Gail's 2023 Randomised Reading List

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Gail – Standard

✔ 1. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
✔ 2. Shirley by Charlotte Bronte
✔ 3. A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham
✔ 4. Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami (WL)
5. Memories of Rain by Sunetra Gupta (WL)
6. Your Face Tomorrow by Javier Marias (WL)
✔ 7. Celestial Harmonies by Peter Esterházy
✔ 8. A Light Comedy by Eduardo Mendoza
✔ 9. A Day Off by Storm Jameson
✔ 10. The Twins by Tessa de Loo
11. Women at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi
1✔ 2. The Daughter by Pavlovs Matesis
13. Dog Years by Gunter Grass (WL)
✔ 14. The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela
15. The Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghose
✔ 16. A World for Julius by Alfredo Bryce Echenique
✔ 17. The Golden Ass by Lucius Apuleius
✔ 18. Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh
19. Z by Vassilis Vassilikos (WL)
✔ 20. The Birds Fall Down Rebecca West
21. The Ragged Trousered Philantropists by Robert Tressel (WL)

[Gail]

I have read and posted a short review for Sputnik Sweetheart.
Here is the review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Thanks Book

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Gail wrote: "I have read and posted a short review for Sputnik Sweetheart.
Here is the review: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Thanks Book"

New book added

[Gail]

Thank you Book but I have read Memories of Rain and here is the review:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Gail]

Oh good, a quick 1242 pages….
Thank you Book

[Gail]

I have readThe Grapes of Wrath and posted a review under 1001 reviews.

[Gail]

I have read A Home at the End of the World and posted a short review.

[Gail]

Given my choice of a 1242 page book, a 846 page book, a 624 page book and a 474 page book, I read: A Light Comedy, the 474 page book. Surprise!
I have posted a short review.

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Gail wrote: "Given my choice of a 1242 page book, a 846 page book, a 624 page book and a 474 page book, I read: A Light Comedy, the 474 page book. Surprise!
I have posted a short review."

LOL New Book added

[Gail]

I have finished reading Shirley and have posted a short review. Thank you Book

[Gail]

I have finished reading A Day Off and have posted a review.

[Gail]

I loved this book but I have already read it. Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...--
may I have another please?

[Gail]

I have read The Daughter by Pavlos Matesis and posted a short review.

[Gail]

I have read The Twins and have posted a short review under 1001 reviews.

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New book added sorry for missing you not sure how that happened

[Gail]

No worries, I was beginning to think you really wanted me to read the 840 pages of Celestial Harmonies, which I am, but so slowly. Thank you.

[Gail]

I have read The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela and written a short review in the 1001 review list.

[Gail]

Thank you Book. I have read that one and here is the review:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Gail]

I have read Celestial Harmonies and have posted a review under 1001 reviews.

[Gail]

I have read A World for Julius and added a short review under 1001 book reviews.

[Gail]

I have read The Golden Ass and have added a review to the 1001 review string for this title.

[Gail]

Hello Book, I have read Trainspotting and have added a review to the 1001 review folder

[Gail]

I have read The Birds Fall Downand posted a short review.

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Gail wrote: "I have read The Birds Fall Downand posted a short review."

New book added...sorry

[Gail]

No worries Book. I am going to try and read Z so didn’t need another book. But thank you anyway!

[Gail]

Hello Book, I did finish Z and posted a review.
Happy New Year!!