Fifty Books a Year (or fewer)

It’s a bit late in the year to get started, but I average about a book a week, so should be ok, currently reading The Diary of a Provincial Woman, by E M Delafield, favourite book this year so far, Take Nothing With You, by Patrick Gale, least liked, The Missing Girl, by Jenny Quintana

Provincial LADY! What a terrible slip!

The Stone Circle by Ellie Griffiths. Love this series of books, like settling down with a cosy blanket.

Just finished ‘Dunstan’ by Conn Iggulden. Not the most likeable character, but a very compelling story. Still reading ‘Human Acorns’ by Kate Atkinson, interspersed with ‘House of Names’ by Colm Toibin which is the harrowing story of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. I can only take it in small bites! That will be fifteen for me.

I am reading The Single Ladies of the Jacaranda Retirement Village at the moment and enjoying the humour - and the pathos - very much.

Finished "Vox" by Christina Dalcher, enjoyed it, very much like Margaret Attwood novels.
No 18, The Book Of You by Claire Kendal.

What an idiot I am! It’s “Human Croquet” not “Human Acorns”! It has a picture of an acorn on the cover - stuck in my head!?

Book17 Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell
and book18 I Found You by the same author.
A new author for me and I really like the strange twists and turns in her stories.

Must admit I hadn’t heard of Human Acorns, didn’t doubt you though GD!

Book 16; The Beekeepers Promise by Fiona Valpy.
Easy read about the life of a young French woman during the second world war, detailing her families activities in the Resistance.
Book 17 ; is to be The Sunrise by Victoria Hislop

I read The Beekeeper's Promise earlier this year cavewoman and enjoyed it.

I'm sure you will enjoy The Sunrise, particularly if you have been to Cyprus and gazed across to Famagusta in the distance.

Yes I have Callistemon Have also enjoyed Hislops other books. Postcards from Greece was book no;12,very enjoyable.

Oh yes, I read that too.
And only caught up with The Island after I had visited Spinalonga last year. However, having visited, I could visualise it more easily.

My 15th is 'When Breath Becomes Air' by Paul Kalanithi, a medical memoir.

I wasn't impressed by The Girl in the Letter. It's an important story but is badly told in this novel.

I love dipping into this thread for ideas! Thank you ladies.

I’m into audio books from the library on MP3 players at the moment. It’s such a treat to be read to by a good actor - and no faffing about with cassettes or CD discs these days!

I’ve just finished ‘Of Mice and Men’ by Steinbeck and am about to start ‘Half a yellow Sun -Adichie Chimamanda

I read When Breath Becomes Air' by Paul Kalanithi last summer SueDonim and thought it was wonderful. It’s good I think to read a biography or non fiction now and again.

Same with ‘Becoming’ by Michelle Obama. I bought it before Christmas and have given it away to be passed around and enjoyed. Such a lovely, inspirational woman. Very warm and inclusive. I loved all the photographs in the middle!

Finished The Book Of You by Claire Kendal .... a creepy, savage stalker story, page turner !!
No 19. The Almost Moon, by Alice Sebold.

Book 19. Cold as the Grave by James Oswald.
I enjoy reading this author. He writes crime novels with a dash of the supernatural in the story.

Just realised I haven’t recorded my books for a while.
So Girl in the corner by Amanda Prowse. Usually enjoy her books but not this one. I lost patience with the heroine!
The Love Letter by Lucinda Riley. Ok .
The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain. This I really enjoyed. Don’t usually like time slip type novels but I was tempted by an amazon reviewer who said she didn’t but she loved this. So did I.
Daffodils by Alex Martin. First of a trilogy . Enjoyed it but not outstanding. That said I will read the next book in the set.
What I didn’t Say by Jade Beer. Nice light read. Included one of the characters from The Almost Wife.
At the moment I’m reading Coming up Trumps by Jean Trumpington. So funny.
And Three Graces by Victoria Connolly. A nice light bedtime read with a friendly ghost!
14 so far. I don’t read as many books as I thought I did!

Book 20 The Overdue of Amy Byler Kelly Harms - a good light read but aimed at a younger audience I think
Book 21 The Girls Next Door Mel Sherrat - enjoyed
Book 22 The Friend Teresa Driscoll - surprised that I stuck with this tbh

Gosh, you girls must have such uncluttered minds. I haven't read a book in ages (used to devour them). I don't have the time or the patience., my mind is always full of clutter. When I did read , I just couldn't put the book down. So gave up and just stick to reading the news and other articles , especially on my iPad ?

Gosh, you girls must have such uncluttered minds
No, it just adds to the clutter!

I rarely read in the day.

CrazyH I wish my mind was uncluttered it does help I find to lose myself in a good book
I am amazed by how many books I have read so far, I have never counted my books before (why would you)

Urmstongran When Breath Becomes Air is an amazing book, though I did raise an eyebrow at his assertions about neurosurgeons!

I'm now reading two books; The Christian Watt Papers, a memoir by a woman who lived in the NE of Scotland in the 19th & 20th centuries. She endured a life of hardship and then wrote her memoirs when confined to an asylum at the age of 47. It's stunning.

I've also begun Graham Norton's book Holding, a novel set in Southern Ireland. It's an easy read.

Oh, those are my 16th & 17th books.