~Andrea~

I only read the last two HP books. I'm a bit dubious about reading the others now as I love the films. I tried the first book years ago and couldn't get on with it. I agree her writing leaves a lot to be desired but I think her story-telling and imagination are great. Happy reading in 2015 Noll

Haha thanks Steve!

Thanks both Haha I sometimes think I enjoy organising my book list more than actually reading from it Well I finished Gone Girl and really enjoyed it. I wasn't overly keen on the ending though.

I've just started watching this too. I had the box set for Christmas and have just got season one under my belt. It's awesome!!

So I'm about 90% the way through Gone Girl and it's so gripping! I'm hoping to finish it tonight then probably move on to Robin Hobb's The Golden Fool. Happy reading in 2015 everyone

Thanks all Frankie I'll definitely check out Dark Places then. Thanks!!

Oh wow!! Gone Girl is just amazing. I'm about two thirds in. It's so gripping. And what great characters!!

Goals for the year Read at least 2 books from pre 2009 TBR Finish Philosophy of Mind Finish all other books acquired in 2014

The Wish List Ambrose, David - Superstition Alexander, Denis - creation or evolution: do we have to choose? Beah, Ishmael - Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Bradbury, Ray - Farenheit 451 Bradbury, Ray - Something Wicked this way comes Barker, Clive - Weaveworld Brother Lawrence - The Practice of the Presence of God Bugan, Carmen - Burying the Typewriter Challis, Sarah - Footprints in the sand Chalmers, David J - Philopsphy of Mind - Contermporary and Classic Readings Chamberlaine, Diane - The Midwife's confession recommended Chesterton, G K - Orthodoxy Conran, Shirley - Savages Coupland, Douglas - Microserfs/JPod Coben, Harlan - Six Years recommended Du Maurier, Daphne - Rebecca Du Maurier, Daphne - The House on the Strand Dunant, 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 World Greene, Grahame - Brighton Rock Greene, Grahame - The Third Man & The Fallen Idol Haugen, Gary (IJM) - Just Courage Highsmith, Patricia - The Talented Mr Ripley Hinton, Susan- Rumble Fish Hodgson, Burnett Frances - The Secret Garden Hodkin, Michelle -The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer Humphries, 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 recommended Koontz, Dean - The Mask Koontz, Dean - From The Corner Of His Eye Koontz, 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 recommended McKinley, Robin - Sunshine Mercer, Jeremy - Books, Baguettes & Bedbugs Mitchell, Margaret - Gone With the Wind Moran, Caitlin - How to be a Woman recommended Moss, Sarah - Night Waking recommended Moyes, Jojo - Me Before You Moyes, Jojo - The Last Letter From Your Lover recommended Neville, Adam - Apartment 16 Semple, Maria - Where'd you go Bernadette - recommended Phillips, Caryl - A Distant Shore (recommended) Pargeter, Edith - The Heaven Tree Penny, Stef - The Tenderness of Wolves recommended Rayner, 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 neutral Trigell, Jonathan - Boy A Wheatley, Dennis - The Haunting of Toby Jugg Winter, Tom - Lost and Found recommended Wyndham, John - The Kraken awakes Watson, S J - Before I go to sleep Ruiz Zafon, Carlos - The Shadow Of The Wind Ruiz Zafon, Carlos - The Angel's Game Ryan, Carrie - The Forest Of Hands & Teeth Wroblewski, David - The story of Edgar Sawtelle Zevin, Gabrielle - The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry recommended

Unread books on the bookshelf: Acquired pre 2009 1 Minnette Walters - The shape of snakes 2 Logic - A very short introduction 3 Wilkie Collins The Woman in White 4 Chaucer - The Canterbury Tales (modern translation) 5 Damaged - Cathy Glass 6 The French Lieutenant's woman 7 The Essential tales of Chekhov 8 A Winter's tale 9 Othello 10 The Merchant of Venice 11 Julius Caesar 12 Twelfth night Begin year size: 12 End year size: 11 Acquired 2009 1 Collected works of Tennyson Begin year size: 1 End year size: 1 Acquired 2011 1 Clean Code - Robert Martin 2 Blodwen Jones a'r aderyn prin - Bethan Gwenas (a novel for welsh learners Begin year size: 2 End year size: 2 Acquired 2013: 1. The Four Loves - C S Lewis 2. Pilgrim's Progress - John Bunyan 3. The Trial - Franz Kafka (audio) Begin year size: 3 End year size: 3 Acquired 2014: 1. King Solomon's Carpet - Barbara Vine 2. Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings - Edited by David Chalmers 3. The Asylum - John Harwood 4. Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn 5. Godric - Frederick Buechner Begin year size: 5 End year size: 2 Books acquired 2015: The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins Gillian Flynn - Sharp Objects Gillian Flynn - Dark Places Ian Rankin - A Cool Head Ian Rankin - Watchmen Fern Britten - A Seaside Affair 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 End year size: 8 Total Begin year size: 23 Max size: 29 Min size: 22 Current Size: 27 End year size: 27

Previous logs: 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Read: Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn (05/01/14) Damaged - Cathy Glass (12/01/14) The Trial - Franz Kafka (audio) unfinished The Golden Fool - Robin Hobb (26/02/14) King Solomon's Carpet - Barbara Vine (24/03/15) The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins (05/04/15) Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn (28/06/15) A Seaside Affair - Fern Britten abandoned The Asylum - John Harwood (07/15) Dark Places - Gillian Flynn (30/12/15) Currently reading: Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings Godric - Frederick Buechner The Book Thief - Marcus Zusak The Road Less Traveled

Hmm struggling with The Trial (audiobook). I really enjoyed Metamorphosis but this - well - it's in a league of it's own for strangeness. But it's all so strange that I'm losing interest because I just don't get what the hell is going on. Gone Girl is going well on the other hand.

Oh it's awful waiting to hear if you've got something you really want isn't it? I hope it all goes swiftly and smoothly for you. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Well instead of The Golden Fool I made an impulse buy with my birthday vouchers of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl and started reading it last night. I like what I've read so far.

Oh dear no not the best memory haha. Thanks Gaia

Lovely name. I agree Wow interesting story Stiggy. Thank you for sharing! Mine is just my plain old name. Yawn

How exciting June! That sounds like a great decision. Keep us posted.

I finished The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe and enjoyed it thoroughly again as I knew I would. I might have a little break from Narnia and go for Robin Hobb's The Golden Fool next. I also started listening Kafka's The Trial on audio the other day and so far it's very good.

Great to see you back on the forum Julie Sorry you've had such a stressful time of late x

Gosh sounds like there has been a lot going on for you at the moment. Sorry to hear about your health issues. That must suck But great news about being asked to be matron of honour (even in the circumstances) I hope you have a fantastic time when it comes round!

Calexa it's not for you to question why. He obviously sees and likes something in you. Our view of ourselves is very often different to what others see in us. Good luck if you do go. I hope you have a lovely time. And be confident. (Just keep telling yourself you're awesome - which I am sure you are!!)

Finished The Magician's Nephew and loved it. Just the job. I've always maintained that this was my favourite Narnia story and I was pondering this as I read it. I don't think the story is as good as The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe but it has some great scenes. Also TLTWATW does suffer from a bit of over-familiarity (even though it's awesome) I have now acquired Robin Hobb's The Golden Fool and I'm in a dilemma whether to read that next, or TLTWATW, or go for something from my TBR. I think it'll be TLTWATW though.

How lovely that you got your Robin Hobbs signed! I'm a huge fan of hers. Sorry that you couldn't go yourself but awesome that you got the signatures!

Thanks Bronwyn.