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Reading in Retirement: Some Favorite Fiction - Page 3

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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The Looking Glass War (Le Carre)
The Looking Glass War
81
Le Carre
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (John Le Carré)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
82
John Le Carré
The Ipcress File (Deighton)
The Ipcress File
83
Deighton
Funeral in Berlin (Deighton)
Funeral in Berlin
84
Deighton
Berlin Game (Len Deighton)
Berlin Game
85
Len Deighton
Mexico Set (Len Dighton)
Mexico Set
86
Len Dighton
London Match (Len Deighton)
London Match
87
Len Deighton
Los Alamos (Kanon)
Los Alamos
88
Kanon
The Prodigal Spy (Kanon)
The Prodigal Spy
89
Kanon
The Good German (Kanon)
The Good German
90
Kanon
Leaving Berlin (Joseph Kanon)
Leaving Berlin
91
Joseph Kanon
Night Soldiers (Alan Furst)
Night Soldiers
92
Alan Furst
The World at Night (Alan Furst)
The World at Night
93
Alan Furst
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
94
Stephen King
Mr. Mercedes (Stephen King)
Mr. Mercedes
95
Stephen King
Finders Keepers (Stephen King)
Finders Keepers
96
Stephen King
The Outsider (Stephen King)
The Outsider
97
Stephen King
End of Watch (Stephen King)
End of Watch
98
Stephen King
Holly (Stephen King)
Holly
99
Stephen King
The Crook Factory (Dan Simmons)
The Crook Factory
100
Dan Simmons
Carrion Comfort (Simmons)
Carrion Comfort
101
Simmons
Drood (Simmons)
Drood
102
Simmons
The Terror (Dan Simmons)
The Terror
103
Dan Simmons
Collected Ghost Stories (M.R James)
Collected Ghost Stories
104
M.R James
The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)
The Haunting of Hill House
105
Shirley Jackson
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
106
Richard Matheson
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
107
Richard Matheson
The Best of Richard Matheson (Matheson)
The Best of Richard Matheson
108
Matheson
The Hungry Moon (Campbell)
The Hungry Moon
109
Campbell
Ancient Images (Ramsey Campbell)
Ancient Images
110
Ramsey Campbell
A Canticle for Leibowitz (Miller)
A Canticle for Leibowitz
111
Miller
The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective (Harlan Ellison)
The Essential Ellison: A 35-Year Retrospective
112
Harlan Ellison
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
113
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin: The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin: The Dispossessed
114
The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Lathe of Heaven
115
Ursula K. Le Guin
Stand on Zanzibar (John Brunner)
Stand on Zanzibar
116
John Brunner
The Sheep Look Up (John Brunner)
The Sheep Look Up
117
John Brunner
The Shockwave Rider (John Brunner)
The Shockwave Rider
118
John Brunner
This Immortal (Roger Zelazny)
This Immortal
119
Roger Zelazny
Jack of Shadows (Roger Zelazny)
Jack of Shadows
120
Roger Zelazny
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