As usual, I had planned to read at least 52 books in 2017. This did not happen. I barely made it to the halfway point, mainly because of my teaching schedule. If only I could count those 400+ papers I had to read from my students this past year. But that isn't quite literature, is it? The good news is that I'm not longer teaching as an adjunct professor. My MFA thesis is on the horizon and I knew I couldn't devote enough time to researching/writing if I had other things on my plate. I'll have no excuses if I don't reach my reading goals in 2018.
Disclaimer: I read mostly "cozy" mysteries in 2017...because if I didn't read something easy, I wouldn't have had the strength to read at all (again, so many student papers). I love M.C. Beaton's books--even if they aren't considered "high" literature. Better to read something than nothing, right?
Completed books in 2017:
I Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller
History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
The Vanishing Year by Kate Moretti
The LIttle Red Chairs by Edna O'Brien
Going Out with Peacocks and Other Poems by Ursula Le Guin
A Christmas Hope by Anne Perry
Haunting Years by William Linton Andrews
Death of a Dreamer (Hamish Macbeth #21) by M.C. Beaton
Death of a Bore (Hamish Macbeth #20) by M.C. Beaton
Death of a Chimney Sweep (Hamish Macbeth #26) by M.C. Beaton
Death of a Greedy Woman (Hamish Macbeth) by M.C. Beaton
Death of a Valentine (Hamish Macbeth #25) by M.C. Beaton
Death of a Witch (Hamish Macbeth #24) by M.C. Beaton
Death of a Village (Hamish Macbeth #18) by M.C. Beaton
Death of a Celebrity (Hamish Macbeth #17) by M.C. Beaton
Death of a Scriptwriter (Hamish Macbeth #14) by M.C. Beaton
Death of a Macho Man (Hamish Macbeth #12) by M.C. Beaton
Death of a Snob (Hamish Macbeth #6) by M.C. Beaton
Death of a Prankster (Hamish Macbeth #7) by M.C. Beaton
Death of a Perfect Wife (Hamish Macbeth #4) by M.C. Beaton
Death of a Gossip (Hamish Macbeth #1) by M.C. Beaton
