https://www.booklistqueen.com/2022-reading-challenge-update/ Embrace the Book Life Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:11:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://www.booklistqueen.com/2022-reading-challenge-update/#comment-3016 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 08:28:24 +0000 https://www.booklistqueen.com/?p=30538#comment-3016 Looking forward to the 2023 Challenge! Some creativity will be required I think in terms of interpreting the categories!

]]> https://www.booklistqueen.com/2022-reading-challenge-update/#comment-3012 Tue, 27 Dec 2022 18:17:01 +0000 https://www.booklistqueen.com/?p=30538#comment-3012 I so appreciate your curation. And love the challenge — it has me reading “all over the place.” And that is rich and satisfying. Thanks! So many starred books this year but my favorites to encourage others to read: Nonfiction: The Soul of An Octopus by Sy Montgomery (of Good Good Pig) – a naturalist’s love story with aquarium octopuses. Compelling. Fiction: Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey. It is narrated by Maud, an 82 year old whose memory is failing. Her friend is “missing” — there is a mystery, a death, a compelling story from WWII forward. It is quirky, told from Maud’s first person, confused but certain. And it is compassionate. Truly a wonderful look at how dementia might feel from the inside and how best to respond from the outside. It is light hearted. And uplifting. I listened to audio book — very well read and greatly enhanced the story. Thanks again, and happy reading for 2023!

]]> https://www.booklistqueen.com/2022-reading-challenge-update/#comment-3011 Tue, 27 Dec 2022 15:57:34 +0000 https://www.booklistqueen.com/?p=30538#comment-3011 Thank you for your list and reviews. It was interesting to see your choices. I have one book left for the 2022 challenge! Looking forward to 2023 challenge.

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