Only a total of 18 books read and two films watched in the cinema – low numbers compared to previous years. Highlighted in bold are my good reads of the year. Looking forward to a great 2023!
Books 2022
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (Jan)
- Atonement by Ian McEwan (Jan)
- Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl (Feb)
- Lake Like a Mirror by Ho Sok Fong (Mar)
- Paper Towns by John Green (Mar)
- Mermaids on the Golf Course by Patricia Highsmith (Mar)
- Slowly, Slowly in the Night by Patricia Highsmith (Mar)
- Why We Can’t Wait by Martin Luther King Jr (Mar)
- My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier (Apr)
- James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl (May)
- Good Wives by Louisa May Alcott (June)
- Girl meets boy by Ali Smith (July)
- Tales of Ancient Egypt by Roger Lancelyn Green (Aug)
- Selected Stories by Katherine Mansfield (Aug)
- A Perfect Crime by A Yi (Aug)
- Tan Kim Seng: A Biography by Vivienne Tan (Aug)
- Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper (Sept)
- Fresh Complaint by Jeffrey Eugenides (Oct)
Movies 2022
- Death on the Nile (Feb) – GSC Summit USJ
- Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore (Apr) – GSC Summit USJ
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