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#65. MRS. POLLIFAX ON SAFARI by Dorothy Gilman // ★★★☆☆
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Number five in the Mrs. Pollifax series! This one took place on a Zambian safari and while it was enjoyable to read, I didn’t think it was as great as some of the earlier ones. 3.5 stars.
#66. THE EVERY by Dave Eggers // ★★★☆☆
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This is the sequel to The Circle and another book to check off the School of the Unconformed reading list. The premise is that the Circle (a conglomeration of Facebook/Google/Twitter) merges with a company like Amazon and becomes a powerful monopoly that ultimately creates a surveillance state. And man…this was bleak. As someone who tries to fight back the Machine in little ways, I found the amount of human apathy really discouraging and yet accurate for most of real-life society. 3.5 stars.
#67. THE ILIAD AND THE ODYSSEY by Homer // ★★★☆☆
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I finally finished this mammoth book at over 700 pages! Happy to have read both stories in full and happy to be move onto something new.
#68. THE ONE-IN-A-MILLION BOY by Monica Wood // ★★★☆☆
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After reading The Every, I was looking for something a little less heavy and this (kind-of?) fit the bill. I love stories that share multi-generational friendships and while this book was centered around that, I just didn’t connect with the story like I had hoped. Still worth reading – I gave it 3.5 stars.
#69. AN IMPARTIAL WITNESS by Charles Todd // ★★★☆☆
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I read the first book in this Bess Crawford mystery series last year and was excited to finally get my hands on book two. It was an interesting story that kept me turning the pages, but wasn’t as great as the first one. I still think I’ll continue on and look for book three.
MY 2024 UNREAD SHELF PROJECT
Unread Books as of January 1, 2024: 209
Books Finished in September: 5
Books Donated/Sold in September: -1
Books Added: +6
Unread Books Remaining: 208
