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James's List of Fun Books Discovered in Retirement

The best thing about being a RETIRED literature teacher is that you don't have to set an example anymore and can read whatever you want for pleasure. Here are 101 books I've discovered since I put in my papers that are just plain fun to read.
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John Dies at the End (Jason Pargin)
John Dies at the End
1
Jason Pargin
This Book Is Full of Spiders (David Wong)
This Book Is Full of Spiders
2
David Wong
What the Hell Did I Just Read (David Wong)
What the Hell Did I Just Read
3
David Wong
If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe (Parting)
If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe
4
Parting
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits (David Wong)
Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits
5
David Wong
Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick (David Wong)
Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick
6
David Wong
The Girl Who Could Move Shit With Her Mind (Jackson Ford)
The Girl Who Could Move Shit With Her Mind
7
Jackson Ford
Random Sh*T Flying Through the Air (Jackson Ford)
Random Sh*T Flying Through the Air
8
Jackson Ford
Eye of the Sh*T Storm (Jackson Ford)
Eye of the Sh*T Storm
9
Jackson Ford
A Sh*Tload of Crazy Powers (Ford)
A Sh*Tload of Crazy Powers
10
Ford
Redshirts (John Scalzi)
Redshirts
11
John Scalzi
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars
12
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Fated Sky (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Fated Sky
13
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Relentless Moon (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Relentless Moon
14
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Sun Down Motel (Simone St. James)
The Sun Down Motel
15
Simone St. James
The Broken Girls (Simone St James)
The Broken Girls
16
Simone St James
The Book of Cold Cases (Simone St. James)
The Book of Cold Cases
17
Simone St. James
Razzmatazz (Christopher Moore)
Razzmatazz
18
Christopher Moore
The Winter People (Jennifer McMahon)
The Winter People
19
Jennifer McMahon
The Invited (Jennifer McMahon)
The Invited
20
Jennifer McMahon
The Keepsake (Tess Gerritsen)
The Keepsake
21
Tess Gerritsen
The Silent Girl (Tess Gerritsen)
The Silent Girl
22
Tess Gerritsen
Die Again (Gerritsen)
Die Again
23
Gerritsen
I Know a Secret (Tess Gerritsen)
I Know a Secret
24
Tess Gerritsen
Gravity (Gerritsen)
Gravity
25
Gerritsen
Dark Voyage (Furst)
Dark Voyage
26
Furst
The Foreign Correspondent (Furst)
The Foreign Correspondent
27
Furst
Alibi (Joseph Kanon)
Alibi
28
Joseph Kanon
Istanbul Passage (Joseph Kanon)
Istanbul Passage
29
Joseph Kanon
Defectors (Joseph Kanon)
Defectors
30
Joseph Kanon
The Accomplice (Kanon)
The Accomplice
31
Kanon
The Berlin Exchange (Joseph Kanon)
The Berlin Exchange
32
Joseph Kanon
The Expendable Spy (Hunter)
The Expendable Spy
33
Hunter
One of Us Works for Them (Jack D. Hunter)
One of Us Works for Them
34
Jack D. Hunter
How to Live Safely in a Science Fiction Universe (Yu)
How to Live Safely in a Science Fiction Universe
35
Yu
Best of R.A. Lafferty (R.A. Lafferty)
Best of R.A. Lafferty
36
R.A. Lafferty
11/22/63 (Stephen King)
11/22/63
37
Stephen King
The Ipcress File (Deighton)
The Ipcress File
38
Deighton
Horse Under Water (Deighton)
Horse Under Water
39
Deighton
Funeral in Berlin (Deighton)
Funeral in Berlin
40
Deighton
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