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Reading in Retirement: Some Favorite Fiction - Page 2

Since I retired from teaching 3 years ago (and no longer have to read curriculum standards, interminable term papers, and excruciating essays), I've rediscovered reading for pleasure (and listening; Audiobooks are a godsend in that I can read while working out, driving, mowing the lawn, etc.). Here are a dozen dozens of fiction books I have read or reread in my retirement and that I thoroughly enjoyed . I also read a lot of non-fiction and drama, but those areas will have their own lists. If I ever get around to it, that is.
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Hornblower and the Hotspur (Forester)
Hornblower and the Hotspur (Forester)
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Hornblower During the Crisis (Forester)
Hornblower During the Crisis (Forester)
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Hornblower and the Atropos (Forester)
Hornblower and the Atropos (Forester)
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Beat to Quarters (Forester)
Beat to Quarters (Forester)
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Ship of the Line (Forester)
Ship of the Line (Forester)
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Flying Colours (Forester)
Flying Colours (Forester)
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Commodore Hornblower (Forester)
Commodore Hornblower (Forester)
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Lord Hornblower (Forester)
Lord Hornblower (Forester)
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Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies (Forester)
Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies (Forester)
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The Long Ships (Bengtsson)
The Long Ships (Bengtsson)
51
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles
52
Gates of Fire (Steven Pressfield)
Gates of Fire (Steven Pressfield)
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The Night of the Generals (Kirst)
The Night of the Generals (Kirst)
54
Brothers in Arms (Kirst)
Brothers in Arms (Kirst)
55
Seven Days in May (Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey)
Seven Days in May (Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey)
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Night of Camp David (Knebel)
Night of Camp David (Knebel)
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The Maltese Falcon (Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon (Hammett)
58
The Big Sleep (Chandler)
The Big Sleep (Chandler)
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Farewell My Lovely (Chandler)
Farewell My Lovely (Chandler)
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The High Window (Raymond Chandler)
The High Window (Raymond Chandler)
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The Lady in the Lake (Raymond Chandler)
The Lady in the Lake (Raymond Chandler)
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The Little Sister (Chandler)
The Little Sister (Chandler)
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The Long Goodbye (Chandler)
The Long Goodbye (Chandler)
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Playback (Chandler)
Playback (Chandler)
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The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
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The Big Nowhere (James Ellroy)
The Big Nowhere (James Ellroy)
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L. A. Confidential (Ellroy)
L. A. Confidential (Ellroy)
68
White Jazz (James Ellroy)
White Jazz (James Ellroy)
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Hollywood Nocturnes (Ellroy)
Hollywood Nocturnes (Ellroy)
70
Widespread Panic (James Ellroy)
Widespread Panic (James Ellroy)
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The Enchanters (James Ellroy)
The Enchanters (James Ellroy)
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Matt Scudder Series (Block)
Matt Scudder Series (Block)
73
Rizzoli & Isles Series (Tess Gerritsen)
Rizzoli & Isles Series (Tess Gerritsen)
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Background to Danger (Ambler)
Background to Danger (Ambler)
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Cause for Alarm (Ambler)
Cause for Alarm (Ambler)
76
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Ambler)
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Journey Into Fear (Ambler)
Journey Into Fear (Ambler)
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Judgement on Deltchev (Ambler)
Judgement on Deltchev (Ambler)
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Winter (Len Deighton)
Winter (Len Deighton)
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The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
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