Books read in 2024 in Over 65+

I ready mostly Memoirs, Auto/Biography Books.
I like Historical Fiction. It causes me to want to research the subject but I didn’t read as many as I had planned to.
I didn’t read in ABC order but I did ready American Dirt last January. The Quote rings true with happenings of today.
I haven’t read a V or Y book that caught my interest yet. Working on it,
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A merican Dirt ( Fiction) Escaping the Mexican Border.
.....Quote- “That these people would leave their homes, their cultures, their families, even their languages, and venture into tremendous peril, risking their very lives, all for the chance to get to the dream of some faraway country that doesn’t even want them.”
A t Home in Mitford (Fiction) A sweet story but TOO Wordy & there is 13 more books in the series, probably very wordy too, I’ll find out, I have 10 of them.
.....Quote- (“If you keep your eyes on Christians, you will be disappointed every day of your life. Your hope is to keep your eyes on Christ.”)
B iking across America (Memoir) Sharing Jesus along the way WA. to FL
.....Quote- (“Life is all about seizing the day. Plan for the future but not at the expense at missing all the joys and blessings in our lives today!”)
C hildren of the Dustbowl: True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp (Non-Fiction)
C inder Girl: My Journey Out of the Ashes to a Life of Hope (Memoir)
Day the World Came to Town, The: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland (Non-Fiction) Town took in 38 Planes of people and cared for them for 5 days. WoW!
.....Quote- (“They placed their lives on hold for a group of strangers and asked for nothing in return. They affirmed the basic goodness of man at a time when it was easy to doubt such humanity still existed”).
E scape from Camp 14 (Memoir) N. Korea is so controlling/Brain Washing
.....Quote- (“I escaped physically, I haven’t escaped psychologically.”).
F airyland (Memoir) Dysfunctional life. Single dad and daughter
.....Quote- He said in his journal- (“It may be normal for teens to be rude, sullen and rebellious, but I don’t particularly like to be around it. In fact, I hardly have the energy to govern or properly love myself, let alone take on added tension.”).
F our Winds, The (Historical Fiction)
.....Quote- (“Courage is fear you ignore”)
G irl with 7 names, A: A North Korean Defector’s Story (Memoir)
.....Quote- (“The irony was that by forcing us to be good citizens, the state made accusers and informers of us all”)
G reat Alone, The (Fiction) Family moves to an isolated island in Alaska
.....Quote- (“Alaska isn’t about who you were when you headed this way. It’s about who you become”).
H idden valley Road (Biography) Family of 12, six are Schizophrenic. Medical History,-Interesting! Started Falcon Program AF Academy. Lived in Colorado Springs. (At one time, mother’s were to blame for this)
.....Quote- “And so I was crushed,” Mimi said. “Because I thought I was such a good mother. I baked a cake and a pie every night. Or at least had Jell-O with whipped cream. “)
I nvisible Thread, An (Memoir) Woman befriends a homeless boy
.....Quote- (“An Invisible Thread connects those who are destined to meet. The threads may be stretched or tangled but will never break”).
J ohnathan Living Seagull (Children’s Fiction) A free spirited bird. Very sweet book!
.....Quote- (“For most gulls it was not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight”).
K itchen Privileges (Memoir) Mary Higgins Clark , life and author
L ike a River: Finding the Faith and Strength to Move Forward after Loss and Heartache (Memoir)
.....Quote- (“God uses us to help others, and when we do, we experience a peace that surpasses understanding—peace like a river.”)
L ife on the Line (Biography) 6 new Dr’s during early days of Covid
.....Quote- (“It’s said that Dr’s play God, but they are normal people with an outsized influence on how we live or die.”)
M an’s search for Meaning, A (Memoir) Concentration camp, positive attitude is survival)
.....Quote- (“No man should judge unless he ask himself in absolute honesty whether in a similar situation he might have done the same.”)
N ow I am Known (Memoir) Dysfunctional life turned Single Foster Parent
.....Quote- (“Hate keeps us locked up, Forgiveness can set us free.”)
O ne Year Off: Leaving It All Behind for a Round-the-World Journey with Our Children travel around the world for a year (Memoir)
.....Quote- (“I realized then that if I could teach my children only one or two basic principles, tolerance would be one of them”)
P eter’s War (Children’s Biography) A German-Jewish boy who had to survive World War II on his own.
Q- uail, That: Life of Robert (Non-Fiction) A super heartwarming story!
Q- uackery” (Non-Fiction) Very Amusing, to very gross.. to we really didn’t need to go there. I am not recommending but I enjoyed it. Bloodletting? Eating dirt, Gold Flakes, Mercury?
R ecusing Finley (Fiction) A good story but so predictable early on
S ummer at Tiffany’s (Memoir) 2 Gals worked there in 1950. Such a delightful read!! I so enjoyed this!
.....Quote- (“The True measure of a person’s success is to be a person of value.’ I knew people of value, people who kept their promises, people who were kind, people who were loyal.”)
T welve Years a Slave (Biography) Wow! And so Infuriating at the same time.
.....Quote- (“I will not fall into despair! I will keep myself hardy until freedom is opportune!”)
U S.A. Everything you wanted to know (Children’s Non-Fiction) Very interesting! There are other countries, I want to read them too.
W omen, The (Historical Fiction) Enlightening! You could feel the intensity! But more cursing than I typically tolerate (1 or 2 words).
.....Quote- (“The women had a story to tell, even if the world wasn’t quite yet ready to hear it, and their story began with three simple words. We were there.”)
W hen Breath Becomes Air, (Memoir) Medical Intern then cancer patient
.....Quote- (“Even if I am dying, until I actually die, I am still living,”)
X Malcon X (Children’s Biography) Wow, I always thought he was a bad guy…
.....Quote- (“I believe that all human beings should be respected as such, regardless of their color.”)
Z ebra’s (Children’s Non-Fiction) Interesting facts about Zebras
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I wasn’t able to pick a top 5 this year. They all were pretty good!
BUT
This book was Amazing!
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede
The two books that were most sweetly darling -
- Johnathan Living Seagull: The complete edition by Richard Bach & Russell Munson
- Q- uail, That: Life of Robert by Margaret A. Stanger