hipporebeccaJan 13, 2023
I keep a record of the books I read over the year and am going to attempt tooting them this year. 1. The book to accompany the film. It’s an oral history so quick to read and gives the clearest examples I’ve read recently about how the State was conspiring against the miners as well as gay history. A great book. #2023books #AmReading #MinersStrike #Pride #LGSM
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2. A beautifully written novel that features loads of facts about Cypriot history and nature but in a readable way. I do love the books of Elif Shafak. #2023books #AmReading #Cyprus #Trees #ElifShafak
Show threadhipporebeccaJan 19, 2023
3. An interesting account of 1930s queer history and the build up to ww2. Although I think it’s overegging things to say without these mps “Britain would never have faced down the Nazis.” #ChrisBryant #AmReading #2023books #QueerHistory #GlamourBoys #WorldWarTwo #WorldWar2
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4. A curious book. It’s easy to read and has some lovely lines. And I liked the idea of community for the different women. I just can’t help thinking it’s completely unrealistic. #APeoplesHistoryOfHeaven #AmReading #2023Books #Bangalore
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Show threadhipporebeccaFeb 12, 2023
5. Excellent. A really interesting book about 3 women who lived in a Venetian palazzo written in an easy to read and gossipy tone. #TheUnfinishedPalazzo #LuisaCasati #DorisCastlerosse #PeggyGuggenheim #Venice #AmReading #2023books
Show threadhipporebeccaFeb 15, 2023
6. Obviously I don’t agree with all of her opinions but it’s useful to read through and help you decide if you’re living the best way. And I did find myself quoting some bits at the family yesterday.
Show threadhipporebeccaFeb 18, 2023
7. A book about grief, faith, the opioid crisis, immigration and science doesn’t sound like the sort of thing I’d read. But I loved Gyasi’s Homegoing so i thought I’d give it a try and I’m glad I did. A beautiful story gorgeously told. #AmReading #2023books #YaaGyasi #TranscendentKingdom
Show threadhipporebeccaFeb 23, 2023
8. I’ve been a fan of Cumming ever since The High Life and this didn’t disappoint. Well written, funny and quite the life. #2023books #AmReading #AlanCumming #memoir
Show threadhipporebeccaFeb 26, 2023
9. 2023books no 9. Great. I especially enjoyed her intersectionality- how she linked trans rights to the need for rights for other communities- and how she tried to explain how certain areas of uk feminism have become so transphobic. #TransRightsAreHumanRights #AmReading #2023Books #ShonFaye
Show threadhipporebeccaMar 1, 2023
10. A delightful read. #AmReading #2023books #BobMortimer
Show threadhipporebeccaMar 6, 2023
11. He keeps writing them and I keep reading them. This is even more ridiculous than the others. #2023books #AmReading #GabrielAllon
Show threadhipporebeccaMar 8, 2023
12. This definitely isn’t a book I expected to read. But then I kept seeing good reviews and it was on display when I went in the library so I had to give it a try. I’m glad I did. It’s a pleasant story and I don’t think I’ve read about 1940s New York before. #AmReading #2023books #ElizabethGilbert #CityOfGirls
Show threadhipporebeccaMar 18, 2023
13. Beautiful and thoughtful writing that is of such quality that it was fine that the story drifted along- it reminded me of a Jon macgregor book. Plus lots of great shout outs to different black artists. #AmReading #2023books #OpenWater
Show threadhipporebeccaMar 20, 2023
14. It’s just a nice, cosy series that would make a great Sunday evening tv show. #AmReading #2023books #RiversOfLondon #BenAaronovitch
Show threadhipporebeccaMar 25, 2023
15. I really enjoyed this memoir about trying to be a normal teenager in a surreal world. #2023books #AmReading #Belfast #TheTroubles #1990s
Show threadhipporebeccaMar 31, 2023
16. Yet another biography of a rich white person creating scandal. I still enjoyed it. #2023books #AmReading #HappyValley #IdinaSackville #TheBolter
Show threadhipporebeccaApr 12, 2023
17. What a life! From growing up in poverty at the start of the 20th century, touring and trying to make the Marx Brothers a success, living the high life in the 20s, going to the ussr in the 30s etc. There’s very little about the Marx bros after they made it big and more about how he enjoyed life. #HarpoMarx #MarxBrothers #2023Books #AmReading #Autobiography
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18. I kept seeing this being recommended so thought I’d give it go. Well written and observed but it gave me no joy to read. #2023books #AmReading
Show threadhipporebeccaApr 19, 2023
19. Excellent. It starts with a build up where you learn about the gentrification and black history of Brooklyn. And ends with a fun thriller. #AmReading #2023books #Brooklyn
Show threadhipporebeccaApr 30, 2023
20. A sweet book about enjoying people watching and being in London. #2023books #AmReading #London #NonFiction
Show threadhipporebeccaMay 10, 2023
21. Another biography of a rich alcoholic. I read this because I wanted to find out more about her time living in soho in the 1950s but that was over in less than a chapter. #2023books #AmReading #Memoir #CarolineBlackwood
Show threadhipporebeccaMay 16, 2023
22. I always borrow Hewson’s books when I spot them in the library. This was a bit clunky at the start but then the story took off. #2023books #AmReading #Venice #WorldWarTwo
Show threadhipporebeccaMay 17, 2023
23. Excellent. An interesting life and also a good introduction to British rule in India, suffragette militancy and Indian soldiers in world war 1. #2023books #AmReading #SophiaDuleepSingh #Victorians #Suffragettes #ColonialHistory
Show threadhipporebeccaMay 19, 2023
24. Lovely and sweet. Although I now have a long list of holds in my library account and have bought some more random choices from eBay. Be warned! #2023books #AmReading #RobinInce #Bookshops
Show threadChris WhiteMar 20, 2023
@hipporebecca Listened to Rivers of London on audible but I must admit I am not sure if I enjoyed it or not.
Show threadhipporebeccaMar 20, 2023
@cotswolds I’ve not successfully listened to an audiobook because I read quicker than they narrate so I’m probably not the best to advise. All the books are very similar so if you weren’t keen there won’t be a sudden improvement. There are too many good books to continue with anything you’re not sure about! What did you last enjoy?
Show threadChris WhiteMar 21, 2023
@hipporebecca JD Kirk's series DCI Logan. Scottish police series, both serious and amusing. Audio books are better for me as they help me visualize more so than reading. Happy reading and enjoy.
Show threadDonna LanclosMar 20, 2023
@hipporebecca I LOVE those books x
Show threadKit EverhillFeb 23, 2023
@hipporebecca I loved The High Life. #AlanCumming
Show threadhipporebeccaFeb 23, 2023
@RickEtyhat oh dearie me!