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15. Cults: Inside the World’s Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Them by Max Cutler (406 pages)
16. How the Victorians Took Us to the Moon: The Story of the 19th-Century Innovators Who Forges Out Future by Iwan Rhys Morus (400 pages)
17. The Real History of Witches & Witch Hunts by Thomas A. Fudge (audio book, no pages given)
18. Laughing at My Nightmare by Shane Burcaw (256 pages)
19. The Book of Phobias and Manias: A History of Obsession by Kate Summerscale (256 pages)
20. Big Chicas Don’t Cry by Anette Chavel Macias (367 pages)
21. Strangers Assume My Girlfriend is My Nurse by Shane Burcaw (208 pages)
22Paper Towns by John Green (305 pages)



My May Total: 2198 pages

GROUP TOTAL: 2,198 PAGES

65) The Little Bookshop on the Seine by Rebecca Raisin, 232 pgs
66) The Alaskan Laundry by Brendan Jones, 384 pgs
67) Life Without Children by Roddy Doyle, 190 pgs
68) The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese, 736 pgs
69) The Wedding Group by Elizabeth Taylor, 186 pgs
70) Lolly Willowes Sylvia Townsend Warner, 157 pgs
71) The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer, 304 pgs
72) Children of the Corn by Stephen King, 50 pgs
73) The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson, 107 pgs

TOTAL = 2,346 PAGES

GROUP TOTAL = 4,544 PAGES

May
23. Chain of Gold (The Last Hours #1) by Cassandra Clare - 582 pages
24. Bird Box (Bird Box #1) by Josh Malerman - 260 pages
25. Tippy Toe Murder (Lucy Stone #2) by Leslie Meier - 272 pages
26. Chain of Iron (The Last Hours #2) by Cassandra Clare - 656 pages
27. The Witness by Sandra Brown - 428 pages
28. New World: Rising (New World #1) by Jennifer Wilson - 318 pages
29. New World: Ashes (New World #2) by Jennifer Wilson - 383 pages

May page count: 2,899

Group Total: 7,443

Falling farther and farther behind my goals . . .

YEAR GOAL: 150 books/50 nE, 37,000 pages

JANUARY: 8 books/4 nE, 1,680 pages, avg. 210 pages
FEBRUARY: 6 books/2nE, 1,822 pages, avg. 302 pages
MARCH: 7 books/4 nE, 2,643 pages, avg. 378 pages
APRIL: 12 books/5 nE, 3,362 pages, avg. 280 pages
MAY: 8 books/5 nE, 1,610 pages, avg. 201 pages
TOTAL: 42 books/20 nE, 11,117 pages, avg. 2265 pages

MAY BOOKS:
34. Diane Wolkstein and Samuel Noah Kramer, Inanna Queen of Heaven and Earth: Her Stories and Hymns from Sumer [1983] 227 pages
35a. Voltaire, Candide, ou L'optimisme [1758] 71 pages [in French]
35b-c. Robert Adams, ed., Candide [Norton critical ed. 1966, 2nd ed. 1991] about 165 pages
36a. "Le Mondain" [1736] 11 pages [in French] including also:
Lettre de M. de Melon à Mme. la comtesse de Verrue sur l’Apologie du luxe [in French]
Défense du Mondain ou l’Apologie du luxe [1737] [in French]
Sur l’usage de la vie pour répondre aux critiques qu’on avait faites du Mondain [1770] [in French]
36b. "Sept Discours en vers sur l'homme" [1737] 47 pages [in French]
36d. "Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne" [1756] 16 pages [in French]
37. Aelfric, "Colloquoy on the Occupations" [ca. 1000] 26 pages [in Old English]
38. Gregory Bateson, Steps to an Ecology of Mind [1972] 517 pages
39. Malcolm Godden and Michael Lapidge, edd., The Cambridge Companion to Old English Literature [1986] 298 pages
40. Pablo Neruda, Cien sonetos de amor [1959] 126 pages [in Spanish]
42. Annie Ernaux, Une femme [1987] 106 pages [Kindle, Open Library] [in French]

GROUP TOTAL: 9,053 pages

MAY

112. The Noble Hustle by Colson Whitehead 256 pgs
113. Dust Bunnies and Dead Bodies by Janis Thornton 288 pgs
114. The Boy From Block 66 by Limur Regev 221 pgs
115. Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand 457 pgs
116. Venus in the Blind Spot by Junji Ito 272 pgs
117. The Girl in Cabin 13 by A. J. Rivers 284 pgs
118. Blood Countess by Lana Popovic 293 pgs
119. The Cat Who Saved Books by Susuke Natsukawa 198 pgs
120. Machu Picchu: The History and Mystery of the Inca City by Jesse Harosta 54 pgs
121. The 100 Year Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson 384 pgs
122. The Last Cowboys at the End of the World by Nick Reding 304 pgs
123. The Librarian by Christy Sloat 267 pgs
124. Mrs. March by Virginia Feito 304 pgs
125. Tastes Like War by Grace M. Cho 289 pgs
126. Lone Women by Victor Lavalle 285 pgs
127. Mother of the Bride Murder by Leslie Meier 288 pgs
128. The East End by Jason Allen 304 pgs
129. Ramon and Julieta by Alana Quintana Albertson 304 pgs
130. The House at the End of the World by Dean Koontz 407 pgs
131. After the Storm by Linda Castillo 320 pgs
132. East and West by Pearl Buck 202 pgs
133. You by Caroline Kepnes 433 pgs
134. The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee 374 pgs
135. Long Lost by Linda Castillo 62 pgs
136. A Hidden Secret by Linda Castillo 68 pgs
137. The October Country by Ray Bradbury 280 pgs

Pages Read for the Month: 7198
GROUP TOTAL: 16,251

May

94. Imprudence (The Custard Protocol, #2) – Gail Carriger (4 stars) 5/2/23 [353]
95. Competence (The Custard Protocol, #3) – Gail Carriger (4 stars) 5/2/23 [309]
96. Count The Roses – Jackie Weger (4 stars) 5/4/23 [368]
97. Larger Than Life (Smithson Group, #6) – Alison Kent (3 stars) 5/4/23 [320]
98. Death at High Tide (An Island Sisters Mystery, #1) – Hannah Dennison (2 stars) 5/5/23 [304]
99. The Medusa Affair (Medusa Project, #5) – Cindy Dees (4 stars) 5/7/23 [256]
100. Big Sky Mountain (Parable, Montana, #2) – Linda Lael Miller (3 stars) 5/8/23 [378]
101. Silver Creek Fire (Silver Creek, #1) – Lindsay McKenna (2 stars) 5/9/23 [368]
102. Water Dragon (The Bride Hunt, #2) – Charlene Hartnady (2 stars) 5/11/23 [368]
103. Logan (Montana Creeds, #1) – Linda Lael Miller (4 stars) 5/12/23 [374]
104. Dylan (Montana Creeds, #2) – Linda Lael Miller (4 stars) 5/13/23 [372]
105. Tyler (Montana Creeds, #3) – Linda Lael Miller (4 stars) 5/14/23 [372]
106. Potions and Pastries (A Magical Bakery Mystery, #7) – Bailey Cates (3 stars) 5/16/23 [279]
107. Warrior of Ice (Warriors of Ireland, #1) – Michelle Willingham (3 stars) 5/17/23 [288]
108. Warrior of Fire (Warriors of Ireland, #2) – Michelle Willingham (3 stars) 5/18/23 [288]
109. Unearthed (UN-Forgettable, #1) – C. J. Barry (4 stars) 5/19/23 [302]
110. Seduced (Friends and Lovers Trilogy, #3) – Beth Ciotta (4 stars) 5/20/23 [354]
111. Charmed (Friends and Lovers Trilogy, #2) – Beth Ciotta (4 stars) 5/22/23 [307]
112. Dance of the Winnebagos (Jackrabbit Junction, #1) – Ann Charles (3 stars) 5/22/23 [394]
113. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1) – Douglas Adams (5 stars) 5/23/23 [216]
114. The Silver Stag (The Wild Hunt, #1) – Yasmine Galenorn (3 stars) 5/25/23 [318]
115. Nail Biter (Home Repair is Homicide, #9) – Sarah Graves (3 stars) 5/26/23 [316]
116. The Dangerous Harem (Dino Island, #3) – J. R. Hogan (1 star) 5/28/23 [239]
117. Cookies and Clairvoyance (A Magical Bakery Mystery, #8) – Bailey Cates (4 stars) 5/28/23 [319]
118. Dragon Bones (Hurog, #1) – Patricia Briggs (4 stars) 5/29/23 [295]
119. Viken Command (Interstellar Brides Program, #18) – Grace Goodwin (3 stars) 5/30/23 [216]

Total Books - 26
Total pages - 8273

Group Total: 24,524

My reads for May:

1. Two Cowboys Too Perfect--Lacey Davis--196 pages
2. Healing Little Harmony--Allie Belle and Rogue London--153 pages
3. I Love You--But You Drive Me Crazy!--V. Moua--72 pages
4. Innards--Magogodi oaMpmela Makhene--208 pages
5. Rookie Mistake--Anna Zabo and L. A. Witt--526 pages
6. Grump Gone Wild--Cassie Mint--72 pages
7. The Librarian of Crooked Lane--C. J. Archer--280 pages
8. Falling for My Dad's Enemy--Natasha L. Black--238 pages
9. Lucky Yellow Shoes--Jae--30 pages
10. Something Real--Hope Ford--244 pages
11. Play, Action Fake--Kameron Claire--80 pages
12. My Daddy is a Hacker--Aster Rae--385 pages
13. The Soap Box Derby--V. Moua--45 pages
14. The Secret Life of Spinsters--Renee Dahlia--75 pages
15. A Little New Year's Neighbor--Dinah McLeod--171 pages
16. Little Pest--Charity Parkerson--62 pages
17. Birds Can't Cook--V. Moua--125 pages
18. Birds Love to Oink! Ribbet! Moo!--V. Moua--107 pages
19. Scoreless Game--Anna Zabo and L. A. Witt--622 pages
20. Cosmic Cardio--Charity Parkerson--122 pages
21. Make You Mine--E.M. Lindsey--292 pages
22. It's Bathtime!--V. Moua--126 pages
23. Chickens Don't Swim--Laura Willingham--30 pages
24. Blackbird--Larry Duplechan--253 pages
25. The Widow's Modiste--Renee Dahlia--78 pages
26. Last to Eat, Last to Learn--Pashtana Durrani and Tamara Brola--212 pages
27. My Cousin, Myself--Stella Vicious--30 pages
28. Rancher Daddy--Lucky Moon--171 pages
29. Must Be Clowning Me--Charity Parker--111 pages
30. My Daddy is an Ex-Con--Aster Rae--310 pages
31. A Little May the Fourth Mayhem--Maggie Ryan and Rayanna Jamison--168 pages
32. Learning Curves--Louisa Bacio--216 pages
33. A London Little's Llama--Ellie Rose--36 pages

TOTAL: 5846

GROUP TOTAL: 30,378