Something to rekindle my reading...

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BarrelOfOtters · 25/01/2024 11:51

Don't like gore or horror. It has to be well written. Apart from that anything goes really.

I used to read voraciously and widely - classics, crime, spy novels, modern literature.

The last things I really enjoyed were Still Life, Portrait of a Marriage and Wolf Hall.

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Divebar2021 · 25/01/2024 22:10

I had a long period of finding books very ho hum and the odd ones I thought were excellent were frankly tough reads ( eg Shuggie Bain ). My first book of this year was Mr Loverman by Bernadine Evaristo which I thought was 5 star read… and I really don’t give 5 stars very often.

Papillon23 · 25/01/2024 22:05

It's non-fiction but I thought being mortal (about death and what a good death looks like) by Atul Gawande was a fascinating read and well written.

Ilovemyshed · 25/01/2024 22:04

Also, have you read the sequel to Wolf Hall?

Ilovemyshed · 25/01/2024 22:03

I love, love, love most books by Delderfield - try the Swann books, or Horseman Riding by, or Avenue goes to war.

CreateHope · 25/01/2024 22:00

I’ve just read City of Girls, Elizabeth Gilbert. Really enjoyed it 😊

CadyEastman · 25/01/2024 21:59

How about The Glass House by Eve Chase. I found it an easy read and I read it quite quickly but that because I wanted to read it rather than doing much else.

GalileoHumpkins · 25/01/2024 13:20

I lost my love for reading when my mum passed away, I went from reading constantly to reading nothing. Someone suggested They Called Us Enemy by George Takei to me, it's a graphic novel about his experiences in an internment camp in the US during World War 2. I flew through it and haven't been without a book on the go since.

Needmorelego · 25/01/2024 11:55

I had a reading block a few years ago and it was Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty that got me back.

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