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A Random List of Recent Reads(And Listens) by a Retired Teacher

Since I retired in 2022 and began to read whatever I liked (as opposed to what I had to teach), I've noticed some surprising things: 1) I like to read fiction and listen to history; 2) I read authors more than I realized, even in History; and 3) I want a story more than I want literary technique. Anyway, here are some recently finished books that I enjoyed.
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The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway (Ernest Hemingway)
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
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Ernest Hemingway
Islands in the Stream (Hemingway)
Islands in the Stream
2
Hemingway
The Name of the Rose (Eco)
The Name of the Rose
3
Eco
Mr. Mercedes (Stephen King)
Mr. Mercedes
4
Stephen King
Finders Keepers (Stephen King)
Finders Keepers
5
Stephen King
End of Watch (Stephen King)
End of Watch
6
Stephen King
The Outsider (Stephen King)
The Outsider
7
Stephen King
If It Bleeds (Stephen King)
If It Bleeds
8
Stephen King
Holly (Stephen King)
Holly
9
Stephen King
The Broken Girls (Simone St James)
The Broken Girls
10
Simone St James
The Sun Down Motel (Simone St. James)
The Sun Down Motel
11
Simone St. James
The Book of Cold Cases (Simone St. James)
The Book of Cold Cases
12
Simone St. James
Murder Road (Simone St James)
Murder Road
13
Simone St James
John Dies at the End (Jason Pargin)
John Dies at the End
14
Jason Pargin
This Book Is Full of Spiders (David Wong)
This Book Is Full of Spiders
15
David Wong
What the Hell Did I Just Read (David Wong)
What the Hell Did I Just Read
16
David Wong
If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe (Parting)
If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe
17
Parting
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits (David Wong)
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits
18
David Wong
Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick (David Wong)
Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick
19
David Wong
Zoey Is Too Drunk for This Dystopia (Pargin)
Zoey Is Too Drunk for This Dystopia
20
Pargin
Last Night in Montreal (Emily St. John Mandel)
Last Night in Montreal
21
Emily St. John Mandel
The Singer's Gun (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Singer's Gun
22
Emily St. John Mandel
The Lola Quartet (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Lola Quartet
23
Emily St. John Mandel
Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel)
Station Eleven
24
Emily St. John Mandel
The Glass Hotel (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Glass Hotel
25
Emily St. John Mandel
Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility
26
Emily St.John Mandel
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
27
Madeline Miller
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary
28
Andy Weir
The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library
29
Matt Haig
Sacre Bleu (Christopher Moore)
Sacre Bleu
30
Christopher Moore
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars
31
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Fated Sky (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Fated Sky
32
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Relentless Moon (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Relentless Moon
33
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Lady Astronaut of Mars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Lady Astronaut of Mars
34
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Girl Who Could Move Shit With Her Mind (Jackson Ford)
The Girl Who Could Move Shit With Her Mind
35
Jackson Ford
Random Sh*T Flying Through the Air (Jackson Ford)
Random Sh*T Flying Through the Air
36
Jackson Ford
Eye of the Sh*T Storm (Jackson Ford)
Eye of the Sh*T Storm
37
Jackson Ford
A Sh*Tload of Crazy Powers (Ford)
A Sh*Tload of Crazy Powers
38
Ford
The First Chronicles of Amber (Zelazny)
The First Chronicles of Amber
39
Zelazny
A Night in the Lonesome October (Roger Zelazny)
A Night in the Lonesome October
40
Roger Zelazny
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