2017 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
ALL THE BIRDS IN THE SKY ~ Charlie Jane Anders x
THE ANIMATORS ~ Kayla Ray Whitaker ***
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE ~ Elizabeth Strout ****
ARRIVAL ~ Ted Chiang **
B
BIG LITTLE LIES ~ Liane Moriaty *****
THE BOOK OF DUST : LA BELLE SAUVAGE ~ Philip Pullman ****
C
THE CHILD FINDER ~ Rene Denfeld ***
CHINA RICH GIRLFRIEND ~ Kevin Kwan ****
D
DROWN ~ Junot Diaz ***
THE DRY ~ Jane Harper ***
E
EXIT WEST ~ Mohsin Hamid **
F
G
A GAME OF GHOSTS ~ John Connolly ****
GOOD OMENS ~ Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
H
THE HANDMAIDEN"S TALE ~ Margaret Atwood ****
HOMEGOING ~ Yaa Gyasi **
THE HUSBAND'S SECRET ~ Liane Moriarty **
I
I CAN JUMP PUDDLES ~ Alan Marshall ****
ILL WILL ~ Don Chandon *
J
K
KINDRED ~ Olivia E Butler **
KINTU ~ Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi ***
L
THE LEAVERS ~ Lisa Ko **
LINCOLN IN THE BARDO ~ George Saunders **
LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE ~ Celeste Ng ****
A LONG WAY HOME ~ Saroo Brierley **
M
MANHATTAN BEACH ~ Jennifer Egan **
A MONSTER CALLS ~ Patrick Ness **
N
NEMALUK ~ Ion Idress ****
NORSE MYTHOLOGY ~ Neil Gaiman **
O
P
PACHINKO ~ Min Jin Lee **
POST POLIO ~ Alpheus Williams *****
THE POWER ~ Naomi Alderman *****
PURPLE HIBISCUS ~ Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie *****
Q
R
THE REFUGEES ~ Viet Thanh Nguyen **
RICH PEOPLE PROBLEMS ~ Kevin Kwan ****
S
THE SECRETS SHE KEEPS ~ Michael Robotham **
STAY WITH ME ~ Ayobami Adebayo ***
T
TWO STEPS FORWARD ~ Graeme Simsion ****
U
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD ~ Colson Whitehead ***
THE UNSEEN ~ Roy Jacobsen ***
V
W
WALKING GODS ~ Sylvain Neuvel **
X
Y
Z
H
THE HANDMAIDEN"S TALE ~ Margaret Atwood ****
HOMEGOING ~ Yaa Gyasi **
THE HUSBAND'S SECRET ~ Liane Moriarty **
I
I CAN JUMP PUDDLES ~ Alan Marshall ****
ILL WILL ~ Don Chandon *
J
K
KINDRED ~ Olivia E Butler **
KINTU ~ Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi ***
L
THE LEAVERS ~ Lisa Ko **
LINCOLN IN THE BARDO ~ George Saunders **
LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE ~ Celeste Ng ****
A LONG WAY HOME ~ Saroo Brierley **
M
MANHATTAN BEACH ~ Jennifer Egan **
A MONSTER CALLS ~ Patrick Ness **
N
NEMALUK ~ Ion Idress ****
NORSE MYTHOLOGY ~ Neil Gaiman **
O
P
PACHINKO ~ Min Jin Lee **
POST POLIO ~ Alpheus Williams *****
THE POWER ~ Naomi Alderman *****
PURPLE HIBISCUS ~ Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie *****
Q
R
THE REFUGEES ~ Viet Thanh Nguyen **
RICH PEOPLE PROBLEMS ~ Kevin Kwan ****
S
THE SECRETS SHE KEEPS ~ Michael Robotham **
STAY WITH ME ~ Ayobami Adebayo ***
T
TWO STEPS FORWARD ~ Graeme Simsion ****
U
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD ~ Colson Whitehead ***
THE UNSEEN ~ Roy Jacobsen ***
V
W
WALKING GODS ~ Sylvain Neuvel **
X
Y
Z
