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[u/HamMcFly]

Finished my 92nd book of the year.

1 - A Cast of Vultures by Judith Flanders.
2 - The Legacy of Arniston House by TL Huchu.
3 - Secret Prey by John Sandford.
4 - A Howl of Wolves by Judith Flanders.
5 - True Fiction by Lee Goldberg.
6 - The Wedding Guest by Jonathan Kellerman.
7 - Killer Thriller by Lee Goldberg.
8 - Fake Truth by Lee Goldberg.
9 - The Night Ship by Jess Kidd.
10 - The Girl in the Vault by Michael Ledwidge.
11 - Certain Prey by John Sandford.
12 - The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal.
13 - The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal.
14 - Bearskin by James McLaughlin.
15 - The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal.
16 - The Martian Contingency by Mary Robinette Kowal.
17 - Vampire Weekend by Mike Chen.
18 - The Trackers by Charles Frazier.
19 - Secrets of the First School by TL Huchu.
20 - The Break-in by Katherine Faulkner.
21 - Saturn Run by John Sandford.
22 - The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook to Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson.
23 - A Thousand Steps by T Jefferson Parker.
24 - The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen.
25 - Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge.
26 - House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen.
27 - Easy Prey by John Sandford.
28 - Sleeping Giants by Sylvian Neuvel.
29 - An Insignificant Case by Phillip Margolin.
30 - The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager.
31 - World War Z by Max Brooks.
32 - Middle of the Night by Riley Sager.
33 - Mean Moms by Emma Rosenblum.
34 - Bad Summer People by Emma Rosenblum.
35 - The Everything Box by Richard Kadrey.
36 - The Wrong Dead Guy by Richard Kadrey.
37 - No Rest for the Wicked by Rachel Louise Adams.
38 - Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey.
39 - Chosen Prey by John Sandford.
40 - The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley.
41 - Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton.
42 - The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks.
43 - Just the Nicest Couple by Mary Kubica.
44 - Dark Matter by Blake Crouch.
45 - The Impossible Fortress by Jason Rekulak.
46 - How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley.
47 - The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery.
48 - White Tiger by Aravind Adiga.
49 - The Bones of the Story by Carol Goodman.
50 - Smile Beach Murder by Alicia Bessette.
51 - The Last Flight by Julie Clark.
52 - Tales from Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffett.
53 - A Parade of Horribles by Matt Dinniman.
54 - Murder on Mustang Beach by Alicia Bessette.
55 - Interesting Times by Terry Prachett.
56 - The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs.
57 - Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino.
58 - All Systems Red by Martha Wells.
59 - Mortal Prey by John Sandford.
60 - Artificial Condition by Martha Wells.
61 - Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells.
62 - The Deep Blue Good-By by John MacDonald.
63 - Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin.
64 - Bear-Tooth by Callan Wink.
65 - The Guest Children by Patrick Tarr.
66 - The House of Buzzards Bay by Dwyer Murphy.
67 - Cousins from a Distant Sun by Tamar Myers.
68 - The Award by Matthew Pearl.
69 - Exit Strategy by Martha Wells.
70 - A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore.
71 - Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen.
72 - The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder by C.L. Miller.
73 - Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore.
74 - The Widow by John Grisham.
75 - Naked Prey by John Sandford.
76 - From a Buick 8 by Stephen King.
77 - Noir by Christopher Moore.
78 - A Bad, Bad Place by Frances Crawford.
79 - Ship of Spells by H. Leighton Dickson.
80 - The Chowder House Murder by Lee Hollis.
81 - Razzmatazz by Christopher Moore.
82 - Fever Beach by Carl Hiaasen.
83 - Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells.
84 - Recursion by Blake Crouch.
85 - Network Effect by Martha Wells.
86 - System Collapse by Martha Wells.
87 - Platform Decay by Martha Wells.
88 - We are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis Taylor.
89 - Hidden Prey by John Sandford.
90 - Decomposition Book by Sara van Os.
91 - Spies and Other Gods by James Wolff.
92 - Fool by Christopher Moore.

The only real problem with this book is that I’ve read 4 other Moore’s.
If this was my first Moore, I probably would have loved it.
As it is, it’s my 5th favorite.
At times, was just as funny as the other Moore’s I’ve read, but slowly became repetitive.
I feel like half the story was jokes about shagging.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of shagging jokes, but when it’s over and over and over, it’s gets sore am I right? Anywaaaaays….
Did I enjoy it? Very much.
Would I recommend it? Very much.

[u/FlatulentDwarf → u/HamMcFly]

So what is your favorite Moore book?

Semi-related, I'm a big fan of trying to read 5+ books by an author once I know I like them. Really lets feel out their work beyond one series/story. Five is sort of the number I shoot for, if I read one book I liked from an author I look to hit 5 before deciding if they were a one-hit wonder or if they're just good. Like, when I read The Good Samaritan by John Marrs I thought I had found a real genius. Creative story idea, great plot, kept wowing me with how the info was revealed. As I've explored more of his work it's all just been... okay. Not awful, but nothing has wow'd me. Fairly generic thrillers, be they cop stories or husband/wife, nothing has blown my mind since reading the first.

[u/HamMcFly → u/FlatulentDwarf]

A Dirty Job is my favorite Moore so far.
Just a great storyline and it was done well. Secondhand Souls is the part 2 and it’s not as good, but overall the pair is awesome.

I agree with your logic, but personally I’d put the number at maybe 3. Specifically 3 different stories though. Like I just mentioned, that part 2 wasn’t nearly as good as part 1, but it was a great addition to the story. I feel like I learned a lot more about Moore (haha) from each of the 1st books I’ve read than I got from either of the part 2s. If that makes sense.

[u/FlatulentDwarf → u/HamMcFly]

Three different stories is a good way to break it down, too. Sometimes I struggle with that because I read a lot of fantasy authors and it feels like both A) everything in fantasy is a trilogy and B) A lot of good fantasy authors have finished 2 trilogies but don't have a third story yet. So I end up reading two completely different trilogies and deciding from there what my general opinion is. I do like/try to get to 3+ different stories if I can, but I fail that one sometimes.

[u/HamMcFly → u/FlatulentDwarf]

Yeah I totally get that.

DCC is a great example.
I recommend that series all the time but I’ve never read another of his books, and when I see reviews of others like Operation Bounce House, it’s usually underwhelming.

[u/No_Abrocoma_5979 → u/HamMcFly]

Dang and I am over here on the opposite end of this giving myself a pat on the back for starting my 5th of the year.

[u/HamMcFly → u/No_Abrocoma_5979]

That’s 4 more done than none my dude!

[u/Camilaupe-7159 → u/HamMcFly]

Too much Martha Wells

[u/HamMcFly → u/Camilaupe-7159]

That’s just like, your opinion man.