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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
41
Forester
Hornblower During the Crisis (Forester)
Hornblower During the Crisis
42
Forester
Hornblower and the Atropos (Forester)
Hornblower and the Atropos
43
Forester
Beat to Quarters (Forester)
Beat to Quarters
44
Forester
Ship of the Line (Forester)
Ship of the Line
45
Forester
Flying Colours (Forester)
Flying Colours
46
Forester
Commodore Hornblower (Forester)
Commodore Hornblower
47
Forester
Lord Hornblower (Forester)
Lord Hornblower
48
Forester
Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies (Forester)
Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies
49
Forester
The Long Ships (Bengtsson)
The Long Ships
50
Bengtsson
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
51
Madeline Miller
Gates of Fire (Steven Pressfield)
Gates of Fire
52
Steven Pressfield
The Night of the Generals (Kirst)
The Night of the Generals
53
Kirst
Brothers in Arms (Kirst)
Brothers in Arms
54
Kirst
Seven Days in May (Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey)
Seven Days in May
55
Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey
Night of Camp David (Knebel)
Night of Camp David
56
Knebel
The Maltese Falcon (Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
57
Hammett
The Big Sleep (Chandler)
The Big Sleep
58
Chandler
Farewell My Lovely (Chandler)
Farewell My Lovely
59
Chandler
The High Window (Raymond Chandler)
The High Window
60
Raymond Chandler
The Lady in the Lake (Raymond Chandler)
The Lady in the Lake
61
Raymond Chandler
The Little Sister (Chandler)
The Little Sister
62
Chandler
The Long Goodbye (Chandler)
The Long Goodbye
63
Chandler
Playback (Chandler)
Playback
64
Chandler
The Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
The Black Dahlia
65
James Ellroy
The Big Nowhere (James Ellroy)
The Big Nowhere
66
James Ellroy
L. A. Confidential (Ellroy)
L. A. Confidential
67
Ellroy
White Jazz (James Ellroy)
White Jazz
68
James Ellroy
Hollywood Nocturnes (Ellroy)
Hollywood Nocturnes
69
Ellroy
Widespread Panic (James Ellroy)
Widespread Panic
70
James Ellroy
The Enchanters (James Ellroy)
The Enchanters
71
James Ellroy
Matt Scudder Series (Block)
Matt Scudder Series
72
Block
Rizzoli & Isles Series (Tess Gerritsen)
Rizzoli & Isles Series
73
Tess Gerritsen
Background to Danger (Ambler)
Background to Danger
74
Ambler
Cause for Alarm (Ambler)
Cause for Alarm
75
Ambler
A Coffin for Dimitrios (Ambler)
A Coffin for Dimitrios
76
Ambler
Journey Into Fear (Ambler)
Journey Into Fear
77
Ambler
Judgement on Deltchev (Ambler)
Judgement on Deltchev
78
Ambler
Winter (Len Deighton)
Winter
79
Len Deighton
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (John Le Carré)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
80
John Le Carré
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