Books, 2016

 Assumed total, 83.  A little low this year, but it was pretty busy. 
  • 31.12.16 A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman. Very good.
  • 30.12.16 The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, Rachel Joyce. Very good.
  • 25.6.11 Saddle Tramp in the Highlands, Robert Orrell. Great.
  • 24.12.16 The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Rachel Joyce. Wonderful how a great book compells
  • 22.12.16 The Crocodile on the Shore, Elizabeth Peters, good again.
  • 20.12.16 The Serpent and the Crown, Elizabeth Peters, lovely
  • 14.12.16 Blimunda and Baltasar, José Saramago. Good, a little long.
  • 5.11.16 Season of Darkness, Maureen Jennings. Good, though I think I've read it before.
  • 29.11.16 A Journeyman to Grief, Murdoch Mystery, Maureen Jennings. Last one. Very good. Sigh. Series finished.
  • 28.11.16. Vices of my blood, Murdoch Mystery, Maureen Jennings, Again great...and I get the title!
  • 27.11.16. Night's Child, Murdoch Mystery, Maureen Jennings. Again great, but her titles are totally random.
  • 26.11.16 Poor Tom's Cold, Murdoch Mystery, Maureen Jennings. Great.
  • 25.11.16, Under the Dragon's Tail, Murdoch Mystery, Maureen Jennings. Again, very good.
  • 24.11.16 Except the Dying, Murdoch Mystery, Maureen Jennings. Very good indeed.
  • 20.11.16The Glorious Adventure, Richard Halliburton. Good, exuberant.
  • 14.11.16 Pa Negre, Emili Teixidor. En Català. Very good.
  • 7.11.16 Perfume, Patrick Süskind. En Español. Excellent
  • 30.10.16 The story of the Lost Child. Elena Ferrante. I was glad to finish.
  • 27.10.16 Those who leave and those who stay. Elena Ferrante, same same.
  • 20.10.16 The story of a new name, Elena Ferrante. Still, strangely compelling, cause I ¡'m not sure I love them.
  • 15.10.16 My Brilliant Friend, Elena Ferrante, strangely compelling.
  • 2.10.16 The Basque History of the World, Mark Kurlansky. Excellent
  • 18.69.16, Seraph on the Suwanee, Zora Neale Hurston. OK, kind of annoying.
  • 17.9.16 Golden Bats and Pink Pigeons, Gerrald Durrell, Marvelous.
  • 16.9.16 A taste for Sailing, John Lewis. Lovely.
  • 3.9.16 The Bowl is already Broken, Mary Kay Zuravleff. Good.
  • 2.9.16 The dust that foals from our dreams. Lousei Bernier. Very good.
  • 1.9.16 Gold Mountain Blues, Ling Zhang. Awful
  • 31.8. 16 The Shepheard's Crown, Terrry Pratchett. the last one. Excellent
  • 31.8.16 The storied life of A J Firky, Good
  • 30.8.16 The Third Son, Julie Wu, Good
  • 30.8.16 Hardboiled and Hard Luck, Banana Yoshimoto. Irritating
  • 30.8.16 Let Loose the dogs, Murdock mystery, Maureen Jennings. Good
  • 29.8.16 Goodbye Tsubumi, Banan Yoshimoto. Good
  • 28.8.16 The Plague of Theives, Marcia Muler and Bill Proznini, fine
  • 28.8.16 Lives of Saints, Nino Ricci, OK
  • 27.8.16 Sky Burial, Xin Ran. Good
  • 26.8.16 Hunting Midnight, Richard Zimber. Good, mournful
  • 25.8.16 Third Class Superhero, Charles Yu, dismal
  • 24.8.16 Heroes of the Frontier, Dave Eggars. Frustrating
  • 4.7.16 All Wickets Great and Small, John Fuller. Brilliant. Going to go and watch a cricket match next weekend!
  • 22.6.16 Brooklyn, Colm Tóibín, in Catalan. Good.
  • Career of Evil, Robert Galbraith, AKA J.K. Rowlng. A little grisly, I nearly bailed.
  • 29.4.16 The Silkworm, Robert Galbraith AKA J.K. Rowling. Very good.
  • 15.4.16 The Cuckoo's Calling, Robert Galbraith AKA J.K. Rowling. Very good.
  • 18.3.16. La Remor de les Onades Yuko Mixhima, Good (in Catalan!)
  • 8.3.16 After Dark, Haruki Murakami, in SPANISH! Amorphous.
  • 4.4.16 Lamentations, C.J.Samson. Again excellent
  • 28.2.16 Heartstone, C.J.Samson, Excellent.
  • 27.2.16 Revelation, C.J.Samson. Excellent, dark.
  • Reflex, Dick Francis, Excellent
  • 10lb Penalty, Dick Francis, Excellent
  • The Long Way Round, Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman
  • 23.2.16 Revelation, C.J. Sansom, Excellent
  • Sovereign, C.J. Sansom, Excellent
  • Dark Fire, C.J. Sansom, Excellent
  • Dissolution, C.J. Sansom, Excellent
  • To Dwell in Darkness, Deborah Crombie, Excellent
  • The Sound of Broken Glass, Deborah Crombie, Excellent
  • Necessary as Blood, Deborah Crombie, Excellent
  • In A Dark House, Deborah Crombie, Excellent
  • Lion in the Valley, Elizabeth Peters
  • The Mummy Case, Elizabeth Peters
  • The Curse of the Pharoahs, Elizabeth Peters
  • The Serpent on the Crown, Elizabeth Peters
  • Tomb of the Golden Bird, Elizabeth Peters
  • The Golden One, Elizabeth Peters
  • The Hippopotamus Pool, Elizabeth Peters
  • He Shall Thunder in the Sky, Elizabeth Peters
  • Seeing a Large Cat, Elizabeth Peters
  • Guardian of the Horizon, Elizabeth Peters
  • A River in the Sky, Elizabeth Peters
  • The Lord of the Silent, Elizabeth Peters
  • The Snake, The Crodocile and the Dog
  • Borrower of the night, Elizabeth Peters
  • Crocodile on the Sandbank, Elizabeth Peters
  • The Falcon at the Portal, Elizabeth Peters
  • The Ape Who Guards the Balance, Elizabeth Peters
  • The Last Camel Died at Noon, Elizabeth Peters
  • some missing at the beginning of the year

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