Chrissy Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) 2011 Reading 2012 & 2013 Reading 2014 Reading 1) Lord Peter Views The Body by Dorothy L Sayers 2) The Unpleasantness At The Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers 3) Strong Poison by Dorothy L Sayers 4) Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L Sayers 5) Finding Sky (+ Challenging Zed) by Joss Stirling 6) Stealing Phoenix by Joss Stirling 7) Seeking Crystal by Joss Stirling 8) Misty Falls by Joss Stirling 9) We Were Liars by E Lockhart10) Have His Carcase by Dorothy L Sayers11) The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson12) Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher13) The Boy In The Smoke by Maureen Johnson14) The Name Of The Star by Maureen Johnson15) The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson16) The Shadow Cabinet By Maureen Johnson17) Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone by JK Rowling18) Harry Potter & The Chamber Of Secrets by JK Rowling19) Harry Potter & The Prisoner Of Azkaban by JK Rowling20) Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire by JK Rowling21) Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix by JK Rowing22) Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling23) Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling24) A Morbid Taste For Bones (Cadfael) by Elis Peters25) No Good Deed by Manda Scott26) 18 Things (My So Called Afterlife) by Jamie Ayres27) The Psalter by Galen Watson28) Ill Wind (Weather Wardens) by Rachel Caine29) Heat Stroke (Weather Wardens) by Rachel Caine30) Chill Factor (Weather Wardens) by Rachel Caine31) Fear Itself by Jonathan Nasaw32) Every Day by David Levithan33) I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson34) Another Day by David Levithan35) Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett36) A Hat Full Of Sky by Terry Pratchett37) Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett38) I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett39) The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde40) Lost In A Good Book by Jasper Fforde41)The Well Of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde42) Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde43) First Amongst Sequels by Jasper Fforde44) One Of Our Thursdays Is Missing by Jasper Fforde45) The Woman Who Died A Lot by Jasper Fforde46) How The Marquis Got His Coat Back (short story) by Neil Gaiman47) The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde48) The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde49) The Song Of The Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde50) The Eye Of Zoltar by Jasper Fforde51) Angel Dares by Joss Stirling 52) Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher Edited December 26, 2015 by Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) I am starting the year with a book of short stories featuring Lord Peter WImsey, and favourite detective of mine. I will review when I am done, but thought I would start the thread with what I am up to. Edited December 20, 2015 by Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Hope your reading goes well in 2015 Chrissy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julie Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 A Happy Reading Year to you , Chrissy ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 Thank you ladies, and straight back with the wishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I hope you have a great reading year, Chrissy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I hope you have a fantabulous reading year, Chrissy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Hope your mojo doesn't desert you this year, Chrissy, and you have a smashing year of reading ahead of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I have never read any Dorothy L Sayers. I used to read quite a lot of detective type novels but I sort of overdosed on them in my 20s and don't tend to pick them up often. I've enjoyed a few Agatha Christie books - I imagine (although I'm probably wrong?) that they are similarish?! Happy reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Have a great reading year Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilywhite Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Happy reading in 2015! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted January 4, 2015 Author Share Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) Thank you all. I wish you all a happy reading year. I had a good year of reading last year, and plan on carrying on with my reading decisions in the same way - if it grabs me I'll read it! I have worked hard at removing any sense of should, shouldn't and not agains. The plan is that I read something that carries me on (and often away) from myself, no matter the genre, age demographic or whether it is new to me or not. Life is definitely too short to allow my favourite pastime get bogged down with self imposed 'politics'. Janet, I would say that the Dorothy L Sayers are similar in lots of ways to the Agatha Christie novels, as they would have been written around the same time, so carry the same sensibility. With the Sayers' books, I think if you develop a liking for Lord Peter's character you will love the series, but I would say that it hinges on that. He is definitely upper class, he has servants, lives in town, belongs to men-only clubs and rattles about the world with a insouciant manner most of the time. For me the character is also highly moral, sensitive, charismatic, perceptive and an intensely loyal man, capable of great humour and profound guilt. It may not be too obvious but I may just be a little taken by Lord Peter. Edited January 4, 2015 by Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I had a good year of reading last year, and plan on carrying on with my reading decisions in the same way - if it grabs me I'll read it! I have worked hard at removing any sense of should, shouldn't and not agains. The plan is that I read something that carries me on (and often away) from myself, no matter the genre, age demographic or whether it is new to me or not. Life is definitely too short to allow my favourite pastime get bogged down with self imposed 'politics'. Well put! I hope this great attitude of yours takes you to some great places this year! I still remember how long you struggled with your mojo, so I think you deserve another fantastic reading year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 It definitely sounds like a FictionCrush to me, Chrissy! Thanks. I take it that it would be best to start with the first one? Presumably that introduces the character(s)/settings for future books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 I wish you a great reading year in 2015, Chrissy ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Well put! I hope this great attitude of yours takes you to some great places this year! I still remember how long you struggled with your mojo, so I think you deserve another fantastic reading year! I agree with all of this! I hope your great reading streak continues, Chrissy. With your positive attitude, it's bound to! I've never really considered reading anything by Sayers before, but I love Agatha Christie, so maybe I should give Wimsey a go. You've painted such as interesting picture of the character that I'm now intrigued. Dare I ask how many books there are? Is Wimsey an older gentleman, like Poirot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Just wanted to say thank you for my christmas card! I got it a bit after christmas. Happy Reading in 2015! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 (edited) Your welcome Devi. Thanks Kylie. I can definitely recommend Dorothy L Sayers. She wrote 11 of the books, with a few pretty good final ones written by an associate/fan. Lord Peter is around 40 years old in the books (in his late 30's in the first one). Edited January 6, 2015 by Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsa Orlong Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Happy reading in 2015, Chrissy You know what's needed, don't you - some David Gemmell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Thanks Kylie. I can definitely recommend Dorothy L Sayers. She wrote 11 of the books, with a few pretty good final ones written by an associate/fan. Lord Peter is around 40 years old in the books (in his late 30's in the first one). Thanks for the info. 11 sounds manageable! I was afraid you were going to say that Sayers was as prolific as Christie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 1) Lord Peter Views The Body by Dorothy L Sayers Nine short stories with Lord Peter at the centre of each. They vary in length, and none are entirely predictable, which is surprising because I read this collection a few years ago!. My plan is to work my way through the Wimsey series, interspersing them with other books. Can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signor Finzione Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Have a lovely reading year, Chrissy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 Thank you. I'm just pondering my next read now, so fingers crossed I get it right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Hope you have a great reading year Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Thanks Kay. 2) The Unpleasantness At The Bellona Club by Dorothy L Sayers I decided to head straight into another Lord Peter Wimsey story, so next in the series was this one. Following a visit with his dying sister, General Fentiman is found dead. The General had suffered with a heart condition for years, so surely his death was not a surprise? No one would have thought more of it had there not been a proviso in the wills that was dependent upon the timing of each death. Aside from the development of the plot and the characters in this 1928 novel, I found the many references to the Great War (World War One) both fascinating and touching. Sayers clearly had great sympathy and understanding for the post war suffering of those who served. It is a depth to the story that is unexpected but seamlessly included. (I have already started on my next Sayers book ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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