oh yes indeed! One of my all-time favorites :-)

12. The Deep Blue Good-By by John D. MacDonald
format/source = hardcover/library; country: U.S. {Florida}; 3½�
13. various speeches and other writings of Martin Luther King Jr.
format/source = online texts (& one Audible audiobook); country: U.S.; 5�

14. Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
format/source = Kindle/Project Gutenberg; country: Italy; 3½�

15. *Regeneration by Pat Barker
format/source = Kindle/library ebook; country: England; 4�

Good sign that you liked it Leslie - hopefully I'll have time to read that soon!

Greg wrote: "Good sign that you liked it Leslie - hopefully I'll have time to read that soon!"

I think that you will really like it. I borrowed the Kindle edition from the library which reminds me to ask: have you found your Kindle yet??

So frustrating, no!! But I haven't had much time to look either. After all the sick days I took for my flu, I have a work backlog from hell. My boss would prefer I stay till midnight every night for the forseeable future, but that's not going to happen. Working a lot though.

Maybe Ron accidentally put it in the closet somewhere. Hmmm, another idea of where to check :) I really feel it's somewhere in the darn house, just somewhere I wouldn't ordinarily expect it to be.

It's too bad that they don't have that beep function like cordless phones!

That would be a great feature! :)

Indeed it would!! Like keys, glasses, pens ...

Let's start a company Laura! We can call it "Everyday objects for forgetful people" :) I know I would make use of their products!

I usually wear contacts during the day, but at night I wear glasses. Sometimes after I take out my contacts, a half blind search for my glasses can be quite a trick!

16. A Bobwhite Killing by Jan Dunlap
format/source = Kindle/Amazon freebie; country: U.S.A. {Minnesota}; 3½�

You seem to have liked that one with 4 stars. I live in Minnesota, and I'm a birdwatcher, so I'm tempted by that series, but it hasn't had the best reviews.

Laurel wrote: "You seem to have liked that one with 4 stars. I live in Minnesota, and I'm a birdwatcher, so I'm tempted by that series, but it hasn't had the best reviews."

Well, it isn't a classic but for what it is (light entertainment), I think it is above average. 3½ stars is probably more appropriate -- I've gone back and made that adjustment.

Greg wrote: "Let's start a company Laura! We can call it "Everyday objects for forgetful people" :) I know I would make use of their products!

I usually wear contacts during the day, but at night I wear glass..."

We could become rich!!!

17. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain
format/source = audiobook & Kindle/Audible & Amazon; country: U.S. {Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Minnesota, perhaps others}; 4�

18. The Spy Who Loved Me by Ian Fleming (Bond #10)
format/source = Kindle/Amazon Prime lending library; country: mostly U.S.A. {New York}; 4�

19. Indiscretions of Archie by P.G. Wodehouse
format/source = audiobook/Librivox & Kindle/Amazon; country: U.S.A. {New York mostly}; 3½�

20. Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald
format/source = hardcover/library; country: England, France, Czechoslovakia; 3�

21. Heidi by Johanna Spyri
format/source = digital audiobook/Audible; country: Switzerland & Germany; 4½�

January stats:
(do not include books not yet finished)

# of pages = 5,885 in 20 books plus a few speeches
# of books from the Guardian's list (new/total) = 3/4
# of books in translation = 3
# of library books (including ebooks & audiobooks) = 5
# of audiobooks = 5
pick of the month = The Three Musketeers (of course!)
biggest surprise = The Spy Who Loved Me

22. *Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett
format/source = paperback/library; country: N/A; 4½�

*this counts as a Guardian book somewhat -- the entire Discworld series (30+ books) is a single entry on the list!

23. The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov {reread} (abridged)
format/source = audiobook/Librivox app; country: N/A; 3½�

Love the books but this audiobook adaptation was disappointing

24. Voice of the Violin by Andrea Camilleri
format/source = hardcover/borrowed; country: Italy; 4�

Leslie wrote: "Love the books but this audiobook adaptation was disappointing"

That's a shame Leslie!

Greg wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Love the books but this audiobook adaptation was disappointing"

That's a shame Leslie!"

Ah well, at least I didn't pay for it. Another group I belong to is doing an Isaac Asimov read so this was OK as a refresher -- I have read the books at least twice before.

... note to self: reread Isaac Asimov Foundation series, I wonder what's it called (pentalogy or quintet?)

Kiwi wrote: "... note to self: reread Isaac Asimov Foundation series, I wonder what's it called (pentalogy or quintet?)"

I just call anything with more than 3 books a series -- too hard to keep in mind how many there are otherwise! I suppose both of the series I read by Trollope had 6 books so they could be called sextets :P

25. Why Shoot a Butler? by Georgette Heyer {reread}
format/source = Kindle ebook/library; country: England; 4�

Even though I own this in paperback, I read the Kindle edition which I borrowed from the BPL this time. My paperback is in poor condition & missing some pages so it was nice to have the complete book for once!

Leslie wrote: "24. Voice of the Violin by Andrea Camilleri
format/source = hardcover/borrowed; country: Italy; 4�"

Leslie, this sounds like an interesting mystery series. I can't tell the time period setting from the book's description...what would you say? Would you recommend this series?

Monica wrote: "Leslie wrote: "24. Voice of the Violin by Andrea Camilleri
format/source = hardcover/borrowed; country: Italy; 4�"

Leslie, this sounds like an interesting mystery series. I can't tell..."

They are contemporary. I would definitely recommend them & the translator (Stephen Saratelli) includes notes at the end about various cultural or historical references that an American wouldn't get which I find very interesting.

Leslie wrote: "They are contemporary. I would definitely recommend them & the translator (Stephen Saratelli) includes notes at the end about various cultural or historical references that an American wouldn't get which I find very interesting.


Sounds like something I'd like...added to my reading list. Thank you, Leslie!

26. *Bel-Ami by Guy de Maupassant
format/source = Kindle/Feedbooks; country: France; 3½�

27. Deadly Valentine by Jenna Harte
format/source = Kindle/Amazon; country: U.S.A. {VA}; 2½ �

28. *The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde {reread}
format/source = audiobook/Audible; country: England; 4�

29. *Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys
format/source = paperback/library; country: Jamaica & other unspecified British West Indes island; 3½�

30. Caesar and Cleopatra by George Bernard Shaw
format/source = Kindle/Amazon (part of The Plays of Shaw 26 Plays); country: Egypt; 3�

31. How the Light Gets In by Louise Penny
format/source = hardcover/library; country: Canada; 4�

32. New and Selected Poems by Mary Oliver
format/source = paperback/library; country: U.S.; 4½�

33. Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim
format/source = Kindle/Amazon; country: U.S. {VA & OH}; 3�

34. In a German Pension by Katherine Mansfield (finishes the collection Selected Stories)
format/source = Kindle/GirleBooks; country: Germany; 4�

35. Classic Love Poems by various
format/source = audiobook/Audible freebie; country: not really applicable but I guess mostly England; 4�

36. Nightmare in Pink by John D. MacDonald (Travis McGee #2)
format/source = paperback/MOB; country: U.S.A. {New York}; 3�

37. Miles Errant by Lois McMaster Bujold (omnibus); format/source = paperback/MOB
✓a) The Borders of Infinity (done 2/13); country: N/A; 3�
✓b) Brothers in Arms (done 2/17); country: England; 4�
� c) Mirror Dance (done 3/29); country: N/A; 4�