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My theme this year is authors that I've read. More about the books I've read than the authors themselves.
I'm an avid reader. I'm a member of 2 in person reading groups through my local library. I'm gradually working my way through an old BBC reading list of 100 books (I'm about half way through) and I'm taking part in the online 52 Book Club Challenge for the third time this year where the challenge is to read 52 books over the year based on 52 different prompts. You can also find me on Goodreads here.
The G authors I've read are:
- Gardner Lisa
- Garmus Bonnie
- Gayle Mike
- Gerrard Nicci
- Gerritsen Tess
- Gill Jay
- Glen Joanna
- Goddard Robert
- Golding William
- Grace Celina
- Grahame Kenneth
- Grann David
- Gray Alex
- Greaves Abbie
- Green Cass
- Green Jane
- Green John
- Green Linda
- Greene Graham
- Gregory Philippa
- Grey Iona
- Griffiths Elly
- Grisham John
- Groff Lauren
- Gudenkauf Heather
- Gunderson Christine
John Grisham takes the prize for most read G author. I've read at least 24 of his books and watched several that have been made into films (e.g. The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Client).
I haven't read any of his Theodore Boone books and there are obviously quite a few missing from my list but despite the recurring themes of justice and the legal system there's never been one that has disappointed me.
There are a few other of my usual crime genre writers on this list, Tess Gerritsen, Alex Gray and Elly Griffiths. Plus a few classics - Brighton Rock by Graham Greene, Lord of the Flies by William Golding and The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. I also read The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene which I think has put me off ever reading him again. I also couldn't bring myself to watch the recent televised version of Lord of the Flies.
One of the stand out books from the G list for me is Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. This was a 5 star read for me.
Other 5 star rated books included Half a World Away by Mike Gayle, a real tear jerker and The other half of Augustus Hope by Joanna Glen.
Are you a John Grisham fan?
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