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24 Tasks – Door 16 – Book – Lioness at Large

24 Tasks – Door 16 – Book

Fun and Games Literature Reviews

Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol

Festive Tasks Master Update Post HERE Festive Tasks, Door 16 — Charity: Read “A Christmas Carol,” or read a book in which poverty or hardship are significant plot elements.   This is one of my annual Christmas rereads; one of the books I’ll never get tired of — in addition to listening to the audiobook […]

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Josephine Tey: Brat Farrar (Reread)

24 Festive Tasks: Door 16 – Melbourne Cup Day, Book: Read a book by an Australian author, set in Australia, or a book that involves horses.   As my book for this holiday, today I revisited Josephine Tey’s “Brat Farrar” (thanks to Lillelara for the nudge) — and still liked it every bit as much […]

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Katrine Engberg: Krokodilwächter (The Tenant)

24 Festive Tasks: Door 16 – St. Lucia’s Day, Book: Task: Read a book set in Scandinavia / Northern Europe, by a Northern European / Nordic author, with a predominantly white cover (or white with red lettering), newly released in November or December of this year, or set in the candle-lit world (i.e., before the […]

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Anne Perry: A Christmas Guest

24 Festive Tasks: Doors 16 – Human Rights Day, Book: Read any book with strong female characters, or written by an author from any minority group; any story about a minority overcoming their oppressors either individually or as a group. OR: A book set in New York City. The third book in Anne Perry’s series […]

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