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Readings in Retirement: A Progress Report - Page 2

I retired from teaching English Literature in 2022, and since then I have read or listened to only books I wanted to as opposed to books I was required to read or reread for work, as well as the teaching materials that accompanied them. Here, in the order in which I read or listened to them, are the books I've "experienced in the 2 years and 3 months since I retired.
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Neil Gaiman)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
41
Neil Gaiman
All Quiet on the Western Front (Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
42
Remarque
The Lola Quartet (Emily St. John Mandel)
The Lola Quartet
43
Emily St. John Mandel
Hollywood: The Oral History (Jeanine Basinger)
Hollywood: The Oral History
44
Jeanine Basinger
Wild Minds (Mitenbuler)
Wild Minds
45
Mitenbuler
At the Lion Gate (Palmer)
At the Lion Gate
46
Palmer
Camera Man (Stevens)
Camera Man
47
Stevens
Another Roadside Attraction (Robbins)
Another Roadside Attraction
48
Robbins
This Book Is Full of Spiders (David Wong)
This Book Is Full of Spiders
49
David Wong
Fallen Angel (Holland)
Fallen Angel
50
Holland
1177 Bc (Eric Cline)
1177 Bc
51
Eric Cline
Troy (Stephen Fry)
Troy
52
Stephen Fry
What the Hell Did I Just Read (David Wong)
What the Hell Did I Just Read
53
David Wong
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
54
Madeline Miller
Agamemnon (Arnott)
Agamemnon
55
Arnott
Libation Bearers & Eumenides (Arnott)
Libation Bearers & Eumenides
56
Arnott
The Calculating Stars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Calculating Stars
57
Mary Robinette Kowal
Letters From an Astrophysicist (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Letters From an Astrophysicist
58
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Heart of Darkness & the Secret Sharer (Conrad (Signet ))
Heart of Darkness & the Secret Sharer
59
Conrad (Signet )
The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library
60
Matt Haig
The Fated Sky (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Fated Sky
61
Mary Robinette Kowal
The Lady Astronaut of Mars (Mary Robinette Kowal)
The Lady Astronaut of Mars
62
Mary Robinette Kowal
Nine Princes in Ambep (Zelazny)
Nine Princes in Ambep
63
Zelazny
Guns of Avalon (Roger Zelazny)
Guns of Avalon
64
Roger Zelazny
Sign of the Unicorn (Roger Zelazny)
Sign of the Unicorn
65
Roger Zelazny
The Hand of Oberon (Roger Zelazny)
The Hand of Oberon
66
Roger Zelazny
The Courts of Chaos (Roger Zelazny)
The Courts of Chaos
67
Roger Zelazny
The Abyss (Hastings)
The Abyss
68
Hastings
The Ipcress File (Deighton)
The Ipcress File
69
Deighton
Is Paris Burning? (Collins/Lapierre)
Is Paris Burning?
70
Collins/Lapierre
Death Makes a Holiday (David J. Skal)
Death Makes a Holiday
71
David J. Skal
In the Dark (Richard Laymon)
In the Dark
72
Richard Laymon
Hell House (Richard Matheson)
Hell House
73
Richard Matheson
A Night in the Lonesome October (Roger Zelazny)
A Night in the Lonesome October
74
Roger Zelazny
The Final Girl Support Group (Grady Hendrix)
The Final Girl Support Group
75
Grady Hendrix
Let's Go Play at the Adam' (Mendal W. Johnson)
Let's Go Play at the Adam'
76
Mendal W. Johnson
A Cast of Killers (Kirkpatrick)
A Cast of Killers
77
Kirkpatrick
From Jesus to Christ (Fredriksen)
From Jesus to Christ
78
Fredriksen
In Search of England (Wood)
In Search of England
79
Wood
Catastrophe (Max Hastings)
Catastrophe
80
Max Hastings
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