1961 Club: your reviews!

April 2026 Reading Read at the source ↗

18 May 2026

April 2026 Reading Read at the source ↗

18 May 2026

Marry in Haste, Repent at Leisure! Another 5 star book for the #1961 Club Read at the source ↗

17 Apr 2026

Marry in Haste, Repent at Leisure! Another 5 star book for the #1961 Club Read at the source ↗

17 Apr 2026

Emily's Runaway Imagination by Beverly Cleary, for the 1961 Club Read at the source ↗

15 Apr 2026

Emily's Runaway Imagination by Beverly Cleary, for the 1961 Club Read at the source ↗

15 Apr 2026

The Girl in the Cellar by Patricia Wentworth, for the 1961 Club Read at the source ↗

14 Apr 2026

The Girl in the Cellar by Patricia Wentworth, for the 1961 Club Read at the source ↗

14 Apr 2026

The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart, for the 1961 Club Read at the source ↗

13 Apr 2026

The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart, for the 1961 Club Read at the source ↗

13 Apr 2026

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Marry in Haste, Repent at Leisure! Another 5 star book for the #1961 Club Read at the source ↗

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The Body in the Dumb River

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https://bronasbooks.com/2026/04/17/quaestio-de-centauris-primo-levi/

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Villains, dumb policemen, adventurous children and lively dogs! #enidblyton #1961Club Read at the source ↗

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https://somewhereboy.wordpress.com/2026/04/15/the-1961-club-one-hand-clapping-anthony-burgess/

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“…Doc Benway assessed the situation…” #1961Club #thesoftmachine Read at the source ↗

https://bronasbooks.com/2026/04/15/what-is-history-e-h-carr/

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https://potpourri2015.wordpress.com/2026/04/18/book-review-daughters-in-law-1961-by-henry-cecil/

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#1961Club #ClassicsClub: Crime Reads

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“The world was changing…” #1961Club #Simenon #AgathaChristie Read at the source ↗

Emily's Runaway Imagination by Beverly Cleary, for the 1961 Club Read at the source ↗

https://somewhereboy.wordpress.com/2026/04/16/the-1961-club-the-mighty-and-their-fall-ivy-compton-burnett/

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https://anzlitlovers.com/2026/04/14/heat-wave-in-berlin-1961-by-dymphna-cusack/

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https://potpourri2015.wordpress.com/2026/04/13/book-review-james-and-the-giant-peach-1961-by-roald-dahl/

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https://calmgrovebooks.wordpress.com/2026/04/18/jgp/

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“…deploring drudgery of housework.” #1961Club #provincialdaughter Read at the source ↗

https://jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/04/12/the-ha-ha-by-jennifer-dawson/

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#1961Club: The Ha-Ha by Jennifer Dawson Read at the source ↗

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Seven Lean Years (1961) by Celia Fremlin Read at the source ↗

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“…nothing to weep for…” #1961Club #kaddish #allenginsberg Read at the source ↗

https://bookaroundthecorner.com/2026/04/13/voices-in-the-evening-by-natalia-ginzburg-1961club/

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https://annabookbel.net/marnie-by-winston-graham-for-the-1961club/

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https://somewhereboy.wordpress.com/2026/04/18/the-1961-club-my-sad-captains-thom-gunn/

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https://reesewarner.blogspot.com/2026/04/john-hawkes-lime-twig-1961club.html

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https://shereadsnovels.com/2026/04/13/a-civil-contract-by-georgette-heyer-1961club/

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https://witchyreading.wordpress.com/2026/04/13/a-civil-contract-1961club/

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https://whatmeread.com/2026/04/16/review-2715-1961-club-sunlight-on-a-broken-column/

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https://somewhereboy.wordpress.com/2026/04/17/the-1961-club-household-ghosts-james-kennaway/

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“Oh, the sounds of time are pouring through the window…” #1961Club #PullMyDaisy Read at the source ↗

https://bronasbooks.com/2026/04/13/life-and-love-in-the-henhouse-irena-krzywicka/

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https://bronasbooks.com/2026/04/16/the-siren-giuseppe-tomasi-di-lampedusa/

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https://wordsandpeace.com/2026/04/15/book-review-for-the-1961-club-call-for-the-dead/

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https://booksplease.org/2026/04/14/__trashed-2/

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https://whatmeread.com/2026/04/13/review-2713-1961club-the-thief-and-the-dogs/

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https://winstonsdad.blog/2026/04/14/the-thief-and-the-dog-by-naguib-mahfouz/

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https://jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/04/16/inspector-imanishi-investigates-by-seicho-matsumoto-tr-beth-cary/

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https://bronasbooks.com/2026/04/18/conscience-ana-maria-matute/

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https://746books.com/2026/04/14/no-201-clock-without-hands-by-carson-mccullers-1961club/

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https://1streading.wordpress.com/2026/04/18/clock-without-hands/

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https://somewhereboy.wordpress.com/2026/04/19/the-1961-club-horseman-pass-by-larry-mcmurtry/

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https://klasikfanda.blogspot.com/2026/04/owls-in-family-1961-by-farley-mowat.html

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https://calmgrovebooks.wordpress.com/2026/04/15/tsh/

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https://lovebooksreadbooks.com/2026/04/17/a-severed-head-by-iris-murdoch-with-an-introduction-by-miranda-seymour-april-13th-19th-the-1961-club-1961club/

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https://librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/04/18/book-thoughts-iris-murdoch-a-severed-head/

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https://www.buriedinprint.com/v-s-naipauls-a-house-for-mr-biswas-1961-1961club/

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The Methods of Sergeant Cluff

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https://rosereadsnovels.wordpress.com/2026/04/17/everything-that-rises-must-converge-by-flannery-oconnor1961club/

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https://madamebibilophilerecommends.co.uk/2026/04/13/every-woman-who-writes-is-a-survivor-tillie-olsen/

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https://746books.com/2026/04/16/no-200-the-moviegoer-by-walker-percy-1961club/

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https://leepaula73.substack.com/p/no-fond-return-of-love?r=1ii1wm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true

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https://bookaroundthecorner.com/2026/04/18/heaven-has-no-favorites-by-erich-maria-remarque-my-second-read-for-the-1961club/

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https://1streading.wordpress.com/2026/04/12/the-day-of-the-owl/

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“You might think such a thing wouldn’t matter at all.” #1961Club #drseuss #thesneetches Read at the source ↗

https://potpourri2015.wordpress.com/2026/04/16/book-review-maigret-and-the-idle-burglar-1961-by-georges-simenon/

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https://winstonsdad.blog/2026/04/16/betty-by-georges-simenon/

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https://whatmeread.com/2026/04/14/review-2714-1961club-the-prime-of-miss-jean-brodie/

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https://shereadsnovels.com/2026/04/15/the-prime-of-miss-jean-brodie-by-muriel-spark-1961club/

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https://readingmattersblog.com/2026/04/19/the-prime-of-miss-jean-brodie-by-muriel-spark/

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https://wordsandpeace.com/2026/04/14/book-review-for-the-1961-club-the-winter-of-our-discontent/

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https://librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/04/13/a-book-for-1961club-d-e-stevenson-bel-lamington/

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https://hopewellslibraryoflife.wordpress.com/2026/04/15/review-bel-lamington-by-d-e-stevenson/

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The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart, for the 1961 Club Read at the source ↗

https://klasikfanda.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-ivy-tree-1961-by-mary-stewart.html

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https://volatilerune.blog/2026/04/17/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy-by-irving-stone-1961club/

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Bringing It All Back Home Read at the source ↗

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https://winstonsdad.blog/2026/04/13/diary-of-a-mad-old-man-by-junichiro-tanizaki/

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https://somewhereboy.wordpress.com/2026/04/14/the-1961-club-in-a-summer-season-elizabeth-taylor/

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Treasure of Hemlock Mountain

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https://reesewarner.blogspot.com/2026/04/peter-de-vries-blood-of-lamb-1961club.html

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https://somewhereboy.wordpress.com/2026/04/13/the-1961-club-the-blood-of-the-lamb-peter-de-vries/

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The Girl in the Cellar by Patricia Wentworth, for the 1961 Club Read at the source ↗

https://wordsandpeace.com/2026/04/17/book-review-for-the-1961-club-a-grave-undertaking/

wordsandpeace.com

https://madamebibilophilerecommends.co.uk/2026/04/15/who-could-be-frightened-in-as-wide-and-bright-as-clean-and-quiet-a-house-as-this-richard-yates-revolutionary-road/

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https://bookishbeck.com/2026/04/18/revolutionary-road-by-richard-yates-for-1961club/

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https://whatmeread.com/2026/04/17/review-2716-1961club-revolutionary-road/

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A couple more #1961Club titles Read at the source ↗

War Isn’t Wonderful by Ursula Bloom – #1961Club Read at the source ↗

Abbie and Arthur by Dane Chandos – #1961Club Read at the source ↗

The Mighty and Their Fall by Ivy Compton-Burnett – #1961Club Read at the source ↗

Faces in the Water by Janet Frame – #1961Club Read at the source ↗

Pen To Paper by Pamela Frankau – #1961Club Read at the source ↗

Underfoot in Show Business by Helene Hanff Read at the source ↗

The Chateau by William Maxwell – #1961Club Read at the source ↗

The Methods of Sergeant Cluff by Gil North – #1961Club Read at the source ↗

In A Summer Season by Elizabeth Taylor – #1961Club Read at the source ↗