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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
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
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Islands in the Stream (Hemingway)
Islands in the Stream (Hemingway)
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The Name of the Rose (Eco)
The Name of the Rose (Eco)
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Mr. Mercedes (Stephen King)
Mr. Mercedes (Stephen King)
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Finders Keepers (Stephen King)
Finders Keepers (Stephen King)
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End of Watch (Stephen King)
End of Watch (Stephen King)
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The Outsider (Stephen King)
The Outsider (Stephen King)
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If It Bleeds (Stephen King)
If It Bleeds (Stephen King)
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Holly (Stephen King)
Holly (Stephen King)
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The Broken Girls (Simone St James)
The Broken Girls (Simone St James)
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The Sun Down Motel (Simone St. James)
The Sun Down Motel (Simone St. James)
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The Book of Cold Cases (Simone St. James)
The Book of Cold Cases (Simone St. James)
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Murder Road (Simone St James)
Murder Road (Simone St James)
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John Dies at the End (Jason Pargin)
John Dies at the End (Jason Pargin)
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This Book Is Full of Spiders
This Book Is Full of Spiders
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What the Hell Did I Just Read (David Wong)
What the Hell Did I Just Read (David Wong)
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If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe (Parting)
If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe (Parting)
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Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits (David Wong)
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits (David Wong)
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Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick (David Wong)
Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick (David Wong)
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Zoey Is Too Drunk for This Dystopia (Pargin)
Zoey Is Too Drunk for This Dystopia (Pargin)
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Last Night in Montreal (Emily St. John Mandel)
Last Night in Montreal (Emily St. John Mandel)
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The Singer's Gun (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Singer's Gun (Emily St. John Mandel)
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The Lola Quartet (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Lola Quartet (Emily St. John Mandel)
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Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel)
Station Eleven (Emily St. John Mandel)
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The Glass Hotel (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Glass Hotel (Emily St. John Mandel)
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Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
Sea of Tranquility (Emily St.John Mandel)
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The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles
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Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)
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The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
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Sacre Bleu
Sacre Bleu
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The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
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The Fated Sky (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Fated Sky (Mary Robinette Kowal)
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The Relentless Moon (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Relentless Moon (Mary Robinette Kowal)
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The Lady Astronaut of Mars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Lady Astronaut of Mars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
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The Girl Who Could Move Shit With Her Mind (Jackson Ford)
The Girl Who Could Move Shit With Her Mind (Jackson Ford)
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Random Sh*T Flying Through the Air (Jackson Ford)
Random Sh*T Flying Through the Air (Jackson Ford)
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Eye of the Sh*T Storm (Jackson Ford)
Eye of the Sh*T Storm (Jackson Ford)
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A Sh*Tload of Crazy Powers (Ford)
A Sh*Tload of Crazy Powers (Ford)
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The First Chronicles of Amber (Zelazny)
The First Chronicles of Amber (Zelazny)
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A Night in the Lonesome October (Roger Zelazny)
A Night in the Lonesome October (Roger Zelazny)
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