tjblue's 2024 book challenge

Talk75 Books Challenge for 2024

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tjblue's 2024 book challenge

1tjblue
Jan 1, 9:40 am

Hi!! I'm Tammy. I've been with the 75 group since 2010. Last year I finished 77 books. Hope everyone has a great year of reading!!

2tjblue
Edited: Jan 1, 9:55 am

Favorite books 2023

The Shadow of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Empire Falls by Richard Russo
Anxious People by Fredrick Blackman
The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History by Joseph M. Marshall III
Mudark: In Search of London's Past Along The Thames by Lara Maiklem
The Institute by Stephen King
Little Souls by Sandra Dallas
The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of An Auschwitz Survivor by Eddie Jaku
The Book Woman's Daughter by Kim Michele
The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity and Love by Dani Shapiro
Grandma Gatewood's Walk by Ben Montgomery

3tjblue
Edited: Yesterday, 8:10 am

Fiction --
1. Iron Lake-- Krueger
2. Boundary Waters-- Krueger
3. Purgatory Ridge-- Krueger
4. At Home in Mitford-- Karon
5. The Grave's a Fine and Private Place-- Bradley
6. Blood Hollow-Krueger
7. As The Crow Flies-- Johnson
8.A Serpent's Tooth-- Johnson
9. The Exchange: After The Firm- Grisham
10.Cold Storage, Alaska-- Straley
11. Stars of Alabama-- Dietrich
12. Mercy Falls- Krueger
13. The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion -- Flagg
14. The Bartender's Tale- Doig
15. Copper River-- Krueger
16. Thunder Bay - Krueger
17. The Lions of Little Rock-- Levine
18. Red Knife-- Krueger
19. The Spirit of Steamboat-- Johnson
20. Christmas in Absaroka County-- Johnson
21. Any Other Name-- Johnson
22. Holly-- King
23. Wait for Signs-Johnson
24. Dry Bones- Johnson
25. The Diary of Mattie Spenser-- Dallas
26. Heaven's Keep-- Krueger
27. Vermillion Drift-- Krueger
28. Northwest Angle-- Krueger
29. An Obvious Gact-- Johnson
30. Old World Murder-Ernst
31. The Heirloom Murders-- Ernst
32. Trickster's Point-- Krueger
33. The Blessing Way-- Hillerman
34. Tamarack County--Krueger
35. How The Penguins Saved Veronica-- Prior
36. The Last Night At The Lobster-- O'Nan
37. The Western Star-- Johnson
38. The Highway Man-- Johnson
39. Shutter-- Emerson
40. Windigo Island-- Krueger
41. Maisie Dobbs--Winspear
42. Manitou Canyon-- Krueger
43. Sulphur Springs-- Krueger
44. The Librarianist-- de Witt
45. Desolation Mountain-' Krueger
46. Lightening Strike-- Krueger
47. A Light in The Window- Karon
48. The Golden Tresses of The Dead--Krueger
49.The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue-- Schwab
50 The Land-- Taylor
51. An American Marriage-Jones
52. One Thousand White Women-- Fergus
53. Home is Where The Bodies Are--- Rose
54.Brooklyn -- Toibin
55. The Most-- Anthony
56. The Reading List-- Adams
57. Hidden Pictures- Rekulak
58. Prey- Crichton
59. Fox Creek - Krueger
60. The Cat Who Played Brahms- Braun
61. You Know When They Are Gone--Fallon
62. Foster-- Keegan
63 The Stench Of Honolulu-- Handey
64. The Birchbark House --Erdrich
65. The Cat Who Could Read Backwards-- Braun
66.The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern-' Braun
67. The Wives of Los Alamos-- Nesbit
68. The Lioness-- Bohjalian
69.The Red Garden- Hoffman
70. Long Island-' Tóibín
71. These High,Green Hills--Karon
72. The Greatest Gift--Stern
73. Dance Hall of The Dead- Hillerman
74.The Longmire Defense-- Johnson
75. Miracle On 34th Street-- Davies

Non-fiction
1. If You Would Have Told Me- Stamos
2. Twelve Years A Slave-- Northrup
3. My Invented Country- Allende
4. A Girl Named Zippy-- Kimmel
5. The Three Cornered War-- Nelson
6. If You Ask Me-- White
7. Never Give Up- Brokaw
8. Black, White and The Grey-- Bailey and Morisano
9. The Life and Times of The Thunderbolt Kid-- Bryson
10. Funny in Farsi-- Dumas
11. Lost In My Own Backyard-- Cahill
12. A Long Way From Home-- Brokaw
13. The Orchard: A Memoir-- Weir
14. Aimless Love-' Collins
15. Hamburger America-- Motz
16. Zoo Story-- French
17. Population 485- Perry
18. The Day The World Came to Town-Defede
19. Picking Cotton- Cannino and Cotton
20. Class-- Land
21. Framed- Grisham
22. Maid-- Land
23. The Less People Know About US-- Betz- Hamilton
24. Not My Father's Son-- Cummings
25. Land of The Burnt Thigh- Kohl

4drneutron
Jan 1, 6:47 pm

Welcome back, Tammy!

5FAMeulstee
Jan 2, 4:45 am

Happy reading in 2024, Tammy!

6tjblue
Jan 15, 6:00 am

Thank you Jim!!!

Thank you Anita!!!

7tjblue
Edited: Jan 15, 6:06 am

1. Iron Lake Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger audiobook revisit 3.5 stars
2. Boundary Waters Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger audiobook revisit 3.5 stars
3. Purgatory Ridge Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger audiobook revisit 3.5 stars
4. At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon 4 stars

8PaulCranswick
Jan 15, 6:08 am

Don't know how I overlooked your thread, Tammy.

A very belated happy new year and I will be following along again in 2024.

9tjblue
Jan 18, 7:17 pm

Hi. Thanks for visiting me. Happy New Year!! Happy Reading in 2024!!😊😊

10tjblue
Edited: Jan 18, 7:19 pm

5. The Grave's a Fine and Private Place The Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley 4 stars audiobook revisit

11tjblue
Edited: Jan 22, 7:15 am

6. Blood Hollow -- Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger audiobook revisit 3.5 stars

12tjblue
Edited: Jan 28, 2:39 am

7. As The Crow Flies: The Longmire series by Craig Johnson audiobook 4.5 stars revisit

13tjblue
Edited: Feb 5, 5:57 am

8. A Serpent's Tooth Longmire series by Craig Johnson audiobook 5 stars revisit

14tjblue
Edited: Feb 7, 8:00 pm

9. The Exchange: After The Firm John Grisham 3.5 stars audiobook

15tjblue
Edited: Feb 8, 9:41 pm

10. Cold Storage, Alaska by John Straley 4 stars

16tjblue
Edited: Feb 15, 6:17 am

11. Stars of Alabama by Sean Dietrich 3.75 stars audiobook

17tjblue
Edited: Feb 22, 6:02 am

12. Mercy Falls Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger audiobook revisit 3.5 stars

18tjblue
Edited: Feb 24, 4:48 pm

19tjblue
Edited: Feb 25, 11:37 am

14. The Bartender's Tale by Ivan Doig 4.5 stars

20PaulCranswick
Feb 27, 8:25 pm

>19 tjblue: I really like Ivan Doig's books, Tammy, but they are impossible to get here in Malaysia.

21tjblue
Edited: Mar 1, 9:10 am

15. If You Would Have Told Me : A Memoir by John Stamos 3.75 stars

22tjblue
Mar 4, 5:44 am

16. Copper River - Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger 3.75 revisit audiobook

23tjblue
Edited: Mar 9, 7:12 pm

17. Thunder Bay : The Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger audiobook 4 stars revisit

24tjblue
Edited: Mar 10, 9:54 am

18. Twelve Years A Slave by Solomon Northrup

25tjblue
Edited: Mar 14, 4:37 pm

19. The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine 4 stars audiobook

26tjblue
Mar 20, 9:01 pm

20. Red Knife Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger audiobook revisit 3.75 stars
21. My Invented Country Isabel Allende 3.75 stars
22. The Spirit of Steamboat Longmire series by Craig Johnson audiobook 4.5 stars revisit audiobook

27tjblue
Edited: Mar 23, 8:41 pm

23. Christmas In Absaroka County - Longmire series by Craig Johnson revisit 4 stars

28tjblue
Edited: Mar 25, 7:02 am

24. Any Other Name - Longmire series by Craig Johnson audiobook revisit 4.5 stars

29tjblue
Edited: Apr 1, 6:07 am

25. Holly by Stephen King audiobook 4 stars

30tjblue
Edited: Apr 2, 5:30 am

26. Wait For Signs The Longmire series by Craig Johnson 4.5 stars

31tjblue
Edited: Apr 5, 9:54 pm

27.Dry Bones : The Longmire series by Craig Johnson audiobook 4 stars revisit

32tjblue
Edited: Apr 7, 6:56 am

28. The Diary of Mattie Spenser by Sandra Dallas 5 stars

33tjblue
Edited: Apr 9, 8:31 pm

29. Heaven's Keep : The Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger audiobook revisit 3.75 stars

34tjblue
Edited: Apr 16, 6:56 am

30. Vermillion Drift Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger audiobook revisit 4 stars

35tjblue
Edited: Apr 22, 6:52 am

31. A Girl Named Zippy Growing Up Small in Mooreland Indiana by Haven Kimmel 3.5 stars
32. Northwest Angle : The Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger audiobook revisit 3.75 stars

36tjblue
Edited: Apr 26, 7:02 pm

33. The Three Cornered War by Megan Kate Nelson audiobook

37tjblue
Edited: Apr 28, 8:34 pm

34. An Obvious Fact- The Longmire series by Craig Johnson audiobook 4.5 stars revisit

38tjblue
Edited: May 14, 11:04 am

35. Old World Murder A Chloe Ellefson Mystery by Kathleen Ernst audiobook 3 stars
36. The Heirloom Murders A Chloe Ellefson Mystery by Kathleen Ernst 3 stars audiobook

39tjblue
Edited: May 17, 6:11 am

37. Trickster's Point : The Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger audiobook revisit 3.75 stars
38. The Blessing Way The Leaphorn and Chee series by Tony Hillerman 3 stars

40tjblue
Edited: May 19, 4:18 pm

39. Tamarack County: The Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger audiobook revisit 3.75 stars

41tjblue
Edited: May 22, 7:02 am

40. How The Penguins Saved Veronica by Hazel Prior 3.75 stars audiobook
41. Last Night At The Lobster by Stewart O'Nan 3.75 stars

42tjblue
May 26, 5:38 pm

42. The Western Star : The Longmire series by Craig Johnson audiobook revisit 4 stars
43. If You Ask Me : And of Course You Won't by Betty White audiobook 3 stars

43tjblue
Edited: May 27, 8:03 am

44. The Highway Man : The Longmire series by Craig Johnson revisit 5 stars

44tjblue
Edited: Jun 1, 5:41 pm

45. Shutter Ramona Emerson audiobook 4 stars. Paranormal, thriller. Great debut novel. I've found a new author.

46. Never Give Up : A Prairie Family's Story 3.5 stars

45tjblue
Edited: Jun 3, 11:37 pm

47. Windigo Island : The Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger audiobook revisit 3.75 stars

46tjblue
Edited: Jun 13, 8:47 pm

48. Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear audiobook 3.75 stars
49. Manitou Canyon : Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger audiobook revisit 3.75 stars

47tjblue
Edited: Jun 24, 6:26 am

50. Sulphur Springs : The Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger audiobook revisit 3 stars

51. The Librarianist by Patrick de Witt 4 stars

52. Black, White and The Grey : The Story of An Unexpected Friendship and a Beloved Restaurant by Mashama Bailey and John O Morisano 4 stars

48tjblue
Edited: Jul 3, 9:12 am


53. Desolation Mountain The Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger audiobook revisit 3.5 stars

49tjblue
Edited: Jul 7, 9:02 am

54. The Life and Times of The Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson audiobook revisit 4 stars

55. Funny in Farsi A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas 4 stars

50tjblue
Edited: Jul 10, 8:26 pm

56. Lightning Strike The Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger audiobook revisit 4 stars

51tjblue
Edited: Jul 14, 11:33 am

57. A Light in The Window Mitford series by Jan Karon 4 stars

52tjblue
Edited: Jul 22, 9:28 pm

58. The Golden Tresses of The Dead The Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley audiobook revisit 4 stars

59. Lost In My Own Backyard : A Walk in Yellowstone National Park by Tim Cahill 3.75 stars

53tjblue
Aug 1, 6:34 am

60. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab. 4.5 Stars audiobook

54tjblue
Edited: Aug 4, 8:31 am

61. The Land by Mildred D Taylor 4 stars

55tjblue
Edited: Aug 5, 9:57 pm

62. An American Marriage by Tayari Jones audiobook 3.75 stars

56tjblue
Edited: Aug 8, 7:59 pm

63. A Long Way From Home: Growing Up In The American Heartland by Tom Brokaw 4 stars

57tjblue
Edited: Aug 12, 9:27 pm

64. The Orchard: A Memoir by Theresa Weir 3.75 stars

58tjblue
Edited: Aug 26, 9:16 pm

65. Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems by Billy Collins
66. Hamburger America by George Motz 3 stars
67. One Thousand White Women : The Journals of May Dodd by Jim Fergus audiobook 3 stars

59tjblue
Edited: Sep 1, 7:13 pm

68. Home Is Where The Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose 3.5 stars

60tjblue
Edited: Sep 1, 7:15 pm

69. Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín 4 stars audiobook

61tjblue
Sep 6, 9:33 pm

70. Zoo Story Life In The Garden of Captives by Thomas French 4 stars audiobook

62tjblue
Edited: Sep 12, 8:14 am

71. The Most by Jessica Anthony

63tjblue
Edited: Sep 14, 6:45 pm

72. The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams 4 stars audiobook

64tjblue
Edited: Sep 27, 9:59 pm

73. Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak 4 stars
74. Prey by Michael Crichton audiobook 3.5 stars

65tjblue
Edited: Oct 2, 9:43 pm

75. Population 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at Time by Michael Perry audiobook 4 stars

66drneutron
Oct 2, 9:43 pm

Congrats on hitting the goal!

67tjblue
Oct 2, 9:44 pm

>66 drneutron: Thank you Jim!!

68elorin
Oct 2, 10:55 pm

Congrats on 75!

69tjblue
Oct 6, 8:16 pm

>68 elorin: Thank you!!

70tjblue
Edited: Oct 6, 8:23 pm

76. The Day The World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim Defede audiobook 4 stars revisit

71tjblue
Edited: Oct 14, 6:12 am

77. Picking Cotton: Our Memoir of Injustice and Redemption by Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton audiobook 3.5 stars
78. Fox Creek : Cork O'Connor series by William Kent Krueger 3.5 stars

72tjblue
Edited: Oct 16, 9:14 am

79. The Cat Who Played Brahms by Lilian Jackson Braun audiobook 4 stars

73PaulCranswick
Oct 20, 11:03 pm

A belated well done, Tammy, for passing 75 books already.

74tjblue
Oct 21, 9:14 pm

>73 PaulCranswick: Hi Paul!! Thank you!!

75tjblue
Edited: Oct 21, 9:18 pm

80. You Know When The Men Are Gone by Siobhan Fallon audiobook 4 stars

81. Foster by Claire Keegan audiobook 4 stars

76tjblue
Oct 22, 6:07 am

82. The Stench of Honolulu A Tropical Venture by Jack Handey audiobook 2 stars

77tjblue
Edited: Oct 23, 9:48 pm

83. The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich 4 stars

78tjblue
Edited: Oct 28, 7:05 am

84. The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson Braun audiobook 4 stars

79tjblue
Edited: Oct 31, 6:23 am

85. The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern : The Cat Who Series by Lilian Jackson Braun audiobook 3.5 stars

80tjblue
Edited: Nov 4, 6:41 am

86. The Wives of Los Alamos by TaraShea Nesbit 4 stars

81tjblue
Edited: Nov 4, 8:17 pm

87. The Lioness by Chris Bohjalian audiobook 4 stars

82tjblue
Edited: Nov 10, 6:00 am

88. The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman 4 stars

83tjblue
Edited: Nov 18, 6:47 am

89. Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger and Higher Education by Stephanie Land 4 stars audiobook

84tjblue
Edited: Nov 24, 9:57 pm

90. Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by Jim McCloskey and John Grisham audiobook 3.5 stars

85tjblue
Edited: Nov 30, 8:41 pm

91. Long Island : Eilis Lacey series by Colim Tóibín audiobook 4 stars
92. Maid : Hard work, Low Pay and A Mother's Will To Survive by Stephanie Land 4 stars

86PaulCranswick
Nov 30, 9:07 pm

Have a lovely Thanksgiving weekend, Tammy.

87tjblue
Dec 3, 4:13 pm

Hi Paul. Thank you for visiting me!!! Hope you are doing well and enjoying your end of the year reading!!

88tjblue
Edited: Dec 3, 4:17 pm

93. The Less People Know About Us : A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets and Stolen Identity by Axton Betz-Hamilton 3.75 stars

89tjblue
Edited: Dec 10, 6:25 am

94. Not My Father's Son: A Memoir by Alan Cummings 4 stars audiobook

90tjblue
Edited: Dec 12, 9:18 pm

95. Land of The Burnt Thigh by Edith Eudora Kohl 4 stars

91tjblue
Edited: Dec 14, 10:21 pm

96. These High, Green Hills : The Mitford series by Jan Karon 4 stars

92tjblue
Edited: Dec 16, 6:30 am

97. The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern 4 stars

93tjblue
Edited: Dec 19, 6:05 am

98. Dance Hall of The Dead Leaphorn/ Chee series by Tony Hillerman audiobook 4 stars

94PaulCranswick
Dec 25, 10:54 am



Thinking of you at this time, Tammy.

100 books almost certain this year!

95tjblue
Dec 27, 6:15 am

99. The Longmire Defense : Longmire series by Craig Johnson 4 stars audiobook

96tjblue
Yesterday, 8:09 am

100. Miracle On 34th Street by Valentine Davies 4 stars