Marcus Brigstocke: Which book do you still mean to read, and why has it stayed on your list? — FLAPSS

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Which book do you still mean to read, and why has it stayed on your list?

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Marcus Brigstocke

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Absolutely none. I’ve had three run-ups at Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and I conclude it must be boring because I’ve never finished it.

The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 January 2025 source ↗

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Book Captain Corelli's Mandolin · Louis de Bernières

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Rebecca Lucy Taylor

I never finished The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗

Probably all of them because I am not big into English literature. I read a lot of self-improvement books.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 December 2023 source ↗

I’m going to confess I haven’t finished The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 December 2025 source ↗

I’ve never read any Salman Rushdie.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 August 2026 source ↗

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Like becoming warm after you’ve been cold.

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I don’t know, and I’m completely OK with not knowing.

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As someone who was kind.

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Every morning when I go into our three-year-old’s room. He’s so happy to see you, it’s a moment of heaven.

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Question What lesson has mattered most in your life? Time & hindsight

To be here in this one moment.

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Question What one change would most improve the quality of your daily life? Daily life

The internet going down – but not just for me, for everyone.

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