2017




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 **

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Y


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