We've got a limited luggage allowance of 20kg for our 5 weeks in Australia and a stop over in Kuala Lumpur and we have to cater for both summer and winter on our trip, arriving in Melbourne in winter, flying up to The Great Barrier Reef for a week, back down to Sydney where it can be winter one day and summer the next, then onto Kuala Lumpur for 30c temps and rain.
I've packed 4 large books in my hand luggage, Peter has 2 in his, so I'm hoping we have enough between us, if not, there are plenty of book shops, where we can buy some more and leave behind what we've read.
January
Lord of the Flies - William Golding. Re read from O level days
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee. One of those books everyone should read
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens. Re read from O level days
Off Mice and Men - John Steinbeck. Re read from O level days
Macbeth - Shakespeare. Re read from O level days
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood. Never watched the TV series, but the book was brillant
A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams. One we all think we know till we read it.
Frankenstein - Mary Shelly. The hardest book I've read to date, takes ages to get going through a series of letters.
February
Three Men in a Boat - Jerome K Jerome. Loved this book so much, a travel guide to the Thames.
Good Eggs - Rebecca Hardiman. Light and easy read.
March
Pippi Longstockings - Astrid Lindgren. A childhood favourite.
Five on a Treasure Island - Enid Blyton. A childhood favourite.
The Tempest - Shakespeare. Read the summary first to get an understanding of the plot, characters came to life.
Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson. A bit boring, had to persevere.
April
Agatha Raisin Terrible Tourist - M. C. Beaton. Quick read in a day.
Anything Could Happen - Lucy Diamond. A life that could've gone either way, all the 'what ifs?'
Home Truths - Susan Lewis. Dealing with your husbands murder and blaming your son who then becomes a missing person.
The Wild Roses - D.B. Carter Three friends in the mid 80's making different choices and following the paths they lead.
Oranges are not the only fruit - Jeanette Winterson. Absolutely loved the BBC drama with Charlotte Coleman back in 1991. A young woman growing up with the church and not conforming with mothers expectations of her.
The Enemy - Lee Child. Exploring Reachers military days.
May
Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe. My fathers book given to him by his Granny in 1947.
Restoring Grace - Katie Fforde. Easy read about lost love and new beginnings.
Follow Me Home - Cathy Woodman. A light hearted story about finding new love.
Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell. Hard to get going, but once engaged the pages just raced past.
When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kaplanithi. Pauls' story as a Neurologist discovering he has brain cancer, how he deals with the treatment, life and ultimately his death.
Five Go Adventuring Again - Enid Blyton. I've been reading this book alongside a mentee in school and we've been comparing childhood with the now and the then.
June
Postmortem - Patricia Cornwell - Making sure my windows are locked during the hot weather
Blue Moon - Lee Child - Quite a lot of graphic violence but good plot line
The Hobbit - J R R Tolkien Very different to my childhood memory of reading this book, probably because all I can see now as I read are the characters as they were portrayed on TV
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy - hard going and plot didn't really work for me (abandoned)
Malory Towers - Enid Blyton 'Your people are here' Parents arrive to collect their daughter from boarding school
July
The American Dream 1965 - Norman Mailer A very violent read, stuck with it as it is relevant to the A Level curriculum
The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald More of a book to reference and understand
POSH - Laura Wade Switched to Septembers reading list
F. Scott Fitzgerald - Andre Le Vot Switched to Septembers reading list
August
Again, Rachel - Marion Keyes
Blow Fly - Patricia Cornwall
The Dark Room - Sam Blake
The missing years - Lexie Elliot
Wow! You sure did read a lot. What a great list, I'm always looking for book recommendations and I appreciate you sharing what you're reading.
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I've really enjoyed this years challenge
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