Booklist 2025
It's taken me almost to the end of January to start on this, but it's time for the annual book list for 2025! As always, this is the list of new (to me) books I finished in the year. Last year it was 63- but I feel that a significant proportion of those were books read to kids and graphic novels I read after my 10 year old brought them home from the library. In other words, not a particularly impressive personal reading list. I also reread around 5 books, I think these were all books I read to the kids- including a bunch of Chrestomanci books which is always a pleasure. So, to the summary! Shortest book was Cairn by Kathleen Jamie. She writes such beautiful essay collections, about life and nature and the world. This is a blend of essays and poetry- and this is I think one of the sadder collections of hers, with the sense of seeing the effects of climate change really starting to hit home, and a sort of grief over that, and about getting older. Longest book was Swallowdale b...