This book was described as a locked room mystery and it is of a sort. It's more like one of those mysteries where everyone is trapped in a big old mansion and people start dying. But what I liked about this book is the main character is a former police detective that was paralyzed in the line of duty and solves the mystery from her wheelchair. I also liked that it is a Norwegian book that was translated into English even though the translator clearly doesn't know the difference between snuff and chew!
102. The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand
I devoured this book!! It's A Christmas Carol. The main character, Holly Chase, gets visited by her own Jacob Marley and the three Christmas ghosts- Past, Present, and Future, all in an attempt to save her.What ensues was a delight!!
103. The Beadworkers by Beth Piatote
This book such a long time coming to me off the hold list at the library that I no longer know how it made it's way into my ken, but I'm so happy that it did. Beth Piatote is Nez Perce and enrolled in the Colville Confederated tribes. I used to live in Spokane very close to the Colville Reservation, and so many things she mentioned or talked about just touched me! Julyamsh! Jim Boyd! Jingle dresses! This story collection is beautiful, fascinating, and poignant! She touches on so many important aspects of our lives: love, sorrow, death, family, women's lives, indigenous lives, modernity, passage of time. It's a wonderful read!
104. Lanny by Max Porter
This book took forever to come off the holds list, but it is so good! I really enjoyed it. I had read Grief is the Thing with Feathers. I wasn't really sure what to expect of this book, but I loved it and was freaked out by it! Lanny, the titular character, is this amazing little boy that seems to have this extra special relationship with nature. As this book is less than 200 pages, I don't want to say more.
105. The Fossil Hunter: Dinosaurs, Evolution, and the Woman Whose Discoveries Changed the World by Shelley Emling
This nonfiction book is about Mary Anning (1799-1847) who discovered some of the most important fossil finds ever. Her discoveries led to the theory of evolution, to the rethinking in the Western world of the time the Earth has existed, and a deeper understanding of our world. So have you heard of her? Well, I hadn't- that's for sure! So I had to read this book and learn more!
I've read 105 books so far and 79 were by woman, 25 by men, 1 book by a female and male author, and 3 anthologies with both female and male authors- two of which were mostly female authors. My year of reading lots of women is still going strong!!!
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