Tiger's 2010 reading list

[Tiger]

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

[poppyshake]

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.

[Tiger]

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

[Inver]

Hi tiger....nice to see you

 

How did you get on with Sister's Keeper:blush:

[Tiger]

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

[Tiger]

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

[Tiger]

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

[Tiger]

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

[Tiger]

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 )

[Weave]

Happy reading Tiger

[pickle]

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

[Kylie]

Tiger, I always think of you whenever I see a book by Louise Rennison.

[Tiger]

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.