Books of 2016- Installment #11

51. Kat Scratch Fever by Karen Kijewski
This was a great mystery set in Sacramento!!

52. Outline by Rachel Cusk
This British book is set mostly in Athens, and it is so ephemeral I don't think it will stay with me...

53. Except the Dying by Maureen Jennings
This book spawned an amazing TV show, so I thought I'd double back and read the books! I did the same thing with the Phryne Fisher mysteries. This series is set in Canada in the 1890s.

54. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
I read the book a million years ago. I'm not sure when I read it the first time... Possibly 1980... I'm not really sure, but I'm doing this book challenge for 2016 and one of the books to read is a book you've already read. This was a tough one for me because I don't really like rereading books. I've been trying to decide which book to reread for more than 6 months and finally decided on this one because quite frankly I adore it. I have adored it since the first time I read it. I love all 5 books in the trilogy. I love the radio series. I love the television series. I don't know how to pick one quote for this book. I love so many quotes from this book. I love Douglas Adams!!!

55. We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This is a wonderful opinion piece on feminism and I loved it! Super fast read as it is both well-written and short.

Books of 2016- Installment #10

46. The Wreck of the Zanzibar by Michael Morpurgo
This is a sweet story about life on an island in Sicily. While it depicts hardships and family squabbles, it is really sweet and uplifting.

 
 47. Death, and the Girl He Loves by Darynda Jones
The last one in the trilogy! Darynda makes me laugh, and I need that right now. Thankfully, her newest Charley is coming out practically now, so I'll be reading it soon!! The question is do I read something in between or just dive in...

48. Murder in Montparnasse by Kerry Greenwood
This is book 12 in the Phryne Fisher series, and I liked it, but not quite as much as Away with the Fairies.

49. The Curse of the Tenth Grave by Darynda Jones
This is the 10 (or 11th depending on how you count... and I come down on the side of 11) in the Charley Davidson series.She makes me laugh, so I love this series!!

50. The Hundredth Monkey by Ken Keyes, Jr.
This nonfiction book is from 1989 (second edition). I had heard the story of the hundredth monkey, but I didn't know that this book was spreading the idea of the dangers of nuclear technology (both weapons and power plants). It's a quick but depressing read, even more so if you grew up feeling the dangers of nuclear war in a very real ever-present danger, which I did.