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Tigerlily
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 Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:29 pm Post subject: Glynis' Books TBR |
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2009 Mount TBR::
A Gathering Light by Jennifer Donnelly
A Passage to India - E. M. Forster
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - James Joyce
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood - thank you Annie!
Amsterdam by Ian McEwan
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Anne of Green Gables - Lucy Maud Montgomery
Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel
Black Swan Green - David Mitchell
Bonjour Tristesse - Francoise Sagan
Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote
Candlemoth - R. J. Ellory
Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee
East of Eden - John Steinbeck
English Passengers by Matthew Kneale
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer - READ **** Thanks Treez
Falling Angels - Tracy Chevalier - thanks Treez!
Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Frankie & Stankie by Barbara Trapido
Geek Love - Katherine Dunn
Hunting Unicorns by Bella Pollen
I Coriander by Sally Gardner
If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things by Jon McGregor
Jacob's Room - Virginia Woolf
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Lark Rise by Flora Thompson
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Little Women - Louisa M. Alcott
Madame Bovary - Gustav Flaubert
Mary Reilly - Valerie Martin - READ ****
Middlemarch by George Eliot
Midwives - Chris Bohjalian- thanks Kate for the loan!
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day - Winifred Watson - READ *****
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg
Mrs Dalloway - Virginia Woolf
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Naked Lunch - William Burroughs
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson
(tsk tsk!) by Irvine Welsh
Red Dog by Louis de Bernieres
Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman
Saturday by Ian McEwan
Sepulchre by Kate Mosse
Snow Flowers and the Secret Fan by Lisa See - thank you Annie!
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
The Apple: New Crimson Petal Stories by Michel Faber - thanks Blueflower!
The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean Auel
The Death and Life of Charlie St Cloud by Ben Sherwood
The Girls by Lori Lansens
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Infinite Wisdom of Harriet Rose by Diana Janney
The Island by Victoria Hislop
The Lady and the Unicorn - Tracey Chevalier
The Little Friend - Donna Tartt
The Mathematics of Love - Emma Darwin
The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
The Observations - Jane Harris
The People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
The Pirate's Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson
The Railway Children - Edith Nesbitt
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Shipping News - Annie Proulx
The Tenderness of Wolves by Steph Penney - thank you Jerseygirl!
The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien - thank you Andy!
The Travelling Hornplayer - Barbara Trapido
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox - Maggie O'Farrell
The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
The Waves - Virginia Woolf
The Winter Queen - Boris Akunin
Then we Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
Three Men in a Boat - Jerome K. Jerome
Tokyo Cancelled - Rana Dasgupta
Vernon God Little - DBC Pierre
Watership Down - Richard Adams
Witch Child - Celia Rees
Louis de Bernieres Latin American Trilogy:
The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts - Louis de Bernieres
Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord - Louis de Bernieres
The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman - Louis de Bernieres
Non-Fiction:
Iris - John Bayley
The Brontes - A Life in Letters - Folio Society edition
The Child That Books Built - Francis Spufford
The Diary of a Young Girl - Anne Frank
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
West of Kabul, East of New York - Tamim Ansary
TBR Books read in 2008:
A Quiet Belief in Angels by R. J. Ellory - *****
Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernieres - *****
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte - *****
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie - **
Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones - ***
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit - Jeanette Winterson - ***
Random Acts of Love by Danny Scheinmann - ****
The Food of Love by Anthony Capella - ***
The Sixth Lamentation by William Brodrick - ****
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (thank you Anne!) - ****
TBR Books read in 2007:
A Short History of Tractors in the Ukranian - Marina Lewycka ***
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini *****
Atonement by Ian McEwan *****
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell ***
Girl with a Pearl Earring - Tracy Chevalier *****
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling ****
I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith *****
Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden *****
Notes on a Scandal - Zoe Heller ****
The Birth House by Ami McKay ****
Perfume by Patrick Suskind *****
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen ****
The Dice Man - Luke Rhinehart *
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde ***1/2
The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova ***1/2
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton ****
The Interpretation of Murder - Jed Rubenfeld ****
Under the Skin - Michel Faber ****
Wicked by Gregory Maguire ***1/2
The Thirty Nine Steps - John Buchan ***1/2
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee *****
Non-Fiction:
How We Built Britain - David Dimbleby *****
A Picture of Britain - David Dimbleby *****
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Have read three of these, Glynis. Cloud Atlas, Eve Green and The Eyre Affair. All very different and I enjoyed all of them but if I was absolutely forced to choose it would be the Eyre Affair as I love books about books and this one is so mad it really takes one out of ones humdrum day to day existence. I loved Cloud Atlas as it was a total masterpiece of writing and composition without being too self obsessed with its own form. I have Black Swan Green on my TBR pile because I forgot to tell QPD that I didn't want the editor's choice! An expensive but pleasurable mistake - I know I could send it back but couldn't really be bothered and I want it more than that!  |
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:12 am Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I have Black Swan Green on my TBR pile |
I've heard that is a fantastic book. 13 months (and chapters) in the life of a 13 yr old, or something like that. I wouldn't mind reading it. G 
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the eyre affair - and the three that follow it in the thursday next series - is laugh out loud wonderful.
the series needs to be read as a whole, and immerses you into the book world in a way jasper fforde must be insane to have thought of! |
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Thanks for that Grockle. Have been recommended the 3 books by quite a few people now. Someone is trying to tell me something here!
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i borrowed them one at a time off the shelves of my fiance's brother - and i just sped through tham, i was so sorry when i got to the end!
but it's more like four long chapters of one book rathetr than four separate books. you'll be very frustrated if you dont have all 4 to hand! |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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have read 4 of them ,
Memoirs of a Geisha- loved this!!
Atonement- enjoyed this one too.
My Sister's Keeper- good read.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas- hated this, much preferred the movie, less disjointed.
have a few of yours on mt tbr too, mostly looking forward to Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Cloud Atlas and Everything is Illuminated. |
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| I've only read Memoirs of a Geisha and I loved it!! |
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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Have just updated my list. 
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| Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:36 pm Post subject: Re: Glynis' Books TBR |
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| ShropshireBlue wrote: | TBR List:
Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden - Great book, loved it!
Atonement by Ian McEwan (1001 read) - On my TBR
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg (1001 read) - On my TBR
Life of Pi - Yann Martel (1001 read) - On my TBR
A Short History of Tractors in the Ukranian - Marina Lewycka - I enjoyed this, was funny in parts but expected it to be more so with some of the reviews I read.
The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova - Loved this book, a bit long winded in parts but really enjoyed the story and description of places.
The Interpretation of Murder - Jed Rubenfeld - On my TBR
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Atonement by Ian McEwan (1001 read) Read was OK
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller (1001 read) Half way through nothing special.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke Read and enjoyed.
A Short History of Tractors in the Ukranian - Marina Lewycka on TBR
Clan of the Cave Bear - Jean Auel Read twice and loved.
The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova Read and enjoyed.
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Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden - read, great book
Atonement by Ian McEwan - read, didn't like
Saturday by Ian McEwan - read, not his best
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer - hated this!
Life of Pi - Yann Martel - on my TBR
My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult - loved this book
The Mathematics of Love - Emma Darwin - on my TBR
The Shipping News - Annie Proulx - on my TBR
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee - on my TBR
The Dice Man - Luke Rhinehart - on my TBR (thanks!)
Cloud Atlas - completed - 1001 read - on my TBR (have already tried once!)
Notes on a Scandal - Zoe Heller - read, good but preferred the film
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| Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 11:06 pm Post subject: Re: Glynis' Books TBR |
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Does your list consist of books you have physically waiting to be read, or does it include your 'wishlist'? Are they all books you've never read, or are there re-reads included?
Here are the titles from your list that I have read.
Memoirs of a Geisha - Read, good
Atonement -Read, good
Saturday by Ian - Heard radio adaptation,good
Catch 22 - Read, never again
English Passengers - Read, good
I Capture the Castle - Read, good
Life of Pi - Read, good in parts
Midnight's Children - Read, excellent
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow -Read, good
The Clan of the Cave Bear - Read, never again
The Eyre Affair - Read, good
The Shipping News - Read, excellent
The Winter Queen - Read, good
Watership Down - Read, good
Pre-1960s Modern Classics:
A Passage to India - E. M. Forster - Read, excellent
Anne of Green Gables - Read,and re-read
Bonjour Tristesse - I think I read that about 45years ago
Cold Comfort Farm - Read and re-read
East of Eden - Read, good
Lark Rise - Read the trilogy 'Lark Rise To Candleford' a couple of times, excellent
19th Century Classics:
Little Women - Read many times, love it! And the rest of the series.
Middlemarch - on my TBR pile
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Read, good
The Mayor of Casterbridge - Read, excellent
Three Men in a Boat - Read, good
Non-Fiction:
The Diary of a Young Girl - Read, good
TBR Books Read 2007:
Perfume by Patrick Suskind - audiobook, excellent
Cloud Atlas - read, never again
Notes on a Scandal - read, good
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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They're all books I own but have yet to read Megustaleer. I have a separate wish list. Hmmm you've got me thinking now - we should have a wish list section!
I keep meaning to post pics of the books on my tbr pile instead of typing the titles.
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Updated today. I'm going to take off all the ones I've read this year, put them in a separate 'read' list, and create a 2008 tbr list of unread books. If that makes sense.
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Updated to show 2008 TBR
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New books added to TBR pile:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Jean-Dominique Bauby - thanks Ronnie
Candlemoth - Roger Jon Ellory - thanks Anne
The Penelopiad - Margaret Atwood - thanks Annie
The Wedding Officer - Anthony Capella - thanks Anne
The Handmaid's Take - Margaret Atwood - thanks Annie
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit - Jeanette Winterson - thanks Wendy
Where Did It All Go Right? Growing up normal in the 70s - Andrew Collins - thanks Sarah
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer - thanks Treez
Vernon God Little - DBC Pierre - thanks Sarah
The Lace Reader - Brunonia Barry - thanks Sarah
What a Carve Up! - Jonathan Coe
Black Swan Green - David Mitchell
The Brontes - Felicia Gordon - thanks Anne
Thank you for my fab new books! 
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Just updating my TBR list - latest additions are highlighted in blue. Thanks for looking!!
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A Gathering Light by Jennifer Donnelly _ TBR
A Passage to India - E. M. Forster _ TBR
Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood - TBR
Black Swan Green - David Mitchell _ TBR
Bonjour Tristesse - Francoise Sagan _ TBR
** Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote ** READ **
Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernieres - TBR
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller _ TBR
** Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons ** READ **
** Disgrace by J. M. Coetzee ** READ **
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer - TBR
Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson ~ Had a go at this but gave up, the drugs got a bit dull… ?
** Geek Love - Katherine Dunn ** READ **
Life of Pi by Yann Martel ~ Gave up on this one
** Little Women - Louisa M. Alcott ** READ **
Mrs Dalloway - Virginia Woolf TBR
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit - Jeanette Winterson - TBR
Saturday by Ian McEwan ~ Gave up on this
** The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ** READ **
** The Little Friend - Donna Tartt ** READ **
** The Railway Children - Edith Nesbitt ** READ ** (years ago!)
The Secret History by Donna Tartt READ/ RE-reading for November discussion
The Tenderness of Wolves by Steph Penney - TBR
** The Winter Queen - Boris Akunin ** READ **
Then we Came to the End by Joshua Ferris TBR
** Three Men in a Boat - Jerome K. Jerome ** READ **
** Vernon God Little - DBC Pierre ** READ **
** The Handmaid's Take - Margaret Atwood - ** READ **
** Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran Foer - **READ **
Good list !
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Have updated my TBR for 2009. Fingers crossed I'll get more reading done this year!
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