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message 1: by Sean (new)
Aug 29, 2019 02:32PM

Sean (fordest) | 301 comments I started the year trying for 50 and made it to 66 so far. I think 75 could still happen.


message 2: by Sean (new)
Sep 05, 2019 08:11AM

Sean (fordest) | 301 comments This weekend I finished Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges. I could feel myself getting smarter with each page. But ended up not being smart enough. I looked up more words in this book than any other I have ever read. What an interesting guy he is.

I also finished The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver. this was a fascinating read that I really enjoyed.

69/75


message 3: by Sean (last edited Sep 26, 2019 10:18AM) (new)
Sep 14, 2019 08:27AM

Sean (fordest) | 301 comments Getting close. But 5 of the books on my immediate horrizon are all 1000+ pages.

Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult was a well written and thought provoking piece. I really enjoyed this one.

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin was a little silly but fun none-the-less.

71/75


message 4: by Sean (last edited Sep 26, 2019 10:18AM) (new)
Sep 17, 2019 09:31AM

Sean (fordest) | 301 comments I finished The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien. It was not bad. I liked it.

72/75


message 5: by Sean (new)
Sep 26, 2019 10:17AM

Sean (fordest) | 301 comments I just finished Girl with Green Eyes by Edna O'Brien. Somebody said that this book was better than book one of the trilogy. I totally agree. So much more depth.

73/75


message 6: by Sean (last edited Oct 10, 2019 02:55PM) (new)
Oct 10, 2019 02:55PM

Sean (fordest) | 301 comments 74. The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - I definitley got more from The Brothers Karamazov this go-round than I did in highschool.

75. Dreamcatcher by Stephen King - Not my most favorite King book, but very fun nonetheless

76. Night Fall by Nelson DeMille - A fiction about a real event. So the author had to lead a certain direction for the ending. Whether he did that well is open for debate.

76/75 MISSION COMPLETE!


message 7: by Blagica , Challenges (new)
Oct 12, 2019 12:07PM

Blagica | 12941 comments Every time I stop by here I add more books to my reading list you are doing awesome!


message 8: by Sean (new)
Oct 13, 2019 05:58AM

Sean (fordest) | 301 comments Blagica wrote: "Every time I stop by here I add more books to my reading list you are doing awesome!"


Thanks!

Happy Reading


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