Tiger Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 (edited) Hi all Haven't been on here much of late (way too busy with revision and coursework), and I admit that I won't be online as much as I used to be for these reasons, but here's what I've read so far this year- nowhere near what I've read on previous years...: The Autobiography of Henry VIII by Margaret George 9/10 The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory 9/10 Old Man And The Sea by Ernest Hemmingway * 5/10 Marked by PC and Kristen Cast 10/10 Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare * 10/10 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows by J K Rowling 8/10 My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult 10/10 The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory 9/10 Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII by David Starkey 10/10 Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir 10/10 The Lady In The Tower by Alison Weir 9/10 Hannah's Choice by Hannah and Kirsty Jones 9/10 Monarchy by David Starkey. 8/10 Henry by David Starkey. 8/10 Withering Tights by Louise Rennison 7/10 The Confession of Katherine Howard by Suzannah Dunn 9/10 Betrayed by PC and Kristen Cast 10/10 Chosen by PC and Kristen Cast 10/10 * I admit that these two were reading prep for my English GCSE Edited November 21, 2010 by Tiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted March 20, 2010 Share Posted March 20, 2010 Hi Tiger , You've read some excellent books this year .. it seems as if you're really getting into the Tudor period. Good luck with your revision etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted April 18, 2010 Author Share Posted April 18, 2010 Thanks While on holiday, I read Hannah's Choice by Kirsty and Hannah Jones- a very moving real-life story about a young gir of my age- Hannah- who suffered from leukaemia from the age of four. The chemotherapy gave her a very rare side affect and gave her severe heart damage. Aged twelve, while the leukaemia was in remission, she went into severe heart failure, with heart fuction at just 10% of what it should be. After several years of severe pain and suffering, she turned down a heart transplant and caused great controversy. A very moving story told by Hannah and her mother Kirsty. 9/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inver Posted April 19, 2010 Share Posted April 19, 2010 Hi tiger....nice to see you How did you get on with Sister's Keeper:blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted April 20, 2010 Author Share Posted April 20, 2010 Hi Inver Nice to see you too I thought that My Sister's Keeper was really good thanks, certainly found it very moving Have you ever read it? Going to start Jurassic Park tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted June 7, 2010 Author Share Posted June 7, 2010 Now reading a very, very good book that Mum got me at Hampton Court Palace on Wednesday, I can't put it down.... Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII by David Starkey. Two words- simply amazing. 800 pages, already nearly a quarter of the way through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 For my birthday, I got The Lady In The Tower by Alison Weir and Henry by David Starkey. At Hever Castle on Saturday I got Elizabeth by David Starkey and at Tesco I got The Confession of Katherine Howard by Suzannah Dunn (what, it was half price! ) It's a bit of a mux ip trying to decide which to read next..... so I asked my history teacher today what to read next. She said one of the David Starkeys definitely, because my RE teacher is close friends with David Starkey Indeed they are.... she showed me a photo of my RE teacher's birthday party and the man himself is sat right next to her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted July 30, 2010 Author Share Posted July 30, 2010 Well as a reward for getting 100% attendance at school in the passed academic year, I was given £25 vouchers to spend on whatever I wanted. So I bought: Withering Tights by Louis Rennison Betrayedby PC and Kristen Cast Chosenby PC and Kristen Cast Monarchy by David Starkey. Yesterday I finished Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir, a read which took me just three days. It was very, very gripping. The reader feels incredibly sympathetic towards Lady Jane Grey, the protagonist, who endured a horrific childhood full of beatings and verbal abuse from her parents, for whom she was a mere polictical pawn. The story is told from the day Jane is born, right to the day she was beheaded after her reign of nine days. I found this book incredible, extremely gripping. I would recommend it to anyone. I am now reading Henryby David Starkey. I only started reading it this morning, and I must say already it's very, very good. I doubt it will last long I must add to my "To Be Read": Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, and its sequel The Lost World- both of which I haven't read since I was twelve years old, which was three years ago now. If I remember correctly, I thoroughly enjoyed both of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted November 16, 2010 Author Share Posted November 16, 2010 I have not read much recently, due to lots of revision and coursework. However, I have tried to read as much as I can... Betrayed by PC and Kristen Cast Monarchy by David Starkey. Henry by David Starkey. Withering Tights by Louise Rennison The Confession of Katherine Howard by Suzannah Dunn Now I am reading Chosen by PC and Kristen Cast. Also on my To Be Read list is Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir, which I got on a recent school trip to Dover Castle (I could not resist ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Happy reading Tiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I have not read much recently, due to lots of revision and coursework. However, I have tried to read as much as I can... Betrayed by PC and Kristen Cast Monarchy by David Starkey. Henry by David Starkey. Withering Tights by Louise Rennison The Confession of Katherine Howard by Suzannah Dunn Now I am reading Chosen by PC and Kristen Cast. Also on my To Be Read list is Eleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir, which I got on a recent school trip to Dover Castle (I could not resist ) The Eleanor of Aquataine book is really excellent I hope you enjoy it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Tiger, I always think of you whenever I see a book by Louise Rennison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted November 21, 2010 Author Share Posted November 21, 2010 LOL, I do have to admit that I am a Louise Rennison fanatic. Now reading Eleanor of Aquitaine. I thought that Chosen was excellent. The House of Night series are the only vampire books I like really; I must say that they are excellent books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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