7) Option B by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant For the uninitiated, Sheryl Sandberg is the COO of Facebook, one of the world's most powerful and richest women, and also wrote the influential book Lean In, a sort of pragmatic, work-oriented feminist text (which originated from a TED talk). This isn't a follow-up to Lean… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 7: Option B
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Year 3 / Book 6: Things Fall Apart
6) Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe This was recommended to me by our good friend Nina, and although it's taken a while for me to get to it, I"m really glad she did, and mea culpa on my part for having not got to a novel that has sold over 20 million copies and… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 6: Things Fall Apart
Year 3 / Book 5: The Lie of the Land
5) The Lie of the Land by Amanda Craig What a thoroughly enjoyable read this was: another one pulled from the 'Best Of' Lists, Amanda Craig's novel follows a family who move to Devon because they can no longer afford to live in London (and can't afford their divorce). So they move to the slightly… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 5: The Lie of the Land
Year 3 / Book 4: A Horse Walks Into A Bar
4) A Horse Walks Into A Bar by David Grossman This was so heavily recommended in the end-of-year books of 2017 round-ups that I put it on the Christmas list; Santa delivered, and here we are. It's a novel about an Israeli stand-up comedian, and is set over the hour and a half or so… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 4: A Horse Walks Into A Bar
Year 3 / Book 3: Splinter the Silence
3) Splinter the Silence by Val McDermid My resolution to read fewer crime novels made it to the third week, and then I've lapsed. Val McDermid is a safe bet, and the bet gets no safer than a Carol Jordan and Tony Hill novel. If you've read anything involving the duo before, you'll know that… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 3: Splinter the Silence
Year 3 / Book 2: If I Die In A Combat Zone
2) If I Die In A Combat Zone by Tim O'Brien Many years ago, for reasons that are unclear to me, I bought a book called In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'Brien which I thought was great (I must have been a teenager at the time) but I don't think I really… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 2: If I Die In A Combat Zone
Year 3 / Book 1: What the World Will Look Like When the Water Leaves Us
1) What the World Will Look Like When the Water Leaves Us by Laura van den Berg First book of 2018 and it's an excellent book of short stories from this American writer. My wife Katie bought me her more recent book of short stories about a year ago (Isle of Youth) which was fabulous,… Continue reading Year 3 / Book 1: What the World Will Look Like When the Water Leaves Us
Year 2 / Book 53: Home Fire
53) Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie A bonus book sneaking under the wire that I finished on New Year's Eve. Looking back at the year's reading, I can see that I've done better on gender split this year (28 male authored books, 25 female authored books) but well over half are crime, detective or police… Continue reading Year 2 / Book 53: Home Fire
Year 2 / Book 52: Eleven Days
52) Eleven Days by Stav Sherez Yay, book 52 - book a week for a year done with a few days to spare (and a couple of long train journeys to read on still). And a good one to hit the 52 mark on, as well. I read the first Carrigan and Miller book by… Continue reading Year 2 / Book 52: Eleven Days
Year 2 / Book 51: Resurrection Bay
51) Resurrection Bay by Emma Viskic There are few ways left, one would think, of making a detective unique given how many crime thrillers there are around and how many with different quirks, tics and particular characteristics (jazz, drink, ex-wives, comedy partners, etc). Emma Viskic has hit on something new though with her main protagonist,… Continue reading Year 2 / Book 51: Resurrection Bay
Dog-eared Man: a book a week 