Read Scotland discussion

Made Mary Queen of Scots last year. Trying to ease up a bit this.

Jack wrote: "Made Mary Queen of Scots last year. Trying to ease up a bit this."

Keep your head on your shoulders, this year, Jack ;) Good luck with your challenge!

A Concussed History of Scotland by Frank Kuppner
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/01/21...

The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/01/27...

Romanno Bridge by Andrew Greig
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/02/02...

Winter by Ali Smith
My review is here:- https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/02/04...

Lord Byron's Novel: The Evening Land by John Crowley.
This qualifies almost by accident. I wasn't reading this as part of the challenge but discovered early on some of it was set in Scotland.
Byron of course spent his childhood in Aberdeenshire.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/02/11...

Another inadvertent Scottish read. I only picked this up as the author had died recently. A very small part of the book is set in Scotland but Pilcher lived there after her marriage.
The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/02/26...

Another from the 100 best Scottish Books list.
Tunes of Glory by James Kennaway.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/03/23...

Book no 8 this year: Hy Brasil by Margaret Elphinstone.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/03/30....

Sartor Resartus by Thomas Carlyle.
In the 100 Best Scottish Books list.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/04/24...

No 10 for this year is The Land the Ravens Found by Naomi Mitchison.
My review can be found at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/05/02...

Absolutely nothing to do with this thread Jack, but after today's game at Broadwood I'm looking forward to games against Dumbarton next season (and pre-Danny Lennon it was years since I looked forward to games against any team).

The Ballad of Peckham Rye by Muriel Spark

My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/05/23...

My thoughts on The Great Chain of Unbeing by Andrew Crumey (which I reviewed last year for the Science Fiction magazine Interzone and so couldn't link to then) are now on my blog at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/05/15...
I'm not counting it in this year's total.

Independence: An Argument for Home Rule by Alasdair Gray.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/06/06...

The Lantern Bearers by Ronald Frame.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/06/20...

Gone are the Leaves by Anne Donovan.
A wonderful book.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/06/30...

Jack wrote: "Gone are the Leaves by Anne Donovan.
A wonderful book.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/06/30..."

Great review, Jack. I adored this one, it's so very beautifully written! I'm currently reading Buddha Da, which I’m fairly enjoying, but think Gone Are The Leaves is by far her better book. :)

Ellen wrote: "Jack wrote: "Gone are the Leaves by Anne Donovan.
A wonderful book.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/06/30..."

Great review, Jack...."

Yes, Ellen. I totally agree.

No 15 for this year.
Children of the Dead End by Patrick MacGill.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/07/09....

Jack wrote: "Another from the 100 best Scottish Books list.
Tunes of Glory by James Kennaway.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/03/23..."

Very nice review, Jack. I'm thinking about giving this one a try.

Elliot wrote: "Jack wrote: "Another from the 100 best Scottish Books list.
Tunes of Glory by James Kennaway.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/03/23..."

Very nice review, Jack. I'm thinking about giving this one a try."

Thanks, Elliott. I don't think you'll regret reading it.

A Pass in the Grampians by Nan Shepherd.

My review is here:- https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/07/21...

Brond by Frederic Lindsay.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/08/10...

The Bullet Trick by Louise Welsh.

My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/08/20...

The Siege of Trencher’s Farm by Gordon Williams (published as Straw Dogs)
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/08/27...

Its Colours They Are Fine by Alan Spence.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/09/03....
That's me hit the twenty now.

Reality, Reality by Jackie Kay.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/09/11...

Transcription by Kate Atkinson.
I'm not sure I ought to count this one. Kate Atkinson does live in Scotland, I believe, but there is nothing Scottish about this book.
Anyway, my review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/10/13...

Conversely, Ali Smith, the author of Spring, lives in England but was born/brought up in Inverness in which part of this book is set. My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/10/28...

Number 25 for this year (if you count Kate Atkinson's Transcription) Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/11/01...

Well done for reaching your goal, Jack!

Transcription is high up on my to-read pile - your review confirmed that. Though the book itself is not very Scottish, it still counts in this group as the author has Scottish links. So definitely still count it!

Ellen wrote: "Well done for reaching your goal, Jack!

Transcription is high up on my to-read pile - your review confirmed that. Though the book itself is not very Scottish, it still counts in this group as the ..."

Thanks, Ellen.

The Stars in the Bright Sky by Alan Warner.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/11/06...

No 27, Jelly Roll by Luke Sutherland.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/11/14...

No 28:- The Citadel by A J Cronin
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/12/12...

No 29:- Memoirs of a Spacewoman by Naomi Mitchison.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/12/18...

Where the Bodies Are Buried by Chris Brookmyre.
No 30, my last for this year.
My review is at https://jackdeighton.co.uk/2019/12/23...