Here's a few suggestions for books that are punchy and intense (and help you approach your 2016 reading goals faster!)
Natural Way of Things
by Charlotte Wood
A fast paced, yet poetic tale with a creepy dystopian feel.
The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty
by Vendala Vida
Completely mesmerising, this mysterious tale set in Casablanca explores a lost woman and her mistaken identity.
Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nahisi Coates
(Winner of the Non-Fiction National Book Award 2015)
Ta-Nahisi Coates writes a letter to his teenage son about being black in the United States.
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
by Max Porter
A grieving family is visited by a crow. An inventive and heartfelt tale.
The Grownup
by Gillian Flynn
This 70 page novella contains just as many twists as Gone Girl itself. Strange, creepy and over before you know it.
BLASTS FROM THE PAST
On Chesil Beach (2007)
by Ian McEwan
It's 1962 and a young couple spend their first night together as a newlyweds. It's a night that just may set the course of their marriage.
The Uncommon Reader (2007)
by Alan Bennett
One day, while walking her corgis, the Queen comes upon the book bus. From there, a love of literature is born and royal duties are abandoned. Charming and funny.