2021 Reading Thread

1) The Angry Tide by Winston Graham
Book 7 in the Poldark series
So glad to be back in this world
Makes me want to rewatch the show
Will be continuing this series
Historical Romance
4/5

2) Working on a Song- The Lyrics of Hadestown by Anaïs Mitchell
Christmas gift
Fun, insightful read into a musical I love
Good for those that enjoy books about writing and the creative process
Non-fiction about musical theatre
4/5

3) Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Was unaware of the problematic content when I purchased it, please look into it before you read
The writing style wasn’t for me
Enjoyed the middle but not much else
Didn’t like the end reveals
Historical mystery fiction
3/5

4) How Should One Read A Book? By Virginia Woolf
Fun, easy one sitting read
Saw this floating around towards the end of last year
Can see myself rereading as the core message resonated with me
Better experience than Mrs Dalloway
Non-fiction about reading
4/5

5) The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Adored from start to finish
Each twist and turn was executed perfectly
Would love to dive straight into another one of her books
Just sublime, a new favourite
Dark academia fiction (not sure of genre)
5/5

6) Women & Power- A Manifesto by Mary Beard
Been meaning to read for a while but picked it up because of @BooksNest
This book will make you angry and make you think
An important piece of feminist literature
Non-fiction about feminism
4/5

7) Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas
Bought this with Christmas money after someone raved about it
Ultimately disappointed
Disliked the protagonist
It had potential to be this great mystery and I have no idea what happened
Mystery fiction
2/5

8) Moulin Rouge! By Baz Luhrmann
Behind the scenes book on the hit film from 2001
Moulin Rouge is one of my all time favourite films
Loved this insight into the process behind making it
Always find these kinds of book fascinating
Non-Fiction about films
4/5

9) The Poppy War by R.F Kuang
First read of the month
As good as everyone says it is
Epic high fantasy with an amazing main character
Does tackle some dark topics such as rape, genocide, racism, drug abuse, extreme violence (and many more)
High fantasy
4/5

10) Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
Poor marketing led me to pick this up
Not fun and fluffy at all
@BooksNest has a great thread on this book that I’d recommend
Very disappointed
CW- child abuse, rape of a child, incest, cannibalism, murder
Modern lit
2/5