2015 Reading List
in alphabetical order
- : Unfinished
Some I will give another go, some I won't
x : NO
Yuk! Really didn't like it! Can't recommend!
** : OK
Nothing more, nothing less, not worth the effort
*** : LIKE
Enjoyed it, a worthwhile read.
**** : RECOMMEND
Entertaining or enriching; a praiseworthy read
***** : FAVOURITE
Books to be prized! On the shelf as well as the Kindle!!
A
AFTER ALICE ~ Gregory Maguire x-
ALL MY PUNY SORROWS ~ Miriam Toews -
AFTER ALICE ~ Gregory Maguire x-
ALL MY PUNY SORROWS ~ Miriam Toews -
AQUARIUM ~ David Vann ***
B
THE BLACK EYED BLONDE ~ BENJAMIN BLACK **
THE BLACK EYED BLONDE ~ BENJAMIN BLACK **
A BRIEF HISTORY OD SEVEN KILLINGS ~ Marton James x-
A BRAVE MAN SEVEN STOREYS TALL ~ Will Chancellor x
BROKEN HARBOUR ~ Tana French ****
THE BURIED GIANT ~ Kazuo Ishiguro x
A BRAVE MAN SEVEN STOREYS TALL ~ Will Chancellor x
BROKEN HARBOUR ~ Tana French ****
THE BURIED GIANT ~ Kazuo Ishiguro x
C
THE CARTEL ~ Don Winslow **
CHILD 44 ~ Tom Rob Smith ***
CLOSE YOUR EYES ~ Michael Robotham
CHILD 44 ~ Tom Rob Smith ***
CLOSE YOUR EYES ~ Michael Robotham
D
DEAR THIEF ~ Samantha Harvey x-
DELICIOUS FOOD ~ James Hannaham **
DEPT OF SPECULATION ~ Jenny Offill **
DISCLAIMER ~ Renee Knight ***
DISCONTENT AND ITS CIVILISATIONS ~ Mohsin Hamid **
DROP CITY ~ T. C. Boyle ***
DELICIOUS FOOD ~ James Hannaham **
DEPT OF SPECULATION ~ Jenny Offill **
DISCLAIMER ~ Renee Knight ***
DISCONTENT AND ITS CIVILISATIONS ~ Mohsin Hamid **
DROP CITY ~ T. C. Boyle ***
E
EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU ~ Celeste Ng **
F
FATES AND FURIES ~ Lauren Groff ****
FATES AND FURIES ~ Lauren Groff ****
G
GET IN TROUBLE ~ Kelly Link **
THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB ~ David Lagercrantz*
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN ~ Paula Hawkins ***
A GOD IN RUINS ~ Kate Attkinson ***
THE GIRL IN THE SPIDER'S WEB ~ David Lagercrantz*
THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN ~ Paula Hawkins ***
A GOD IN RUINS ~ Kate Attkinson ***
H
THE HARDER THEY COME ~ T. C. Boyle ***
THE HARDER THEY COME ~ T. C. Boyle ***
I
INTERPRETER OF MALADIES ~ Jhumpa Lahiri ****
J
K
L
A LITTLE LIFE ~ Hanya Yanagihara **
A LITTLE LIFE ~ Hanya Yanagihara **
M
MADE IN AMERICA ~ Bill Bryson ***-
MADE IN AMERICA ~ Bill Bryson ***-
THE MARK AND THE VOID ~ Paul Murray x
N
NOT ON FIRE, BUT BURNING ~ Greg Hrbek ***
O
ORKNEY TWILIGHT ~ Clare Carson x
P
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GREY ~ Oscar Wilde -
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GREY ~ Oscar Wilde -
Q
R
REDEPLOYMENT ~ Phil Klay ****
S
THE SECRET CORD ~ Geraldine Brooks x-
THE SELLOUT ~ Paul Beatty **
THE SHORE ~ Sara Taylor ****
THE SECRET CORD ~ Geraldine Brooks x-
THE SELLOUT ~ Paul Beatty **
THE SHORE ~ Sara Taylor ****
SILENCE ONCE BEGUN ~ Jesse Ball ***
SLADE HOUSE ~ David Mitchell ***
SOME LUCK ~ Jane Smiley x-
A SONG OF SHADOWS ~ John Connolly ****
SWEETLAND ~ Michael Crummey ****
THE SYMPATHYZER ~ Viet Thanh Nguyen *****
SLADE HOUSE ~ David Mitchell ***
SOME LUCK ~ Jane Smiley x-
A SONG OF SHADOWS ~ John Connolly ****
SWEETLAND ~ Michael Crummey ****
THE SYMPATHYZER ~ Viet Thanh Nguyen *****
T
THOSE WHO LEAVE AND THOSE WHO STAY ~ Elena Farrante -
TORTILLA CURTAIN ~ T. C. Boyle ***
TRIGGER WARNING ~ Neil Gaiman ****
TORTILLA CURTAIN ~ T. C. Boyle ***
TRIGGER WARNING ~ Neil Gaiman ****
U
V
W
WELCOME TO BRAGGSVILLE ~ T Geronimo Johnson x
X
Y
Z
ZOO CITY ~ Lauren Beukes
ZOO CITY ~ Lauren Beukes
