To ask what you are reading?

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I'd like something new. Any genre, fiction or non fiction. What's it about without spoilers and would you recommend?

My favourite read of last year was A long way to a small angry planet - Becky Chambers.

Alex Pheby's Lucia -- dense, literary novel about James Joyce's daughter, a dancer who spent most of her adult life incarcerated. Highly recommend.

Just started a reread of Middlemarch, as 2019 is the bicentenary of George Eliot's birth. Could not recommend more.

The seven deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

American Gods by Neil Gaiman, not my usual but I'm really enjoying it.

I'm currently reading through The Nightingale Girls book series by Donna Douglas. It's about 3 student nurses in 1963 and has 9 books in the series.
There is also a 10th book, but that is set in 1914, and can be read as a standalone book, but from looking on Amazon, it also has a sequel that is set in 1917 - but that isn't out until October this year)

Also reading The Woolworths Girls by Elaine Everest, also a series of 4 books. From what I've read so far it's about 3 girls that starts working at Woolworths in 1938.

Also recently read most of the way through Secrets of the Sewing Bee and Secrets Of The Singer Girls both by Kate Thompson.

I seem to have a fixation on stories set in war time at the moment.

I've just finished The Cactus, it was good!

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

I've just finished 'Lethal White' the latest Strike novel by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling). I've read all four recently. Cracking crime stories and fantastic characters. I love the central relationship between Strike and Robin.

On a totally different tack I'm currently on a diet so I've just been reading 'Conquering Fat Logic' by Nadja Hermann. She lost 13 stone and debunks all the myths about metabolism, starvation mode, rapid weightloss etc. It's fascinating and as someone with a lot to lose it's very motivating.

The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M Auel. Book 3 of Earth's Chikdren series.

I’m currently reading The Labyrinth Index by Charles Stross. I would recommend it, but it’s number 9 in a series - The Atrocity Archive in number 1. The series is based around an occult intelligence agency nicknamed The Laundry, both funny and dark.

The last book I read was Brainstorm by Suzanne O’Sullivan - it has a long subtitle and is about neurology, primarily epilepsy. Had it in my wish list for ages, happened to have a look when downloading books for a trip to London and realised it was down to £1.99. Really good.

ISIS: The State of Terror.

I’m reading Anxiety Rebalance by Carl Vernon. His own experience of learning to deal with anxiety and depression. Obviously a bit niche but I’m finding it interesting.

Bill Bryson's At Home: A Short History of Private Life

My favourite book of 2018 was Milkman.

I am reading How To Survive A Plague by David France. It's about the AIDS epidemic and how activists in the 1980s and 1990s fought for research into the condition and for treatment. It's a really important story, I think. I've always thought that the medical and scientific achievements in the fight against AIDS have been incredible, but I didn't know much about the story of AIDS activism until recently. Really inspiring, but also sad thinking of all the lives lost and how dreadfully the early sufferers were treated.

@VittysCardigan I loved A long way to a small angry planet too but thought her follow up A closed and common orbit was even better.

I'm currently reading A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee and The Horseman's Song by Ben Pastor. Both historical crime novels. Pastor is a trusted old favourite I go back to time and again, Mukherjee has been a pleasant surprise, will be reading more of him.

A Brief History of a Seven Killings by Marlon James. Not the easiest read but compelling nonetheless.

Just finished needful things by Stephen king (not for the first time) loved it

Just started bird box by josh malerman. So far enjoying the way it is written

@BakewellTarts I loved that too. I have the 3rd book on order. I actually had 'By the stars, we hope' from the first book as a tattoo on Valentine's Day

The Rosie Project.

GravyTrain i've not read Needful Things for years, I have just reread The Dead Zone & loved it - had forgotten how good it was

Beeblot have you read " And the Band Played On"? It's one of the most powerful books about the Aids crisis. I cried.

Greg Dunnett, The Things You Find in Rockpools

Enjoying it so far, the protagonist is an 11 year old boy so I wasn't sure what I'd think but I'm finding it a page turner.

Just finished Good Omens (Gaiman/Prachett), have read it multiple times before and my copy looks significantly dogeared as a result but wanted it fresh in my mind before the TV show starts this Spring. It's about armageddon and exceptionally funny.

About to reread American God's (also Gaiman) in prep for season two starting. Its about the fight between the old and new gods for worshippers and is another fabulous read.