The A-Z home page can be found here.
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 M authors I've read are:
- Mackie Bella
- Mackintosh Clare
- MacMillan Gilly
- Magnanti Brooke
- Mallery Susan
- Mankell Henning
- Mansell Jill
- Margolyes Miriam
- Marks Rachel
- Marsh Henry
- Marsh Katie
- Martel Yann
- Martin Madeline
- Marwood Alex
- Mason Richard
- Matthews Carole
- May Peter
- McAllister Gillian
- McBeth Collette
- McCullough Colleen
- McDermid Val
- McEwan Ian
- McGregor Jon
- McInerney Monica
- McNish Hollie
- Michaelides Alex
- Milne A A
- Money-Coutts Sophia
- Montgomery L M
- Moorcroft Sue
- Morgan Ann
- Morgan Sarah
- Morgenstern Erin
- Moriarty Liane
- Moriarty Sinead
- Morrey Beth
- Morris Heather
- Morrison Toni
- Morton Kate
- Moyes Jojo
- Murakami Haruki
Another mixed bunch of authors here with Carole Matthews being the most read with 8 titles. A quick scan of the titles would show them to be chick lit but with a bit of depth. I gave many of them 4 stars.
A few classics on there - who doesn't love Winnie the Pooh? Plus some titles many of you will recognise:
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Anne of Green Gables by L M Montgomery
The Tattooist of Auschwitz & the sequel Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris (Both 5 * in my opinion.)
All of the Me Before You series by Jojo Moyes although the first one is definitely the best.
A couple of books fell outside my usual remit:
Do No Harm by Henry Marsh who worked as a neurosurgeon, this book outlines case studies and shows how difficult it can be when one mistake can change a patient's life in a devastating way or even result in death.
Nobody Told Me: Poetry and Parenthood by Hollie McNish
Loved this book. Hollie kept a diary from the start of her pregnancy until her "Little One" reached the age of 3. But more than just a diary, it's also full of poems. She really captures the ups and downs of parenthood and manages to convey in words so many of the trials and tribulations and the joys of becoming a Mother. Great poems but her prose is beautiful too.I also enjoyed Miriam Margolyes' autobiography "This much is true" but it wouldn't be to everyone's taste. Miriam is a bit like Marmite, you either love her or hate her. For me she is ok in small doses. As your friend, she would always have your back but you'd never want her as your enemy. She's also very crude.
A few other 5 star books on this list:
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Homecoming by Kate Morton
Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides (Great twist in this one.) and
Saving Missy by Beth Morrey.
Are you good at spotting the twists before they come?
PS Toni Morrison appears on the above list and I did start "Beloved" by her but I could not get into it. I hate giving up on books but it really wasn't doing it for me so I passed.
Authors are a great subject matter for the A -Z challenge! I like Ian McEwan quite a bit.
ReplyDeleteI started Beloved twice. The third time was the charm for me. I LOVED it. It's deep. sad. all the things. I preferred, though, and for me it was easier to "get into" was her novel The Bluest Eye.
ReplyDeleteOf course I read the Anne of Green Gables books to the girls when they were younger. Neither daughter cared for them all that much. My daughters much preferred the Winnie the Pooh books and we used to play pooh sticks in a stream near our home or when we would camp. someday we all have said we want to play where Milne romped. They loved Milne's books so much that they both own the set and all the animated movies (the original ones).
I LOVED Life of Pi movie but don't think I've read the book.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Kate Morton's books and have read them all. My faves were the Clockmaker's Daughter and Homecoming.
I've read the Tattooist of Auschwitz and didn't know there was a sequel! I'll have to look for that at our library!
Great post!!
I've read a couple of Moriarty's books.....five of them...most I really enjoyed.
I recognize a few of the authors in this list, but I don't think I've read any of their books. I did take one of your recommendations yesterday and ordered two Kindle books by Lynda La Plante. I'm still reading Water Women. I only read a chapter or two a day so it can take me a month or more to finish a book. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. And of course, I grew up with Milne!
ReplyDeleteGreat to see a couple of Australian authors in your list.
ReplyDeleteReminder to self - read Miriam Margolyes.
At my age I don't persist with books that don't resonate - there are too many out there that I will prefer.