The Ultimate C Word Reading List
That’s right, ladies. We’ve got together to create our very own ULTIMATE C Word reading list - this can be novels, non-fiction, poems, short stories, haiku’s. Hell, it could even be a naughty limerick. If you think we are missing something that you would add to this list - comment below!
THE ULTIMATE C WORD READING LIST
Adults by Emma Jane Unsworth (recommended by Hester Allen)
Do They Hear You When You Cry by Fauziya Kassindja (recommended by Oremie B)
The Source by Sarah Sultoon (recommended by Micaela Blitz) - read Micaela’s review here.
Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica (recommended by Kennie Morrison - read her review here.)
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng (recommended by Susie King)
The Mastery of Love by Don Miguel Ruiz (recommended by Leanne Lu)
The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh (recommended by McKenna Black)
The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo (recommended by Nicolle Knapova)
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Horari (recommended by Laura Bertinelli)
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in Silicon Valley by John Carreyrou (recommended by Emily King)
The Encyclopedia of the Dead by Danilo Kiš (recommended by Elena Koprtla) - read her review here
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (recommended by Emily King)
A Little Life by Hanya Yanaghara (recommened by Lily Maret) - read Lily’s review here.
Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce (recommended by Natasha Hughes) - read Natasha’s review here.
Educated by Tara Westover (recommended by Lily Hanna)
Circe by Madeline Miller (recommended by Susie King)
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell (recommended by Jo) - read Jo’s review here.
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney (recommended by Emily King)
Pink Shoes and Jilbaab: Not Your Average Hijab Guide by Kiran Shah (recommended by Kennie Morrison) - read Kennie’s review here
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton (recommended by Leanne Lu)
The Bronze Horseman Series by Paulina Simmons (recommended by Emily Douglass)
The Confidence Code by Katty Kay & Claire Shipman (recommended by Kirsty Griffiths)
1984 by George Orwell (recommended by Nicolle Knapova)
I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes (recommended by Emily King)
We’ll Always Have Paris - Sex and Love in the City of Light by John Baxter (recommended by Elena Koprtla) - read her review here
Death In Zanzibar by M. M. Kaye (recommended by Lily Maret)
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion (recommended by Susie King)
An Ordinary Life by Amanda Prowse (recommended by Kennie Morrison) - read Kennie’s review here.
Arturo’s Island by Elsa Morante (recommended by Laura Bertinelli)
11 Minutes by Paulo Coehlo (recommended by Maike Valentina)
Three Strong Women by Marie NDiaye (recommended by Elena Koprtla) - read Elena’s review here
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo (recommended by Leanne Lu)
Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens (recommended by Lily Hanna)
Red Notice by Bill Browder (recommended by Hugh Bushell)
Tiger Hills by Sarita Mandanna (recommended by Susie King)
Three Women by Lisa Loeb (recommended by Emily King)
One Of Us Is Lying by Karen. M. McManus (recommended by Nicolle Knapova)
Blonde Roots by Bernadette Evaristo (recommended by Elizabeth Day in her podcast How To Fail)
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan (recommended by Susie King)
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini (recommended by Karen Burns) - read Karen’s review here.
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