poppyshake Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 (edited) What is (just skip those that don't apply) .... Your favourite read of the year? Your favourite author of the year? Your most read author of the year? Your favourite book cover of the year? The book you abandoned (if there was more than one, then the one you read the least of)? The book that most disappointed you? The funniest book you read this year? Your favourite literary character this year? Your favourite children's book this year? Your favourite non-fiction book this year? Your favourite biography this year? Your favourite collection of short stories this year? Your favourite poetry collection this year? Your favourite illustrated book of the year? These awards are based on your reading so the books don't have to have been published in 2010. I'm going to have to think long and hard before I answer them. This is really just an exercise to keep my brain going and stop me from falling into a freezing weather induced torpor, bought about by snow and lack of chocolate. Edited January 4, 2011 by poppyshake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysalis_stage Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 (edited) Your favourite read of the year? Michel Faber - The Crimson Petal and The White Your favourite author of the year? China Mieville Your most read author of the year? China Mieville Your favourite book cover of the year? Jacqueline Kelly - The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate The book you abandoned (if there was more than one, then the one you read the least of)? Peter Hoeg - Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow The book that most disappointed you? Michel Faber - The Apple (Still enjoyed it but wanted more) The funniest book you read this year? Douglas Adams - The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy/The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Your favourite literary character this year? Calpurnia Tate Your favourite children's book this year? Clive Barker - Abarat Your favourite non-fiction book this year? Richard Fortey - Dry Store Room No.1: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum Your favourite biography this year? N/A Your favourite collection of short stories this year? Julio Cortazar - The Blow up and other stories Your favourite poetry collection this year? Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Collection Your favourite illustrated book of the year? Joan Aiken - A Necklace of Raindrops and Other Stories (Illustrations by Jan Pienkowski) Edited December 3, 2010 by chrysalis_stage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amesy Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 (edited) Your favourite read of the year? The Neutronium Alchemist Your favourite author of the year? Peter F. Hamilton Your most read author of the year? Terry Pratchett Your favourite book cover of the year? Soul Music - Terry Pratchett (Death on a motorcycle... what's not to like) The book you abandoned (if there was more than one, then the one you read the least of)? Break No Bones - Kathy Reichs The book that most disappointed you? Bravo Two Zero - Andy McNabb (Far too much swearing to be enjoyable) The funniest book you read this year? Sourcery - Terry Pratchett Your favourite literary character this year? Joshua Calvert Your favourite children's book this year? Puddle Lane: When the Clock struck Thirteen - Sheila McCullagh Your favourite non-fiction book this year? Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera - Bryan Peterson Your favourite biography this year? N/A Your favourite collection of short stories this year? Stephen King Goes to the Movies Your favourite poetry collection this year? A Childrens Treasury of Milligan - Spike Milligan Your favourite illustrated book of the year? Playboy????? Edited December 1, 2010 by Amesy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 Your favourite illustrated book of the year? Playboy????? Good grief! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Your favourite read of the year? The Secret Lives of People in Love by Simon Van Booy Your favourite author of the year? Simon Van Booy Your most read author of the year? Richelle Mead Your favourite book cover of the year? Howards End Is On The Landing by Susan Hill The book you abandoned (if there was more than one, then the one you read the least of)? The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble The book that most disappointed you? The Dog Who Came In From The Cold by Alexander McCall Smith The funniest book you read this year? Martin Lukes: Who Moved My Blackberry? by Lucy Kellaway Your favourite literary character this year? Eddie Russett from Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde Your favourite children's book this year? Ghost Hunter by Michelle Paver Your favourite non-fiction book this year? Adventures on the High Teas by Stuart Maconie Your favourite collection of short stories this year? The Secret Lives of People in Love by Simon Van Booy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willoyd Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 (edited) Your favourite read of the year? The Years by Virginia Woolf Your favourite author of the year? Equally Virginia Woolf and Donna Leon Your most read author of the year? Virginia Woolf Your favourite book cover of the year? Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (Folio Society ed. illustrated by Charles Keeping) The book you abandoned (if there was more than one, then the one you read the least of)? Bleeding Heart Square by Andrew Taylor The book that most disappointed you? Moll Flanders (unfinished) The funniest book you read this year? Jointly: To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis (close runner-up for favourite book of the year) Asterix Chez les Bretons by Goscinny & Uderzo Your favourite literary character this year? Mary Russell (Laurie R King) Your favourite children's book this year? Paddington Bear Your favourite non-fiction book this year? Howard's End is on the Landing by Susan Hill Your favourite biography this year? Quite incredibly, I realise I've not read one in the past 12 months. This from someone who loves historical biography. Your favourite collection of short stories this year? Mrs Dalloway's Party by Virginia Woolf Your favourite poetry collection this year? None read Your favourite illustrated book of the year? Asterix Chez les Bretons by Goscinny & Uderzo Edited December 28, 2010 by willoyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julia Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 It's difficult, and sorry, most of the books/authors will be German so you Won't know them. Your favourite read of the year? Miss Pettigrew lives for a day - Winifred Watson Your favourite author of the year? Bettina Belitz Your most read author of the year? Bettina Belitz Your favourite book cover of the year? Splitterherz (by, what else, Bettina Belitz The book that most disappointed you? Puerta Oscura - Totenreise - David Lozano Garbala The funniest book you read this year? SuperGirls - Mission Love - Sabine Both und Gerlis Zilgens Your favourite literary character this year? Tante Lulu (from the books from Sandra Hill) Your favourite children's book this year? Der Palast des Poseidon - Die Chroniken der Weltensucher 2 - Thomas Thiemeyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Your favourite read of the year? A toss-up between The Child Thief by Brom and Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Your favourite author of the year? It's a toss-up between Brom (for The Child Thief) and Margaret Mitchell (for Gone With the Wind) Your most read author of the year? Charlaine Harris All ten of the Southern Vampires books. Your favourite book cover of the year? Return to Labyrinth vol 1 (graphic novel) by Jake T Forbes & Chris Lie Stunningly beautiful artwork. The book you abandoned (if there was more than one, then the one you read the least of)? A Pale View Of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro I actually read about half of this "highly acclaimed debut" but gave up as it was so dull. (I've actually abandoned 6 books this year, but there are couple of them I'll go back to at some point in the future.) The book that most disappointed you? The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson I actually abandoned this one half way through as I found it incredibly dull, didn't like any of the characters, and had worked out the "big reveal" within a couple of pages. Highly disappointing, especially as so many other people highly recommended it. The funniest book you read this year? I've not really read anything riotously funny this year. I've read a few that were supposed to be funny, but they didn't rate all that highly, so I have no nominations for this category. Your favourite literary character this year? Scarlett O'Hara from Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Feisty, headstrong, wilfull and manipulative, but oh, so lovable! Your favourite children's book this year? The Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Graham Just gorgeous on every level. And I loved the illustrations too. Your favourite non-fiction book this year? Lauren Henderson - Jane Austen's Guide To Dating I picked this up for a quid (hardback!) from the local pound shop and was absolutely delighted by the quirky idea of applying Jane Austen's rules of love to modern dating. It made perfect sense and was highly entertaining too! Closely followed by Inside Delta Force by Eric L Haney This was such a surprisingly good read. I really came to care about the men of Delta Force, and reading about their training processes, their missions, and the friendships they built was amazing. Your favourite (auto)biography this year? Buster Fleabags by Rolf Harris Fun, quirky look at Rolf's life as a kid with a small dog called Buster Fleabags. Very short, but I liked it a lot. Your favourite collection of short stories this year? I didn't read any Your favourite poetry collection this year? I didn't read any Your favourite illustrated book of the year? The Child Thief by Brom I'm blown away by this man's talent, both as an artist AND a writer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eliza1 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 (edited) Your favourite read of the year? One hundred years of solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez or Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell Your favourite author of the year? Damon Galgut Your most read author of the year? Margaret Atwood/Damon Galgut Your favourite book cover of the year? Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel The book you abandoned (if there was more than one, then the one you read the least of)? Alan Sugar - What you see is what you get. The book that most disappointed you? Dracula The Un-dead - Dacre Stoker The funniest book you read this year? Conversations with professor Y - Ferdinand Celine Your favourite literary character this year? Laurence from The Good Doctor - Damon Galgut Your favourite children's book this year? I re-read Alice in Wonderland Your favourite non-fiction book this year? Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel (as close to non-fiction as I've come) Your favourite biography this year? Rupert Everett - Red Carpets and other bananna skins Your favourite collection of short stories this year? Charles Bukowski - Tales of Ordinary Madness Your favourite poetry collection this year? I haven't read any Your favourite illustrated book of the year? The Silmarillion (current read) Harper Collins illustrated by Ted Nasmith Edited November 30, 2010 by Eliza1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I love these types of threads! Thanks Poppyshake. And why am I not surprised to see you've included a question about favourite book covers? This is going to be incredibly hard. I kind of wish I hadn't read so many (great) books this year. I absolutely cannot limit certain categories to just one book. Your favourite read of the year? Gone with the Wind, The Woman in Black, Atlas Shrugged, A Steroid Hit the Earth, To Kill a Mockingbird (re-read), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Cloudstreet, Falling Up, Flowers for Algernon. Your favourite author of the year? Sylvia Plath, LM Montgomery, Jasper Fforde, Italo Calvino, Harper Lee, Shirley Jackson, Susan Hill (interesting that my favourite authors don't necesarily correspond with my favourite reads ). Your most read author of the year? Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse series) and Kathryn Kenny (Trixie Belden series). I've read 7 of each, soon to be 8 of each. Your favourite book cover of the year? Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley. The book you abandoned (if there was more than one, then the one you read the least of)? I never abandon books, but I think I need to rethink that policy for next year. The book that most disappointed you? How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff, Vlad by CC Humphreys and Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow by Peter Hoeg. The funniest book you read this year? Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome, A Steroid Hit the Earth by Martin Toseland, and all the Wodehouse books I read. Your favourite literary character this year? Scarlett O'Hara from Gone With the Wind, LM Montgomery's Anne Shirley, Charlie from Flowers for Algernon, and PG Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster. Your favourite children's book this year? The House at Pooh Corner by AA Milne and all the LM Montgomery and Shel Silverstein books I read. All utterly charming! Oh, and Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince and Other Stories and The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. Your favourite non-fiction book this year? A Steroid Hit the Earth by Martin Toseland. A book full of typos in print. I howled until I cried with laughter. And my current read, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath. Utterly brilliant. Your favourite biography this year? Hmm, I haven't read any biographies, but could I count Plath's journals as a sort of autobiography? Your favourite collection of short stories this year? I guess I could cheekily count Italo Calvino's If On a Winter's Night a Traveller, along with The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Chris Priestley's Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror, Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince and Other Stories and any Wodehouse collection. Your favourite poetry collection this year? Shel Silverstein's Falling Up and A Light in the Attic. Your favourite illustrated book of the year? The Plucker by Brom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 Your favourite read of the year? 'Middlesex' by Jeffrey Eugenides .. closely followed by 'The Shipping News' by Annie Proulx and 'Neverwhere' by Neil Gaiman Your favourite author of the year? A mixture of Dan Rhodes/Neil Gaiman/Jasper Fforde Your most read author of the year? Neil Gaiman although Jasper Fforde is gaining on him Your favourite book cover of the year? The book you abandoned (if there was more than one, then the one you read the least of)? Flaubert's Parrot by Julian Barnes .. and I've no idea why, I like Julian's books and 'Flaubert's Parrot' is on all the big lists, I just didn't have a clue what he was going on about .. perhaps it didn't help that I hated Madame Bovary .. I'll try again one day. The book that most disappointed you? 'The Rapture' by Liz Jensen .. after enjoying 'Ark Baby' so much I was really looking forward to this one ... alas, hated it! The funniest book you read this year? 'Catch 22' - Joseph Heller Your favourite literary character this year? has to be Thursday Next .. I love her! Your favourite children's book this year? 'Temeraire' - Naomi Novik Your favourite non-fiction book this year? 'Howards End is on the Landing' - Susan Hill Your favourite biography this year? I didn't read many but my fave amongst those I did read was 'Something Sensational to Read on the Train' by Gyles Brandreth Your favourite collection of short stories this year? 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Your favourite poetry collection this year? *rather shamefaced* .. I didn't read any. Your favourite illustrated book of the year? Tolkien's 'Letters from Father Christmas' .. just gorgeous I'm adding a category ... Your favourite Audiobook this year? It's between 'Wolf Hall' by Hillary Mantel, 'Wicked' by Gregory Maguire and 'The Help' by Kathryn Stockett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauraloves Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I've been thinking about this all day today and think I've come up with some answers Your favourite read of the year? To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee Your favourite author of the year? Harper Lee, Jenny Colgan, Cecelia Ahern couldnt pick just one. Your most read author of the year? Enid Blyton - had a bit of a re-read during the summer Your favourite book cover of the year? The 50th anniversary edition cover of To Kill a Mockingbird The book you abandoned (if there was more than one, then the one you read the least of)? Kidnapped - just couldnt get into this The book that most disappointed you? Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger The funniest book you read this year? How to Talk to a Widower - Johnathon Tropper or Jenny Colgan Working Wonders Your favourite literary character this year? Peter Pan Your favourite children's book this year? The Buttercup Farm Family - Enid Blyton Your favourite non-fiction book this year? La Prisonniere - Malika Oufkia or Enemy Coast Ahead - Guy Gibson Your favourite biography this year? I dunno if this counts as a biography or not - Enemy Coast Ahead - Guy Gibson Your favourite collection of short stories this year? not really short stories but Connections - Shelia O Flannagan Your favourite poetry collection this year? didnt read any unfortunatly Your favourite illustrated book of the year? Worzel Gummidge - Barbara Euphen Todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talisman Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Your favourite read of the year? The Girl who Played with Fire: Stieg Larsson Your favourite author of the year? Stieg Larsson, although Yrsa Sigurdardottir comes a very close second Your most read author of the year? both of the above Your favourite book cover of the year? probably the one I am reading at the moment - The Passage The book you abandoned (if there was more than one, then the one you read the least of)? none The book that most disappointed you? Linda Grant - When I Lived in Modern Times The funniest book you read this year? Baking Cakes in Kigali - Gail Parkin Your favourite literary character this year? Lisbeth Salander - who else ! Your favourite children's book this year? wouldn't know, I haven't read any ! Your favourite non-fiction book this year? I can't say I have really read these either his year, but I am looking forward to the new Robert Bauval book - Black Genesis Your favourite biography this year? don't read these Your favourite collection of short stories this year? - don't read these either Your favourite poetry collection this year? don't read poetry Your favourite illustrated book of the year? Lonely Planet Guide to Iceland - does this count ? ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 I love these types of threads! Thanks Poppyshake. And why am I not surprised to see you've included a question about favourite book covers? This is going to be incredibly hard. I kind of wish I hadn't read so many (great) books this year. I absolutely cannot limit certain categories to just one book. Thanks Kylie, of course book covers are important ... the amount of books that I haven't read because I can't find a version with a tolerable cover is ridiculous .. or at least it was until I discovered the library. I don't seem to mind borrowing books with uninspiring covers I just can't have them ruining my shelves Of course, you cheated bigtime .. I know I did but you've taken it to a whole new level ... nine books in your favourite read category!!! I'm really annoyed because I haven't read six of them and now they must go on my list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Book covers have become more and more important to me in the last couple of years. I used to buy any old book, but now I'm much more discerning. Sorry about the cheating, but I just couldn't choose one! I swear I tried to narrow it down. Usually I would include all books I rated 9 or 10 out of 10, but I restricted myself to those that only received full marks. I'm glad that I can finally repay the favour since you have been responsible for adding so many books to my own TBR pile and wish list! In fact, at least 4 of the books I'm awaiting in the post are directly a result of your reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 (edited) Well I in all honesty haven't read much this year, but I'll give it a shot nevertheless. Your favourite read of the year? The Picture of Dorian Gray. - Oscar Wilde. Your favourite author of the year? Oscar Wilde. Your most read author of the year? Stieg Larsson. Your favourite book cover of the year? 1984 - George Orwell. The book you abandoned (if there was more than one, then the one you read the least of)? In all fairness I've abandoned a fair few books this year, but it wouldn't be fair to post them because none were because the book was bad. Your favourite literary character this year? Why none other than Dorian Gray; mysterious, thought-provoking and intriguing without question. I'm afraid they're the only one's answerable for me this year; though this is a great thread poppyshake. Edited December 2, 2010 by Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted December 3, 2010 Author Share Posted December 3, 2010 I'm glad that I can finally repay the favour since you have been responsible for adding so many books to my own TBR pile and wish list! In fact, at least 4 of the books I'm awaiting in the post are directly a result of your reviews. ooh I feel pressure now *crosses fingers and prays Kylie won't have another 'How I Live Now' experience* I'm afraid they're the only one's answerable for me this year; though this is a great thread poppyshake. Thanks Ben, not to worry. You've been busy with your studies which is far more important. You can't do much leisure reading when you're studying because it's a well known fact that your head will cave in so you've done the sensible thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Your favourite read of the year? ~ The Passage by Justin Cronin Your favourite author of the year? ~ Patrick Ness Your most read author of the year? ~ J.R. Ward Your favourite book cover of the year? ~ The Boy with the Cuckoo Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu and Sarah Ardizzone The book you abandoned (if there was more than one, then the one you read the least of)? ~ Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything by Elizabeth Gilbert The book that most disappointed you? ~ Godmother: The Secret Cinderella Story by Carolyn Turgeon The funniest book you read this year? ~ Adrian Mole – The Prostrate Years by Sue Townsend Your favourite literary character this year? ~ Cameron Wolfe (from 'Getting the Girl' by Markus Zusak Your favourite children's book this year? ~ Rowan the Strange by Julie Hearn Your favourite non-fiction book this year? ~ Did not read any non fiction Your favourite biography this year? ~ Did not read any biographies Your favourite collection of short stories this year? ~ Did not read any collection of short stories Your favourite poetry collection this year? ~ Did not read any poetry collections Your favourite illustrated book of the year? ~ Twilight: The Graphic Novel (Book 1) by Stephenie Meyer and Young Kim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Your favourite read of the year?China Mieville - Kraken Your favourite author of the year? Chine Mieville Your most read author of the year? Kelley Armstrong, Tess Gerritssen Your favourite book cover of the year?Kraken The book you abandoned (if there was more than one, then the one you read the least of)? Vladd CC Humphreys (I know a lot of people raved over it I just couldn't get into it) The book that most disappointed you? Dead in the Family - Charlaine Harris I just thought it was the poorest of the series so far The funniest book you read this year? Skulduggery Pleasant (Books 4&5) Your favourite literary character this year? Lisbeth Salander Your favourite children's book this year?Skulduggery Pleasant Your favourite non-fiction book this year? London's Dead - Ed Gilbert Your favourite biography this year? Haven't read any Your favourite collection of short stories this year? Haven't read any Your favourite poetry collection this year? Haven't read any Your favourite illustrated book of the year? Neil Gaimans - The Graveyard Book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursenblack Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Your favourite read of the year? Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell Your favourite author of the year? Suzanne Collins and Ray Bradbury Your most read author of the year? It's a threeway tie between Ray Bradbury, Suzanne Collins, and Libba Bray Your favourite book cover of the year? The Last Will Of Moira Leahy by Therese Walsh The book you abandoned (if there was more than one, then the one you read the least of)? The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery The book that most disappointed you? The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd The funniest book you read this year? Austenland by Shannon Hale (not that funny, but closest to funny) Your favourite literary character this year? Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games trilogy Your favourite children's book this year? Fancy Nancy series Your favourite non-fiction book this year? No non-fiction this year Your favourite biography this year? I rarely read a biography Your favourite collection of short stories this year? Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark by Alvin Schwartz (extremely short stories for children) Your favourite poetry collection this year? Didn't read any Your favourite illustrated book of the year? The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 ooh I feel pressure now *crosses fingers and prays Kylie won't have another 'How I Live Now' experience* Haha! There's no way that will happen. For the record, I've ordered Howard's End is on the Landing, Letters from Father Christmas, Puppet Master and Mr Rosenblum's List, along with two other Chris Priestley books. I just know I'll love them all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted December 5, 2010 Author Share Posted December 5, 2010 Haha! There's no way that will happen. For the record, I've ordered Howard's End is on the Landing, Letters from Father Christmas, Puppet Master and Mr Rosenblum's List, along with two other Chris Priestley books. I just know I'll love them all! Oh that's ok then, I'm sure you'll love those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilerbabeuk Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 Your favourite read of the year? tough one! the two that really stick out for me are At Home by Bill Bryson and The Other Hand by Chris Cleave Your favourite author of the year? Bill Bryson Your most read author of the year? Elizabeth Chadwick Your favourite book cover of the year? Is it bad to admit I don't really pay attention? I do pick up a book according to its cover and title font, but then it goes outof my mind completely. The book you abandoned (if there was more than one, then the one you read the least of)? The Alchemist by Paul Coelho. I haven't totally abandoned it, but it won't get finished this year. The book that most disappointed you? Love in the Time of Cholera and The Memory Keepers Daughter. The funniest book you read this year? Down Under - Bill Bryson Your favourite literary character this year? Charlie St Cloud Your favourite children's book this year? Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson Your favourite non-fiction book this year? At Home by Bill Bryson Your favourite biography this year? Not sure if this counts, but the only vaguely biography style books I read were historical fictionalised accounts based on known facts of a persons life, mostly by ELizabeth Chadwick. I particularly liked the one about Roger Bigod in The Time of Singing. Your favourite collection of short stories this year? The Awakening and other stories by Kate Chopin (not necessarily favourite, more like only!) Your favourite poetry collection this year? not really read a collection, only the odd single poem. Your favourite illustrated book of the year? The Great Dog Bottom Swap by Peter Bently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 An excellent thread, poppyshake! Yay, I get to give awards to books Your favourite read of the year? A very, very difficult choice. I will have to go with The Last Family in England by Matt Haig Your favourite author of the year? Augusten Burroughs and Lois Lowry Your most read author of the year? Merri Vik with 11 Lotta novels Your favourite book cover of the year? The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery The book you abandoned (if there was more than one, then the one you read the least of)? There have been many, but cannot come up with one single title at the moment. The book that most disappointed you? This one was easy: Miss Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg The funniest book you read this year? Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach Your favourite literary character this year? Anastasia Krupnik in Lois Lowry's Anastasia novels Your favourite children's book this year? Anastasia's Chosen Career by Lois Lowry Your favourite non-fiction book this year? Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach Your favourite biography this year? The Dirt by Mötley Crüe Your favourite collection of short stories this year? - Your favourite poetry collection this year? - Your favourite illustrated book of the year? Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Winchester Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Great thread idea! Your favourite read of the year? Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver Your favourite author of the year? Either Rachel Vincent, Lynsay Sands or Becca Fitzpatrick. Your most read author of the year? Charlaine Harris. I found myself reading her Sookie Stackhouse books, as well as her Harper Connelly books. Your favourite book cover of the year? Nightshade by Andrea Cremer. The cover for this book is stunning! The book that most disappointed you? Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton - it was a struggle to finish. The funniest book you read this year? City of Bones by Cassandra Clare Your favourite literary character this year? Jace Wayland from Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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