tjblue's 2022 book challenge

Hi!!

I'm Tammy. I've been a part of the 75 group since 2009.

Favorites of 2021---

The Lager Queen of Minnesota &
Kitchens of The Great Midwest. J. Ryan Stradal

The Dutch House &
State of Wonder Ann Patchett

Halsey Street Naima Coster
The Things We Cannot Say Kelly Rimmer
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Gabrielle Zevin
Rascal Sterling North
The House With a Clock in Its Walls John Bellairs
The Smell of Other People's Houses. Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock
The Turtles of Oman Naomi Shihab Nye
Red At The Bone Jacqueline Woodson
Homes: A Refugee Story Abu Bakr Rabeeah
Finding Dorothy Elizabeth Letts
Born A Crime Trevor Noah
What The Wind Knows. Amy Harmon
One For The Blackbird, One For The Crow. Olivia Hawker
Dolly Parton Songteller- Dolly Parton

Longmire Series. Craig Johnson
The Cold Dish
Death Without Company
Kindness Goes Unpunished
Another Man's Moccasins

2022

Fiction:
1.A Little House of Their Own-- Wilkins
2. In The Land of The Big Red Apple-- MacBride
3. Old Town in The Green Groves-- Rylant
4.The Dark Horse-- Johnson
5. This Tender Land-- Krueger
6. On The Other Side of The Hill-- MacBride
7. Little Town in The Ozarks-- MacBride
8. Junkyard Dogs-- Johnson
9. The Forgotten Garden-- Morton
10. New Dawn on Rocky Ridge-- MacBride
11. Midnight at The Blackbird Cafe-- Webber
12. On The Banks of The Bayou-- MacBride
13.Hell is Empty-- Johnson
14. The Fountains of Silence-- Sepetys
15.The Museum of Rain-- Eggers
16. As The Crow Flies -- Johnson
17. Bachelor Girl. - MacBride
18. The Paris Wife-McLain
19. A Serpent's Tooth-- Johnson
20. Collected Short Stories and Poems-- Poe
21. Any Other Name- Johnson
22. Rock Paper Scissors- Feeney
23. The Highway Man-- Johnson
24.The Island of Dr. Moreau-- Wells
25. The Truth According to Us-- Barrows
26.Christmas in Absaroka County-- Johnson
27. Divorce Horse -- Johnson
28. Waiting for Signs-- Johnson
29. The Shadow Land- Kostova
30. Spirit of Steamboat--Johnson
31The Bohemians-- Darznik
32. The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris--Colgan
33. Zorrie--Hunt
34. The Case of The Missing Marquess-- Springer
35. The Lincoln Highway-- Towles
36. Little Beach Street Bakery-- Colgan
37. Ordinary Grace-- Krueger
38.Rural America-Carpenter
39. An Obvious Fact -- Johnson
40. The Catcher in The Rye-- Salinger
41. The Secrets of Glenndunny- Lasky
42.Lightning Strikes- Krueger
43. The Girl In Duluth-- Brown
44. The Incredible Winston Browne-- Dietrich
45. The Western Star-- Johnson
46. My Sister Lives on The Mantelpiece-- Pitcher
47. Depth of Winter-- Johnson
48. The Music Shop-- Joyce
49. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry-- Joyce
50. The Cafe by The Sea-- Colgan
51. Dry Bones-- Johnson
52. And The Bridge Is Love-- Biro
53. Caleb's Crossing--Brooks
54. The Gingerbread Girl-- King
55. Small Country-- Faye
56. All's Fair and Other California Stories-- Feyder
57. Land of Wolves-- Johnson
58. Our Souls At Night-- Haruf
59. Violeta-- Allende
60. Nathan Coulter-Berry
61. Next to Last Stand-- Johnson
62. Daughter of The Morning Star-- Johnson
63. Hannah Coulter-- Berry
64. Hell and Back-- Johnson
65. The Poacher's Son-- Doiron
66. Commonwealth- Patchett
67. Fellowship Point--Dark
68. Back of Beyond-- Box
68.The Christmas Hummingbird-- Bunn
69.Joyland--King
70. The Hound of Baskervilles-- Doyle
71. The Great Alone-- Hannah
Nonfiction:
1. A Wilder Life-- Louwrens
2. The White Darkness-- Grann
3.Commited-- Stern
4. When Harry Met Minnie-Teichner
5. The Wisconsin Supper Club Story - Faiola
6. The Only Street in Paris--- Sciolino
7. Don't Forget Us Here- Adayfi
8. When Breath Becomes Air-- Kalanithi
9.Made From Scratch--Taylor
10. The Storyteller-- Grohl
11. Happy People are Annoying-- Peck
12.My Family and Other Animals-- Durrell
13. Prairie Fires-- Fraser
14. The Newcomers-- Thorpe
15.The Last Bookseller-- Goodman
16. Finding Me--Davis
17. The Astaires, Fred & Adele-- Riley
18. Accidentally Wes Anderson-- Koval
19. The Road From Coorain-- Conway
20. Braver Than You Think-- Downs
21. Trejo-- Trejo and Logue
22. Letters From New York-- Hanff
23. Out of The Silence-- Strauch
24. Show Them You're Good-- Hobbs
25. Driving Miss Norma-- Bauerschmidt
26. That Wild Country-- Kenyon
27. Peaceful Persistence--Perry

This group always helps me to read; welcome back, Tammy.

Hi Paul!! Happy New Year!! I've been up since 4am enjoying the quiet part of the day!! Reading and visiting LT!! 🙂 Good advice. Number 1 was always hard for me before. Now time passes so fast, I've realized I can't finish or like everything.

Happy reading in 2022, Tammy!

Welcome back, Tammy!

>5 tjblue: Too true, Tammy. I want to be a bit more selective this year in my scattergun tastes too.

Enjoy your 2022 reads!

Thank you Anita!!

Thank you Jim!!

Thank you Lori!!

1. A Little House of Their Own Celia Wilkins 4 stars

2. In The Land of The Big Red Apple by Roger Lea MacBride 4 stats

3. Old Town in The Green Groves Laura Ingalls Wilder's Lost Little House Years by Cynthia Rylant 4 stars

4. The Dark Horse The Longmire series by Craig Johnson 4 stars audiobook

>2 tjblue: Nice list of favorites from 2021. I really need to get The Dutch House read as I am such a big Ann Patchett fan. I just finished her book of essays, These Precious Days and loved it.

Hi Stasia!!! I like Ann Patchett too. I really liked Dutch House and State of Wonder.

5. This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger 4.5 stars audiobook

6. A Wilder Life: Journey of An Adventuring Doctor by Joan Louwrens 4 stars

7. On The Other Side of The Hill The Rocky Ridge Years by Roger Lea MacBride 4 stars

8. Junkyard Dogs by Craig Johnson 4 stars audiobook
9. Little Town in The Ozarks by Roger Lea MacBride 4 stars

10. The White Darkness by David Grann 4 stars

11. The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton 4 stars

12. New Dawn on Rocky Ridge by Roger Lea MacBride 4 stars

13. Midnight at The Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber audiobook 4 stars

14. Committed: Dispatches from A Psychiatrist in Training by Adam Stern MD 3.75 stars

Your reading numbers are looking good, Tammy.

You seem to have missed me up above.

Have a good weekend.

Hi Paul!! We are going through a cold spell so other than work I'm being a homebody. Which greatly helps my numbers!! 🙂

I hope you are having a great weekend!!!

15. On The Banks of The Bayou by Roger Lea MacBride 4 stars

16. Hell is Empty by Craig Johnson audiobook 4.5 stars

17. The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys 3.75 stars

18.The Museum of Rain by Dave Eggers 5 stars

19. When Harry Met Minnie by Martha Teichner 4 stars

>29 tjblue: & >30 tjblue: Are books I haven't seen around but written by authors I always enjoy reading.

Nice to see you posting, Tammy.

Hi Paul!!

It was my first Ruta Sepetys book. I read it for another book challenge.

I like Dave Eggers!! The Museum of Rain is a short quick read.

20. The Wisconsin Supper Clubs Story: An Illustrated History With Relish by Ron Faiola 4 stars

21. As The Crow Flies by Craig Johnson audiobook 4 stars

22. Bachelor Girl The Rose Years by Roger Lea MacBride 4 stars

23. The Paris Wife by Paula McLain 4 stars

24. The Only Street in Paris : Life on The Rue des Martyrs by Elaine Sciolino 3.75 stars

25. A Serpent's Tooth by Craig Johnson audiobook 4 stars

26. Don't Forget Us Here Lost and Found at Guantanamo by Mansoor Adayfi

Wishing you a splendid weekend, Tammy.

Hi Paul!!! Hope you have a great week and find lots of time to read!!!

27. Edgar Allan Poe Collected Poems and Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe

28. Any Other Name Longmire series by Craig Johnson audiobook 4.5 stars

29. Rock Paper Scissors : A Novel by Alice Feeney 3.5 stars

30. When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 5 stars

31.Made From Scratch: The Legendary Success Story of Texas Roadhouse by Kent Taylor 3.75 stars

32. The Highway Man by Craig Johnson 5 stars

33. The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells 4 stars

34. The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows 4 stars

35. Christmas in Absaroka County by Craig Johnson

36. Divorce Horse by Craig Johnson 4 stars

>45 tjblue: Thank You for the quick and easy reviews!

37. Wait for Signs by Craig Johnson 4 stars audiobook

38. The Shadow Land by Elizabeth Kostova audiobook 5 stars

39. Spirit of Steamboat Longmire series by Craig Johnson 5 stars

40. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl audiobook 4 stars

41. The Bohemians by Jasmin Darznik 4 stars

42. The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris by Jenny Colgan 3.5 stars

43. Happy People Are Annoying by Josh Peck 3.75 stars

44. Zorrie by Laird Hunt 4 stars

45. The Case of The Missing Marquess An Enola Holmes Mystery by Nancy Springer 4 stars

46. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles audiobook 4. Stars

47. Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan 3 stars

48. My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell 3.75 stars

49. Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline 4 stars audiobook

50. Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger audiobook 4 stars

51. Rural America: 15 Authors Challenge Assumptions About Small-Town America by Nora Shalaway Carpenter ( editor) 4 stars

52. An Obvious Fact Longmire series by Craig Johnson audiobook 4 stars

53. The Catcher in the Rye by by JD Salinger

54. The Secret of Glendunny: The Haunting by Kathryn Lasky audiobook 4 stars

55. The Newcomers : Finding Refuge, Friendship and Hope in An American Classroom by Helen Thorpe 4 stars

56. Lightning Strikes: A Novel by William Kent Krueger audiobook 4 stars

57. The Last Bookseller: A Life in the Rare Book Trade by Gary Goodman 3.5. Stars

58. The Girl in Duluth by Sigrid Brown 3.75 stars

59. Finding Me by Viola Davis audiobook 4 stars

60. The Incredible Winston Browne by Sean Dietrich 4.5 stars

61. The Astaires, Fred & Adele by Kathleen Riley 3.75 stars audiobook

62. Accidentally Wes Anderson by Wally Koval 4 stars

63. The Western Star Longmire series Craig Johnson 4 stars audiobook

64. The Road From Coorain by Jill Ker Conway 4 stars

65. My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher 4.5 stars audiobook

66. Depth of Winter Longmire series by Craig Johnson audiobook 4.5 stars

67. Braver Than You Think : Around The World on The Trip of My (Mother's) Lifetime by Maggie Downs 4 stars

68. The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce 3.75 stars audiobook

69. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce 4 stars

70. Trejo : My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood by Danny Trejo 4 stars audiobook

71. The Cafe By The Sea by Jenny Colgan audiobooks 3.5 stars

72. Dry Bones Longmire series by Craig Johnson 4 stars audiobook

73. And The Bridge is Love by David Biro 3.75 stars

74. Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks audiobook 4.5 stars

75. The Gingerbread Girl by Stephen King 4 stars audiobook

76. Small Country by Gaël Faye

>91 tjblue: Congratulations on reaching 75, Tammy!

Congrats!

>92 FAMeulstee: Thank you Anita!!

>93 drneutron: Thank you Jim!!

77.All's Fair and Other California Stories by Linda Feyder 4 stars

78. Land of Wolves Longmire series by Craig Johnson audiobook 4.5 stars

79. Our Souls At Night by Kent Haruf 4 stars

You passed 75 when I wasn't paying attention (I've had the flu, Tammy), so please accept my belated congratulations.

>99 PaulCranswick: Thank you Paul!!!

Hope you are feeling better!!

80.Letter From New York BBC Woman's Hour Broadcast by Helene Hanff 4 stars

81. Violeta by Isabel Allende 4 stars audiobook

82. Nathan Coulter by Wendell Berry 3.75 stars

83. Next to Last Stand Longmire series by Craig Johnson audiobook 4.5 stars

84. Out of The Silence : After the Crash by Eduardo Strauch audiobook
85. Daughter of The Morning Star Longmire series by Craig Johnson 4.5 stars audiobook
86 Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry 4.5 stars

87. Hell and Back Longmire series by Craig Johnson 4 stars audiobook

88. The Poacher's Son : Mike Bowditch series by Paul Doiron audiobook 3.5 stars

Thank you as always for books, thank you for this group and thanks for you. Have a lovely day, Tammy.

>108 PaulCranswick: Hi Paul!!
We have many things to be thankful for!!

Hope you too are enjoying the day!!

89. Commonwealth by Ann Patchett audiobook 4 stars

90. Show Them You're Good : A Portrait of Boys in The City of Angels The Year Before College by Jeff Hobbs 3.75 stars

91. Driving Miss Norma by Tim Bauerschmidt and Ramie Liddle 3.75 stars

92. Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark 3.75 stars audiobook

93. Back of Beyond : Highway Quartet series by CJ Box 3 stars audiobook

94. That Wild Country : An Epic Journey Through The Past, Present and Future of America's Public Lands by Mark Kenyon 3.5 stars

95. The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles audiobook 3.75 stars

96. Peaceful Persistence: Essays on... by Michael Perry 4 stars

Malaysia's branch of the 75er's wishes you and yours a happy holiday season.

>118 PaulCranswick: Merry Christmas to you and your family Paul!!

97. The Christmas Hummingbird by Davis Bunn

98. Joyland by Stephen King audiobook 4.5 stars

99. The Hound of Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 4 stars

100. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah audiobook 3.75 stars