Books Read in 2022

ahef1963: Lovely, peaceful book with a pastoral setting.

ahef1963: Heartbreaking. Excellent.

ahef1963: Such a strange and almost unbelievable tale. Fascinating. Terribly sad.

ahef1963: Excellent book. Examines poverty, its causes, and its consequences in both cities. Done with a light touch so there's no descent into gloom.

ahef1963: Interesting but too long.

ahef1963: A psychological novel that examines what it means to be courageous. Beautifully written, powerful.

ahef1963: It's a classic but I got entangled again with all the many characters named Aureliano. Did not enjoy.

ahef1963: A look at the murder of indigenous women in British Columbia. Necessary study, but too mired in statistics and too repetitive.

ahef1963: Enjoyable fluff.

ahef1963: The story was ground-breaking, and there were terrific performances by Alan Cumming and Tim Curry. Too melodramatic for my liking.

ahef1963: I will never forget this book. Its language use was sublime, and the story simple yet wondrous.

ahef1963: Very interesting book, but what an awful story. I was enraged by the way children were treated.

ahef1963: Delightful, off-beat tale about the lives of super-villains and the people who work for them. Fantasy at its finest.

ahef1963: What a great book - so much fun and a truly perplexing crime.

ahef1963: This was a hard book to read - so much child abuse - but Adichie's writing compelled me to stick with the book.

ahef1963: Best book on royalty I've read. Scandalous, but well-supported by facts and reliable sources.

ahef1963: Highly imaginative post-apocalyptic tale of survival in a real-life video game.

ahef1963: Inspiring.

ahef1963: Wow. What a powerful novel.

ahef1963: A simple love story but also a paean to Shute's love of Australia. Great book.

ahef1963: Meh.

ahef1963: A truly great story about war and against war. About a fictional German soldier on the front lines.

ahef1963: Possibly even better than its predecessor. Great fun.

ahef1963: Creepy, but not one of King's finest.

ahef1963: Very well-written tale in which most of the heroes and heroines from Austen's novels come together at a party.

ahef1963: Brilliant. One of the finest crime novels out there.

ahef1963: Captivating story. Wilder's character studies are brilliant.

ahef1963: Thoroughly enjoyable and will be read again and again.

ahef1963: Incredibly revealing and painfully sad. The honesty was almost more than I could bear. Full marks.

ahef1963: So many names. So many rules. Eventually I got really lost in the mire of detail and never really got back on track.

ahef1963: Sold as a true crime read, it's actually Paul Holes talking about his favourite subject - Paul Holes.

ahef1963: All of the new Marple stories have been written in such a way that you'd swear they were by Agatha Christie. Very well put-together anthology.

ahef1963: I loved every minute of this audiobook. What a great LGBTQ romance this is!