pipread Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 (edited) Well, I`d intended starting this thread at the beginning of January, but better late than never! Books read since January.... Body Double ~ Tess Gerritsen 8/10 Vanish ~ Tess Gerritsen 9/10 Moab is my Washpot ~ Stephen Fry 9/10 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas ~ John Boyne 8/10 The Broken Window ~ Jeffery Deaver 8/10 True Evil ~ Greg Iles 8/10 Therapy ~ Sebastian Fitzek 10/10 That`s Another Story ~ Julie Walters 6/10 If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things ~ Jon McGregor 10/10 Anne Frank Remembered ~ Miep Gies 8/10 Say Goodbye~ Lisa Gardner 9/10 Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society ~ Mary Ann Shaffer 10/10 The Bodies Left Behind ~ Jeffery Deaver 8/10 Copycat ~ Erica Spindler 9/10 Edited April 10, 2009 by pipread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipread Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 (edited) To Be Read List.... No Time For Goodbye ~ Linwood Barclay Copycat ~ Erica Soindler The Pearl ~ John Steinbeck Madame Bovary ~ Gustave Flaubert The Mephisto Club ~ Tess Gerritsen The Bone Garden ~ Tess Gerritsen Les Miserables ~ Victor Hugo A Christmas Carol ~ Charles Dickens The Complete Sherlock Holmes ~ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Schindler`s List ~ Thomas Keneally Indelible ~ Karin Slaughter The Ladykiller ~ Martina Cole Captain Corelli`s Mandolin ~ Louis de Bernieres (will be a reread) The War of Don Emmanuel`s Nether Parts ~ Louis de Bernieres Senor Vivo and the Coca Lord ~ Louis de Bernieres The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman ~ Louis de Bernieres The Puppet Show ~ Patrick Redmond Dear Fatty ~ Dawn French Bones to Ashes ~ Kathy Reichs The Tenderness of Wolves ~ Stef Penney Gone For Good ~ Harlan Coben Not Dead Enough ~ Peter James Gone ~ Jonathan Kellerman Life Support ~ Tess Gerritsen 6th Target ~ James Patterson A Thousand Splendid Suns ~ Khaled Hosseini The Last King of Scotland ~ Giles Foden Fleshmarket Close ~ Ian Rankin The Chameleon`s Shadow ~ Minette Walters The Bodies Left Behind ~ Jeffery Deaver The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society ~ Mary Ann Shaffer The Hunchback of Notre Dame ~ Victor Hugo Edited March 9, 2009 by pipread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipread Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 (edited) Wish List...... Bloodthirsty ~ Marshall Karpe more Sebastian Fitzek books Library Reservations Edited March 12, 2009 by pipread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Moab is my Washpot ~ Stephen Fry 9/10 Therapy ~ Sebastian Fitzek 10/10 These are both on my TBR shelf, I hope I find them as good as you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipread Posted February 18, 2009 Author Share Posted February 18, 2009 These are both on my TBR shelf, I hope I find them as good as you did. Oh, Therapy is brilliant! you won`t be disappointed I`m sure. And if you`re a Stephen Fry fan you`ll enjoy his too, they`re both very good books. Highly recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipread Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 True Evil ~ Greg Iles Brief Synopsis: FBI agent Alexander Morse is a specialist Hostage Negotiator, until tragedy in her personal life changes that. Her father is shot and killed and her mother is dying from cancer. During a hostage situation Alexander makes a fatal error, as a result she is injured and left badly scarred, but worse than that a colleague is shot dead. Not long after this her sister suffers a stroke and tells Alexander that her own husband was responsible, she makes Alexander promise to take her son Jamie away from his father. Alexander promises she will, despite having her doubts about the story..... Can Alexander prove her sisters story? Could a divorce lawyer be involved - he has wealthy clients whose spouses are dying of, apparently, natural causes. Can Alexander prove her suspicions to the next potential victim, Dr. Chris Shepherd, she needs his help but can she convince him? This was the third Greg Iles book I`ve read, and it was just as good as the last two. It was fast paced and the characters were good. On the whole a very good thriller, my only criticism would be that perhaps it didn`t need to be over 600 pages long, I`m not sure. Certainly worth reading if you like this genre of book. I`ll definately be reading more of Greg Iles. 8/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Sounds like my kind of book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipread Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 Sounds like my kind of book. Yes, if you haven`t tried Greg Iles before you definately should soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipread Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 Therapy ~ Sebastian Fitzek Brief Synopsis: For several months 12year old Josy has been suffering a mystery illness, doctors can`t find any reason for her sickness. Then one day Josy mysteriously vanishes without a trace. Her father Viktor Larenz, a well known psychiatrist, finds it impossible to come to terms with her disappearance and is sure she must be dead, but there`s no body and no closure for him. Viktors marriage suffers as a consequence and four years later he takes himself to an island retreat in an attempt to heal. While on the island an author comes to see him and asks him to help her, she`s a schizophrenic and says characters she`s written about come to life. The story she tells reminds him of Josy........could there be a connection? I thought Therapy was a brilliant psychological thriller, from the word go I was absorbed in the story and found it hard to put down. The description of the island and the depth of the characters was superb. The story was fast paced with lots of twists and turns. I will certainly be looking out for more books by Sebastian Fitzek and highly recommend Therapy. 10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Sounds good. Glad you enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipread Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 It was, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipread Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Went to the library yesterday and amongst other things picked up Julie Walters autobiography, That`s Another Story. So I`ve made a start on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Went to the library yesterday and amongst other things picked up Julie Walters autobiography, That`s Another Story.So I`ve made a start on it. Ooo, you'll have to tell me what it's like! I've been thinking about getting it for a while but wasn't sure whether I wanted to pay so much for it whilst it's still in hardback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipread Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 I will let you know Lexie, I wouldn`t have bought it myself, that`s why I reserved it at the library, but I`m so lucky cause I`m the first person to borrow it, so it`s a lovely brand new book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Ooo that's nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipread Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Yes, I love new books! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookBee8 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 My mum read the Julie Walters autobiography and she seemed to really enjoy it. She read it so fast too. She did say she preferred Paul O'Grady's one though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Yeah that's another I want to read, and also Dear Fatty by Dawn French Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipread Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 My mum read the Julie Walters autobiography and she seemed to really enjoy it. She read it so fast too. She did say she preferred Paul O'Grady's one though. I might have to get the Paul O`Grady one. Yeah that's another I want to read, and also Dear Fatty by Dawn French I`ve got Dawn French waiting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Oh I'm jealous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I wasn't so keen on the Julie Walter's one, but I loved Dawn French's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipread Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 Oh I'm jealous! Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookBee8 Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 I'm not overly keen on autogiography's but if I had to read one, I think I'd be interested in Paul O'Grady's. I also want to read that man's from Back to the future. It's so bad, I've forgotten his name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipread Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 I wasn't so keen on the Julie Walter's one, but I loved Dawn French's. I`ve got a feeling I`ll be the same, I was going to start Dawn French but then Julie Walters arrived, and as it`s a library book I thought I should read it first. I'm not overly keen on autogiography's but if I had to read one, I think I'd be interested in Paul O'Grady's. I also want to read that man's from Back to the future. It's so bad, I've forgotten his name! I don`t normally read autobiographies either, but at the moment there are a few out that I fancy, and it does make a change from crime. I can`t remember that name either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Don't usually read autobiographies.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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