Sally's Orange Reads in 2012

Looks like there are a few 2012 threads starting up - so adding mine now- I've dusted the corners and the spiders are all gone - there are comfy chairs and wine in the fridge - please feel free to make yourself at home :)

Thanks to my daughter Caspettee I have copies of White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey and Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel - I will commit to 'White Woman' for January but will see how we go with the other - that might be an orange february read :)

Have brought my wish list over from my 2011 thread - I checked our local library catalogue against the Orange long lists and have come up with list of books I want to read so putting the list here to keep track of it- will add to it as the new lists come out.

Top of my list:
The Secret River by Kate Grenville
The very thought of you by Rosie Alison
The Household Guide to Dying by Debra Adelaide
The Girls by Lori Lansens
The Observations by Jane Harris
The Book of Fires by Jane Borodale

Then there is:
The little Stranger by Sarah Walters
The Long Song by Andrea Levy
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie
The Clothes on their Backs by Linda Grant
Sorry by Gail Jones
The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam by Lauren Liebenberg
What was lost by Catherine O’Flynn
When to walk by Rebecca Gower
The Road Home by Rose Tremain

LOVE your grapic! With much grand ♥! :) Several of your books are on my TBR list, so I look forward to hearing what you think of them.

I think you might like The Very Thought of You - will be curious to see what you decide. BEAUTIFUL graphic!

Hi Sally. I've read eight from your list and my favourites were the Tremain and the Waters. I've had Sorry on my wish list for some time and may well crack and buy it to celebrate the start of Orange 2012!

Making the rounds and love the graphic! From your lists I have read the following: The little Stranger, Burnt Shadows and The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam. I look forward to see which Oranges you read!

OK - well I started on The White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey and just could not get into it - found the dialect too much to read - normally dialects in stories don't worry me - but this really, really annoyed me! As I own it I have put it aside may pick it up later.

In its place I have picked up The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam by Lauren Lienenberg and have already been sucked in, so looking forwards to enjoying my January orange read.

Shame about White Woman, Sally but it sounds like Peanut Butter will be more of a success!

Finished The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam by Lauren Lienenberg - wow what an amazing book - love, love, loved it!!!!

Might have to try and get the Peanut BUtter one, its sounds good.

I am making a start on The Idea of Perfection by Kate Grenville I should get it finished by the end of January

Sally, I seem to have only just stumbled across your thread!! Wonder where it was hiding all year...

I also loved The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam, and The Idea of Perfection is a great read, too! I hope you enjoy it.

I love the pic!!

Sally, I liked but didn't love The Idea of Perfection, I think I rated it 4 stars. Many did love it, though.

Peanut Butter is on the shelf. :) I'm using it for a Global Challenge, so I'll be reading it when I get to Africa. Everyone seems to love it, so I'm very much looking forward to it!

Finished The Idea of Perfection by Kate Grenville so met my January Challenge - I will join the others who liked it by didn't love it.

I have issues with lack of speech punctuation - when people speak I want their speech to have little speech marks at each end of their speech so I know when they start and when they have finished.

"Like this"

It is not hard!!!

Looking ahead to July - I have the following lined up:

The Book of Fires by Jane Borodale (Library copy)
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (ebook)

Adding the following to my TBR that are available at the library

The sealed letter by Emma Donoghue
The Blue Book by A. L. Kennedy
State of Wonder by Ann Pratchett

Also like to read The Grief of Others by Leah Hager Cohen but this is not at the library so have to buy it.

Tempted by Island of Wings by Karin Altenberg too, is available at the library but it sounds like it might be a harrowing read.