26-ish books for 2023

I read it earlier this year or last year and loved it. It was dicussed on the book programme on radio 4 the other day and I was pleasantly reminded of it.

18. Thrown by Sara Cox. Hmmm...well, its not exactly high brow literature and it felt a bit 'obvious' in bits and bubblegum-ish but I warmed to it as a light read. I have a tendency to veer towards quite harrowing books telling difficult stories so it was a light break.

I'm laid up in bed after an op and need a really easy audio book that I won't get too lost in if I drift off!
Can't quite manage the TV or print.

Yes!
I enjoyed it too :)

Has anyone read Small Pleasures by Claire Chambers?
I’m a quarter of the way through and I’m loving it.

Book 16 No Sweet Sorrow by Denzil Meyrick

1.One Minute Later by Susan Lewis

1. The Night Watch by Neil Lancaster
2. Some Kind of Wonderful by Giovanna Fletcher
3. Undoctored by Adam Kay
4. The Perfect Couple by Jackie Kabler
5. The Library of Lost and found by Phaedra Patrick
6. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelidas

1. Freckles by Cecelia Ahern

38. The curfew, I am struggling to finish it though as it's quite slow.

Just finished The Au Pair, Emma Rous.
Really enjoyed it. Well written, brilliant story.
I'm not sure what's next though yesterday I picked up a Sydney Sheldon. Easy read.

22. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Kacks by Rebecca Skloot. I found this fascinating. Henrietta was a Black woman who died of cervical cancer in 1950s America. She was able to get "treatment" (the treatment of the day) at a hospital funded by a progressive white male from a tobacco background, but while treating her the doctor took samples of the tumour without her knowledge or consent. His team were able to keep the cells alive, they multiplied and have been invaluable in many fields of science. The cells are still used all over the world. But her family knew nothing of it and when they find out their reactions are intense and varied.
Dominant themes are civil rights, racism, medical ethics, history of medical research, maybe also religion. My science is poor but luckily although detailed it wasn't too complex. The none science parts are written in an informal journalistic style with the author tracking down and interviewing Henrietta's family and the medical professionals involved.

Finished nos 16 The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness by Kyle Mann which was funny but a bit too sexist to fully recommend and no 17 What If 2 by Munroe Randall (the xkcc comics guy, who is actually a serious scientist). I'd recommend this one for anyone who likes weird and whacky science. It should have more biology though (overly full planet facts).

37 Other Women by Emma Flint
38 The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell

18. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Didn't quite live up to the hype and although I did enjoy it (found it a quick & easy read), it was a bit unbelievable and the main character was a bit annoying!

I'd give it 3.5 out of 5.

I really enjoyed it. 👍🏻. First rule about being of the monied American upper classes, you don't talk about having money 🤐

Iamblossom
What did you think of Pineapple Street? I’m considering buying it.

1 Twelve Secrets
2 People of Abandoned Character
3 The Herd
4 Last One at The Party
5 The Last Thing to Burn
6 Moon Over Soho
7 The Girls Who Disappeared
8 The Chalk Man
9 The Unheard
10 Away with the Penguins
11 Whispers Underground
12 Pineapple Street
13 Trespasses
14 The Safe House

15 Go as a River
Loved this story, very emotional, beautifully descriptive, wonderful.

16 Girl, Woman, Other
Found this for £1 in a charity shop, what a find, brilliantly written, thoroughly enjoyed. Going to seek out some more of hers (Bernadine Evaristo)

Am reading both
16.Billy Summers-Stephen King
17.Tell me everything-Minka Kelly
I haven’t spent as much time reading recently, need to get back to it but I’ve been too tired and busy ,

@BobDear I also read Fairytale recently and thought it was good although a long book . I love his books generally , now reading Billy Summers .

Book 15 The Death of Remembrance by Denzil Meyrick

15: Fairytale - Stephen King
Honestly - this man blows my mind. He is so much more than a horror writer. I HATE fantasy. Hate it! Be gone with your goblins, your fair maidens and your dungeons, and yet somehow I couldn't put this down.

About to start Still Life.

Hi, I have used this thread for some recommendations, it has been very helpful; I'm adding my list. I recommend all 7/10 and above.

= highly recommended
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Hamnet
and my favourite read in a long time:
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - do read it if you haven't already. Fannie Flagg makes most of the other authors on my list appear amateur in comparison.

1.	Little Wing - Freya North 7.5/10
2.	Still Life - Sarah Winman 8.5/10
3.	Cloud Cuckoo Land - Anthony Doerr 9.5/10<img loading="lazy" class="inline-flex mumsnet-emoji" alt="Star" src="https://www.mumsnet.com/build/assets/star-Bm6t10PJ.png">
4.	Lily - Rose Tremain 7.5/10
5.	The Keeper of Stories - Sally Page 7/10
6.	The Satsuma Complex - Bob Mortimer 7/10
7.	Olive Kitteridge - Elizabeth Strout 7/10
8.	Once Upon a Broken Heart - Stephanie Garber 6.5/10
9.	Mrs England - Stacey Halls 7.5/10
10.	The Birdcage - Eve Chase 6/10
11.	Hamnet - Maggie O&rsquo;Farrell 9/10<img loading="lazy" class="inline-flex mumsnet-emoji" alt="Star" src="https://www.mumsnet.com/build/assets/star-Bm6t10PJ.png">
12.	The Ballad of Never After - Garber 6/10
13.	Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fannie Flagg 10/10<img loading="lazy" class="inline-flex mumsnet-emoji" alt="Star" src="https://www.mumsnet.com/build/assets/star-Bm6t10PJ.png"> 
14.	Windmill Hill - Lucy Atkins 5/10<img loading="lazy" class="inline-flex mumsnet-emoji" alt="Confused" src="https://www.mumsnet.com/build/assets/confused-DVrVQwAF.png"> I was disappointed with Windmill Hill, starts slow and doesn&#039;t get any better. I would not recommend it. 
15.	The Dutch House - Anne Patchett

Just started this and already so much better than book 14..

No that's no 15!

Finished no 18, The Bodyguard by Katherine Center. Feel good/chick lit/insert cliche here.

Next two....12. Love Marriage by Monica Ali. Really enjoyed this. Twists and turns in a London-based tale of tricky relationships.
And then..13. Let Me Lie by Clare MacKintosh. Standard psychological thriller fare but engaging nonetheless.
Just started We Begin at the End, enjoying it.

62 The Road to Little Dribbling. Love Bill Bryson.

63 Ilona Andrews, Magic Tides. A novella, but a long one.

64 Shakespeare. Another Bill Bryson.
65 Re-read of Catalogue of Catastrophe by Jodi Taylor, so I was ready to read the newest one.
Currently reading The Good, the Bad and the History.