Patreon Only - Book Club 2021
Added 2021-12-18 10:00:03 +0000 UTCA whole year of books - can you believe it?? This week I'm recapping Book Club 2021! If you'd like to get any of the books mentioned (or learn more) please check out the links below!
If you have a book suggestion - you can always DM me on Patreon, comment on this post or share it in our Discord!
Jan - The Guest List by Lucy Foley
Feb - Zoey Punches the World in the Dick by David Wong
March - The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson
April - The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by V.E. Schwab
May -
June - In the Darkness, That’s Where I’ll Know You by Luke Smitherd
July -
Aug - My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh
Sept - The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: or the Murder at Road Hill House by Kate Summerscale
Oct - Weight of Blood by Laura McHugh
Nov - Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Dec - The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Thanks so much for reading along!
Comments
These are great suggestions - thanks so much!!
Adventures and Naps
2021-12-19 08:53:35 +0000 UTCAgreed!
Adventures and Naps
2021-12-19 08:53:17 +0000 UTCVery cool! I bet he's got a lot of interesting stories to tell
Adventures and Naps
2021-12-19 08:53:13 +0000 UTCThanks Aaron! Every day is a little bit better
Adventures and Naps
2021-12-19 08:52:58 +0000 UTCThanks again Iain!
Adventures and Naps
2021-12-19 08:52:40 +0000 UTCThat's a great idea! I know loads of people who enjoy audiobooks - plus it's good background when you have to do something boring like chores! lol
Adventures and Naps
2021-12-19 08:52:33 +0000 UTC16 that's awesome!! Happy to hear you can't pick a favourite, that's a good sign!
Adventures and Naps
2021-12-19 08:51:59 +0000 UTCI used to love reading Antony Horowitz and Alex Rider as a Kid!
Adventures and Naps
2021-12-19 08:51:30 +0000 UTCAhh Malcolm! Glad to hear it! I agree with those 3 - I think they're stand-outs for the year
Adventures and Naps
2021-12-19 08:51:05 +0000 UTCReading at your own pace is good! The only reason I've been able to read so much lately because I haven't been leaving the house lol
Adventures and Naps
2021-12-19 08:50:31 +0000 UTCIf anyone wants something in the same vein as The Guest, I'd recommend Sandie Jones' The Guilt Trip. Similarly, if you liked The Silent Patient (and have already read Michaelides' next book), you're likely to enjoy anything by Alice Feeney. For other straight mysteries from 2021 that were good, check out Ashley Weaver's A Peculiar Combination (set in WW2) or Lady Glenconner's Murder on Mustique (she used to work for Princess Margaret, so it's also fascinating because she uses some of her knowledge in the story).
MrPym
2021-12-19 01:31:43 +0000 UTCReading is Fundamental...📖📚
Steve Mikre
2021-12-18 15:34:38 +0000 UTCI think I've read more books this year than I ever have. My favourite book of 2021 would probably be Dave Grohl's The Storyteller
Brett Carruthers
2021-12-18 14:30:00 +0000 UTCCompletely agree about the Ben Aaronavitch series, all of which are great to read and I'd highly recommend for the book club.
Malcolm Lawrence
2021-12-18 13:30:05 +0000 UTCI only started doing book club a few months ago, thank you for doing it, I like being a part of it! So sorry you’re feeling ill! Fingers crossed you don’t have covid! Don’t feel bad if you ever have to miss a stream or a video, so you can rest! If it’s SAD that’s making you feel ill I’m really sorry too! It’s affected me a lot the past month or so too, I know it can be rough! I hope youre doing ok! I hope you feel better soon!
Aaron Conway
2021-12-18 12:02:29 +0000 UTCGreat video, and well done for completing the full year. The closest I get is audiobooks on the way to work but I don't feel quite so virtuous :) You had some great books there - and thanks for persevering with Mr Whitcher :)
Iain Chase
2021-12-18 11:26:00 +0000 UTCHi, Alanna, I'm the same as Gem I used to read loads when I worked in London on the journey. Since I ceased to work in London my reading has lessened a lot. Maybe I'll try audiobooks in the new year and let someone read to me. I've heard people say they're good.
Stephen Parker
2021-12-18 11:07:21 +0000 UTCThanks for the video. Once again, A+N book club made me complete books in genres that I wouldn't usually look at and I don't think there was a single bad one in the list, I really enjoyed them all. I have done 16 books this year but I listen to the audio book versions which I think makes it easier as you can listen while doing other things rather than having to set aside time to read them. I don't think I can pick a favourite this year.
Will
2021-12-18 11:04:56 +0000 UTCBook Club! Brilliant! I have to read in bed for at least an hour before nodding off. Plus, I've got loads of books on my Kindle and I've signed up to Audible talking books so I'm never short of material, albeit on the cloud! I read the Suspicions of Mr Whitcher before you and loved it. then the Thursday Murder Club. Also excellent. I've also read a couple of Antony Horowitz. Very similar, but fictional whereby he gets hooked into mysteries with this very unlikable detective. Very engrossing! Try 'em. He also does a lot of Young Adult books and he's also written some James Bond adventures books which I steer clear of. My fav authors are Jasper Fforde and Ben Aaronavitch with thier sort-of-fantasy books, but set in an almost real world. The Ben Aaronavitch books in the Rivers of London series are quite exceptional. A mixture of magic, vampires, and the Metropolitan Police! Jasper Fforde is a one-off. He creates this worlds that are almost real, but not quite! BTW I saw you'd watched "Nomadland" and I bought the book. It was nothing like the movie but a real eye-opener! Happy Christmas to you and the Butler and a virus-free New Year! I must visit your Edenbridge again!
Stuart Hamilton
2021-12-18 10:58:24 +0000 UTCMorning Alanna! I read a fair bit but do find times when I'm 'stuck' for a new book or author, and that's where the book club helps me out. I read six of your books this year and my top three would be 1) The invisible life of Addie Larue (I also found it was slow in the middle but I'll forgive that because the rest was excellent and the concept was certainly unusual) 2) The 100 Year Old Man... (a neat idea and quite heartwarming in places) 3) The Thursday Murder Club (which would have been higher but I'd already read it!). Thanks for the choices, do keep them coming next year, and happy reading!!
Malcolm Lawrence
2021-12-18 10:32:22 +0000 UTCI like reading, & when I had a commute, I used to read a lot, but I’m so slow at it lol… Book Club is such a great idea & I’d join but I know I’ll never finish a book in a month 😂 plus I’ve got 14 other books waiting to be read! Maybe I’ll have to suggest one, so I can join the club 😂
Gem
2021-12-18 10:20:05 +0000 UTC
