Denise701's 75 Book Challenge

Here's what I've read so far:

1. McBride, James. Five Carat Soul.
2. Leon, Donna. The Jewels of Paradise.
3. Macardle, Dorothy. The Unforeseen
4. Macardle, Dorothy. The Uninvited.
5. Cho, Zen. The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo.
6. Todd, Charles. A Casualty of War.
7. Heller, Peter. The Dog Stars.
8. Setterfield, Diana. The Thirteenth Tale.
9. Mendelssohn, Daniel. An Odyssey.
10. Cline, Emma. The Girls.
11. Alexander, Tasha. A Death in St. Petersburg.
12. Higashino, Keigo. Malice.
13. Hirahara, Naomi. Hiroshima Boy.
14. Leon, Donna. Doctored Evidence.
15. Finch, Charles. The Woman in the Water.
16. Benjamin, Chloe. The Immortalists.
17. Raybourn, Deanna. A Treacherous Curse.
18. Perry, Sarah. After the Eclipse.
19. Manseau, Peter. The Apparitionists.
20. Bradley, Alan. The Grave's a Fine and Private Place.
21. McCrumb, Sharon. The Unquiet Grave.
22. George, Margaret. The Confessions of Young Nero.
23. Crook, Elizabeth. The Which Way Tree.
24. Leon, Donna. The Temptation of Forgiveness.
25. Todd, Charles. The Gate Keeper.
26. Klarges, Ellen. Passing Strange.
27. St. James, Simone. The Broken Girls.
28. Harris, C.S. Why Kill the Innocent?
29. Corrigan, Kelly. Tell Me More.
30. Okorafor, Nnedi. Binti.
31. Joyce, Rachel. The Music Shop.
32. Kelly, Carla. The Unlikely Master Genius.
33. Liu, Marjorie and Gail Tanaka. Monstress I.
34. Liu, Marjorie and Gail Tanaka. Monstress II.
35. Well, Martha. All Systems Red.
36. James, Judith. The King's Confession.
37. Okorafor, Nnedi. Binti: Home.
38. Tagame, Gengorah. My Brother's Husband I.
39. Okorafor, Nnedi. Binti: The Night Masquerade.
40. Grann, David. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI.
41. Leon, Donna. About Face.
42. Leon, Donna. Beastly Things.

I should introduce myself. I am a teacher at a university in Louisiana. This is my first time doing this particular challenge, but I do my library's 100 book challenge every year. I have completed it twice (last year, through, I didn't go in for the certificate or prizes--I can do without those and just enjoy the challenge).

I try to read a wide variety of types of books, but this summer I am feeling less enthusiastic about reading. Maybe I need to try out something in a different genre.

I tend to read mysteries and science fiction, though I do read the occasional non-fiction book and best-seller. I find that I just don't like most of what shows up on the best seller lists as important books. Right now I am on a Donna Leon kick. In these turbulent times, I am finding them somewhat comforting. No clue why--it's just true.

Welcome from another reader with Louisiana roots! I've been gone for a long time, but graduated from ULM back when it was NLU, have family all over central and north Louisiana.

You've got some great stuff on your list. I just finished Binti a week ago and loved it, Davis Grann's a favorite of mine, Montress was pretty popular here on the group a year or so ago, just to call out a few. I'm also in a comfort read mode - so you're in good company. 😀

Welcome to the challenge! Some great mysteries on your list! It's my favorite genre although I do read other stuff.

Sorry I didn't reply to you, drneutron. I got caught up in other things. Did you get to the other Binti books? I also enjoyed the Murderbot books. I'm looking forward to the Murderbot novel to be published in the coming months.

Thank you thornton! I think I should read more widely. I try to do the BookRiot challenge now and then.