Parenthesis Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 (edited) My reading record for a shortened 2012: May A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson. June July August September October November December Edited May 28, 2012 by Parenthesis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parenthesis Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 (edited) I had to wade through a rather lengthy (and ever growing) list of books that I want to read, however, after many changes of mind and heart, dithering, umming and ahhing I was finally able to the whittle the list down to the books listed below. I have long wanted to revisit some of the classics, hence several 'rereads' added to my list. There are many and varied reasons to each book choice on my list...everything from recommendations to sheer whimsy. Book List 2012 Cloudstreet - Tim Winton The Tenth Circle - Jodi Picoult Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro Detective - Arthur Hailey My Left Foot - Christy Brown The Lifeboat - Charlotte Rogan The Poisonwood Bible - Barbara Kingsolver Shades Of Grey - Jasper Fforde Daughters of Shame - Jasinder Sanhera The Sound of One Hand Clapping - Richard Flanagan Red Mist - Patricia Cornwell The Gift of Rain - Tan Twan Eng The Schopenhauer Cure - Irvin Yalom Cold Granite - Stuart McBride (and subsequent sequels) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Marianne Shaffer and Annie Barrows Winter's Bone - Daniel Woodrell The Light Between Oceans - M.L. Stedman The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennett S'pose I Die: The Evelyn Maunsell Story - Hector Holthouse Firefly Summer - Maeve Binchy Gallipoli - Les Carlyon The Merchant’s House - Kate Ellis (and as many of the complete Peterson series as practical) Tobacco Road - Erskine Caldwell Leviathan - Scott Westerfeld (Though classified as young adult fiction my interest in the Steampunk movement has me wanting to read this book) The Casual Vacancy - J.K. Rowling (when released in the latter part of the year) Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut (reread) The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck (reread) Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand (reread) The Silmarillion - J.R.R Tolkien (reread) The Myth of Sisyphus - Albert Camus (reread) And remember, it is a woman's prerogative to change her mind! Note: I also read to my son so I had to take into account time taken reading my son's books when considering how many books to list of my own. Perhaps I should list the books I read to him as 'books read', too... Edited May 10, 2012 by Parenthesis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidsmum Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Hi Parenthesis I have Cloudstreet, Never Let Me Go & The Potato Peel Society on my TBR pile as well so I'll look out for your reviews on them. I listened to The Uncommon Reader on audio last year & really enjoyed it, I have a soft spot for Alan Bennett as we are both from Leeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Butter Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Cloudstreet is definitely worth reading. I read it a couple of years ago now, and I'd recommend it very highly indeed. Tim Winton is generally considered to be one the the leading modern Australian novelists, as you'll know, and Cloudstreet shows why - it's a touching, at times funny and always engaging book. I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parenthesis Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi Parenthesis I have Cloudstreet, Never Let Me Go & The Potato Peel Society on my TBR pile as well so I'll look out for your reviews on them. I listened to The Uncommon Reader on audio last year & really enjoyed it, I have a soft spot for Alan Bennett as we are both from Leeds Hello, Kidsmum! All four books were added to my 'Want To Read' list due to recommendations from others...hopefully they'll all live up to their words of recommendation. Cloudstreet is definitely worth reading. I read it a couple of years ago now, and I'd recommend it very highly indeed. Tim Winton is generally considered to be one the the leading modern Australian novelists, as you'll know, and Cloudstreet shows why - it's a touching, at times funny and always engaging book. I'm sure you won't be disappointed. I have heard only good things about Cloudstreet, and I understand that it was made into a mini series, though I have not had the pleasure of viewing it. A close friend recommended Cloudstreet to me, she's a huge Tim Winton fan and holds all his books in high esteem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkafan Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi Parenthesis, nice to see your book list. Lots of those are new to me, I have only read 2 on your list (Slaughterhouse 5 and Never Let Me Go) I see that you want to read Daughters Of Shame. Have you read the first one, Shame ? My ex wife's own story is somewhat similar to Jasvinder Sanghera's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parenthesis Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 Hi Parenthesis, nice to see your book list. Lots of those are new to me, I have only read 2 on your list (Slaughterhouse 5 and Never Let Me Go) I see that you want to read Daughters Of Shame. Have you read the first one, Shame ? My ex wife's own story is somewhat similar to Jasvinder Sanghera's. Hello, Vodkafan. I have the strongest feeling that the list I posted will change greatly over the coming months. I find most things that Kurt Vonnegut wrote are worth the read. Without giving too much away, what did you think of Never Let Me Go? I have read Shame, it is the reason I want to follow on with Daughters of Shame. I cannot begin to imagine what it would be like to walk in the shoes of Jasvinder Sanghera or indeed, your ex-wife. I found Shame a haunting, poignant read and at the same time inspirational and uplifting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkafan Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Hello, Vodkafan. I have the strongest feeling that the list I posted will change greatly over the coming months. I find most things that Kurt Vonnegut wrote are worth the read. Without giving too much away, what did you think of Never Let Me Go? I agree about Vonnegut. I found Dead Eye Dick a good one of his , although reviewers don't seem to rate it very highly. Aah..difficult to tell you about Never Let Me Go without giving anything away. Worth a read though, my main reaction to the book was to pray that such a situation never comes true in real life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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