Ooshie Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) I usually only mark out of 5, but have decided that this year I will add a 6 for books that I not only really enjoy at the time, but that are on my list of all-time best reads! Books read in 2014: January - March The Secret History by Donna Tartt 6/6 The Golden Egg by Donna Leon 5/6 (one of my favourite series) The Last Dance and other stories by Victoria Hislop 2.5/6 Kind of Cruel by Sophie Hannah 4/6 The Chosen One by Sam Bourne 3.5/6 Edited March 23, 2014 by Ooshie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooshie Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 (edited) Books read in 2013 - I still have to complete my list, but here it is so far... JanuaryThe Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney 5/5 for writing, 2/5 for enjoymentThe Final Reckoning by Sam Bourne 3/5Blaze by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman 3/5The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier 5/5Consder Phlebas by Iain M. Banks 3/5 February The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks 4.5/5 I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith 3/5 The Sisters Brothers by Patrick de Witt 3/5 The Woman in Black by Susan Hill 4.5/5 Les Liaisons Dangereuse by Choderlos de Laclos 4/5 The State of the Art by Iain M Banks 5/5 March The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory 4/5 Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks 3/5 Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel 5/5 March - August Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel 5/5 The Sea Change by Joanna Rossiter 3/5 Gerald's Game by Stephen King 2.5/5 The Zero Game by David Baldacci 2.5/5 Phantom by Jo Nesbo 4/5 Fever of the Bone by Val McDermid 3.5/5 Fault Line by Robert Goddard 3/5 The Winding Road by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles 4.5/5 Stonemouth by Iain Banks 3.5/5 Lisey's Story by Stephen King 3/5 Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov 4/5 Beastly Things by Donna Leon 4.5/5 The House by the Sea by Santa Montefiore 2.5/5 Eloise by Judy Finnigan 2.5/5 The Complaints by Ian Rankin 4/5 River of Destiny by Barbara Erskine 3.5/5 King Solomon's Carpet by Barbara Vine 4.5/5 The Sea Sisters by Lucy Clarke 3/5 Summer by Edith Wharton 4.5/5 The Racketeer by John Grisham 4/5 The Bat by Jo Nesbo 2.5/5 Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell 4/5 Close My Eyes by Sophie McKenzie 3.5/5 Hotel Vendome by Danielle Stelle 4/5 The Bone Bed by Patricia Cornwell 3.5/5 Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder 3/5 Joyland by Stephen King 4/5 The Red House by Mark Haddon 4/5 The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton 4/5 The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones 4.5/5 The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain 4/5 As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner 4/5 A Gun for Sale by Graham Greene 3/5 Clarissa Oakes by Patrick O'Brian 5/5 Bitter River by Julia Keller 4/5 September - December The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan 4/5 The Death of Grass by John Christopher 4/5 Tarnished by Julia Crouch 3/5 The Wine-Dark Sea by Patrick O'Brian 5/5 Did You Miss Me by Karen Rose 2/5 The Drowned World by J G Ballard 3.5/5 The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty 3/5 The Lost Art of Gratitude by Alexander McCall Smith 3.5/5 The Carrier by Sophie Hannah 4/5 Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O'Farrell 3/5 Castle d'Or by Daphne du Maurier 3.5/5 A Rage to Live by John O'Hara 3/5 The Reversal by Michael Connelly 3.5/5 Merry Christmas Alex Cross by James Patterson 2.5/5 Trains and Lovers by Alexander McCall Smith 3.5/5 Bones are Forever by Kathy Reichs 3/5 Edited March 23, 2014 by Ooshie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooshie Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 Books Read in 2012JanuaryLonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry 5/5On the Eve by Ivan Turgenev 3/5Everything and Nothing by Araminta Hall 3/5The Dancing Years by Cynthia Harrod Eagles 4/5The Shadows in the Street by Susan Hill 4/5Treason's Harbour by Patrick O'Brian 4/5FebruaryMistress Masham's Repose by T H White 3/5I'll Never Be Young Again by Daphne du Maurier 2.5/5The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick 3/5Talleyrand by Duff Cooper 4/5The Thief of Always by Clive Barker 4/5The Fifth Witness by Michael Connelly 4/5The Pied Piper by Neville Shute 3/5The Woman in Black by Susan Hill 5/5Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov 4/5MarchNemesis by Jo Nesbo 4/5Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes 4/5The Far Side of the World by Patrick O'Brian 4/5Cell by Stephen King 3.5/5Cover Her Face by P D James 3.5/5blueyed boy by Joanne Harris 3/5Foundation by Isaac Aasimov 3.5/5The Reverse of the Medal by Patrick O'Brian 4/5The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing 4/5April/MayTransition by Iain Banks 5/5Live Wire by Harlan Coben 4/5Ben, in the World by Doris Lessing 4/5Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind 3/5JuneThe Devil's Star by Jo Nesbo 4/5The Redeemer by Jo Nesbo 4/5The Snowman by Jo Nesbo 5/5The Leopard by Jo Nesbo 5/5JulyBefore I go to Sleep by S J Watson 5/5Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 4/5Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell 3.5/5Brass Ring by Diane Chamberlain 3.5/5Drawing Conclusions by Donna Leon 5/5The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay 4.5/5August11.22.63 by Stephen King 4/5The Virginian by Owen Wister 5/5Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov 4/5A Month in the Country by J L Carr 5/5V is for Vengeance by Sue Grafton 3.5/5Well, the rest of the year kind of descended into chaos, so I won't be posting any reviews, but will try and list at least most of the books I read:Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell 3/5The Drop by Michael Connelly 3.5/5The Real Katie Lavender by Erica James 3/5The Vanishing Act by Mette Jakobsen 3/5The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey 4.5/5The Greatcoat by Helen Dunmore 4/5The Sixth Man by David Baldacci 3/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooshie Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 Books read in 2011:The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldFear the Worst by Linwood BarclayWinter Ghosts by Kate MosseWatchmen by Alan Moore & Dave GibbonsThe Sea, The Sea by Iris MurdochU is for Undertow by Sue GraftonThe Other Family by Joanna TrollopeMayday by Nelson DeMille & Thomas BlockFebruaryNext by Michael CrichtonFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesEverything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran FoerTrail of Blood by S J RozanMarchThe Screwtape Letters by C S LewisMadame Bovary by Gustave FlaubertA Home at the End of the World by Michael CunninghamThe Shape of Water by Amdrea CamilleriAprilThe Mauritius Command by Patrick O'BrianSolar by Ian McEwanCuckoo by Julia CrouchUnder The Dome by Stephen KingPlay to Kill by P J TracyThe Lost Symbol by Dan BrownThe Snack Thief by Andrea CamilleriMayBrooklyn by Colm ToibinThe Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Group by Mary McCarthyThe Fallen Kings by Cynthia Harrod EaglesJuneThe Graveyard Book by Neil GaimanFirst Love by Ivan TurgenevNew York Trilogy by Paul AusterThe Midwife's Confession by Diane ChamberlainPort Mortuary by Patricia CornwellJulyThe Reversal by Michael ConnellyThe Day of the Triffids by John WyndhamSpider Bones by Kathy ReichsDesolation Island by Patrick O'BrianFortune of War by Patrick O'BrianHarvesting the Heart by Jodi PicoultThe Distant Hours by Kate MortonAugustLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottFull Dark, No Stars by Stephen KingReading Lolita in Tehran by Azar NafisiCandide by VoltaireThe Other Hand by Chris CleaveA Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave EggersSeptemberRescue by Anita ShreveThe Confession by John GrishamThe Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall SmithLasting Damage by Sophie HannahOctoberThe Ambassadors by Henry JamesThe Flight of the Falcon by Daphne du MaurierThe Golem by Gustav HenrinkThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha ChristieFrankenstein by Mary ShelleyNovemberThe Little Women Letters by Gabrielle DonnellyThe Surgeon's Mate by Patrick O'BrianJulius by Daphne du MaurierFree Fire by C J BoxThe Ionian Mission by Patrick O'BrianDecemberThe Bloody Chamber by Angela CarterSnow Falling on Cedars by David GutersonSkipping Christmas by John GrishamThe Folio Book of Christmas Crime Stories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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poppyshake Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Happy New Year and Happy Reading in 2014 Oosh! Glad you enjoyed The Secret History .. it's fab isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Hope you have a great reading year in 2014, Ooshie. Looks like you're off to a cracking start already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Happy Reading this year ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Happy reading and best wishes for 2014! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsa Orlong Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Happy reading Ooshie! Not many Patrick O'Brians to go now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Happy Reading in 2014, Ooshie ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooshie Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 Thank you for your good wishes, everyone, sorry not to have replied before but I haven't been around much - look forward to chatting with you all during the year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Hey! Glad to see ya. Your lists are really wonderful, I see a lot that I've read and loved as well. I have to say, you have great taste in books! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooshie Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 pontalba, on 22 Mar 2014 - 2:23 PM, said: Hey! Glad to see ya. Your lists are really wonderful, I see a lot that I've read and loved as well. I have to say, you have great taste in books! Thank you very much! I always find myself looking out for your posts, as I definitely noticed our reading tastes coincide quite a lot! I don't read much non-fiction, as you will have noticed, but find my tastes range quite freely over lots of genres (a bit like my musical tastes, which run all the way from novelty pop to classical encompassing just about everything else except thrash metal!) although there are always favourites I come back to when I'm in the mood for a read I will be pretty sure to like, or a bit of comfort-reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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