Hey everyone! I’ve mentioned before that one of my goals for this year is to read more of my backlist books. As part of this, I’ve made a list of 12 books that I have been saying for YEARS “oh I must read that soon” – seriously, I just never seem to pick these ones up and I don’t know why. So I’m making this post to hold myself accountable. By the end of 2019, I will have read all of these books!
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Perfume by Patrick Suskind
A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab
The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
The Girl with All the Gifts by M. R. Carey
White Teeth by Zadie Smith
The Lake House by Kate Morton
Here I Stand by Amnesty International
Flawed by Cecilia Ahern
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Have you read any of these books? Which one do you recommend I start with? Also, I’ve floated the idea on Instagram of a readalong of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, as so many people seem to have it on their shelves but feel intimidated by its size. Let me know if that’s something you’d be interested in?! x
Great list! I’ve only read one of those…The Hate You Give. Good luck on your reading list! 📚😊Happy Reading!
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Thank you so much! Did you enjoy THUG? 🙂
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I did! It was a heavy topic, but a good, powerful read! 👍🏻👍🏻
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Excellent! I feel like I really should have read it by now – I’m excited to get to it 🙂
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Yep, that’s exactly how I felt too… I just read it not too long ago. 😊
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so many good books in this list! The Master and Margarita is amazing but weird and THUG is so powerful. I co-run a big book bookclub called the #abouttome bookclub on IG and we are going to be group reading jonathan strange in july so feel free to join in if you still haven’t read it by then!
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Aah yay, that makes me so happy to hear! And thanks so much for the heads up, I’ll keep that in mind! 🙂
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Great choices! I really loved Perfume (weird thing to say about a book like that, but I did!)
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Thank you! I’ve had a few people tell me it’s a weird one but amazing! 😀
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Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke and White Teeth are also on my list for this year! You really have picked some amazing choices. I think your year will be awesome in terms of reading if you get to all of them!
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Ooh yay, can’t wait to compare thoughts with you! Thank you so much dear, I hope so! ❤
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This is a great list! I really loved The Hate U Give and ADSOM, I can’t wait for you to read them, I hope you’ll love them 🙂
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Thank you lovely! I hope so too ❤ Now I just need to decide what to read first!
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ADSOM! I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on that one haha 🙂
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Nice list! I would really recommend White Teeth by Zadie Smith. She is one of my favorite authors.
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Thanks! For some reason, that’s one of the books on this list that most intimidates me, though I don’t know why?! So I’m glad to hear you love it 😊
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I have a few of these on my TBR too, although I am obsessing over that cover of The Master and Margarita. I have never heard of that book but I just read the synopsis and WOW!
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Isn’t it stunning?! I’ve heard that it’s quite bizarre but also amazing! 😀
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Excited to hear how you get on with these, especially The Girl With All the Gifts and Perfume! 🙂
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Thanks Callum! It really is about time! 😀
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The Hate U Give and A Darker Shade Of Magic are both on my 2019 list too! I honestly don’t know how I’ve put them off this long. 🤦🏻♀️ Great list!
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It just happens hehe. I hope you get to them this year and that you love them! ❤
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I love Kate Morton and I really enjoyed The Hate U Give!
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Yay, I’m so glad to hear that! Can’t wait to try them 🙂
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I hope you love all of these! I really enjoyed The Hate U Give and A Darker Shade of Magic 😄 Happy reading!
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Thanks so much! I’m really pleased to hear you enjoyed them 🙂
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Sounds like a good list! I tried to read Jonathan Strange, but didn’t get very far before I decided it wasn’t a book I wanted to read. I hope you have better luck with it!
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Ah well, we can’t love them all! Thank you! ❤
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You’ve got some wonderful books on your list! I loved The Hate U Give and Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. I hope you do too ❤️
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Thank you! I’m so glad to hear positive things about Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell 😀
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I would highly recommend Memoirs of a Geisha – though it has had a few controversy surrounding the fact that the author is not Japanese and therefore was not able to write the story in an authentic way. It’s still a beautiful read though, and so is White Teeth. I really need to read more Zadie Smith books! 🙂
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Ooh yay, Memoirs hasn’t gotten a huge response yet so I’m happy to hear you recommend it! And I’ve got three Zadie Smith books on my shelf so I need to get to her soon! 🙂
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Great list! I really love The Hate you Give and Flawed!
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Thank you! I enjoyed THUG and I’m looking forward to Flawed! Glad to hear you enjoyed them both 🙂
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