Bookworms 2020

elsien

The Essex Serpent didn’t particularly do it for me - had a bit of an “is that it” moment at the end. Too much characterisation and not enough plot for me.
Will be back later with my updated list of books I’ve read. Need to head to the library to stock up on door stoppers before lockdown. 

I did read My Sister the serial killer. Title originally put me off. Very gripping read but baffled why it was described as darkly comic because the themes and ending were very sad. 

Abbafan1972

I am currently reading "One wish in Manhatten" by Mandy Baggot.  It's a Christmassy themed one, but seems to be ok. 
Before that, I read Andrew Ridgeley's book about Wham and George Michael. 

Hobsons_Choice

A rest from my usual thrillers. Just finished The Butterfly House by Harriet Evans and really enjoyed it.

ruby_eskimo

Had a bit of a break from The Art of Statistics as I needed something recreational to read as well.  Started and finished The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave over the weekend - very enjoyable about life in a remote Norwegian island in the 1600's when all the men from a village get killed in a storm and the women have to fend for themselves.

Have moved on to Medelssohn is on the Roof by Jiri Weil which is a slightly satirical view of the Nazi occupation in Prague.  Been wanting to read it for ages and eventually bit the bullet and bought a copy during the last lockdown.  Now I've read all the books I had on my shelf before the start of the year and all the library books I had on hold, I can actually start working my way through the massive pile of newness

pollypenny

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

I've never seen the film, but this book is a wonderful satire, not just on treatment of people with mental health problems, but on society itself and the way we are expected to conform. Funny and moving, beautiful imagery, too. 

Ditzy_Mitzy

pollypenny said:

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

I've never seen the film, but this book is a wonderful satire, not just on treatment of people with mental health problems, but on society itself and the way we are expected to conform. Funny and moving, beautiful imagery, too. 

Oh you really should see the film - it's excellent and does a super job at dramatizing the book.  Have you read 'Catch-22'?  You might like it if not; it's similarly surrealist but funny.  

Abbafan1972

I loved the film "One flew over the cuckoos nest".  Jack Nicholson is just fabulous in it. 

annieb64

I loved the film too. Then I raved about it to my parents who hated it. I never dared recommend  a film to them again.

lapis_lazuli

Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu. It’s set in an American school which is rife with misogyny and rape culture. The central character decides she’s had enough and basically starts a quiet, then loud, revolution against both the teachers and the other students. Despite the topic it’s actually a fairly easy and light read in the main and it’s great to see some young adult fiction which is so firmly and unashamedly feminist, especially since it’s the main plot of the story and not a briefly addressed subplot. The characters are refreshingly believable as well and kindly portrayed: the author has tried to make them as lifelike as possible rather than sticking to tired stereotypes. Content Warning: sexual assault.

pollypenny

Ditzy_Mitzy said:

pollypenny said:

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

I've never seen the film, but this book is a wonderful satire, not just on treatment of people with mental health problems, but on society itself and the way we are expected to conform. Funny and moving, beautiful imagery, too. 

Oh you really should see the film - it's excellent and does a super job at dramatizing the book.  Have you read 'Catch-22'?  You might like it if not; it's similarly surrealist but funny.  

I've read Catch 22 about four times!  It's one of my favourite books. 

If you like satire, you'll love The Sellout by Paul Beattie, which won the Booker about 2017, I think.