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Road Narrative Update for July 2019: 08/03/19

Road Narrative Update for August 2019 2019

I covered 12 narratives in the spectrum. That includes 8 reviews and 4 books still needing to review. I'm taking a break right now from writing essays to focus on reading.

Placement of the books read, reviewed, and essays written in July 2019. Click to see a larger version
Placement of the books read and reviewed in July. Click to see a larger version

  1. FFCC33: Trace by Pat Cummings:
  2. CC6666: Heartwood Hotel 2: The Greatest Gift by Kallie George
  3. CC3333: Secret Sisters of the Salty Sea by Lynne Rae Perkins
  4. 99CCFF: Gideon Falls, Vol. 1: The Black Barn by Jeff Lemire
  5. 996666: Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
  6. 66FFCC: Misfit City Volume 2 by Kirsten Smith
  7. 663366: Breakout by Kate Messner
  8. 33CC33: Gideon Falls, Vol. 2: Original Sins by Jeff Lemire
  9. 339966: The Bigfoot Files by Lindsay Eagar
  10. 336633: Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams
  11. 336633: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
  12. 330033: The Doughnut King by Jessie Janowitz

I have 56 spots open in the road narrative spectrum where I still need to find an exemplar.

July I will be traveling and then teaching an art camp. I have no idea how much reading or research I will accomplish.

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