2015


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 -
AQUARIUM ~ David Vann ***

B
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

C
THE CARTEL ~ Don Winslow **
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 ***

E
EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU ~ Celeste Ng **

F
FATES AND FURIES ~ Lauren Groff ****
THE FARM ~ Tom Rob Smith ***
THE FISHERMEN ~ Chigozie Obioma **
FORTUNE SMILES ~ Adam Johnson ****

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 ***

H
THE HARDER THEY COME ~ T. C. Boyle ***

I
INTERPRETER OF MALADIES ~ Jhumpa Lahiri ****

J

K

L
A LITTLE LIFE ~ Hanya Yanagihara **

M
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 -

Q

R
REDEPLOYMENT ~ Phil Klay ****

S
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 *****

T
THOSE WHO LEAVE AND THOSE WHO STAY ~ Elena Farrante -
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