2022 50 BOOKS - OR AS MANY AS YOU CAN MANAGE

Thanks TerriBull for starting us off again.
I only read about forty last year, I was stuck on ‘Midnights Children’ for weeks, not sure if I enjoyed it or not, but I couldn’t really get stuck into it.

Susan56, I read ‘The Herons Cry over Christmas, really enjoyed it, and love that area of north Devon.

My first book of the year was ‘Starve Acre’ by Andrew Michael Hurley, weird, but I enjoyed it.

Currently reading ‘Hidden Valley Road’ absolutely fascinating, the true story of an American family who have twelve children, and six grow up to develop schizophrenia, it’s a total falling apart of a proud family. Shocking and upsetting, but absolutely gripping.

So here we are, I will try better this year, always interested to hear what people are reading.

Happy New Year to you all.

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Book 10 of the Wheel of Time. In it for the long haul but I have a holiday planned and I was a lot on holiday.

Kindle Unlimited - my husband gets great value from it. He reads a lot of sci fi and has discovered some authors he enjoys very much. I took a quick look but the range didn’t appeal to me so much so I stick with library (online and in person) plus buying occasional ‘must keeps’. I can fish for occasional books via his kindle. I find browsing for kindle unlimited books a chore, but it gets easier when you know the clicking route. Enjoy your free trial!

I've just joined kindle unlimited on a 3 month trial. Can anyone recommend this ?It has some audible titles, I've never listened to books before, but I like the sound of Maggiemaybe's In Plain Sight.
Great idea to listen whilst taking down the decorations!

Finished The Beekeeper of Aleppo. Beautifully written and thought provoking.
No.2: Unholy Murder by Lynda LaPlante. I don’t usually read detective novels, but it’s started off quite well.

Nonfiction ok?

My #2 is Neil MscGregor’s Shakespeare’s Restless World. Love it as it has bedtime-friendly short chapters, each discussing an object which throws light on what the world looked like to people of Shakespeare’s time, and the light that throw on his plays. For instance calling the theatre The Globe, given recent first circumnavigation of the world, suggested something cool and trendy as compared to a name like The Theatre or The Rose

#2. Playing With Fire by Peter Robinson.

I'll need something to listen to while I take down all the Christmas decorations tomorrow, so I've downloaded:

3. In Plain Sight, Marion Todd

I started it today to get a flavour of it, and it's so good I didn't want to stop listening! It starts at a charity fun run, where a baby is abducted from her pram.... It's read by the author, who's making a really good job of it. I've deleted a few audio books when there's a would-be actor doing the reading, and putting on different voices in dodgy accents!

I`m still on I Remember You, slow going for me, but I`m not enjoying it, but hate giving up on a book,, so will finish it...............eventually.

My first 3 of this year are Red Notice by Bill Browder, a riveting read about Putin's Russia, written by a financier. Then A Boy Made of Blocks by Keith Stuart, about a family and their autistic child, set in Bristol. That was very moving. Then Assembly by Natasha Brown a very quick short book to read, about a girl fitting in with boyfriends family and corporate world etc.
Just before Christmas I read The Frequency of Us
also by Keith Stuart which was a real page turner, so I would recommend his books!

My first 2 of 2022 are
1. Something Might Happen by Julie Myerson. A charity shop purchase which I enjoyed very much (8/10)
2. Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler. Excellent, as all her books are (9/10)

Next up is going to be Monogamy by Sue Miller.

“Lies” by TM Logan is my next book. Just read the sample on Amazon and it’s got me gripped. Love the style of writing- it’s so real. Now waiting me on Kindle.

I have counted over 30 books mentioned here already, most of them with enthusiastic recommendation as well as several series and a couple of authors. That should be enough to keep us busy!

I hope those who are reading books for their bookclub will come back with the main discussion points.

I was given "Little Fires Everywhere" (Celeste Ng) for Christmas . Both DS and DiL who gave it to me, have read it. They would never give me something that they hadn't read themselves and enjoyed. I was surprised that it is fiction, because last year they gave me Education by Tara Westover which was most engrossing and informative. I certainly hope to train myself to read more, rather than play games on my phone or tablet when I have odd free moments. There are plenty of books on my Kindle.

I only recently discovered how enjoyable Dickens is to read. We didn't read any at school; they probably expected we would read them anyway.

I was given Miriam Margolyes autobiography for Christmas. I've only read a few chapters so far but the only thing I can say is Blimey

1. I’m currently listening on Audible to ‘The Whispering Swarm’ by Michael Moorcock. It’s semi-autobiographical with time travel thrown in. I loved his swords&sorcery fantasy novels in my teens, and somebody recommended this to me. I’m on chapter 4 and loving it so far.

grandMattie I enjoyed that William Trevor novel very much.
I also have his short stories on the go. I tried reading him years ago and didn’t take to him, but not now.
Also reading “Greenbanks” by one of my favourite authors, Dorothy Whipple, in the lovely grey Persephone editions.

nandad

Just seen 2021’s thread which has given me loads of ideas for this year. I have just started The Alice Network by Kate Quinn.

I liked Kate Quinn 'Rose Code' very much nandad

I’m starting with No Time to be Alone by Daniel Hurst. Enjoying it so far.

Soroptimum - hope you enjoy Any human heart' its a wonderful book. I've read two of that author last year and will be reading a third this year.

I’ve just started reading:
Trust Me by T M Logan
I’m gripped.

1. The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell

I have never counted how many books I have read in a year, I think it would not be quite 50 but I will give it a go this year.
Great to see some good suggestions, I also have newly discovered William Boyd, his books are great.
I have just finished Tell The Bees That I am Gone by Diana Gabaldon. I love her books they are a real treat when they finally are published, though it is best if you have read the earlier ones.
I am now reading The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry, set in Edinburgh amongst doctors, it is a mystery. It is well written and I am enjoying it immensely.
Ambrose Parry is a pseudonym for Marissa Haetzman and Chris Brookmyre. Marissa is an expert on the history of medicine and many of you will know Chris’s fast paced books.

I’ve just finished Taste by Stanley Tucci - highly recommended. If you like Italian food, you will love this book. I am now half way through Tracy Borman’s Crown and Sceptre. Also recommended. When I’ve finished that, I will read John le Carre’s final book, Silverview.