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10-01-2008 10:49 Post ID: 422,743

mandylou
Joined on 11-26-2007
Norwich
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Mandylou's TBR (1 October)

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Thought I would finally add my hill to the mountain range! They are listed in order of when they came into my house. The oldest books have been hanging around since the beginning of March, but I am trying to read them first, unless I get something new that looks really good!

The Powerbook	Jeanette Winterson
The Accidental	Ali Smith
The Line of Beauty	Alan Hollinghurst
Hotel Du Lac	Anita Brookner
Frankie and Stankie	Barbara Trapido
Snow Falling on Cedars	David Guterson
Middlesex	Jeffrey Eugenides
The Promise of Happiness	Justin Cartwright
Meridian	Alice Walker
The Hours	Michael Cunningham
Random Acts of Kindness	Danny Wallace
The Guy not Taken	Jennifer Wiener
Mrs Kimble	Jennifer Haigh
Small Island	Andrea Levy
Fugitive Pieces	Anne Michaels
Midnight Cactus	Bella Pollen
Happyslapped by a Jellyfish	Karl Pilkington
The Little Friend	Donna Tartt
Last Orders	Graham Swift
A Short History of Nearly Everything	Bill Bryson
Stupid White Men	Michael Moore
The Idea of Perfection	Kate Grenville
Plain Truth	Jodi Picoult
The Vesuvius Club	Mark Gatiss
I think the nurses are stealing my clothes	Linda Smith
The Tale of Murasaki	Liza Dalby
Stillriver	Andrew Rosenheim
On Beauty	Zadie Smith
The Secret River	Kate Grenville
The Shadow of the Wind	Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Brick Lane	Monica Ali
The Girl at the Lion D'Or	Sebastian Faulks
The Secret Garden	Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Next Big Thing	Sara Caspian
The Remains of the Day	Kazuo Ishiguro
Your Blue-Eyed Boy	Helen Dunmore
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow	Peter Hoeg
Notes from a Small Island	Bill Bryson
Artemis Fowl	Eoin Colfer
Perfect Match	Jodi Picoult
Onwards and Upwards	Arabella Weir
Porno	Irvine Welsh
Extreme	Sharon Osbourne
Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders	Gyles Brandreth
On Chesil Beach	Ian McEwan
Mister Pip	Lloyd Jones
The People's Act of Love	James Meek
A Crack in Forever	Jeannie Brewer
The Russian Concubine	Kate Furnivall
It's different for girls	Jo Brand
The Night Watch	Sarah Waters
A Quiet Belief in Angels	R J Ellory
Toast	Nigel Slater
Gentlemen & Players	Joanne Harris
Jane Eyre	Charlotte Bronte
The Flirt	Kathleen Tessaro
The Death & Life of Charlie St Cloud	Ben Sherwood
Random Acts of Heroic Love	Danny Scheinmann
The Secret Life of Bees	Sue Monk Kidd
The Island	Victoria Hislop
A Prayer for Owen Meany	John Irving
Two Caravans	Marina Lewycka
Ribbajack	Brian Jacques
Voyage of Slaves	Brian Jacques
The Virgin's Lover	Philippa Gregory
Fair Exchange	Michele Roberts
Beyond Black	Hilary Mantel
Bel Canto	Ann Patchett
The Kitchen God's Wife	Amy Tan
Empire of the Sun	J G Ballard
Miss Garnet's Angel	Salley Vickers
The Sunday Philosophy Club	Alexander McCall Smith
Friends, Lovers, Chocolate	Alexander McCall Smith
44 Scotland Street	Alexander McCall Smith
Espresso Tales	Alexander McCall Smith
Getting rid of Matthew	Jane Fallon
Geisha of Gion	Mineko Iwasaki
The Cider House Rules	John Irving
The Queen's Fool	Philippa Gregory
Notes from an Exhibition	Patrick Gale
Wuthering Heights	Emily Bronte
Girl with a Pearl Earring	Tracy Chevalier
Birdsong	Sebastian Faulks

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10-01-2008 13:28 Post ID: 422,855 In reply to

windysisters
Joined on 05-04-2007
From the West Midlands - Bostin!
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Snow Falling on Cedars	David Guterson	Read this last years. Enjoyed it but it took me some time to finish it.
The Little Friend	Donna Tartt	On my TBR
The Secret River	Kate Grenville	On my TBR
The Shadow of the Wind	Carlos Ruiz Zafon	On my TBR
The Girl at the Lion D'Or	Sebastian Faulks	On my TBR
Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders	Gyles Brandreth	Good fun story
A Quiet Belief in Angels	R J Ellory	Wonderful, one of my favourites this year
Gentlemen & Players	Joanne Harris	I really liked this one but it is very different from her “food” stories
Jane Eyre	Charlotte Bronte	Classic in every sense of the word
The Island	Victoria Hislop	Lovely holiday read
A Prayer for Owen Meany	John Irving	Hardwork but if you stay until the end it all comes together and makes up for the effort
Wuthering Heights	Emily Bronte	Gave up on this one
Girl with a Pearl Earring	Tracy Chevalier	Lovely
Birdsong	Sebastian Faulks	On my TBR

10-01-2008 13:55 Post ID: 422,878 In reply to

annecater
Joined on 05-04-2007
Land of Red Arrows & Sausages
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Frankie and Stankie	Barbara Trapido - I really didnt enjoy this

Middlesex	Jeffrey Eugenides - on my TBR


The Hours	Michael Cunningham - wasnt impressed with this


Mrs Kimble	Jennifer Haigh - on my TBR

Fugitive Pieces	Anne Michaels - on my TBR
Midnight Cactus	Bella Pollen - didnt like this






Plain Truth	Jodi Picoult - excellent, one of my favourites






The Shadow of the Wind	Carlos Ruiz Zafon - one of my all time favourite books






Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow	Peter Hoeg - on my TBR
Notes from a Small Island	Bill Bryson - really enjoyed this

Perfect Match	Jodi Picoult - very good
Onwards and Upwards	Arabella Weir - just OK

Extreme	Sharon Osbourne - interesting read

On Chesil Beach	Ian McEwan - boring!
Mister Pip	Lloyd Jones - just OK for me

A Crack in Forever	Jeannie Brewer - a good read
The Russian Concubine	Kate Furnivall - on my TBR

The Night Watch	Sarah Waters - really enjoyed this
A Quiet Belief in Angels	R J Ellory - wonderful, one of my favourites
Toast	Nigel Slater - my favourite ever autobiography
Gentlemen & Players	Joanne Harris - not so keen



Random Acts of Heroic Love	Danny Scheinmann - gets better towards the end
The Secret Life of Bees	Sue Monk Kidd - didnt enjoy this
The Island	Victoria Hislop - excellent, loved it

Two Caravans	Marina Lewycka - an interesting book













Getting rid of Matthew	Jane Fallon - not impressed by this



Notes from an Exhibition	Patrick Gale - on my tBR

Girl with a Pearl Earring	Tracy Chevalier - beautifully written

10-01-2008 13:59 Post ID: 422,881 In reply to

sam1978
Joined on 05-04-2007
Norwich
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The hours - really enjoyed this,

Miss Garnet's angel - read this a long time ago but liked it,

The Island - one of my favourite reads and a keeper,

Gentlemen and players - on my tbr,

Mr Pip - on tbr,

Notes from a small island - cant get into his books so gave up,

Plain truth and little friend are on tbr.

currently reading: Lifesaver ~ Louise Vossmyswaps
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10-03-2008 22:51 Post ID: 424,343 In reply to

deefer
Joined on 05-05-2007
Staffordshire
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TBR

Shadow of the Wind
The Girl at the Lion D'Or
The Russian Concubine
A Quiet Belief in Angels
Random Acts of Heroic Love
The Virgin's Lover
Getting Rid of Matthew
The Queen's Fool
Notes From an Exhibition

Gentlemen & Players - really enjoyed
Jane Eyre - didn't like it when I read it for the second time about 5 years ago.
Empire of the Sun - read about 20 years ago
Girl With a Pearl Earring - an enjoyable, quick, easy read
Birdsong - currently reading and loving it

10-05-2008 11:17 Post ID: 424,822 In reply to

mooncrab
Joined on 06-29-2008
Buried under a pile of books at base of a hill!
Posts 325

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The Guy not Taken	Jennifer Wiener	Want to Read
Plain Truth	Jodi Picoult	TBR
The Secret Garden	Frances Hodgson Burnett	Love this book and have just got a copy to read to my 6yr old daughter!
Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow	Peter Hoeg	In post from peta J
Perfect Match	Jodi Picoult	One of the first JP’s I read….10/10
Onwards and Upwards	Arabella Weir	Brilliant….10/10
A Quiet Belief in Angels	R J Ellory	Trying to get a swap for this L
Jane Eyre	Charlotte Bronte	Did this for A Level Lit, one of my faves
The Secret Life of Bees	Sue Monk Kidd	TBR
The Virgin's Lover	Philippa Gregory	Want to read
The Queen's Fool	Philippa Gregory	Want to read
Wuthering Heights	Emily Bronte	Another classic
Girl with a Pearl Earring	Tracy Chevalier	Want to read

Currently reading The Queens Subtleties - Suzannah Dunn

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Books Read in Sept: 24
Books Read in Oct: 19
Books Read in Nov: 21

10-20-2008 17:57 Post ID: 435,345 In reply to

pixieholopainen
Joined on 07-18-2008
West Lothian, Scotland
Posts 445

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Plain Truth Jodi Picoult My first ever Picoult and still one of my favourites, along with Second Glance and Vanishing Acts.

The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett A lovely book, although I think I prefer A Little Princess as it has less description in it.

Perfect Match Jodi Picoult Great book but very sad.

A Quiet Belief in Angels R J Ellory A gripping read although I got bored a bit at the middle and found some bits too graphic.

Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte TBR - attempted this twice already and hopefully I'll make it this time!

The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd Great book, really enjoyed it. Very unique.

The Island Victoria Hislop A very good read although it didn't stay in my head for very long.

Getting rid of Matthew Jane Fallon Want to read.

The Queen's Fool Philippa Gregory WTR

Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte TBR

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Book count for this year: 115 Book count for October: 17 Book count for November: 9
Currently Reading: Chez Moi by Agnes Desarthe

10-20-2008 23:06 Post ID: 435,584 In reply to

misty78
Joined on 05-04-2007
West London
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The Accidental

Ali Smith - Found this really boring

On Beauty

Zadie Smith - Same as above

The Island

Victoria Hislop - Loved this

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