All The Books I Read in 2024

This is one of those posts that does exactly what it says on the tin. This is a list of all the books I managed to read in 2024. At the beginning of the year, I had four books that I had to let go of. I simply couldn’t read them and was scared of having to go get them after dark – so if I had persisted with them my total would have been a bit higher, but still, this year It was a relatively fruitful year of reading.

I usually make very short notes after I finish reading a book. It’s just three or four words that remind your brain whether you really enjoyed something or were disappointed. So I thought I’d include them as well. These are not reviews, nor were they written down with the intention of sharing them publicly, but I thought they would add some color and personality to an otherwise very boring list.

Let’s go then. I don’t include abandoned books because it seems like I’m dissing them a bit and I don’t want to hurt people’s feelings…

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my year of rest and relaxationOtessa Moshfegh: Purchase here*

(Loved this! Cracker idea. Bret Easton Ellis vibe. Messy.)

AntarcticaClaire Keegan: Buy here*

(11/10. Here are three short stories you can’t stop thinking about. They’ll change your mind.)

So Late in the DayClaire Keegan: Buy here*

(Why is this so short? It’s great, but it could have been a pamphlet.)

In this strange world 10 minutes 38 secondsElif Shafak: Buy here*

(Sad. Great. I read through the first half, but found myself skipping pages during the second half!)

another life, Jody Chapman: Buy here*

(Another knockout! She writes so well that I ended up reading her shopping list.)

Mad Women’s BallVictoria Mas: Buy here*

(Oh, wow! Too short.)

strange flower, Donald Ryan “Buy” here*

(Incredible. We have another Tee** winner. We couldn’t love it more.)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s NestKen Kesey: Buy here*

(Re-read. Don’t forget that this was too sad and horrifying. Everyone should read this.)

children’s children, Barbara Vine: buy here*

(I finished this one and wrapped it up way too quickly at the end. This is my 4th Vine book and I don’t know if she’s for me!)

Scammer declarationColson Whitehead, Purchase here*

(I loved the first part of this trilogy and was impressed by how detailed it was, but it was quite a challenge.)

minotaurBarbara Vine: Buy here*

(I went in again. It was creepy and drew me in the whole time, but I was disappointed in the end.)

sociopathPatrick Gagné: Buy here*

(Fascinating subject matter, but repetitive.)

all my little sorrowsMiriam Tooze: Buy here*

(Beautiful! The opening chapters are some of the best I’ve read. Still left me feeling hopeless.)

all my mothersAugusta Hope: Buy here*

(Great first half. A little poetic for me. Great cover design.)

I didn’t know any menJacqueline Harpman: Buy here*

(Everyone should read this. Fulfill your school curriculum. Absolutely 11/10.)

long islandColm Toibin: Buy here*

(Really great. I couldn’t remember what happened in Brooklyn, but that doesn’t matter.)

everything i know about loveDolly Alderton: Purchase here*

(I finished reading this. I felt like I was young, but it was interesting and very easy to read.)

my favorite mistakeMarian Keyes: Buy here*

(Great dialogue, easy to read on holiday. I need to read more MK.)

memorialAlice Wynn: Buy now*

(Sad and glorious. Tears in my eyes. Underground tunnel: Hard no.)

intermezzoSally Rooney: Buy now*

(party popper emoji)

still lifeSarah Winman: Buy now*

(Awesome. Great characters. Fully alive to me. Just beautiful across the decades.)

fair roslynNatasha Solomons: Buy here*

(A dark and twisted rewrite of Romeo and Juliet. I loved it. It was a mess at the end.)

rabbitHugo Rifkind: Purchase now*

(Relaxed pace, dark story.)

blue sistersCoco Mellors: Buy here*

(Why were people moaning about this? The idea was great.)

crawl on all foursMiranda July: Buy here*

(Damn, that’s crazy. The ending tested me, but the rest was a total blast.)

jamesPercival Everett: Buy here*

(Best of the year? Feeling all the emotions and writing wonderfully.)

villagerTom Cox: Buy here*

(A marathon of books. Very detailed and complex. Good SOH.)

our life in londonChristine Dwyer Hickey: Buy here*

(Currently reading: No problems so far!)

**Tea is the most perfect friend with a taste for books. I mean, really. I get all the best recommendations from her and pass them on to you too, but she really needs to start her own book blog. And a style blog. And generally tell everyone what to buy in life.