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‘The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - which you had thought special and particular to you. And now, here it is, set down by someone else, a person you have never met, someone even who is long dead. And it is as if a hand has come out, and taken yours.’ Alan Bennett

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Thursday, 24 May 2012

Richard & Judy Summer Book Club 2012

The choices have been announced for the Richard & Judy Summer Book Club 2012 at WHSmith.

There are ten books in the list this time.

Which books have you already read? Which ones are you looking forward to reading? Do you like these selections? Do these lists influence your reading?

The selections, in reading order, are:

The Thread by Victoria Hislop - this is on my to be read and reviewed pile.













Jubliee by Shelley Harris - this is on my wishlist.













The Fear Index by Robert Harris - need to investigate this one further.












The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - this has been on my to be read pile for so long and I am desperate to find the time to read it!!












The Secrets Between Us by Louise Douglas - I read this last year as part of the Transworld Book Group Reading Challenge. 












The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler - need to investigate this one further too.












Tideline by Penny Hancock - this is on my to be read and reviewed pile. 












The Book of Summers by Emylia Hall - I read and reviewed this earlier this year, and I really loved it. 












A Perfectly Good Man by Patrick Gale - this is on my wishlist.












Alice Bliss by Laura Harrington - I read and reviewed this last year. 












Click here to find out more about them all.


Which of these books have you already read? 

Which ones are you looking forward to reading or take your fancy?


Would love to know your thoughts and comments on these. 

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16 comments:

  1. So many books, so little time24 May 2012 at 18:45

    I haven't heard of any of them but sure I will come upon one or two

    Lainy http://www.alwaysreading.net

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    1. Lindsay24 May 2012 at 20:12

      Thanks for commenting Lainy :) It's interesting to see how well known they are, or not.

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  2. Jo24 May 2012 at 19:34

    I have read the Louise Douglas one too so I know that is good. Having read Patrick Gale and Victoria Hislop I know what I am getting with these books. The others I will probably get to in a year or two!

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  3. Lindsay24 May 2012 at 20:13

    Thanks for commenting Jo. I've also read previous books by both of those authors and enjoyed them.

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  4. Sam (Tiny Library)24 May 2012 at 21:25

    I like the look of Jubilee and The Book of Summers. On the whole though, it seems like a very 'safe' selection this year.

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    1. Lindsay24 May 2012 at 21:52

      I loved Book of Summers, and am looking forward to reading Jubilee, might try and buy that one quite soon.

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  5. Anonymous24 May 2012 at 22:29

    That looks like a good mix of accessible mainstream books to me. I didn't like The Hypnotist but I did like The Book of Summers and Tideline

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    1. Lindsay25 May 2012 at 15:29

      Thanks for commenting. The Hypnotist is one I have to find out more about. Tideline is sitting on my bedside cabinet and I'm hoping to read it very soon.

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  6. Laura Besley25 May 2012 at 13:16

    Haven't read any of them, but have heard of FEAR INDEX and THE NIGHT CIRCUS. Good luck reading them!

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    1. Lindsay25 May 2012 at 15:28

      Thanks Laura. I have seen countless reviews of The Night Circus where people loved it. I have read Robert Harris before but don't know much about this one yet.

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  7. Beauty Balm26 May 2012 at 08:19

    I loved The Thread and also want to read Jubilee.

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    1. Lindsay26 May 2012 at 13:27

      Thank you for commenting, and for following. I am looking forward to reading both of those.

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  8. Ellie26 May 2012 at 15:13

    It seems half really summery reads and the half the complete opposite!

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    1. Lindsay26 May 2012 at 17:38

      Thanks for commenting Ellie. Yep a bit of a mix with some contrasting reads.

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  9. Unknown26 May 2012 at 22:31

    I'm a bit uninspired by this list. I'd heard of all the books already and so I'm not going to be checking out anything new because of this list.

    The only one I've read is The Night Circus and I did enjoy that. The only other one I want to read is Jubilee - at least I won't have trouble finding it in the library now :-)

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    1. Lindsay28 May 2012 at 13:45

      I've heard some many wonderful comments about The Night Circus. Yes I want to read Jubilee too, and there should be a fair few copies in circulation now :) The ones I hadn't heard much about are the Harris and Kepler books.
      Thanks for commenting Jackie.

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