Making up for 10 Lost Years

ClydeTallyBump · 14-11-2021 8:13pm

61 The Woman in the Purple Skirt by Natsuko Imamura.

A great read. Engrossing.

eire4 · 16-11-2021 9:06pm

Finished Tana French's crime drama The Secret Place. Really enjoyed this one and a bit different as while it is a who done it murder mystery with all the action taking place over the course of one day it is also a coming of age story too in many ways.

ClydeTallyBump · 19-12-2021 12:32am

62 Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.

Fantastic read.

ClydeTallyBump · 22-12-2021 8:26pm

63 Foster by Claire Keegan.

ClydeTallyBump · 23-12-2021 11:27pm

64 The Lost Daughter by Elena Ferrante.

ClydeTallyBump · 31-12-2021 11:48pm

65 Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami.

A wonderful book to finish off the year.

ClydeTallyBump · 01-01-2022 1:31pm

So here's to another year of reading.

I'm not going to set a particular goal number for this year but I am going to try read at least 22 books from 22 countries. A lot of books I read are UK/US/Korea and Japan based so I would like to read more from other countries especially African countries.

I'm starting off the challenge by visiting an old haunt- Korea (South).

1. The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-eun.

ClydeTallyBump · 02-01-2022 1:13am

2. Noone is talking about this by Patricia Lockwood.

The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 was at times insufferable and I struggled to read it. Disjointed and conceited.

Part 2 was more coherent and was structured in terms of a plot. I found it interesting to read.

I would actually recommend skipping Part 1 and just reading Part 2 as a good short story.

ClydeTallyBump · 07-01-2022 8:36pm

3. Harvesting by Lisa Harding.

Great book. Harrowing and disturbing.

ClydeTallyBump · 14-01-2022 9:32pm

4. The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld.

This book started off well. It was beautifully written and captivating then it descended into graphic accounts of animal abuse and masturbation by minors. It became uncomfortable to read and was quite disturbing.

Country 5: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

ClydeTallyBump · 14-01-2022 9:33pm

5. The Forester's Daughter by Claire Keegan.

So 4 countries so far:

South Korea 🇰🇷

USA 🇺🇸

Ireland 🇮🇪

Netherlands 🇳🇱

ClydeTallyBump · 22-01-2022 11:20pm

6. Belonging by Catherine Corless.

Had to read this over a few days as I was so angry during parts of it. The attitude of the nuns especially frustrated me. Corless has done an amazing job uncovering what happened in Tuam.

ClydeTallyBump · 31-01-2022 12:02pm

7. Gaia: Goddess of Earth by Imogen and Isabel Greenberg.

ClydeTallyBump · 31-01-2022 12:03pm

8. The Young Woman and the Sea by Catherine Meurisse.

ClydeTallyBump · 07-02-2022 8:10pm

9. Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart.

Fantastic book. My favourite of the year so far. Very bleak.

ClydeTallyBump · 07-02-2022 8:11pm

South Korea

USA

Ireland

Netherlands

Japan

Scotland

Visited so far.

bejeezus · 07-02-2022 8:14pm

I was reading the testaments by Margaret Atwood but the library wants it back! Has left me wanting more now. May borrow it again. Just on approx page 20

ClydeTallyBump · 11-02-2022 10:23pm

10. The People in the Trees by Hanya Yanagihara.

ClydeTallyBump · 12-02-2022 6:55pm

11. In The Margins by Elena Ferrante.

ClydeTallyBump · 21-02-2022 10:59am

12. Solo Run by Li Kotomi.

A fabulous book about being LGBTI+ in Taiwan and Japan.

ClydeTallyBump · 21-02-2022 11:01am

13. Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata.

A collection of short stories that are quite eccentric.

Similar vibe to Earthlings.

ClydeTallyBump · 22-02-2022 10:34pm

14. Come to this Court and Cry by Linda Kinstler.

An account of the Holocaust in Latvia.

ClydeTallyBump · 23-02-2022 9:02pm

15. At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop.

Great read about a Senegalese soldier losing his mind in WWI.

ClydeTallyBump · 26-02-2022 7:58pm

16. Twelve Cries from Home: In Search of Sri Lanka's Disappeared by Minolo Salgado.

ClydeTallyBump · 26-02-2022 7:58pm

17. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

ClydeTallyBump · 05-03-2022 9:21am

18. I May Be Wrong and Other Wisdoms From Life as a Forest Monk by Bjorn Natthiko Lindeblad.

A truly wonderful book.

ClydeTallyBump · 05-03-2022 9:23am

19. Kanazawa by David Joiner.

I'm really enjoying this book about a couple in Japan who appear to want different things from life.

ClydeTallyBump · 18-03-2022 12:57pm

20. Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu.

ClydeTallyBump · 22-03-2022 5:26pm

21. The Return of Faraz Ali by Aamina Ahmad.

A fantastic debut historical novel primarily set in post partition Pakistan. Highly recommend.

ClydeTallyBump · 22-03-2022 5:27pm

22. Just The Plague by Ludmila Ulitskaya.

Another great read about a potential epidemic of plague in Moscow set in the late 1930s.

Making up for 10 Lost Years

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