Switching it up a little for July. I removed the Cotterill series since I didn’t get to the first book in May. I also removed the other books I didn’t get to even start. I think I was too ambitious with the June books! I’ll have to make sure everything I didn’t read is all on the list for next year. Ugh. Anyway, here is the tremendous list (July’s books in bold):
Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan(DNF)In a Strange City by Laura LippmanBy a Spider’s Thread by Laura Lippman(AB)Recognitions by William Gaddis(DNF)Maus by Art SpiegelmanLady Franklin’s Revenge by Ken McGooganBrief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao* by Junot Diaz(AB)Walk in the Woods by Bill BrysonEugene Onegin by Alexander PushkinShadow Rising by Robert JordanA Good Doctor’s Son by Steven SchwartzDrinking: a Love Story by Caroline KnappAncient Rome on 5 Denarii a Day by Philip MatyszakNero Wolfe Cookbook by Rex StoutTreasure Hunter by W. Jameson(ER)Maus II by Art Spiegelman (Jan)The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat(AB)In Xanadu by William DalrympleThe Assault by Harry MulischWild Blue by Stephen AmbroseShot in the Heart by Mikal GilmoreGreater Nowheres by David Finkelstein/Jack LondonAlma Mater by P.F KlugeOld Man & Me by Elaine DundyDud Avocado by Elaine DundyGood Life by Ben BradleeUnderworld by Don DeLilloHer Name Was Lola by Russell HobanMan Who Was Thursday by GK ChestertonFires From Heaven by Robert JordanFinnegan’s Wake by James JoyceDNFHerb ‘n’ Lorna by Eric KraftPolish Officer by Alan Furst– (AB)Lord of Chaos by Robert JordanWalden by Henry David ThroreauReservations Recommended by Eric KraftSelected Letters of Norman Mailer edited by J. Michael Lennon– (ER)Chasing Monarchs by Robert PyleSaturday Morning Murder by Batya GurBebe’s By Golly Wow by Yolanda JoeLives of the Muses by Francine ProseBroom of the System by David WallaceCrown of Swords by Robert JordanLittle Follies by Eric KraftLiterary Murder by Batya GurBob Marley, My Son by Cedella Marley Booker(ER)Night Flight by Antoine de Saint-ExuperySouthern Mail by Antoine de Saint- ExuperyMeasure of All Things, the by Ken Alder(AB)Two Gardeners by Emily WilsonRoyal Flash by George FraserBinding Spell by Elizabeth ArthurCrown of Swords by Robert Jordan(DNF)ADDED: Castle in the Backyard by Betsy Draine(EB)Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan(DNF)Where Do You Stop? by Eric KraftEverything You Ever Wanted by Jillian Lauren(ER)Murder on a Kibbutz by Batya GurFlash for Freedom! by George FraserMurder in Amsterdam by Ian BurumaPetra: lost city by Christian AugeFrom Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas FriedmanCutting for Stone by Abraham VergheseFlashman at the Charge by George MacDonald FraserWhat a Piece of Work I Am by Eric Kraft- Castles in the Air by Judy Corbett (Originally Jun – moved to September. I’ll explain the reason in the book review)
Battle Cry of Freedom by James McPhersonRuby by Cynthia Bond (ER)Winter’s Heart by Robert Jordan(DNF)Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan(DNF)- Flashman in the Great Game – George MacDonald Fraser (Jul)
- At Home with the Glynns by Eric Kraft (Jul/Feb)
- Sixty Stories by Donald Barthelme (Jul)
- New Physics and Cosmology by Arthur Zajonc (Jul)
- Grifters by Jim Thompson (Jul)
Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (Jul)Removing because it’s in the wrong year.- Snow Angels by James Thompson (Jul/AB)
- ADDED: So Many Roads: the life and Times of the Grateful Dead by David Browne (ER/AB/JUN-JUL)
Short story: Drinking with the Cook by Laura FurmanShort Story: Hagalund by Laura FurmanADDED: Lone Pilgrim by Laurie ColwinNot so Short story: The Last of Mr. Norris by Christopher IsherwoodNot so Short story: Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood- Leaving Small’s Hotel by Eric Kraft (Aug/Feb)
- Flashman’s Lady by George MacDonald Fraser (Aug)
- Possession by AS Byatt (Aug)
- In the Footsteps of Ghanghis Khan by John DeFrancis (Aug)
- What Just Happened by James Gleick (Aug)
- Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett (Aug)
- Inflating a Dog by Eric Kraft (Sep/Feb)
- Flashman and the Redskins by George MacDonald Fraser (Sep)
- Queens’ Play by Dorothy Dunnett (Sep)
- Robber Bride by Margaret Atwood (Sep)
- Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (Sep)
- Beautiful Struggle by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Sep)
- Then She Found Me by Elinor Lipman (Oct)
- Disorderly Knights by Dorothy Dunnett (Oct)
- Flashman and the Dragon by George MacDonald Fraser (Oct)
- Dark Hills Divide by Patrick Carman (Nov)
- Flashman and the Mountain of Light by George MacDonald Fraser (Nov)
- Pawn in Frankincense by Dorothy Dunnett (Nov)
- Andorra by Peter Cameron (Nov)
DNF = Did Not Finish; AB = Audio Book; ER = Early Review; DNS = Did Not Start; EB = Electronic book