The Mystery Machine

Reading with the meddling kids 🔍 - hosted by mfrisk

Pick a book from the 1960s/70s or set in one of these time periods or that has a focus on flower power/hippies.

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Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
Adam Higginbotham

576 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction history science technology challenging informative sad medium-paced

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

Adam Higginbotham

576 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction history science technology challenging informative sad medium-paced

Mr. & Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel

Mr. & Mrs. American Pie
Juliet McDaniel

350 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical emotional fast-paced

Mr. & Mrs. American Pie

Juliet McDaniel

350 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical emotional fast-paced

The Princess Bride
William Goldman

456 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy romance adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

The Princess Bride

William Goldman

456 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction classics fantasy romance adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid with Jennifer Beals (Narrator), Pablo Schreiber (Narrator), Benjamin Bratt (Narrator), Fred Berman (Narrator), Ari Fliakos (Narrator), Judy Greer (Narrator), January LaVoy (Narrator), Jonathan Davis (Narrator), Henry Leyva (Narrator), Oliver Wyman (Narrator), Nancy Wu (Narrator), P.J. Ochlan (Narrator), Arthur Bishop (Narrator), Holter Graham (Narrator), Brendan Wayne (Narrator), Pete Larkin (Narrator), Alex Jenkins Reid (Narrator), Robert Petkoff (Narrator), Sara Arrington (Narrator)

9 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

Daisy Jones & The Six

Taylor Jenkins Reid with Jennifer Beals (Narrator), Pablo Schreiber (Narrator), Benjamin Bratt (Narrator), Fred Berman (Narrator), Ari Fliakos (Narrator), Judy Greer (Narrator), January LaVoy (Narrator), Jonathan Davis (Narrator), Henry Leyva (Narrator), Oliver Wyman (Narrator), Nancy Wu (Narrator), P.J. Ochlan (Narrator), Arthur Bishop (Narrator), Holter Graham (Narrator), Brendan Wayne (Narrator), Pete Larkin (Narrator), Alex Jenkins Reid (Narrator), Robert Petkoff (Narrator), Sara Arrington (Narrator)

9 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical literary emotional reflective medium-paced

The Three-Body Problem
Remembrance of Earth's Past #1

Cixin Liu with Ken Liu (Translator)

399 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction science fiction challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

The Three-Body Problem

Remembrance of Earth's Past #1

Cixin Liu with Ken Liu (Translator)

399 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction science fiction challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Darkness on the Edge of Town by Adam Christopher

Darkness on the Edge of Town
Stranger Things #2

Adam Christopher

417 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction horror mystery science fiction mysterious tense medium-paced

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Stranger Things #2

Adam Christopher

417 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction horror mystery science fiction mysterious tense medium-paced

Get Tusked: The Inside Story of Fleetwood Mac's Most Anticipated Album by Hernan Rojas, Ken Caillat

Get Tusked: The Inside Story of Fleetwood Mac's Most Anticipated Album
Hernan Rojas, Ken Caillat

392 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

medium-paced

Get Tusked: The Inside Story of Fleetwood Mac's Most Anticipated Album

Hernan Rojas, Ken Caillat

392 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

medium-paced

Carrie
Stephen King

152 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark tense medium-paced

Carrie

Stephen King

152 pages • first pub 1974 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark tense medium-paced

Interview with the Vampire
The Vampire Chronicles #1

Anne Rice

352 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror thriller dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Interview with the Vampire

The Vampire Chronicles #1

Anne Rice

352 pages • first pub 1976 (editions)

fiction fantasy horror thriller dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Reluctant Immortals
Gwendolyn Kiste

311 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror dark emotional medium-paced

Reluctant Immortals

Gwendolyn Kiste

311 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction horror dark emotional medium-paced

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