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I'm a Children's Librarian, and true to form I eat, breathe and live libraries and books
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Reading, playing my flute, swimming and pilates
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Agent 21: Reloaded - Chris Ryan
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The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk
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A satisfying haul from Christmas Book tokens and money Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman A man called Ove by Fredrick Backman Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig Le Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman The Librarian by Salley Vickers The Afterwards by A F Harrold Girl of Ink and Stars by Karen Millward Hargrave The Binding by Bridget Collins The Girl who Stole an Elephant by Nizrana Farook
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Girl, Stop Apologizing by Rachel Hollis A birthday present from a friend - self help books are really not my thing. Hollis is a social media influencer, and I’m struggling with her writing. Very surprised this was in as a Good Reads 2019 Book of the Year winner.
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14. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk 13. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett 12. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins **** 11. Rose Interrupted by Patrice Lawrence *** 10. The House of Silk by Anthony Horowitz **** 9. How to Look for a Lost Dog by Ann M Martin **** 8. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? By Philip K Dick **** 7. The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson ***** 6. One of Us is Next by Karen M McManus **** 5. Summer in Algiers by Albert Camus *** 4. Girl, Stop Apologizing by Rachel Hollis ** 3. The Skylark’s War by Hilary McKay **** 2. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon **** 1. Mythos by Stephen Fry (A) (A) = Audiobook
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2 weeks in, hope 2020 has started well for everyone!
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I am currently struggling with Down and Out... I will confess I hadn’t realised it was autobiographical until I googled it at 50pages in. I am enjoying the quality of Orwell’s writing, but haven’t warmed to him as a person, so am feeling really ambivalent about his situation. It does feel like it could have been written much more recently than 1933 though - the vocabulary, writing style and descriptions and sense of place feel like they could have applied right through to the end of the century.
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62. No Ballet Shoes in Syria by Catherine Bruton ***** 61. Snowglobe by Amy Wilson *** 60. The Easy way to Control Alcohol by Alan Carr (A) **** 59. A Gift from Bob by James Bowen **** 58. Mythos by Stephen Fry (A) 57. The Chocolate Lovers’ Christmas by Carole Matthews **** 56. Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell *** 55. The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult (A) **** 54. Now You See Her by Heidi Perks **** 53. Mad Blood Stirring by Simon Mayo **** 52. The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave **** 51. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes **** 50. The Secret Language of Cats by Susanne Schötz ** 49. The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys **** 48. Toffee by Sarah Crossan ***** 47. The Fallout by Sadie Jones *** 46. Cloud Boy by Marcia Williams **** 45. Life: an exploded diagram by Mal Peet *** 44. H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald **** 43. A Place Called Perfect by Helena Duggan *** 42. The Hand that First Held Mine by Maggie O’Farrell **** 41. The Mortal Coil by Emily Suveda **** 40. The Island by Victoria Hislop **** 39. Becoming Dinah by Kit de Waal *** 38. The Girl Under the Olive Tree by Leah Fleming **** 37. Landmarks by Robert Macfarlane (A) *** 36. Where the River Runs Gold by Sita Brahmachari *** 35. The Lido Guide by Janet Wilkinson ***** 34. Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich *** 33. Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella *** 32. Being Miss Nobody by Tamsin Winter **** 31. The Lido by Libby Page **** 30. Dangerous Water by Anne Allen ** 29. The World According to Bob by James Bowen **** 28. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebald ** 27. The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde (A) *** 26. The Boy who Flew by Fleur Hancock **** 25. Takedown Twenty by Janet Evanovich *** 24. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris (A) *** 23. My Brother’s Name is Jessica by John Boyne *** 22. A Song for the Dying by Stuart MacBride **** 21. The Middler by Kirsty Applebaum ***** 20. Boy meets Hamster by Birdie Milano ***** 19. Rosie Loves Jack by Mel Darbon ***** 18. You against Me by Jenny Downham **** 17. Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella *** 16. The Woman who Died a lot by Jasper Fforde (A) **** 15. Felicia’s Journey by William Trevor *** 14. Notorious Nineteen by Janet Evanovich **** 13. The Terrible Thing that happened to Barnaby Brocket by John Boyne ** 12. The Casual Vacancy by J K Rowling (A) *** 11. A Street cat named Bob by James Bowen *** 10. The Death and Life of Charlie St Cloud by Ben Sherwood **** 9. Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich *** 8. The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz **** 7. Eleanor Olliphant is Absolutely Fine by Gail Honeyman (A) ***** 6. A Whisper of Horses by Zillah Bethell **** 5. Smokin’ Seventeen by Janet Evanovich *** 4. Antigona and Me by Kate Claunchy **** 3. Once in a Lifetime by Cathy Kelly *** 2. The Girl who Saved Christmas by Matt Haig (A) *** 1. Angel Fever by LA Weatherly **** (A) = Audiobook
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We no speak Americano - Yolanda Be Cool
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Mad Blood Stirring - Simon Mayo
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I can’t believe it’s 5 years since I last logged in to BGO. I decided to have a social media detox this month, and now find myself a bit lost as to how to spend my screentime and here I find myself. After a few years of reading drought, I am finally back reading (although not at the levels from when I first joined BGO). So lovely to see so many familiar names here. Meg - sorry to hear you’ve had a rough few months, I hope things have improved for both you and Mr Meg.
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Thanks, Ting! Nice to meet you too. :-)
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This was nominated by 2 people in my RL book group last month. I was really looking forward to it, but am now not so sure...
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The Burning BRIDGE - John Flanagan