The Wine, Books and More bookclub started off 2016 with a bang! Let’s share what we have been reading over the Christmas break.
A book about Alzheimer’s told from the point of view of a 15 year old boy whose mother has just been diagnosed.
10PM Question by Kate de Goldi
The main character, Frankie, was possibly dealing with Asperger’s. I was hooked from the minute I read that he was 12 going on Granddad. A really good read.
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke [DVD held at Hastings District Libraries]
This book was picked up at a book sale and although it has just been started, it is shaping up into a good read. In 2015 it was also made into a TV show.
A young adult title that could easily be read by adults. The science fiction story is set on board three spaceships fleeing the destruction of their planet and is told through case notes. . It has an appealing layout and nice feel in your hands.
Welcome to Night Vale started off as a highly successful Podcast. The novel is set in Night Vale which is a perfectly normal town… if you ignore all the weird and creepy stuff that happens!
Anna Small is a New Zealand author and this book was long-listed for the Man Booker prize. The Chimes is set in a future where each evening the chimes go off, wiping everyone’s memories.
This book had a fairy tale feeling to it and is the first book written by Kazuo in 10 years.
An enjoyable thriller read that got me out of my book slump. It does delve into the area of human trafficking.
When Sara set off to find her birth parents she never imagined she was the daughter of a serial killer still on the loose. Kept me up all night to finish!
Over the course of the evening we also discussed and suggested these books which we had read
- Room by Emma Donoghue
- ACB with Honora Lee by Kate de Goldi
- Wool by Hugh Howie
- The Passage by Justin Cronin
- Casual Vacancy by J.K Rowling
- The Expanse by James S. A. Cory
- A Place Called Here by Cecelia Ahern
- Blood Line by Michael Green
Come along and join us for our next meeting: Tuesday 16 February at 5:30pm in the magazine area at the Hastings War Memorial Library.
The main character, Frankie, was possibly dealing with Asperger’s. I was hooked from the minute I read that he was 12 going on Granddad. A really good read. 
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