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I’m Glad My Mum Died

By Jenette McCurdy

4 stars
1985

By Dominic Hoey

5 stars

This is such a great story - funny and sad about a boy growing up poor in a dysfunctional family in Grey Lynn during the 1980s. The writing is vivid and poetic in places. Richly drawn characters and a very Kiwi setting.
The Ballerina of Auschwitz

By Edith Eger

4 stars
Small Things Like These

By Claire Keegan

4 stars

Short and sweet. Lovely prose.
Flesh

By David Szalay

4 stars

Not sure what to think about this. Read it to see whether I would like this more than Orbital (the last Booker winner), and I did. It’s a propulsive read (or at least I found it to be), but it’s bleak, strange, and filled with tragedy and trauma. I can see why it’s polarising. I think I will be thinking about it for a while. Giving it 4 stars because I can appreciate what the author has done, but I feel very uncertain about this book. Probably won’t be at the top of my list of recommendations.
I Love My Stupid Life

By Albert Cho

3 stars

Was curious. He has led an interesting life, but the writing was not amazing. Some good recipes included.
Good Things Come and Go

By Josie Sharpiro

4 stars

Loved her first book. Loved this one. Beautiful prose. Flawed characters who you get invested in.
Flashlight

By Susan Choi

4 stars

A sad, slow unravelling story about a family torn apart which stretches over decades. I was compelled to keep reading to find out what happened!

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I’m Glad My Mum Died

1985

The Ballerina of Auschwitz

Small Things Like These

Flesh

I Love My Stupid Life

Good Things Come and Go

Flashlight

Glendowie College

33,114 pages read and 1,399 team points

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