October Roundup

As Jen is really busy in the real world you are stuck with me for a little while. I apologise in advance for not being as on the ball in terms of updates and formatting as Jen usually is but rest assured normal service will resume soon.

So the top book story from October was the result of the Man Booker Prize. For any reader who has been living under a rock for the past few weeks the winner was The Milkman by Anna Burns. Well done to all our panellists who predicted this they were Jen, Nicole and Andrew.

How does everyone feel about this result? Let us know in the comments.

Personally this was probably my least favourite shortlist book and I am disappointed that the way more original The Long Take didn’t win.

Read Around the World in October we visited Uganda. I chose to read All Our Names by Dinaw Mengestu a book about 2 men living in post colonial Uganda and facing the dangers of revolution this was a solid 3 star read.

What books did you read for Uganda?

For November we will be visiting Slovenia, will you be joining us and what will you be reading?

I have not yet found a book to read so recommendations will be handy 🙂

My personal roundup for October was 13 books a good month for me. Unfortunately it wasn’t a very diverse month as 9 of these were written by men.

November Releases that I am looking forward to:

A Ladder to the Sky John Boyne

Hazards of Time Travel Joyce Carol Oates

Becoming Michelle Obama

What books are you looking forward to?