One huge advantage of a kindle (apart from portability) is that with it I read more. This does not equal reading more good books but reading more average novels/easy reads, unable to resist a free or 99p deal of the day. Peter Robinson’s DCI Banks series and Greg Isle’s Penn Cage series were some of the more enjoyable cheap reads.
I did still manage some decent books and my top five in no particular order are:
An Officer and a Spy – Robert Harris
State corruption, whistle blowing, wrongful imprisonment. The story of French army officer Richard Dreyfus at the end of the 19th century. Harris at his best.
The Spinning Heart – Donal Ryan
Ireland after the crash through the eyes of the inhabitants of a small town brilliantly demonstrating the human (and moral) cost of the boom times going bust.
Americanah- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Loved this tale of identity and belonging, of emigration and return.
The Son – Jo Nesbo
Jo Nesbo does crime fiction/thriller like no other.
The Truth Commissioner – David Park
This had been on my list for a while and didn’t disappoint. Weaving together several characters and their past into an imagined future of a truth and reconciliation commission in Northern Ireland.
What were your top fiction reads of 2014?
Next up – non-fiction reads of 2014.
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I love Sam’s annual non-fiction reviews! (no pressure then!)
Stay tuned – around the weekend or start of next week…
Loved Americanah too – definitely one of my top reads of 2014!