All About Books discussion

With guilty substantial delay, here is the thread on our favourite books in 2024!
Enjoy!

Mine:
January Susan Abulhawa Mornings in Jenin *****
Februay S. Yizhar La rabbia del vento *****
March Elizabeth Strout The Burgess Boys **** (a part from the obvious William Shakespeare King Henry VI, Part 1)
April John Steinbeck East of Eden *****
May Helen Humphreys Wild Dogs and Adrián N. Bravi Adelaida, both ****
June William Shakespeare King Henry VI, Part 2 *****
July Alessandro Robecchi Pesci piccoli and Michael McDowell Gilded Needles ***1/2
August Larry McMurtry Streets of Laredo ****
September Nino Haratischwili La luce che manca and Maaza Mengiste The Shadow King ****
October Antonia Arslan Skylark Farm ****
November Maya Angelou I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ****
December Antonio Paolacci Nuvole barocche ***1/2

Best of Year - a part form the obvious Shakespeare; Susan Abulhawa Mornings in Jenin *****
and S. Yizhar La rabbia del vento *****

My Favourite Books of 2024:-

January:-
The Foster Family by Nicole Trope
February:-
In the Dark by Cara Hunter
March:-
Stay Awake by Megan Goldin / These Dividing Walls by Fran Cooper
April:-
The Women by Kristin Hannah / Nine Lives by Peter Swanson
May:-
A History of Loneliness by John Boyne
June:-
Homecoming by Kate Morton
July:-
Long Island by Colm Tóibín
August:-
Earth by John Boyne / A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson
September:-
The Little Liar by Mitch Albom
October:-
Broken Angels by Graham Masterton
November:-
The Echo Chamber by John Boyne / The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins
December:-
The Stranding by Kate Sawyer

Book of the Year 2024:-
The Women by Kristin Hannah

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January - The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
February - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling
March - Life After Power: Seven Presidents and Their Search for Purpose Beyond the White House by Jared Cohen
April - Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult
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January - The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store (James McBride)
February - Swing Time (Zadie Smith)
March - Midnight Robber (Nalo Hopkinson)
April - The God of Small Things (Arundhati Roy)
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January: Drums of Autumn (re-read)
February: House of Flame and Shadow
March: New Beginnings
April: A Court of Wings and Ruin (re-read)
May: A Court of Mist and Fury (re-read)
June: Lancelot
July: A Man Called Ove
August: Die Wahrheit über Eva: Die Erfindung der Ungleichheit von Frauen und Männern
September: Take Me Home to Willow Falls
Oktober: Blutzahl
November: FRAUEN LITERATUR: Abgewertet, vergessen, wiederentdeckt
December: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (re-read)

my favourite books of 2024
In 2024 my 5 stars were these:

Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship
How to Read a Book
Still Life
Nora Goes Off Script
Horse
The Rom-Commers
Lessons in Chemistry
Demon Copperhead
Una festa in nero
The Wedding PeopleThe wedding people