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Books we have read


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 8, 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 10, 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 13, 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 8, 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


This Must Be the Place - Maggie O'Farrell
January 2021 Suggested by: Annie Rating: 6.5 Summary: There was little to say about this book, other than that it was disappointing to...
Nov 13, 2020


The Unseen - Roy Jacobsen
November 2020 Suggested by: Irina
Oct 9, 2020


The Lying Life of Adults - Elena Ferrante
October 2020 Suggested by: Emilie
Sep 11, 2020


Redhead by the Side of the Road - Anne Tyler
September 2020 Suggested by: Phil
Aug 14, 2020


Girl, Woman, Other - Bernadine Evaristo
August 2020 Suggested by: Louisa
Jul 10, 2020


Apeirogon - Colum McCann
July 2020 Suggested by: Tim
Jun 12, 2020


Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead - Olga Tokarczuk
June 2020 Suggested by: Emma
May 8, 2020


My Sister, the Serial Killer - Oyinkan Braithwaite
May 2020 Suggested by: Fiona
Apr 10, 2020


My Name is Lucy Barton - Elizabeth Strout
April 2020 Suggested by: Becca
Mar 13, 2020


Circe - Madeline Miller
March 2020 Suggested by: Rohaise
Feb 14, 2020


The Bastard of Istanbul - Elif Shafak
February 2020 Suggested by: Emma
Jan 10, 2020


J: A Novel - Howard Jacobson
January 2020 Suggested by: Louisa
Nov 8, 2019


I am Sovereign - Nicola Barker
November 2019 Suggested by: Annie
Oct 11, 2019


A Horse Walks into a Bar - David Grossman
October 2019 Suggested by: Phil
Sep 13, 2019


The Braid - Laetitia Colombani
September 2019 Suggested by: Emilie
Aug 9, 2019


The Blackwater Lightship - Colm TóibÃn
August 2019 Suggested by: Emma
Jul 12, 2019


Never Anyone But You - Rupert Thomson
July 2019 Suggested by: Becca
Jun 14, 2019
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