Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Books read in 2017

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












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