~Andrea~ Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) Previous logs: 201520142013201220112010200920082007Read:The Book Thief - Marcus Zusak Fool's Fate - Robin Hobb The Pursuit of God - A W Tozer Celebration of Discipline - Richard Foster Simply Christian - Tom Wright Evil and the Justice of God - N. T. Wright Ian Rankin - A Cool Head Spectacles - a memoir - Sue Perkins A Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood Currently reading: The Various Haunts of Men - Susan Hill Edited January 12, 2017 by ~Andrea~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) Unread books on the bookshelf:Acquired pre 2011 Minnette Walters - The shape of snakes Logic - A very short introduction Wilkie Collins The Woman in White Chaucer - The Canterbury Tales (modern translation) The French Lieutenant's woman The Essential tales of Chekhov A Winter's tale Othello The Merchant of Venice Julius Caesar Twelfth night Collected works of Tennyson Begin year size: 12End year size: Acquired 2011 Clean Code - Robert Martin Blodwen Jones a'r aderyn prin - Bethan Gwenas (a novel for welsh learners) Begin year size: 2End year size: Acquired 2013: The Four Loves - C S Lewis Pilgrim's Progress - John Bunyan The Trial - Franz Kafka (audio) Begin year size: 3End year size: Acquired 2014: Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings - Edited by David Chalmers Godric - Frederick Buechner Begin year size: 2End year size: Books acquired 2015: Ian Rankin - A Cool Head Ian Rankin - Watchmen Pam Rhodes - Letting Go Susan Hill - The Various Haunts of Men Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities JoJo Moyes - The Girl You Left Behind The Book Thief - Marcus Zusak The Road Less Traveled Philosophy of Science. A very short introduction. Begin year size: 9 End year size: Total Begin year size: 28 Max size: 28Min size: 28Current Size: 27End year size: Edited December 27, 2016 by ~Andrea~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) The Wish ListAmbrose, David - Superstition Alexander, Denis - creation or evolution: do we have to choose?Beah, Ishmael - Memoirs of a Boy SoldierBradbury, Ray - Farenheit 451Bradbury, Ray - Something Wicked this way comesBarker, Clive - Weaveworld Brother Lawrence - The Practice of the Presence of GodBugan, Carmen - Burying the TypewriterChallis, Sarah - Footprints in the sand Chalmers, David J - Philopsphy of Mind - Contermporary and Classic ReadingsChamberlaine, Diane - The Midwife's confession recommendedChesterton, G K - OrthodoxyConran, Shirley - SavagesCoupland, Douglas - Microserfs/JPod Coben, Harlan - Six Years recommendedDu Maurier, Daphne - RebeccaDu Maurier, Daphne - The House on the StrandDunant, Sarah - Transgressions (recommended)Dick, Philip K - A Scanner Darkly Faber, Michael - The Crimson petal and the White recommended Foster, Richard - Celebration of Discipline Gaarder, Jostein - Sophie's WorldGreene, Grahame - Brighton RockGreene, Grahame - The Third Man & The Fallen IdolHaugen, Gary (IJM) - Just CourageHighsmith, Patricia - The Talented Mr RipleyHinton, Susan- Rumble FishHodgson, Burnett Frances - The Secret GardenHodkin, Michelle -The Unbecoming of Mara DyerHumphries, Alistair - Microadventures recommended Jerome, Jerome K - My Life and Times Jefferson Farjeon, J - Mystery in White recommended Kasasian, M.R.C. - The Mangle Street Murders recommended (read by Emma Gregory) Kempis, Thomas - The Imitation of Christ Krauss, Nicole - Man walks into a Room recommendedKoontz, Dean - The MaskKoontz, Dean - From The Corner Of His EyeKoontz, Dean - False Memory Lennox, John - God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God? Lennox, John - Seven Days that Divide the World. London, Jack - White Fang Mandel, John - Station Eleven recommended Marion, Issac - Warm Bodies recommendedMcKinley, Robin - SunshineMercer, Jeremy - Books, Baguettes & BedbugsMitchell, Margaret - Gone With the WindMoran, Caitlin - How to be a Woman recommended Moss, Sarah - Night Waking recommendedMoyes, Jojo - Me Before YouMoyes, Jojo - The Last Letter From Your Lover recommendedNeville, Adam - Apartment 16 Semple, Maria - Where'd you go Bernadette - recommendedPhillips, Caryl - A Distant Shore (recommended)Pargeter, Edith - The Heaven Tree Penny, Stef - The Tenderness of Wolves recommendedRayner, Jay - The Oyster House Siege Sachar, Louis - There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom - recommended Taylor, Jodie - Just One Damned Thing After Another - recommended Tolkein - LOTR Tremayne, S.K - The Ice Twins recommended Trueman, Terry - Stuck in neutralTrigell, Jonathan - Boy A Wheatley, Dennis - The Haunting of Toby Jugg Winter, Tom - Lost and Found recommendedWyndham, John - The Kraken awakesWatson, S J - Before I go to sleepRuiz Zafon, Carlos - The Shadow Of The WindRuiz Zafon, Carlos - The Angel's GameRyan, Carrie - The Forest Of Hands & TeethWroblewski, David - The story of Edgar Sawtelle Zevin, Gabrielle - The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry recommended Edited January 8, 2016 by ~Andrea~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 (edited) Goals for the year Read at least 2 books from pre 2011 TBR including one Shakespeare Finish Philosophy of Mind Finish Clean Code Finish Godric Read more than 10 books which is all I managed last year! OK Let's try and aim for 15 this time! TBR pile should shrink not grow like it did last year Edited January 8, 2016 by ~Andrea~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I have The Woman in White on my bookshelf too, I loved The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins so I have high hopes for it I love The Book Thief too, I hope you're enjoying it! Good luck reaching your goals this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Thanks Hayley. I have been enjoying The Book Thief very much so far. I've almost finished it. Happy reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Happy Reading in 2016 Andrea! Hope you enjoy your reading xx Glad you're enjoying The Book Thief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Thanks Kay Happy reading to you too x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 I wish you lots of happy reading this year, Andrea ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Happy reading in 2016! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Have a wonderful 2016 Andrea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Thanks everyone. And the same to you guys x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Happy 2016 reading, Andrea! Hope you read some great books this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Thanks Claire you too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 I wish you an amazing reading year in 2016! It can only get better from last year, aye? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 Yes true Frankie it couldn't get much worse anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 I finished The Book Thief a few days ago. I loved this book. The writing is wonderful, the characters wonderful but I did think it went on a little too long at the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 I'm glad you liked it . Shame the last part dragged a bit for you. I didn't really notice it myself, I loved the book. I'm glad you like the book though despite the bit at the end dragging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 It may be partly because it took me so long to read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Glad you enjoyed The Book Thief. Haven't read it myself in a few years but I know I absolutely loved it, so I've been considering re-reading it for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 The Book Thief was a really wonderful book, I'm so happy you enjoyed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 Thanks both. My reading is going well so far this year. I think my mojo is back. I'm loving the Robin Hobb, and managing to read some every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 (edited) Well my reading has been rubbish this year. I did finish the Robin Hobb and then started The Beach by Alex Garland (a re-read) but somehow my heart just isn't in it. It's been a bit of a stressy up and down year for me so far, and that hasn't helped my reading, but well, at least life's not boring! Yup just checked - that's two books I've read and we're in July. Awesome Edited July 8, 2016 by ~Andrea~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 Awww, I hope you'll be able to read more soon. Sorry it's been a stressful and up and down year for you so far . I hope the second half of the year will be better for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Oh no, hope you feel better and less stressy soon. It's hard to relax and enjoy a book when your head's not in the right place for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.