2014 was another successful year for Bibliodyssey with 48
blogs posted; and notable for the completion of the Along the Library Shelf
reading journey. From the titles reviewed the following are picked out as books
of my reading year and are recommended (full review in bracketed month).
General Fiction:
The
Rosie Project – Graeme Simsion (Apr) – Fine romantic comedy.
The Redbreast
– Jo Nesbo (Jul) – Good tense crime thriller.
The
Universe versus Alex Woods – Gavin Extence (Aug) – Touching coming-of-age novel.
Stonemouth
– Iain Banks (Sep) – All of the above in one book from a favourite author.
Books for serious readers:
Quarantine
– Jim Crace (Jan) – Sparse haunting take on Jesus’s 40 days in the desert.
Things
Fall Apart – Chinua Achebe (Mar) – Totally convincing tale of Africa as the
white man moves in.
Lighthousekeeping
– Jeanette Winterson (Apr) – Spellbinding, resonating story about stories.
Wolf
Hall – Hilary Mantel (Sep) – Thomas Cromwell’s ringside account of the court of
Henry VIII.
Nonfiction:
Last
Man Down – Richard Picciotto (Jan) – One fireman’s all too close-up account of
the aftermath of 9/11.
Toast –
Nigel Slater (May) – His nostalgic, amusing and touching account of childhood
through food related anecdotes.
Unbroken
– Laura Hillenbrand (Jul) – The incredible life of athlete, pilot, castaway and
PoW Louis Zamporini
A Walk
in the Woods – Bill Bryson (Dec) – Funny and wise account of walking the Appalachian
Trail
Best sport book:
Acing Through
the Dark – David Millar (Aug) – His fall, mea culpa and redemption
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