Great Reads for Great Readers

 

SWEET SIXTEEN!

 

Yep, it’s that time of year again:  lists of all the Great and Good – so!  I’m going to make a list, too, of the best of the best, the Unputdownable, the Unforgettable, and the All-round Fabulous books that I have been fortunate enough to review throughout 2021.  Lucky me!  They’re not in any kind of order of preference (why would I do anything so logical), but they are all very special. 

 

Blacktop Wasteland, by S. A. Cosby

 

Olive, again, by Elizabeth Strout

 

Ash Mountain, by Helen Fitzgerald

 

The 100 Years of Lennie and Margot, by Marianne Cronin

 

The Last Bear, by Hannah Gold                         Junior Fiction

 

Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro

 

Katipo Joe Series by Brian Falkner

 

We Germans, by Alexander Starritt

 

Falling into Rarohenga, by Steph Matuku     Young Adults

 

Coast Watcher, by David Hill                             Young Adults

 

Salt to Sea, by Ruta Cepytus                              Young Adults

 

The Man Who Died Twice, by Richard Osman

 

Silverview, by John Le Carré

 

Cloud Cuckoo Land, by Anthony Doerr

 

Razorblade Tears, by S. A. Cosby

 

Pony, by R. J. Palacio                                            Junior Fiction

            There we have it, everyone – my best recommendations for a sure-fire, excellent dose of escapism, especially from Crappy old Covid.  Happy New Year!  (And I'm sorry for not being able to provide a link for each book;  you'll just have to do the old-fashioned search drop-box thing, for which I profusely apologise.  xx)