Liz Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Books Read 2006 01) NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR - George Orwell (10/10) 02) THE GREEN MILE - Stephen King (8/10) 03) TAMING THE TIGER - Tony Anthony (9/10) 04) JOURNEY'S END - R.C.Sherriff (8/10) 05) LORD OF THE FLIES - William Golding (6/10) 06) THE EYRE AFFAIR - Jasper Fforde (7/10) 07) POLE TO POLE - Michael Palin (8/10) 08) PRIDE & PREJUDICE - Jane Austen (9/10) 09) THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY - Oscar Wilde (10/10) 10) THE WAR OF THE WORLDS - H.G.Wells (6/10) 11) LOST IN A GOOD BOOK - Jasper Fforde (7/10) 12) AN ALIEN AT ST. WILFRED'S - Adrian Plass (8/10) 13) THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES - Agatha Christie (7/10) 14) THE SIGNALMAN - Charles Dickens (6/10) 15) KEW GARDENS - Virginia Woolf (7/10) 16) ERIC - Terry Pratchett (9/10) 17) MEDIEVAL LIVES - Terry Jones & Alan Ereira (8/10) 18) LAST SEEN WEARING - Colin Dexter (8/10) 19) THE DEAD OF JERICHO - Colin Dexter (7/10) 20) GENTLEMEN & PLAYERS - Joanne Harris (9/10) 21) THE CHAMBER - John Grisham (8/10) 22) THE RIGHTEOUS MEN - Sam Bourne (4/10) 23) THE WELL OF LOST PLOTS - Jasper Fforde (6/10) 24) MOVING PICTURES - Terry Pratchett (10/10) 25) THE HISTORY BOYS - Alan Bennett (8/10) 26) THREE MEN IN A BOAT - Jerome K. Jerome (8/10) 27) THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE - Muriel Spark (9/10) 28) LITTLE WOMEN - Louisa May Alcott (5/10) 29) THE TURN OF THE SCREW - Henry James (7/10) 30) SOMETHING ROTTEN - Jasper Fforde (8/10) 31) THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ - Lyman Frank Baum (7/10) 32) THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS - Kenneth Grahame (7/10) 33) THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS - John Buchan (7/10) 34) THE SHINING - Stephen King (10/10) 35) BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S - Truman Capote (8/10) 36) HOUSE OF FLOWERS - Truman Capote (6/10) 37) A DIAMOND GUITAR - Truman Capote (4/10) 38) A CHRISTMAS MEMORY - Truman Capote (7/10) 39) THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY - Patricia Highsmith (10/10) 40) THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY - Douglas Adams (7/10) (re-read) 41) THE RESTAURANT AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE - Douglas Adams (7/10) (re-read) 42) LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING - Douglas Adams (7/10) (re-read) 43) SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH - Douglas Adams (7/10) (re-read) 44) MOSTLY HARMLESS - Douglas Adams (7/10) (re-read) 45) FULL CIRCLE - Michael Palin (9/10) 46) REAPER MAN - Terry Pratchett (8/10) 47) WITCHES ABROAD - Terry Pratchett (8/10) 48) SMALL GODS - Terry Pratchett (8/10) 49) A CLOCKWORK ORANGE - Anthony Burgess (6/10) 50) ABOUT THE AUTHOR - John Colapinto (8/10) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 :wave: at Liz I really must give Jasper Fforde a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Welcome aboard. That is a pretty nice list of books read this year. May I suggest that you consider John Steinbeck for sometime in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted September 21, 2006 Author Share Posted September 21, 2006 Welcome aboard. That is a pretty nice list of books read this year. May I suggest that you consider John Steinbeck for sometime in the future. I have read one of his - I read OF MICE AND MEN last year and quite enjoyed it. Which others of his would be good also, or are they all fairly similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Welcome aboard. That is a pretty nice list of books read this year. May I suggest that you consider John Steinbeck for sometime in the future. I have read one of his - I read OF MICE AND MEN last year and quite enjoyed it. Which others of his would be good also, or are they all fairly similar? I read Of Mice and Men this year for GCSE English - it was a clever story. I've not read anything else by him either, but I will try to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Welcome aboard. That is a pretty nice list of books read this year. May I suggest that you consider John Steinbeck for sometime in the future. I have read one of his - I read OF MICE AND MEN last year and quite enjoyed it. Which others of his would be good also, or are they all fairly similar? Steinbeck is undoubtedly my favorite author of all time. Books of his that I have read to date: Grapes Of Wrath East Of Eden The Winter Of Our Discontent Of Mice And Men Tortilla Flat Cannery Row Sweet Thursday Red Pony The Wayward Bus The Moon Is Down The Pearl Travels With Charley Grapes of Wrath is really an epic and a fantastic book. It will leave you "wrung out". I also really liked The Moon Is Down. It is a book that really makes a person think and is one that I intend on re-reading one day. You cannot go wrong on any of his books though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted September 21, 2006 Author Share Posted September 21, 2006 Oh right. Thanks very much. I'll have to give one of them a try sometime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Welcome back, Liz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted September 22, 2006 Author Share Posted September 22, 2006 Welcome back, Liz. :tyou: Thanks Tiger - It's good to be back and talking about books again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted September 24, 2006 Author Share Posted September 24, 2006 GENTLEMEN AND PLAYERS - Joanne Harris Started - Wednesday 20th September Finished - Thursday 21st September I really enjoyed this book. Managed to read all 500 pages or so in two days, which is not bad for me as I'm a bit of a slow reader. Not sure now whether to give another one of Harris' a go. Has anyone else read GENTLEMEN AND PLAYERS? Or even a different book of hers and could tell me whether it was any good or not. - Liz - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 I have Gentlemen & Players on my TBR pile - i'm looking forward to it! I loved Chocolat - if you haven't read it, give it a go - it's lovely! And then go & watch the film - it has the gorgeous Johnny Depp in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted September 24, 2006 Author Share Posted September 24, 2006 I've wanted to see the film for a while, but I think I'll wait and read the book first. Thanks Kell. - Liz - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted September 25, 2006 Author Share Posted September 25, 2006 THE CHAMBER - John Grisham Started - Friday 22nd September Finished - Monday 25th September Quite enjoyed this little read in the end. I thought that the beginning of the story was good, setting the scene, giving a bit of history and all that, but I felt that half way through it seemed to drag a little. It just seemed to be repeating itself and going round in circles. I was starting to get a bit fed up with it until the last 150 pages or so - then the story picked up again. Reading this has not put me off his books, so I will definately be borrowing another one of his from my sister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted September 26, 2006 Author Share Posted September 26, 2006 THE RIGHTEOUS MEN - Sam Bourne Ok, so I've decided to read THE RIGHTEOUS MEN for a few reasons. The main one is that it seems to have had mixed reviews. I've seen some that rip it apart and say it was awful, and then there are those that say it's really good and grips you. I know it's meant to be a bit of a rip-off and jumping on the bandwagon of THE DA VINCI CODE, but I haven't read any of Dan Brown so I won't be able to compare the two. So, I've decided I'm going to come to this book with an open mind and see whether I enjoy it or think it's a load of rubbish. - Liz - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted September 28, 2006 Author Share Posted September 28, 2006 THE RIGHTEOUS MEN by Sam Bourne Started - Tuesday 26th September Finished - Thursday 28th September Well, I've read it, and I have to say that I didn't enjoy it a great amount. I never really got hooked into the story. There were a few twists and turns in it, but none that made me want to find out what happened next. I think I would have to go the those that didn't get on with the book than those who thought it was fantastic. I thought that it was an "ok" book, rather than a "great" book - not one that I would recommend or want to read again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted September 29, 2006 Author Share Posted September 29, 2006 Have just started THE WELL OF LOST PLOTS by Jasper Fforde. It is the third book in the Thursday Next series. I really enjoyed the first two books, so hopefully this one will be just as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 I got The Eyre Affair last weekend - i'm looking forward to getting into it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louiseog Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 I love JF, have just bought all of the books to keep and I never keep books!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 I love JF, have just bought all of the books to keep and I never keep books!!! You have good taste. Congratulations. I got The Eyre Affair last weekend - i'm looking forward to getting into it! Let us know how you enjoy the book, perhaps in the Jasper Fforde topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted October 1, 2006 Author Share Posted October 1, 2006 THE WELL OF LOST PLOTS Enjoyed this one, although not as much as the first two in the Thursday Next series. It seemed as though it took a while for the book to get going. But, having said that, it hasn't put me off wanting to read the fourth one in the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted October 1, 2006 Author Share Posted October 1, 2006 After finishing Fforde, I'm still in the mood for a funny book, so thought I'd continue with the Discworld series. I'm now on to Moving Pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted October 5, 2006 Author Share Posted October 5, 2006 Didn't feel too good today, so stayed at home. Ended up doing a bit of quiet reading and managed to finish off Moving Pictures. It was really good - enjoyed it very much. I've now moved on to The History Boys by Alan Bennett. The film is out quite soon, but I wanted to have read it before going to see the film. It's not a very long play, so I should have it finished in plenty of time. The History Boys....... An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster obsessed with results; a history teacher who thinks he's a fool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted October 5, 2006 Author Share Posted October 5, 2006 Wow....finished The History Boys sooner than I expected. Was really good - hopefully the film will stay as true to the play as possible. It would be a shame if they were to lose some of the speeches that are in the play. Have now moved on to Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome. Saw a bit of the t.v. series that was on BBC2 earlier this year - got me interested in it and it looks like it could be a good little read. I doubt that I'll finish it in a few hours, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted October 9, 2006 Author Share Posted October 9, 2006 Went to see Terry Jones at Cheltenham this evening. He was giving a talk on the Barbarians, the subject of his recent book and T.V. series. I thought it was excellent. I didn't get in line to get a book signed, though, as I would probably be still there waiting now. Still, it was a great night out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 I loved that series, Barbarians - it was SOoooooooo good! Wish I could have been there to see Mr Jones myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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