I first heard about this author from LeVar Burton. He has a podcast called LeVar Burton Reads and he read one of the stories from this novel. I can't say I liked every story in this collection, but none of them were boring! It was especially interesting to read this book after having just read The Wake which also takes place in the fens of England.
72. Unnatural Creatures edited by Neil Gaiman
This is a fun collection of stories. My favorite by far was the one by Nalo Hopkinson. She is amazing! I've been interested in a couple of her books and now am even more interested!!
73. The Girl, the Gold Watch, and Everything by John McDonald
I loved the TV movie with Robert Hayes and Pam Dawber when I was a kid. Then I read 11/22/63 and Stephen King referenced it a couple of times and filled me with a thrill. Surely, the book would be a delight! Well, some things are best unvisited, and stop calling me Shirley. Honestly, the treatment of women in this novel is so unacceptable to me that I can't even pretend to think this book is okay. I'm now unwilling to rewatch my beloved little movie because I'd rather think it was sweet than risk learning it closely follows this book...
74. Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury
Oh, how I love Ray!! I feel like I came to Ray late in life even though I had read Fahrenheit 451 when I was young and maybe some other stories. But it was only with the last 5 years or so that I started digging into his work, reading lots of his stories and what a joy! This collection of essays of his thoughts on writing is no exception. His joy at life is so clear in this book. It put a smile on my face and some tears as well!
75. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
This was a book I decided I needed to reread this year. I don't think I have read it since 6th grade which now is such a long time ago. It's such an interesting thing to revisit a powerful book after so many decades. The things that I remembered and the things that I forgot. The lessons that as a society we still haven't learned. I've been reading so much Bradbury lately that I'm seeing the ideas that sunk their teeth into him and wouldn't let go so much more clearly than I ever did before. And that's fascinating as well.
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