READING DIARY

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THIS IS WHAT I READ 1/6/25 - IN MAY

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NOTES 7/5/25 - THE MARTIAN - ANDY WEIR

THIS IS WHAT I READ 1/5/25 - IN APRIL

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NOTES 30/4/25 - JANE AUSTEN’S WORLD - MAGGIE LANE

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NOTES 23/4/25 - THE ENCHANTED APRIL - ELIZABETH VON ARNIM

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NOTES 23/4/25 - CAN YOU FORGIVE HER? - VOLUME 2 - ANTHONY TROLLOPE

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NOTES 16/4/25 - THE HARE AND THE EASTER EGGS - ALISON UTTLEY

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NOTES 10/4/25 - THE BOOK THIEF - MARKUS ZUSAK

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WATERSTONES BOOK GROUP 5/4/25 - HUNCHBACK - SAOU ICHIKAWA AND THERE ARE RIVERS IN THE SKY - ELIF SHAFAK

Last night was the Waterstones book group for …

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This wasn’t a hit. It was agreed that it was laudable and interesting re disability but the sexual content was challenging. (Yes this is the point). Personally I was intrigued at the young members’ sensibilities being just as challenged as those of the older.

In April’s pile I like the look of Queen Macbeth by Val McDermid (the only McDermid I have read is her retelling of Northanger Abbey and some Christmas short stories).

What was voted in is this …

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NOTES 2/4/25 - THE OTHER BENNET SISTER  - JANICE HADLOW

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THIS IS WHAT I READ 1/4/25 - IN MARCH

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NOTES 18/3/25 - NORTHANGER ABBEY - JANE AUSTEN

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NOTES 18/3/25 - STRANGERS ON A TRAIN - PATRICIA HIGHSMITH

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NOTES 13/3/25 - CAN YOU FORGIVE HER? - VOLUME 1 - ANTHONY TROLLOPE

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NOTES 11/3/25 - TOWARDS ZERO - AGATHA CHRISTIE

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WATERSTONES BOOK GROUP 8/3/25 - STRANGE PICTURES - UKETSU AND HUNCHBACK - SAOU ICHIKAWA

Last night was the Waterstones book group for …

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This was a hit. I thought it was an interesting take on traditional crime but found the interconnected stories annoying (why not just write it?) It is Japanese and in March’s book pile there are no less than three Japanese books. I’ve just remembered that we read one of the cafe books by Toshikazu Kawaguchi (more interconnected stories) when I was going before. Japanese literature is very fashionable.

In March’s pile I like the look of Murder at Mount Fuji by Shizuko Natsuki (traditional crime). What was voted in is another Japanese title …

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NOTES 7/3/25 - ELEVEN KINDS OF LONELINESS - RICHARD YATES