#Booksof2026 64 - Grasshopper Jungle by @marburyjack.bsky.social
Austin is in love with his best friend, and his girlfriend. This is a big problem, but smaller than the swarm of six ft praying mantis taking over the world.
Fun, but I would have liked more of the girlfriend's point of view
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#BooksOf2026 Book number 85

Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams

If you want to raise your blood pressure, give it a read.
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Number 36
Big Little Truths - Liane Moriarty
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#booksof2026 #38 expected this to be a page flipper of no substance, but it’s better than that. A good plot and decent characterisation.

#booksof2026 #37 I enjoyed this early on, and then got tired of it (but had to finish). Not sure, other than “Page-Turner” what the author was going for, but it came across as a borderline racist lovesong to American ‘exceptionalism’.

#booksof2026 #36 June O’Sullivan’s “The Lighthouse Keeper’s wife”. This is not a book to fall asleep to. Dark story, tightly written.

#booksof2026 #35 Georges Simenon’s “The Strangers in the house”. Bloody hell, glad I picked this up. Lovely thick writing, and a good story.

#BooksOf2026 Book number 84

The Outsider by Albert Camus.

A short book that says a lot. Still thinking it over. 📚 #AlbertCamus #TheOutsider #Classics #CurrentlyReading #BookSky

#booksof2026 #34 10 times I wanted to put this down, but didn’t. It *just* kept me engaged, mainly because of the quality of the writing.

#booksof2026 #33 i picked this up blindly, assuming it was a novel - it isn’t. But it was still good.

#booksof2026 #32 fed the Rebus addiction again

#booksof2026 #31 an interesting read, but felt like a bit of a missed opportunity.

#booksof2026 #30 another Sedaris, but I’d already read most of this writing in other places

#booksof2026 #29 how can you not like David Sedaris? This writing was what launched him I believe, and it’s easy to see why

#booksof2026 #28 went after this after reading Sedaris, but this didn’t match up.

#booksof2026 #27 I love Damien’s books, and I was really tooting for the characters here. Great stuff, funny and emotive.

#booksof2026 #26 well this was a change, and I ate it up. Couldn’t *quite* follow the ending, but what a trip

#booksof2026 #25 thirsty to know more about Rory, what drives him, how he copes with everything, but this didn’t scratch the itch. Read more like a journalist with a gripe, cashing in. Annoying.

#booksof2026 #24 If I remembered Agassi at all, it was as a spóilt asshole. But he’s Steffi Graf’s partner, and I really like her, so gave this a go. A great decision. What a brilliant read! And a complete reversal of what I thought of him. Interesting life, profession, family. Loved it!

#booksof2026 #23 holiday read, with a twisty plot. Good fun.