#TBR2022RBR
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So glad to see Adam at Roof Beam Reader back hosting this challenge!
Here are the 12 titles I plan on reading in 2022. Books that have been collecting dust on my shelves for quite a while…
A mix of classics, fiction, nonfiction.
NB: some have a library label, but they are no longer in circulation and I bought them at my library some years back.
I will update the list below with the links to my reviews, as I go along
- Thomas Jefferson’s Crème brûlée: How a Founding father and his slave James Hemings introduced French cuisine to America, by Thomas J. Craughwell 6/12/22
- Le Voyage d’Octavio, by Miguel Bonnefoy 5/22/22
- A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry 5/21/22
- Stuart Little, by E.B. White 5/18
- The First Men in the Moon, by H.G. Wells 7/22/22
- Eventide, by Kent Haruf (currently reading)
- The Daughter of Time, by Josephine Tey 8/21/22
- Ensemble, c’est tout, by Anna Gavalda (currently reading)
- Wanderlust: A History of Walking, by Rebecca Solnit
- Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa, by Haruki Murakami
- Arvo Pärt: Out of Silence, by Peter C. Bouteneff
- A is For Alibi, by Sue Grafton 7/13/2022
Alternates:
11. Joie de Vivre: Secrets of Wining, Dining, and Romancing Like the French, by Harriett Welty Rochefort
12. The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography, by Graham Robb
Edit on 7/25/2022:
For the July checkpoint, Adam suggested we make a poem with our titles, so here it is:
Oh, JOIE DE VIVRE
OUT OF SILENCE!
LE VOYAGE D’OCTAVIO,
where will it lead him?
Pure WANDERLUST with STUART LITTLE?
With THE FIRST MEN ON THE MOON?
Or through THE DISCOVERY OF FRANCE
to taste THOMAS JEFFERSON’S CRÈME BRÛLÉE?
But for A RAISIN IN THE SUN,
shared with THE DAUGHTER OF TIME,
is it true that A IS FOR ALIBI?
No, that won’t do.
The essential truth is simple:
ENSEMBLE, C’EST TOUT,
in a sweet EVENTIDE
ABSOLUTELY ON MUSIC.
WILL YOU JOIN US IN THIS CHALLENGE?
WHAT TITLES OF YOUR TBR
ARE YOU PLANNING TO READ IN 2022?
Words And Peace 
Not doing this challenge formally, but I am determined to dent Mount TBR this year! Good luck! The Daughter of Time is an old favourite!
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wow, so many have read and enjoyed this one! Good luck on your TBR!
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The only one I’ve read is Daughter of Time. An interesting approach to a centuries-old historical mystery.
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Thanks. So many people have recommended me to read it!
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That’s a fun, varied list! I enjoyed Daughter of Time, Stuart Little, and many of Sue Grafton’s books (I need to finish the series!). Enjoy your reading for this challenge!
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Good to know there will be at least 3 good ones 😉 Thanks for stopping by
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A fun list! I don’t know anything about the French material (French lit terrifies me!) but I like your mysteries. I’ve read all the Sue Graftons and they’re fun — especially for me since I grew up quite near “Santa Teresa,” a not-at-all disguised Santa Barbara. I also love Josephine Tey and I completely disagree with her solution to this mystery, but it’s a fun read and a classic. 🙂
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Hmm, I am intrigued with your comment about Josephine Tey!
If you like mysteries, I could give you recommendations in French mysteries, nothing terrifying lol, some really good ones and easy to read
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Sure, sounds good! I have read one Maigret novel. That’s it.
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The first Maigret are ok, but then starting at 9 or so, they are getting really good
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Nice mox!
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I guess that’s my specialty, lol
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I haven’t done any challenges the last couple of years, but I really should do this one. I need to actually read the books I own!
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Yes, that’s the problem for so many of us, lol
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This seems like a nice mix of books. I would love to read Sue Grafton’s series at some point.
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Yes, it’s so popular, I thought I needed to try, and I won that copy
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This is one of the few challenges I’m going to do next year. After all, I want to finisht that pile one day. LOOOOL
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I think I would need a few lives for that, lol
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Me, too. If you know where we can purchase one, let us know. 😉
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lol
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A Raisin in the Sun is a favorite (Hansberry was incredible and I wish she had lived to keep writing. We’d all be richer for it.) I teach A Raisin in the Sun every few years.
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Cool that you even teach on it!
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I am doing the Mount TBR challenge and I signed up to read 48 books that I physically own! Wish me luck and I will be cheering you on!
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woohoo, good luck!
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I’ve read The Daughter of Time by Tey and really enjoyed it!
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Yes, can’t wait to read this one!
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I haven’t read any of these but am very interested in A Raisin in the Sun – lots of luck!
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Yes, a major classic!
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Wow! So many books I know nothing about. I have read Tey’s and liked it. I am especially keen on your views on the Stuart little and Grafton one which I have heard a lot about.
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Thanks. These are all popular after all these years, so I expect they are good ones
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From your list above, I am adding to my TBR list: Craughwell’s Thomas Jefferson; Le Voyage d’Octavio; Hansberry’s A Raisin; The First Men by Wells; and Stuart Little! Thank you for these great suggestions!
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So glad you are finding good ideas from my blog
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