Quarantine Book List

 

Back when the lockdown started taking its stranglehold on the country, cute memes started popping up. Lots of song adaptations, too. It stopped being funny as the stranglehold got more and more severe and intrusive. This one really caught my eye, though. It’s cleverly done and it got me thinking about trying to read all the books on the list. Phil Shaw is the one who came up with this. He’s done others as well. You can find him on Instagram.

 

Here’s how the titles read as sentences:

The English patient had caught it on the beach. “I should have stayed home,” she said. Now she was in quarantine in the dark house of splendid isolation. Still, hope springs eternal. With a little bit of luck, common sense and personal hygiene, the corona book of horror stories must end soon. Always remember, clean hands save lives. And when in doubt, don’t go out!

 

Here are the books along with the authors.

 

The English Patient (by Michael Ondaatje)

Had (by Rolf Hiorth-Schøyen)

Caught (by Harlan Coben)

It (by Stephen King)

On the Beach (by Nevil Schute)

 

I Should Have Stayed Home (by Horace McCoy)

She Said (by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey)

 

Now (by Morris Gleitzman)

She Was (by Janice Hollowell)

In Quarantine (by Duncan Foley)

In the Dark (by Mark Billingham)

House of Splendid Isolation (by Edna O'Brien)

 

Still (by Adam Thorpe)

Hope Springs Eternal (by Ginger Simpson)

 

With a Little Bit of Luck (by Sabrina Mahfouz)

Common Sense (by Thomas Paine)

And (by Fay Chivers)

Personal Hygiene (by Frank Overton)

The Corona Book of Horror Stories (Published by Corona Books)

Must End Soon (by Jonathan Meres)

 

Always Remember (by Shannon J. Mills)

Clean Hands Save Lives (by Thierry Crouzet)

And (by Fay Chivers)

When in Doubt (by D. Reginald Thomas)

Don't (by Jenny Diski)

Go (by Simon Lewis)

Out! (by Max Austin)

 

It’s going to take me a LONG time to get through all these books, and unless I get some feedback interest in book reports, I’m not going to post them. If a book really speaks to me, I might talk about that specific book.