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Road Narrative Update for September 2019: 10/03/19

Road Narrative Update for October 2019 2019

I covered 16 narratives in the spectrum. That includes 13 reviews and 3 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 September 2019. Click to see a larger version
Placement of the books read, reviewed, and essays written in September. Click to see a larger version

  1. FFFF00: The Train to Impossible Places by P.G. Bell
  2. FFFF00: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
  3. FFCC66: The Portal by Kathryn Lasky
  4. FF0066: My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich by Ibi Zoboi
  5. 99CCCC: Dead Voices by Katherine Arden
  6. 9966FF: Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
  7. 996666: Dragonfell by Sarah Prineas
  8. 996633: The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden by Karina Yan Glaser
  9. 66CCFF: When the Sky Fell on Splendor by Emily Henry
  10. 66CC66: The Boney Hand by Karen Kane
  11. 669933: Internment by Samira Ahmed
  12. 663333: The Shortest Way Home by Miriam Parker
  13. 33FF00: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
  14. 33CC33: Gideon Falls, Volume 2: Original Sins by Jeff Lemire
  15. 339966: The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum
  16. 336633: My Fate According to the Butterfly by Gail D. Villanueva

I still have 53 spots open in the road narrative spectrum where I still need to find an exemplar. I've found exemplars for 75% of the spectrum.

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