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Valerie from Cupertino, California, won a signed copy of Run by Ann Patchett.
Allena won a hardback copy of Before I Fall, by Lauren Oliver.
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Parrot & Oliver in America, by Peter Carey is the new Fiction Giveaway Book
Short listed for the 2010 Man Booker Prize |
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Matched, by Ally Condie is the Teen Giveaway Book
Publishers Weekly’s Best Children’s Books of 2010 |
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 As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been traveling a lot lately (by car) and trying to walk more, both with the help of an audio book on my Ipod. I just finished Stephen King’s latest, Full Dark, No Stars and loved it (not for the faint of heart). It was the perfect read (listen) for a long drive through the entire length of Utah while my boys played with their DSI’s (thanks Santa). I was so engaged in the book I didn’t have time to worry about being drowsy (a problem for me on this stretch of I-15) or notice how long the trip was taking. With the added help of cruise control, my trip was entertaining and I was disappointed to have to turn my book off when I got to my destination. It was nice to have the thought of getting back to King’s icy tales once my mini-vacation was over and the long drive back to inversion-soaked Salt Lake loomed ahead.
I’m embarrassed to admit it, but I can’t just listen to any old book via audio. My attention span or whatever is needed to comprehend a story through listening is not anywhere near as great as when I read. I can tackle even the toughest classics each night while reading in bed, but feel completely lost if a story is too complex while listening; be that in number of characters, too detailed an account of setting, complex dialogue, etc. When reading at night, my attention is devoted to my book (and my two warmth-hungry cats), but when I listen to an audio book, I am also engaged in other activities. Stephen King is perfect for this type of listening. His stories are so horrible (good horrible?), you can’t help but be engrossed and they aren’t hard to comprehend. So even while passing a semi or referring a fight between my kids in the backseat, I can still get the gist of the story. And King is a master storyteller – his writing is so crisp, even my somewhat addled brain can take it all in. So, my dilemma is, what next? I’m almost out of King’s books, and currently have 2 credits available on Audible.com. I have some awesome books on my to-read list, but don’t want to risk missing out on a great book because my mind can’t take in all the details. What are your favorite audio books? Do you pick different books for audio versus reading? |
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New Year’s Resolutions are upon us….are you making one about books and reading? Did you make one last year?
Reading is such a special time for me that I would hate to bother it with a diet-like resolution. I think my resolutions will fall more under the getting organized theme – clean out closets, plan dinners a week ahead of time, donate loads and loads of kids things, etc.
That being said, I would like to have a goal (there is a difference, right?) for 2011 of reading 75-100 books. 2010 was SO busy for me – with the release of both of my journals, raising my two little boys, etc., but I am hoping to have a wee bit more down time to read. I did make it through 64 books in 2010 – so an extra 15 or so doesn’t seem too hard – especially since I’ve been traveling to see family a lot (5 hours each way) and walking more – all with a book on my Ipod.
How many books did you read this year? How many were you hoping for? Do you have a goal for next year? Are you interested in reading more books in a specific category (ie. classics, vampire fiction, thrillers, nonfiction, etc.)? Share your reading goals and ideas!
Here’s to some great reading in 2011!
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| Last week I received a Halloween decoration flier in the mail for a home decor store featuring witch’s shoes and hats – amazing orange and black stripped witch’s shoes with curled toes (I need these). The next day I was browsing a local things-to-do magazine and came upon an ad for the witching festivities at Gardner Village – a little village of shops that comes alive with witches each year. They host Breakfast with a Witch, Witch-a-Palooza, Witches Night Out and A Ride with a Witch events all through September and October. All of this witching news got me excited for the season (you can bet my little boys will be eating pancakes with a green-nosed lady in the near future) and got me to thinking about books (okay, everything gets me thinking about books).
Now, a little confession: I would like to be a witch. A real witch. I would like to own a cauldron, jars full of frog’s toes, newt’s eyes, wool of bat (what is that?) and scale of dragon. I would like hocus-pocus, abracadabra, and shazam to be part of my daily vocabulary. I would like to trade in my minivan for a broom with a few miles, turn my multicolored cats a midnight shade of black and get on speaking terms with the local owls. I could fine tune my already cacklely laugh into something more sinister and oh …. I’m gonna need those shoes. With that off my chest, let’s get back to books. Books on witches. Since my minivan is probably with me for the near future, I would like to dive into some great books about witches. Real witches, not Salem witches or mean women, but good old fashioned spell casting, wart-nosed, wand toting witches. Where to start? |
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| I read Witches by Roald Dahl last year and was a little disappointed. I don’t think of witches as bad or scary – but fun with maybe a tad bit of evil. I liked Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman and Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett. My boys and I love the children’s book Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. I have ordered The Witching Hour by Anne Rice from Paperbackswap and have searched for more, but I need some help. |
| What witch books can you recommend? Help me compile a definitive list of witching books – just in time to get in touch with our inner cackle. |
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| Chelsie from Ontario, Canada, is the three book Peeta-Palooza winner! She will receive all three books in The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins. |
| Maria is the winner of the August Fiction Giveaway, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood! |
| Congrats winners! Check back in the next day or so for the new September giveaways. |
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It’s finally here! The last installment of Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games trilogy was released today. While I didn’t attend a party last night, I was out shopping bright and early (okay, 10am) to get mine. It’s beautiful! I am very excited to dive in – and even non-reading hubby read both of the previous books this summer so it will be fun to share.
Crossing my fingers for some warm feelings towards Peeta (sorry Gale!), more survival games and less politics. Make sure to join the Peeta-Palooza for a chance to win all three books – in hardcover! |
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| It has been a lovely summer for me – reading, reading, reading. My kids have been busy with some fun activities, which has given me lots of reading time while I wait for karate, swimming and soccer to end. The Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris have been wonderful companions for me – during a hectic, crazy time. It was nice to escape to the South with a cute barmaid and her even cuter boyfriends.
While I haven’t wanted to review each of the books individually, there are a couple of things to chat about since I’ve finished that last few. During the 2nd-5th books, I was a little bugged by the mundane constant retelling of details from the previous books. I think that in each of these novels, a fourth of the story was retelling. Ugh. Who would jump into the series midway? Why retell? If you did pick up book in a series and felt lost…wouldn’t you realize that there were previous books and seek those out? But, the good news with the Stackhouse books is that at least with the 7th-10th books, the retelling is kept to a minimum and it is assumed the author has been along for the ride the whole time. Whew. This point ties in with another thing – why don’t publishers let you know in some big and bold way which book is which in the series? Why not have a number somewhere on the cover – even the back – to let readers know what order to read the series? There are a few series out there that use clever titles to gently nudge us along: James Patterson’s Women’s Murder Club Series uses the number in HUGE letters as part of the title, Sue Grafton’s books follow a letter of the alphabet and Janet Evanovich is up to a Sizzling Sixteen in her Stephanie Plum books. Thank you for these not so gentle ques on which books to read! My last comment on the Stackhouse books, before I jump into some other exciting books (more Patterson and of course Mockingjay!) is that the most recent book in Harris’ vampire books is a dud. I was so excited to get to book 10 and am now left with a weird feeling (a book hangover) of ‘why did I do that’? What a poor way for me to exit a series – I was on such a high with the previous 9 books, but am now left with the impression of reading something of poor quality. Dead in the Family is boring, with the most mundane details drawn out to a painful extreme. Sookie turns downright nasty – an irritating character I wouldn’t walk across the room to meet. She is so mean to her cousin Claude – to the point it makes no sense and is embarrassing to the reader. Her frugality is also embarrassing – why does Harris have to mention being paid back for every tiny thing? Again, ugh. Charlaine, please tell us you have something better planned for book 11 (I will read it – even with my disappointment in 10). Bring cute Sookie back! |
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| Picture a warm August day in the mountains with a cool breeze (fall is coming?), granite peaks high in the distance and the chance to chat about books with one of America’s most beloved authors. Throw in a decedent brunch with crepes, smoked salmon and truffles. Nirvana? I think so! |
| This was how I got to spend last Saturday, with my wonderful hubby by my side, at the beautiful resort of Sundance (Thanks Bob!). The author? Ann Patchett. And yes, she is just as pixie cute as she looks on her website and jacket cover. |
| I have been lucky enough to attend quite a few author events in the past decade (Margaret Atwood, Jane Hamilton, Jim Harrison, and Ann Cannon to name a few) and I think this was one of the best. Ann’s talk was more of a cozy conversation among friends – 50 of your closest, book-loving Utah friends. There was a moderator from the Redford Institute who kept the discussion lively – sticking to questions readers would want to ask Ann about books, her writing and her life. |
| Admittedly, I have read only Bel Canto, Patchett’s most well-known work, and felt a little behind the class since a lot of the discussion pertained to her latest novel Run. But, while the novel was a main topic, major events in the book were skirted enough that I am very interested in reading it without that feeling of having the end ruined. |
| It was interesting to learn that Ann has had a clear vision of what she wanted to do her entire life – write. She spent the first part of her career writing for magazines – from Seventeen to Vogue. She was very humble about this part of her writing – saying it was ‘junk’ and that she had filled boxes with all of these articles. After meeting her, I can’t really picture her writing about ‘how to decorate your locker’, fashion trends and weddings. She is so down to earth, it would be easier to imagine her with National Geographic, Woman’s Day or Travel.
As with Bel Canto, Ann’s newest novel, out next June, also takes place in South America. But, from her description, that is the end of similarities to Bel Canto. It involves a woman scientist who treks through the Amazon searching for compounds for a pharmaceutical company. Ann seemed very excited about the novel – she had even traveled to the Amazon for research. Ann has written 2 works of nonfiction (out of nine published works). She spent quite a bit of time discussing one of these: Truth and Beauty. This memoir concerns her friendship with Lucy Grealy, a poet and author, whom Ann meant in college and remained friends with throughout their lives. When Lucy was nine, she was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in her jaw. Subsequently, her jaw bone was removed and she endured countless reconstructive surgeries throughout her life to replace radiation damaged areas of her face. This event shaped her entire life. She is perhaps most famous for her novel, Autobiography of a Face, describing her childhood spent with a disfigurement. Lucy’s life came to a tragic end when she overdosed on heroin. A progression from pain medication to heroin was a result of a life of operations and pain. She was 39. |
| Ann ended her discussion with a great direction on creating life-long readers. She pointed out that her parents never read to her, but that she was told countless times to go outside and play because they were reading. Her sharp wit helped drive home the point that in order for kids to make books important parts of their lives, they need to see adults doing the same. Thanks Ann, for a wonderful day! |
| We here in Utah are blessed to have such a wonderful resource as the Sundance Resort. While author events are a small part of the activities at the resort (these include skiing, hiking, concerts, plays, fine dining, etc.), they are definitely my favorite. How lucky to have such a place to meet beloved authors, other bibliophiles and hear some amazing discussions. |
| I will make everyone in the book world jealous by mentioned that Kathryn Stockett is the author for December. A day without kids, a scrumptious brunch AND time with the author of Help? Merry Christmas to me! |
| BUT, I didn’t forget about all my bibliophile friends out there – and have a special signed copy of Run to giveaway within the next few months. |
| Have you read any of Ann Patchett’s novels? What did you think? |
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Read: Under the Dome, by Stephen King Journal Entry for: August 10th, 2010 |
| Remember and Recommend: My on-again, off-again love affair with Stephen King’s thrillers started a long time ago. I was but a wee teenager when I first started down the path of being scared senseless, riveted to books that would haunt my dreams (and my family’s nights) and start me on the path to being an addicted reader. Yes, it was King who brought out the bibliophile in me. And although I think King is a truly amazing writer, for someone who prides themselves in reading the best of the best in literature, the classics and award winners, this is a hard thing to admit. | |
| When my twin sister and I were young teenagers, too young to drive, my sweet mom was worried that we would be bored during our summers at home. Both of my parents worked full-time, so we were a captive audience in our house. With amazing foresight, my mom took us to a bookstore and said she would buy us anything we would read. We spent the next days on our cool patio, reading, reading, reading. The next week, my mom did the same thing – and every week throughout the summer. That was the summer I discovered Stephen King. I started with Carrie and then moved on to my all-time favorite, Salem’s Lot and from there it was a fast ride to clear the bookstore shelves of all things scary. I tackled It and become the subject of family lore when I woke my entire vacationing family in our hotel room screaming about a clown in the room….”Can’t you see him?”. I spent the next Christmas vacation pouring through some of King’s short stories – Skeleton Crew and Night Shift contain some of the scariest stories I have ever read – and I can still recount some of them over twenty years later.
Stephen and I parted ways a few years later over The Talisman and Tommyknockers. His writing took a different turn, one that seemed more science fiction than horror. But, a love of books, reading and the joy of exciting escapes was embedded in me – something I have retained to this day. I have returned to King a few times over the years and will be forever grateful to him and my mom for culturing my love of reading – even if it was with *blush* horror. When Under the Dome was released last year, I anxiously waited for reviews. I saw several good ones from known publications, but the best came from a trusted reading friend on Goodreads. I have been keeping my eye out for a paperback copy ever since and was excited to find a huge, whopping version at Costco a few weeks ago. In this summer of fun, light reads, I put Sookie down for a while and picked up my old friend for a fun reunion and trip down writing’s memory lane. While Under the Dome does have a slight twinge of science fiction, it was more classic King than I have read in a long time. The familiar expanse of amazingly developed characters and setting (Maine, of course) was like slipping into an old pair of tennies. The story was a social scientist’s dream – Lord of the Flies meets Armageddon. It was an interesting study on what stress, power and loss can do to an isolated community – with a smattering of the supernatural thrown in. I enjoyed reading Under the Dome and completed the 1,100 page tome in just a few days, but I discovered something about my now much older reading self; I’ve become a bit of boob when it comes to horror. What enthralled me and kept me glued to every page as a teenager stressed me out as an adult with a family, pets and a house. I had a hard time falling asleep after reading this and found myself recalling some of the more horrific scenes during the day. I would recommend this to anyone who loves good old classic King novels and am glad I read it, but I think I will return to Sookie for a while. |
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Read:The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti Journal entry for 07/31/2010 Remember, Recommend: I picked this up on a whim at Costco a few weeks ago because it looked vaguely familiar. I read so many reviews online and in magazines that they get a little jumbled, but I had seen some praise for this debut novel a few times. As with most books I journal about here, I wasn’t disappointed. Looking back, I can’t believe this is the first novel by Tinti. It was an amazing debut – and one we will be hearing more about as awards are announced. The story of an orphaned boy with only one hand, The Good Thief has been compared to both Oliver Twist and Harry Potter – with good reason. |
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While there are moments of sadness, there is also a bit of magic threaded throughout the story. And the characters are a diverse mix of good and bad – a giant hitman, con-artists, a dwarf, a colorfully dressed villain and a hard-of-hearing heroine make this story truly memorable. Set in the industrial revolution of New England, hardships abound and the simple acts of finding food, clothing and shelter are at times overwhelming. There are times for growing up, learning about love, family and friendship – even when those family and friends aren’t ideal. This would make a poignant movie for adults and teens alike.
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So, have I mentioned my life has been a little crazy lately?  In all of my travels and sickness, I completely forgot to choose a winner for each of my monthly giveaways. So, the contest for each has been extended until the end of July. Make sure to enter – these both look like great reads! |
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| Out Stealing Horses, by Per Petterson The Nordic setting alone is reason enough to read this beautiful novel. A father and son spend a summer in a cabin in remote Norway. A complement to this summer story is the narration, told by the much older son, as he reflects back on that summer from his own remote cabin late in life. A story of loss and growing up, good friends and the truths of life, Out Stealing Horses is a classic to be shared. Accolades: |
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| Peace Like a River, by Leif Enger What lengths will a father go to in protecting a son – even a son accused of committing a terrible crime? Peace Like a River is an amazing debut novel, telling of the bonds of one family as they travel across the country in search of a son, brother and protector. Accolades: ForeWord Magazine Editor’s Choice Prize Winners for Fiction |
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This epic story, a compilation of three books into one volume, will give any father a summer’s worth of amazing reading. E. J. Watson is a father, sugar planter and outlaw. Shadow Country is his story, told in three different narrations, including his own memoir. His life as an outlaw, failed father and farmer and his struggles to tame the wild country of the Everglades in the late 1800′s will leave a lasting impression on any reader. Accolades: |
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Perhaps the most famous novel of South Africa and its racial injustice, Cry the Beloved Country is a novel of enduring love, hardship and survival. First published in 1948, it was an immediate success. The story centers around Stephen Kumalo a Zulu pastor as he leaves his village in search of his son. Kumalo’s courage, being a black man in a while man’s land, searching for a missing son is a beautiful inspiration. Accolades: |
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 | 1. A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens |
 | 2. Major Pettigrew''s Last Stand, by Helen Simonson |
 | 3. Full Dark, No Stars, by Stephen King |
 | 4. Kim, by Rudyard Kipling |
 | 5. Delores Claiborne, by Stephen King |
 | 6. Absalom!, Absalom!, by William Faulkner |
 | 7. Housekeeping, by Marilynne Robinson |
 | 8. A Discovery of Witches, by Deborah Harkness |
 | 9. The Ruby in the Smoke, by Phillip Pullman |
 | 10. Bloodroot, by Amy Greene |
 | 11. Lark and Termite, by Jayne Anne Phillips |
 | 12.The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate , by Jacqueline Kelly |
 | 13.The Red Garden, by Alice Hoffman |
 | 14.Pictures of You, by Caroline Leavitt |
 | 15.The Peach Keeper, by Sarah Addison Allen |
 | 16.Blood Meridian, by Cormac McCarthy |
 | 17. Dead Witch Walking, by Kim Harrison |
 | 18. The Good, the Bad, and the Undead, by Kim Harrison |
 | 19. Every Witch Way but Dead, by Kim Harrison |
 | 20. Duma Key, by Stephen King |
 | 21. A Fistful of Charms, by Kim Harrison |
 | 22. For a Few Demons More, by Kim Harrison |
 | 23. The Outlaw Demon Wails, by Kim Harrison |
| 24. For a Few Demons More, by Kim Harrison |
 | 25. White Witch, Black Curse, by Kim Harrison |
 | 26. Black Magic Sanction, by Kim Harrison |
 | 27. Pale Demon, by Kim Harrison |
 | 28. The Book of Lost Things, by Jim Connolly |
 | 29. The Hangman's Daughter, by Oliver Pötzsch |
 | 30. The Passage, by Justin Cronin |
 | 31. The Game of Thrones, by George R. R. Martin |
 | 32. A Clash of Kings, by George R. R. Martin |
 | 33. Storm of Swords, by George R. R. Martin |
 | 34. A Feast of Crows, by George R. R. Martin |
 | 35. 11.22.63, by Stephen King |
 | 36. Ella Minnow Pea, by Mark Dunn |
 | 37. The Invention of Hugo Caberet, by Brian Selznick |
 | 38. The Dark Canoe, by Scott O'Dell |
 | 39. Room, by Emma Donaghue |
 | 40. Shadow of the North, by Philip Pullman |
 | 41. Fever 1793, by Laura Halse Anderson |
 | 1. Let the Great World Spin, by Column McCann |
 | 2. The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman |
 | 3. The Story of Forgetting, by Stefan Merrill Block |
 | 4. The Sugar Queen, by Sarah Addison Allen |
 | 5. We Need to Talk About Kevin, by Lionel Shriver |
 | 6. Night Watch, by Sarah Waters |
 | 7. Little Bee, by Chris Cleave |
 | 8. The God of Animals, by Aryn Kyel |
 | 9. A Beautiful Blue Death, by Charles Finch |
 | 10. The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver |
 | 11. Hatchet, by Paulsen |
 | 12. Plainsong, by Kent Haruf |
 | 13. Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L''Engle |
 | 14. Shiver, by Maggie Stiefvater |
 | 15. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie. |
 | 16. Graceling, by Kristen Cashore |
 | 17. Ender''s Game, by Orson Scott Card |
 | 18. Reality Check, by Peter Abrahams |
 | 20. Touching Spirit Bear, by Ben Mikaelsen |
 | 21. Tinkers, by Paul Harding |
 | 22. The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen |
 | 23. Half a Yellow Sun, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie |
 | 24. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, by Allan Bradley |
 | 25. The Penderwicks, by Jeanne Birdsall |
 | 26. The Silver Swan, by Benjamin Black |
 | 27. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, by Stephenie Meyer |
 | 28. Wildthorn, by Jane Eagland |
 | 29. Dead Until Dark, by Charlaine Harris |
 | 30. The Lonely Tree, by Yael Politis |
 | 31. The Good Thief, by Hannah Tinti |
 | 32. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris |
 | 33. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris |
 | 34. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris |
 | 35. Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris |
 | 36. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris |
 | 37. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris |
 | 38. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris |
 | 39. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris |
 | 40. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris |
 | 41. Under the Dome, by Stephen King |
 | 42. 1st to Die, by James Patterson |
 | 43. 2nd Chance, by James Patterson |
 | 44. 3rd Degree, by James Patterson |
 | 45. 4th of July, by James Patterson |
 | 46. Shanghai Girls, by Lisa See |
 | 47. The Day the Falls Stood Still, by Cathy Marie Buchanan |
 | 48. The Wife, by Meg Wolitzer |
 | 49. Breath, by Tim Winton |
 | 50. The Weed That Strings the Hangman''s Bag, by Alan Bradley |
 | 51. Await Your Reply, by Dan Chaon |
 | 52. A Far Cry from Kensington, by Muriel Spark |
 | 53. The Prime of Jean Brodie, by Muriel Spark |
 | 54. The Ten Year Nap, by Meg Wolitzer |
 | 55. Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami |
 | 56. The Stranger, by Albert Camus |
 | 57. The Tin Drum, by Gunter Grass |
 | 58. A Study in Scarlet, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
 | 59. Sign of the Four, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
 | 60. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
 | 61. The Adventurers by Harold Robbins |
 | 62. The Finishing School by Muriel Spark |
 | 63. In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O''Brien |
 | 64. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens |
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