Inver Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 My Reading List 2005 'The Baby Trail' by Sinead Moriarty 'Round Robin' by Jennifer Chiaverini (I just love these stories) 'Homestead' by Rosina Lippi 'White' by Rosie Thomas (read in 2 days couldn't put it down) 'Hunting Unicorns' by Bella Pollen 'Only Dad' by Alan Titchmarsh 'My Sister's Keeper' by Jodi Picoult 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time' by Mark Haddon 'The Secret Life of Bees' by Sue Monk Kidd 'Scuba Dancing' by Nicola Slade 'Girl from the South by Joanna Trollope' 'The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 'A Family Man' by Amanda Brookfield 'Coastliners by Joanne Harris' 'Revenge of A Middle Aged Woman' by Elizabeth Buchan 'A Gathering Light' by Jennifer Donnelly 'Flowers Won't Fax' by Sarah Harrison 'Lucia, Lucia' by Adriana Trigiani 'Tuesday's With Morrie' by Mitch Albom 'Five People You Meet In Heaven' by Mitch Albom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted July 21, 2006 Author Share Posted July 21, 2006 My Reading List so far 2006 'Mother Country' by Libby Purves '44 Scotland Street' by Alexander McCall Smith 'Cold Granite' by Stuart MacBride(gruesome but fun!) 'To Kill A Mockingbird' by Harper Lee(classic, should have read years ago) 'The Shop On Blossom Street' by Debbi Macomber 'All He Ever Wanted' by Anita Shreve 'The Good Wife' by Elizabeth Buchan (didn't finish) 'The Blue Diary' by Alice Hoffman (excellent) 'Last Tango In Toulouse' by Mary Moody 'It Could Happen To You' by Isla Dewar 'The Starter Marriage' by Kate Harrison 'Heaven's On Hold' by Sarah Harrison 'The Hundred Secret Senses' by Amy Tan 'Charlotte's Web' by E B White 'The Return Journey' by Maeve Binchy (short stories) 'PS I Love You' by Cecilia Ahern 'The Olive Harvest' by Carol Drinkwater (loved it, as good as the others) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Ooh, I've read a few of those myself - good stuff. Welcome aboard - I loko forward to hearing more about your reads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I've only read one of the books you have read this year, but have read 6 of last years - all of which I enjoyed. I'm also looking forward to your opinions on others so that I can be persuaded to enjoy them too!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted August 9, 2006 Author Share Posted August 9, 2006 'The School Run' by Sophie King OK read for holiday but nothing too exciting. Story of a group of people who do the same school run and how and eventual event brings them together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 'Cold Granite' by Stuart MacBride(gruesome but fun!)[/color] Isn't it just! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted August 11, 2006 Author Share Posted August 11, 2006 'Cold Granite' by Stuart MacBride(gruesome but fun!)[/color] Isn't it just! Loved the sweetie eating boss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 I'm looking forward to Cold Granite later this month - it's the Posh Club read for August, so we'll be discussing it in a nice pub on te last Tuesday of the month. For july we went tp The Hogshead on Little Belmont Street - t'was a great laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted August 18, 2006 Author Share Posted August 18, 2006 Another three for the list. 'Thy Neighbour's Wife' by Ann Purser 'The Jane Austen Book Club' by Karen Joy Fowler (didn't finish though) 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' by Truman Capote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted September 1, 2006 Author Share Posted September 1, 2006 'The Two of Us-My Life with John Thaw' by Sheila Hancock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted September 10, 2006 Author Share Posted September 10, 2006 'Plain Truth' by Jodi Picoult 2nd Jodi Picoult I have read and enjoyed as much at My Sister's Keeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted October 9, 2006 Author Share Posted October 9, 2006 Another 3, I'm getting impressed by how many books:readingtwo: I have actually read this year.....thanks to Bookcrossing and joining so many bookrings it really makes you read books quicker and get them passed on. 'Local Girls' by Alice Hoffman 'Island of Blue Dolphins' by Scott O'Dell 'Dangerous Sports Euthanasia Society' by Christine Coleman (this one was a lot of fun, check out Transita books) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted October 23, 2006 Author Share Posted October 23, 2006 'Heaven On Earth' by Alice Hoffman Another Alice Hoffman I have read, my 3rd this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted October 30, 2006 Author Share Posted October 30, 2006 'The Bookshop' by Penelope Fitzgerald Another bookring from Bookcrossing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Poppy Posted October 30, 2006 Share Posted October 30, 2006 Hi Diane. What was the book about John Thaw like? I have fancied it, but not sure if it would be too sad. Susanna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted November 28, 2006 Author Share Posted November 28, 2006 'The Jigsaw Maker' by Adrienne Dines (bookring on Bookcrossing) 'The Mermaid Chair' by Sue Monk Kidd (as good as Secret Life of Bees) Both good reads and thoroughly enjoyed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 'A Redbird Christmas' by Fannie Flagg A feel good book for a Christmas read. A friend leant it to me. It is a bit goody goody in parts, but a nice easy read. Makes you feel like is this place too good to be true. Amazon blurb Oswald T. Campbell, aged fifty-two, down-and-out in a Chicago winter, is given only months to live unless he moves South. He finds himself in the small town of Lost River, Alabama, where the residents are friendly if feud-prone and eccentric to a fault. One of them, Roy, keeps a red cardinal, a once wounded bird called Jack, in the village store. Patsy, a sad, sweet little kid with a crippled leg, from the trailer park up in the woods, takes to dropping by the store - and falls in love with Jack. Flagg takes us on an emotional roller-coaster ride through the lives and hearts of an engaging crew of misfits, fixers and ordinary good-hearted folk, set against the vivid natural backdrop of a mellow Alabama winter, along the riverside where birds and fish abound. Her enchanting story culminates at Christmas time with surprises and a magical 'redbird' moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share Posted February 6, 2007 My Reading List So Far 2007 'The Joy Luck Club' by Amy Tan 'Emotional Geology' by Linda Gillard (really good read Transita book) based on Skye Both bookrings on bookcrossing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted March 2, 2007 Author Share Posted March 2, 2007 'Size Matters' by Judy Astley This was hysterical...I laughed out loud so many times. Can really relate to a lot of what she wrote....not sure if that is good or bad?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted April 7, 2007 Author Share Posted April 7, 2007 'Lucky' by Alice Sebold 'The Scent of Water' by Alison Hoblyn (another Transita book) Recommend them both. Lucky was a harrowing but compelling read.Again both were bookrings I joined on bookcrossing. 'The Scent of Water' was a lovely gentle read, based a lot of the time in Tuscany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 'Turtle Moon' by Alice Hoffman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyanddandy Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 'Lucky' by Alice Sebold 'The Scent of Water' by Alison Hoblyn (another Transita book) Recommend them both. Lucky was a harrowing but compelling read.Again both were bookrings I joined on bookcrossing. 'The Scent of Water' was a lovely gentle read, based a lot of the time in Tuscany. I was hovering over 'Lucky' in the hospice shop last week. Not sure I could get through it from reading the flyer so I didn't buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted May 8, 2007 Author Share Posted May 8, 2007 'We Need To Talk About Kevin' by Lionel Shriver Not sure how I would describe this book, very well written but another harrowing read. Description of the actual event was a bit gruesome and made my stomach churn! Hope my son never gets involved in anything like Kevin!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted June 7, 2007 Author Share Posted June 7, 2007 'After Michael' by Betty O'Rourke "Fiona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 'Felicity Fights Back' by Stella Sykes (Transita book, very funny) 'Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons' by Lorna Landvik (bookgroup of woman who have their ups and downs) 'The Weight of Water' by Anita Shreve (not my favourite of hers) All bookrings/rays on my bookcrossing shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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