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Read What You Own 2026

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ÚlldemoShúl · 30/12/2025 13:04

This is a brand shiny new thread for those of us who want to continue reading what we own in 2026.
My aims for 2026 are:

  • At least half my reading will be from books I already own on 1st January 2026
  • I will buy less than a quarter of my reading new including kindle deals😱 and book club books
  • I will wait when prize lists are released to see if the books appear in the library within a week. I will not read full longlists unless I love the sound of each and every book on it.
  • For the first two months I will only read what I own- focusing on the older books on my kindle while allowing myself to read newer (but already owned) physical books
What are your RWYO aims for 2026?
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TimeforaGandT · 17/10/2026 18:14

Finished Forever, Interrupted - Taylor Jenkins Reid which I bought 3 or so years ago. Easy read, apparently her first. Will review on 50B thread.

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ÚlldemoShúl · 17/10/2026 18:23

Finished another 6 RWYO (and a reread of To the Lighthouse)
Christine Falls by John Banville (not bad)
The Island of Doctor Moreau- HG Wells (okay)
Ghosts by Edith Wharton (patchy- like all short stories but lovely writing)
Double Indemnity by James Cain (fun)
Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter (devastatingly good)
The Familiars by Stacey Halls (entertaining)
Full reviews on 50 Bookers
Sticking with RWYO as much as possible now until December.

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CutFlowers · 18/10/2026 17:53

I've just finished Dead Lions by Mick Herron.
I bought three in the series in the deals but really wasn't sure about the first one. Still not sure I particularly liked or followed this one! I have now seen it on TV and I think this may be an unusual case of me prefering the adaptation to the original. Am debating not bothering with the third.

TimeforaGandT · 18/10/2026 20:09

ÚlldemoShúl · 17/10/2026 18:23

Finished another 6 RWYO (and a reread of To the Lighthouse)
Christine Falls by John Banville (not bad)
The Island of Doctor Moreau- HG Wells (okay)
Ghosts by Edith Wharton (patchy- like all short stories but lovely writing)
Double Indemnity by James Cain (fun)
Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter (devastatingly good)
The Familiars by Stacey Halls (entertaining)
Full reviews on 50 Bookers
Sticking with RWYO as much as possible now until December.

You're on fire! I am back on readalongs and book club books so you are putting me to shame!

JaneJeffer · 19/10/2026 11:33

For the past few months I have accidentally had a theme of books set on islands or partly set on islands.

I’m reading Reading in Bed by Sue Gee at the moment and if anyone ends up on an island I’m going to freak out!

MamaNewtNewt · 19/10/2026 18:25

Looks like some great progress all round! I’ve managed a few on my RWYO list.

The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker Loved this one.
Women of Troy by Pat Barker Good, but not as good as the previous in the trilogy*
The Voyage Home by Pat Barker Least favourite of the three, I really wanted to hear how the story of Briseis ended.
Dark is the Grave by TG Reid Not great. Horrible, narky detective, stupid mystery and resolution. I won’t carry on with this series.
The Fold by Peter Clines Starts off as an intriguing sci-fi mystery and I really enjoyed the first 2/3 but then it morphed into to some kind of horror / chase thing which was just awful. A waste of a good story.

AliasGrape · 21/10/2026 18:00

Latest read both was and wasn't a RWYO - Demon Copperhead. I'd bought it on audible when it came out, and just never been in the mood for it and put it off. Picked it up on kindle when it was 99p recently, and so have both read and listened and loved it all round. Incredible book, why I put it off I don't know.

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