I’ve kept a list of all the books I’ve read in 2011, and on skimming through them, there were a few that stood out as exceptional reads. I’d love to hear of you agree or disagree with them, or if there are any that you think should be on the list…
Traitor by Stephen Daisley
The Family Law by Benjamin Law
Bereft by Chris Womersley
Past the Shallows by Favel Parrett
Rocks in the Belly by Jon Bauer
Caribou Island by David Vann (this is probably my favourite book of last year)
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
Now I’m clearing out the 2011 books and starting a new list for 2012…
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Hi DrD I read on average a book a week, but I haven’t managed to read any of those on your list! There are too many good books around for me to have a bucket list, but if I come across a ‘classic’ title I haven’t read, I usually pick it up to see what makes it so enduring. It must be exciting to think that in 2013 readers may well be including your book on their list of favourites for the year
Thanks for the comment Daryl,
It’s a good sign that we can both read a book a week and yet we are reading very different things – an indication that the literature world is alive and vibrant I hope!
And let’s hope that people think my book is a favourite of 2013…and maybe yours??
Dawn