Book Reading.......

[disneydream06]

I finished up book No. 52 this morning. :)
I read "Closed Casket" by Sophie Hannah.
It's a new Hercule Poirot book. Hercule is an Agatha Christie character that she was given permission to write a new book about. There is a bit of a controversy about the book in that Agatha Christie had killed off Poirot in her final book about his character.
It was a good read. It, of course, didn't quite have the "old" English feel that you get with the original Christie books, but it's close.
The murder victim, and there is only one in the present time of the book is a dying man. Now why would you kill a man who is dying? That part I kind of figured out before it was announced in the book. YAY me. lol... I did not however figure out the killer. I was leaning towards a Murder on the Orient Express kind of killing where it was multiple people how did the killing.
I must thank the very kind mrdreamjeans who was so very sweet to send me this book. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
With this read, I have averaged 1 a week for 2016.

Book List 2016:
1. Schooled in Revenge by Jesse Lasky
2. A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie
3. Kicking and Dreaming by Ann & Nancy Wilson with Charles R. Cross
4. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
5. A Kingdom Keepers Adventure: The Syndrome:Finders Keepers Losers Sleepers by Ridley Pearson
6. The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett
7. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
8. Before Tomorrowland by Jeff Jensen/Jonathan Case/Brad Bird/Damon Lindelof
9. Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
10. Dean and Me(A Love Story) by Jerry Lewis and James Kaplan
11. The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
12. Detective Strongoak and The Case of the Dead Elf by Terry Newman
13. Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich
14. The Accidental Feminist: How Elizabeth Taylor Raised Our Consciousness and We Were Too Distracted by Her Beauty to Notice by M. G. Lord
15. They Do It With Mirrors by Agatha Christie
16. Anno Dracula by Kim Newman
17. The Return: Disney Lands by Ridley Pearson
18. The Return: Legacy of Secrets by Ridley Pearson
19. Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen by Serena Valentino
20. If You Ask Me (And of Course You Won't) by Betty White
21. Confirmed Diagnosis by Mary King
22. The Book of Deacon by Joseph R. Lallo
23. Cyndi Lauper A Memoir by Cyndi Lauper with Jancee Dunn
24. A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie
25. Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
26. 4:50 From Paddington by Agatha Christie
27. The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
28. Complications by Mary King
29. The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince by Serena Valentino
30. The Haunted Mansion: Imagineering a Disney Classic by Jason Surrell
31. The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side by Agatha Cristie
32. A General History of the Robberies & Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson
33. Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich
34. Gods & Monsters A Novel by Christopher Bram
35. Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich
36. Abigail & John Portrait of a Marriage by Edith B. Gelles
37. 9 to 5 by Thom Racina
38. Life Among the Lutherans by Garrison Keillor
39. Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch by Serena Valentino
40. A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie
41. Blinded By The Sight by S. L. Smith
42. Shirley Jones A Memoir by Shirley Jones
43. A Story Lately Told by Anjelica Huston
44. Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich
45. Top Secret Twenty One by Janet Evanovich
46. Tricky Twenty Two by Janet Evanovich
47. At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christe
48. Narcissus in Chains by Laurell K. Hamilton
49. A Christmas Story by Jean Shephard
50. Nemesis by Agatha Christie
51. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
52. Closed Casket by Sophie Hannah

Comments

[later2nite.livejournal.com]

I love autobiographies and biographies. Out of your list, I'd really like to read Dean and Me by Jerry Lewis, If You Ask Me by Betty White, and Kicking and Dreaming by Ann and Nancy Wilson.

52 books is in one year is amazing. Good for you! ♥

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

When I was younger auto/biographies were about the only kind of books I read. Then I started to spread out into different series of fiction. :p

I am hoping to fit one more book in. :)

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

52 is a very nice number to end with

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

I think I will try to get one more in.
I have the most recent Stephanie Plum book to read. They usually read pretty quick. :)

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

but IF you read 53 you must get to 55

53 is just a wrong number to end with

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

I don't think I will get 3 more books read. :o

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

ah come ooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnn

you still have 2 more weeks!! You can do an extra 2 books

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

But I don't have the time to read. Too much stuff needs to get done. :o
Unless I have some really quiet nights at work for the next two weeks. :o :o :o

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

*panics**

OMGGGGGG what to do now?????

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Stop at 53. :p

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

and if you would read 2 tiny wincy little books?

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Well, they have to be kind of big.
I think my friend and I decided they had to be at least, hmm, was it 50 or 100 pages? Can't remember now. :p

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

darn*

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

I think I have just under 120 pages to go in current book. :)
If I could find my little Christmas story book, maybe I could get 2 books finished. :p

[chaquir.livejournal.com]

wooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooooooooooo

[owlstorm_9]

slow down??

ahh...nevermind....................

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Should hopefully fit in one more. :)

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

I am delighted you read the book and enjoyed it! It was my pleasure to sent it to you! I've only read half of the number of books you have, but I will continue to be an avid reader. There have just been too many recent distractions due to the house closing.

HUGS!

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

I don't plan to try and beat this year's record. Just read as it comes along. :)

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

Wow! 52 already!

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

I will hopefully get one more in for the year. :)

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[seaivy.livejournal.com]

BINGO! and ADDED BINGO!!!
GO YOU!

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

LOL...
Thank you. :)

[changeling72.livejournal.com]

Does 'casket' mean 'coffin' in this sense? It's not a word usually used here.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

One of the meanings is coffin. :)

[britalone.livejournal.com]

I remember seeing Poirot die in the last episode of David Suchet's series and saying nooooooooooooooo you can't kill him!!

A book a week, well done you!

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

I heard about it, but I never did see that program or read the book.

[britalone.livejournal.com]

If you ever get the chance to see David Suchet as Poirot, grab it! For me he is the one and only.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Is he the one that did most of the tv shows?
If he's the guy I am thinking about, I have seen some of his shows. I am more of Miss Marple fan, but I enjoy Poirot too. :)

[britalone.livejournal.com]

Yes he's the most recent, and for me, the best Poirot.

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Yes, he is my idea of Poirot. :)

[kaishin108.livejournal.com]

I am so behind that I almost missed this post. I must read that book!!

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

It was enjoyable. :)

[kaishin108.livejournal.com]

Great! I will order it for my Nook today :-)

[ellierachael.livejournal.com]

Wow one per week is an impressive pace!

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

I don't expect to repeat it again next year. lol......