Read in 2024

I usually try to hit 1,000 pages a month, but didn't meet that goal this year. Still, more than 500 pages a month isn't shabby.

Some rereads, of course, but a lot of new material this year. I really liked "The Book Thief," by Markus Zusack. World War II fiction is dicey territory, but he hits the tone and subject just right, and I thought it was wonderful.

I was surprised how much I liked "Captain Bonneville's County," by Edith Haroldsen Lovell. Up until I read this book, I've found Idaho history to be generally a pretty dry subject, but Lovell really told her stories with a lot of color and verve that had me looking forward to going back to reading when I had to put the book down.

Here's what I read this year:

92 Stories, by James Thurber. 522 pages.

A Rat's Tale, by Tor Seidler. 187 pages.

Blue Lotus, The, by Herge. 62 pages.

Book Thief, The; by Markus Zusack. 571 pages.

Born Standing Up, by Steve Martin. 209 pages.

Captain Bonneville's County, by Edith Haroldsen Lovell. 286 pages.

Case of the Condemned Cat, The; by E. W. Hildick. 138 pages.

Catch You Later, Traitor, by Avi. 296 pages.

Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Big Shot, by Jeff Kinney. 217 pages.

Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism, by Bob Edwards. 174 pages.

Exploring Idaho's Past, by Jennie Rawlins. 166 pages.

Forgotten 500, The; by Gregory A. Freeman. 313 pages.

I Must Say: My Life as A Humble Comedy Legend, by Martin Short and David Kamp; 321 pages.

Joachim a des Ennuis, by J.J. Sempe and Rene Goscinny, 192 pages.

Le petit Nicolas et des Copains, by J.J. Sempe and Rene Goscinny, 192 pages.

Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon, by Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton; 383 pages.

Number Go Up, by Zeke Faux. 280 pages.

Peanuts by the Decade: The 1960s, by Charles Schulz. 530 pages.

Red Rackham's Treasure, by Herge. 62 pages.

Secret of the Unicorn, The; by Herge. 62 pages.

Sonderberg Case, The; by Elie Wiesel. 178 pages.

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, by David Sedaris. 159 pages.

Stranger, The; by Albert Camus. 155 pages.

Tintin in Tibet, by Herge. 62 pages.

Truckers, by Terry Pratchett. 271 pages.

Vacances du petit Nicolas, Les; by J.J. Sempe and Rene Goscinny, 192 pages.

World According to Mister Rogers, The; by Fred Rogers. 197 pages.

Ze Page Total: 6,381.