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26-ish books in 2022

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StColumbofNavron · 31/12/2021 11:49

Roll up, roll up ...

Shiny new thread for 2022.

I am setting my target at 25 this year.

I want to read at least a min of 5 in hardcopy and at least 4 non-fiction.

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Nordicmom · 13/02/2022 09:57

drspouse, I read the Such a Fun Age last year too and thought it was pretty good …

drspouse · 13/02/2022 09:37
  1. Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid. Really good. Couldn't put it down. I hadn't really read the reviews and wasn't sure what it was about but.. Wow.
P.s. @dollybird I think we're frIends on Goodreads/FB.
Nordicmom · 13/02/2022 09:14

Finishing The Testaments took me forever in the end but I really enjoyed it and do recommend . I started / continued reading other books on my kindle at the same time at the moment I’m in the middle of

  1. Into the Water - Paula Hawkins which I’ve had untouched in my bedroom drawer for years
5 . A Class of Their Own , Adventures in Tutoring the Super- Rich - Matt Knott ( kindle ) is quite amusing and a quick read so I think I’ll finish it first I’ve been trying to finish the books in my drawer first and not buy new physical ones just on kindle but the other day I did get The Girl Who Lived Twice (the last of the The girl with the Dragon Tattoo series I haven’t read) , and My Friend Anna that the new Netflix series Inventing Anna is based on . I like the convenience of the kindle and not accumulating more stuff in my house but also enjoy holding a physical book and turning the pages so I compromise .
VittysCardigan · 13/02/2022 07:33
  1. Jews don't count - David Baddiel
10. Piranesi - Susanna Clark - Absolutely loved this book. 11. The Sanatorium - Sarah Pearse - My first disappointing read this year, should have been a DNF really.
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StColumbofNavron · 13/02/2022 00:09

My local Oxfam bookshop is like my place of worship. Mercifully, it is at the opposite end of the high street to where most other things I need are.

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Divebar2021 · 12/02/2022 22:35

I’ve finished number 6 which was A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami. I persuaded myself I was a Murakami type of person because I loved Norwegian Wood and I think he’s cool but I found it pretty surreal for my tastes. #sigh.
Now I’m onto My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite.

I can’t stop buying books… every time I step into Oxfam I come out with 3 more

Tinkhasflown · 12/02/2022 18:08

Book 6 Aisling in the City - Wmer McLysaght This is the fourth book on.rhe series. A light easy read, but it annoyed me that it ended on a cliff hanger and now we've to wait for the next book!

Book 7 The Reptile Room Book 2 in A Series of Unfortunate events that I'm reading to the children.

We've moved onto the next in the series. I've also started reading The Underground Railroad too, but work is so busy I think I've only managed about 10 pages in the last 2 weeks!

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StColumbofNavron · 12/02/2022 14:27

5. Shadowghast, Thomas Taylor

Love this kids series set in Eerie-on-Sea —Hastings— we immediately tweeted Thomas Taylor who let us know book 4 is ready but that publishing it sometimes takes 6 months.

6. Lady Macbeth of Mtensk and Other Stories by Nikolai Leskov trans. By David McDuff

A collection of 19th. Century Russian short stories. I really enjoyed these, the titular story was fantastic and I loved it, Musk-Ox and A Winter’s Day were funny and a bit crazy, The Sealed Angel I could have left to be honest. Overall a decent read, 3.5 stars.

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drspouse · 12/02/2022 09:34

I loved that book, dolly.

dollybird · 12/02/2022 08:04

4. The Radium Girls by Kate Moore fascinating, but absolutely heartbreaking

Chickoletta · 11/02/2022 22:38
  1. A Country Christmas - Veronica Henry
  2. The Skylarks’ War - Hilary MacKay
  3. Still Life - Sarah Winman
  1. *The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman (Audio).
An excellent sequel to The Thursday Murder Club - I think I enjoyed this one more. Great characters, lots of tongue in cheek humour and an intriguing, twisty mystery plot to untangle.
drspouse · 09/02/2022 22:47

5, Bitter Oranges by Claire Fuller.
Started this last year, bit of a slow burner with lots of atmosphere, but I didn't spot the twist.

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StColumbofNavron · 08/02/2022 17:07

I cannot possibly read it yet though. It is usually about 5 years after the rest of the world that I get around to books everyone else has already read.

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KobaniDaughters · 08/02/2022 16:44

Another Hamnet fan here

BaconAndAvocado · 08/02/2022 15:23

Another vote for Hamnet, adored it!

Tinkhasflown · 08/02/2022 12:31

I loved Hamnet, highly recommend.

ExtremelyDelighted · 08/02/2022 09:55

I just came on to say the same about Hamnet, I have dithered over it but happy to give it a go at 99p

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StColumbofNavron · 08/02/2022 09:40

Thanks @livingonpurpose Hamnet is one of those ones I’ve thought about but not so high on my list that I was willing to pay more so will pick it up.

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livingonpurpose · 08/02/2022 08:19

Heads up, Hamnet is on 99p Kindle deal today. Highly recommend it if you haven't read it yet.

highlandcoo · 07/02/2022 19:41

The Other Bennett Sister by Janice Hadlow - Mary's story - is also very good.

MargotMoon · 07/02/2022 18:47

@mrsfeatherbottom

Just finished The Hunger Games which I bought for my 14yo DD a while ago and she loved. Saw the film in the cinema a long time ago. I enjoyed it.

Now reading Longbourn by Jo Baker - Pride and Prejudice from the servants' view.

I loved Longbourn! It certainly takes the sheen off the glossy BBC adaptation when you think about the description of some poor housemaid having to scrub 5 lots of period rags every month Grin
KobaniDaughters · 07/02/2022 16:46
  1. The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
Kind of a coming of age if a feminist novel centred around a student whose eyes are opened to the crimes of the patriarchy when she attends a talk at a college and then her career as a rising public feminist while she also battles what it means to be a “good woman/sister” in her personally life

I listened to this because it’s narrated by one of my favourite narrators and a dear friend but I also really enjoyed it. The writing was eloquent and I felt attached to every character

mrsfeatherbottom · 07/02/2022 16:34

Just finished The Hunger Games which I bought for my 14yo DD a while ago and she loved. Saw the film in the cinema a long time ago. I enjoyed it.

Now reading Longbourn by Jo Baker - Pride and Prejudice from the servants' view.

DonEmmanuelsDingleberries · 07/02/2022 15:05

@StColumbofNavron

She won the Nobel prize didn’t she? I’ve heard incredible things about her work.
Yes she did. She also wrote a book detailing personal accounts of Chernobyl, which sounds fascinating.
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StColumbofNavron · 07/02/2022 14:46

She won the Nobel prize didn’t she? I’ve heard incredible things about her work.

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