Renniemist Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 (edited) The following are a list of books that are on my shelves that I hope to read during 2008 The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides East Wind West Wind by Pearl S Buck Northanger Abbey by Jan Austen Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates The Child in Time by Ian McEwan Brazzaville Beach by William Boyd What a Carve Up by Jonathan Coe Half a yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber The Talented Mr Ripley The Rice Mother by Rani Manicka The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay Ghostwritten by David Mitchell Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fford Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver Beloved by Toni Morrison Go Tell it on the Mountain by James Baldwin The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini It would be good to read them all but I suspect that the list will change and many may remain till next year as I also intend visiting the local library. Edited September 12, 2008 by Renniemist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudyB Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 The following are a list of books that are on my shelves that I hope to read during 2008 What a Carve Up by Jonathan Coe Read it, read it! I can't think about intensive farming without thinking about this book. It's absolutely brilliant - and not just about farming - that's just one of the many aspects of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 (edited) Oct 48 The Closed Circle by Jonathan Coe 7/10 Sep 47 The Gathering by Anne Enright 6/10 46 The Valley of the Dolls by Jaqueline Susann 7/10 45 The Clothes on Their Backs by Linda Grant 7/10 44 The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndam 9/10 Aug 43 Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith 7/10 42 The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia HIghsmith 7/10 41 Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross 6/10 40 The Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson 7/10 39 Sputnik Caledonia by Andrew Crumey 7/10 July 38 A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseine 8/10 36 The Blue Afternoon by William Boyd 7/10 35 The Painted Veil by Somerset Maugham 9/10 34 Pigs in Heaven by Barbara Kingsolver 7/10 33 No Other Life by Brian Moore 7/10 June 32 Red Dust by Gillian Slovo 8/10 31 The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry 7/10 30 Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier 7/10 29 The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett (audio)8/10 28 This Much I Know is True by Wally Lamb 7/10 27 Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates 7/10 26 A Very Scotch Affair by Robin Jenkins 8/10 May 25 The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber 8/10 April 24 Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (Graphic Novel) (7/10) 23 Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald (7/10) 22 No! I Don't Want to Join a Bookclub by virginia Ironside (6/10) March 21 The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid (7/10) 20 Saturday by Ian McEwan (7/10) 19 Brazzaville Beach by William Boyd (10/10) 18 A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (audio)7/10 17 The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides (6/10) 16 The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson 10/10 February 15 Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively (10/10) 14 Lost in the Forest by Sue Miller (7/10) 13 Scribbling the Cat by Alexander Fuller(5/10) 12 The Way the Crow Flies by Ann-Marie MacDonald (9/10) 11 What a Carve Up by Jonathan Coe 9/10 10 Down Under by Bill Bryson 7/10 9 Sharpe’s Prey by Bernard Cornwell 7/10 January 8 The Book of Dave by Will Self 8/10 7 Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 7/10 6 Peripheral Vision by Patricia Ferguson 8/10 5 History of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr(audio)8/10 4 Squire Throwleigh's Heir by Michael Jecks 6/10 3 Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See 7/10 2 Digging to America by Anne Tyler 7/10 1 Northern Lights by Philip Pullman 7/10 Edited November 5, 2008 by Renniemist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Read it, read it! I can't think about intensive farming without thinking about this book. It's absolutely brilliant - and not just about farming - that's just one of the many aspects of it. I will put it near the top Judy. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Northern Lights by Philip Pullman Blurb from the book The extraordinary story moves between parallel universes. Beginning in Oxford, it takes Lyra and her animal-daemon Pantalaimon on a dangerous rescue mission to the ice kingdoms of the far North, where she begins to learn about the mysterious particles they call dust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Digging to America by Anne Tyler Blurb from the Cover Friday August 15th, 1997. Two Tiny Korean babies are delivered to two very different Baltimore families. Every year, on the anniversary of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See Blurb on Cover Lily is the daughter of a humble farmer, and to her family she is just another expensive mouth to feed. Then the local matchmaker delivers startling news: if Lily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 Most are recommendations from members here Laura. I just wish I could read faster. Are you enjoying the Life of Pi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyanddandy Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Digging to America by Anne Tyler Glad you enjoyed this. 'The Crimson Petal and the White' takes ages to read!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted January 15, 2008 Share Posted January 15, 2008 The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides That's on my shelf too. I think I'm going to read it next (when I eventually finish The Stand). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted January 15, 2008 Author Share Posted January 15, 2008 I really enjoyed Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides and I have heard good reports about this book, but it has been on my shelf for over a year now. I must read it soon. So many good books and too little time! Enjoy it when you read it Andrea:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Andrea~ Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Thanks I'll let you know what I think of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted January 16, 2008 Author Share Posted January 16, 2008 Squire Throwleigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 Peripheral Vision by Patricia Ferguson Blurb from Book What could possibly link Sylvia, a woman of today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ii Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 and with Iris. ‘We’re taking tea in the drawing room,’ Rob’s mother had said, and disappeared, thank god; but there was no escape from her, no matter how carefully Iris washed her hands and dried each finger she was going to be ready eventually and there was Rob hanging about the coat place with his hands in his pockets. ‘She’s so…’ ‘She’s so what? She’s only my Mum.’ ‘She hates me!’ My first reaction to the name of the character: what did I do now?? And second: that's so me! Funny. I'd probably read the book just because of that, if I came across it in the the store. Oh, and I absolutely hate it when there's typing errors in the book. Isn't that the reason they're proof read several times? It just distrupts any flow I might have with the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 I love the edit ii! I am sure you are a more self confident and successful person then the Iris in the book. Nice though she was she was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Blurb from book When Elinor and Marianne Dashwood and their mother are unfairly swindled out of their family inheritance they are forced to leave the family home in Norwood and move to Barton cottage on Devonshire. The two sisters are soon accepted into their new society. Marianne falls for the roguish charms of John Willoughby while Elinor still mourns the loss of Edward Ferrars whom she has left behind. Comments It was a little difficult to get used to this book as I have not read anything by Jane Austen for a long while, but once I got used to it I found it a lovely read. The two sisters seem to be quite different in nature. Marianne being very open and a little immature while Elinor in quieter and more thoughtful. They and their mother seem to have been very unfortunate in their relatives who are money grabbing and snobbish. However the friendliness of their new neighbour makes up for this. The story progresses and each girl face disappointment in love. The book is about how they cope with this. By the end everything changes again. Jane Austen is very perceptive and at times quite witty. I loved the following: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 The Book of Dave by Will Self Blurb from book cover The Book of Dave is a misogynistic, racist, homophobic rant written by a demented London cabbie, buried in November 2001 in the Hampstead garden of his hated ex-wife and addressed to the son he idealizes rather than fathers. Several centuries pass and, as sea levels rise, the only land left in Central London becomes the isolated Isle of Ham. There The Six Families scratch a meagre living from the land. Their lives however are full of religion. For Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angerball Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 ^That sounds like a very interesting read, Renniemist. I've not read any Will Self - he sounds quite interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share Posted February 2, 2008 Yup! It is strange but interesting but a bit depressing too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Talking about The Book of Dave, I was haing a look at it this morning in the bookshop. I wasn't too sure about it so I left it, but from reading your review, I may borrow it from the library someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renniemist Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 I don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Yes, I think borrowing it is best. I don't fancy forking out £9 to find out it's not my cup of tea. Thanks, Rennie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Renniemist Posted February 13, 2008 Author Share Posted February 13, 2008 Down Under by Bill Bryson Comments I have read this book before, but it is a long time ago and I could not remember much about it. Moreover I have lost the jacket so I have no synopsis to consult. Since I am considering a trip to Australia, never having been there before and unlike many British having no relatives there, I decided it was time to resurrect Bill Bryson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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