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lisa2062
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katey
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Girl Friday-Jane Green- enjoyed this one  Nice and easy reading, and I like easy reads as the nights draw in.
Rabbit Run-John Updike- had to give up on this as it was from teh library and had to go back. Will try it again at another point.
The Book of Tomorrow- Cecelia Ahern-library book. Thought this was better than some of her others-really liked that it was from a teenagers point of view.
The Shops-India Knight- Non Fiction. Enjoyed this book too, I like the way India Knight writes-she is like an old friend who you can have a bitch with!
Take That- Take one- more pictures really, but there were some quotes so I am counting it!
Take That-Take Two- as above!
Mad about the Boys- Claire Blake- This is a Take That fans memoirs, although she is slightly stalkery (makes me look normal!). Badly written, but an easy read-you can tell she is not a natural writer though.
Mother of the Bride- Ilene Beckerman- This had been on my wishlist ages, I can't even remember where I heard about it from originally. But I loved it! It is not so much about being the mother of the bride as about how we wish away our children's lives and then realise that they were actually teh best part of life. One quote I loved went something like 'As my daughter wrote her wedding thank you notes I realised she was the best gift I ever had. I never wrote a thank you note for being given her' or something like that-I blubbed and blubbed!
Brothers- Ted van Lieshout This was a fiction book I have had waiting to be read for a while, I had put it off as it was a translated book (from Dutch) and I often find that it takes concentration as the translations aern't always good. Anyway, this was good-read in one sitting. It is the story of a boy who has lost his brother and the pondering over whether he is still a brother now his brother has died. It is also about the dynamic of family, sexuality and secrets. Really enjoyed it.
The Summer Book-Tove Jannson- another translated book! This is an 1001 read and I liked it, which is more than I can say for some of the other ones I have read this year! Well written and nice descriptions of the island it is based on. I would love to go there!
I think my next one will be Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani, as that is also a library book.
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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)
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Target for 2009- 100 (15)- 16(2) to go!
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jobar
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These are my October reads :
Canvey Island - James Runcie
Black Hills - Nora Roberts
Soft Voices, Whispering - Adrienne Dines
Of Bees and Mist -Erick Setiawan
Envy-Judy Corbett
At the Sign of the Sugared Plum-Mary Hooper
The Piano Teacher-Janice Y k Lee
Breathing in Colour- Clare Jay
Take a Look at Me Now-Anita Notaro
The Secret BetweenUs-Barbara Delinsky
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blueflower
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Location: Cumbria
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Doing well this month I have read two books so far and it is only the 11th!
[b]The Gates- John Connoly. 7/10[/b]
This is a children’s book although it doesn’t seem to be marketed as one but I would say it is written more for young teenagers rather than older ones but it is good fun and can be enjoyed by adults who like me have yet to grow up. One review I read said it was “could have been written by Stephen King and Neil Gaiman “ – the last Stephen King I read was full of extremely bad language and graphic descriptions of horrific deaths! Neither of which you will find in this book. OK so one or two perfectly nice people are eaten by demons but it isn’t really grisly. The story is about the how the ‘Great Malevolence’ decided that after being trapped in hell since time began he has had enough of watching humans enjoying themselves on the surface and so he decides to take over the earth and destroy it. His chance comes when those obligating scientists in Switzerland build the Hadron Collider which he can use to open the gates of HELL, then all hell is let loose and it is up to a 11 year old boy and his dog to save the world – with the help of Nerd the demon who smells of poo, (of course) and who loves wine gums and has a passion for fast cars.
The book is unusual because it has loads of footnotes, in fact rather too many of them and some are very long and you can lose track of the story. However, the footnotes do give some background to quantum physics, the CERN experiment and other scientific facts that you need to know about. But be warned, at the moment the Large Hadron Collider or LHC is being repaired, they have found a couple of vacuum ‘leaks’, but it is due to start up again in mid November – be afraid, be very afraid…..
The Winter Ghosts - Kate Mosse 10/10
Love it. Read this in a weekend, I just didn’t want to put it down. This isn’t a scary ‘hide under the bedcovers’ sort of horrifying ghost story, so if you are hoping to be frightened on the run up to Halloween you will be disappointed. It is a story about a man who had a lonely childhood with parents who barely acknowledged his existence and who lost the only person who cared about him. He struggles to come to terms with his brother death in WW1 and his guilt over not knowing how his brother died affected him even after many years. A change of scene and a trip through France is suggested. While driving through the mountains he crashes his car after becoming lost in a blizzard and finds shelter in village where he meets a lovely young woman who tells him her terrible story. But who is she and can he find her again? |
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blueflower
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One more to add
The Dogs and the Wolves, By Irčne Némirovsky 8/10
The story of Ada, Ben and Harry Sinner Jewish cousins from the Ukraine. One rich the other two live in the ghetto. All three find themselves and France in the years between the wars. |
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Karen
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The Declaration Gemma Malley
Death on the Downs Simon Brett
Doors Open Ian Rankin
Case Histories Kate Atkinson
The Little Stranger Sarah Waters
Knit One, Kill Two Maggie Sefton
The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde
Legend of a Suicide David Vann |
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Lauzc
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Location: Surbiton, Surrey
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Just two for me:
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society ~ Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows.
I'm Not Scared ~ Niccolo Ammaniti.
Both fantastic - 4/5.
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eightlegs
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An average month for me in number, but the books were ok.
A Handful of Honey – Annie Hawes 7/10 - This was a travel book set in Morrocco and Algiers. I have read several others by this author about moving to and living in Italy which I loved. This was good but a bit political and less about her life so I didn't enjoy it as much.
Swallowing Grandma – Kate Long 8.5/10- I loved this, as I did another of hers. It's about a girl being brought up by her grandma in a slightly dysfuntional manner. Lots of humour, recommended.
Sea Change – Robert Goddard 8/10 - I always enjoy mysteries by this author and this was no exception. Set around the time of the South Sea Bubble financial scam it charts a mans unwitting involvement in the politics of the time. A great read.
Lizzie Jordan’s Secret Life – Chris Manby 6.5/10 - A light chick lit that was given to me and I quite enjoyed but nothing special.
Jane’s Fame – Claire Harman 7/10 - Knowing nothing about Jane Austen and her life I was pleased to get this as a surprise present. I was a bit surprised however to find the emphasis wasn't so much on her life (of which not that much is known) but on her posthumous fame, both soon after her death and even the proliferation of film versions of her books in the 90's. An OK read but a bit academic at times for me - I read for enjoyment! |
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Penny
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The Last Summer of You and Me - Ann Brashares 2.5/5
Black Out - Lisa Unger - 4.5/5
Undiscovered Gyrl - Allison Burnett 5/5
The Lost Hours - Karen White 3/5
Evermore - Alyson Noel - 5/5 |
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heathera
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Sorry for the late posts on these discussions, but I'm going to try and catch up! I managed to read one book in October
The Abortionists Daughter - Elizabeth Hyde.
I quite liked it. Not fantastic but an interesting read. On a similar vein to Jodie Picoult.
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