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nuttymum303
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 Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:11 am Post subject: Books we Read in October |
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Coraline - Neil Gaiman
Under The Knife - Tess Gerritsen
The Bookshop - Penelope Fitzgerald (ML)
Beyond Ugly - Constance Briscoe
The Black  - Maxence Fermine
The Fishfinger Years - Fiona Gibson
Beautiful Lies - Lisa Unger (ML)
Changing Babies - Deborah Moggach
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RonnieJacobs
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Shopaholic and Baby - Sophie Kinsella
The Surgeon - Tess Gerritson
Golden Compass - Phillip Pullman
Confessions of a B ad Mother - in the aisle..... Stephanie Colman
In Their Footsteps - Tess Gerritson
Call after midnight - Tess Gerritson
I shaved my legs for this - Holly Chamberlain et al
If i were you - Julia Llewelyn
Further advendures of a Call Girl - Belle De Jour
Body Double - Tess Gerritson
Sea of Dreams Susan Sallis
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katey
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Danny Wallace and the Centre of teh Universe-Danny Wallace-good easy read
The Yellow Wallpaper-Charlotte Perkins Gilman I found this so haunting, would really recommend
The Virgin Suicides-Jeffrey Eugenides- enjoyed this one too
Change of Heart-Jodi Picoult- not her best but found it quite an integing idea and food for thought
Skeletons at the Feast- Chris Bojahlian (I couldn't get into it so gave up fairly early on)
No Dress Rehearsal- Marian Keyes-lovely short story
Love Child-Sue Elliot-interesting personal account of adoption as well as the history of adoption
A Dog Year-Jon Katz-a poorer version of Marley and Me. Did still cry at it though!
Garden Spells- Sarah Addison Allen-I don't know what I expected, but it was more chick lit than I thought it would be. Slightly disappointing.
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Target for 2009- 100 (15)- 16(2) to go!
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sirg1006
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jobar
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These are my October books.... 
Love and Other Impossible Pursuits ~ Ayelet Waldman
Testimony ~Anita Shreve
Helpless ~ Barbara Gowdy
The Woman Next Door ~ Barbara Delinsky
Love and Other Infidelities~ Helen Townsend
The Heretic's Daughter ~ Kathleeen Kent
The Evil Seed ~ Joanne Harris
My book of the month = The Heretic's Daughter
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Lauzc
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The Bookseller of Kabul ~ Asne Seierstad. 4/5.
A Bad Bride´s Tale ~ Polly Williams. 4/5.
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seanat
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The Return by Victoria Hislop 4/10 - remind me never to read her again! A poor rehash of The Island (which i also didnt much like) but set in Spanish civil war, too much info to the detriment of chracter/plot development.
Life on the Refrigerator Door by Alice Kuipers 5/10 - forgetable for me.
The White Masai by Corinne Hofmann 9/10 - besides wanting to thump her quite regularly, she was so naive for her age, i really enjoyed this memior of a Swiss womans marriage and life with a Masai warrior.
Body on the Beach by Simon Brett 6/10 - ok, but not as good as some of the others.
The Miracle of Edgar Mint by Brady Udall 8/10 - enjoyed this, reminded me of A Prayer for Owen Meany.
Booked to Die by John Dunning 8/10 - good fun read, a detective turned book-dealer whodunnit, got the 2nd one now to read.
Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway 8/10 - enjoyed this grim read about life in Sarajevo.
Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O'Neill 8/10 - really liked this, great characters.
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson 6/10 - ok read, not scary.
7th Heaven by James Patterson 6/10 - not sure why i'm still bothering with these, ok.
The Camel Bookmobile by Masha Hamilton 9/10 - great read about a library delivering books by camel in Kenya.
Never the Bride by Paul Magrs 8/10 - read a lot of this with my mouth dropped open, fun and silly and will never see Whitby again in the same way.
The Queen's Sorrow by Suzannah Dunn 4/10 - only finished it to fill in the survey, boring and title mis-leading as it had very little to do with Mary Tudor.
Second Glance by Jodi Picoult 7/10 - started great and then dragged a bit for the last third, i kept waiting for it to finish. Shame. I liked the historical part much more than the modern.
Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian 7/10 - not my favourite of his, but an interesting read.
Night by Elie Wiesel 7/10 - a 7 because i think the writing lost something maybe in translation. A very depressing/grim true story of a 14 year olds experience in Auschwitz.
Love Falls by Esther Freud - gave up, didnt think i was going anywhere and i don't really like 'coming-of-age' books.
The Coroner's Lunch by Colin Cotterill 8/10 - really enjoyed the humour in this, will read next one.
Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran 7/10 - lovely tale of 3 Iranian sisters with a past opening a cafe in rural Ireland, reminded me of Chocolat. |
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wonderlake
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1. Birdsong, S Faulks~ 1,001
2. Cold Comfort Farm, S Gibbons ~ 1,001
3. The Winter Queen, B Akunin
4. Lazybones, M Billingham
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ginger987
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Enduring Love - Ian McEwan 6/10
Tenth Circle - Jodi Picoult 6/10
An Offer You Can't Refuse - Jill Mansell 8/10
Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen 10/10
So Many Books So Little Time 8/10
The Pact - Jodi Picoult 8/10
The Outcast - Sadie Jones 7/10
Hurting Distance - Sophie Hannah 9/10
Gave up on:
Embers - Sandor Marai. I gave this more then a fair chance but I just hated it!!
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charlottestar
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Been a bit of a slow month....
Tender is the Night - F Scott Fitzgerald (took me forever to read this and didn't enjoy it as much as I wanted to)
Dear Fatty - Dawn Fench
The Gaol: The story of Newgate London's Most Notorious Prison - Kelly Grovier Absolutely great!
Round About a Pound a Week - Maud Pember Reeves A study of working class women in the Lambeth area of London before 1914.
The Death of the Heart - Elizabeth Bowen Found it slow starting but later really gripped me. Quite melancholy, restrained heartbreak.
The Member of the Wedding - Carson McCullers I loved loved loved this novel! The more I think about it the more I love it. Beautifully written. Much more dark and violent and haunting than most people think. Much more than a simply coming of age novel. Definitely going to read more Carson McCullers.
The Stranger from the Sea - Winston Graham The 8th Poldark novel |
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annecater
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A mixed bag for me this month:
The Summer That Never Was by Peter Robinson : Inspector Banks never lets me down - I love this series. Great detective stories set in Yorkshire.
Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes : I know loads of people really loved this, but it did nothing for me at all. I understand the meaning and moral behind the story but I hated the writing style. I hate books that are written how people speak, and as the main character starts the story with a very low IQ and it is written in diary form, I found it very hard to read. This really puts me off, I like to lose myself in a story without having to try and work out what is actually being written. Then, as Charley became more intelligent, the writing became too scientific for me and I got really bored. Sorry everyone that loved it!
Animal Crackers by Hannah Tinti : A collection of short stories - some were very good and others just so-so - but all were quite odd!
The Curry Mile by Zahid Hussain : I enjoyed this story based in Manchester's curry mile. An interesting insight into the world of Indian food and family.
Reaver's Ransom by Emily Diamand : A debut children's book that I reviewed for Waterstone's. This was a great read, set in the future when England is under water due to global warming. A story of good over evil.
The Cape Ann by Faith Sullivan : A lovely little story set in America during the depression. Narrated by a small girl and a great insight to the era.
Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day by Winifred Watson : Although I enjoyed this sweet story, rather like Cinderella really, but set in the 1920s, I wasnt blown away by it. A cosy read, ideal for a Sunday afternoon in front of the fire.
The House At Midnight by Lucie Whitehouse : Another debut novel, and another great read. Set in and around an old house and concentrating on a group of university friends - gripping and easy to read.
The Believers by Zoe Heller : I've waited for five years for Zoe Heller's latest book and wasnt disappointed in the least. She is a genius at writing exceptional stories about obnoxious characters. I loved it.
The Fire Gospel by Michel Faber : I was left completely cold by this, again I know that others loved it, but it just wasnt my thing at all. Faber is a strange author, I've loved some of his books and really disliked others.
The Boy In The Dress by David Walliams : For the Waterstone's Book Group. The debut novel by David Walliams of Little Britain fame and aimed at children aged 9+. This is very funny in places and Walliams' character shines through - it's a very sad story in places and then laugh out loud in others. I do think that children of 9 may struggle with the meaning and some of the jokes may be a bit grown up, but I really enjoyed it.
Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfield : I dont know how I missed this one as a child, but had heard so many people on the forums rave about this that I had to get myself a copy. What a wonderful story, to be honest I think I probably enjoyed it more now than if I had read it as a child. Truely lovely story.
The Gypsy Tearoom by Nicky Pellegrino : Also published as The Summer at Villa Rosa. Excellent - food, love, Italy - what more could I want?
The Return by Victoria Hislop : Another much anticipated novel, I adored The Island and was so looking forward to this. I thought it started well and I was gripped by the modern day story of Sonia, but as it went back to the Spanish Civil War, I totally lost interest. I found her writing very wooden and text-book like in places. I thought there were far too many characters that werent explored enough. An interesting story but not a patch on The Island for me.
A Columbine Survivor's Story by Marjorie Lindholme : A short book written by a survivor of the Columbine High School shooting. Very simply written and more about the effect the shooting had on her life rather than the actual events themselves.
Guarding Maggie by Ellen McCarthy : A debut novel by an Irish author. This was fabulous and I really couldnt put it down. Set in my home county of Donegal and focussing on Maggie and her family. Some very sinister undertones and I was actually pretty scared in a couple of places.
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1001 Challenge Books read in 2009 - 3
1001 Challenge Books read in 2008 - 8
1001 Challenge Books read in 2007 - 13 |
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eightlegs
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A slow month for me
The Diary of a Nobody – George and Weedon Grossmith (1001) - an ok book but not sure I'd rate it for top 1001, quite amusing but not laugh out loud 6/10
Queen of the Big Time – Adriana Trigiani - a light, easy read 7/10
Dark Fire – C J Sansom - as good if not better than the first of the series, looking forward to more 9/10
A boy beyond reach – Cheri Florance - a biography about her son who was diagnosed with autism that she, as a speech and communication specialist disputed and fought to overcome. A bit technical in places but it seems that child would be learning disabled if she'd not put in the effort she did. Found it quite interesting having worked with autistics and the discussion about how people process info differently, either visually or verbally 9/10 |
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katey
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Added some short comments on my October reads.
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Books 01.09- 18 (5)
Books 02.09- 12 (4)
Books 03.09- 9 (1)
Books 04.09- 3 (0)
Books 05.09- 3(0)
Books 06.09- 8(1)
Books 07.09- 9(0)
Books 08.09- 10(1)
Books 09.09- 3(1)
Books 10.09- 9(1)
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heathera
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A very slow month for me again:
Chinese Whispers - Hsiao-Hung Pai - 9/10. This is written by a journalist who went undercover in the UK to hear stories from Chinese immigrant workers. It's a very moving and disturbing book.
Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks (1001) - I haven't quite finished this one but reckon it's going to be around 8/10. I've really enjoyed most of it but thought it was slow to get going.
I'm also reading Wild Swans for our readalong and have been dipping in and out of Mao:The Untold Story - Jung Chang.
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Very slow month for me too.
Thanks For The Memories by Cecelia Ahern 8/10
By The Time You Read This by Lola Jaye 8/10
The Death and Life of Charlie St.Cloud 7/10
Got half way through Second Time Lucky by Sophie King but still couldn't get into it.
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