Piper's Reading List 2009

[Piper]

I read 52 books last year so trying for at least 60 in 2009

 

 

Read so far:

 

January

1. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer

2. New Moon - Stephenie Meyer

3. Nothing to Fear - Karen Rose

4. Fractured - Karin Slaughter

 

February

5. Death Message - Mark Billingham

6. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne

7. The Shack - William P. Young

 

March

8. I'm Not Scared - Niccolo Ammaniti

9. In the Dark - Mark Billingham

10. Learning to Swim - Clare Chambers

11. The Crimson Petal and the White - Michel Faber

12. The Jane Austen Book Club - Karen Joy Fowler

13. Illegal Action - Stella Rimington

14. We Need To Talk About Kevin - Lionel Shriver

15. The Road Home - Rose Tremain

 

April

16. Notes From An Exhibition - Patrick Gayle

17. The House at Riverton - Kate Morton

18. Tatty - Christine Dwyer Hickey

19. The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson

20. Until The Real Thing Comes Along - Elizabeth Berg

21. The Other Side of The Story - Marian Keyes

 

May

22. The Earthquake Bird - Susanna Jones

23. Things I Want My Daughters to Know - Elizabeth Noble

24. Thirteen Steps Down - Ruth Rendell

25. The Cider House Rules - John Irving

26. Spellbound - Jane Green

27. The Enemy - Lee Child

28. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer

 

June

29. Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer

30. A Perfect Arrangement - Suzanne Berne

31. The Understudy - David Nicholls

32. Why Do I Say These Things? - Jonathan Ross

33. Night Pleasures - Sherrilyn Kenyon

 

July

34. The Library of Shadows - Mikkel Birkegaard

35. Gone Tomorrow - Lee Child

36. Sandstealers - Ben Brown

[Piper]

August

37. All the Colours of Darkness - Peter Robinson

38. The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger

39. Found Wanting - Robert Goddard

40. The History of Love - Nicole Krauss

41. December - Elizabeth H. Winthrop

42. Can't Let Go - Jane Hill

43. Keeping the Dead – Tess Gerritsen

 

September

44. The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton

45. Season of the witch - Natasha Mostert

 

October

46. Too Close to Home - Linwood Barclay

47. Kill For Me - Karen Rose

November

48. Brilliant Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Dr Stephen Briers

49. Man’s Search For Meaning – Viktor E. Frankl

50. Fiona Range – Mary McGarry Morris

51. The Magic Circle – Katherine Neville

52. Frankenstein Dead and Alive - Dean Koontz

 

December

53. The Outsider - Albert Camus

 

Edited January 11, 2010 by Piper

[Piper]

Still To Be Read (some of these have been with me for a couple of years!)

 

1. Haunted

Edited December 4, 2009 by Piper

[Piper]

Wish List - So many books...

 

Case Histories

Edited September 8, 2009 by Piper

[Adam]

Looks like you've read some good books. I'll be looking forward to see how you enjoy some of your reads.

[Piper]

Thanks Adam when I get to grips with all this I will . For the last few years i've just kept a list (database on pc ) of books i've read with just a comment by them such as excellent, very good, disappointing etc but would like to try and share some more thoughts in the future.

 

One thing that does strike me is how many books are on my TBR pile . I have only bought 5 new fiction books in the last 18 months as I have been making myself go to the library instead. Think I will seriously have to tackle this TBR pile though, there could be some real gems in there i'm missing .

[Piper]

Well i've finally finished this and have to say I am a little disappointed. I've read nearly all the Inspector Banks series and this is one of the weakest so far. I just didn't buy that Banks would keep on for so long about an apparently open and shut case, with so little evidence to the contrary. At times I felt it was almost Banks wants to be 007 and the

terrorist

incident towards the end of the book just doesn't really fit in. Overall if this was the first of Peter Robinson's books i'd read it would be my last but he can do a lot better so I will stick with him . Only 5 out of 10 though.

[Piper]

After a trip to the library today my TBR pile has now gone UP to 104 :lol:.

[Adam]

After a trip to the library today my TBR pile has now gone UP to 104 :tong:.

 

Thats okay, thats just more books for you to enjoy

[Piper]

Just updated my TBR and wishlist

 

I got Stephen King's Cell from the library this week and made me realise it is only the 3rd (I think) of his books I have read. So eager to plug this gap in my reading can anyone recommend any of his books? The ones i've read so far are The Stand and Misery and enjoyed both of them.

[Fi.]

You must read IT, Salem's Lot, Carrie, The Dark Tower series and Needful Things too or Eyes Of The Dragon for something King that's a bit different Looking forward to seeing what you think of Cell.

[catwoman]

Wish List - So many books...

 

The Fever of the Bone - Val McDermid

 

 

I did not even know this was out yet!!! Only came out a week ago! thank you so much. I must go to Tescos and buy it ASAP!!!!!!! You can't beat a bit of Tony Hill!!!!

[Piper]

You must read IT, Salem's Lot, Carrie, The Dark Tower series and Needful Things too or Eyes Of The Dragon for something King that's a bit different Looking forward to seeing what you think of Cell.

 

Thanks for that ScarletBella . Sounds like I have missed quite a lot, will be seeking these out in the library asap .

[Piper]

I did not even know this was out yet!!! Only came out a week ago! thank you so much. I must go to Tescos and buy it ASAP!!!!!!! You can't beat a bit of Tony Hill!!!!

 

You're welcome

[Fi.]

Thanks for that ScarletBella . Sounds like I have missed quite a lot, will be seeking these out in the library asap .

 

No problem, hope you enjoy whatever you decide to read and sing out if you need more titles as there's plenty more

[Piper]

Well we are just in to December and I am still 8 books away from my goal

 

I did read a couple of books recently from my long held TBR pile and one in particular (The Magic Circle) was a big disappointment! I realised I actually bought this book 8 years ago but have only just got to it and it did not live up to the hype. Never mind, plenty more gems to be found i'm sure.

 

I am already thinking of my goal for 2010... think it will be to read most of the books from the ones I already own

[Kylie]

Do you think you'll make your goal?

 

I'm already getting excited thinking about next year's challenges and reading goals.

[Kate]

Do you think you'll make your goal?

 

I'm already getting excited thinking about next year's challenges and reading goals.

 

Yeah I am too. So many challenge opportunities!

[Piper]

Do you think you'll make your goal?

 

I'm already getting excited thinking about next year's challenges and reading goals.

 

Well it might sound sad but I have been thinking of going through TBR pile picking out smaller books to try and get to my goal . Its ridiculous though because at the moment I am also trying to get assignments finished for uni so should really concentrate on that.

[Kate]

Well it might sound sad but I have been thinking of going through TBR pile picking out smaller books to try and get to my goal . Its ridiculous though because at the moment I am also trying to get assignments finished for uni so should really concentrate on that.

 

 

What you studying and where?

 

I do that too - look for books I can read quickly. Although part of that is I lose concentration with big books

[Piper]

What you studying and where?

 

I do that too - look for books I can read quickly. Although part of that is I lose concentration with big books

 

I'm at Chester doing an MA in counselling so most of the books I read at the moment are related to that. I still love to read fiction though and have started Albert Camus The Outsider tonight. That will be 53 by Saturday then

[Piper]

Well I didn't manage to meet my goal of 60 books! I did get through 53 though, so 1 more than 2008.

 

I am off to a good start in 2010 though as have read 2 books already off to start 2010 blog now.