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An Old Man's Look at the World of Books, Early 2022

The main books I've read so far this year. I've excluded the 'great books of our time' (The Tiger Who Came to Tea, Brown Bear, Peanuts) as I might be reading these again before the week is out.
Some of these were new to me, some were re-reads and some were pre-reading to see if they were at a suitable level. Francis Crick is eminently readable if you like his subject matter (if there are intelligent beings elsewhere in the galaxy, why are they not here?) I felt Morgenstein and Roy deserved an extra book. Others I couldn't wait to put down (No, it wasn't Arnheim!). You will have your own favourites - maybe something will challenge you?
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Suite Française (Irène Némirovsky)
Suite Française
1
Irène Némirovsky
Let the Right One in (Ajvide Lindqvist)
Let the Right One In
2
Ajvide Lindqvist
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman (Angela Carter)
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
3
Angela Carter
Enuma Elish (Anonymous)
Enuma Elish
4
Anonymous
Pereira Maintains (Antonio Tabucchi)
Pereira Maintains
5
Antonio Tabucchi
All the Lives We Never Lived (Anuradha Roy)
All the Lives We Never Lived
6
Anuradha Roy
The Folded Earth (Anuradha Roy)
The Folded Earth
7
Anuradha Roy
The Library of Greek Mythology (Apollodorus)
The Library of Greek Mythology
8
Apollodorus
Gwen John: Letters and Notebooks (Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan)
Gwen John: Letters and Notebooks
9
Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan
Nightwood (Djuna Barnes)
Nightwood
10
Djuna Barnes
Know Your Onions: Graphic Design (Drew De Soto)
Know Your Onions: Graphic Design
11
Drew De Soto
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
12
Erin Morgenstern
The Starless Sea (Erin Morgenstern)
The Starless Sea
13
Erin Morgenstern
A Handful of Dust (Evelyn Waugh)
A Handful of Dust
14
Evelyn Waugh
Life Itself: Its Origin and Nature (Francis Crick)
Life Itself: Its Origin and Nature
15
Francis Crick
Before Writing: Rethinking the Paths to Literacy (Gunther Kress)
Before Writing: Rethinking the Paths to Literacy
16
Gunther Kress
Theogony (Hesiod)
Theogony
17
Hesiod
The Portrait (Iain Pears)
The Portrait
18
Iain Pears
Arnheim, Gestalt and Art: A Psychological Theory (Ian Verstegen)
Arnheim, Gestalt and Art: A Psychological Theory
19
Ian Verstegen
Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice (J F Martel)
Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice
20
J F Martel
A Month in the Country (J.L. Carr)
A Month in the Country
21
J.L. Carr
Reservoir 13 (Jon McGregor)
Reservoir 13
22
Jon McGregor
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (Jules Verne)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
23
Jules Verne
The Judgement of the Eye (Jurgen Weber)
The Judgement of the Eye
24
Jurgen Weber
Home Fire (Kamila Shamsie)
Home Fire
25
Kamila Shamsie
Critique of Judgment (Kant)
Critique of Judgment
26
Kant
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest
27
Ken Kesey
Turn the Ship Around (L. David. Marquet)
Turn the Ship Around
28
L. David. Marquet
Hipparchia's Choice: An Essay Concerning Women, Philosophy, Etc. (Michele Le Doeuff)
Hipparchia's Choice: An Essay Concerning Women, Philosophy, Etc.
29
Michele Le Doeuff
The Portrait (Nikolai Gogol)
The Portrait
30
Nikolai Gogol
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
31
Oscar Wilde
Why Do Buses Come in Threes?: The Hidden Maths of Everyday Life (Rob Easterway)
Why Do Buses Come in Threes?: The Hidden Maths of Everyday Life
32
Rob Easterway
Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson)
Treasure Island
33
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Second Sex (Simone De Beauvoir)
The Second Sex
34
Simone De Beauvoir
The Magic Mountain (Thomas Mann)
The Magic Mountain
35
Thomas Mann
Poetry of the First World War: An Anthology (Tim Kendall (Editor))
Poetry of the First World War: An Anthology
36
Tim Kendall (Editor)
Faces in the Crowd (Valeria Luiselli)
Faces in the Crowd
37
Valeria Luiselli
To the Lighthouse (Virginia Woolf)
To the Lighthouse
38
Virginia Woolf
The Sound and the Fury (William Faulkner)
The Sound and the Fury
39
William Faulkner
Chronicles From the Land of the Happiest People on Earth (Wole Soyinka)
Chronicles From the Land of the Happiest People on Earth
40
Wole Soyinka
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