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Start using Mumsnet PremiumJust finished my book and have a shortlist - what next?
(16 Posts)Off on holiday tomorrow (city break, plane journey and mostly bedtime or hanging at the apartment reading) and need to start my next book. Reverting to my kindle I have made a shortlist, what should I read?
A Little Life
Home Fire
Eleanor Oliphant
A House for Mr Biswas
Lady Macbeth of Minsk
Cloud street
Black and British (non-fic)
Last three books I read if it helps are:
Therese Raquin, Emile Zola
So Much Life Left Over, Louis de Bernieres
Exit West, Mohsin Hamid
I struggled with A Little Life - just couldn't make myself care about the characters.
I really enjoyed my last three even though the characters were not people I really warmed too, but I am ok with that but I guess you do have to connect with them in some way even if it’s that you hate them.
I loved a Little Life and Eleanor oliphnt was ok (but I saw the twist coming). Home Fire and Mr Biswas are on my Kindle to read.
Really loved Eleanor Oliphant if that helps!
I enjoyed Eleanor Oliphant
Drop everything and read The Song of Achilles. It is fabulous.
Argh now I am going to have to purchase The Song of Achilles.
Though it may require more sustained reading than this holiday might allow.
Eleanor Oliphant is OK. Can see the plot developments a mile off though. I enjoyed a little life but thought it needed better editing (got too repetitive in parts) and it was a misery fest (trauma on top of trauma).
Have you read Margaret Atwood's Hag-Seed? It's fantastic.
I really enjoyed Cloud Street.
I highly recommend The Carrero Series by L.T.Marshall, great holiday reads. They can be read as a whole series or as trilogies.
getBook.at/CarreroSeries
#TeamArrickCarrero
Thanks all. Adding to my list. I am in holiday now so am reading Eleanor Oliphant as it seemed the most straightforward to follow given I can only read on the journey and when we get back from sightseeing.
A House for Mr Biswas. It's been years but it is such a good, chunky, satisfying read, as I remember.
Funnily enough I finished Eleanor whilst away and am now reading Mr Biswas. Enjoying it.
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