2024 Reading Challenge discussion
2024 Personal Challenge: 51-75
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Anne's 60 book challenge in 2024
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16) 3/7/24 Riding the Tempest by Lee Jackson Lesson: Northern Africa, Italy, Norway, preparing for the invasion. Still have two more books in this series to go. Lesson: Keep fighting.
17) 3/17/24 The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn Novel about a Russian female sniper from WWII. Parts good, parts ridiculous. Lesson: Don't miss.
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26) 5/2/2024 Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis I try to read this book every couple of years. Written by such a wise thinker. Lesson: The whole history of humanity is the story of people trying to find happiness in something other than God.
27) 5/10/2024 Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon Based on a real story. An Austrailian reporter marries a Frenchman right before WWII. She gets involved in the Resistance. And it is amazing what she accomplishments. But an old flame of her husband causes many problems. Lesson: Fight for those who can't fight for themselves.
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30) 5/20/2024 Our Woman in Moscow by Beatriz Williams Excellent novel set in WW2 and then the cold war. Involves twin sisters, some State Department workers with communist tendencies, and a Soviet woman true believer. I liked the writing - will have to read this author again. Lesson: Being a traitor is never a good thing.
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33) 5/31/2024 The Cold War: A New History by John Lewis Gaddis Listened to this on audio. Definitely learned a lot and am looking at the Cold War a bit differently. Too bad we didn't learn the lessons of the period, however. Seems like we are moving back to totalitarian rule in so much of the world. Lessons: Free markets and free people are the best methods for happy nations, however, too many want power and control over the people. And once they get it, they have a hard time giving it up.
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51) 8/26/2024 A Chain of Thunder by Jeff Shaara First book I've ever read about the siege of Vicksburg. I think since it's so overshadowed by Gettysburg it is easy to overlook. Standard Shaara historical novel. Well researched and informative. Lesson: The South has a hard time with people from Pennsylvania.
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