I had set my yearly book goal at 40 books this year. I should have known better. I just finished #35 and there are only two weeks left in the year. I don't think I am going to read 5 more books. Maybe two!
Here is the latest five books I have read. All were greater than 400 pages. I should have known better.
The Day of the Jackal (#31)
Written by Frederick Forsyth; published in 1971; 432 pages; BJ Score 3.0 (Great)
This was another book on sale at B&N. I have read Forsyth before but not sure about this classic. It was a wonderful read and also let me brush up some on my French. When I started to read it, I was mistakenly thinking it was made into a movie with Robert Redford. Nope, that was Three Days of the Condor. This book was great and was about a plan to assassinate France's President Charles De Gaulle.
The Widow (#32)
Written by John Grisham; published in 2025; 416 pages; BJ Score 3.5 (Great to Excellent)
Just like clockwork, every year there is another best seller by Grisham. This was an easy read and a great story. I kept thinking we were heading one direction and he would pleasantly surprise me.
The Rose Field (#33)
Written by Philip Pullman; published in 2025; 672 pages; BJ Score 3.5 (Great to Excellent)
This became book #81 on my bucket list; It was NOT on my original list. Another excellent book by Pullman, finishing the second trilogy, The Book of Dust. Most characters were familiar which makes for an easier read, as it was almost 700 pages, there were lots of characters. At the end, it seemed there may be more to the story...
I have read the first trilogy, His Dark Materials, which was also made into a miniseries on HBO. I am hoping they will make the second trilogy into a miniseries too.
Make Mine Murder (#34)
Written by Agatha Christie; published in 1931; 473 pages; BJ Score 3.0 (Great)
I think this book belonged to my dad. It had been on my shelf forever and I finally decided to read it. I am glad I did, it was great. It is actually three stories in one book, Hercule Poiret the star in all of them. I need to read some more Christie. I did read Murder on the Orient Express in 2024.
28 Summers (#35)
Written by Elin Hilderbrand; published in 2020; 432 pages; BJ Score 4.5 (Excellent to Memorable)
This book was a recommendation by the local newspaper as a great Summer Beach Read. I finally got around to it by checking it out of the Eau Gallie Library. I loved it. Partly because it is a great story, and partly because it is centered in Nantucket and mentions UVM and Breadloaf too, plus Baltimore. My UVM girlfriend Wendy was from Baltimore and her family spent summers at Nantucket. I spent a week there too over Fourth of July in the late 70s.
I liked how each chapter was a summer with a year. The first paragraph was a list of things that were talked about in the year. I was amazed about the amount I knew. I am just a...
Well, I hope you get to read a book, it is a great escape from the world. I currently have two non-fiction books I am reading and just started a fiction novel. Probably won't finish all before the end of the year.
I should have known better.
About Title
"I Should Have Known Better" is a song by English rock band the Beatles composed by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney) and originally issued on A Hard Day's Night, their soundtrack for the film of the same name released on 10 July 1964. "I Should Have Known Better" was also issued as the B-side of the US single "A Hard Day's Night" released on 13 July.
Lennon's harmonica playing opens the track, the last occasion the Beatles were to feature this instrument on an intro ("I'm a Loser", recorded 14 August 1964 has a harmonica solo). The song's middle sixteen section features George Harrison's new Rickenbacker 360/12 12-string guitar.
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