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26-ish books for 2023

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Tinkhasflown · 01/01/2023 13:15

A shiny new thread for 2023. There didn't appear to be one do hope it's ok that I have created it this year.

All welcome and note 26 is just a number. Everyone can set their own target and you are welcome here even if you only read 3 books a year.

I personally count the larger novel style books I read to my children and audio books I listen to. Others don't and there are no rules.

I look forward to all your suggestions again this year.

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BaconAndAvocado · 08/03/2023 16:11

Magentax following advice from MN I chose Roger Ackroyd as my first foray into the world of AC. It’s also my choice for my book group so I hope it’s good!

5.Hostage by Claire McKintosh. A formulaic psychological thriller but with a great double twist at the end. I enjoyed it.

Yawningalldaylong · 08/03/2023 16:56

Thanks @Jassyradlett

Yuja · 08/03/2023 22:04

Just finished book 6 - Olga Dies Dreaming - Xochitl Gonzalez.

I enjoyed this and really liked the main characters. There were a lot of heavy themes in this , probably could have been a bit less going on, but a good real all the same

Deadringer · 08/03/2023 22:40

I just finished The Slap, about to start no 17, Lying in Wait by Liz Nugent.

DrMadelineMaxwell · 10/03/2023 16:07

24 - A Doctor's Aim.
25 - Does it hurt when I press here?

And just starting
26 - Terry Pratchett's biography.

PritiPatelsMaker · 10/03/2023 19:08

Recently finished book 4, Digging to America by Anne Tyler.

What can I say about an Anne Tyler book? I just love them.

Wildernesstips · 10/03/2023 20:23

I love Anne Tyler too.

thefinaltwist · 11/03/2023 17:36

Onto book number six.....The Girls Who Disappeared by Claire Douglas. Not doing to badly was aiming for a book a month

Yuja · 11/03/2023 19:16

Just finished book 7 - How to Kill Your Family - Bella Mackie
I wasn't sure this would be my thing but I actually enjoyed it a lot, I thought it was quite unique and some laugh out loud funny moments.

Breathmiller · 12/03/2023 12:26
  1. I just finished A Walk Across the Sun by Corban Addison which was a bit dark in some descriptions of the world but I was captivated by the three main characters stories.

Going to have a look through the thread for some inspiration for my next book.

Scout2016 · 12/03/2023 16:17

1)Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
2)Little Boy Lost by Marghanita Laski
3) My Name Is Why by Lemn Sissay
4) Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhy
5) The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie.
6) The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh
7) The Prison Doctor by Dr Amanda Brown.
8) Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
9) Difficult Women by Helen Lewis: A History of Feminism In 11 Fights. Interesting read which I would recommend. Doesn't read like a text book (I was a bit worried it would but it's got lots of jokey and anecdotal bits.) Good companion read to Invisible Women by Caroline Criado-Perez.

Wildernesstips · 12/03/2023 16:52

That Difficult Women boom sounds interesting particularly as I liked Invisible Women.

6: The New Wilderness by Diane Cook
I was hoping that this had a similar tone to Station Eleven and it was in a way. Not quite as good, but really enjoyable. I think I might have preferred actually reading this as opposed to listening to it.

Am loving my physical read at the moment - Deep Sea and Foreign Going about container ships.

Wildernesstips · 12/03/2023 16:53

*book

Breathmiller · 13/03/2023 15:34
  1. The Wild Silence- Raynor Winn.

A perfect day off inside with rain outside reading.

Breathmiller · 13/03/2023 16:14

A perfect day off inside with rain outside reading

Apologies, this was a terribly put together sentence. And on a book thread too! The shame. 😅

BaconAndAvocado · 13/03/2023 19:18

Breathmiller don’t stress! I got exactly what you meant.
A day with no commitments, rain outside, a good book, perfect!

Yuja · 13/03/2023 21:27

Finished book 8 - A Terrible Kindness - Jo Browning Wroe

I absolutely loved this, beautifully written, emotional book.

Breathmiller · 13/03/2023 22:12

Yuja · 13/03/2023 21:27

Finished book 8 - A Terrible Kindness - Jo Browning Wroe

I absolutely loved this, beautifully written, emotional book.

I read this last year and also loved it.

I've downloaded Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie for my next one.

Orangebadger · 13/03/2023 22:24
  1. The funny thing about Norman Foreman.

12 yr old Norman's best friend dies, they were inseparable and loved comedy, so had put together a double act. After he dies Norman decides he wants to go to the fringe and perform as a tribute to his best mate. His mum and an elderly friend head on this road trip with another aim as well, to see if they can find Norman's dad, one of 4 possibilities.

So it's all about this journey. Started off well, I got very into it quickly and loved the character and plot. But it became very slow and dragged out a little bit too much for my liking! The end was good, lots of predictable curve balls though a little bit of a Hollywood ending. But I have to say by the middle to end of the book I had totally gone off the mum! She was just far too stupid and dim that she became quite irritating!

Not sure what to pick up next.

LivingNextDoorToNorma · 13/03/2023 22:30

Just realised I’ve not updated my last couple of books..

  1. The Catch by T.M Logan
  2. Scattered Showers by Rainbow Rowell
  3. Is This Love by C.E Riley - It follows the events leading up to and following the breakup of a marriage, told through a combination of narration, and solicitors letters/diary entries. I throughly enjoyed it.
  4. War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy - been on my tbr pile for years, and I finally did it. Once I got ‘into it’, it was an easier read than I expected. There are a lot of characters, but I found myself fully invested in them. I enjoyed the historical commentary and am a little bit sad that I’m finished.
  5. You And Me On Vacation by Emily Henry - I read this on borrowbox. It’s a light, easy to read romance. Not a lot to it, but exactly what I needed to get me through my teething 14 month olds middle of the night wake-ups!
EspeciallyDetermined · 14/03/2023 21:46

9: In The Wars by Waheed Arian (audio). A memoir. Waheed, the oldest son of his family was brought up in war torn Afghanistan, spending much of his early life in refugee camps. When he contracted TB aged 5 the care that he received from a doctor made him determined to become one himself. He sought asylum in the UK aged 15 with no formal education, but through hard work at college and low paid jobs made it to medical school where he became a doctor and went on to set up a charity allowing British doctors to support local doctors in war-torn countries via video calls and messages. This is an amazing story, truly inspirational.

Deadringer · 15/03/2023 15:33

I just finished Mayflies which I thought was very good, and am starting no. 18 Nora, a historical fiction story about Nora Barnacle's and her life with James Joyce. Not sure yet if I am going to like it or not.

DrMadelineMaxwell · 15/03/2023 18:20

Good grief, but Terry Prachett's biography made me cry. What a man!

Onto book 27: A History of Seeing in Eleven Inventions.

DrMadelineMaxwell · 15/03/2023 23:44
  1. Sorry For Your Loss.
Breathmiller · 16/03/2023 08:55
  1. Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Thank you to PP who had this on their list. I really enjoyed it. These books that tell the human stories, bringing to life parts of history that make it so much more real than a history book can. It is the story of Biafra really, which i had heard about when I was younger but didn't really understand in the wider context.