#jonmcgregor

[don-simon]

Be suspicious of writers...

(usually male) who demand 8 hours of unbroken quiet in order to create. They somehow make out that they are the ones sacrificing things. And actually, there's a whole lot of other people running around in the background sacrificing stuff to enable that to happen.

[Taken from an interview with author Jon McGregor]

[bibliobethblog]

Jon McGregor is one of those authors that writes so beautifully and poetically that every book I sit down to read from him is a treat. Reservoir 13 is another example of literary fiction at its finest with sweeping, descriptive prose and a wonderfully weaved narrative told over thirteen years. ⁣ ⁣ As the novel opens, we are aware that a young girl has gone missing - Rebecca, Becky or Bex, however she was known. Search parties and the police swarm the area, posters are put up and the quiet country town is a hotbed of media interest. However, she is never recovered and although a group of teenagers may know more than they are letting on, life goes on. ⁣ ⁣ The novel then follows the community over the next thirteen years as life unfolds for the other inhabitants as normal. Babies are born, there are secrets and betrayals, relationships form and break up and each New Year, fireworks go off. Rebecca’s disappearance still continues to haunt the small town and those that live there with no real answers for her traumatised family over what happened to her. ⁣ ⁣ This is definitely a book that would benefit from a re-read. I loved the way in which the author introduced each year after the disappearance, demonstrating how life goes on, even after a tragedy although it’s clear that the reverberations of what happened linger on in the memories of the townspeople.⁣ ⁣ As I mentioned before, it’s always a pleasure to read anything from McGregor and I highly recommend him for literary fiction lovers who enjoy powerful and mesmerising writing. ⁣ ⁣ Four solid stars 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 ⁣ #bookstagram #scottishbookstagrammer #reviewingbooksonthegram #reviewingbooksismyjam #jonmcgregor #reservoir13 #literaryfictionreaders #literaryfictionwriter #britishauthors🇬🇧 #beautifulbooksandideas #memorablebooks #favouriteauthor❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/ClL8MvKrRno/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[mikeerrico]

This book is like a magic trick, constantly pulling unexpected colors from ordinary life. #reservoir13 #jonmcgregor #ireland #england #bookstagram #books #bookshelf @booksaremagicbk @greenlightbklyn

[highpluslight]

Frank Parker experienced the brief turmoil of being offended and grateful at the same time.

Reservoir 13 — by Jon McGregor

[workovereasy-blog]

It’s slightly belated book club time! This is my alternative cover for this month’s pick Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor. As ever you can read the full review at www.workovereasy.com #reservoir13 #jonmcgregor #harpercollins #bookstagram #whatimreading #bookclub #shelfie #bookcover #design #designer #coverdesign #illustrator #illo #illustration

[books-and-bullshit-blog1]

Mini haul from today 🌞📚 So excited to read these, but my #tbrpile is getting out of control 😂😂😂😂 . . . . . . #bookstagram #tbr #booklovers #bookhaul #haul #bookpic #bookpile #bookpicture #books #readers #ilovereading #booknerds #bookish #bookster #readingforfun #celesteng #littlefireseverywhere #reservoir13 #jonmcgregor #costabookawards #bookaddict #bookishlove #womenwriters #femalewriters #manbookerprize #manbookerprize2017

[angel011]

Currently reading: If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor #books #amreading #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookporn #avidreader #reading #booklover #jonmcgregor #ifnobodyspeaksofremarkablethings #booka

[hareandhawthorn]

Out today in paperback - Jon McGregor ‘Reservoir 13’ - winner of the Costa book awards 2017 #bookstagram #jonmcgregor #reservoir13 #costabookawards #hastings #hastingsoldtown #hastingsbookstore #hareandhawthorn (at Hare & Hawthorn Bindery & Bookshop)

[bibliobethblog]

Hello everyone and hope you’re doing well. Today I’m sharing what I’m #currentlyreading (as always, a LOT) because clearly I enjoy a challenge! 🤣 On my Kindle I’m reading three things - Dead Head by @ceejayismeeejay the third book in the Sweetpea series which I’m buddy reading with the lovely @booksta.gem Then I’m also buddy reading Before Her Eyes by Jack Jordan with @buddyreadbooknook Our group read Do No Harm recently by the author and loved it so instantly wanted to read more! Finally on my Kindle I’m buddy reading Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels. This was the second ever winner of the @womensprize or the Orange prize as it was back then. Pictured book sleeve from @paperandword My audiobook listen is The Opposite Of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and the Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch (the actress played Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter movies). I’m also continuing to make my way through Light Rains with Mr B which we’re reading together up until Feb 2023. Onto the books pictured! 😂 I’m just starting Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor. One of my favourite authors do can’t wait for this. I’m finishing up Jude The Obscure with #thegreatthomashardyreadalong2022 it’s been both heartbreaking 💔 and epic! Voyager by Diana Gabaldon is the third book in the Outlander series and I’m about 150 pages in. My current re-read is Life After Life by Kate Atkinson. I’m loving being back in Ursula’s world so much! 😍 My current nonfiction is Women Don’t Owe You Pretty by Florence Given. Nearly halfway through this and the illustrations are brilliant. Finally I have the penultimate book in the @womensprize longlist, Creatures Of Passage by Morowa Yejidé. So intrigued by this one! So that makes it 11 books I’m currently reading. That’s fine right??? Let me know all your thoughts in the comments! #bookstagram #scottishbookstagrammer #multibookreader #fugitivepieces #annemichaels #deadhead #cjskuse #beforehereyes #jackjordan #reservoir13 #jonmcgregor #judetheobscure #thomashardy #voyager #dianagabaldon #lifeafterlife #kateatkinson #womendontoweyoupretty #florencegiven #creaturesofpassage #morowayejidé #womensprizelonglist2022 #womensprizewinners https://www.instagram.com/p/Cieh5imgogF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[mikeerrico]

“The Reservoir Tapes,” Jon McGregor Over two books (“Reservoir 13” and this companion piece), McGregor does this incredible thing, where “something happens” (no spoilers) and the reader never gets to the bottom of it, instead observing only repercussions- the change in the town, the people, the landscape. The result is a kind of portrait in photo-negative, and “what happened” starts to fade from view. Memories get cloudy, seasons roll along, and after a while, it doesn’t even matter. Which is, for better or worse, what actually happens. This, and “Reservoir 13,” was unlike anything I’ve ever read. #shelfie #bookshelf #bookstagram #instabooks #booksofinstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstorefinds #21stcenturybooks #goodreads #makethehang #reservoir13 #reservoirtapes #jonmcgregor ____ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn1PCyzHNRb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=g2tnadq2r7q

[itsredwritinghood]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day🌈🍀 I am attempting to make corn beef and cabbage in my crockpot...🤞🏽it comes out yummy...this was the only book from the library with a little bit of green on it...I picked this one up because the story was intriguing...it’s the story of a missing girl told through a series of interviews...can’t wait to crack this one open #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #bookgeek #bookworm #booknerd #happystpatricksday2019 #bibliophile #bookish #bookaddict #bookaholic#bookaholicsanonymous #bibliotherapy #theresevoirtapes #jonmcgregor #catapult #bookcommunity https://www.instagram.com/p/BvH7QG9nv2x/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=188y60v9h527g

[highpluslight]

The room felt brand new. She’d never felt so at home.

Reservoir 13 — by Jon McGregor

[bibliobethblog]

Hello everyone and hope you’re doing well. Today I’m taking part in the #fomoflatlay which I saw on the lovely @abrewandabook_ page. Luckily all these books are coming up really soon for me and I’m excited to get to them all. I’m feeling especially keen for Mayflies recommended by @messy_aussie_reader Bitter recommended by @keeperofpages Reservoir 13 as I’m a huge fan of Jon McGregor and From The Wreck recommended by @savidgereads Can you see any on this flatlay you’ve read? Let me know in the comments! #bookstagram #bookstagramuk #scottishbookstagrammer #nextonmytbr #booksimreadingnext #inthelightofwhatwesee #sarahpainter #mayflies #andrewohagan #bitter #francescajakobi #ocaledonia #elspethbarker #reservoir13 #jonmcgregor #littlenothing #marisasilver #apassagenorth #anukarudpragasam #saltwater #jessicaandrews #thejoysofmotherhood #buchiemecheta #fromthewreck #janerawson #booksimexcitedabout https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd_dr6LrDpE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[bibliobethblog]

Hello everyone I’m nipping in on #stacksaturday to share a little #scenicspinestack which I saw on the amazing @humphreads page. I’ve also realised I’ve got enough of these to do a paperback version so that’ll be coming your way at some point. Summer - Ali Smith Dreamland - Rosa Rankin-Gee The New Wilderness - Diane Cook Reservoir 13 - Jon McGregor The Wolf Road - Beth Lewis I Am Behind You - John Ajvide Lindqvist Hame - Annalena McAfee How many have I read? Umm just the one - Wolf Road which was wonderful but will be making its way to a new home hopefully this year, looking at you @keeperofpages 😉😘 I’d love to know your thoughts on any of these books or authors. Let’s have a chat in the comments! Have a great weekend everyone 🤗😘 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstack #scenicspines #beautifulbooks #hungryforhardbacks #alismith #summer #dreamland #rosarankingee #thenewwilderness #dianecook #reservoir13 #jonmcgregor #thewolfroad #bethlewis #iambehindyou #johnajvidelindqvist #hame #annalenamcafee #booksineedtoread #booksandcandles https://www.instagram.com/p/CZm2Aq6Lacl/?utm_medium=tumblr

[bibliobethblog]

Hello everyone and happy Friday to you all! I thought I would share another stop on my bookshelf tour today. This is my fourth bookshelf and the titles are arranged alphabetically from authors surname, this shelf contains some M’s which there are quite a lot of! All these books are still on my TBR but I’m looking forward to catching up with the Jon McGregor and David Mitchell novels (as two of my favourite authors) Rainbow Milk, The Animals In That Country and Blue Ticket, the latter of which I’ll be buddy reading at some point with @emmasbookishcorner 😍 I’d love to know your thoughts on any of these books or authors. Let’s have a chat in the comments! #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookshelf #booksbooksandmorebooks #bookshelftour #bookcollector #bookcollection #booksonmyshelf #booksonmytbr #jonmcgregor #leanfallstand #reservoir13 #davidmitchell #theboneclocks #sladehouse #utopiaavenue #blueticket #sophiemackintosh #rainbowmilk #paulmendez #theanimalsinthatcountry #laurajeanmckay #favouriteauthors https://www.instagram.com/p/CXlRSnFgRSf/?utm_medium=tumblr

[bibliobethblog]

Hello everyone from a chilly UK 🥶 and happy Saturday! Today’s #stacksaturday post was inspired by the lovely @the_sara_post who had a “meet me” stack on her page recently. So why don’t you meet me at: Platform Seven - Louise Doughty Slade House - David Mitchell The Island Of Missing Trees - Elif Shafak Dreamland - Rosa Rankin-Gee Kololo Hill - Neema Shah The New Wilderness - Diane Cook Reservoir 13 - Jon McGregor Are these books still on my TBR? You bet they are! Can’t wait to get to them. I’d love to know your thoughts on any of these books, especially if you’ve read them. Let’s have a chat in the comments! Have a great weekend everyone 🤗😘 #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstack #booksonmytbr #platformseven #louisedoughty #sladehouse #davidmitchell #theislandofmissingtrees #elifshafak #dreamland #rosarankingee #kololohill #neemashah #thenewwilderness #dianecook #reservoir13 #jonmcgregor #beautifulhardbacks #bookstagramchallenge https://www.instagram.com/bibliobeth/p/CXWDRsSAq54/?utm_medium=tumblr