Monday, 7 September 2020

Wine Books and More: August reads

 Wine Books and More

The secret diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 1/4 years old - Hendrik Groen
Good book, celebrating life.

I am pilgrim - Terry Hayes
Found it unsettling. Power of America, world view, not comfortable.

Marc Dane Series - James Swallow
Closer to Bourne that Jack Reacher. 

The wife between us - Greer Hendricks
Didn't really like the twists or feel like they really contributed to the story.

The anarchy: The relentless rise of the East India Company - William Dalrymple
Very interesting and readable.

Black water - Louise Doughty
Set in Indonesia. Was interesting. 

An almost perfect holiday - Lucy Diamond
Nice and light read.
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The lost future of Pepperharrow - Natasha Pulley
A little bit different. Japan 1880s with a steam punk style. Interesting.

Akin - Emma Donoghue
A travelogue of Nice. 

The dead will tell - Linda Castillo
Really enjoyed this one!

Liar - Lesley Pearse
Nice, easy book to read but a bit wishy washy.

Where the crawdads sing - Delia Owens

The history of loneliness - John Boyne
Found it quiet enlightening, make me look at loneliness differently.  

Pull no punches: Memoir of a political survivor - Judith Collins
Liked the book. A good insight into her life and how parliament works.

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The operator - Gretchen Berg
1950's America. Similar to The Help.

The gilded cage - Camilla Lackberg
Good read with a surprising end. Recommend it.

The gap - Benjamin Gilmour
True but with names changed. Paramedics in Sydney. Blew me away because it's all true- terribly sad.

The absolute book - Elizabeth Knox
Norfolk, London and Auckland fiction. Librarian writing about things that threaten libraries. Fantasy rooted in temporary concerns. Really good read, couldn't put it down.

The underground railroad: A novel - Colson Whitehead
Sad. Based on true concept but took poetic licence. 

Becoming - Michelle Obama
Non-fiction and a bit hard to get in to. Interesting to see her life. 3 1/2 stars

The  dry - Jane Harper
Didn't finish how I expected it to. Good book.

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