Recap of Novels 141-150

Average rating of novels 141-150 – 3.7 stars (out of 5)

141.  ★★★½      Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

142.  ★★★★      If on a Winters’s Night a Traveler

143.  ★★★★      Riders of the Purple Sage

144.  ★★★½     Jude the Obscure

145.  ★★★★     The Sea, the Sea

146.  ★★★½      At Swim Two-Birds
147.  ★★★★      Fahrenheit 451
148.  ★★★½      The Sign of the Four

149.  ★★½         Phantastes

150.  ★★★★      The Castle of Otranto

Favorite: Fahrenheit 451

Least Favorite: Phantastes

Best Subtitle: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values

Best Hero: Dr. Watson, The Sign of the Four

Most Villainous: Manfred, The Castle of Otranto

Most interesting/Complex character: Charles Arrowby from The Sea, the Sea

Best Quotation: “The novels I prefer,” she says, “are those that make you feel uneasy from the very first page…” ~ Ludmilla, If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler

Runner Up: My correct name is Good Fairy, said the Good Fairy. I am a good fairy. ~ The Good Fairy, At Swim Two-Birds

Honorable Mention: What is more delicious than fresh hot buttered toast… ~ Charles Arrowby from The Sea, the Sea (see my About Me page to see why this quotation is so poignant.)

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