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Books we have read


Lear Wife - J.R. Thorp
March 2023 Suggested by: Emma (chosen in January) Score: 7
Feb 10, 2023


The Siege of Krishnapur - J.G. Farrell
February 2023 Suggested by: Phil (at Phil's house) Score: 7
Jan 13, 2023


Hamnet - Maggie O'Farrell
January 2023 Suggested by: Rohaise Score: 8.5 (all 9s and 10s but one 4 that brought it down!)
Nov 11, 2022


Rotherweird - Andrew Caldecott
November 2022 Suggested by: Becca Score: 7
Oct 14, 2022


The Rose and the Yew Tree - Agatha Christie
October 2022 Suggested by: Louisa Score: -
Sep 9, 2022


The Fires of Autumn - Irene Nemirovsky
September 2022 Suggested by: Tim Score: -
Aug 12, 2022


The Glass Bead Game - Herman Hesse
August 2022 Suggested by: Irina Score: -
Jul 8, 2022


The Promise - Damon Galgut
July 2022 Suggested by: Annie Score: 7.5 We all agreed it was at least an original and ‘very visual’ novel with important take home...
Jun 10, 2022


Mr Loverman - Bernardine Evaristo
June 2022 Suggested by: Emma Score: -
May 13, 2022


Piranesi - Suzanne Clarke
May 2022 Suggested by: Louisa Score: 7 The very average looking score tells you nothing about how divided the group was on this one - it...
Apr 8, 2022


Fear and Trembling - Amélie Nothomb
April 2022 Suggested by: Emilie Score: 7.5 We mostly liked this book, but couldn't decide if it was funny or serious, clever or shallow....
Mar 11, 2022


Case Study - Graeme Macrae Burnet
March 2022 Suggested by: Fiona Score: 7.6 The group largely enjoyed this look into the life of someone with dissociative identity...
Feb 11, 2022


The Passenger - Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz
February 2022 Suggested by: Emma Score: 8 This provoked some interesting discussion around human nature and self-preservation. Even those...
Jan 14, 2022


Afterlives - Abdulrazak Gurnah
January 2022 Suggested by: Tim (but actually Phil) Score: 8.5 Everybody enjoyed this one, despite being a little slow to get started and...
Nov 12, 2021


Contacts - Mark Watson
November 2021 Suggested by: Rohaise Score: 5 No-one thought that this book was a great masterpiece but most found it very readable and...
Oct 8, 2021


Fasting, Feasting - Anita Desai
October 2021 Suggested by: Annie Score: 7.5 The group had a range of opinions over how normal or unusual the families were.
Sep 10, 2021


Offshore - Penelope Fitzgerald
September 2021 Suggested by: Phil Score: 6.5 There were some mixed feelings about this book, and a range of scores to reflect those...
Aug 13, 2021


At Night All Blood is Black - David Diop
August 2021 Suggested by: Phil Score: 7 It was generally agreed that this wasn't a book that was "enjoyed". Traumatic and horrifying, it...
Jul 9, 2021


The Mandibles - Lionel Shriver
July 2021 Suggested by: Louisa Score: 6.5 Take out the excessively detailed economics and we mostly enjoyed this. It examined some...
Jun 11, 2021


The Last House on Needless Street - Catriona Ward
June 2021 Suggested by: Tim Score: 7.1 There was a split of opinion on this book, though the majority found it to be a gripping read....
May 14, 2021


Girl - Edna O'Brien
May 2021 Suggested by: Emma Score: 7.3 "Compelling" was the word used most often in the discussion of this book - whilst we didn't all...
Apr 9, 2021


The Wolves of Leninsky Prospekt - Sarah Armstrong
April 2021 Suggested by: Fiona Score: 7.5 This book provided an interesting insight into a time and place that none of us were familiar...
Mar 12, 2021


A History of Loneliness - John Boyne
March 2021 Suggested by: Becca Score: 8 This book was enjoyed by all members, and the word "compelling" was used several times. It...
Feb 12, 2021


Laidlaw - William McIlvanney
February 2021 Suggested by: Rohaise Score: 5.75 Summary: Set in Glasgow in the 1970s, we were undecided as to whether this excused the...
Jan 8, 2021
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