My Books of 2016
Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte
Cat’s Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut
Viral, Helen FitzGerald
Bodies of Water, VH Leslie
Risk Wise, Polly Morland
Reclaiming Epicurus, Luke Slattery
Do No Harm, Henry Marsh
William Armstrong, Magician of North, Henrietta Heald
Wuthering Heights I re-read for the first time since I was 15, and was electrified. I listened to an old BBC drama version, and to Charlotte Bronte’s letters.
Cat’s Cradle is just astonishing, and hilarious.
Viral by Helen FitzGerald I read in 24 hours, and I’m generally a slow reader.
Polly Morland’s Risk Wise is a beautiful meditation on modernity, its dangers and opportunities, and I can’t wait to see her at the Portsmouth Bookfest 2017:
Bodies of Water takes VH Leslie’s storytelling to a more complex level.
Luke Slattery’s Reclaiming Epicurus and Henry Marsh’s Do No Harm made my head swirl with philosophy and neurosurgery, while William Armstrong, Magician of North (Henrietta Heald) has helped me finish my third Lawless novel. Phew.
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