June – 18/89
The Last of the Donkey Pilgrims: A Man’s Journey Through Ireland, Kevin O’Hara
Return to Sullivan’s Island, Dorothea Benton Franks
Tale of the Tigers, Juliette Akinyi Ochieng[1]
Beatrice & Virgil: A Novel, Yann Martel[2]*
Once Upon a Mattress, Vicki Lewis Thompson*
Honeysuckle Summer, Sherryl Woods*
The Imperfectionists: A Novel, Tom Rachman[3]*
Evidence: An Alex Delaware Novel, Jonathan Kellerman*
When Night Falls, Margaret Daley[4]*
Soul Intent, Dennis Batchelder*
61 Hours (Jack Reacher, No. 14), Lee Child*
Dubliners, James Joyce[5]*
Flamingo Diner, Sherryl Woods*
The Dogs Who Found Me: What I’ve Learned from the Pets Who Were Left Behind, Ken Foster*
Moby Dick, or, The Whale, Herman Melville[6]*
Destiny Unbound, Sherryl Woods*
The Treasure of the
[1] I read books by bloggers I love, and I have yet to be disappointed… and you’ve got to love a woman who names herself “Baldilocks.” I do, however, consider this more young adult reading than it’s billed. Also, if you’re reading it voluntarily, you’re probably not the audience she’s really trying to reach -- you already get it. The book is clearly well meant and contains personal insight and experience, but is a bit heavy-handed in delivering the messages.
[2] The book is wonderful, but it is not an easy read. I had to switch to much lighter reading for my next couple of books. Still, I highly recommend this one.
[3] A thoroughly depressing read. Good… but depressing.
[4] Novella.
[5] What a miserable slog! I want bonus points, and lots of them, for finishing. If I’d have read it before I went to
[6] Yes, I am being perversely hard on myself this month.
[7] Should be required reading for anyone who grew up on myths about the Lost Dutchman Mine!
*Read on Kindle
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