Book Nook: 25 Books to Survive Lockdown

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A few years ago I posted on Facebook asking for book recommendations and I was amazed at how many amazing suggestions I got. My friends came up trumps and I thought I would share some of the recommendations. I’ve added a few of my own favourites as well to produce a definitive list of really interesting books for any fellow book worm to survive lockdown.

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman fiction
A Million Little Pieces by James Frey semi-fictional memoir
A Star Called Henry by Roddy Doyle historical fiction
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson humour, historical fiction
Mother Tongue: English and How it Got That Way by Bill Bryson humour
Small Island by Andrea Levy historical fiction
The Quickening by Fiona Mcintosh fantasy fiction trilogy
The Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson fantasy fiction trilogy
The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher detective fantasy fiction
The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman semi autobiographical / self help
The Master and the Margarita by Bulgakov combines supernatural elements with staire
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern fantasy
The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling fictional, dark comedy
The Cows by Dawn O’Porter humour, fiction
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber historical fiction
The Girl With All The Gifts by M R Carey sci-fi thriller
The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson humour, fiction
The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck by Sarah Knight humour, self help
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold psychological fiction
The Millennium Series by Steig Larsson crime, mystery, thriller
The Other Hand by Chris Cleave fiction
The Partick Melrose series by Edward St Aubyn psychological fiction
The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas fiction
The Strike Series by Robert Galbraith mystery, crime fiction
The Tao of Bill Murray: Real Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing by Gavin Edwards Biography, humour