tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28718676005815587442024-03-25T07:28:24.644-04:00The Floating LibraryAmy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-14898790583880788622024-03-18T08:10:00.001-04:002024-03-18T08:10:43.264-04:00The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJPrnhGXPh3Xl3ALsPg2rQ6yRKLTlFg5GXJXqSRzX1c4bNaV_sl0wCDMuZMYPIWij3929IxT_bUTMV3Whl1FFOtY6c9EtuRK4BF0TOVvZC0-AjHK_ny7QMRaBVh0gdPHK7RcKuLsFlAwT6gevV9f0BvUWvWhtGNmNFU5mMOCKCERAMMh_QD_HUu5Gv79n/s1200/71-ICZM7B4L._SL1200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="806" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJPrnhGXPh3Xl3ALsPg2rQ6yRKLTlFg5GXJXqSRzX1c4bNaV_sl0wCDMuZMYPIWij3929IxT_bUTMV3Whl1FFOtY6c9EtuRK4BF0TOVvZC0-AjHK_ny7QMRaBVh0gdPHK7RcKuLsFlAwT6gevV9f0BvUWvWhtGNmNFU5mMOCKCERAMMh_QD_HUu5Gv79n/s320/71-ICZM7B4L._SL1200_.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>Title:</b> The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo</div><b>Author: </b>Stieg Larsson (Swedish, 1954-2004)<br /><b>Originally published:</b> 2005<div><br /><b><br /></b><b>Page count:</b> 463<div><b>Dates read:</b> 1/29/24-3/17/24<div><b>2024 book goal progress:</b> 4 out of 24</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Read my other book reviews for my 2024 goals <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2024/01/2024-reading-goals.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Description on back of book:</b><br /><div>A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue. It's about the disappearance 40 years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden...and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet's disappearance...and about Lisbeth Salander, a 24-year-old, pierced and tattooed genius hacker possessed of the hard-earned wisdom of someone twice her age, who assists Blomkvist with the investigation. This unlikely team discovers a vein of nearly unfathomable iniquity running through the Vanger family, astonishing corruption in the highest echelons of Swedish industrialism - and an unexpected connection between themselves.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Trigger Warnings:</b></div><div>-Sexual abuse</div><div>-Religious fanaticism and human sacrifice</div><div>-Abuse of power</div><div>-Manipulations, mind games, and threats</div><div>-Extreme violence and other crimes</div><div><br /></div><div>Note: These are trigger warnings for the book, but this review does not discuss them.</div><br /><b>First sentence:</b><br />"It happened every year, was almost a ritual."<br /><br /><b>Favorite quotes:</b><br />"Friendship - my definition - is built on two things. Respect and trust. Both elements have to be there. And it has to be mutual. You can have respect for someone, but if you don't have trust, the friendship will crumble."</div><div><br /><b>CAWPILE Rating: </b>Overall - 6.6/10 - ⭐⭐⭐/5<br />Characters - 8<br />Atmosphere - 7<br />Writing Style - 6<br />Plot - 7<br />Intrigue - 10<br />Logic - 5<br />Enjoyment - 3<br /><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-is-cawpile-rating.html" target="_blank">What is a CAWPILE Rating?</a><br /><br /><b>Review:</b><div>I read this book in high school, over 15 years ago (wow, I'm getting old). All I remembered was Salander's mini-story at the beginning of the book and absolutely nothing else (I honestly question if I finished the book the first time around), other than a general weariness due to extreme violence, which led to a hesitancy to reread the book. I decided that was a long time ago and I've changed/grown a lot since then, so I was going to give it another chance. I wish I hadn't. This is an incredibly disgusting book.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was sickened by most of the book, nonetheless, I got sucked in and it definitely was a page-turner for me. The description says it's a love story, but it most definitely is not. There are 3 non-traditional lovers, and none of them turn into actual love interests... and none of them are all that interesting. Some choices of the protagonists seemed illogical, and other choices I vehemently disagree with. We're introduced to sooo many characters that are only around for a brief time and then not really mentioned again (Detective Morell anyone?). Also... I really wanted to like Salander, but I just couldn't... and, thinking about it, there isn't any character in the book (of which there is an incredibly large cast) that I particularly liked. Salander's dragon tattoo was mentioned in passing, but had no significance in the book, and don't understand why it turned into the title of the story since I also wouldn't consider her the main character either.</div><div><br /></div><div>The ending was not satisfying and the book overall was unnecessarily long. The main mystery was enough of a story that could then be broken into the stories of finding out the truth about 2 particular people. On top of the main mystery, though, there's the story of the: magazine Millennium, businessman Wennerstrom, and Salander has two mini-stories of her own, one towards the beginning and one at the end. All of which felt like unnecessary fluff and filler by the time I finished the book. When I got to the ending, I simultaneously thought, 'That's it?' and 'Thank God I've made it to the end. That was way too much.' By the time the main mystery was solved, it felt like a chore to finish reading about Wennerstrom. The main mystery should have been its own sick story... and then if Larsson wanted to make a story out of the other pieces, they should've been their own book. The book definitely draws you in, but, honestly... I don't recommend it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Personally, I avoid much of the news due to it being incredibly depressing, and I can't do anything about it (government, economy, climate, crime in general, etc.). This book, though fiction, read like a true story to me. I believe that things like this exist and I couldn't help but think of Epstein, as well as other, still living, billionaires of the world today... and what their unknown activities are. I also thought of the American government trying to censor freedom of speech by banning TikTok (a Chinese company), controlling Facebook/Twitter (American companies), and more. My final quote touches on that a bit.<br /><br /></div><div>Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Stieg Larsson have the last words:<br /><br /></div></div></div></div><div>"It would be deplorable if the special interests had the power to silence those voices in the media that they find uncomfortable."</div><div><br /></div><div>Replace 'special interests' with government and/or billionaires/big business. Translation:</div><div><br /></div><div>It would be deplorable if the government, billionaires, and big businesses had the power/money to silence the voices in the media that can point out their shady business practices and/or outright criminal activity. (Keep in mind that much of the media today is run/controlled by those billionaires in question.)</div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-77649150145093608632024-03-04T19:58:00.000-05:002024-03-04T19:58:45.801-05:00Storm Breaking by Mercedes Lackey<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbeE7P4MIxeNsogrry2IjuOCfM-1rmDwUg7_jICRkVJQ84162cXu2KXUoScQxlhVYL2JbMTbuCLAVExRy2P4N2F0EeNNxc2OlYs3oATDE8YxzH25SCYuBbnyF6L5EI__FzpOiyeeWq47Zrms6W0CTz4_caPeuHRFujwuxQa1i20i4Vv4iFB4phS8p9zSj/s1500/91zvWKhLECL._SL1500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="904" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbeE7P4MIxeNsogrry2IjuOCfM-1rmDwUg7_jICRkVJQ84162cXu2KXUoScQxlhVYL2JbMTbuCLAVExRy2P4N2F0EeNNxc2OlYs3oATDE8YxzH25SCYuBbnyF6L5EI__FzpOiyeeWq47Zrms6W0CTz4_caPeuHRFujwuxQa1i20i4Vv4iFB4phS8p9zSj/s320/91zvWKhLECL._SL1500_.jpg" width="193" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>Title:</b> Storm Breaking (Mage Storms #3)</div><b>Author: </b>Mercedes Lackey (American, 1950- )<br /><b>Originally published: </b>1996<div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b><b>Page count: </b>451<div><b>Dates read: </b>1/29/24-2/27/24<div><b>2024 book goal progress:</b> 3 out of 24</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Read my other book reviews for my 2024 goals <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2024/01/2024-reading-goals.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Description on back of book:</b><br />As mysterious, magic onslaughts ravage Valdemar and the Kingdoms of the west, the western allies, have traveled far to locate the ancient ruins of the Tower of Urtho, Mage of Silence, and excavate his legendary Vault, a hidden stronghold of some of the most powerful magical weapons ever devised. They know now that the mage storms are an "echo" through time of the prehistoric Cataclysm which permanently warped their world more than two thousand years ago. If they don't find a way to stop these magical vibrations they will culminate in another Cataclysm - this time destroying their world for good.</div><div><br /></div><div>But Urtho's Vault is not the only thing buried for centuries below the Dorisha Plains, and camped in the ruins of what once was the workplace of the most ingenious mage their world has ever known, the desperate allies soon realize that their solution may lie beneath their feet. The saving of their world just might be accomplished by the work of a man who has been dead for millennia!<br /><br /><b>First sentence:</b><br />"Karal lay as quietly as he could, keeping his breathing even to avoid jarring his head."<br /><br /><b>Favorite quotes:</b><br />"Fleas at court! Well, they were not the only bloodsucking vermin here, only the most honest about it. In some ways, he would have preferred fleas to some of the other vermin he had to deal with on a daily basis."</div><div><br /></div><div>"When it all comes down to it, what is done for the cause of Good is done in the name of every Power of the Light."<br /><br /><b>CAWPILE Rating: </b>Overall - 7.9/10 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5<br />Characters - 9<br />Atmosphere - 8<br />Writing Style - 8<br />Plot - 8<br />Intrigue - 7<br />Logic - 7<br />Enjoyment - 8<br /><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-is-cawpile-rating.html" target="_blank">What is a CAWPILE Rating?</a><br /><br /><b>Review:</b><div>This was a great ending to a great story. It follows 3 different story lines and I wish we got a glimpse of them all in the aftermath at the end. I guess the next trilogy will mostly be dealing with all the aftermath and how the 3 different groups faired. The solution to the problem was found through people of a variety of nations, cultures, and ways of thinking coming together to work on a common goal. It was a combination of magic/mages, math/science, politics/governament, and religion/gods. This is a beautiful example of unity at its finiest - if only it wasn't fantasy, the real world would be a much better place. <br /><br /></div><div>Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Mercedes Lackey have the last words:<br /><br /></div></div></div></div><div>"Please remember that religions are made up of people, most of whom have very little control over what their priests decree is doctrine. Keep in mind that given that the priests and the people have free will and the means to exercise it, gods may not always be able to control their priests either. So what the priests say, and the people believe, is not always the whole truth. Any God is far more than His people make Him. It is the responsibility of the priest to lead them to that understanding, so that they do not attempt to limit Him to what they know."</div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-55117986887822473822024-01-28T10:46:00.000-05:002024-01-28T10:46:42.511-05:00Storm Rising by Mercedes Lackey<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoIbnbOyjryv57MThZ7khZbNlv-qAssK2gAbfOba7HHraPNmffon1-pmrsXwjU5KkQeDVX1Kbgh3gR3pWgJ3oO0LtbKfWBdbYyudKM_tnrjJJx9WKYmR3thNNIFaa3Pv4CG8vKlOJyZd8fFIXknP0dzjDkCXT63tIrqkkbyioJm_mX7D92Ooav1sxRaG8/s1500/91W6EOXis6L._SL1500_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="899" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDoIbnbOyjryv57MThZ7khZbNlv-qAssK2gAbfOba7HHraPNmffon1-pmrsXwjU5KkQeDVX1Kbgh3gR3pWgJ3oO0LtbKfWBdbYyudKM_tnrjJJx9WKYmR3thNNIFaa3Pv4CG8vKlOJyZd8fFIXknP0dzjDkCXT63tIrqkkbyioJm_mX7D92Ooav1sxRaG8/s320/91W6EOXis6L._SL1500_.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>Title:</b> Storm Rising (Mage Storms #2)</div><b>Author: </b>Mercedes Lackey (American, 1950- )<br /><b>Originally published: </b>1995<div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b><b>Page count: </b>400<div><b>Dates read: </b>1/11/24-1/26/24<div><b>2024 book goal progress:</b> 2 out of 24</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Read my other book reviews for my 2024 goals <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2024/01/2024-reading-goals.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br /><br /><br /><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Description on back of book:</b><br />In <i>Storm Rising</i>, mysterious mage-storms are wreaking havoc on Valdemar, Karse, and all the kingdoms of the West, plaguing these lands not only with disastrous earthquakes, monsoons, and ice storms, but also with venomous magical constructs - terrifying creatures out of nightmare. Both Valdemar's Heralds and Karse's Sunpriests struggle to marshal their combined magical resources to protect their realms from these devastating, spell-fueled onslaughts. But as the situation becomes bleaker and bleaker, the still fragile alliance between these long-hostile lands begins to fray. Unless Valdemar and Karse can locate and destroy the cause of the storms, they may see their entire world demolished in a final magical holocaust.<br /><br /><b>First sentence:</b><br />"Grand Duke Tremane shivered as a cold draft wisped past the shutters behind him and drifted down the back of his neck."<br /><br /><b>Favorite quote:</b><br />"Sejanes cackled and slapped Master Levy on his back. The old man was stronger than he looked; the Master engineer actually staggered for a moment. 'Hiding arrogance behind false modesty, boy? Don't bother; we all know we're in elite company, and you're included in that.' "<br /><br /><b>CAWPILE Rating: </b>Overall - 7.6/10 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5<br />Characters - 8<br />Atmosphere - 7<br />Writing Style - 7<br />Plot - 8<br />Intrigue - 8<br />Logic - 7<br />Enjoyment - 8<br /><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-is-cawpile-rating.html" target="_blank">What is a CAWPILE Rating?</a><br /><br /><b>Review:</b><div>Overall, I enjoyed this book. Although, instead of Elspeth, it was Firesong who annoyed me with some poor character choices this time - though it was supposedly resolved by the end. I really like Karal and I'm enjoying reading this trilogy through his eyes. The truth spell was finally brought back and I question why it wasn't used in the first book. Some non-paired Companions are communicating and working with non-heralds, which is unheard of, but I like the twist. I appreciate the overall theme of this trilogy regarding the challenge to look beyond your own prejudice and assumptions about others.<br /><br /></div><div>Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Mercedes Lackey have the last words. The quote below is a little longer than usual, but it doesn't have any spoilers.</div><div><br /></div><div>"As Karal squeezed her hand, he allowed himself a moment of annoyance. 'Now tell me this - what good does it do to be a Priest or to be able to talk with Avatars if neither your God nor the representatives of your Goddess are going to give you any clues?'</div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Natloli chewed her lip thoughtfully for a moment. 'I've been listening to you and An'desha talking about the God Vkandis and the Goddess Star-Eyed, and I wonder if this isn't another one of those cases where there are many choices and, since none of the choices are detrimental, They aren't going to help. I mean - They watch while people kill people and let people die all the time, and only take a hand in things once in a while, when it will make a big difference down the road. The rest of the time, people have to do what they feel they should, and accept the results. It's that "free will" thing again.'</div><div><br /></div><div>He groaned, 'I could do with a little more guidance and a little less free will!'</div><div><br /></div><div>'I couldn't.' Once again, she surprised him. 'I want to make my own decisions, and if they're all the wrong ones, then I'll learn from them. I want to be an <i>adult</i>, not a child. I don't want to be led along the safe path! The safe path is never new, and the safe path never teaches you anything others don't already know!'</div><div><br /></div><div>Had she always been like this, or had her enforced idleness given her time to think about these things? He was astonished at the clarity and fearlessness of her outlook. 'A lot of people wouldn't agree with you,' he replied, answering her as seriously as she had spoken. 'A great many people would rather have the safe path, and be taken care of. They'd rather have all their answers assured, neatly packaged, with "the end" put on the last page.'</div><div><br /></div><div>'Then they can look for that neat package, but it's a false one, and they're only fooling themselves.' Her eyes were shining, and her color heightened with excitement. 'There <i>is</i> no end to questioning, except decay. And I'm not ready to sit down and rot, and neither are you.'</div><div><br /></div><div>'You're right, I'm not.' "</div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-26171704482949609402024-01-08T17:25:00.003-05:002024-01-28T09:18:29.692-05:00Storm Warning by Mercedes Lackey<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1yzlz0TNnJ08KSmdXnBupobpP5b785KnKa7hwhTrhX7hkEHqTc6mleImvAgww2JCKnEsARMWuH0uy4qwnnMpysLktxxFP9Kw_GBROv0hCgwyrGJP-4u_NB0W-ZujhdldltWUDfl0ERzWF3O9l9buQYKy5sZP-A3qce00aKZSXJh8Z0JLZmAn2bly4A4_/s1500/91BWccAjljL._SL1500_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="882" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1yzlz0TNnJ08KSmdXnBupobpP5b785KnKa7hwhTrhX7hkEHqTc6mleImvAgww2JCKnEsARMWuH0uy4qwnnMpysLktxxFP9Kw_GBROv0hCgwyrGJP-4u_NB0W-ZujhdldltWUDfl0ERzWF3O9l9buQYKy5sZP-A3qce00aKZSXJh8Z0JLZmAn2bly4A4_/s320/91BWccAjljL._SL1500_.jpg" width="188" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>Title:</b> Storm Warning (Mage Storms #1)</div><b>Author: </b>Mercedes Lackey (American, 1950- )<br /><b>Originally published: </b>1994<div><br /><b><br /></b><b>Page count: </b>418<div><b>Dates read: </b>12/18/23-1/5/24<div><b>2024 book goal progress:</b> 1 out of 24</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Read my other book reviews for my 2024 goals <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2024/01/2024-reading-goals.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Description on back of book:</b><br />Karse and Valdemar have long been enemy kingdoms - their people filled with mutual prejudice and mistrust. Only the vile deeds perpetrated on both kingdoms by Ancar of Hardorn, and the subsequent emergence of the armies of the Eastern Empire in the wake of his defeat, have forced these two so-different lands into an uneasy alliance.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Eastern Empire, which has long been isolated and shrouded in mystery, is ruled by a monarch whose magical tactics may be beyond any sorcery known to the Western kingdoms. Forces to combat this dire foe, not only must traditional enemies unite, but the Companions may have to reveal secrets which they have kept hidden for centuries - even from their beloved Heralds.<br /><br /><b>First sentence:</b><br />"Emperor Charliss sat upon the Iron Throne, bowed down neither by the visible weight of his years nor the invisible weight of his power."<br /><br /><b>Favorite quote:</b><br />"Compassion and honor. Those are what is important. So long as you have both, and act with both, you cannot make any mistake that will bring lasting harm. But good intentions count for something, else I'd have been condemned to the coldest Hell long ago! If you have compassion and honor, and you made a mistake that harmed someone, must you not, out of compassion and honor, see that the mistake is <i>being</i> made and try to stop it? </div><div><br /></div><div>And having seen the effects of such a mistake, must you not also try to reverse them? Don't you see? Compassion and honor require that you <i>not</i> make excuses, nor allow yourself to say, 'nothing can be done.' So, even if you make a mistake, you must fix it. You <i>want </i>to."<br /><br /><b>CAWPILE Rating: </b>Overall - 8.3/10 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5<br />Characters - 9<br />Atmosphere - 9<br />Writing Style - 8<br />Plot - 8<br />Intrigue - 8<br />Logic - 7<br />Enjoyment - 9<br /><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-is-cawpile-rating.html" target="_blank">What is a CAWPILE Rating?</a><br /><br /><b>Review:</b><br /><div>This was an incredible story! In the last trilogy, I did NOT like how Elspeth was written as a character. Elspeth is a little annoying in this book, too, but she plays a small role instead of a main role in the series so far - so she's bearable. Other than her, I love the characters in this story. It's a bit predictable, but I'm enjoying the story itself, too. It deals with significant trauma, as well as extreme prejudice and changing one's point of view. I laughed. I cried. I'm invested in the plot. If you've made it this far into reading Valdemar, I suggest you keep reading!</div><div><br /></div><div>Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Mercedes Lackey have the last words:<br /><br /></div></div></div></div><div>"It is a man's deeds that define him. A good deed done in the name of the Dark is still done for the Light, but an evil one done in the name of the Light is still quite evil, and a soul could be condemned to Darkness for it. I have always felt that, before I passed judgment on any man because of the god he swore by, I would see how he comported himself with his fellows - what he did and how he treated them. If he acted with honor and compassion, the Name he called upon was irrelevant."</div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-62413643016675160702024-01-08T16:29:00.006-05:002024-03-25T07:27:53.155-04:002024 Reading Goals<div style="text-align: left;">My goal is to read 20-24 books in 2024!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />I'm not doing any book challenges and the 2 book clubs I'm a part of are a bit irregular right now. My main focus for this year is going to be reading from my literal TBR shelf and making progress in multiple series. I'm not really planning on reading a play (unless I'm cast in one!), but I'll definitely read a Christmas book.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'll edit this page throughout the year and link my reviews to the titles below.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Series:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Of the series listed below, I'm already in the middle of four of them, know that I will finish one series I haven't started yet, and I don't own the last series yet.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Valdemar Universe by Mercedes Lackey </i>(American, 1950- ) - 1-2 trilogies:</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Mage Storms Trilogy:<br /> -<a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2024/01/storm-warning-by-mercedes-lackey.html" target="_blank">Storm Warning (1994)</a> - TBR<br /> -<a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2024/01/storm-rising-by-mercedes-lackey.html" target="_blank">Storm Rising (1995)</a> - TBR<br /> -<a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2024/03/storm-breaking-by-mercedes-lackey.html" target="_blank">Storm Breaking (1996)</a> - TBR<br /><br />Darian's Tale - A Trilogy:<br /> -Owlflight (1997) - TBR<br /> -Owlsight (1998) - TBR<br /> -Owlknight (1999) - TBR</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Tortall Universe by Tamora Pierce </i>(American, 1954- ) - 2-3 quartets:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Song of the Lioness Quartet:<br /> -Alanna: The First Adventure (1983) - TBR<br /> -In the Hand of the Goddess (1984) - TBR<br /> -The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (1986) - TBR<br /> -Lioness Rampant (1988) - TBR<br /><br />The Immortals Quartet:<br /> -Wild Magic (1992)<br /> -Wolf-Speaker (1994)<br /> -Emperor Mage (1995)<br /> -The Realms of the Gods (1996)<br /><br />Protector of the Small Quartet:<br /> -First Test (1999)<br /> -Page (2000)<br /> -Squire (2001)<br /> -Lady Knight (2002)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Fables Comic Series by Bill Willingham</i> (American, 1956- ):</div><div style="text-align: left;"> -90 comics and 1 short prose story (2009-2014) - TBR</div><div style="text-align: left;"> -The Wolf Among Us (2014) - video game</div><div style="text-align: left;"> -Werewolves of the Heartland (2012) - graphic novel, TBR</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss</i> (American, 1973- ):</div><div style="text-align: left;"> -The Narrow Road Between Desires (2023) - TBR</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Maybe I'll get to these other two series:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Father Brown Collections by GK Chesterton</i> (English, 1874-1936):</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div> -<a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2021/03/father-brown-stories-by-gk-chesterton.html" target="_blank">The Donnington Affair and Father Brown's Solution (1914)</a> - shorter, TBR</div><div> -<a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2021/03/father-brown-stories-by-gk-chesterton.html" target="_blank">The Incredulity of Father Brown (1926)</a> - TBR<br /></div><div> -The Secret of Father Brown (1927) - TBR<br /></div><div> -The Scandal of Father Brown (1935) - TBR</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown</i> (American, 1964- ):</div><div> -Angels and Demons (2000)</div><div> -Da Vinci Code (2003)</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Other Books on my TBR:</b></div><div>My partner and I have many more books that I haven't read yet, but these are some of the top choices I'm considering. I'm aware that several are also part of a series, but I only own the first book and don't know if I will do a deep dive into them.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Testing a Series:</i></div><div> -American Gods (2001) by Niel Gaiman (English, 1960- )</div><div> -The Poppy War (2018) by RF Kuang (Chinese-American, 1996- )</div><div> -<a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-girl-with-dragon-tattoo-by-stieg.html" target="_blank">The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005)</a> by Stieg Larsson (Swedish, 1954-2004)</div><div> -I will not be reading more in this series.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>King Arthur Themed:</i></div><div> -Idylls of the King (1859) by Lord Alfred Tennyson (English, 1809-1892)</div><div> -The Once and Future King (1958) by TH White (English, 1906-1964)</div><div> -The Book of Merlin (1977) by TH White (English, 1906-1964)</div><div>Note: I've never been particularly interested in King Arthur, yet I've accumulated these above and want to read them. If I enjoy the legends more than I expect, I may look into getting other books such as:</div><div> -Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (1485) </div><div> by Thomas Malory (English, ~1393-1470)</div><div> -The Crystal Cave (1970, series) by Mary Stewart (British, 1916-2014)</div><div> -The Mists of Avalon (1982, series) by Marion Zimmer Bradley (American, 1930-1999)</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Christmas Themed:</i></div><div> -I Saw Three Ships (1969) by Elizabeth Goudge (English, 1900-1984)</div><div> -The Christmas Box (1993) by Richard Paul Evans (American, 1962- )</div><div> -Twelve Classic Stories of Christmas (2020) by multiple authors</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Book Clubs</b></div><div>There is nothing scheduled yet for either my family or work book club. My family has a lot going on right now, so it might pick up later in the year. My work's book club is new and is still a bit irregular. I don't know the books, if any, will be read for these book clubs yet. I'll add them as I find out. </div><div><br /></div><div>Work - Jan/Feb - Little Fires Everywhere (2017) by Celest Ng - I skipped</div><div>Family - Jan/Feb/Mar - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005) by Stieg Larsson</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Conclusion</b></div><div>Now I'm off to write the book review of the first book of the year! Then I can start the second book of the series! Let me know if you've read any of the books before!</div><div><br /></div><div>Happy reading!</div></div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-37315737242388503872023-12-17T19:44:00.001-05:002023-12-17T19:44:21.591-05:00Christmas Stories by L Frank Baum<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQDk58sZ2MMmc0Rkz6kU_GjBblhjOF3VnRnyl4FL-WNf7w4ZpRwdEwxZ2XD0GR5WRawY_TMBgTO6Ejkyo2EKFWzRijgE172ynLN8fg6MTfsnIzJw4JGPW7SvOUybwALWMImvg8YTubPggGDMYjeMTlYYJDwSbUthuEujSpgCUsBTzP5B6JZr5Qbbj5WY4/s1500/71Dl-5dho7L._SL1500_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQDk58sZ2MMmc0Rkz6kU_GjBblhjOF3VnRnyl4FL-WNf7w4ZpRwdEwxZ2XD0GR5WRawY_TMBgTO6Ejkyo2EKFWzRijgE172ynLN8fg6MTfsnIzJw4JGPW7SvOUybwALWMImvg8YTubPggGDMYjeMTlYYJDwSbUthuEujSpgCUsBTzP5B6JZr5Qbbj5WY4/s320/71Dl-5dho7L._SL1500_.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Title:</b> The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus AND</div><div style="text-align: left;">A Kidnapped Santa Claus</div><b>Author: </b>L Frank Baum (American, 1856-1919)<br /><b>Originally published:</b> 1902; 1904<div><br /><b><br /></b><b>Page count:</b> 100; 12<div><b>Dates read:</b> 11/27/23-11/16/23; 11/17/23-11/17/23<div><b>2023 book goal progress:</b> 23 out of 23</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Christmas!</b></div><div>Read my other book reviews for my 2023 goals <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-reading-goals.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Description on back of book:</b><br /><i>The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus</i> tells the captivating story of Claus, a child found and raised in the magical Forest of Burzee by a wood-nymph. Among the immortals, Claus grows into an innocent youth, until the day when he discovers the misery that rules the human world and hovers, like a shadow, above the heads of the children. Now, in an attempt to ease human suffering, he, with the help of his immortal friends, will work to bring joy to the children and teach them, for the sake of humanity, the importance of sharing and caring for each other.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>A Kidnapped Santa Claus</i> tells the story of Santa being kidnapped from the Laughing Valley by the five Daemons of the Caves (Selfishness, Envy, Hatred, Malice, and Repentance) on Christmas Eve. Can Christmas be saved?</div><div><br /><b>First sentence:</b><br />"Have you heard of the great Forest of Burzee?" -Life</div><div><br /></div><div>"Santa Claus lives in the Laughing Valley, where stands the big, rambling castle in which his toys are manufactured." -Kidnapped<br /><br /><b>Favorite quotes:</b><br />"Childhood is the time of man's greatest content. 'Tis during these years of innocent pleasure that the little ones are most often free from care. All seem equally fair and sweet while they are babes. Their joy is in being alive, and they do not stop to think. In after years, the doom of mankind overtakes them, and they find they must struggle and worry, work and fret, to gain the wealth that is so dear to the hearts of men." </div><div>-Life</div><div><br /></div><div>"A generous deed lives longer than a great battle or a king's decree or a scholar's essay because it spreads and leaves its mark on all nature and endures through many generations." </div><div>-Life</div><div><br /></div><div>"It is called the Laughing Valley because everything there is happy and gay. The brook chuckles to itself as it leaps rollicking between its green banks; the wind whistles merrily in the trees; the sunbeams dance lightly over the soft grass; and the violets and wild flowers look smilingly up from their green nests."</div><div>-Kidnapped<br /><br /><b>CAWPILE Rating (combined for both): </b>Overall - 8/10 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5<br />Characters - 9<br />Atmosphere - 9<br />Writing Style - 9<br />Plot - 7<br />Intrigue - 7<br />Logic - 7<br />Enjoyment - 8<br /><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-is-cawpile-rating.html" target="_blank">What is a CAWPILE Rating?</a><br /><br /><b>Review:</b><br /><div><i>The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus</i> was written like a fairy tale and it's a mythology all about Santa Claus, broken into 3 parts: youth, manhood, and old age. You meet many characters including Jack Frost and a few select deer, 10 to be exact, who became reindeer to work for Santa, and the food they ate to give them special powers. Of which, flight is not one of their powers - they're just especially swift and agile (and beautiful). Their names are Glossie, Flossie, Racer, Pacer, Reckless, Speckless, Fearless, Peerless, Ready, and Steady.</div><div><br /></div><div>The story also explains where Santa grew up, and who named and raised him. It tells where he lives now, who he works with, how and why he started making toys, why he travels in one night, why he goes down chimneys, how he delivers gifts to those without a chimney, how Christmas trees started, how he became immortal, and much more! I highly recommend this quick read into the lore of Santa Claus!</div><div><br /></div><div><i>A Kidnapped Santa Claus</i> was a short story about Santa Claus keeping his good spirits despite being tempted and tested by various personified vices. It was a fun story.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let L Frank Baum have the last words:</div><div><br /></div><div>"I have looked upon man, finding him doomed to live for a brief space upon earth, to toil for the things he needs, to fade into old age, and then to pass away as the leaves of autumn. Yet every man has his mission, which is to leave the world better, in some way, than he found it." </div><div>-Claus in Life, Childhood</div><div><br /></div><div>"Afterward, when a child was naughty or disobedient, its mother would say: 'You must pray to the good Santa Claus for forgiveness. He does not like naughty children, and, unless you repent, he will bring you no more pretty toys.' But Santa Claus himself would not have approved of this speech. He knew that the best of children were sometimes naughty, and that the naughty ones were often good." </div><div>-Life, Manhood</div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div>"But when many years had rolled away, Santa Claus grew old. The long beard of golden brown that once covered his cheeks and chin gradually became gray, and finally turned to pure white. His hair was white, too, and there were wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, which showed plainly when he laughed. He had never been a very tall man, and now he became fat and waddled very much like a duck when he walked. But in spite of these things, he remained as lively as ever, and was just as jolly and gay, and his eyes sparkled as brightly as they did that first day when he came to the Laughing Valley."</div><div>-Life, Old Age</div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-64075104376903844522023-11-22T15:18:00.001-05:002023-12-17T12:22:40.413-05:00Project Hail Mary By Andy Weir<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qnh5fI78ESwpn9gSGmIfH0ZuvIYNJKZM7WdfHrRYLYX5SltHOoQp1yeJAXh-73aYGxWN7OVk-GR4wmEzwe3d5Kg8kZAOOJlSKK6xmzcWq4Pur1KUT9O3GmY7PFUEJzxRMELjKOqZRd8sphQBv-dUh6yhR4a1t4t02r1AP_lJQHCBJIBrUoXDyOz28a-v/s1500/91mYu67RfUL._SL1500_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="994" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8qnh5fI78ESwpn9gSGmIfH0ZuvIYNJKZM7WdfHrRYLYX5SltHOoQp1yeJAXh-73aYGxWN7OVk-GR4wmEzwe3d5Kg8kZAOOJlSKK6xmzcWq4Pur1KUT9O3GmY7PFUEJzxRMELjKOqZRd8sphQBv-dUh6yhR4a1t4t02r1AP_lJQHCBJIBrUoXDyOz28a-v/s320/91mYu67RfUL._SL1500_.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Title:</b> Project Hail Mary</div><b>Author: </b>Andy Weir (American, 1972- )<br /><b>Originally published:</b> 2021<div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b><b>Page count:</b> 473<div><b>Dates read:</b> 11/12/23-11/21/23<div><b>2023 book goal progress:</b> 22 out of 23</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Work Bookclub </b></div><div>Read other book reviews for my 2023 goals <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-reading-goals.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Description on back of book:</b><br /><div>Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. He’s just awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.</div><div><br /></div><div>With his crewmates dead, and his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species. With the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone. Or does he?</div><br /><b>First sentence:</b><br />"What's two plus two?"<br /><br /><b>Favorite quotes:</b><br />"I scour the screens for more info. Mostly they seem to be the kinds of things you'd expect on a spaceship. Life support, navigation, that sort of thing. One screen is labeled 'Beetles.' The next screen over says... Wait, beetles? Okay, I don't know if it has anything to do with anything, but I need to find out if there are a bunch of beetles on this ship. That's the sort of thing a guy needs to know."</div><div><br /></div><div>"It's a simple idea, but also stupid. The thing is, when stupid ideas work, they become genius ideas. We'll see which way this one falls."</div><div><br /></div><div>"I cross my arms and slump into my pilot's seat. There's no gravity to properly slump with, so I have to make a conscious effort to push myself into the seat. I'm pouting, darn it, and I intend to do it right."<br /><br /><b>CAWPILE Rating: </b>Overall - 7.7/10 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5<br />Characters - 8<br />Atmosphere - 8<br />Writing Style - 8<br />Plot - 8<br />Intrigue - 8<br />Logic - 6<br />Enjoyment - 8<br /><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-is-cawpile-rating.html" target="_blank">What is a CAWPILE Rating?</a><br /><br /><b>Review:</b><br /><div>I enjoyed this book. I can't say much here because I don't want to give anything away. I laughed, I cried, I got angry... I became invested in the book and the characters. It does get pretty sciency and some stuff went over my head, but it's still good overall. If you're into science fiction, I recommend this story. I actually would suggest this book over <i>The Martian</i>, by the same author, due to <i>Hail Mary</i> being less monotonous.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Andy Weir have the last words. The below quote is early on in the book when he is still getting memory flashbacks and trying to remember who he is. I found it a nice taste of dark humor.</div></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>"I'm watching NASA on TV and my first thought is... I'm elated! I can't wait to tell the kids!</div><div><br /></div><div>I have kids? I'm in a single man's apartment eating a single man's meal. I don't see anything feminine at all. There's nothing to suggest a woman in my life. Am I divorced? Gay? Either way, there's no sign that children live here. No toys, no pictures of kids on the wall or mantel, nothing. And the place is way too clean. Kids make a mess of everything. </div><div><br /></div><div>How do I know that? I like kids. Huh. Just a feeling. But I like them. They're cool. They're fun to hang out with. So I'm a single man in my thirties, who lives alone in a small apartment, I don't have any kids, but I like kids a lot. I don't like where this is going...</div><div><br /></div><div>A teacher! I'm a schoolteacher! I remember it now! Oh, thank God. I'm a teacher."</div><div><br /></div><div>Later on in the book:</div><div><br /></div><div>"If I had a nickel for every time I wanted to smack a kid's parents for not teaching them even the most basic things... well... I'd have enough nickels to put in a sock and smack those parents with it."</div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-41687155463376029382023-11-10T09:00:00.003-05:002023-12-17T12:22:30.674-05:00Kingkiller Shorts by Patrick Rothfuss<div style="text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFN7-XHE3cfwAnTlh5Zejs8QRKlePnKqaN4ESRjb_FDgKuricffJo3HFKM-Jo0Mc9aQCH41qgoXD2VYoQtSpR75CMGQbe2YiEPFok0riAVjiauZaYdSH80A_VDIvt_OVxA_R1ulAZk_qyjRM-CfJxL3z0Ew6y7eUQEUT_Nh3HReXqIQuOSx2DRsRftLW6v/s1500/91ue7GokAnL._SL1500_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="987" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFN7-XHE3cfwAnTlh5Zejs8QRKlePnKqaN4ESRjb_FDgKuricffJo3HFKM-Jo0Mc9aQCH41qgoXD2VYoQtSpR75CMGQbe2YiEPFok0riAVjiauZaYdSH80A_VDIvt_OVxA_R1ulAZk_qyjRM-CfJxL3z0Ew6y7eUQEUT_Nh3HReXqIQuOSx2DRsRftLW6v/w132-h200/91ue7GokAnL._SL1500_.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>Titles:</b> </div><div style="text-align: left;">-How Old Holly Came to Be</div><div style="text-align: left;">-The Lightning Tree</div><div style="text-align: left;">-The Slow Regard of Silent Things</div><b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div>Author: </b>Patrick Rothfuss (American, 1973- )<br /><b>Originally published: </b>2013; 2014; 2014<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1VMrgFwxsw7doyVuZvIY9-40GcsV3p150Jff1PeSup9rcN8HRiIvY35HuOj76DcuLq9lGdkeJcmXFy5KMMkCPJ-C6MT9K1vGE3gJVwlQrAiy9TF_MVJJaZJCb7tsVlYt4DAXFyJVuxM9k1WCkNCJmSfsJV1fDOrmqfv7JOAqTW-9UfyQSpoRwsjG0955/s1500/91v-YiIxbLL._SL1500_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="959" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1VMrgFwxsw7doyVuZvIY9-40GcsV3p150Jff1PeSup9rcN8HRiIvY35HuOj76DcuLq9lGdkeJcmXFy5KMMkCPJ-C6MT9K1vGE3gJVwlQrAiy9TF_MVJJaZJCb7tsVlYt4DAXFyJVuxM9k1WCkNCJmSfsJV1fDOrmqfv7JOAqTW-9UfyQSpoRwsjG0955/w132-h206/91v-YiIxbLL._SL1500_.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><b><div><b><br /></b></div>Page count:</b> 7; 59; 147<div><b>Dates read:</b> 10/23/23; 10/24/23-11/4/23; 11/10/23-11/28/23<div><b>2023 book goal progress:</b> 20, 21 out of 23</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Author Challenge: Patrick Rothfuss</b></div><div>Read my other book reviews for my 2023 goals <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-reading-goals.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://archive.org/details/HowOldHollyCameToBe/page/n7/mode/2up" target="_blank">How Old Holly Came to Be</a></div><div>This is a poetic short story about a Lady and an old holly tree and how it came to protect her. It's short, sweet, and poetic. You can read it at the link above. <br /><br /><b>Description on back of book:</b><br /><i>The Lightning Tree</i> takes us to the iconic Waystone Inn to follow a typical day in the life of one of the <i>Kingkiller Chronicle's</i> most popular characters, the mysterious Bast, ostensibly an errand boy, who is much more than he seems to be - a day in which Bast learns many lessons, and teaches a few as well.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>The Slow Regard of Silent Things</i> is a brief, bittersweet glimpse of Auri’s life, a small adventure all her own. Deep below the University, there is a dark place. Few people know of it: a broken web of ancient passageways and abandoned rooms. Auri lives there, tucked among the sprawling tunnels of the Underthing, snug in the heart of this forgotten place. At once joyous and haunting, this story offers a chance to see the world through Auri’s eyes. And it gives the reader a chance to learn things that only Auri knows.<br /><br /><b>First sentence:</b><br />"Bast almost made it out the backdoor of the Waystone Inn." (Lightning)</div><div><br /></div><div>"When Auri woke, she knew she had seven days." (Slow Regard)<br /><br /><b>Favorite quotes:</b><br />"Bast stood upright and grinned. His face was sweet and sly and wild. He looked like a naughty child who had managed to steal the moon and eat it. His smile was like the last sliver of remaining moon, sharp and white and dangerous." (Lightning)</div><div><br /></div><div>" 'Do you know about bees?'</div><div>'A fair bit,' Bast said softly. 'They aren't hard to handle. They just need patience and gentleness. They're the same as everything else, really. They just want to know they're safe.' " (Lightning)</div><div><br /></div><div>"And today he looked even bigger still 'cause he was furious. He was spittin' nails. I swear. He looked like someone had tied two angry bulls together and made them wear a shirt!" (Lightning)</div><div><br /></div><div>"There is a difference between the truth and what we wish were true." (Slow Regard)</div><div><br /></div><div>"Some days simply lay on you like stones. Some were fickle as cats, sliding away when you needed comfort, then coming back later when you didn't want them, jostling at you, stealing your breath." (Slow Regard)<br /><br /><b>Lightning CAWPILE Rating: </b>Overall - 8/10 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5<br />Characters - 9<br />Atmosphere - 8<br />Writing Style - 8<br />Plot - 8<br />Intrigue - 8<br />Logic - 7<br />Enjoyment - 8<br /><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-is-cawpile-rating.html" target="_blank">What is a CAWPILE Rating?</a><br /><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Slow Regard CAWPILE Rating: </b>Overall - 3.6/10 - ⭐⭐/5<br />Characters - 6<br />Atmosphere - 6<br />Writing Style - 3<br />Plot - 1<br />Intrigue - 2<br />Logic - 3<br />Enjoyment - 4<br /></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Review:</b><div><i>The Lightning Tree:</i> This was a fun story that let the reader learn more about Bast and his antics. It also lets you know much more about the town. If this story represents a typical day in the life of Bast, he definitely interferes a lot with what goes on around town. The story leaves some parts up to interpretation, which I like.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>The Slow Regard...: </i>I imagine Auri as Autistic or at least someone with extreme OCD. She is always washing her face, hands, and feet. She always also personifies inanimate objects with emotions and opinions - to the point of anthropomorphizing, since for her all the objects really have emotions and opinions, though they don't talk or move on their own. She always senses if everything is in the proper place and spends most of her day moving bottles and other objects to a different shelf or other location because they would feel better somewhere else. If she doesn't move things to their proper place, she quickly becomes dysregulated.</div><div><br /></div><div>There's a 3.5-page panic attack written from her perspective, which I think was spectacularly written, but I'm not going to write out a quote that long here. It's the last section of the Ash and Ember chapter if you're interested. This story was an interesting peek into Auri's head, but it doesn't have a plot or any point to it at all. Overall, probably not worth the read.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Patrick Rothfuss have the last words:</div><div><br /></div><div><div>"Bast got to his feet and stretched, his body bending like a bow. Then he sprinted down the hill... except, in the fading light it didn't quite look like a sprint. If he were a boy of ten, it would have looked like he was skipping. But he was no boy. If he was a goat, it would have looked like he were prancing. But he was no goat. </div><div><br /></div><div>A man headed down the hill that quickly, it would have looked like he was running. But there was something odd about Bast's motion in the fading light. Something hard to describe. He almost looked like he were... what? Frolicking? Dancing? Small matter. Suffice to say that he quickly made his way to the edge of the clearing."</div><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-30444802278541242812023-10-23T20:26:00.001-04:002023-12-17T12:22:16.419-05:00Winds of Fury by Mercedes Lackey<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkHOQ4zDaWv1UaKpcCVFEIpw1vlc5K34o9-4DKUcRwOQqjuP8BNXFzuwaVT4lD_dsCkqfq_C3oB9tjvhLM8Wo3njpQe1wcsUWHuNPNAV9ZDHfOJDhy3odZO7wJZ6IQIiCpq8FivSeiOm-1GVt63UWPsbHiMvX_y8f7Dhn7jmp_0di0DpC3gFCk-V_fwC-/s1500/91lX9iH9LKL._SL1500_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="878" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkHOQ4zDaWv1UaKpcCVFEIpw1vlc5K34o9-4DKUcRwOQqjuP8BNXFzuwaVT4lD_dsCkqfq_C3oB9tjvhLM8Wo3njpQe1wcsUWHuNPNAV9ZDHfOJDhy3odZO7wJZ6IQIiCpq8FivSeiOm-1GVt63UWPsbHiMvX_y8f7Dhn7jmp_0di0DpC3gFCk-V_fwC-/s320/91lX9iH9LKL._SL1500_.jpg" width="187" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>Title:</b> Winds of Fury (Mage Winds Trilogy #3)</div><b>Author: </b>Mercedes Lackey (American, 1950- )<br /><b>Originally published: </b>1993<div><br /><b><br /></b><b>Page count:</b> 411<div><b>Dates read:</b> 9/26/23-10/21/23<div><b>2023 book goal progress:</b> 19 out of 23</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Author Challenge: Mercedes Lackey</b></div><div>Read my other book reviews for my 2023 goals <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-reading-goals.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Description on back of book:</b><br /><div>Valdemar is once again in peril, threatened by Ancar of Hardorn, who has long sought to seize control of the kingdom by any means at his command. Yet this time Ancar may well achieve his goal, for by harnessing the power of a Dark Adept, he has set into motion a magical strike against Valdemar the like of which hasn’t been attempted in more than five hundred years.</div><div><br /></div><div>With Valdemar’s ancient spell-generated protections finally breaking down, Queen Selenay, Herald-Princess Elspeth, and their people could soon be left defenseless against an enemy armed with spells no one in Valdemar has the knowledge to withstand. As the long-dormant magic of Valdemar begins to awaken, Elspeth finds that she too has a mysterious ally—a powerful spirit from the long-forgotten past.</div><br /><b>First sentence:</b><br />"Ancar, King of Hardorn, slumped in the cushioned embrace of his throne and stared out into the empty Great Hall."<br /><br /><b>Favorite quotes:</b><br />"Remember, together you are far stronger than you are individually. </div><div>I think that is something no enemy will be prepared for."</div><div><br /></div><div>"The mage who knows how to use simple spells cleverly </div><div>is just as effective as the Adept with no imagination."</div><div><br /></div><div>"There is no such thing as perfection, or a 'perfect' love. </div><div>I doubt there's even perfection in the Havens. </div><div>Wouldn't perfection be a bore?"</div><div><br /></div><div>"Tell a big enough lie, and everyone will believe it </div><div>simply because it is too audacious not to be the truth."</div><div><br /></div><div>"A brave man is simply someone who doesn't let his cowardice and fear stop him. </div><div>Hellfires, boy, we're <i>all</i> cowards at some time or another."</div><div><br /></div><div>"You're a Healing Adept, boy, but you don't need magic to Heal. </div><div>Just words. And kindness, and care."<br /><br /><b>CAWPILE Rating: </b>Overall - 7.3/10 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5<br />Characters - 8<br />Atmosphere - 7<br />Writing Style - 7<br />Plot - 8<br />Intrigue - 8<br />Logic - 6<br />Enjoyment - 7<br /><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-is-cawpile-rating.html" target="_blank">What is a CAWPILE Rating?</a><br /><br /><b>Review:</b><br /><div>This is a good story and a good conclusion to the trilogy. New, seemingly, significant characters were introduced in the beginning, but then they weren't in the rest of the story, which was a disappointment. They finally defeated all 3 BBEGs, 2 of which have been around since the first published trilogy. It was an entertaining and (mostly) satisfying end, but the victory almost seemed too easy for how powerful all 3 of these evil mages were written to be. The book wrapped things up nicely but also left a new cliffhanger for the next trilogy.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Mercedes Lackey have the last words:<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div>"A good, solid love is something infinitely rare and difficult to maintain because you <i>don't</i> know everything your partner is feeling. Love takes work. Love means being able to apologize and mean it when you blunder. Love is worth fighting for! One of the very things that made Van and I have a lovematch as well as a lifebonding was that we were so different. It is like a marriage - you marry who you <i>think</i> your beloved is, and then discover who they really are over the years. It's that discovery that makes a marriage work."</div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-11289559198318186292023-10-15T13:02:00.002-04:002023-12-17T12:22:10.185-05:00Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQ3UkHpFjcX0XqQiKKzJx_aVbWXFGo9GOPD8vTDqzxpICjDyZzYRZ1v13ttdxBpdSJcvrR9PHV2Rxwkcy9O40E5OSi3ReMnCT9QH0i7y7RLX9uSFFEZfO1fymQHy1dMzvhp69quAQ9a2KqbenhPmdAZil1_9pIb4SswX_8V1qBJpJmw6hOuClOew8hJvm/s1500/91Uvx7MDvfL._SL1500_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="950" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaQ3UkHpFjcX0XqQiKKzJx_aVbWXFGo9GOPD8vTDqzxpICjDyZzYRZ1v13ttdxBpdSJcvrR9PHV2Rxwkcy9O40E5OSi3ReMnCT9QH0i7y7RLX9uSFFEZfO1fymQHy1dMzvhp69quAQ9a2KqbenhPmdAZil1_9pIb4SswX_8V1qBJpJmw6hOuClOew8hJvm/s320/91Uvx7MDvfL._SL1500_.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>Title:</b> Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children</div><b>Author:</b> Ransom Riggs (American, 1979- )<br /><b>Originally published:</b> 2011<div><br /><b><br /></b><b>Page count:</b> 341 (with many pages just being pictures)<div><b>Dates read: </b>9/14/23-10/8/23<div><b>2023 book goal progress:</b> 18 out of 23</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Oct. and Nov. Mindful Readers' Family Bookclub </b></div><div>Read my other book reviews for my 2023 goals <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-reading-goals.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Description on back of book:</b><br />As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.<br /><br /><b>First sentence:</b><br />"I had just come to accept that my life would be ordinary</div><div>when extraordinary things began to happen."<br /><br /><b>CAWPILE Rating: </b>Overall - 6.9/10 - ⭐⭐⭐/5<br />Characters - 7<br />Atmosphere - 7<br />Writing Style - 6<br />Plot - 7<br />Intrigue - 8<br />Logic - 6<br />Enjoyment - 7<br /><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-is-cawpile-rating.html" target="_blank">What is a CAWPILE Rating?</a><br /><br /><b>Review:</b><br /><div>I was intrigued by the story concept, but it was told in a 'younger' voice than I would've liked. Maybe if it was written to be geared more toward adults, I would've gotten more invested in the novel's characters (and monsters).</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Book to movie review:</b></div><div>TBD<br /><br /></div><div>Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Ransom Riggs have the last words:<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div>"I really did believe him - for a few years, at least - though mostly because I wanted to, like other kids my age wanted to believe in Santa Claus. We cling to our fairy tales until the price for believing them becomes too high."</div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-73963469186187207812023-09-26T13:34:00.001-04:002023-12-17T12:22:03.446-05:00Winds of Change by Mercedes Lackey<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_500Y7RmhluyqRRnuk_gjZvDWH33zaL-w-D8P_3BmRcUV-GZ8i4abPuGIeIRHMfFp1WtHRtDykJZp8O-Uds1lIsflhFYt7NpQeFgJGOorHTan5kDuh5L7phufhm2zc6rALw6XXI5wXfPezfhqQOqzWbEeMdfnaCNpx07HmTyv3j6lwlfyg5Cp1TRwawwI/s1500/917VW7LtE5L._SL1500_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="887" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_500Y7RmhluyqRRnuk_gjZvDWH33zaL-w-D8P_3BmRcUV-GZ8i4abPuGIeIRHMfFp1WtHRtDykJZp8O-Uds1lIsflhFYt7NpQeFgJGOorHTan5kDuh5L7phufhm2zc6rALw6XXI5wXfPezfhqQOqzWbEeMdfnaCNpx07HmTyv3j6lwlfyg5Cp1TRwawwI/s320/917VW7LtE5L._SL1500_.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>Title:</b> Winds of Change (Mage Winds Trilogy #2)</div><b>Author: </b>Mercedes Lackey (American, 1950- )<br /><b>Originally published:</b> 1992<div><br /></div><div><b><br /></b><b>Page count:</b> 460<div><b>Dates read:</b> 9/10/23-9/25/23<div><b>2023 book goal progress:</b> 17 out of 23</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Author Challenge: Mercedes Lackey</b></div><div>Read my other book reviews for my 2023 goals <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-reading-goals.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Description on back of book:</b><br />With Valdemar in dire peril, Elspeth, Herald and heir to the throne, has come to the Vale of the Teyledras Clan to seek mage training. Instead of finding a haven, the Vale's Heartstone, a source of mage power, is attacked by a mysterious, dark Adept Mage. Elspeth, still only a half-trained mage, and the Hawkbrother-Adept Darkwind must work together to tame the broken Heartstone.</div><div><br /><b>First sentence:</b><br />"Elspeth rubbed her feather-adorned temples, hoping that her fears and tensions would mercifully go, and leave her mind in peace for just once today."<br /><br /><b>Favorite quotes:</b><br />"There was a Tayledras saying: 'No arrow shot at a target is ever wasted, no matter how many break.' It meant that no practice or lesson, however trivial it might seem, was a loss."</div><div><br /></div><div>"She gathered her dignity about her like a robe, and walked off into the darkness, leaving him alone."</div><div><br /></div><div>"Wintermoon stared at all of them with the impatient air of a man ready to strangle someone if he didn't get an explanation soon."</div><div><br /><b>CAWPILE Rating: </b>Overall - 7.4/10 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5<br />Characters - 7<br />Atmosphere - 7<br />Writing Style - 8<br />Plot - 8<br />Intrigue - 8<br />Logic - 6<br />Enjoyment - 8<br /><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-is-cawpile-rating.html" target="_blank">What is a CAWPILE Rating?</a><br /><br /><b>Review:</b><br /><div>This was a great book! Elspeth continued to have a bad attitude and she also wasn't treating her Companion well. This was annoying, but Darkwind called her on her shit and her attitude improved. The book improved exponentially after that. I'm looking forward to the third book in this trilogy!</div><div><br /></div><div>Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Mercedes Lackey have the last words:<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div>"All things could change. If he was the same person he was only a few years ago, he'd have already been sharpening knives and plotting revenge, but revenge seemed foolish somehow. How strange, that after a life like his, revenge seemed hollow compared to simple justice."</div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-58211054272789238452023-09-10T20:45:00.001-04:002023-12-17T12:21:50.352-05:00Hitchhiker's Guide by Douglas Adams<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCoSEGqMjYdnnWSGTESp0nvg1mmyuj_O5194ILKtjPpCxlfu1JfzIY4uz44lyYpkfYYcwF6DbGFYTtoX37HueY58WHEq4iBhooQby4E0CDGLnvuAoiWs1ThDbMZxkR4S7__6Rh_TQudRpsqMpNx_3w4pIKu5GmuPHsCb8E35egE_j0-9VZcNWQTyy1E6f/s500/51RcjTKoCFL.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="331" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCoSEGqMjYdnnWSGTESp0nvg1mmyuj_O5194ILKtjPpCxlfu1JfzIY4uz44lyYpkfYYcwF6DbGFYTtoX37HueY58WHEq4iBhooQby4E0CDGLnvuAoiWs1ThDbMZxkR4S7__6Rh_TQudRpsqMpNx_3w4pIKu5GmuPHsCb8E35egE_j0-9VZcNWQTyy1E6f/s320/51RcjTKoCFL.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>Title:</b> The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy</div><b>Author:</b> Douglas Adams (English, 1952-2001)<br /><b>Originally published:</b> 1979<div><br /><b><br /></b><b>Page count:</b> 161<div><b>Dates read:</b> 8/12/23-8/19/23<div><b>2023 book goal progress:</b> 15 out of 23</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>An extra book for 2023!</b></div><div>Read my other book reviews from 2023 <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-reading-goals.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Description on back of book:</b><br /><div>It’s an ordinary Thursday morning for Arthur Dent . . . until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly after to make way for a new hyperspace express route, and Arthur’s best friend has just announced that he’s an alien. After that, things get much, much worse.</div><div><br /></div><div>With just a towel, a small yellow fish, and a book, Arthur has to navigate through a very hostile universe in the company of a gang of unreliable aliens. Luckily the fish is quite good at languages. And the book is <i>The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy</i> . . . which helpfully has the words DON’T PANIC inscribed in large, friendly letters on its cover.</div><div><br /></div><div>This classic plays havoc with both time and physics, offers up pithy commentary on such things as ballpoint pens, potted plants, and digital watches . . . and, most importantly, reveals the ultimate answer to life, the universe, and everything. Now, if you could only figure out the question. . . .</div><br /><b>First sentence:</b><br />"Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun."<br /><br /><b>Favorite quotes:</b><br />"The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don’t."</div><div><br /></div><div>" 'You know, it’s at times like this, when I’m trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space that I really wish I’d listened to what my mother told me when I was young.”<div>'Why, what did she tell you?'</div><div>'I don’t know, I didn’t listen.' "</div><div><br /></div><div>"He was staring at the instruments with the air of one who is trying to convert Fahrenheit to centigrade in his head while his house is burning down."</div><div><br /></div><div>"Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws."</div><div><br /></div><div>"All you really need to know for the moment is that the universe is a lot more complicated than you might think, even if you start from a position of thinking it’s pretty damn complicated in the first place."</div><br /><b>CAWPILE Rating: </b>Overall - 6.3/10 - ⭐⭐⭐/5<br />Characters - 8<br />Atmosphere - 8<br />Writing Style - 6<br />Plot - 5<br />Intrigue - 6<br />Logic - 4<br />Enjoyment - 7<br /><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-is-cawpile-rating.html" target="_blank">What is a CAWPILE Rating?</a><br /><br /><b>Review:</b><br /><div>This is a wacky, but hilarious book. You never know what's going to happen next.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Douglas Adams have the last words:<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div>"A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value - you can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapors; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a mini raft down the slow heavy river Moth; wet it for use in hand-to- hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or to avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (a mindboggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you - daft as a bush, but very ravenous); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough.</div><div><br /></div><div>More importantly, a towel has immense psychological value. For some reason, if a strag (strag: non-hitchhiker) discovers that a hitchhiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, face flannel, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet weather gear, space suit, etc., etc. Furthermore, the strag will then happily lend the hitchhiker any of these or a dozen other items that the hitchhiker might accidentally have "lost". What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is clearly a man to be reckoned with."</div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-53516401538570767682023-09-10T20:10:00.001-04:002023-12-17T12:21:57.593-05:00The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAA4F0MRdJOYyA-MqL6isKPShVAiNCE38ZsGZ_rGe5Y-lISx-ye_6pq5J7hrXh8fe9Nib0LxxBcQBpOqqRiUeecfrzHPvy_djr2WcmuhvosMls_7kGjTRMBwd0JY12LJR3k4jsX0LUo7BDPq_Q50j582KRoTTZAls0pzRgsoAzI92urAj_s-WgQgTacjU_/s2475/91dmyCghEkL.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAA4F0MRdJOYyA-MqL6isKPShVAiNCE38ZsGZ_rGe5Y-lISx-ye_6pq5J7hrXh8fe9Nib0LxxBcQBpOqqRiUeecfrzHPvy_djr2WcmuhvosMls_7kGjTRMBwd0JY12LJR3k4jsX0LUo7BDPq_Q50j582KRoTTZAls0pzRgsoAzI92urAj_s-WgQgTacjU_/s320/91dmyCghEkL.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>Title:</b> The 5th Wave</div><b>Author: </b>Rick Yancey (American, 1962- )<br /><b>Originally published: </b>2013<div><br /><b><br /></b><b>Page count: </b>457<div><b>Dates read: </b>8/21/23-9/2/23<div><b>2023 book goal progress:</b> 16 out of 23</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>July/August Mindful Readers' Family Bookclub </b></div><div>Read my other book reviews from 2023 <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-reading-goals.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Description on back of book:</b><br /><div>After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets a mysterious stranger who may be Cassie's only hope for rescuing her brother.</div><br /><b>First sentence:</b><br />"Aliens are stupid."<br /><br /><b>Favorite quotes:</b><br />"That sounds crazy. Am I crazy? Have I lost my mind? You can only call someone crazy if there's someone else who's normal. Like good and evil. If everything was good, then nothing would be good. Whoa. That sounds, well... crazy. Crazy: the new normal."</div><div><br /></div><div>"We were the lucky ones. We'd survived the EMP attack, the obliteration of the coasts, and the plague that wasted everyone we knew and loved. We'd beaten the odds. We'd stared into the face of Death, and Death blinked first. You'd think that would make us feel brave and invincible. It didn't."</div><div><br /></div><div>"I've decided to trust him, but like somebody once said, you can't force yourself to trust. So you put all your doubts in a little box and bury it deep and then try to forget where you buried it. My problem is that buried box is like a scab I can't stop picking at."<br /><br /><b>CAWPILE Rating: </b>Overall - 8/10 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5<br />Characters - 9<br />Atmosphere - 7<br />Writing Style - 9<br />Plot - 8<br />Intrigue - 9<br />Logic - 6<br />Enjoyment - 8<br /><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-is-cawpile-rating.html" target="_blank">What is a CAWPILE Rating?</a><br /><br /><b>Review:</b><br /><div>This was a great book that kept you guessing until the end. It was a blast to come up with different theories and possibilities as I was reading this. I highly suggest it!</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Book to movie review:</b></div><div>I went into watching the movie disappointed because I knew so much of the book was going to have to be glossed over. I think if you haven't read the book, it was a good movie. As someone who has read the book, you didn't get to know (and love) the multitude of characters in the book. Some elements of the book were just skipped entirely. It was the characters that really made the book and they didn't get the opportunity to shine through in the movie.<br /><br /></div><div>Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Rick Yancey have the last words:<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div>"He looked at me and smiled reassuringly and said, "Everything's going to be okay," because that's what I wanted him to say and it's what he wanted to say and that's what you do when the curtain is falling - you give the line that the audience wants to hear."</div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-4283379039567546212023-06-29T14:41:00.042-04:002023-12-17T12:19:42.039-05:00Mini-Reviews of Fables<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-63b91a50-7fff-1a6e-e5b8-7d4de24ab5ae"><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span><span id="docs-internal-guid-63b91a50-7fff-1a6e-e5b8-7d4de24ab5ae"><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 27.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Fables (comics):</b></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 27.5pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Mini-Reviews</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Note:</b> If you're just looking for the suggested reading order WITHOUT my mini-reviews, a running character list, and some pictures of the comics themselves, please see my other post - <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/06/fables-suggested-reading-order.html" target="_blank">Fables: A Suggested Reading Order</a>.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Description:</b> Fables is a comic book series published by DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint beginning in 2002. The series deals with various people from fairy tales and folklore – referring to themselves as “Fables” – who have been forced out of their Homelands. The Fables have traveled to our mundane world and formed a clandestine community in New York City known as Fabletown.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Publisher</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>:</b> Vertigo</span><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Publication Date</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>:</b> 2002-2015+</span><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Genre</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>:</b> Contemporary/Dark Fantasy</span><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">Creators</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>:</b> Bill Willingham, Lan Medina</span>
<br /></div></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"></div><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Printing Formats: </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-Individual issues</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-Trade paperbacks with textured matte paper (collects several issues)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-Deluxe hardcovers with smooth glossy paper (collects several issues)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-Compendiums, which collect all of Fables together into 4 books</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>All are comics with the below exceptions: </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-1001 Nights of Snowfall (graphic novel) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-Werewolves of the Heartland (graphic novel) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-A Wolf in the Fold (prose story) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-Pinocchio's Army (prose story) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-Peter and Max (prose novel)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Character List</b> (alphabetically - some may be missing if I missed the reference):</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">A-C - A-Number-One/King of Hobos, Agent Mulder, Ali Baba and Aladdin, Alice and Hare, Annie Oakley, Autumn Queen/Syksy, Baba Yaga and House, Captain Hook, Cerberus, Cinderella, Barbara Allen, Sasalisk and Minitaur, Beauty and the Beast, Big Bad Wolf/Bigby, Bigfoot/Sasquash, Billy Goat, Bo Peep, Black Caroline, Black Forest Witch/Frau Totenkinder, Black Sheep, Black Knight, Blind Mice, Blue Fairy, Bluebeard, Bogeyman, Boy Blue, Boy Who Cried Wolf, Brer Animals (Bear, Rabbit, Wolf, etc), Briar Rose/Sleeping Beauty, Britomart/Faerie Queen, Chernomer Knight, Cheshire Cat, Chicken (Run, Laundress, Little, etc), Clark Kent/Superman, Colonel Bearskin, Count Aucassin de Beaucaire, </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Count Dracula, Cow that Jumped Over the Moon, Croesus, Cyclopses and Mermaids</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">D-J - Daedalus, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Dish and Spoon, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Don Quixote, Dr. Frankenstein and Monster, Dr. Swineheart, Dorothy and Toto, Dwarves and Gnomes, Dragons and Giants, Dread Pirate Roberts and Princess Buttercup, Ephram, Evil Queen, Evil Stepmother, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fairies and Sprites, Firebird, Flying Carpets, Flying Monkeys, Forsworn Knight/Lancelot, Four Horseman, Friar Tuck and Little John, Frdo, Frog Prince/Ambrose, Frog and Toad, Genies and Ifrits, Geppetto, Gilligan and Skipper, Gingerbreadman, Goblins and Trolls, Golden Goose, Goldilocks and Bears, Gorgons, Guinevere, Hawkeye/Natty Bumbo and Slue Foot Sue, Haint/Devil, Hercule Poirot, Headless Horseman, Huckleberry Finn and Jim, Humpty Dumpty, Grim Reaper/Death, Gulliver, Gunga Din, Hansel and Gretel, Herman von Starkenfaust, Hickory Dickory Mouse, Ichabod Crane, Isengrim, Iskander, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Ivan Tsarevich, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jack (all of them) and Jill, Jean Luc Picard, John Henry, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jungle Book Animals (Baghera, Baloo, Kaa, King Louie, Shere Khan)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">K-R -</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Kaidan, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, King Arthur, King Cole, King David and King Solomon, King Midas, King Pellinore, Lady Luck, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Lions (Aslan, and Mouse, Mufassa/Simba, Oz, etc), Live Objects (Beauty and the Beast), Lone Ranger and Tonto, Magic Mirror, Maleficent, Mary and Little Lamb, Mary Mary, Max (Where the Wild Things are), Men in Black, Miss Muffet/Mrs. Web, Mogli, Mother Goose, Mother Rigby and Scarecrow, Mrs. Sprat, Munchkins, Nome King, North Wind, Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Old Mother Hubbard, Old Women Who Lives in a Shoe and Children, Paul Bunyon and Babe, Pecos Bill, Peter Cottontail, Peter Pan and Wendy Darling, Peter Piper, Pied Piper, Pineapple Man, Pinocchio, Prince Charming, Priscilla, Puss in Boots/Fiddler, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Queen of Hearts, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Ranger Rick, Rapunzel, Ravens and Crows, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Red Cross Knight, Red Riding Hood/Red Hood, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Reynard the Fox, Rex Libris, Robin Hood and Maid Marian, Rose Red</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">S-Z - </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Safiya, Sambo, Santa and Mrs. Claus, </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Satan/Adversary, Sauron, Scarecrow (Oz), Scheherazade, Sherlock, Sidi Nouman, Sinbad and Hakim, Snow White/Lumi, Snow Queen/House of Sark, Sorcerors and Warlocks, Spring Queen/Kevat, Star Wars (Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Storm Troopers), Sulyman, Summer Queen/Kesa, Swan Princess, Pigs (Three, Babe, etc), Tam Lin, Tarzan, Three Knights (White, Radiant, Dark), Three Men in a Tub (Butcher, Baker, and Candlestick maker), Three Sisters, Thrushbeard, Thumbelina and Tom Thumb, Tin Man, Tooth Fairy, Tortoise and Hare, Trusty John, Twelve Halk Brothers, Waldemar, Walking Cards (Wonderland), Walris and Carpenter, Werewolves and Vampires, Weyland Smith, Wicked John, Wolfrum, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Zombies and Skeletons</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>LEGEND </b>(for the colored and bolded text below):</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Fables</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: 12pt;">Jack of Fables spinoff</span>
</div></span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #9900ff; font-size: 12pt;">Fairest spinoff</span></div></span><span style="color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: green; font-size: 12pt;">Limited Series</span></div></span><span style="color: green; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;">One-Shots</span></div></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt;">Comments/Mini-reviews</span></div></span><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></div></span></div></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 36.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Mini-Reviews in the </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 36.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Suggested Reading Order:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><div style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">I read most of the series about 10 years ago for the first time. </span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Now I've read them: 6/29/23-8/21/23 - 13 and 14 out of 23</span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">I plan to pick it up again next summer.</span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>
</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Fables #1-5: Legends in Exile (2003)</span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt;">Mini-review: This was a great introduction to the series, centered around a mystery. The main characters include Bigby Wolf, Snow White, and Jack.</span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 12pt;">Snow White and Bigby are featured in both images below.</span></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-smYpzCex7E91tKRzC0MbtHNk9z-Lyi_MwUokCwdvRf4zwwl40JyjNXpCAxCd2A1hdU3VUSkvVAQJ09eoHJhJ08gZwQRGtRgffKOACOX-GJCGyNAxwDjDbgE4AxYjEh6mQJFuE7Q-AUoOVMmXUcISFb83kkaXJ50Qtnc8wqC6-xwxpkZAk9-fukoHXkT/s1949/1.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1949" data-original-width="1160" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-smYpzCex7E91tKRzC0MbtHNk9z-Lyi_MwUokCwdvRf4zwwl40JyjNXpCAxCd2A1hdU3VUSkvVAQJ09eoHJhJ08gZwQRGtRgffKOACOX-GJCGyNAxwDjDbgE4AxYjEh6mQJFuE7Q-AUoOVMmXUcISFb83kkaXJ50Qtnc8wqC6-xwxpkZAk9-fukoHXkT/s320/1.jpg" width="190" /><span> </span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0_d5aHArKSr1_kiScj27bRpPguSKUbnpTQ7Xvx5IAuDwCJ3zdqwWm6d8tIuPrOJReUdT64X6w0nu1OF_19CLpTwfn0FjzzuhRUrhMuCmMQ2HkSaQs7XrcXyhIV7F7Vt4w98eeiMtm9oXDB-5vDsyYvACD8IR60ym6WZEZmhvUBiL_oi-7QEo_nwLazRH/s1805/5.jpg" style="font-size: 12pt;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1805" data-original-width="942" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0_d5aHArKSr1_kiScj27bRpPguSKUbnpTQ7Xvx5IAuDwCJ3zdqwWm6d8tIuPrOJReUdT64X6w0nu1OF_19CLpTwfn0FjzzuhRUrhMuCmMQ2HkSaQs7XrcXyhIV7F7Vt4w98eeiMtm9oXDB-5vDsyYvACD8IR60ym6WZEZmhvUBiL_oi-7QEo_nwLazRH/s320/5.jpg" width="167" /></a></div></div><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Fables #6-10: Animal Farm (2003)</span></div></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;">Mini-review: This one, as you can probably guess, is loosely based on Animal Farm by George Orwell. The main characters include Snow White, Rose Red, and Goldilocks. One of the revolutionary complaints was that their leader was a human, even though The Farm was for non-humans. In the end, they still replaced the previous leader with another humanoid, which I didn't like.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue;">"The Farm" and a conversation between Snow White and Reynard the Fox.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMh5QJviKZm3sVx8iaIbJn4nJS-2w8r4_TLO7Y7y_snWDmNnEoxA_9xUmIvMi4OQjU79sJdaQX7PbbdHneTDEHKvhDN7AVe5qVgkqi5ESY5q64DxpQUqAZAmvI-_Gp7qsrTyrFk6EvJ29MdTv1jaSWHYjpkgRexBOyOrwmqq6keclWSSe27YdS-p5i4O4H/s1706/7.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; font-size: 12pt; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1315" data-original-width="1706" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMh5QJviKZm3sVx8iaIbJn4nJS-2w8r4_TLO7Y7y_snWDmNnEoxA_9xUmIvMi4OQjU79sJdaQX7PbbdHneTDEHKvhDN7AVe5qVgkqi5ESY5q64DxpQUqAZAmvI-_Gp7qsrTyrFk6EvJ29MdTv1jaSWHYjpkgRexBOyOrwmqq6keclWSSe27YdS-p5i4O4H/w320-h246/7.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrz0d6W7vFccpqAHSA8X4sAKsLWailf5OPWWzW1aiNmzmaE3G77zm0CBRLW5meKJot_hxqpmEgLrFxTDB40kfLebRasC5Upc2EhPg922c6skDON03tjczg5OgrdXYQ-uK8J0IyGBUnvPWPFRR_HS5NlS4izSSYIOjeJu6MK9ZHFcrlv5tsKUDSmYUPNyhf/s1959/9.jpg" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="1959" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrz0d6W7vFccpqAHSA8X4sAKsLWailf5OPWWzW1aiNmzmaE3G77zm0CBRLW5meKJot_hxqpmEgLrFxTDB40kfLebRasC5Upc2EhPg922c6skDON03tjczg5OgrdXYQ-uK8J0IyGBUnvPWPFRR_HS5NlS4izSSYIOjeJu6MK9ZHFcrlv5tsKUDSmYUPNyhf/w320-h184/9.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></span></span></div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A Wolf in the Fold (2003, prose story)</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Mini-review: This is a prequel story of how Bigby and Snow White met. I enjoyed the story. Though it was prose, it included some black/white images.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #11-13: Bag O' Bones, A Two-Part Caper (2004)</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Mini-review: </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">The first story was about Jack besting Death and the negative consequences that ensued. The other two stories are about how Bigby, Briar Rose, Bluebeard, and others handle a Mundy (a normal person, not of the Fable community) who knows that they are immortal. I think Bluebeard is too big for his breeches and something bad is going to happen because of him.</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Jack and his mom; Prince Charming and the Frog Prince</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-2RRsXZ9FFK8uT1MtvwL5i7JKMx3BaiTbb-jIuqiih6HzmMEF-EGXA4rzAFFH_Nqd0rU_g2d1F_xylIIvLv-j3bH1I7uhwv0fMyLfctoaKe-UAErYy58lJLDySrjwTVznebUnPkCeM9qp8aedkq31PvUYZjjsVVuDqN5q5U0oK83x8lISDhByVec0dvX/s1848/57635068_6433175296766413_4382240556389888968_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #14-18: Storybook Love, Barleycorn Brides (2004)</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Mini-review: These are all cute stories centered around Bigby, Snow White, Bluebeard, Goldilocks, and Prince Charming.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Snow White and Bigby Wolf; Flying Monkey</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbsAmj3exGStebSBm44kDzOLWtSKwu-2TEI0Jyj-iToZc5CIbjjtn2LbcAHqbcZyjWZaHTX8KVcW3PYuRYmc8nkLd_n_6DARCpgpFncTFu1QRFV8kYjD0rCOo7eahjbldJcHys-p3gWnnlnLE1v0wBc7XYSg9gp97CJmEOs1D5kZ06evU-v1EbW0wFxBe/s2048/357920196_780419530235888_7124075520985336292_n.jpg" style="font-size: 12pt; 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font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables: The Last Castle (2004)</span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Mini-review: This is a sad story about the last boat out of the Homelands into the safety of the Mundane world, focusing on Boy Blue and Red Riding Hood.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Red Riding Hood; Robin Hood and Britomart</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_AbiXKwFYMx-EdOiUUBRy9FLwSOS-wfkOt5V6x9TOBmPVVW0hbBk_aFRamfAFugSe7eIZSJominamhp1_Uiyicimr4gurQ0OYGz2GSzWZ8lxU65WWHY6Z_RrGhs2iCGPNFEhDhPjRQloZaIzKYsEu6inDW2wbfmds2BHxEBbgp6yWGkbXWefCiY4TOlc/s2048/358011027_594002355948858_6019528589434758349_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #22: Cinderella Libertine (2005)</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Mini-review: This is a spy story centered around Cinderella and Ichabod Crane. It can be read before or after March of the Wooden Soldiers.</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #19-21; #23-27: March of the Wooden Soldiers (2004)</span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Mini-review: This is a sad story where Fabletown is attacked and the reader learns a little more about the Adversary/Emperor. The main characters include Bigby, Snow White, Red Riding Hood, Boy Blue, Black Forest Witch, and others.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jack and Wooden Soldiers; Wooden Soldiers and a Mundy Family</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKdwTzSqA4lXwGQcJgqX6lAiZHDEOLGSYW6hVDPNc2xHyUaMGEI_qElqEh56-uWyUlhp7faVYnC_KhXAyhhe3GbyWcvKiqCU53-iw62sq1bxz4ZOvvQZuP6YJHFAPYLoOANqx1bhfQGq-3qqfmFvU2PhXS9cSE4CkfSQ_iPsOumP-xHiKYo9o5KKGWRrk/s2048/357334438_1706290139870475_2496828715683709968_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKdwTzSqA4lXwGQcJgqX6lAiZHDEOLGSYW6hVDPNc2xHyUaMGEI_qElqEh56-uWyUlhp7faVYnC_KhXAyhhe3GbyWcvKiqCU53-iw62sq1bxz4ZOvvQZuP6YJHFAPYLoOANqx1bhfQGq-3qqfmFvU2PhXS9cSE4CkfSQ_iPsOumP-xHiKYo9o5KKGWRrk/s320/357334438_1706290139870475_2496828715683709968_n.jpg" width="196" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjJfoArS01Bno8NHza8J-WBAmDd1UkV9IcGIZkejb-MIcVZLjk5WZ_hjiBqACN4hRr_ACTdiODMllsOzgRFOFBGt2aMGSo6bs8NoMlFjXpRBQT-4DNL6GwRhYJ7fTIvSU0YDvytJqWSMYZBBN71IAJ-t20pDHdwl0VD9GWe17r4lE_nefe5lPwAJ61hQi/s2048/358082044_918256422601212_8143189761343719849_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1382" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjjJfoArS01Bno8NHza8J-WBAmDd1UkV9IcGIZkejb-MIcVZLjk5WZ_hjiBqACN4hRr_ACTdiODMllsOzgRFOFBGt2aMGSo6bs8NoMlFjXpRBQT-4DNL6GwRhYJ7fTIvSU0YDvytJqWSMYZBBN71IAJ-t20pDHdwl0VD9GWe17r4lE_nefe5lPwAJ61hQi/s320/358082044_918256422601212_8143189761343719849_n.jpg" width="216" /></a></div></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #28-33: War Stories, The Long Year/The Mean Season (2005)</span><br /><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue; font-weight: 400;">Mini-review: The first 2 stories are a war story about Bigby's past. The rest of the stories are about Snow White and her babies. It's always fun to discover new Fable characters.</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (2006, graphic novel)</span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Mini-review: This is a wonderful short story collection that gives us the background stories of some of the Fables including Snow White and Prince Charming, Reynard the Fox, the Frog Prince, Bigby, the Black Forest Witch, King Cole, and others. The Frog Prince is one of my favorite characters!</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Bigby as a Baby; The full 3-page story of a Cursed Hare</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFd_ddbNVFKDSfS3Y5DDkwCPOe5QFJrMtV6GOplwU4aoY6S4_VmSdsCGoxEUDeJeXCvPtU0hyPip6wKpsqMkJ0FxEw9Al3_OltkIlQVXAyZtL3mBvnu1q0RBDtTjEcmrJkrkhaH6rnqX68rT5laLv9mGmlMsgR5QYhbHLURtUX_SD_DOmbKgKG8i2msLvp/s2048/358665349_226916316846072_1655764234132606960_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1931" data-original-width="2048" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFd_ddbNVFKDSfS3Y5DDkwCPOe5QFJrMtV6GOplwU4aoY6S4_VmSdsCGoxEUDeJeXCvPtU0hyPip6wKpsqMkJ0FxEw9Al3_OltkIlQVXAyZtL3mBvnu1q0RBDtTjEcmrJkrkhaH6rnqX68rT5laLv9mGmlMsgR5QYhbHLURtUX_SD_DOmbKgKG8i2msLvp/w299-h281/358665349_226916316846072_1655764234132606960_n.jpg" width="299" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsCkClByg_fMnCcvWWAODP6sdLXx-2VeaGFQsVEdtpL8UxGkk_qVUjSeLHwJR4hhb4V44YmfGu6oVF5IhDwn_Q7BMQ84LnHV4QmB6qrwuIToXNNtbtIBE6LgAwIat7mJdLZThOw2fdDmDjrQ_AJOFcUkZUkcSk2SbT_RhMdHiSqq4pF8DQeIlbP--y_Hn/s2048/357675124_584220906953972_6647775085749263965_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1255" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsCkClByg_fMnCcvWWAODP6sdLXx-2VeaGFQsVEdtpL8UxGkk_qVUjSeLHwJR4hhb4V44YmfGu6oVF5IhDwn_Q7BMQ84LnHV4QmB6qrwuIToXNNtbtIBE6LgAwIat7mJdLZThOw2fdDmDjrQ_AJOFcUkZUkcSk2SbT_RhMdHiSqq4pF8DQeIlbP--y_Hn/w172-h280/357675124_584220906953972_6647775085749263965_n.jpg" width="172" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pm34ylk6a3ojUI0Hhj4Bm5fjeXfQI240XP92PQAjBWb_8Ca3kuB7VVCPotXZ7auLQjB9rpGQnDz3V3btBu0cxQdHklZkvD3K3NTwj7a-dagwsG15NgpH2iSuHRZmTg2VW-h4grtmHybNCsgkO2oFMlz7AXbFKMxYAgvyzO-AKQCp7KsVQClmQIM5za-3/s2048/358636168_1041258610194317_1695233588753289599_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1142" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5pm34ylk6a3ojUI0Hhj4Bm5fjeXfQI240XP92PQAjBWb_8Ca3kuB7VVCPotXZ7auLQjB9rpGQnDz3V3btBu0cxQdHklZkvD3K3NTwj7a-dagwsG15NgpH2iSuHRZmTg2VW-h4grtmHybNCsgkO2oFMlz7AXbFKMxYAgvyzO-AKQCp7KsVQClmQIM5za-3/s320/358636168_1041258610194317_1695233588753289599_n.jpg" width="178" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajJ84pYJbSlNn2DjglPWY1UAi_u7pX4_3ayD_f9VmitQ41BX6rpla8YoT7w9cwvcZljd2vlLwWkXGXAlKLyO8VKPpexb1GfdkGacI47J9Plalt7d2-kXfY2UX81_sifWUxYGMhtcdLNa3Non-dzhCcGarFWf9Cl56jNJ9bosLlPcjijnlwj-WMmDsjaoz/s2048/358641517_262986406370769_8726043794234357351_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1236" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajJ84pYJbSlNn2DjglPWY1UAi_u7pX4_3ayD_f9VmitQ41BX6rpla8YoT7w9cwvcZljd2vlLwWkXGXAlKLyO8VKPpexb1GfdkGacI47J9Plalt7d2-kXfY2UX81_sifWUxYGMhtcdLNa3Non-dzhCcGarFWf9Cl56jNJ9bosLlPcjijnlwj-WMmDsjaoz/s320/358641517_262986406370769_8726043794234357351_n.jpg" width="193" /></a></div></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #34-35: Jack Be Nimbl</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">(2006)</span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Mini-review: Jack runs away with Jill to Hollywood and makes it big - but he's no longer welcome in Fabletown. This is a setup for Jack's own spin-off series.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #36-41: Homelands (2006)</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Mini-review: This story is based on Boy Blue's escapades in the Homelands, where it is discovered who The Adversary is. The main characters are Boy Blue, Snow Queen, Gepetto, and others.</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Boy Blue fighting a Dragon; Boy Blue as a Bird</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-w9KEt60CJiRccdbvICM7IW53B15dAU2scWxb5n2VKlqhpRDvH9hRJRUK4DGbGHS-sgR7Eas-VaaofSxlHtoEfR204p5flsjTed6s_5IZ7RkYanaWQ8GrF1jSfNMupCpkKNluyjBPedubnA27oZQReUDe-CdaXeid9dRWyygPtf5WffQ1VxoDVKyGOoI/s2048/359361504_842669043856483_1809095088793449440_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-w9KEt60CJiRccdbvICM7IW53B15dAU2scWxb5n2VKlqhpRDvH9hRJRUK4DGbGHS-sgR7Eas-VaaofSxlHtoEfR204p5flsjTed6s_5IZ7RkYanaWQ8GrF1jSfNMupCpkKNluyjBPedubnA27oZQReUDe-CdaXeid9dRWyygPtf5WffQ1VxoDVKyGOoI/s320/359361504_842669043856483_1809095088793449440_n.jpg" width="198" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35KSirTwZv4vN5UbZeRGkaqrpxlXHnH80FhQDPOrkFCpVy2CnJMgj7HM_DBRTp4sb9TIW9BSUgApsEyBo5IP7sNCL75ZUFyh78Mc6d18V2dc31176sAQamy7LRVQdkEA7fV8vY83sK7YladOuKRSaa5cBBHRs_SuorgeCvxSnEMuyBHLHLpsFogrtTLnD/s2048/358945439_1306908439942951_4143666431195074288_n.jpg" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1189" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg35KSirTwZv4vN5UbZeRGkaqrpxlXHnH80FhQDPOrkFCpVy2CnJMgj7HM_DBRTp4sb9TIW9BSUgApsEyBo5IP7sNCL75ZUFyh78Mc6d18V2dc31176sAQamy7LRVQdkEA7fV8vY83sK7YladOuKRSaa5cBBHRs_SuorgeCvxSnEMuyBHLHLpsFogrtTLnD/s320/358945439_1306908439942951_4143666431195074288_n.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #42-45: Arabian Nights and Days (2006)</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Mini-review: This is a storyline about Arabian Fables coming to set up an alliance with Fabletown. The main characters include Sinbad, King Cole, Prince Charming, and others. This is a clever and humorous tale.</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">King Cole, Prince Charming, and Sinbad; Rose Red, Bagheera, and Boy Blue</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7B3R_S4Ci1x1Z6rbaaLm69OYMklJb7h_kH0OdNjqyxYM4FD4NgSDQXDc8Nu_4p4-BdpIixNC9meAV_c1Z30RjZeSiZtjxu6mZejBPUAFh1yKQ9EHUk7qWmBYEDpmOywZzpPI3oAOPUNvURMfDEJuwdMMaOpBIgmEvIcSPxE-czc0jBULfIA5bWPAA3CZ/s2048/355971088_292454056586431_1288617620190102933_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1323" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7B3R_S4Ci1x1Z6rbaaLm69OYMklJb7h_kH0OdNjqyxYM4FD4NgSDQXDc8Nu_4p4-BdpIixNC9meAV_c1Z30RjZeSiZtjxu6mZejBPUAFh1yKQ9EHUk7qWmBYEDpmOywZzpPI3oAOPUNvURMfDEJuwdMMaOpBIgmEvIcSPxE-czc0jBULfIA5bWPAA3CZ/s320/355971088_292454056586431_1288617620190102933_n.jpg" width="207" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcs4MeZgpWFaJFqmgt3oViriNHqyRbiJJG3YWyxZz2bgJUpkgzQct010qP0VNcQDoAMqx5rkjoORp6wIxWllyG-nbZ4cVNZHhIEtpfNU32oHjtCMVXCZxYjviMxjgkrlEJbrREpwKCX6T3af2jNt6Gi-IZJT4-h_p_cj5rKBw0L416K-3401lud2Esiqm/s2048/359680246_262670626394347_6190934092140451189_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1178" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcs4MeZgpWFaJFqmgt3oViriNHqyRbiJJG3YWyxZz2bgJUpkgzQct010qP0VNcQDoAMqx5rkjoORp6wIxWllyG-nbZ4cVNZHhIEtpfNU32oHjtCMVXCZxYjviMxjgkrlEJbrREpwKCX6T3af2jNt6Gi-IZJT4-h_p_cj5rKBw0L416K-3401lud2Esiqm/s320/359680246_262670626394347_6190934092140451189_n.jpg" width="184" /></a></div><br /></div><div><p style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #46-47: Ballad of Rodney and June (2006)</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Mini-review: This story is about Rodney and June, wooden soldiers who fall in love and request to be made into a 'real' man and woman.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></p><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #48-51: Wolves (2), Happily Ever After, Big and Small (2006)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Mini-review:</span><span style="color: blue;"> Wolves is about Mogli finding Bigby. In Happily Ever After, Bigby goes on a multiple-part secret mission. Big and Small is about a secret mission Cinderella goes on. These are great, heartwarming stories.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Bigby and Cinderella in the Cloud Kingdom</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuU08mBqZNmeFXSBAPKLJm__w1NVI6f1-9gVL6c8PdDAWXRhlDVopI-kzMstRTkdKiyzIJAe4oUplTQaG1XM1mNy-c7qeqcf6iRq7g4NFsX00vg4GrufPomv3Dcr7BJXR3JVxHvh0EVQ8b_S5sVH6Hd8zkyS4qYHRddQIJohUrKiJspHDq8S3P6IJuNGRp/s2048/356185588_1292504031380743_8668100577180416036_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1305" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuU08mBqZNmeFXSBAPKLJm__w1NVI6f1-9gVL6c8PdDAWXRhlDVopI-kzMstRTkdKiyzIJAe4oUplTQaG1XM1mNy-c7qeqcf6iRq7g4NFsX00vg4GrufPomv3Dcr7BJXR3JVxHvh0EVQ8b_S5sVH6Hd8zkyS4qYHRddQIJohUrKiJspHDq8S3P6IJuNGRp/s320/356185588_1292504031380743_8668100577180416036_n.jpg" width="204" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6c2BklmrGMnPgHpohWigVAti0PZupHGFFhAvpVlBeuoiJYjnoErFJdG6ZXMd0ozQgko2-NOxlcqPkw4-kxoOlb_wRMuRn65EbGqDzW5s3EEONc8YCXWi8VnxJVtr_lCpsJJH8LC6tZUOI673yfZCczWyj6krXUtmlChrZGxnNJpplqJCgmA8jUlafbtl/s2048/359986160_254054740669198_8931045194484967211_n.jpg" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6c2BklmrGMnPgHpohWigVAti0PZupHGFFhAvpVlBeuoiJYjnoErFJdG6ZXMd0ozQgko2-NOxlcqPkw4-kxoOlb_wRMuRn65EbGqDzW5s3EEONc8YCXWi8VnxJVtr_lCpsJJH8LC6tZUOI673yfZCczWyj6krXUtmlChrZGxnNJpplqJCgmA8jUlafbtl/s320/359986160_254054740669198_8931045194484967211_n.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><br /></span></div><p style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #52-55: Sons of Empire (4) and<span style="color: red;"> Mini One-Shots (4)</span> (2007)</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Mini-review:</span><span style="color: blue;"> This story is about a meeting in The Homelands about how they can destroy Fabletown. The main characters include Snow Queen, Gepetto, Pinocchio, Hansel, and others. I was a little confused about the use of some of the characters in this story. The mini-stories focus on Rapunzel (pictured below), a porky pine (how it's spelled in the comic), Kevin Thorne, and the Three Blind Mice - respectively.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Gepetto and Pinocchio (and Rapunzel); </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: center; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> A full 3-page story about Rapunzel</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EudGv7OFTpojMJ2YUDYgfSgTnDnwvkNomY8rgePXX04lv4CvsekOjZ73FEXRwzdAITz3DH9dCWlk-IRINR8NBWFc__JTaKeO9F8pA0pjDe50l3deMMP5LgRI1LDdyUPNI22vLXMi23ab0V6-5fTWYALdMSWgGiykau8oUaSSry-57RGgCL6F-9-0MAFU/s2048/360076983_588879983435461_4264407754318777023_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1273" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7EudGv7OFTpojMJ2YUDYgfSgTnDnwvkNomY8rgePXX04lv4CvsekOjZ73FEXRwzdAITz3DH9dCWlk-IRINR8NBWFc__JTaKeO9F8pA0pjDe50l3deMMP5LgRI1LDdyUPNI22vLXMi23ab0V6-5fTWYALdMSWgGiykau8oUaSSry-57RGgCL6F-9-0MAFU/s320/360076983_588879983435461_4264407754318777023_n.jpg" width="199" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4edsNyBf38wn4jcaQ3z4wFIinvziI8tBpiBRYv4d86Ln0lzyYHakpy4UIx5OnXIlha-sJrC1TQxep6_NySgpcQiK56EbBvtUrAgSIOiP014bhCO_blqRIBWuxUmuXQ8Ox-GhwvJIurMdByQYybd7Wtf2wu9slMXmIr4GYEe6WU-wtY6zEXMjSrkJiMlvx/s2048/360123519_267740292521060_5846395098950603190_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1351" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4edsNyBf38wn4jcaQ3z4wFIinvziI8tBpiBRYv4d86Ln0lzyYHakpy4UIx5OnXIlha-sJrC1TQxep6_NySgpcQiK56EbBvtUrAgSIOiP014bhCO_blqRIBWuxUmuXQ8Ox-GhwvJIurMdByQYybd7Wtf2wu9slMXmIr4GYEe6WU-wtY6zEXMjSrkJiMlvx/s320/360123519_267740292521060_5846395098950603190_n.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmAWiHhFLqwQHLrA-hPHF2Gg1tnNOB-T4Ri6zEF9I0IJM9yZomsDjpFyaQnZUtkrFpE5CcW2K4vdFQeM0BxkyptktGkgLDi_Nx8_gXorq06ZWts0Cu7yQzgFk0ZixIwSA_PVM0dfTGdSYPT_CcM9c8ippAMxtb6VaaXml13tnpoqZiaTdRt5o9lU_HrJO/s2048/360063770_1015346332968926_1131949577572679809_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1691" data-original-width="2048" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmAWiHhFLqwQHLrA-hPHF2Gg1tnNOB-T4Ri6zEF9I0IJM9yZomsDjpFyaQnZUtkrFpE5CcW2K4vdFQeM0BxkyptktGkgLDi_Nx8_gXorq06ZWts0Cu7yQzgFk0ZixIwSA_PVM0dfTGdSYPT_CcM9c8ippAMxtb6VaaXml13tnpoqZiaTdRt5o9lU_HrJO/s320/360063770_1015346332968926_1131949577572679809_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #56-58: Jiminy Christmas, Father and Son (2)</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Mini-review: The first story is about Santa and Ambrose (both Fly and the cub). The other two stories are about Bigby, Snow, and the cubs visiting North Wind. They are all cute, though bittersweet, tales.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Snow, Bigby, and cubs decorating a Christmas Tree; Santa and Ambrose (cub)</span></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1190" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0fkbEljV2yYxpQUivI7WzsCmRV_sufhRnbh0pdlvve0OcD0tRotC_EpIngFN7iahOL3voe3aUnf_5moFDqXywNYM9lzPlYr3KjsP2Qf9-Tpb_KEqyMNMdANlqtHsc43WL0INHZL1QTfmdz_3LB-DLvmBZrk2fMU2Nqzb74nMRH0f7rd_4PB3_x-LZOp4u/s320/360489946_833172854834007_5968979703154479292_n.jpg" width="186" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLDEzWkNN1c0ublhkYLE8Z_YvtygqcDjtEP2BYnqXJ9d05xKupsx7SaM7lOrjoSnjmXgzNq3kqw0oTfVoSsBZmzd-qgAVV21kGo26reFGAJcWhmW1qfqyUegU_GyleR18n4E4AnAEyeDREnvBw_lp0Bl9FrdXwlwpw0Fjh_TJUUvBoTamRwNP5ht2rahN/s2048/360105065_119464037868816_7618826019779799110_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1105" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLDEzWkNN1c0ublhkYLE8Z_YvtygqcDjtEP2BYnqXJ9d05xKupsx7SaM7lOrjoSnjmXgzNq3kqw0oTfVoSsBZmzd-qgAVV21kGo26reFGAJcWhmW1qfqyUegU_GyleR18n4E4AnAEyeDREnvBw_lp0Bl9FrdXwlwpw0Fjh_TJUUvBoTamRwNP5ht2rahN/s320/360105065_119464037868816_7618826019779799110_n.jpg" width="173" /></a></span></div><div><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #59 and #64: Burning Questions, The Birthday Secret (2008)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue; font-weight: 400;">Mini-review: Burning Questions is a handful of short stories answering some questions that the readers had about various Fable characters (one is pictured below). The Birthday story tells how Snow and Bigby told the cubs their litter consists of 7 instead of 6 cubs.</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Besides Fly, who else has asked questions of the magic mirror?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCxEZiTGmRajPextdSTAaMtswqtptlUZeBVQm2nr2kJgfieDkqL20-MJVlDJSMA0tETty6RPfT-HMusxqq2Ebw08iFXBCn6Hrz1dlrQFJMRk9yZx3PJagQSQqKqpdJ2jMwFy4amytPNrnYA4ddJn8CG3MYU_8KRjHZNkavvH8yjgBiJNoVEV0yh7ynoMi/s2048/360813394_1466637730820150_437569241944776138_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1570" data-original-width="2048" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjCxEZiTGmRajPextdSTAaMtswqtptlUZeBVQm2nr2kJgfieDkqL20-MJVlDJSMA0tETty6RPfT-HMusxqq2Ebw08iFXBCn6Hrz1dlrQFJMRk9yZx3PJagQSQqKqpdJ2jMwFy4amytPNrnYA4ddJn8CG3MYU_8KRjHZNkavvH8yjgBiJNoVEV0yh7ynoMi/s320/360813394_1466637730820150_437569241944776138_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #60-63; #65-69: The Good Prince (2008)</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Mini-review: I didn't like how the story first started, but it turned into an incredible story! The timeline is starting to get a little wonky, but that's expected with so many issues. It's my favorite tale, by far, out of all of Fables I've already read. This is a great story about Ambrose/Fly, Lancelot, and many others. </span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Ambrose killing a Dragon (which represents the Empire); Amrose fighting a Troll</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigD4sFOI_m02pCie35SX7IJcl5Eo-x5d4QGY98WwDAOQdNmEsf2apK71dgZ8PfI31Fp015kXFu1hN5wXjlcfkhMyfvU81Jo-NRLDcbe-WxP-qHyxvQRo6W_dvpcMOdBIyWnS30pojF_s1ZShpgVAqGvEDrWJNY37MUihw8tE68HpG-_0MbaWJwl5ALfx5y/s2048/357456703_840252784387559_4911360204546488421_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1208" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigD4sFOI_m02pCie35SX7IJcl5Eo-x5d4QGY98WwDAOQdNmEsf2apK71dgZ8PfI31Fp015kXFu1hN5wXjlcfkhMyfvU81Jo-NRLDcbe-WxP-qHyxvQRo6W_dvpcMOdBIyWnS30pojF_s1ZShpgVAqGvEDrWJNY37MUihw8tE68HpG-_0MbaWJwl5ALfx5y/s320/357456703_840252784387559_4911360204546488421_n.jpg" width="189" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJ2zulVLAj5-d3Nf3iBqNf72UfI4Zqkr49sRTHFA313uWJGzGNR8lc5x5kpeb3NG6PN01SNo2eHOwEwwMII2QayToYIPiHRer6KnDNbKWaiD2dtFcRxVEyXmq6zEuXm-eIcO8VU9MGMn9srxqlvii4AWxX9N2P27t1MIPWKNGkh6ngzujA5kRpWPYbHKd/s2048/361208360_685938320022701_715470854450210959_n.jpg" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1159" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJ2zulVLAj5-d3Nf3iBqNf72UfI4Zqkr49sRTHFA313uWJGzGNR8lc5x5kpeb3NG6PN01SNo2eHOwEwwMII2QayToYIPiHRer6KnDNbKWaiD2dtFcRxVEyXmq6zEuXm-eIcO8VU9MGMn9srxqlvii4AWxX9N2P27t1MIPWKNGkh6ngzujA5kRpWPYbHKd/s320/361208360_685938320022701_715470854450210959_n.jpg" width="181" /></a></div><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jack of Fables #1-5: The (Nearly) Great Escape (2007)</span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Mini-review: We are introduced to many new characters in the first Jack spinoff story where he is imprisoned with a multitude of other Fables. The main characters include Jack (obviously), Goldilocks, Mr. Revise, and others.</span></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Note: Jack #1-16 should be read either directly before or after Fables' The Good Prince.</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jack leaving Fabletown; Wizard of Oz Characters escaping prison</span></span></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; white-space-collapse: collapse;"><span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnIvXTmLWCC_e5DgiznPZlt0XpYE_PedNajGq-OjFx9Zz9wPIcEkfzqGTpUO-hRYEtWlff5tKmKs37dBj2xt7B4EWklVah9g2gWVaebt9E-gweRV2bv7EWCO19PeHfX500pz-_L9pn3j5JdnHEryc65u5jZRYW7VFRHnNxi_uHIuJV12Sd-xdTJEc2FqIh/s2048/358780267_298399552755840_5336441896039400495_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jack of Fables #6-11: Jack Frost (2), Jack of Hearts (4) (2007)</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Mini-review: Jack Frost is the story about Jack's relationship with the Snow Queen. Jack of Hearts is about how Jack gets married in Vegas, how the Pathetic Fallacy (who goes by Gary and turns inanimate objects into living beings) becomes his sidekick, and how he becomes entangled with Lady Luck.</span></span></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Note: Jack #1-16 should be read either directly before or after Fables' The Good Prince.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jack's Antics with the Soup Stone; Jack discovers the Snow Queen's castle</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvy0HJKjE13Ywva04dfEXHdUqstpC7l1h-PSXv_4A0RbuBa85wXTOc1l8ggsGasWLQTFXyyEMkaW_7lb945xRLPLIuPCfl2lg9w27-G7I33bIIMUrrr1PV2ezC6_w_fCzBqBWP-YyF07I-T3vhBGc7gCYd7Ud4_r6KpSdMzuTHnh89pE1w-YQZYQ0oPGGC/s2048/361273453_818313502914108_3056761356813531418_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Gary and Lawn Flamingos; Jack and Gary at a diner</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIAhQTp4ukdJEPmCRoRENTtn4G0hRBDV-07v05YNqJkDwIf7q2ZgF1Py3YE1HJ1ZNfNJgj_Ffwgw2pn40gn8gxZUt3LFWn0WJRg0UqBcYtqWuVfXXsBKNmnSfx6tVuz8oNC0e7sFwTIkIlcAMR3dNaDfQnY19qrrGIKNXbT6jvk-DaZmk5ZLru51qADXq/s2048/361624378_1027549274920044_6397196007274157475_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1262" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIAhQTp4ukdJEPmCRoRENTtn4G0hRBDV-07v05YNqJkDwIf7q2ZgF1Py3YE1HJ1ZNfNJgj_Ffwgw2pn40gn8gxZUt3LFWn0WJRg0UqBcYtqWuVfXXsBKNmnSfx6tVuz8oNC0e7sFwTIkIlcAMR3dNaDfQnY19qrrGIKNXbT6jvk-DaZmk5ZLru51qADXq/s320/361624378_1027549274920044_6397196007274157475_n.jpg" width="197" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGs-XN4da6058N0r-7aOguVF_3D4XPdYx-DLX2mLgW2U7_8gvGPYyORzSsKtLu5Ce1RzQjy_TlPPOpF3sI6a_Z03HcssB6052FrzJwpT6Qe7vz5e3wqyeqnzCeWHJRAXGxP_I6UGtVQs_dzTjwaVGbwfj24G7pedL41LATgt1pR_ww6WB-5jJ4IYvTLDW/s2048/361416074_938921500742756_3975528191934943483_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1246" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGs-XN4da6058N0r-7aOguVF_3D4XPdYx-DLX2mLgW2U7_8gvGPYyORzSsKtLu5Ce1RzQjy_TlPPOpF3sI6a_Z03HcssB6052FrzJwpT6Qe7vz5e3wqyeqnzCeWHJRAXGxP_I6UGtVQs_dzTjwaVGbwfj24G7pedL41LATgt1pR_ww6WB-5jJ4IYvTLDW/s320/361416074_938921500742756_3975528191934943483_n.jpg" width="195" /></a></div><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jack of Fables #12-16: The Bad Prince (4), Jack O'Lantern (2008)</span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Mini-review: The Bad Prince tells the antics of Jack, Gary, Wicked John, and Kevin Thorne. Jack O'Lantern is about how Jack sells his soul to the Devil (edit: multiple devils) in order to live longer. Note: Jack #1-16 should be read either directly before or after Fables' The Good Prince.</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Both pictures show banter between Jack and Gary</span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jKmFLoQ1WI6zTb2q4ustCQyAV0pe7MKabzh5VVtPAHLOVoDD3mxsozVudRdanOJbZ-SArZc1fEp8gY_ju9oX28wDTXo0daaIWZg4NWGyF9lawP5_abmSRAL2JcZN4oUCJ__Ge59Z_Vj2N3kWAj5dcofNMVghnF_TzHTtPC-wRXqMgkrwSSveu6O9qduM/s2048/361640097_257169910354192_3771694981224689893_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jKmFLoQ1WI6zTb2q4ustCQyAV0pe7MKabzh5VVtPAHLOVoDD3mxsozVudRdanOJbZ-SArZc1fEp8gY_ju9oX28wDTXo0daaIWZg4NWGyF9lawP5_abmSRAL2JcZN4oUCJ__Ge59Z_Vj2N3kWAj5dcofNMVghnF_TzHTtPC-wRXqMgkrwSSveu6O9qduM/s320/361640097_257169910354192_3771694981224689893_n.jpg" width="195" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdDSIt-LjBqYZXaCu7nA3iMBP_5MQiPse9eFVqp9QgzWLUoqR1S-jYpV3CZJyJBRD1KfJEQqvgznv5rGdiR0iqNnmTlrjfFAVHi4h73RoNSNKGsh1OuKj1tGxFmUoot0iRc3UTzXcLbtw_47sRbwo2BPuK6W8P7qljUTVn0m_OWxsYTmf15bZvs8sJPQT/s2048/361672853_199851729736069_5186401995663931197_n.jpg" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1279" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdDSIt-LjBqYZXaCu7nA3iMBP_5MQiPse9eFVqp9QgzWLUoqR1S-jYpV3CZJyJBRD1KfJEQqvgznv5rGdiR0iqNnmTlrjfFAVHi4h73RoNSNKGsh1OuKj1tGxFmUoot0iRc3UTzXcLbtw_47sRbwo2BPuK6W8P7qljUTVn0m_OWxsYTmf15bZvs8sJPQT/s320/361672853_199851729736069_5186401995663931197_n.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jack of Fables #17-21: Americana (2008)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Mini-review: This is yet another get-rich-quick scheme by Jack, which also includes Gary, Humpty Dumpty, Paul Bunyan, and others in the land of American tales. It's humorous and there's a lot of... zombies. Note: I may move this story lower in the reading order.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Zombies, Jack, Babe, Raven, Gary, Hilary Page, Humpty Dumpty</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQIDLQWSo1deHtY9VAFm4DoHOD0bt36DZilT1vCJ1szr0Okp4SKdHyonjgxMm2Yoy0AEKuc4zVs3IUXlTNVkqrveHp7JQ71c9jghIZxs9yifoqUF9LK6uejcavvgXyI31WM2P2X_43ILdIrehnO3iv7xlCYa8CuL6jomyaWvP5xnLvMlH-OgFofTib-FhA/s2048/361690624_311589331209131_6149394557041498889_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1657" data-original-width="2048" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQIDLQWSo1deHtY9VAFm4DoHOD0bt36DZilT1vCJ1szr0Okp4SKdHyonjgxMm2Yoy0AEKuc4zVs3IUXlTNVkqrveHp7JQ71c9jghIZxs9yifoqUF9LK6uejcavvgXyI31WM2P2X_43ILdIrehnO3iv7xlCYa8CuL6jomyaWvP5xnLvMlH-OgFofTib-FhA/s320/361690624_311589331209131_6149394557041498889_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #70-72: Kingdom Come, Skullduggery (2) (2008)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Mini-review: The first story focuses on Boy Blue and Rose Red, but there's also a bit with Prince Charming. Beauty is annoying in this tale. The next two-parter is another secret mission completed by Cinderella.</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Boy Blue and Stinky the Badger; Cinderella</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxAfXH4H6TTw3ngVKXlROeWNBhDxjodI4q2LtoMrrCzucVjJeWBySiKFFmVQnkhXFywGBb4tbsQC1FAA83zuFfpFZFOLVwdeh4QZa83SLdTmRTsU8peakiJOD21UDoLFrRxc781ljlf-BSNy4QlNIw7kNWotEuFZrAHqZn3FVk-qN_tCVK8Hfe4ugnPfc/s2048/361936129_1221411788535609_7197224328704844175_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1291" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxAfXH4H6TTw3ngVKXlROeWNBhDxjodI4q2LtoMrrCzucVjJeWBySiKFFmVQnkhXFywGBb4tbsQC1FAA83zuFfpFZFOLVwdeh4QZa83SLdTmRTsU8peakiJOD21UDoLFrRxc781ljlf-BSNy4QlNIw7kNWotEuFZrAHqZn3FVk-qN_tCVK8Hfe4ugnPfc/s320/361936129_1221411788535609_7197224328704844175_n.jpg" width="202" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmhtTTXpEduFwDUaLESRTkfKP-7Iq73nqkqTYhqBM9AQOb4ktUj4s4kwF_95prKEIIx5gJvhdlE7cJhX-3crGmgkBS62l_8P15wmRCyYft1iSPVopApRBFSUWTjn8LjHuci8t9VxwEcY1NWdf9TpbHRDVJm0OHSDqMW9vwePSftlE4p1wta9pjFp8el21/s2048/361928420_1443724829738001_8568451232743182855_n.jpg" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmhtTTXpEduFwDUaLESRTkfKP-7Iq73nqkqTYhqBM9AQOb4ktUj4s4kwF_95prKEIIx5gJvhdlE7cJhX-3crGmgkBS62l_8P15wmRCyYft1iSPVopApRBFSUWTjn8LjHuci8t9VxwEcY1NWdf9TpbHRDVJm0OHSDqMW9vwePSftlE4p1wta9pjFp8el21/s320/361928420_1443724829738001_8568451232743182855_n.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #73-75: War and Pieces (2008)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Mini-review: This story is about the final war in the Homelands and overcoming the adversary. There are three war fronts: one led by Prince Charming and Sinbad, another by Bigby, and the last one by Briar Rose. At home, Snow White is in charge and Boy Blue is the messenger between them all. This is the end of the major story arc we've followed from the beginning. I wonder if they will start a whole new arc with a new enemy - or if they will go off of the enemies in the Jack Comics.</span></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Flying Carpet powered Blimp attacked by Dragons; Adversary Warriors</span></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSm3LKW47q5a3O-KV9OyIzP0IKS1YQ0dyIT0iRJzF4D3D_wZUJ26c5iWBErMeYOWCtiMloyax_sR-HQyVOe9dXVULxuCzYDJP_YbT0AHVNSL8-7JiFqSQdpTt4q_3na2jF8PyHIFrEqjskQ4gPqL0_CCc_CCOHjn7qTG_SNjOtoiuRU0ZTRSkU9Bh2jJ-M/s2048/362243991_820571782664623_1793210625783365637_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1270" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSm3LKW47q5a3O-KV9OyIzP0IKS1YQ0dyIT0iRJzF4D3D_wZUJ26c5iWBErMeYOWCtiMloyax_sR-HQyVOe9dXVULxuCzYDJP_YbT0AHVNSL8-7JiFqSQdpTt4q_3na2jF8PyHIFrEqjskQ4gPqL0_CCc_CCOHjn7qTG_SNjOtoiuRU0ZTRSkU9Bh2jJ-M/s320/362243991_820571782664623_1793210625783365637_n.jpg" width="198" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1f1QJOlZbkD4W4lI3JpE8cVqaRQc7KowE6X2p_UZD8PxbNoemSvzikX30c02dBADmxMymgelH77hxq59xvRjMj7_03g4YZI09a5XovLn81jCzQe8C2iMm5P5yYvHWr4ABZdnYJC6zUVslHRC9BLMVeJrw1AXWocmhQ36bSeAcz3R4sgpFH8_gPK7S72xk/s2048/361606739_964345391454502_3234642761655793819_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1425" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1f1QJOlZbkD4W4lI3JpE8cVqaRQc7KowE6X2p_UZD8PxbNoemSvzikX30c02dBADmxMymgelH77hxq59xvRjMj7_03g4YZI09a5XovLn81jCzQe8C2iMm5P5yYvHWr4ABZdnYJC6zUVslHRC9BLMVeJrw1AXWocmhQ36bSeAcz3R4sgpFH8_gPK7S72xk/s320/361606739_964345391454502_3234642761655793819_n.jpg" width="223" /></a></div></div><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Peter & Max: A Fables Novel (2009, prose)</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Mini-review: This is a tragic story of how a young man became the hate-filled Pied Piper. His name is actually Max and I think it could be a reference to Where the Wild Things are. Other characters include Peter Piper (who picked a peck of pickled peppers), Bo Peep, and the Black Forest Witch. There was no Peter Pan cross-over, which was a bit of a disappointment to me. Overall, it was a great story with an unexpected ending. Quotes:</span></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">"Most of the farmhands were fable animals earning their keep; talking horses, who talked seldom unless they really had something to say, and talking dogs, who chattered constantly, believing that just about anything that was possible to say should be said, just in case it turned out to be important."</span></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">"The trouble with witch trials is that once in a great while you actually capture a real one. And then the spectacle never turns out the way you anticipate. Often the one who ends up hanged, or drowned, or burned, isn't the one in the docket."</span></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">"A sly smile began to grow upon her lips. It was the sort of smile from which devils and hauntings and deadly secrets are born."</span></span></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: green; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love #1-</span><span style="color: green; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6 (2010)</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><br /></span></div><p style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; 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font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables: The Wolf Among Us #1-7 and #8-16 (both 2014)</span><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Note: A video game (2013) adapted into comic form by Vertigo Comics and later as a print comic. It serves as a prequel to Fables but should be read later in the order rather than at the beginning. (Another game is to be released in 2024.)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #86-93: Witches (2010)</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #94-100: Rose Red (2011)</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Pinocchio's Army (2011, prose story)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: green; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Cinderella: Fables are Forever #1-</span><span style="color: green; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6 (2012)</span></span><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Werewolves of the Heartland (2012, graphic novel)</span></div><div><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span><span><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #101-107: Super Team (2011)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; 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font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">non-canon crossover</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fairest #1-7: Wide Awake (2012)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fairest #8-14: Hidden Kingdom (2013)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fairest #15-20: The Return of the Maharaja (2014)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #108-113: Inherit the Wind (2012)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #114-123: Cubs in Toyland (2013)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #124-129: Snow White (2013)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #130: June Bug (2014)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #131-140: Camelot (2014)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fairest in all the Land </span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">(one-shot, 2013)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jack of Fables #46-50: The End (2011)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fairest #21-26: Of Men and Mice (2014)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #141-149: Happily Ever After (2015)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #9900ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fairest #27-33: Clamour of Glamour (2015)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #150: Farewell and Extras (2015)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: green; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Everafter #1-6: The Pandora Protocol (2017)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: green; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Everafter #7-12: The Unsentimental Education (2017)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #151-162: The Black Forest (2023-?)</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: green; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: green; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Batman Vs. Bigby! A Wolf In Gotham #1-6 (2021)</span></div></span></span></div></div></div></span></span></div></div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-48445010949449087542023-06-29T14:10:00.015-04:002023-07-15T13:08:56.041-04:00Fables: A Suggested Reading Order<div style="line-height: 1.68; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Note:</b> If you're interested in my mini-reviews, a running character list, and some pictures of the comics themselves, please see my other post - </span></div><div style="line-height: 1.32; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/06/mini-reviews-of-fables.html" target="_blank">Reviews of Fables</a>.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Description:</b> Fables is a comic book series published by DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint beginning in 2002. The series deals with various people from fairy tales and folklore – referring to themselves as “Fables” – who have been forced out of their Homelands. The Fables have traveled to our mundane world and formed a clandestine community in New York City known as Fabletown.</span>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-Trade paperbacks with textured matte paper (collects a couple issues together)</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-Deluxe hardcovers with smooth glossy paper (collects several issues together)</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-Compendiums, which collect all of Fables together into 4 books</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>All are comics with the below exceptions: </b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-A Wolf in the Fold (prose story) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-1001 Nights of Snowfall (graphic novel) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-Peter and Max (prose novel)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-Pinocchio's Army (prose story) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">-Werewolves of the Heartland (graphic novel) </span></span></div>
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</b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Fables #1-5: Legends in Exile (2003)</span></div></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Fables #6-10: Animal Farm (2003)</span></div></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></span></div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">DELUXE V2</span><br /><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A Wolf in the Fold (2003, prose story)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #11-13: Bag O' Bones, A Two-Part Caper</span></span><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #14-18: Storybook Love, Barleycorn Brides (2004)</span><br /><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables: The Last Castle (2004)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">DELUXE V3</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #22: Cinderella Libertine (2005)</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: blue;">Note: #22 can be read before or after March of the Wooden Soldiers.</span></span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #19-21; #23-27: March of the Wooden Soldiers (2004)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">DELUXE V4</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><u>Fables #28-33:</u> War Stories, The Long Year/<u>The Mean Season</u> (2005)</span><br /><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (2006, graphic novel)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">DELUXE V5</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #34-35: Jack Be Nimbl</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">e </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">(2006)</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #36-41: Homelands (2006)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #42-45: Arabian Nights and Days (2006)</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #46-47: Ballad of Rodney and June (2006)</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><u>Fables #52-59: Sons of Empire</u> <span style="color: red;">(and 4 mini one-shots)</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>, Jiminy Christmas, Father and Son, Burning Questions </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">(2007)</span></p>
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<span><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Peter & Max: A Fables Novel (2009, prose)</span></span>
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<span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">DELUXE V9</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #76-82: The Dark Ages (2009)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">DELUXE V10</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Great Fables Crossover (2010):</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #83; </span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jack of Fables #33; </span><span style="color: green; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Literals #1</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #84;<span style="color: #3a3a3a;"> </span></span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jack of Fables #34; </span><span style="color: green; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Literals #2</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #85;<span style="color: #3a3a3a;"> </span></span><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jack of Fables #35; </span><span style="color: green; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The Literals #3</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">DELUXE ED3</span><br /><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jack of Fables #36-40: New Adventures of Jack and Jack (2010)</span><br /><span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Jack of Fables #41-45: Fulminate Blade (2011)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: green; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables: The Wolf Among Us #1-7 and #8-16 (both 2014)</span><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><br /><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A video game (2013) adapted into comic form by Vertigo Comics and later as a print comic. It serves as a prequel to Fables but should be read later in the order rather than at the beginning. (Another game is to be released in 2024.)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; white-space-collapse: preserve;">DELUXE V11</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #86-93: Witches (2010)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #94-100: Rose Red (2011)</span><br /><span style="color: red; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Pinocchio's Army (2011, prose story)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: green; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Cinderella: Fables are Forever #1-</span><span style="color: green; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">6 (2012)</span></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Fables #101-107: Super Team (2011)</span>
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</div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-68136352999309681292023-06-20T08:00:00.002-04:002023-06-20T08:00:22.393-04:00Winds of Fate by Mercedes Lackey<div style="text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhysHDXPu-F6UyEroedSq9HJX6CgFzyCZSY7RuiBUYnEbO0a9tlQWSF2kvcf4flObfSbivq4KzsLqcZTJFRTQHBzu05urn3BkpF_Nx64seDp-k0VtQEUxMQHJcuHr45kTJXf7obeChxUSAq6WgUq4URxqVXR22dlI9LpYRLfYfZ7entaAmpwehKbOxw66a/s1000/914UfExWdHL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="605" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhysHDXPu-F6UyEroedSq9HJX6CgFzyCZSY7RuiBUYnEbO0a9tlQWSF2kvcf4flObfSbivq4KzsLqcZTJFRTQHBzu05urn3BkpF_Nx64seDp-k0VtQEUxMQHJcuHr45kTJXf7obeChxUSAq6WgUq4URxqVXR22dlI9LpYRLfYfZ7entaAmpwehKbOxw66a/s320/914UfExWdHL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>Title:</b> Winds of Fate (Mage Winds Trilogy #1)</div><b>Author: </b>Mercedes Lackey (American, 1950- )<br /><b>Originally published: </b>1991<div><br /><b><br /></b><b>Page count: </b>446<div><b>Dates read: </b>5/30/23-6/17/23<div><b>2023 book goal progress:</b> 12 out of 23</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Author Challenge: Mercedes Lackey</b></div><div>Read my other book reviews for my 2023 goals <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-reading-goals.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Description on back of book:</b><br />High magic had been lost to Valdemar centuries ago when the last Herald-Mage gave his life to save the kingdom from destruction by dark sorceries. Yet now, the realm is at risk again. Elspeth, Herald and heir to the throne, must take up the challenge, abandoning her home to find a mentor who can awaken her untrained mage abilities. Others, too, are being caught up in a war against sorcerous evil.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Tayledras scout Darkwind is the first to stumble across the menace creeping forth from the '"Uncleansed Lands." As sorcery begins to take its toll, Darkwind may be forced to call upon powers he has sworn to never use again if he and his people are to survive an enemy able to wreak greater devastation with spells of destruction than with swords.<br /><br /><b>First sentences:</b><br />"The legend: Long ago, in the days of the first King, for whom the Kingdom of Valdemar is named, it came to the King that he was growing old. Now Valdemar had led his people out of the hand of a tyrannical monarch and had no wish to see them fall again into the hands of tyranny. He knew that his son and Heir was a worthy, honest man - but what of his son's sons and theirs?"<br /><br /><b>CAWPILE Rating: </b>Overall - 7/10 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5<br />Characters - 7<br />Atmosphere - 9<br />Writing Style - 8<br />Plot - 7<br />Intrigue - 7<br />Logic - 3<br />Enjoyment - 8<br /><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-is-cawpile-rating.html" target="_blank">What is a CAWPILE Rating?</a><br /><br /><b>Review:</b><div>I was really looking forward to having Elspeth as the main character and for about the first half of the book, it was great. Then she turned into the Brat again, a teenage one at that, and she wouldn't listen to anything Skif or even her Companion would say. Of course, they didn't call her out on her shit as harshly as Talia would have, which is what needed to be done. So, unfortunately, the second half of the book was a pain to get through because Elspeth was just a stupid and selfish Brat. </div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway - it isn't too bad because the whole book actually tells two stories and every other chapter followed either Elspeth and Skif or Darkwind and his tribe. I really enjoyed learning about the tribal cultures in the world of Valdemar - including their past and present issues. It was still good overall, I just hope Elspeth turns around again because she's currently annoying and I don't support her at all. I want to like and support the main characters I read about, and I just can't at the moment.<br /><br /></div><div>Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Mercedes Lackey have the last words:<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div>"Magic <i>isn't</i> an answer, it's a tool, and any tool can be done without."</div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-71129599579609501782023-05-30T07:58:00.003-04:002023-06-20T07:16:37.977-04:00The Children of Men by PD James<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2tCDdYLr-0Lz8LRGOxeMbks_4yLQzgofF5q5G3VyVbUSYIabMijVMEbR3VK96j2nGnsqQjiGp5vi5ow9IVvD44zQchgk_xM3P51VQvQygEkSfsUb2gb6t4sOU37gbW4dpd38_kFgVlwzlIRUcwOr2I9IJ75J4jL-JO1FKbkEWfWwCnjkHZXvOWAXPg/s500/51B8mZiEaXL.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="315" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2tCDdYLr-0Lz8LRGOxeMbks_4yLQzgofF5q5G3VyVbUSYIabMijVMEbR3VK96j2nGnsqQjiGp5vi5ow9IVvD44zQchgk_xM3P51VQvQygEkSfsUb2gb6t4sOU37gbW4dpd38_kFgVlwzlIRUcwOr2I9IJ75J4jL-JO1FKbkEWfWwCnjkHZXvOWAXPg/s320/51B8mZiEaXL.jpg" width="202" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>Title:</b> The Children of Men</div><b>Author: </b>PD James (English, 1920-2014)<br /><b>Originally published: </b>1992<div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b><b>Page count:</b> 241<div><b>Dates read:</b> 5/20/23-5/28/23<div><b>2023 book goal progress:</b> 11 out of 23</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>May Mindful Readers' Family Bookclub </b></div><div>Read my other book reviews for my 2023 goals <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-reading-goals.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Description on back of book:</b><br />The human race has become infertile, and the last generation to be born is now adult. Civilization itself is crumbling and suicide and despair become commonplace. Oxford historian Theodore Faron, apathetic toward a future without a future, spends most of his time reminiscing. Then he is approached by Julian, a bright, attractive woman who wants him to help get her an audience with his cousin, the powerful Warden of England. She and her band of unlikely revolutionaries may just awaken his desire to live... and they may also hold the key to survival for the human race.<br /><br /><b>First sentence:</b><br />"Early this morning, 1 January 2021, three minutes after midnight, the last human being to be born on earth was killed in a pub brawl in a suburb of Buenos Aires, aged twenty-five years, two months, and twelve days."<br /><br /><b>Favorite quotes:</b><br />"If from infancy, you treat children as gods, they are liable in adulthood to act as devils."</div><div><br /></div><div>"There was some dignity and much safety in the self-selected role of spectator, but, faced with some abominations, many had no option but to step onto the stage."</div><div><br /></div><div>"The world is changed not by the self-regarding, but by men and women prepared to make fools of themselves."</div><div><br /><b>CAWPILE Rating: </b>Overall - 4.9/10 - ⭐⭐⭐/5<br />Characters - 5<br />Atmosphere - 6<br />Writing Style - 3<br />Plot - 4<br />Intrigue - 6<br />Logic - 5<br />Enjoyment - 5<br /><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-is-cawpile-rating.html" target="_blank">What is a CAWPILE Rating?</a><br /><br /><b>Review:</b><br /><div>This was a pretty bad book. It was boring and I didn't feel connected with any of the characters. The concept seemed really interesting, but the story was told horribly. It had an advanced vocabulary and even simple words were British, so, being an American, I didn't know some of the words. For having the main character be an Oxford professor, there was no Oxford comma and other grammar seemed weird. The ending was unsatisfactory and didn't really have a resolution. I don't recommend this book.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Book to movie review:</b></div><div>They created new characters, removed others, and even combined some. The general overarching storyline is the same, but there are some significant plot changes along the way. I'd say the movie is better, but it's still pretty mediocre. It's not worth your time.<br /><br /></div><div>Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let PD James have the last words:<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div>" 'Do I believe in God? No, it's too late for me. I believe in Julian's strength and courage and in my own skill. But if he gets us through this maybe I'll change my mind, see if I can't get something going with Him.'</div><div><br /></div><div>'I don't think He bargains.'</div><div><br /></div><div>'Oh, yes He does. I may not be religious, but I know my Bible. My mother saw to that. He bargains alright. He's supposed to be just. If He wants belief, He'd better provide some evidence.'</div><div><br /></div><div>'That He exists?'</div><div><br /></div><div>'That He cares.' "</div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-34260153020270261792023-05-18T20:01:00.002-04:002023-05-30T07:17:24.365-04:00The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XnDNwKEPtx6_m2IZ1qKvtmDaVwP5UP5KtIbWrLK3l8ibGlbz51VfRPvkGLTJfpokHUgDLLN6VMigXv6wcv2lhKZxvywY5TcXYdBdqqgSAB9EjMRX2plwCCH_V7dY_NY-WK2rO5Q3ZQ6dwQSLlySFQRwKWYEkqdPegYQOGtRn9GmHU7ts070IcDw_Xw/s1000/81NX-69L22L._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="620" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XnDNwKEPtx6_m2IZ1qKvtmDaVwP5UP5KtIbWrLK3l8ibGlbz51VfRPvkGLTJfpokHUgDLLN6VMigXv6wcv2lhKZxvywY5TcXYdBdqqgSAB9EjMRX2plwCCH_V7dY_NY-WK2rO5Q3ZQ6dwQSLlySFQRwKWYEkqdPegYQOGtRn9GmHU7ts070IcDw_Xw/s320/81NX-69L22L._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>Title:</b> The Wise Man's Fear (Kingkiller Chronicle #2)</div><b>Author: </b>Patrick Rothfuss (American, 1973- )<br /><b>Originally published: </b>2011<div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b><b>Page count:</b> 1,107<div><b>Dates read: </b>4/10/23-4/23/23; 5/2/23-5/17/23<div><b>2023 book goal progress:</b> 10 out of 23</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Author Challenge: Patrick Rothfuss</b></div><div>Read my other book reviews for my 2023 goals <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-reading-goals.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Description on back of book:</b><br />"There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man."</div><div><br /></div><div><i>My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>So begins the tale of a hero told from his own point of view - a story unequal in fantasy literature. Now, in day two of the Kingkiller Chronicle, Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero and learns how difficult life can be when a man becomes a legend in his own time.<br /><br /><b>First sentences:</b><br />"Dawn was coming. The Waystone Inn lay in silence, and it was a silence of three parts."<br /><br /><b>Favorite quotes:</b><br />"We love what we love. Reason does not enter into it. In many ways, unwise love is the truest love. Anyone can love a thing <i>because</i>. That's as easy as putting a penny in your pocket. But to love something <i>despite</i>. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect."</div><div><br /></div><div>"It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. If you give a man an answer, all he gains is a little fact. But give him a question and he'll look for his own answers. That way, when he finds the answers, they'll be precious to him. The harder the question, the harder we hunt. The harder we hunt, the more we learn."</div><div><br /></div><div>"Stories don't need to be new to bring you joy. Some stories are like familiar friends. Some are dependable as bread."</div><div><br /></div><div>"A story is like a nut. A fool will swallow it whole and choke. A fool will throw it away, thinking it of little worth. But a wise woman finds a way to crack the shell and eat the meat inside."<br /><br /><b>CAWPILE Rating: </b>Overall - 7.3/10 - ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5<br />Characters - 8<br />Atmosphere - 8<br />Writing Style - 7<br />Plot - 7<br />Intrigue - 7<br />Logic - 6<br />Enjoyment - 8<br /><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-is-cawpile-rating.html" target="_blank">What is a CAWPILE Rating?</a><br /><br /><b>Review:</b><br /><div>I like this series a lot! I wish the books were half their length, though - they're super long. I wish the author hadn't written that Kvothe was supposed to tell his story in three days - and that each day he told his story, would be a single book.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have very mixed feelings about Felurian, who is a Fae seductress (akin to a siren/mermaid - without any fins). I think femme fatales that focus on sex and seduction are a very overused trope and just annoy me. Women can be clever and get what they want in so many other ways instead. I can't help but think that they're there in stories more for the pleasure of men than to represent a strong female character. I'm not the biggest fan of Denna (his main love interest), but I think Felurian is even worse than her. I wish he had stumbled into the land of the Fae and come across Felurian along the way instead of her magically seducing him.</div><div><br /></div><div>Unlike Felurian, who I hated at first and then slightly liked; I loved the Adem culture and then came to slightly dislike it. The Adem are a people of highly secretive mercenaries (based on a Tai-Chi-esque martial arts). They are viewed as an extremely equal society... then you see they're actually quite matriarchal, which was nice.... until you realize they're very sexist. Women are better at all things and men don't have anything to really live their life for. It was really neat to learn about a vastly different culture than ours, but disturbing to see how even a seemingly utopia has its pitfalls and blindspots.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sometimes it feels like the story arcs jump around a bit - Rothfuss probably feels he needs to jam as much as possible into each book because he only has 3 books to tell the entire tale. He's created a narrative for much more than 3 books and I wish he would move away from that. In case you're wondering - the third book is not out yet, with no idea when it will be - and it's been 12 years. Anyway, it's an incredible book, but it sometimes feels disjointed and rushed - despite its length.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Patrick Rothfuss have the last words... but first a preface for the quote.</div><div><br /></div><div>In real life, whilst I'm not reading fantasy, I'm a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant. Speech teachers are known for working on a person's pronunciation - lisps, stutters, gliding (replacing 'l' or 'r' with 'w'), and other articulation/fluency disorders. We actually work on much more than just that including language (grammar, syntax, vocab, etc), voice (pitch, volume, vocal hygiene, etc), swallowing (I don't do this as an assistant), and pragmatics (social skills).</div><div><br /></div><div>Social skills encompass A LOT: understanding emotions (what it looks like, how to react, how to calm yourself down, etc), knowing how to have a conversation (how much to talk, asking follow-up questions, staying on topic, etc), respect/empathy (understanding different relationships, what it means to be a friend, etc), problem-solving, perspective taking, expected vs. unexpected behaviors, and much more.</div><div><br /></div><div>Another topic of social skills is nonverbal communication, which includes facial expressions, gestures, eye contact, and tone of voice. The Adem culture has a VERY different form of nonverbal communication than we do. Instead of facial expressions to signify emotions, they use a complex hand gesture form of communication. The Adem keep blank faces in public and use their hand gestures to signify emotions. Eye contact is also considered rude since your eyes are meant to be watching a person's hands. </div><div><br /></div><div>As Kvothe learns this new way of communicating, he makes the below statement. When he says the gestures are not as simple as facial expressions - he means the gesture interpretations are more specific, so there are more signs to learn than we have facial expressions. The thing is, each of our facial expressions has its own intricacies and can be interpreted differently depending on the context - so, in my opinion, facial expressions are more complex than Ademic gestures. Nonetheless, I very much related to his below statement.</div><div><br /></div><div>"In the hours that followed, I learned that Ademic hand gestures did not actually represent facial expressions. It was nothing so simple as that. For example, a smile can mean you're amused, happy, grateful, or satisfied. You can smile to comfort someone. You can smile because you're content or because you're in love. A grimace or a grin looks similar to a smile, but they mean entirely different things.</div></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Imagine teaching someone how to smile. Imagine trying to describe what different smiles mean and when, precisely, to use them in conversation. It's harder than learning to walk."</div><div><br /></div><div>(Fun Fact: I don't have to imagine. As I've already said - that's literally part of my job. In addition to other facial expressions, I'm currently teaching one of my students the definition/use/emotion of a smile, grin, grimace, smirk, and sneer.)</div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-30464206045904437812023-05-02T18:45:00.002-04:002023-05-18T16:58:52.524-04:00Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3pT31BcG89alYOUIcMquJAWUWjSK64T4QtY6YElwng8aYrUNXoHC5VCzwpZYodhg9JhiF0L-yQ2swXHkC0nuP_-KxvEPaz20gEDY6MV6hiGcHWg1k7WGoYuev3yfys7Kpf4TgAYQEGCrjE4yKptm5sDwvdZ4evaFpNTODm1pmxQLqpgPRaQHZkGfrA/s463/md31095743346.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="463" data-original-width="268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3pT31BcG89alYOUIcMquJAWUWjSK64T4QtY6YElwng8aYrUNXoHC5VCzwpZYodhg9JhiF0L-yQ2swXHkC0nuP_-KxvEPaz20gEDY6MV6hiGcHWg1k7WGoYuev3yfys7Kpf4TgAYQEGCrjE4yKptm5sDwvdZ4evaFpNTODm1pmxQLqpgPRaQHZkGfrA/s320/md31095743346.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>Title:</b> Death on the Nile</div><b>Author: </b>Agatha Christie (English, 1890-1976)<br /><b>Originally published: </b>1937<div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b><b>Page count: </b>214<div><b>Dates read: </b>4/23/23-5/2/23<div><b>2023 book goal progress:</b> 9 out of 23</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>April Mindful Readers' Family Bookclub </b></div><div>Read my other book reviews for my 2023 goals <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-reading-goals.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Description on back of book:</b><br />The Scene: An exotic cruise in the land of the ancient Pharaohs.</div><div>The Victim: She made such a lovely bride. Alas, a tiny bullet interrupted what seemed to be the perfect honeymoon.</div><div>The Suspects: The boat was crawling with them, including the ex-fiance of the groom and the groom himself who has a couple million motives ($) motives for murder.</div><div><br /><b>First sentence:</b><br />"Linnet Ridgeway! That's <i>her</i>!"<br /><br /><b>CAWPILE Rating: </b>Overall - 6.4/10 - ⭐⭐⭐/5<br />Characters - 6<br />Atmosphere - 5<br />Writing Style - 7<br />Plot - 7<br />Intrigue - 8<br />Logic - 6<br />Enjoyment - 6<br /><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-is-cawpile-rating.html" target="_blank">What is a CAWPILE Rating?</a><br /><br /><b>Review:</b><br /><div>This is a Hercule Poirot novel and I had high hopes. Unfortunately, this story moved very slowly. There were so many characters, I had to take notes to keep them straight. Poirot also asked a lot of leading questions and occasionally spoke French, which annoyed me. I also had a suspicion of who it was all along and I was correct. It's always a boost to feel clever and solve the mystery, but I prefer being surprised with an unexpected twist. To be fair, there is a big twist in the end, but I guess I've read so many mysteries that I can read between the lines. I suggest Agatha Christie's <a href="http://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-murder-of-roger-ackroyd-by-agatha.html" target="_blank">The Murder of Roger Ackroyd</a> over this one.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Book to movie review:</b></div><div>I'd say the movie is better than the book, but the movie is pretty mediocre.<br /><br /></div><div>Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Agatha Christie have the last words:<br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div>"Love can be a very frightening thing. That is why most great love stories are tragedies."</div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-41353038177140139902023-04-09T11:55:00.000-04:002023-04-09T11:55:30.464-04:00Female Author List Fun Statistics<div><b>Fun Statistics!</b><br /> <br />Here’s the list of <a href="http://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/04/100-must-read-books-by-female-authors.html" target="_blank">100 Must-Read Books by Female Authors</a><br /> <br /><a href="http://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/04/how-i-came-up-with-my-list-of-books-by.html" target="_blank">How did I come up with the list?</a><br /> <br /><b>GENERAL CALCULATIONS</b><br /> <br />Out of 28 lists, there were 646 books. Then those were narrowed down to:</div><div> <br />100 books total by 87 female authors<br /> <br />23 books in translation <br />(not originally written in English)<br /> <br />44 books by world authors <br />(Either: not from North America/Europe OR a POC from those 2 continents)<br /> <br />15 books in translation by world authors<br /> <br /> <br /><b>HIGHEST RANKED<br /></b> <br />Overall – 1. <i>Wuthering Heights</i> (1847) by Emily Bronte (English, 1818-1848)</div><div>Fun Fact: I personally HATED this book. <a href="http://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/07/wuthering-heights-by-emily-bronte.html" target="_blank">Here's my review.</a></div><div><br />By world author – 4. <i>Beloved</i> (1987) by Toni Morrison (American, 1931-2019)</div><div><br />In Translation - 9. <i>The House of the Spirits</i> (1982) by Isabel Allende (Chilean, 1942- )</div><div><br /> <br /><b>OLDEST vs. NEWEST</b></div><div><b><br /></b>Oldest book (in translation by a world author) – <i>Pillow Book</i> (1002) </div><div>by Sei Shonagon (Japanese, 1017-1025)</div><div><br />Oldest in English (by a white author) - <i>Pride and Prejudice</i> (1813) </div><div>by Jane Austen (English, 1775-1817)</div><div><br /> <br />Newest book (in translation by world author) – <i>Home</i> (2012) </div><div>by Leila S. Chudori (Indonesian, 1962- )</div><div><br />Newest in English (by a world author) - <i>Skata Witch</i> (2011) </div><div>by Nnedi Okorafor (Nigerian-American, 1974- )</div><div><br />Newest by a white author (in translation) - <i>My Brilliant Friend</i> (2011) </div><div>by Elena Ferrante (Italian, 1943- )</div><div><br /> <br /><b>MULTIPLE BOOKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR</b></div><div><br /><i>There are 3 authors that have 3 books on the list:</i></div><div><i><br /></i>Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi (Nigerian-American, 1977- ) – ranked 37, 38, 89</div><div><br />Morrison, Toni (American, 1931-2019) - ranked 6, 13/14, 41-43</div><div><br />Woolf, Virginia (English, 1882-1941) - 4, 5, 21</div><div><br />Adichie had 3 additional books and Woolf had 1 additional book removed from the list in order to allow for the recognition of other authors.<br /> </div><div><br /><i>There are 7 authors who have 2 books on the list:</i></div><div><i><br /></i> Allende, Isabel (Chilean, 1942- )</div><div><br />Alvares, Julia (American, 1950- )</div><div> <br />Austen, Jane (English, 1775-1817)</div><div> <br />Eliot, George (English, 1819-1880)</div><div> <br />Garner, Helen (Australian, 1942- )</div><div> <br />Lispector, Clarice (Ukrainian-Brazilian, 1920-1977)</div><div><br />Pineiro, Claudia (Argentine, 1960- ) </div><div><br /></div><div><br />These 10 authors make up 23% of the entire list!</div><div><br /> <br /><b>AM I SPEAKING YOUR LANGUAGE?</b></div><div><br />23 books in translation:</div><div><div><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-Spanish - 6 books</div><div><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-French - 5 books</div><div><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-Italian, Japanese, and Portuguese - 2 books each</div><div><br /></div><div>Languages that had 1 book on the list:</div><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-Arabic<br /><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-Armenian<br /><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-Chinese<br /><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-Dutch<br /><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-Indonesian<br /><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>-Korean<br /><br /></div><div><br /><b>LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION</b></div><div> The location is where the author is from, but the digit refers to the number of books.</div><div><br /><i>At least 7 books with authors from each continent:</i></div><div><br />Africa - 8<br /> -Egyptian (1), Nigerian (5), Senegalese (1), Zimbabwean (1)</div><div><br />Asia - 7<br /> -Chinese (1), Indian (2), Indonesian (1), Japanese (2), South Korean (1)</div><div><br />Australia - 7<br /> -Australian (6), New Zealander (1)</div><div><br />Europe - 35<br /> -British/English (25), French (3), German (2), Irish (2), Italian (1), Scottish (1), Ukrainian (1) </div><div><br />North American - 35<br /> -American (31), Canadian (1), Native North American (3)</div><div><br />South American - 8<br /> -Argentine (3), Brazilian (2), Chilean (2), Mexican (1)<br /> </div><div><br /><b>DATE NIGHT</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>The books span 1,010 years from 1002-2012. There were 16 years that had 2 books published and 6 years that had 3 books published. Those 22 years (out of 1,010 years) published 50 books on the list!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Basic Dates</i></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQsutnO8oZzS1QzhWjuz4P5xCEokCBq17Ncrt07StdObS8tHkwHZZnH7u_ZtOCSFLZgOXr9Njuj8cq3oFw3x8mo9vfLMGoLdfGMxizqkUtssuUfxwkCkK6DfB22VEmLxVPm0nN0tI11KO1o4IYzZ5vnuY53wyxKdHCLPp-ZVAgbofbuimSv5j9D8uvg/s1200/meta-chart.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQsutnO8oZzS1QzhWjuz4P5xCEokCBq17Ncrt07StdObS8tHkwHZZnH7u_ZtOCSFLZgOXr9Njuj8cq3oFw3x8mo9vfLMGoLdfGMxizqkUtssuUfxwkCkK6DfB22VEmLxVPm0nN0tI11KO1o4IYzZ5vnuY53wyxKdHCLPp-ZVAgbofbuimSv5j9D8uvg/w640-h426/meta-chart.png" width="559" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Expanded Dates</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><google-sheets-html-origin><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="288"></col><col width="288"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 21px;"><td colspan="2" data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Detailed Dates:"}" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><i><b>Detailed Dates:</b></i></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"~725-24 BC (~700 years) – 4 books"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;"><i>by decades (mostly)</i></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1910-1919 (10 years) – 4 books"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1935-1939 (5 years) - 4 books</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"~750-1472 AD (~720 years) – 4 books"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1000-1009 - 2 books</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1920-1929 (10 years) – 8 books"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1940-1949 - 9 books</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"~1600-1605 (~5 years) – 2 books"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1472 - 1 book</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1930-1939 (10 years) – 9 books"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1950-1959 - 7 books</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1726-1759 (33 years) – 2 books"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1810-1819 - 3 books</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1940-1949 (10 years) – 7 books"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1960-1969 - 9 books</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1800-1824 (25 years) – 3 books"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1845-1849 (5 years) - 3 books</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1950-1959 (10 years) – 7 books"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1970-1979 - 13 books</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1825-1849 (25 years) – 5 books"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1850-1859 - 2 books</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1960-1969 (10 years) – 11 books"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1980-1989 - 12 books</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1850-1874 (25 years) – 10 books"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1860-1869 - 2 books</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1970-1979 (10 years) – 5 books"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1990-1999 - 10 books</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1875-1899 (25 years) – 4 books"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1890, 1918 (2 years) - 2 books</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1980-1989 (10 years) – 8 books"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2000-2009 - 11 books</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1900-1909 (10 years) – 3 books"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">1920-1929 - 7 books</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1990-1999 (10 years) – 4 books"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom;">2010-2012 (3 years) - 3 books</td></tr></tbody></table></google-sheets-html-origin></div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-54440994254158338412023-04-09T10:48:00.005-04:002023-04-09T11:56:00.871-04:00How I Came Up with My List of Books by Female Authors<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here’s the list of <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/04/100-must-read-books-by-female-authors.html" target="_blank">100 Must-Read Books by Female Authors</a></span></div><span id="docs-internal-guid-1f6ded49-7fff-0039-7f95-6c5a4280170b"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STEP 1. Choose the lists to compile my own list.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I know most ‘best of’ lists tend to be biased towards books written in English by white men. In order to try to balance it out a bit, I decided to make a list of female authors from around the world. I found lists that fit into the following 4 categories:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">General (biased towards white men writing books in English):</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-novels/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">100 Best Novels – Modern Library</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2018/100-must-read-classic-books.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">100 Must-Read Classic Books - Penguin</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://thegreatestbooks.org/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Greatest Books of All Time – thegreatestbooks.org</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/oct/12/features.fiction" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time – The Guardian</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://thegreatestbooks.org/lists/142" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">100 Life-Changing Books – National Book Award</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">World (lists of World Literature, non-white authors, and books in translation):</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://thegreatestbooks.org/lists/28" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Top 100 Works in World Literature – Norwegian Book Clubs</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://thegreatestbooks.org/lists/196" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 100 Best Books of World Literature – ABC.es</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://thegreatestbooks.org/lists/116" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Top 100 World Literature Title – Perfection Learning</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://www.listchallenges.com/the-100-best-novels-in-translation" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 100 Best Novels in Translation – Boyd Tonkin</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://bookriot.com/100-must-read-classics-by-people-of-color/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">100 Must-Read Classics by People of Color – Book Riot</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Female (lists of books by female authors):</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://www.stylist.co.uk/books/best-female-authors-ever-books-literature/384836" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 107 Female Authors Everyone Should Have on Their Bookshelf - Stylist</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://www.listchallenges.com/102greatestbooksfemaleauthors" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">102 of the Greatest Books by Female Authors – List Challenges</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://bookriot.com/100-must-read-classics-by-women/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">100 Must-Read Classics by Women - Book Riot</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://www.abebooks.com/books/best-female-authors/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Best Female Authors of All Time (100) - AbeBooks</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2019/mar/best-books-by-female-authors.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Must-Read Books by Women (53) - Penguin</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://www.rd.com/list/books-written-by-female-authors/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">40 of the Best Books for Women Written by Female Authors – rd.com</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Continent (not North America or Europe):</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://www.shortform.com/best-books/genre/best-african-books-of-all-time" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">100 Best African Books of All Time – Short Form</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://www.ascleiden.nl/content/webdossiers/africas-100-best-books-20th-century" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Africa’s 100 Best Books of the 20</span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 0.6em; vertical-align: super;">th</span></span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Century – ASC Library</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/73445-10-essential-african-novels.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">10 Essential African Novels – Publishers Weekly</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://bookriot.com/100-must-read-books-featuring-asian-characters-written-by-asian-authors/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">100 Must-Read Books by Asian Authors – Book Riot</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://www.womansday.com/life/entertainment/g33595216/best-books-by-asian-authors/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">35 of the Best Books by Asian Authors – Woman’s Day</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/books-asian-authors" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">25 Books That Will Transport You Through Asia – Lonely Planet</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://bookriot.com/100-must-read-australian-books/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">100 Must-Read Australian Books – Book Riot</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://www.listchallenges.com/top-50-australian-books" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Top 50 Australian Books – List Challenges</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/blog/2011/01/11/50-must-read-australian-novels-as-voted-by-you-in-2010/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">50 Must Read Australian Novels</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://bookriot.com/100-must-read-latin-american-books/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">100 Must-Read Latin America Books – Book Riot</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://www.latintimes.com/top-20-latin-american-books-read-you-die-photos-133218" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Top 20 Latin American Books to Read Before You Die – Latin Times</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">-</span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/jun/09/10-best-latin-american-south-american-novels-magic-realism" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">10 of the Best Latin American Novels – The Guardian</span></a></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STEP 2. Compile a list of all the books and tabulate an initial order.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I went through all the links above and typed the books into a spreadsheet. Each book got 1 line and I kept a tally of how many of the links listed it. There were 646 books from the 28 lists. To be on a ‘must-read’ list, it needs to be tested by time - 10 years for this list. Any book published in 2013 or later was taken off the list.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To come up with the order, I first looked at which books were mentioned by the most links. Then I highlighted the 39 books by females from my <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2022/05/100-must-read-books-inclusive-list.html" target="_blank">100 Inclusive Must-Read Book List</a> to make sure those were included.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I then looked at which authors had the most books listed. Based on the books on the most links, I highlighted at least: 1 book from each author with 3 books, 2 books from authors with 4-5 books, and 3 books from the author with 6 books. I made sure there were no more than 3 books per author in order to allow for other authors to be recognized.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STEP 3. Check the diversity of the list.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At this point, I had about 77 books on my list with many of the rest having a similar ranking. I decided to check the diversity because I wanted at least 20 books in translation and at least 5 books by an author from all 6 inhabited continents. I only had 11 books in translation, so I found all of them that were mentioned on at least 2 lists and highlighted them. Asia was the only continent that didn’t have 5 books, but I added to all the continents until they had 5 or more books each.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">STEP 4. Double-check the diversity of my list.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I recounted again and I had over 20 books in translation and at least 7 books from each continent. I still only had 94 books on my list of 100, though. I found books by Native North Americans and added them to my list. The last couple, I chose from the highest ranked not yet included in my list... and I had 100 books! For those with the same rank, I put them in order by publication - oldest to newest; for those with the same rank and published in the same year, I put them in alphabetical order by the author’s last name.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The list has: </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">100 books total by 87 female authors</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">23 books in translation </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(not originally written in English)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">44 books by world authors </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(Either: not from North America/Europe OR a POC from those 2 continents)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">15 books in translation by world authors</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/04/female-author-list-fun-statistics.html" target="_blank">More Fun Statistics for the Female Author List!</a></span></p></span>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-89087600684612660562023-04-09T10:38:00.004-04:002023-04-09T11:56:25.945-04:00100 Must-Read Books by Female Authors<div style="text-align: left;"> <b>100 Must-Read Books by Female Authors</b></div><div><br /></div><div><div>As most ‘best of’ lists tend to be biased towards books written in English by white men, I have attempted to create a list exclusively of females. This list, hopefully, is also more inclusive of authors who didn’t originally write in English and authors NOT from North America and Europe. Also, for a book to be on a ‘must read’ list, it should be tested over time. I decided to have my list be of books published 10+ years ago - so 2012 and earlier.</div><div> </div><div>I want to keep this post short and just focused on the list itself, but more info is available:</div><div>-<a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/04/how-i-came-up-with-my-list-of-books-by.html" target="_blank">How I Came Up with the List of Books by Female Authors</a></div><div>-<a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/04/female-author-list-fun-statistics.html" target="_blank">Fun Statistics for the Female Author List!</a></div><div>-<a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2022/05/100-must-read-books-inclusive-list.html" target="_blank">100 Must-Read Books: An Inclusive List</a> (not only female authors)</div><div> </div><div>As I read the books, I will link my review to the book title in the list below. As I’m not doing this for work or school, I’m not giving myself a time restraint and I don’t have to go in order. Also, if I decide I really don’t like a book and I don’t want to finish it – then I won’t finish it. I will post a short review and link it to the title and move on to another book.</div><div> </div><div>Read: <a href="http://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/09/why-didnt-you-finish-book.html" target="_blank">Why didn’t you finish the book?</a></div><div><br /></div><div>All books are ranked, though some have the same number. Those with the same rank were put in publication order, oldest to newest. Those with the same rank and publication year were put in order alphabetically by the author’s last name.</div><div> </div><div>Now, what you’ve all been waiting for…</div><div> </div><div><b>100 Must-Read Books by Female Authors</b></div><div> </div><google-sheets-html-origin><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="57"></col><col width="235"></col><col width="190"></col><col width="92"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Rank"}" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Rank</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Title"}" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 2px 2px 2px 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Title</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Author"}" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 2px 2px 2px 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Author</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Published\nLanguage"}" style="border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 2px 2px 2px 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Published<br />Language</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wuthering Heights"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><a href="http://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/07/wuthering-heights-by-emily-bronte.html" target="_blank">Wuthering Heights</a></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bronte, Emily\n(English, 1818-1848)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Bronte, Emily<br />(English, 1818-1848)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1847}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1847</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pride and Prejudice"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Pride and Prejudice</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Austen, Jane\n(English, 1775-1817)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Austen, Jane<br />(English, 1775-1817)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1813}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1813</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">3</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Frankenstein"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Frankenstein</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Shelley, Mary\n(English, 1797-1851)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Shelley, Mary<br />(English, 1797-1851)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1818}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1818</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":5,"2":"m/d","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":45021}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">4/5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mrs. Dalloway"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Mrs. Dalloway</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Woolf, Virginia\n(English, 1882-1941)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Woolf, Virginia<br />(English, 1882-1941)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1925}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1925</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":5,"2":"m/d","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":45021}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">4/5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"To the Lighthouse"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">To the Lighthouse</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Woolf, Virginia\n(English, 1882-1941)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Woolf, Virginia<br />(English, 1882-1941)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1927}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1927</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">6</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Beloved"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Beloved</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Morrison, Toni\n(American, 1931-2019)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Morrison, Toni<br />(American, 1931-2019)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1987}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1987</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">7</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Handmaid's Tale"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-handmaids-tale-by-margaret-atwwod.html" target="_blank">The Handmaid's Tale</a></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Atwood, Margaret\n(Canadian, 1939- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Atwood, Margaret<br />(Canadian, 1939- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1985}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1985</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">8</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jane Eyre"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><a href="http://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/jane-eyre-by-charlotte-bronte.html" target="_blank">Jane Eyre</a></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bronte, Charlotte\n(English, 1816-1855)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Bronte, Charlotte<br />(English, 1816-1855)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1847}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1847</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">9</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The House of the Spirits"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The House of the Spirits</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Allende, Isabel \n(Chilean, 1942- )\ntr Magda Bogin"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Allende, Isabel<br />(Chilean, 1942- )<br />translation Magda Bogin</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1982\nSpanish"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1982<br />Spanish</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">10</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Color Purple"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Color Purple</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Walker, Alice\n(American, 1944- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Walker, Alice<br />(American, 1944- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1982}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1982</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"To Kill a Mockingbird"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">To Kill a Mockingbird</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lee, Harper\n(American, 1926-2016)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Lee, Harper<br />(American, 1926-2016)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1960}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1960</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">12</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Middlemarch"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Middlemarch</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Eliot, George\n(English, 1819-1880)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Eliot, George<br />(English, 1819-1880)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1971}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1971</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"13/14"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">13/14</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Age of Innocence"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Age of Innocence</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wharton, Edith\n(American, 1862-1937)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Wharton, Edith<br />(American, 1862-1937)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1920}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1920</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"13/14"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">13/14</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Song of Solomon"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Song of Solomon</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Morrison, Toni\n(American, 1931-2019)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Morrison, Toni<br />(American, 1931-2019)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1977}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1977</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"15-17"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">15-17</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Tale of Genji"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Tale of Genji</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Shikibu, Murasaki\n(Japanese, ~973-1031)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Shikibu, Murasaki<br />(Japanese, ~973-1031)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"~1008\nJapanese"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">~1008<br />Japanese</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"15-17"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">15-17</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Their Eyes Were Watching God"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Their Eyes Were Watching God</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hurston, Zora Neale\n(American, 1891-1960)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Hurston, Zora Neale<br />(American, 1891-1960)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1937}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1937</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"15-17"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">15-17</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Joy Luck Club"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Joy Luck Club</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tan, Amy\n(American, 1952- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Tan, Amy<br />(American, 1952- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1989}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1989</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"18-20"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">18-20</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Little Women"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Little Women</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Alcott, Louisa M.\n(American, 1932-1888)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Alcott, Louisa M.<br />(American, 1932-1888)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1868}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1868</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"18-20"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">18-20</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Heart is a Lonely Hunter"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Heart is a Lonely Hunter</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"McCullers, Carson\n(American, 1917-1967)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">McCullers, Carson<br />(American, 1917-1967)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1940}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1940</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"18-20"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">18-20</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wide Sargasso Sea"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Wide Sargasso Sea</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Rhys, Jean\n(Dominican-British, 1890-1979)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Rhys, Jean<br />(Dominican-British,<br />1890-1979)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1966}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1966</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":21}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">21</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Orlando"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Orlando</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Woolf, Virginia\n(English, 1882-1941)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Woolf, Virginia<br />(English, 1882-1941)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1928}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1928</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"22-28"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">22-28</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Rebecca"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Rebecca</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Maurier, Daphne Du\n(English, 1907-1989)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Maurier, Daphne Du<br />(English, 1907-1989)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1938}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1938</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"22-28"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">22-28</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Spark, Muriel\n(Scottish, 1918-2006)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Spark, Muriel<br />(Scottish, 1918-2006)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1961}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1961</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"22-28"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">22-28</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Sea, The Sea"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Sea, The Sea</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Murdoch, Iris\n(Irish-British, 1919-1999)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Murdoch, Iris<br />(Irish-British, 1919-1999)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1978}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1978</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"22-28"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">22-28</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Like Water for Chocolate"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Like Water for Chocolate</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Esquivel, Laura\n(Mexican, 1950- )\ntr Carol and Thomas Christensen"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Esquivel, Laura<br />(Mexican, 1950- )<br />translation Carol and Thomas Christensen</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1989\nSpanish"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1989<br />Spanish</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"22-28"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">22-28</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Secret History"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Secret History</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tartt, Donna\n(American, 1963- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Tartt, Donna<br />(American, 1963- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1992}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1992</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"22-28"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">22-28</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The God of Small Things"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The God of Small Things</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Roy, Arundhati\n(Indian, 1961- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Roy, Arundhati<br />(Indian, 1961- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1997}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1997</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"22-28"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">22-28</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"White Teeth"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">White Teeth</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Smith, Zadie\n(English, 1975- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Smith, Zadie<br />(English, 1975- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2000}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">2000</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"29-36"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">29-36</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dante's Divine Comedy"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Dante's Divine Comedy</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tr by Sayers, Dorothy L\n(English, 1893-1957)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Tr by Sayers, Dorothy L<br />(English, 1893-1957)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1472 / 1957\nItalian"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1472 / 1957<br />Italian</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"29-36"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">29-36</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Death of the Heart"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Death of the Heart</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bowen, Elizabeth\n(Irish-British, 1899-1973)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Bowen, Elizabeth<br />(Irish-British, 1899-1973)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1938}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1938</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"29-36"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">29-36</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"I Capture the Castle"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">I Capture the Castle</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Smith, Dodie\n(English, 1896-1990)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Smith, Dodie<br />(English, 1896-1990)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1948}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1948</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"29-36"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">29-36</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Wrinkle in Time"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">A Wrinkle in Time</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"L'engle, Madeleine\n(American, 1918-2007)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">L'engle, Madeleine<br />(American, 1918-2007)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1962}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1962</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"29-36"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">29-36</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Golden Notebook"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Golden Notebook</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lessing, Doris\n(British-Zimbabwean, 1919-2013)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Lessing, Doris<br />(British-Zimbabwean,<br />1919-2013)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1962}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1962</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"29-36"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">29-36</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"So Long a Letter"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">So Long a Letter</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ba, Mariama\n(Senegalese, 1929-1981)\nTrans. Modupe Bode-Thomas"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Ba, Mariama<br />(Senegalese, 1929-1981)<br />Translation Modupe<br />Bode-Thomas</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1979\nFrench"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1979<br />French</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"29-36"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">29-36</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Kindred"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Kindred</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Butler, Octavia E.\n(American, 1947-2006)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Butler, Octavia E.<br />(American, 1947-2006)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1979}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1979</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"29-36"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">29-36</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Poisonwood Bible"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Poisonwood Bible</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Kingsolver, Barbara\n(American, 1955- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Kingsolver, Barbara<br />(American, 1955- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1998}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1998</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"37/38"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">37/38</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Purple Hibiscus"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Purple Hibiscus</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi\n(Nigerian-American, 1977- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Adichie,<br />Chimamanda Ngozi<br />(Nigerian-American, 1977-)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2003}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">2003</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"37/38"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">37/38</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Half of a Yellow Sun"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Half of a Yellow Sun</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi\n(Nigerian-American, 1977- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Adichie,<br />Chimamanda Ngozi<br />(Nigerian-American, 1977-)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2007}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">2007</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"39/40"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">39/40</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Hour of the Star"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Hour of the Star</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lispectpr, Clarice\n(Ukranian-Brazilian, 1920-1977)\ntr Giovanni Pontiero"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Lispectpr, Clarice<br />(Ukrainian-Brazilian,<br />1920-1977)<br />trans. Giovanni Pontiero</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1977\nPortuguese"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1977<br />Portuguese</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"39/40"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">39/40</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"In the Time of the Butterflies"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">In the Time of the Butterflies</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Alvares, Julia\n(American, 1950- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Alvares, Julia<br />(American, 1950- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1994}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1994</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"41-43"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">41-43</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Emma"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Emma</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Austen, Jane\n(English, 1775-1817)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Austen, Jane<br />(English, 1775-1817)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1815}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1815</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"41-43"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">41-43</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"My Antonia"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">My Antonia</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cather, Willa\n(American, 1873-1947)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Cather, Willa<br />(American, 1873-1947)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1918}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1918</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"41-43"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">41-43</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Bluest Eyes"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Bluest Eyes</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Morrison, Toni\n(American, 1931-2019)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Morrison, Toni<br />(American, 1931-2019)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1970}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1970</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"44-50"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">44-50</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Passing"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Passing</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Larsen, Nella\n(American, 1891-1964)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Larsen, Nella<br />(American, 1891-1964)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1929}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1929</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"44-50"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">44-50</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Man Who Loved Children"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Man Who Loved Children</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Stead, Christina\n(Australian, 1902-1983)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Stead, Christina<br />(Australian, 1902-1983)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1940}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1940</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"44-50"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">44-50</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Nectar in a Sieve"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Nectar in a Sieve</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Markandaya, Kamala\n(British-Indian, 1924-2004)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Markandaya, Kamala<br />(British-Indian, 1924-2004)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1954}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1954</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"44-50"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">44-50</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Bell Jar"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Bell Jar</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Plath, Sylvia\n(American, 1932-1963)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Plath, Sylvia<br />(American, 1932-1963)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1963}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1963</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"44-50"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">44-50</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Complete Stories"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Complete Stories</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"O'Connor, Flannery\n(American, 1925-1964)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">O'Connor, Flannery<br />(American, 1925-1964)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1971}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1971</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"44-50"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">44-50</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Nights at the Circus"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Nights at the Circus</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Carter, Angela\n(English, 1940-1992)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Carter, Angela<br />(English, 1940-1992)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1984}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1984</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"44-50"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">44-50</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Breathing Lessons"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Breathing Lessons</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tyler, Anne\n(American, 1941- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Tyler, Anne<br />(American, 1941- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1988}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1988</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"51-59"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">51-59</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"North and South"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">North and South</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gaskell, Elizabeth\n(English, 1810-1865)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Gaskell, Elizabeth<br />(English, 1810-1865)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1854}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1854</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"51-59"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">51-59</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Poems of Emily Dickenson"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Poems of Emily Dickenson</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dickinson, Emily\n(American, 1830-1886)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Dickinson, Emily<br />(American, 1830-1886)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1890}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1890</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"51-59"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">51-59</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"And Then There Were None"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">And Then There Were None</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Christie, Agatha\n(English, 1890-1976)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Christie, Agatha<br />(English, 1890-1976)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1939}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1939</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"51-59"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">51-59</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Pursuit of Love"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Pursuit of Love</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mitford, Nancy\n(English, 1904-1973)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Mitford, Nancy<br />(English, 1904-1973)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1945}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1945</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"51-59"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">51-59</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Talented Mr. Ripley"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Talented Mr. Ripley</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Highsmith, Patricia\n(American, 1921-1995)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Highsmith, Patricia<br />(American, 1921-1995)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1955}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1955</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"51-59"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">51-59</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Angelou, Maya\n(American, 1928-2014)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Angelou, Maya<br />(American, 1928-2014)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1969}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1969</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"51-59"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">51-59</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Picnic at Hanging Rock"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Picnic at Hanging Rock</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lindsay, Joan\n(Australian, 1896-1984)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Lindsay, Joan<br />(Australian, 1896-1984)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1975}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1975</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"51-59"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">51-59</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Winterson, Jeanette\n(English, 1959- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Winterson, Jeanette<br />(English, 1959- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1985}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1985</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"51-59"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">51-59</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Secret River"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Secret River</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grenville, Kate\n(Australian, 1950- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Grenville, Kate<br />(Australian, 1950- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2005}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">2005</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"60-62"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">60-62</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Mill of the Floss"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Mill of the Floss</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Eliot, George\n(English, 1819-1880)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Eliot, George<br />(English, 1819-1880)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1860}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1860</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"60-62"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">60-62</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Near to the Wild Heart"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Near to the Wild Heart</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lispector, Clarice\n(Ukranian-Brazilian, 1920-1977)\ntr Alison Entrekin"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Lispector, Clarice<br />(Ukrainian-Brazilian,<br />1920-1977)<br />translation Alison Entrekin</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1943\nPortuguese"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1943<br />Portuguese</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"60-62"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">60-62</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Thursday Night Widows"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Thursday Night Widows</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pineiro, Claudia\n(Argentine, 1960- )\ntr Miranda France"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Pineiro, Claudia<br />(Argentine, 1960- )<br />translation Miranda France</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2005\nSpanish"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">2005<br />Spanish</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"63-65"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">63-65</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Haunting of Hill House"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Haunting of Hill House</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jackson, Shirley\n(American, 1916-1965)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Jackson, Shirley<br />(American, 1916-1965)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1959}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1959</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"63-65"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">63-65</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Play It as It Lays"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Play It as It Lays</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Didion, Joan\n(American, 1934-2021)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Didion, Joan<br />(American, 1934-2021)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1970}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1970</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"63-65"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">63-65</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Interpreter of Maladies"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Interpreter of Maladies</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lahiri, Jhumpa\n(American, 1967- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Lahiri, Jhumpa<br />(American, 1967- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1999}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1999</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"66-74"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">66-74</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Suite Francaise"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Suite Francaise</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Nemirovsky, Irene\n(Ukranian, 1903-1942)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Nemirovsky, Irene<br />(Ukranian, 1903-1942)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1942 / 2004\nFrench"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1942 / 2004<br />French</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"66-74"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">66-74</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Grand Sophy"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Grand Sophy</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Heyer, Georgette\n(English, 1902-1974)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Heyer, Georgette<br />(English, 1902-1974)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1950}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1950</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"66-74"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">66-74</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Memoirs of a Woman Doctor"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Memoirs of a Woman Doctor</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Saadawi, Nawal El\n(Egyptian, 1931-2021)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Saadawi, Nawal El<br />(Egyptian, 1931-2021)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1958\nArabic"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1958<br />Arabic</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"66-74"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">66-74</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Backward Place"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">A Backward Place</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer\n(German-British, 1927-2013)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer<br />(German-British,<br />1927-2013)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1965}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1965</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"66-74"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">66-74</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Wizard of Earthsea"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">A Wizard of Earthsea</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Guin, Ursula K. Le\n(American, 1929-2018)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Guin, Ursula K. Le<br />(American, 1929-2018)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1968}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1968</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"66-74"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">66-74</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Thus Were Their Faces: \nSelected Stories"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Thus Were Their Faces:<br />Selected Stories</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ocampo, Silvina\n(Argentine, 1903-1993)\ntr Daniel Balderston"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Ocampo, Silvina<br />(Argentine, 1903-1993)<br />trans. Daniel Balderston</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1988\nSpanish"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1988<br />Spanish</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"66-74"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">66-74</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"We Were the Mulvaneys"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">We Were the Mulvaneys</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Oates, Joyce Carol\n(American, 1938- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Oates, Joyce Carol<br />(American, 1938- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1996}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1996</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"66-74"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">66-74</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Harry Potter and the \nSorcerer's Stone"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Harry Potter and the<br />Sorcerer's Stone</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Rowling, J.K.\n(British, 1965- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Rowling, J.K.<br />(British, 1965- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1997}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1997</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"66-74"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">66-74</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Persepolis"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Persepolis</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Satrapi, Marjane\n(Iranian-French, 1969- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Satrapi, Marjane<br />(Iranian-French, 1969- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2007\nFrench"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">2007<br />French</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"75-88"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">75-88</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Pillow Book"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Pillow Book</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Shonagon, Sei\n(Japanese, 1017-1025)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Shonagon, Sei<br />(Japanese, 1017-1025)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1002\nJapanese"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1002<br />Japanese</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"75-88"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">75-88</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Our Nig"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Our Nig</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wilson, Harriet E.\n(American, 1825-1900)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Wilson, Harriet E.<br />(American, 1825-1900)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1859}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1859</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"75-88"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">75-88</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cheri"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Cheri</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Colette\n(French, 1873-1954)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Colette<br />(French, 1873-1954)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1920\nFrench"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1920<br />French</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"75-88"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">75-88</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"American Indian Stories"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">American Indian Stories</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Zitkala-Sa\n(Yankton Dakota-American, 1876-1938)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Zitkala-Sa<br />(Yankton Dakota-American, 1876-1938)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1921}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1921</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"75-88"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">75-88</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Diary of a Young Girl"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">A Diary of a Young Girl</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Frank, Anne\n(German-Dutch, 1929-1945)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Frank, Anne<br />(German-Dutch,<br />1929-1945)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1944\nDutch"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1944<br />Dutch</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"75-88"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">75-88</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Harp in the South"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Harp in the South</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Park, Ruth\n(New Zealander-Australian, 1925-2004)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Park, Ruth<br />(New Zealander-Australian, 1925-2004)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1948}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1948</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"75-88"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">75-88</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Memoirs of Hadrian"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Memoirs of Hadrian</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Yourcenar, Marguerite\n(French-American, 1903-1987)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Yourcenar, Marguerite<br />(French-American,<br />1903-1987)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1951\nFrench"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1951<br />French</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"75-88"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">75-88</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"One Fine Day"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">One Fine Day</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Panter-Downes, Mollie\n(Armenian-American, \n1932- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Panter-Downes, Mollie<br />(Armenian-American,<br />1932- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1971\nArmenian"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1971<br />Armenian</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"75-88"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">75-88</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ceremony"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Ceremony</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Silko, Leslie Marmon\n(Laguna Pueblo-Anglo/ Mexican-American, 1948- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Silko, Leslie Marmon<br />(Laguna Pueblo-Anglo/ Mexican-American, 1948- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1977}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1977</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"75-88"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">75-88</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Joys of Motherhood"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Joys of Motherhood</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Emechta, Buchi\n(Nigerian, 1944-2017)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Emechta, Buchi<br />(Nigerian, 1944-2017)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1979}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1979</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"75-88"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">75-88</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Nervous Conditions"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Nervous Conditions</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dangarembga, Tsitsi\n(Zimbabwean, 1959- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Dangarembga, Tsitsi<br />(Zimbabwean, 1959- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1988}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1988</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"75-88"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">75-88</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Please Look After Mother"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Please Look After Mother</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Kyung-Sook, Shin\n(South Korean, 1963- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Kyung-Sook, Shin<br />(South Korean, 1963- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2008\nKorean"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">2008<br />Korean</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"75-88"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">75-88</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"My Brilliant Friend"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">My Brilliant Friend</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ferrante, Elena\n(Italian, 1943- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Ferrante, Elena<br />(Italian, 1943- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2011\nItalian"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">2011<br />Italian</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"75-88"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">75-88</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Home"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Home</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Chudori, Leila S.\n(Indonesian, 1962- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Chudori, Leila S.<br />(Indonesian, 1962- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2012\nIndonesian"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">2012<br />Indonesian</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":89}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">89</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Thing Around Your Neck"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Thing Around Your Neck</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi\n(Nigerian-American, 1977- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Adichie,<br />Chimamanda Ngozi<br />(Nigerian-American, 1977-)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2009}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">2009</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":90}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">90</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Daughter of Fortune"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Daughter of Fortune</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Allende, Isabel\n(Chilean, 1942- )\ntr Margaret Sayers Peden"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Allende, Isabel<br />(Chilean, 1942- )<br />translation Margaret<br />Sayers Peden</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1998\nSpanish"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1998<br />Spanish</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"91-94"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">91-94</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"How the Garcia Girls \nLost Their Accents"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">How the Garcia Girls<br />Lost Their Accents</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Alvares, Julia\n(American, 1950- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Alvares, Julia<br />(American, 1950- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1991}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1991</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"91-94"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">91-94</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The First Stone"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The First Stone</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Garner, Helen\n(Australian, 1942- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Garner, Helen<br />(Australian, 1942- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1995}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1995</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"91-94"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">91-94</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Spare Room"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Spare Room</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Garner, Helen\n(Australian, 1942- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Garner, Helen<br />(Australian, 1942- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2008}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">2008</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"91-94"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">91-94</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Crack in the Wall"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">A Crack in the Wall</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pineiro, Claudia\n(Argentine, 1960- )\ntr Miranda France"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Pineiro, Claudia<br />(Argentine, 1960- )<br />translation Miranda France</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"2009\nSpanish"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">2009<br />Spanish</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"95-98"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">95-98</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Fountain Overflows"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">The Fountain Overflows</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"West, Rebecca\n(British, 1892-1983)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">West, Rebecca<br />(British, 1892-1983)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1957}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1957</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"95-98"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">95-98</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Love Medicine"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Love Medicine</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Erdrich, Louise\n(Ojibwa-American, 1954- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Erdrich, Louise<br />(Ojibwa-American, 1954- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1984}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1984</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"95-98"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">95-98</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"People of the Book"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">People of the Book</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Brooks, Geraldine\n(Australian-American, 1955- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Brooks, Geraldine<br />(Australian-American, 1955- )</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2008}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">2008</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"95-98"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">95-98</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Akata Witch"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Akata Witch</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Okorafor, Nnedi\n(Nigerian-American, 1974- )"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Okorafor, Nnedi<br />(Nigerian-American, 1974-)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2011}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">2011</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":99}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">99</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Half a Lifelong Romance"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Half a Lifelong Romance</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Chang, Eileen\n(Chinese-American, 1920-1995)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Chang, Eileen<br />(Chinese-American,<br />1920-1995)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"1948\nChinese"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1948<br />Chinese</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":100}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">100</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Tenant of Wildfell Hall"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2020/03/tenant-of-wildfell-hall-by-anne-bronte.html" target="_blank">The Tenant of Wildfell Hall</a></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bronte, Anne\n(English. 1820-1849)"}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">Bronte, Anne<br />(English. 1820-1849)</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1848}" style="border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;">1848</td></tr></tbody></table></google-sheets-html-origin><div> </div><div>I might have to compile a list for sci-fi and/or fantasy. I love lists and statistics and research and… READING!</div><div> </div><div>I hope there are some familiar titles and some not-so-familiar titles in my list above. </div><div>Happy reading!</div></div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-40768547606619571952023-04-04T17:13:00.005-04:002023-04-04T17:13:45.018-04:00The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDH0Lii8ZEb-a_VWFouum1hkqvZk060NNBgWcKItRaBlIR6h125JYMJihGqvYE7cv9gkypamaKvo0Kh8LCEG8RyTGKVhisltUCNLBduSoQiX500lWQ5JOFrAzE5iEDtSb1Ov3bXUhtKPMs_Q_PwAm53f44jOxzFHRuuwQPtR3EiS9c9s9ut36aRhWU2g/s1000/815D5sneiNL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="654" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDH0Lii8ZEb-a_VWFouum1hkqvZk060NNBgWcKItRaBlIR6h125JYMJihGqvYE7cv9gkypamaKvo0Kh8LCEG8RyTGKVhisltUCNLBduSoQiX500lWQ5JOFrAzE5iEDtSb1Ov3bXUhtKPMs_Q_PwAm53f44jOxzFHRuuwQPtR3EiS9c9s9ut36aRhWU2g/s320/815D5sneiNL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>Title:</b> The Night Circus</div><b>Author: </b>Erin Morgenstern (American, 1978- )<br /><b>Originally published: </b>2011<div><br /></div><div><br /><b>Page count: </b>488<div><b>Dates read: </b>3/22/23-4/3/23<div><b>2023 book goal progress:</b> 8 out of 23</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>From my TBR shelf</b></div><div>Read my other book reviews for my 2023 goals <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-reading-goals.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Description of book:</b><br /><div>The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.</div><div><br /></div><div>But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway: a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them both, this is a game in which only one can be left standing. Despite the high stakes, Celia and Marco soon tumble headfirst into love, setting off a domino effect of dangerous consequences, and leaving the lives of everyone, from the performers to the patrons, hanging in the balance.</div><br /><b>First sentences:</b><br />"The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it, no paper notices on downtown posts and billboards, no mentions or advertisements in local newspapers. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not."</div><div><br /><b>Favorite quotes:</b><br /></div><div>"The finest of pleasures are always the unexpected ones."</div><div><br /></div><div>"Are we going to discuss whatever it is you are here to discuss instead of dancing around it? I was never a particularly good dancer."</div><div><br /></div><div>"It is difficult to see a situation for what it is when you are in the midst of it. It is too familiar. Too comfortable."<br /><br /><b>CAWPILE Rating: </b>Overall - 4.1/10 - ⭐⭐/5<br />Characters - 6<br />Atmosphere - 7<br />Writing Style - 2<br />Plot - 3<br />Intrigue - 4<br />Logic - 3<br />Enjoyment - 4<br /><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-is-cawpile-rating.html" target="_blank">What is a CAWPILE Rating?</a><br /><br /><b>Review:</b><br /><div><div>I did not like this book. At its best (and there were some good parts), it had wonderful, magical circus tents/acts (translation: flashy gimmicks to distract the reader from the fact that the story itself is quite mediocre). At its worst, I didn't feel for the characters (or circus) enough to care about their outcomes no matter how dire the circumstances were. Most of it was just confusing and frustrating due to the ambiguity regarding the rules of the 'game' and that it's not written in chronological order. Let's break it down a bit more...</div><div><br /></div><div>Magic and the 'game' - Magic is real, but most people don't know it still exists. Yet every time someone is told it's more than just a show and the magic is real, no one seems all that surprised and just accepts it without question. Annoying. Two multiple-centuries old magicians each take on a student to raise them, train them in magic, and then let them duel it out to see who's better and, really, whose school of thought is better. One teaches secrecy and learning from old books, runes, and dead languages. The other teaches flashy performance, and learning from your natural ability and power within. Neither school of magic goes into detail about how it works - it just happens. It leaves much to be desired.</div><div><br /></div><div>The rules - The rules of the game are very ambiguous, yet from the beginning it is implied that the game won’t end until one of the two students dies. This comes as a huge shock to the main characters when they discover that at the end of the book, but was a letdown to me as a reader since I knew it from the beginning. I was waiting for other rules to become known or clarified that would change my understanding, as a reader, of the game - but that never happened. It was only ambiguous to the characters and not to the reader, which is disappointing.</div><div><br /></div><div>The chronology - This book spans 1873-1903 and jumps all over the place time-wise (and location-wise, but that doesn’t really matter since, for the most part, the location is the ‘circus’ and the city/country is irrelevant) and it destroyed the story for me. In the beginning, I would flip to earlier chapters to reread them to make sure I understood the timeline. Then, as I got further into the book, that became impractical. I instead started taking notes of dates and key events. That got to be annoying, so I just stopped and ended the book not knowing if so-and-so knows their opponent yet, if so-and-so has expressed their romantic feelings for someone, if so-and-so has died, and so on. I just didn’t care anymore. </div><div><br /></div><div>I wish it was written in chronological order with more of the tents and circus acts written in as normal chapters (not identified as separate parts of the story), so I felt like I wasn’t sure what was real or not. Instead, the method of being written in non-chronological order kept me from being immersed in the story. I wanted to get lost in the dream/fantasy of the circus, not focus on mixed-up dates. For most of the book, I was simply trying to keep the story straight in my head, which was incredibly frustrating</div><div><br /></div><div>The characters - Everyone in the book is eccentric in their own way and has unique abilities - it is a circus, after all. The thing is, there are SO many characters and you jump from one perspective to the next that you don’t really get to know (or get attached to) any of the characters. I wanted someone to root for and I didn’t get that. Once you get past the individual eccentricities, you realize that all the characters are pretty one-dimensional. Yet another disappointment.</div><div><br /></div><div>The circus - The circus is only open at night and is monochromatic in color. The entire circus is black and white with shades of gray/silver mixed in. It’s a neat concept but I don’t think you ever really get an idea of the scope and how the circus grows. It just starts and all of a sudden there’s so much to it that there’s always more to explore. I would’ve liked to see the small circus in the beginning and be able to compare it to this huge, fantastical circus in the end - but it starts ‘big’ and stays ‘big,’ the growth isn’t really included in the story. Again, I wanted to get lost in the circus, and there were short chapters describing different tents, but I wanted many more and longer descriptions. </div><div><br /></div><div>The title - The book is called <i>The Night Circus</i>, which makes sense regarding the time the circus is open… but the circus is actually called <i>Le Cirque des Rêves</i>, which translates to The Circus of Dreams, which I think would’ve been a much better title.</div><div><br /></div><div>The ending - It seemed very rushed and forced. Most of the ending was due to the actions of minor characters and the major characters had little to do with it, which didn’t make much sense to me. Half the circus is powered by a magical bonfire and the other half is powered by a magician. The bonfire goes out and the magician can no longer power the circus, so a solution needs to be found. The solution is to give instructions to a 16-year-old kid (who just learned magic is real, never mind practicing it himself, who happened to run away to the circus) on how to relight the bonfire and then pass the rest of the magic to him, so he can run/own the circus. He’s told he isn’t this specially chosen person to take over the circus, he’s just there at the right time - even though it was foretold through the reading of tarot cards and the stars. So he was fated to do it, but that’s just written off. </div><div><br /></div><div>The contortionist, fortune teller, or either/both of the kitten trainers would have been a better fit to take over the circus due to having practiced magic and having been a part of the circus from the beginning. The main characters tell the boy he has a choice, which he has to make at that moment and, when he agrees, magically binds him for life to it which seemed very out of character and ruined the ending even more for me. Most of the book is just a nice fluffy story and then the very, very end became extremely existential and it did not seem like it belonged with the rest of the book.</div><div><br /></div><div>OK, I think I’ve ranted long enough about this book. I haven’t read many books set in a circus, but surely there are better-written circus stories out there. I KNOW there are better books that involve magic. Don’t waste your time reading this one - you’ve already wasted enough time on the book reading this review.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Erin Morgenstern have the last words:<br /><br /></div></div></div></div><div>"People are naive about many things. And they would rather write them off as evil than attempt to understand them. An unfortunate truth, but a truth nonetheless."</div></div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-5252807529389357802023-03-23T17:28:00.001-04:002023-03-23T17:36:56.450-04:00A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ApLnQn1YRzOh4q67rP4E3I0QVdoxiOwO8GZFjXMhV71fYHJdIDZ40m8Qct5zUnML4LkXpyBMafN-o5OhPgVE3ylrEiNLbpzNQKhEwVKlCtwiYv3fvob63fPqlLfNEEvDlTdLfY6E9c8vU46usVgbrQSf1lpt1xFoTHgDjgf0zcCbZ7cy3RjTmsJ_XQ/s960/0486270629.01.S001.LXXXXXXX.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ApLnQn1YRzOh4q67rP4E3I0QVdoxiOwO8GZFjXMhV71fYHJdIDZ40m8Qct5zUnML4LkXpyBMafN-o5OhPgVE3ylrEiNLbpzNQKhEwVKlCtwiYv3fvob63fPqlLfNEEvDlTdLfY6E9c8vU46usVgbrQSf1lpt1xFoTHgDjgf0zcCbZ7cy3RjTmsJ_XQ/s320/0486270629.01.S001.LXXXXXXX.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div>Title:</b> A Doll's House (play</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Original language: </b>Norwegian, Danish</div><b><br /></b><b>Author: </b>Henrik Ibsen (Norwegian, 1828-1906)<br /><b>Originally published: </b>1879<br /><b>Page count: </b>72<div><b><br />Dates read: </b>3/20/22-3/21/22<div><b>2023 book goal progress:</b> 7 out of 23</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>A play that happens to be around Christmas time.</b></div><div>Read my other book reviews for my 2023 goals <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-reading-goals.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Note inside the book:</b><br />One of the most enduringly popular dramas of the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, <i>A Doll's House</i> was in its day a startlingly bold exposition of the hypocrisy and concealed struggle within a seemingly happy marriage. Ibsen's characterization of Nora scandalized 19th-century audiences, for it suggested that the naivete and childlike impulsiveness of a middle-class housewife were in fact part of a willful facade erected to achieve a slight autonomy in a society in which women were virtually powerless. Although social and artistic developments have lessened the shock of the play, it still retains its power in its depiction of material dependency in affairs of the 'heart' and that human relationships can stifle an individual's inner reality.<br /><br /><b>First line:</b><br />NORA: Hide the Christmas tree, Helen. Be sure the children do not see it till this evening, when it is dressed.<br /><br /><b>Favorite quotes:</b><br />MRS. LINDE: I have come to look for work</div><div>DR. RANK: Is that a good cure for overwork?</div><div>L: One must live, doctor.</div><div>R: Yes, the general opinion seems to be that it is necessary.</div><div><br /></div><div>MRS. LINDE: I have learned to act prudently. Life and hard, bitter necessity have taught me that.</div><div>NILS KROGSTAD: And life has taught me not to believe in fine speeches.</div><div>L: Then life has taught you something very reasonable. But deeds you must believe in.</div><div><br /></div><div>TORVALD HELMER (Nora's husband): I would gladly work night and day for you, Nora - bear sorrow and want for your sake. But no man would sacrifice his honor for the one he loves.</div><div>NORA: It is a thing hundreds of thousands of women have done.<br /><br /><b>CAWPILE Rating: </b>Overall - 5.9/10 - ⭐⭐⭐/5<br />Characters - 5<br />Atmosphere - 5<br />Writing Style - 7<br />Plot - 7<br />Intrigue - 7<br />Logic - 4<br />Enjoyment - 6<br /><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-is-cawpile-rating.html" target="_blank">What is a CAWPILE Rating?</a><br /><br /><b>Review:</b><br /><div>I have VERY mixed views about this play. I found both Nora and her husband quite petty. The way she (pretended?) to spend money and be frivolous was annoying. The way he over-the-top doted on her, yet didn't really listen to anything she had to say was also annoying. Taking out a loan should be a decision of both persons in a relationship and committing fraud is just stupid. I didn't like any of the characters, except possibly Mrs. Linde, and the general situation no longer applies to this generation. If that was all the play was, I'd say it wasn't worth the read.</div><div><br /></div><div>BUT there's the ending, the last 7 pages or so, when Nora sits her husband down and tells him she's leaving. The dialogue is absolutely beautiful. The last bit is truly wonderful. Unfortunately, much of it won't make sense without the background knowledge given in the rest of the play, which is bleh. I recently was divorced myself and, though he asked for the divorce not me, I related to a lot of what Nora said on a very personal level.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Henrik Ibsen have the last words:<br /><br /></div></div></div></div><div><div>TORVALD HELMER: Are not your most sacred duties to your husband and your children?</div><div><br /></div><div>NORA: I have other duties just as sacred.</div><div><br /></div><div>T: That you have not. What duties could those be?</div><div><br /></div><div>N: Duties to myself.</div><div><br /></div><div>T: Before all else, you are a wife and a mother.</div><div><br /></div><div>N: I don’t believe that any longer. I believe that before all else I am a reasonable human being, just as you are—or, at all events, that I must try and become one. I know quite well, Torvald, that most people would think you right, and that views of that kind are to be found in books; but I can no longer content myself with what most people say, or with what is found in books. I must think over things for myself and get to understand them.</div><div><br /></div><div>T: Can you not understand your place in your own home? Have you not a reliable guide in such matters as that?—have you no religion?</div><div><br /></div><div>N: I am afraid, Torvald, I do not exactly know what religion is. I know nothing but what the clergyman said, when I went to be confirmed. He told us that religion was this, and that, and the other. When I am away from all this, and am alone, I will look into that matter too. I will see if what the clergyman said is true, or at all events if it is true for me.</div></div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871867600581558744.post-69229510514046014932023-03-20T19:44:00.001-04:002023-04-02T22:16:07.211-04:00Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson<div style="text-align: left;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Y37xRLHFCqMAcDXQ-visf-VtNHRJctqSn3-fQMopbmfZ7rCTmbNHl5BKt4yC78udIA6PoMwArcgPwf4ltgwavzz05S_lQyY8WAWeD5HF3hSqmuknyGA7Q7eISO5MgQ7XAQ8Uc-BFckXWG63o8Oc3c21OER4WKJJG3vvzuYqLdL4Fv-Qc-Y7wLLGmQg/s500/519fjTZ7MYL.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="336" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Y37xRLHFCqMAcDXQ-visf-VtNHRJctqSn3-fQMopbmfZ7rCTmbNHl5BKt4yC78udIA6PoMwArcgPwf4ltgwavzz05S_lQyY8WAWeD5HF3hSqmuknyGA7Q7eISO5MgQ7XAQ8Uc-BFckXWG63o8Oc3c21OER4WKJJG3vvzuYqLdL4Fv-Qc-Y7wLLGmQg/s320/519fjTZ7MYL.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><br />Title:</b> Bridge to Terabithia</div><b><div><br /></div></b><b>Author: </b>Katherine Paterson (American, 1932- )<br /><b>Originally published: </b>1977<br /><b>Page count: </b>163<div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br />Dates read: </b>3/19/23-3/20/23<div><b>2023 book goal progress:</b> 6 out of 23</div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>March Mindful Readers' Family Bookclub </b></div><div>Read my other book reviews for my 2023 goals <a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-reading-goals.html" target="_blank">HERE.</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Description on back of the book:</b><br />Jess Aarons' greatest ambition is to be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. He's been practicing all summer and can't wait to see his classmates' faces when he beats them all. But on the first day of school, a new girl boldly crosses over to the boys' side of the playground and outruns everyone.</div><div><br /></div><div>That's not a very promising beginning for a friendship, but Jess and Leslie Burke become inseparable. Together, she and Jess create Terabithia, a magical kingdom in the woods where the two of them reign as king and queen, and their imaginations set the only limits. Then one morning a terrible tragedy occurs. Only when Jess is able to come to grips with this tragedy does, he finally understand the strength and courage Leslie has given him.<br /><br /><b>First sentences:</b><br />"<i>Ba-room, ba-room, ba-room, baripity, baripity, baripity, baripity</i> - Good. </div><div>His dad had the pickup going."<br /><br /><b>Favorite quotes:</b><br />"Momma would be mad as flies in a fruit jar if they woke her up this time of day."</div><div><br /></div><div>"This was where he would choose to be - here where the dogwood and redbud played hide and seek between the oaks and evergreens, and the sun flung itself in golden streams through the trees to splash warmly at their feet."</div><div><br /></div><div>"Everybody gets scared sometimes."<br /><br /><b>CAWPILE Rating: </b>Overall - 6.7/10 - ⭐⭐⭐/5<br />Characters - 7<br />Atmosphere - 8<br />Writing Style - 6<br />Plot - 6<br />Intrigue - 6<br />Logic - 7<br />Enjoyment - 7<br /><a href="https://thefloatinglibrary.blogspot.com/2019/08/what-is-cawpile-rating.html" target="_blank">What is a CAWPILE Rating?</a><br /><br /><b>Review:</b><br /><div>Overall, this is an OK book. It's very much a children's story (the main characters are in 5th grade) and a different type of read than usual for me, which is why I probably feel that way. It's a cute coming-of-age story with a lot of fun, imaginative play. I enjoyed the Narnia references. It shows a strong female character who's willing to break gender roles/expectations, which I appreciated. There's a chapter where a female teacher takes a male student to a museum just the two of them and that felt super weird and inappropriate. (Maybe that's just something they did in the '70s?) </div><div><br /></div><div>Then... wham! Out of nowhere, an unexpected tragedy hits. Did I cry? yes. Strangely, I wish it happened about halfway through, instead of about 3 quarters. I would have liked to see the growth after the tragedy as a bigger part of the story. The ending felt a bit rushed, but it was good overall. I would highly suggest this for elementary and middle school students, but it could probably be passed over by adults for a more 'mature' novel that touches on the same themes, such as overcoming fear.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Book to movie review:</b></div><div>The 2007 movie was WAY better than the book. It was set in the late '90s or early '00s, instead of the '70s. It brought to life the creative imagination that went into making Terabithia, which was great. It still had the odd scene where the teacher took him on a field trip, on a Saturday, by himself - which should've just been left out of the movie. Even though the movie was better then the book, as a movie by itself, it was still pretty meh.<br /><br /></div><div>Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Katherine Paterson have the last words:</div><div><br /></div><div>A little reminder of 'the power of YET.' (Google it if you haven't heard of it.)</div><div><br /></div><div>" 'I just can't get it right,' he said.</div><div><br /></div><div>She nodded. 'Don't worry,' she said. 'You will someday.'</div><div><br /></div><div>He believed her because there in the shadowy light of the stronghold, everything seemed possible. Between the two of them, they owned the world, and no enemy, bully at school, his own fears and insufficiencies, nor any of the foes whom Leslie imagined attacking Terabithia, could ever really defeat them."</div></div></div></div>Amy Alinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07845992231162423043noreply@blogger.com0