Just finished 'The Other Hand' by Chris Cleave. Good recommendation Helen - really enjoyed (if that is the right word!) it. Afraid that I can't tell the rest of you what it's about cos the cover and back page of the book tell me that if I do I'll be condemned to eternal damnation. However - a good, and easy, read about a fascinating subject which will challenge pre-conceptions and wow you with its raw beauty...
In the meantime, the Beeb's 'Big Read' has been going since 2003 and the link below takes you to their top 100 books of all time... Stuart, you are definitely going to disagree with many, but it is an interesting list and I for one was surprised at how many I have actually read.
Just off to start 'The Cloudspotter's Guide' by a bloke with a double-barrelled name which I can't remember. Watch this space...
Not sure I agree with quite a few of them but it is a 'best-loved' rather than 'must read' list so is bound to be somewhat populistic.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/bigread/top100_2.shtml
I did, however, find that of the entries I have read, most I did so a long time ago and can barely remember. I think beer may have replaced my reading over the last decade...