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February Backlist of the Month

Feb. 07, 2023

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Welcome to the second month of the Backlist of the month. This month there will be a larger list but not as many reviews. Mostly because it’s a short month and personally I have a few things going on that will leave me away from the desk a little more. Although it won’t stop me from reading. We have a surgery this month which means hours sitting in a hospital waiting room with nothing but reading to do.

This month’s books are actually inspired by the Booklist Queen. I saw her list of books and thought I needed to read some of them and that maybe you would like them as well. They are all from the 1930’s (either written during or set in) which should make for some interesting reading.

  • And then there were none
  • Cold Comfort Farm
  • Gone with the Wind
  • Why Shoot a Butler
  • Murder on the Orient Express
  • Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
  • I am hoping to post reviews for each of these as I read them and may do a wrap up at the end of the month. I didn’t do it last month and am still not sure if it will happen this month.

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    1. Elaine G says

      February 7, 2023 at 12:18 pm

      I won’t be reading any of those. I have a lot on my own back list that I need to read.

      Reply
    2. heather says

      February 7, 2023 at 5:06 pm

      I would like to read the book Gone With The Wind if I can find the time. I have never read that book and would like to see how it differs from the movie.

      Reply
    3. Elizabeth says

      February 7, 2023 at 7:27 pm

      I’d read Cold Comfort Farm in the future, but I’ve got a full TBR list this month!

      Reply
    4. Bea LaRocca says

      February 7, 2023 at 7:50 pm

      Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons sounds like a story that I would enjoy reading and Gone With the Wind is a classic that I have never actually read so that should be on my reading bucket List. And Then There Were None is a story that I have heard of but never read but I did read Murder on the Orient Express many, many years ago

      Reply
    5. Athena Graeme says

      February 7, 2023 at 9:30 pm

      I’ve actually already read several of these and they were as good as you’d expect!

      Reply
    6. bn100 says

      February 7, 2023 at 11:30 pm

      maybe gone with the wind

      Reply
    7. Sherry says

      February 8, 2023 at 1:48 am

      Maybe one of the Agatha Christie books. I love her books.

      Reply
    8. Sandra says

      February 8, 2023 at 10:12 am

      I have read a few of them already and I am going to concentrate on my TBR List.

      Reply
    9. mami2jcn says

      February 8, 2023 at 10:26 am

      I’d love to read Fannie Flagg’s Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe…the movie was so great and I’ve often wondered how different it was from the book.

      Reply
    10. sandra says

      February 8, 2023 at 11:10 am

      i read gone with the wind in college and have loved it ever since

      Reply
      • Mar says

        February 15, 2023 at 4:06 pm

        Great list, this cover of Murder on the Orient Express really looks amazing!!!

        Reply
    11. Nina Lewis says

      February 8, 2023 at 12:33 pm

      Not really. I only read romance these days & I am trying to read more of my TBR! 🙂

      Reply
    12. Amber Lee Kolb says

      February 8, 2023 at 8:32 pm

      I have a lot of books on my tablet. I will try and read a couple for sure!

      Reply
    13. Suzanne B says

      February 9, 2023 at 12:26 am

      I am interested in Cold Comfort Farm.

      Reply
    14. Sharon Rooney says

      February 10, 2023 at 5:47 pm

      I won’t be reading any of these this month. I have a bunch of books I purchased waiting to be read first.

      Reply
    15. K says

      February 11, 2023 at 6:04 pm

      I would love to be able to read more this month! This sounds like a great selection of books! Thanks so much for sharing.

      Reply
    16. Melanie B says

      February 13, 2023 at 6:50 pm

      Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe would be interesting

      Reply
    17. Jessica Beard says

      February 13, 2023 at 8:01 pm

      I would like to read Gone with the Wind. I’ve only seen the movie.

      Reply
    18. Adriane says

      February 13, 2023 at 8:19 pm

      The only one I haven’t read is Cold Comfort Farm – I’ll give it a look!

      Reply
    19. sck1942 says

      February 14, 2023 at 4:57 am

      I learned to read very late; was kept after school in first grade, before I got it. First book I got from public library at age 7 was Tarzan the Ape Man, then each volume of Encyclopedia Britanica. Book I keep rereading is Douglas Adams’ Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

      Reply
    20. Daniel M says

      February 14, 2023 at 7:19 pm

      no time to read anymore

      Reply
    21. Raf says

      February 14, 2023 at 10:00 pm

      Why Shoot a Butler? looks interesting!

      Reply
    22. sheila ressel says

      February 15, 2023 at 9:38 am

      I plan on reading Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. It sounds like a fun read.

      Reply
    23. Buddy GarrettB says

      February 15, 2023 at 1:44 pm

      I plan on reading Cold Comfort Farm

      Reply
    24. LeonieT says

      February 16, 2023 at 6:29 am

      I’m not really a fan of the genre.

      Reply
    25. Susan Smith says

      February 16, 2023 at 11:26 am

      No I won’t be reading any of these this month, I have a few books on my TBR list I wan to read.

      Reply
    26. Shirley O says

      February 16, 2023 at 4:19 pm

      I would like to read Fannie Flagg’s Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.

      Reply
    27. Natalie says

      February 16, 2023 at 6:05 pm

      I plan on reading Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe because it has humorous parts and is based in the South.

      Reply
    28. Allison Swain says

      February 16, 2023 at 9:18 pm

      I enjoy Agatha Christie, so I will want to read those picks!

      Thanks for the lovely giveaway 🙂

      Reply
    29. Antoinette M says

      February 17, 2023 at 11:23 am

      I’ll read the Agatha Christie books. She is my favorite author!

      Reply
    30. Soozle says

      February 25, 2023 at 9:02 am

      I would read the Agatha Christie books – she is a fav of mine 🙂

      Reply
    31. Neil T says

      February 25, 2023 at 9:23 pm

      I’ve already read ‘And Then There Were None’ and ‘Murder On The Orient Express’, so I might check out Why Shoot a Butler. It sounds like something I’d like.

      Reply
    32. Betty S says

      February 26, 2023 at 2:21 pm

      Why Shoot a Butler?

      I would like to read Why Shoot A Butler, read the synopsis and sounds very interesing and full of intrege

      Reply
    33. Carolyn D says

      February 26, 2023 at 4:01 pm

      I would like to read Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, but it is not going to happen this month. I might get to it when I am off work for Spring bReak.

      Reply
    34. Shelly Peterson says

      February 26, 2023 at 7:13 pm

      Cold Comfort Farm sounds good.

      Reply
    35. Dreaa Drake says

      February 27, 2023 at 8:19 pm

      Yes i plan on reading murder on the orient express. Sounds like a gReat book!

      Reply
    36. Ash Johnson says

      March 3, 2023 at 7:51 pm

      I’ve been on an Agatha Christie kick lately. Just finished “At Bertram’s Hotel” earlier today. I haven’t read much of her Miss Marple stuff, so excited to give those a try.

      Reply
    37. Colleen Debs says

      March 8, 2023 at 9:47 am

      I’ll have to finish the books i already have before I even concider these

      Reply
    38. Colleen Debs says

      March 11, 2023 at 9:07 am

      I’ll hav to pu a couple of these on my list

      Reply

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