As you‘d expect from Cormac McCarthy an extremely well written book . It‘s described as a thriller and there certainly is that aspect to it but it‘s also an exploration into the main characters relationship with his sister and her struggles with mental health . It‘s bleak and sad but a good read .

I don‘t like being too critical of books - everyone has different tastes and it can‘t be easy to write one . But I make an exception for this - it was truly awful and made me embarrassed to be female 🙈!

Very entertaining ! Weird , funny , horrible ! I love Will Carver novels - but not for the faint hearted.

Loved this book dysfunctional people and dysfunctional relationships and sadness - so good I read it in a day ( it‘s raining)

It gets great reviews and it‘s well written - but it just didn‘t do it for me ! I gave up at 81% which is unusual for me - i probably missed the best bit 🙈.

I really enjoyed this book and learned a huge amount about the Berlin Wall - the story revolves around twin sisters separated in Berlin on the night of the construction of the dividing wall between east and west - really interesting good story line and well written.

A historical thriller set in Italy - a young girls marriage to a Duke desperate for a heir It‘s incredibly well written , convincing characters, tragic , moving and has stayed with me probably for sometime !

Very interesting insight male/female relationships in 1920s New York - found myself a little irritated by the characters but it‘s an era thing ! Overall I enjoyed it .

I‘m a fan of Will Carver - Thrillers with a twist ! This was both those things !

The final one - great books ! I loved them all .

Just finished the second in this Pat Barker trilogy ! And looking forward to the third - great books especially when I‘m reading them in Greece .

This is a compelling read - I found it hard to put down - interesting and unique story - a rather unpleasant husband and father whose outlook on life changes greatly after being rescued from the shadow of his fathers success ! Graham Swift has been around for a while - I don‘t know how I missed him but at least I have the joy of much reading ahead of me from this very clever writer .

What a fabulous read ! The main female character Ann endures so much horror , watched from afar by Christopher the man who loves her ! I won‘t say anything more - it‘s just great !

I don‘t think I did it justice ! I found it difficult to get into the characters and lost concentration ! Maybe one to try again at another time !

I am a huge fan of Stephen King - but this did nothing for me at all - silly language and unappealing characters tied to an odd story ( but not odd good as Stephen King usually does )

This is very clever writing - it‘s written in 4 parts and I confess that during part 1 I was questioning why it won the Pulitzer Prize - but don‘t give up it becomes clearer and clearer - I loved it . It‘s a story of power and maybe love .

Described as a novel , I would say it‘s a book of short stories - the link that binds them is subtle - but each of the 5 stories is beautifully written and a pleasure to read . Really enjoyed it .

An utter joy from beginning to end ! A used an unwanted girl becomes very much wanted - there are some lovely and endearing characters and a happy ending - I‘m still smiling about it .

Really enjoyed this book - Interesting in so many ways - the connections with nature were touching and not over sentimental. Love , war and intolerances , death and the fig tree - just a lovely read .

If you like a slow paced book about a dysfunctional family then you‘ll enjoy this ! It‘s very nicely written - not tasking in anyway and just a nice read .

A short story and the last written before the authors death - it‘s remained unpublished until 2023 as Gabriel Garcia Marquez didn‘t feel it was good enough . It was fabulous - he‘s never written a bad book and still hasn‘t . I loved it !

Very interesting - it‘s a short read based on the true story of the rape and violation of over 100 women in a Mennonite colony . The book bases its story around the decision making and reasoning of the actions the women decide to take . So interesting rather than riveting I would say .

I rarely give up on a book , but there are so many great books to read why waste your time on something that doesn‘t work for you . This book gets great reviews and they say don‘t be put off by the gaming element ‘ but it was that that finished it for me - the writing is good ,the story line touching but the constant references to gaming drove me mad ! I suspect it‘s an age thing ! But if you aren‘t into gaming I would avoid this !

Not sure how I ended up with this on my kindle as I rarely choose a murder mystery but I‘m very glad it did . Good plot , likeable and unlikeable characters ! Some very descriptive passages that made the environment come alive . There is no void in my life since finishing it but I really enjoyed it .

This is just a really nice read - well written, easy and heart warming . It made me smile ! A tale of friendships motherhood and love .

It started slowly ( probably deliberately) and rather conventionally about a dysfunctional family unit - but it soon became engrossing, complex and slightly strange - all of which I liked ! I did get a little lost at times with the plot - switching between time and consciousness but I coped with it and really enjoyed the book .

A book about racism - it should have had more meaning . It gets excellent reviews but I was disappointed - it set off well and then became ridiculous and I still have no idea what happened in the end .

The final book in The Neapolitan Quartet - I loved all four - the complicated and enduring relationship between the 2 main female characters - the descriptions of Naples across the decades - the writing style …. Just great !

The 3rd of The Neapolitan Quartet set - compelling reading - lively , dramatic engaging characters - moving straight on to the next one - but I‘ll be left with a void in my life when the it‘s over .

This is the first of 4 books following the lives of 2 girls - this one is based in Naples in the 1950‘s - I loved it , it captures all the drama, grittiness and glamour of Italian life in Naples as 2 young girls evolve into women .

Where to start ! - this book is grotesque, brutal , hideous but utterly compelling - I could not put it down ! A virus wipes out the animal population leading to an industry of cannibalism - and just when you think there is a flicker of goodness emerging ….
It‘s an Argentinian translation - short and very disturbing - not for the faint hearted - I think it will stay with me for a long time .

I‘ve read this book twice now , it‘s long and detailed so I think I took new things from the second reading . Beautifully written - interesting story line - and follows the characters throughout their lives - it‘s well worth a read or even two .

I thought I‘d love this book - but i didn‘t ! It was difficult to engage with - I lost interest and probably didn‘t read it in enough detail and as a result found myself confused over who was who . It follows three women‘s lives over several decades one being Virginia Woolf - it‘s written very well - but not for me I‘m afraid .

I am not a fan of the Johnson family but a friend gave me this to read and I felt I had to at least try and read it ! I then found myself in a position where I thoroughly enjoyed it and couldn‘t put it down ! I was not expecting that …. It‘s sort of a spoof on the 2016 Brexit referendum, Russian involvement and USA presidential election - very close to the bone at times and fascinating reading .

Made all the better by the fact I‘m currently in Pelion Greece I loved this book - It‘s an adaptation of a classic Greek legend of the fate of Achilles - full of passion , war , Greek gods and drama ! . A very good read !

A very easy read and sometimes that‘s what we need ! A good but not unique story with plenty of interesting characters to keep you turning the pages - I enjoyed it ! But it hasn‘t left a void in my life !

A 1869 court room drama of sorts - it‘s a compelling read , cleverly written , the real details of the case being exposed as the story progressed - I found myself racing through it - an unusual read for me but one I enjoyed hugely !

A couple of pages in I realised I‘d read it before ! And also how good it is . A dysfunctional family and a beautiful stranger who exposes them and turns them up side down ! There was an undercurrent of justice in there somewhere . A great compulsive read .

The book is well written , sold as a love story with a musical background . I often enjoy books even when I don‘t warm to the characters, but this was an exception- the main male character was incredibly annoying and tedious . I don‘t give up on books so I read it to the end but I‘m so glad I‘ve finished it !!!! But we are all different the critics at the time described as a masterpiece !!!!

I normally steer well away from books described as ‘comic‘ but the story line pulled me in - it‘s a great book - more life than deliberately comic . The main character Kate , is inspiring- I loved her - it‘s a good read

Reading it now …. Finished it this afternoon - I loved it ! Just a great read about the complexities of life and love .