279 Books Categorised Under "fiction".
This is probably an incomplete listing as I haven't categorised all the books I've read since 2000 (yet).
The Lie of the Land
2 September 2026
I found this an interesting but frustratingly inconsistent read about contemporary Britain.
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Dangerous Ages
28 August 2026
A novel about the place of women in 1920 that still has a lot to recommend it.
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Light Over Liskeard
27 August 2026
A near future dystopia novel set on Bodmin Moor that I wanted to be more hopeful than it was.
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The Sea Gate
24 August 2026
I went looking for a Cornish story for my holidays and found a good one.
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Love and Other Crimes
22 August 2026
Not even one of my favourite authors (or characters) can make me love short stories.
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The Millstone
10 August 2026
A 1965 novel about having a baby which feels more timeless than it does dated.
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Beloved
19 July 2026
The book that came second in a Guardian top 100 list was just as good as I hoped.
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The Trouble With Goats and Sheep
12 July 2026
Set in the 1976 heatwave this is an entertaining, but also thought provoking, delve into suburban expectations and undercurrents.
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The Killing Time
4 July 2026
Second in a series of time travelling mysteries which are better at having fun with time travelling than they are at mystery.
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A Family Romance
30 June 2026
Brookner's usual quiet and cool type of novel but, to me, it ultimately didn't quite seem to understand the nature of privilege.
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Restless Dolly Maunder
29 June 2026
A captivating semi-fictional biography of a girl battling society's constraints in the early 20th century in Australia.
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Death Goes On Skis
28 June 2026
A 1940s comic crime novel, the author sounds much more interesting than her books.
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Love and Friendship
17 June 2026
Alison Lurie's first adult novel, set in an New England college felt far more English than American. I'm now halfway through her books!
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