2017 Reading List July

                   Alfred Chantrey Corbould (British)  A Girl Reading in a Sailing Boat, 1869


Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane (library) Fast moving thriller, I read it in one sitting. Highly recommend.
The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone by Adele Griffin (library) YA novel about art and suicide and the struggle with mental health for a talented teen artist. Told through interviews after her death, very gimmicky, but I enjoyed it
Wild Nights by Benjamin Reiss (library) Why do we sleep 8 hours in the night, why do people have trouble sleeping. Is this the way we are supposed to sleep? what about naps etc. This book examines all these issues and I enjoyed it. I am one of those who has no problem sleeping and I find out that I am in the minority.
Close Enough to Touch by Colleen Oakley (library) A girl has an allergy to people. She cannot touch other people. a bit depressing in my opinion, I didn't get the upbeat part....
Golden Prey by John Sandford (library) Lucas Davenport is now a Federal Marshall, so his cases take him out of Minnesota. Most of the action takes place in Texas. Good Thriller
The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart (library) Now I want to go out and try to make some fancy cocktails. This book is about plants and how we turn them into alcohol and make alcohol tasty!
In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck (library) with the Union problems we are having at my work, I have been reading stuff about unions, I really enjoyed this one, I had never read it before.
The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzsch (library) Set in Bavaria in the 1600's, basically a murder mystery. I loved the Bavaria setting having just gotten back from Munich. And if you are a fan of Ellis Peters Father Cadfael books etc those types, you might like this too.
No One is Coming to Save Us by Stephanie Powell Watts (library) Set in small town, North Carolina. Local boy leaves and becomes successful and returns home to see the girl that was his first love. Sort of a Great Gatsby type story.
I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth The Trip by John Donovon (library) This book was written in 1969 and deals with teen homosexuality. This is a 40th anniversary edition audiobook and I really enjoyed it. I can't believe I did not know of or hear of this book prior to now.
Seven Stones to Stand or Fall by Diana Gabaldon (library) collection of short stories and novellas in the Outlander story line. Of course, I love it!
Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie (library) Hercule Poirot, I needed a book that was published in the year of my parents birth for the Summer Book Bingo at the Seattle Library! 1936!! LOL
Land of Shadows by Rachel Howzell Hall (library) murder mystery, grimy LA underbelly type thing etc etc
Citizen Keane by Adam Parfrey (library)  The real story behind the Big Eyes painting. I had seen the movie with Amy Adams just recently, so this was very interesting.
Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay (library) reading this one and then seeing the movie, I am reminded of the Beguiled which is also has been remade recently. Now I have to track down that book by Thomas Cullinan.



To be Read:
The Girl in the Glass by Susan Meissner
Light it Up by Nick Petrie
The History of America in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps by Christopher West
In the Clearing by Robert Dugoni
Castle of Kings by Oliver Potzsch