26-ish books in 2022

I just finished Killers of the Flower Moon, it's coming out as a film this year I think, can't wait!

I'm now reading American Dirt.

How depressing is Shuggie Bain? I keep thinking I'd like to read it but I'm never in the mood for anything too depressing at the moment!

Looks like I need to give A Gentleman in Moscow a go!

1. The Inheritance Of Loss by Kiran Desai

1. Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson - I really enjoyed this, although I have mixed feelings about the ending. Mary was a compelling protagonist, and my thoughts keep going back to the story even after finishing the book, so it's definitely worth a read.

I'm starting Milkman by Anna Burns today on the recommendation of a friend.

I’ve got American Dirt in my pile to read. I’m onto number 3 though which is my Bookclub title The Frequency of Us by Keith Stuart. Apparently it was a Radio 4 Book at bedtime and a BBC2 Between the Covers book club pick… I don’t know Between the Covers book club so I don’t know if that’s much of a recommendation

I loved American Dirt too

Oh how I loved Shuggie Bain and A Gentleman in Moscow and American Dirt….you are my people!!

1. Piranesi
2. The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman

Love all of Rose Tremain's books, Music and Silence and Restoration are my favourites.

All the Light They Cannot See for me is in the same league as Gentleman in Moscow and Shuggie Bain.
Very very special books.

So far for me:

1. All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. I had this for ages and it just wasnt calling to me, despite so many recommendations. I initially hated the very short chapters, but once I got over that - my goodness, what a book. The two main characters have really stayed with me.
2. To Throw Away Unopened by Viv Albertine on audiobook. Great narration and I really love the warmth and honesty of this book. Current read is American Dirt about half way through and, despite its brutal subject matter, I'm finding it a fast paced, enjoyable read.

agree that Rose Tremain is underrated. I read Music & Silence, and The Road Home a few years ago and loved them both.

Music and Silence is one of my favourite novels of all time! She's deeply underrated.

@LadyMacnet I love Rose Tremain as a writer and she's so versatile. You will find Restoration completely different from The Road Home but excellent in its own way. Music and Silence is also very much worth a read.

Agree with all the praise for Shuggie Bain and A Gentleman in Moscow - two of my favourite reads in the last year.

Shuggie Bain is on my to read list for this year. I’m saving it for a holiday when I can give it my complete attention. I’m intrigued by A Gentleman In Moscow now too.

Anyway, I’m about to start Rose Tremain’s Restoration. I can’t remember where I got my copy from but I have just noticed that she wrote it in 1989. I didn’t realise she had been writing for so long. I love The Road Home.

I thought Shuggie Bain was a compelling read.
Heartbreaking, heartwarming, with unforgettable characters especially little Shuggie ❤️

I listened to the audio of Shuggie Bain this time last year and absolutely loved it, but it was pretty heart-wrenching in places.

I’ve just finished my second title Shuggie Bain. I struggled with the subject matter for the first 80 pages then something switched and I just found it completely absorbing. It’s beautifully written and I can completely see why it won the Booker. I’m not sure what my third book should be but preferably something a little lighter.

1. The Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
2. Piranesi by Susannah Clarke
3. The Red House by AA Milne

Not sure what to do for as number 4 yet. I’ve got a non-fiction book about the evolution of intelligence that’s been on the shelf a few years so might tackle that. It’s Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness. It’s a big heavy hardback which is slightly putting me off! No good for reading on the tube.

Re the Miriam Margolyes book, we read it for book club (i used audible) and it was a universal thumbs down, some stopped reading halfway through. We were expecting it to be graphic but some of it was grim, and we felt quite disturbed by certain aspects of it (telling a story that wasn't any of her business to tell was one). I have lost a lot of respect for her.

1. The Inheritance Of Loss by Kiran Desai
2. The Perfect World of Miwako Sumida by Clarissa Goenawan - Loved it! Read it across 2 nights because I didn't want to put it down. The 'secret identity' aspect wasn't what I'd imagined, but actually made more sense given the age of the protagonists.

I think I'm going to read Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson next. It's about a girl called Mary, who was convicted of killing a baby in the care of her mother at age 9. Now 16 and pregnant, with the state threatening to take away her unborn child, Mary wants to set the record straight. Hope this one's just as much of a page turner!

1. The House at Old Vine by Norah Lofts
2. The House at Sunset by Norah Lofts

I have A Gentleman in Moscow lined up for this year....maybe it should be next as I want a fiction once I finish Vaxxers which is excellent BTW.

I’m a bit funny about A Gentleman in Moscow. I started it in summer 2019 but then ended up having quite a traumatic time and a week in hospital. I read the first few chapters in ICU very unwell and couldn’t pick it back up once I was better. I think this might be the time to give it another go because I was completely loving it until I got sepsis. For avoidance of doubt, I did not catch sepsis from the book.