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22. treehorn's treasure
1/30 Inferno by Dan Brown
2/30 Saga by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
3/30 Tales of the city by Armistead Maupin
4/30 Rapture by Jd Robb
5/30 Saga Vol 2 by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
6/30 Chew by John Layman and Rob Guillory
7/30 Kick-ass by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr
8/30 The Godfather by Mario Puzo
9/30 The Sicilian by Mario Puzo
10/30 The Last Don by Mario Puzo
11/30 Saga Vol 3 by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
12/30 Omerta by Mario Puzo
13/30 Saga Vol 4 by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
14/30 Fools Die by Mario Puzo
15/30 Sex Criminals Vol 1 by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky
16/30 COWL Vol 1 by Kyle Higgins et al
17/30 Chew Vol 2 by John Layman and Rob Guillory
18/30 Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis et al
19/30 A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
20/30 A Storm of Swords 1 by George R.R. Martin
21/30 A Storm of Swords 2 by George R.R. Martin
2/30 Saga by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
3/30 Tales of the city by Armistead Maupin
4/30 Rapture by Jd Robb
5/30 Saga Vol 2 by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
6/30 Chew by John Layman and Rob Guillory
7/30 Kick-ass by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr
8/30 The Godfather by Mario Puzo
9/30 The Sicilian by Mario Puzo
10/30 The Last Don by Mario Puzo
11/30 Saga Vol 3 by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
12/30 Omerta by Mario Puzo
13/30 Saga Vol 4 by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
14/30 Fools Die by Mario Puzo
15/30 Sex Criminals Vol 1 by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky
16/30 COWL Vol 1 by Kyle Higgins et al
17/30 Chew Vol 2 by John Layman and Rob Guillory
18/30 Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis et al
19/30 A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
20/30 A Storm of Swords 1 by George R.R. Martin
21/30 A Storm of Swords 2 by George R.R. Martin
1/60 The Cowboy and the Cossack - Clair Huffaker
2/60 Briefe aus dem Gefängnis - Rosa Luxemburg
3/60 Chita: a memory of Last Island - Lafadio Hearn
4/60 Zla miłość - Aleksander Sowa
5/60 Frog Żaba - Colin Hann, Ryszard Bart and Pedro Páramo
6/60 Amexica: War along the borderline - Ed Vulliamy
7/60 Good mother, bad daughter? - Martha Penn
8/60 Czy wiesz, co widzę? - Richárde
9/60 Glaslügen - Nicholas Vega
10/60 Dreaming the Dark: Magic, Sex and Politics - Starhawk
11/60 Plötzlich Callgirl - Portia da Costa (one of the least clunky translations I've come across)
12/60 99% Darkness - Jacob Stringer
13/60 Stoner - John Williams
14/60 Auf der anderen Seite is das Gras viel grüner - Kerstin Gier.
15/60 Vollidiot - Tommy Jaud
16/60 Wicked Appetite - Janet Evanovich
17/60 Wicked Business - Janet Evanovich
18/60 Momo - Michael Ende
19/60 Momo - Michael Ende (1984 translation, not the 1970s one)
20/60 The Awakening - Kate Chopin
2/60 Briefe aus dem Gefängnis - Rosa Luxemburg
3/60 Chita: a memory of Last Island - Lafadio Hearn
4/60 Zla miłość - Aleksander Sowa
5/60 Frog Żaba - Colin Hann, Ryszard Bart and Pedro Páramo
6/60 Amexica: War along the borderline - Ed Vulliamy
7/60 Good mother, bad daughter? - Martha Penn
8/60 Czy wiesz, co widzę? - Richárde
9/60 Glaslügen - Nicholas Vega
10/60 Dreaming the Dark: Magic, Sex and Politics - Starhawk
11/60 Plötzlich Callgirl - Portia da Costa (one of the least clunky translations I've come across)
12/60 99% Darkness - Jacob Stringer
13/60 Stoner - John Williams
14/60 Auf der anderen Seite is das Gras viel grüner - Kerstin Gier.
15/60 Vollidiot - Tommy Jaud
16/60 Wicked Appetite - Janet Evanovich
17/60 Wicked Business - Janet Evanovich
18/60 Momo - Michael Ende
19/60 Momo - Michael Ende (1984 translation, not the 1970s one)
20/60 The Awakening - Kate Chopin
Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
It's been a while since I read that, but I recall that as a really dark book. It reminded me a Falkner.
chainsawjob
Kipping in the dunes
1. In the Midst of Life - Jennifer Worth
2. The Eye of the Leopard - Henning Mankell
3. A Grief Observed – C.S. Lewis
4. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet – David Mitchell
5. The Drama of the Gifted Child: the search for the true self – Alice Miller
6. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry – Rachel Joyce
7. Audacity to Believe: An Autobiography – Sheila Cassidy
8. At Break of Day – Elizabeth Speller
9. In the Shadow of the DreamChild: the Myth and Reality of Lewis Carroll – Karoline Leach
10. The Bonds of Earth – E.V. Thompson
11.Pigeon English – Stephen Kelman
2. The Eye of the Leopard - Henning Mankell
3. A Grief Observed – C.S. Lewis
4. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet – David Mitchell
5. The Drama of the Gifted Child: the search for the true self – Alice Miller
6. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry – Rachel Joyce
7. Audacity to Believe: An Autobiography – Sheila Cassidy
8. At Break of Day – Elizabeth Speller
9. In the Shadow of the DreamChild: the Myth and Reality of Lewis Carroll – Karoline Leach
10. The Bonds of Earth – E.V. Thompson
11.Pigeon English – Stephen Kelman
Me76
Not very good lurker
1/50 Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk
2/50 The Child Thief, Dan Smith
3/50 Wanted, Nick Stephenson
4/50 The Graft, Martina Cole
5/50 Stardust, Neil Gaiman
6/50 Alys, Always, Harriet Lane
7/50 Bad Things Happen, K Leitch
8/50 Post Human Book 1, David Simpson
9/50 Bolthole, AJ Oates
10/50 Post Human book 2, David Simpson
11/50 The Bees, Laline Paull
12/50 Barracuda, Christos Tsiolkas
13/50 The Interpretation of Murder, Jed Rubenfeld
14/50 Her, Harriet Lane
15/50 Mobile Library, David Whitehouse
16/50 Salvage The Bones, Jesmyn, Ward
17/50 Some Kind of Fairy Tale, Graham Joyce
18/50 The Talented Mr Ripley, Patricia Highsmith
19/50 Geek Love, Katherine Dunn
20/50 The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck - glad I read this as it is beautifully written, if completely depressing. It's taken me ages to get through as it was my bath reading and I kept napping instead of reading. Wtf is the end about though????
2/50 The Child Thief, Dan Smith
3/50 Wanted, Nick Stephenson
4/50 The Graft, Martina Cole
5/50 Stardust, Neil Gaiman
6/50 Alys, Always, Harriet Lane
7/50 Bad Things Happen, K Leitch
8/50 Post Human Book 1, David Simpson
9/50 Bolthole, AJ Oates
10/50 Post Human book 2, David Simpson
11/50 The Bees, Laline Paull
12/50 Barracuda, Christos Tsiolkas
13/50 The Interpretation of Murder, Jed Rubenfeld
14/50 Her, Harriet Lane
15/50 Mobile Library, David Whitehouse
16/50 Salvage The Bones, Jesmyn, Ward
17/50 Some Kind of Fairy Tale, Graham Joyce
18/50 The Talented Mr Ripley, Patricia Highsmith
19/50 Geek Love, Katherine Dunn
20/50 The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck - glad I read this as it is beautifully written, if completely depressing. It's taken me ages to get through as it was my bath reading and I kept napping instead of reading. Wtf is the end about though????
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
Do you mean when Rose of Sharon offers her breast milk to the starving stranger? It symbolises mercy, kindness and regrowth and has been used extensively in art:
Roman Charity (Latin Caritas romana; Italian Carità Romana) is the exemplary story of a woman, Pero, who secretly breastfeeds her father, Cimon, after he is incarcerated and sentenced to death by starvation. She is found out by a jailer, but her act of selflessness impresses officials and wins her father's release.
1. Mist over Pendle, Robert Neil
2. Hild, Nicola Griffiths
3. The Magicians, Lev Grossman
4. The Iron King, Maurice Dunon
5. Among Others, Jo Walton
6. The Magician King, Lev Grossman
7. Farthing, Jo Walton
8. My Real Children, Jo Walton
9. The Golem and the Djinn, Helene Wecker
10. Jack Glass, Adam Roberts
11. Ha'penny, Jo Walton
12. Nation, Terry Pratchett
11. Half a Crown, Jo Walton
14. The Magic Land, Lev Grossman
15. The Carhullan Army, Sarah Hall
16. The Crane Wife, Patrick Ness
17. Burial Rights, Hannah Kent
18. Touching the Void, Joe Simpson
19. Foxglove Summer, Ben Aaronovitch
20. So You've Been Publicly Shamed, Jon Ronson
21. Whit, Iain Banks
22. The Casual Vacancy, JK Rowling
23. The Testament of Jesse Lamb, Jane Rogers
24. Broken Harbour, Tana French
25. The Cutting Room, Louise Welsh
26. The Canon: The Beautiful Basics of Science, Natalie Angier
27. Haweswater, Sarah Hall
28. Mutant Message Down Under
29. Fieldnotes From a Catastrophe: Man, Nature and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert
30. The Persian Boy, Mary Renault
31. Funeral Games, Mary Renault
32. The Islanders, Christopher Priest
33. Tooth and Claw, Jo Walton
2. Hild, Nicola Griffiths
3. The Magicians, Lev Grossman
4. The Iron King, Maurice Dunon
5. Among Others, Jo Walton
6. The Magician King, Lev Grossman
7. Farthing, Jo Walton
8. My Real Children, Jo Walton
9. The Golem and the Djinn, Helene Wecker
10. Jack Glass, Adam Roberts
11. Ha'penny, Jo Walton
12. Nation, Terry Pratchett
11. Half a Crown, Jo Walton
14. The Magic Land, Lev Grossman
15. The Carhullan Army, Sarah Hall
16. The Crane Wife, Patrick Ness
17. Burial Rights, Hannah Kent
18. Touching the Void, Joe Simpson
19. Foxglove Summer, Ben Aaronovitch
20. So You've Been Publicly Shamed, Jon Ronson
21. Whit, Iain Banks
22. The Casual Vacancy, JK Rowling
23. The Testament of Jesse Lamb, Jane Rogers
24. Broken Harbour, Tana French
25. The Cutting Room, Louise Welsh
26. The Canon: The Beautiful Basics of Science, Natalie Angier
27. Haweswater, Sarah Hall
28. Mutant Message Down Under
29. Fieldnotes From a Catastrophe: Man, Nature and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert
30. The Persian Boy, Mary Renault
31. Funeral Games, Mary Renault
32. The Islanders, Christopher Priest
33. Tooth and Claw, Jo Walton
Manter
Lunch Mob
]1. Leaving Berlin, Joseph Kanon.
2. The child thief, Dan Smith.
3. Foxglove summer, Ben Aaronovich.
4. The beating of his wings, Paul Hoffman.
5. The cheapside corpse, Susanna Gregory.
6. Il metodo del coccodrillo- Maurizio de Giovanni.
7. The sin-eater's daughter- Melinda Salisbury.
8. Half the world- Joe Abercrombie
9. Tatiana- Martin cruz Smith
10. The 100 year old man who climbed out the window and disappeared- jonas jonasson.
11. The undertaking- Audrey Macgee
12. The book of life- Deborah Harkness.
13. Norwegian by Night- Derek Miller.
14. The luminous heart of Jonah s- Gina Nahai.
15. Holy spy-Rory Clements
16. The Angelic Darkness- Richard Zimmler.
17. Ghostman - Roger Hobbs
18. The whispering city- Sara Moliner.
19. The Mirrored World- Debra Dean
20. The silkworm- Robert Galbraith (or J K Rowling)
21. Getting by- Lisa Mckenzie.
22. All who go do not return- shulem Deen.
23. The Yellow Birds- Kevin Powers.
24. The skull throne- book 4 of the demon cycle- Peter Brett
25. The lady from Zagreb- Phillip Kerr.
26. What she left behind- Ellen Marie Wiseman.
27. In the wolf's mouth- Adam Foulds
28. All that is solid melts into air- Darragh McKeon
29. The Vagrant- Peter Newman
30. Traitor's blade- Sebastian de Castell
31. Knight's Shadow- Sebastian de Castell.
32. Fireblood- Jeff Wheeler
33. Dryadborn- Jeff Wheeler
34. PoisonWell- Jeff Wheeler
35. The wretched of Muirwood- Jeff Wheeler
36. The blight of Muirwood- Jeff Wheeler
37. The scourge of Muirwood- Jeff Wheeler
38. God in Ruins- Kate Atkinson. Amazing. Just read it twice over in quick succession. It's a companion to life after life and takes one of Ursula's brothers and follows him through the war. Incredible imagery, both funny and sad, often on the same page: really brings the bomber command to life, and the passages about raids, bailing out, dog fights etc are incredibly real. I cried a few times. And as so often in her books there is a twist that makes you question everything. It's difficult to review without sounding pretentious, as she is very clever and experiments with the book form, and references to other books, themes.... While still writing a fantastic story about one family that really makes you care about them.
2. The child thief, Dan Smith.
3. Foxglove summer, Ben Aaronovich.
4. The beating of his wings, Paul Hoffman.
5. The cheapside corpse, Susanna Gregory.
6. Il metodo del coccodrillo- Maurizio de Giovanni.
7. The sin-eater's daughter- Melinda Salisbury.
8. Half the world- Joe Abercrombie
9. Tatiana- Martin cruz Smith
10. The 100 year old man who climbed out the window and disappeared- jonas jonasson.
11. The undertaking- Audrey Macgee
12. The book of life- Deborah Harkness.
13. Norwegian by Night- Derek Miller.
14. The luminous heart of Jonah s- Gina Nahai.
15. Holy spy-Rory Clements
16. The Angelic Darkness- Richard Zimmler.
17. Ghostman - Roger Hobbs
18. The whispering city- Sara Moliner.
19. The Mirrored World- Debra Dean
20. The silkworm- Robert Galbraith (or J K Rowling)
21. Getting by- Lisa Mckenzie.
22. All who go do not return- shulem Deen.
23. The Yellow Birds- Kevin Powers.
24. The skull throne- book 4 of the demon cycle- Peter Brett
25. The lady from Zagreb- Phillip Kerr.
26. What she left behind- Ellen Marie Wiseman.
27. In the wolf's mouth- Adam Foulds
28. All that is solid melts into air- Darragh McKeon
29. The Vagrant- Peter Newman
30. Traitor's blade- Sebastian de Castell
31. Knight's Shadow- Sebastian de Castell.
32. Fireblood- Jeff Wheeler
33. Dryadborn- Jeff Wheeler
34. PoisonWell- Jeff Wheeler
35. The wretched of Muirwood- Jeff Wheeler
36. The blight of Muirwood- Jeff Wheeler
37. The scourge of Muirwood- Jeff Wheeler
38. God in Ruins- Kate Atkinson. Amazing. Just read it twice over in quick succession. It's a companion to life after life and takes one of Ursula's brothers and follows him through the war. Incredible imagery, both funny and sad, often on the same page: really brings the bomber command to life, and the passages about raids, bailing out, dog fights etc are incredibly real. I cried a few times. And as so often in her books there is a twist that makes you question everything. It's difficult to review without sounding pretentious, as she is very clever and experiments with the book form, and references to other books, themes.... While still writing a fantastic story about one family that really makes you care about them.
etnea
EXTERMINIEREN
1. Haruki Murakami - What I Talk about when I Talk about Running
2. Alexander McColl Smith - Bertie Plays the Blues
3. A. L. Kennedy - The Blue Book
4. The Hong Kong writers' circle - Hong Kong gothic
5. Armistead Maupin - Tales of the city
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6. Isabelle Allende - Ripper
7. Margaret Attwood - Stone Mattress
8. Joanna Kavenna - The Ice Museum
2. Alexander McColl Smith - Bertie Plays the Blues
3. A. L. Kennedy - The Blue Book
4. The Hong Kong writers' circle - Hong Kong gothic
5. Armistead Maupin - Tales of the city
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6. Isabelle Allende - Ripper
7. Margaret Attwood - Stone Mattress
8. Joanna Kavenna - The Ice Museum
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
1/45 Head On - Julian Cope
2/45 Bad Monkeys - Matt Ruff
3/45 The Ladies Of Grace Adieu - Susanna Clarke
4/45 Bring Up The Bodies - Hilary Mantel
5/45 The Blacker The Berry - Wallace Thurman
6/45 Once You Break A Knuckle - D W Wilson
7/45 The Child Thief - Dan Smith
8/45 The Epicure's Lament - Kate Christensen
9/45 East Of Eden - John Steinbeck
10/45 We Are All Completely Besides Ourselves - Karen Joy Fowler
11/45 The Prison House - John King
12/45 First Love - Ivan Turgenev
13/45 The Thin Man - Dashiell Hammett
14/45 Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
15/45 Ridley Walker - Russell Hoban
16/45 We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson
17/45 My Outdoors Life - Ray Mears
18/45 What We Talk About When We Talk About Love - Raymond Carver
19/45 The Last Kingdom - Bernard Cornwell
20/45 The Half That's Never Been Told: The Real Life Reggae Adventures Of Dr Dread - Dr Dread
21/45 The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins - Irvine Welsh
22/45 The Pale Horseman - Bernard Cornwell
Two books into this series and it's already getting a bit samey. There's no mention of a pale horseman in it either.
2/45 Bad Monkeys - Matt Ruff
3/45 The Ladies Of Grace Adieu - Susanna Clarke
4/45 Bring Up The Bodies - Hilary Mantel
5/45 The Blacker The Berry - Wallace Thurman
6/45 Once You Break A Knuckle - D W Wilson
7/45 The Child Thief - Dan Smith
8/45 The Epicure's Lament - Kate Christensen
9/45 East Of Eden - John Steinbeck
10/45 We Are All Completely Besides Ourselves - Karen Joy Fowler
11/45 The Prison House - John King
12/45 First Love - Ivan Turgenev
13/45 The Thin Man - Dashiell Hammett
14/45 Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
15/45 Ridley Walker - Russell Hoban
16/45 We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson
17/45 My Outdoors Life - Ray Mears
18/45 What We Talk About When We Talk About Love - Raymond Carver
19/45 The Last Kingdom - Bernard Cornwell
20/45 The Half That's Never Been Told: The Real Life Reggae Adventures Of Dr Dread - Dr Dread
21/45 The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins - Irvine Welsh
22/45 The Pale Horseman - Bernard Cornwell
Two books into this series and it's already getting a bit samey. There's no mention of a pale horseman in it either.
'Mirror to Damascus' Colin Thubron (1/24)
'The Death and Life of Great American Cities' Jane Jacobs (2/24)
'The Story of the Victoria Line' John R. Day (3/24)
'Wolf Hall' Hilary Mantel (4/24)
'Hold Your Own' Kate Tempest (5/24)
'Persian Fire' Tom Holland (6/24)
'Me Talk Pretty One Day' David Sedaris (7/24)
'The Battle for Gotham: New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs' Roberta Brandes Gratz (8/24)
'Among the Hoods' Harriet Sergeant (9/24)
'Carny: Americana on the Midway' Virginia Lee Hunter (10/24)
'The Death and Life of Great American Cities' Jane Jacobs (2/24)
'The Story of the Victoria Line' John R. Day (3/24)
'Wolf Hall' Hilary Mantel (4/24)
'Hold Your Own' Kate Tempest (5/24)
'Persian Fire' Tom Holland (6/24)
'Me Talk Pretty One Day' David Sedaris (7/24)
'The Battle for Gotham: New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs' Roberta Brandes Gratz (8/24)
'Among the Hoods' Harriet Sergeant (9/24)
'Carny: Americana on the Midway' Virginia Lee Hunter (10/24)
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72 - 77. GRR Gartin - Game of thrones series.
78. CJ Cherryh - Cyteen
79. Terry pratchett - Thud
80. Terry pratchett - Jingo
81. Terry pratchett - The last hero
82. Terry pratchett - snuff
83. Terry pratchett - Eric
84. Terry pratchett - hatfull of sky
85. Terry pratchett - wintersmith
86. Terry pratchett - Guards, Guards
87- 89 - Peter F hamilton - Night Dawn triolgy
90. Peter F hamilton - second chance at eden
91. Terry pratchett - making money
92. Grr Martin - tales of dunk and egg
93. grr martin - wild cards
94. bernard Cornwell - sharpe's tiger
95 - 97. Lm Mongomery - Emily of new moon series
98-102 - LM montgomery - 1st 4 of the Anne series
103. Terry pratchett - The long earth
104. John Angarrack - Scart l'errups
105. Cj Cherryh - 40,000 in Gehenna
106. GRR martin - the ice dragon
107. Virginia Blum - flesh wounds
108. David Evans - How to writ a better thesis
109. GRR martin - windhaven
110. Thornhill and Palmer - a natural history of rape
111. John Cleland - Fanny Hill
112. Daniel Defoe - Moll flanders
I'll add the rest laters
Me76
Not very good lurker
1/50 Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk
2/50 The Child Thief, Dan Smith
3/50 Wanted, Nick Stephenson
4/50 The Graft, Martina Cole
5/50 Stardust, Neil Gaiman
6/50 Alys, Always, Harriet Lane
7/50 Bad Things Happen, K Leitch
8/50 Post Human Book 1, David Simpson
9/50 Bolthole, AJ Oates
10/50 Post Human book 2, David Simpson
11/50 The Bees, Laline Paull
12/50 Barracuda, Christos Tsiolkas
13/50 The Interpretation of Murder, Jed Rubenfeld
14/50 Her, Harriet Lane
15/50 Mobile Library, David Whitehouse
16/50 Salvage The Bones, Jesmyn, Ward
17/50 Some Kind of Fairy Tale, Graham Joyce
18/50 The Talented Mr Ripley, Patricia Highsmith
19/50 Geek Love, Katherine Dunn
20/50 The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck
21/50 Us, David Nicholls - I do love him. I like the fact he writes flawed characters as even though he makes you laugh and like them, you see the imperfections that you can relate to. But even though this book is about a marriage breakup, it still leaves you feeling warm.
2/50 The Child Thief, Dan Smith
3/50 Wanted, Nick Stephenson
4/50 The Graft, Martina Cole
5/50 Stardust, Neil Gaiman
6/50 Alys, Always, Harriet Lane
7/50 Bad Things Happen, K Leitch
8/50 Post Human Book 1, David Simpson
9/50 Bolthole, AJ Oates
10/50 Post Human book 2, David Simpson
11/50 The Bees, Laline Paull
12/50 Barracuda, Christos Tsiolkas
13/50 The Interpretation of Murder, Jed Rubenfeld
14/50 Her, Harriet Lane
15/50 Mobile Library, David Whitehouse
16/50 Salvage The Bones, Jesmyn, Ward
17/50 Some Kind of Fairy Tale, Graham Joyce
18/50 The Talented Mr Ripley, Patricia Highsmith
19/50 Geek Love, Katherine Dunn
20/50 The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck
21/50 Us, David Nicholls - I do love him. I like the fact he writes flawed characters as even though he makes you laugh and like them, you see the imperfections that you can relate to. But even though this book is about a marriage breakup, it still leaves you feeling warm.
districtline
Well-Known Member
Fareed Zakaria - The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad (1/50)
Hans Fallada - Alone in Berlin (2/50)
Thomas Bernhard - Die Ursache (3/50)
Uwe Timm - Midsummer Night (4/50)
Peter Schneider - The Wall Jumper (5/50)
Peter Schneider - Eduard's Homecoming (6/50)
Peter Schneider - Vati (7/50)
Ernest Hemingway - The Old Man and the Sea (8/50)
Peter Schneider - Couplings (9/50)
Samuel Taylor Coleridge - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (10/50)
Peter Schneider - ...schon bist du ein Verfassungsfeind (11/50)
Saul Bellow - Dangling Man (12/50)
Hans Fallada - Alone in Berlin (2/50)
Thomas Bernhard - Die Ursache (3/50)
Uwe Timm - Midsummer Night (4/50)
Peter Schneider - The Wall Jumper (5/50)
Peter Schneider - Eduard's Homecoming (6/50)
Peter Schneider - Vati (7/50)
Ernest Hemingway - The Old Man and the Sea (8/50)
Peter Schneider - Couplings (9/50)
Samuel Taylor Coleridge - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (10/50)
Peter Schneider - ...schon bist du ein Verfassungsfeind (11/50)
Saul Bellow - Dangling Man (12/50)
1/60 The Cowboy and the Cossack - Clair Huffaker
2/60 Briefe aus dem Gefängnis - Rosa Luxemburg
3/60 Chita: a memory of Last Island - Lafadio Hearn
4/60 Zla miłość - Aleksander Sowa
5/60 Frog Żaba - Colin Hann, Ryszard Bart and Pedro Páramo
6/60 Amexica: War along the borderline - Ed Vulliamy
7/60 Good mother, bad daughter? - Martha Penn
8/60 Czy wiesz, co widzę? - Richárde
9/60 Glaslügen - Nicholas Vega
10/60 Dreaming the Dark: Magic, Sex and Politics - Starhawk
11/60 Plötzlich Callgirl - Portia da Costa (one of the least clunky translations I've come across)
12/60 99% Darkness - Jacob Stringer
13/60 Stoner - John Williams
14/60 Auf der anderen Seite is das Gras viel grüner - Kerstin Gier.
15/60 Vollidiot - Tommy Jaud
16/60 Wicked Appetite - Janet Evanovich
17/60 Wicked Business - Janet Evanovich
18/60 Momo - Michael Ende
19/60 Momo - Michael Ende (1984 translation, not the 1970s one)
20/60 The Awakening - Kate Chopin
21/60 Deaf Sentence - David Lodge
I gave that writer a fair chance and he's done it again - cheating by using deus ex machina to get rid of a difficult-to-write character. I get the feeling that he had a couple of really good interesting plot ideas, started to commit them to paper (or at least his word processing software) but suddenly lost interest about a third of the way through. Then, short of time and money, threw in a load of technical stuff as a makeweight, ditto changed narrative approach (1st to 3rd person and back again FFS!) several times, and sent it to his publisher with umpteen Hail Marys (or equivalent) that he'd get away with it yet a-fucking-gain.
2/60 Briefe aus dem Gefängnis - Rosa Luxemburg
3/60 Chita: a memory of Last Island - Lafadio Hearn
4/60 Zla miłość - Aleksander Sowa
5/60 Frog Żaba - Colin Hann, Ryszard Bart and Pedro Páramo
6/60 Amexica: War along the borderline - Ed Vulliamy
7/60 Good mother, bad daughter? - Martha Penn
8/60 Czy wiesz, co widzę? - Richárde
9/60 Glaslügen - Nicholas Vega
10/60 Dreaming the Dark: Magic, Sex and Politics - Starhawk
11/60 Plötzlich Callgirl - Portia da Costa (one of the least clunky translations I've come across)
12/60 99% Darkness - Jacob Stringer
13/60 Stoner - John Williams
14/60 Auf der anderen Seite is das Gras viel grüner - Kerstin Gier.
15/60 Vollidiot - Tommy Jaud
16/60 Wicked Appetite - Janet Evanovich
17/60 Wicked Business - Janet Evanovich
18/60 Momo - Michael Ende
19/60 Momo - Michael Ende (1984 translation, not the 1970s one)
20/60 The Awakening - Kate Chopin
21/60 Deaf Sentence - David Lodge
I gave that writer a fair chance and he's done it again - cheating by using deus ex machina to get rid of a difficult-to-write character. I get the feeling that he had a couple of really good interesting plot ideas, started to commit them to paper (or at least his word processing software) but suddenly lost interest about a third of the way through. Then, short of time and money, threw in a load of technical stuff as a makeweight, ditto changed narrative approach (1st to 3rd person and back again FFS!) several times, and sent it to his publisher with umpteen Hail Marys (or equivalent) that he'd get away with it yet a-fucking-gain.
1/30 Inferno by Dan Brown
2/30 Saga by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
3/30 Tales of the city by Armistead Maupin
4/30 Rapture by Jd Robb
5/30 Saga Vol 2 by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
6/30 Chew by John Layman and Rob Guillory
7/30 Kick-ass by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr
8/30 The Godfather by Mario Puzo
9/30 The Sicilian by Mario Puzo
10/30 The Last Don by Mario Puzo
11/30 Saga Vol 3 by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
12/30 Omerta by Mario Puzo
13/30 Saga Vol 4 by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
14/30 Fools Die by Mario Puzo
15/30 Sex Criminals Vol 1 by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky
16/30 COWL Vol 1 by Kyle Higgins et al
17/30 Chew Vol 2 by John Layman and Rob Guillory
18/30 Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis et al
19/30 A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
20/30 A Storm of Swords 1 by George R.R. Martin
21/30 A Storm of Swords 2 by George R.R. Martin
22/30 Satan's Choice by Lorne Campbell and Peter Edwards
2/30 Saga by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
3/30 Tales of the city by Armistead Maupin
4/30 Rapture by Jd Robb
5/30 Saga Vol 2 by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
6/30 Chew by John Layman and Rob Guillory
7/30 Kick-ass by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr
8/30 The Godfather by Mario Puzo
9/30 The Sicilian by Mario Puzo
10/30 The Last Don by Mario Puzo
11/30 Saga Vol 3 by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
12/30 Omerta by Mario Puzo
13/30 Saga Vol 4 by Brian Vaughan and Fiona Staples
14/30 Fools Die by Mario Puzo
15/30 Sex Criminals Vol 1 by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky
16/30 COWL Vol 1 by Kyle Higgins et al
17/30 Chew Vol 2 by John Layman and Rob Guillory
18/30 Transmetropolitan by Warren Ellis et al
19/30 A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
20/30 A Storm of Swords 1 by George R.R. Martin
21/30 A Storm of Swords 2 by George R.R. Martin
22/30 Satan's Choice by Lorne Campbell and Peter Edwards
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1/45 Head On - Julian Cope
2/45 Bad Monkeys - Matt Ruff
3/45 The Ladies Of Grace Adieu - Susanna Clarke
4/45 Bring Up The Bodies - Hilary Mantel
5/45 The Blacker The Berry - Wallace Thurman
6/45 Once You Break A Knuckle - D W Wilson
7/45 The Child Thief - Dan Smith
8/45 The Epicure's Lament - Kate Christensen
9/45 East Of Eden - John Steinbeck
10/45 We Are All Completely Besides Ourselves - Karen Joy Fowler
11/45 The Prison House - John King
12/45 First Love - Ivan Turgenev
13/45 The Thin Man - Dashiell Hammett
14/45 Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
15/45 Ridley Walker - Russell Hoban
16/45 We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson
17/45 My Outdoors Life - Ray Mears
18/45 What We Talk About When We Talk About Love - Raymond Carver
19/45 The Last Kingdom - Bernard Cornwell
20/45 The Half That's Never Been Told: The Real Life Reggae Adventures Of Dr Dread - Dr Dread
21/45 The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins - Irvine Welsh
22/45 The Pale Horseman - Bernard Cornwell
23/45 Original Rude Boy: From Borstal To The Specials - Neville Staple with Tony McMahon
2/45 Bad Monkeys - Matt Ruff
3/45 The Ladies Of Grace Adieu - Susanna Clarke
4/45 Bring Up The Bodies - Hilary Mantel
5/45 The Blacker The Berry - Wallace Thurman
6/45 Once You Break A Knuckle - D W Wilson
7/45 The Child Thief - Dan Smith
8/45 The Epicure's Lament - Kate Christensen
9/45 East Of Eden - John Steinbeck
10/45 We Are All Completely Besides Ourselves - Karen Joy Fowler
11/45 The Prison House - John King
12/45 First Love - Ivan Turgenev
13/45 The Thin Man - Dashiell Hammett
14/45 Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
15/45 Ridley Walker - Russell Hoban
16/45 We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson
17/45 My Outdoors Life - Ray Mears
18/45 What We Talk About When We Talk About Love - Raymond Carver
19/45 The Last Kingdom - Bernard Cornwell
20/45 The Half That's Never Been Told: The Real Life Reggae Adventures Of Dr Dread - Dr Dread
21/45 The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins - Irvine Welsh
22/45 The Pale Horseman - Bernard Cornwell
23/45 Original Rude Boy: From Borstal To The Specials - Neville Staple with Tony McMahon
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
1/60 - 'Til Death - Ed McBain
2/60 - How to Connect with Nature - Tristan Gooley
3/60 - The Dead Women of Juarez - Sam Hawken
4/60 - Jericho: Season 3 Civil War - Dan Shotz,Robert Levine,Jason Burns (Graphic Novel)
5/60 - jericho: Season 4 - Kalinda Vazquez (Graphic Novel)
6/60 - The Black Echo- Michael Connelly
7/60 - The Black Ice - Michael Connelly
8/60 - Concrete Blonde - Michael Connelly
9/60 - The Last Coyote - Michael Connelly
10/60 - Trunk Music - Michael Connelly
11/60 - The Enemy Within - Seumas Milne
12/60 - Private Island:Why Britain Now Belongs to Someone Else - James Meek
13/60 - Angels Flight - Michael Connelly
14/60 - City of Bones - Michael Connelly
15/60 - A Darkness More Than Light - Michael Connelly.
16/60 - Lost Light - Michael Connelly
17/60 - The Narrows - Michael Connelly
18/60 - The Closers - Michael Connelly
19/60 - Echo Park - Michael Connelly
20/60 - The Overlook - Michael Connelly
21/60 - When Village Bells Were Silent - Fred Archer
22/60 - Nine Dragons - Michael Connelly
23/60 - The Drop - Michael Connelly
24/60 - The Black Box - Michael Connelly
25/60 - The Brass Verdict - Michael Connelly
26/60 - The Burning Room - Michael Connelly
27/60 - The Martian - Andy Weir
2/60 - How to Connect with Nature - Tristan Gooley
3/60 - The Dead Women of Juarez - Sam Hawken
4/60 - Jericho: Season 3 Civil War - Dan Shotz,Robert Levine,Jason Burns (Graphic Novel)
5/60 - jericho: Season 4 - Kalinda Vazquez (Graphic Novel)
6/60 - The Black Echo- Michael Connelly
7/60 - The Black Ice - Michael Connelly
8/60 - Concrete Blonde - Michael Connelly
9/60 - The Last Coyote - Michael Connelly
10/60 - Trunk Music - Michael Connelly
11/60 - The Enemy Within - Seumas Milne
12/60 - Private Island:Why Britain Now Belongs to Someone Else - James Meek
13/60 - Angels Flight - Michael Connelly
14/60 - City of Bones - Michael Connelly
15/60 - A Darkness More Than Light - Michael Connelly.
16/60 - Lost Light - Michael Connelly
17/60 - The Narrows - Michael Connelly
18/60 - The Closers - Michael Connelly
19/60 - Echo Park - Michael Connelly
20/60 - The Overlook - Michael Connelly
21/60 - When Village Bells Were Silent - Fred Archer
22/60 - Nine Dragons - Michael Connelly
23/60 - The Drop - Michael Connelly
24/60 - The Black Box - Michael Connelly
25/60 - The Brass Verdict - Michael Connelly
26/60 - The Burning Room - Michael Connelly
27/60 - The Martian - Andy Weir
chainsawjob
Kipping in the dunes
1. In the Midst of Life - Jennifer Worth
2. The Eye of the Leopard - Henning Mankell
3. A Grief Observed – C.S. Lewis
4. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet – David Mitchell
5. The Drama of the Gifted Child: the search for the true self – Alice Miller
6. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry – Rachel Joyce
7. Audacity to Believe: An Autobiography – Sheila Cassidy
8. At Break of Day – Elizabeth Speller
9. In the Shadow of the DreamChild: the Myth and Reality of Lewis Carroll – Karoline Leach
10. The Bonds of Earth – E.V. Thompson
11.Pigeon English – Stephen Kelman
12. Farewell to the East End – Jennifer Worth
13. Shadows of the Workhouse – Jennifer Worth
2. The Eye of the Leopard - Henning Mankell
3. A Grief Observed – C.S. Lewis
4. The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet – David Mitchell
5. The Drama of the Gifted Child: the search for the true self – Alice Miller
6. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry – Rachel Joyce
7. Audacity to Believe: An Autobiography – Sheila Cassidy
8. At Break of Day – Elizabeth Speller
9. In the Shadow of the DreamChild: the Myth and Reality of Lewis Carroll – Karoline Leach
10. The Bonds of Earth – E.V. Thompson
11.Pigeon English – Stephen Kelman
12. Farewell to the East End – Jennifer Worth
13. Shadows of the Workhouse – Jennifer Worth
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Well-Known Member
1. Belly of the beast - Forrest J. Fegert
2. Tail end Charlies - John Nichol
3. A higher Call - Adam Makos
4. Lie in the dark and listen - Wing commander Ken Rees
5. The last British Dambuster - George Johnny Johnson
6. Home Run: Escape from Nazi Europe - John Nicol
7. Luck and the Lancaster: Harry Yates
8. Catching the Wolf of Wallstreet - Jorden Belfort
9. Mosquito to Berlin : Story of a pathfinder - Bertie Boulter
10. The first and the last - Adolf Galland
11. Combat Crew: Diary of a b-17 gunner -John Commer
12. My War - The true experiences of a b-17 pilot in WW2
13. Striking through clouds: The war diary of no. 514 Squadron - Simon Hepworth
14. Into Thin Air: A personal account of the Everest Disaster. - Jon Krakauer
2. Tail end Charlies - John Nichol
3. A higher Call - Adam Makos
4. Lie in the dark and listen - Wing commander Ken Rees
5. The last British Dambuster - George Johnny Johnson
6. Home Run: Escape from Nazi Europe - John Nicol
7. Luck and the Lancaster: Harry Yates
8. Catching the Wolf of Wallstreet - Jorden Belfort
9. Mosquito to Berlin : Story of a pathfinder - Bertie Boulter
10. The first and the last - Adolf Galland
11. Combat Crew: Diary of a b-17 gunner -John Commer
12. My War - The true experiences of a b-17 pilot in WW2
13. Striking through clouds: The war diary of no. 514 Squadron - Simon Hepworth
14. Into Thin Air: A personal account of the Everest Disaster. - Jon Krakauer
'Mirror to Damascus' Colin Thubron (1/24)
'The Death and Life of Great American Cities' Jane Jacobs (2/24)
'The Story of the Victoria Line' John R. Day (3/24)
'Wolf Hall' Hilary Mantel (4/24)
'Hold Your Own' Kate Tempest (5/24)
'Persian Fire' Tom Holland (6/24)
'Me Talk Pretty One Day' David Sedaris (7/24)
'The Battle for Gotham: New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs' Roberta Brandes Gratz (8/24)
'Among the Hoods' Harriet Sergeant (9/24)
'Carny: Americana on the Midway' Virginia Lee Hunter (10/24)
'Amsterdam: A Brief Life of the City' Geert Mak (11/24)
'The Death and Life of Great American Cities' Jane Jacobs (2/24)
'The Story of the Victoria Line' John R. Day (3/24)
'Wolf Hall' Hilary Mantel (4/24)
'Hold Your Own' Kate Tempest (5/24)
'Persian Fire' Tom Holland (6/24)
'Me Talk Pretty One Day' David Sedaris (7/24)
'The Battle for Gotham: New York in the Shadow of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs' Roberta Brandes Gratz (8/24)
'Among the Hoods' Harriet Sergeant (9/24)
'Carny: Americana on the Midway' Virginia Lee Hunter (10/24)
'Amsterdam: A Brief Life of the City' Geert Mak (11/24)
34. The Raw Shark Texts, Steven Hall
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Any good? My family lived there for 300 years, I want to go and see the street where they lived this year. Anything in there about the Jewish diamond trade? Seems most of my lot were in that until my skint great Grandfather came to London and the rest were killed in the death camps.
Yes! I found it interesting and he covers the diamond trade and the Jewish community
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marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
1/60 - 'Til Death - Ed McBain
2/60 - How to Connect with Nature - Tristan Gooley
3/60 - The Dead Women of Juarez - Sam Hawken
4/60 - Jericho: Season 3 Civil War - Dan Shotz,Robert Levine,Jason Burns (Graphic Novel)
5/60 - jericho: Season 4 - Kalinda Vazquez (Graphic Novel)
6/60 - The Black Echo- Michael Connelly
7/60 - The Black Ice - Michael Connelly
8/60 - Concrete Blonde - Michael Connelly
9/60 - The Last Coyote - Michael Connelly
10/60 - Trunk Music - Michael Connelly
11/60 - The Enemy Within - Seumas Milne
12/60 - Private Island:Why Britain Now Belongs to Someone Else - James Meek
13/60 - Angels Flight - Michael Connelly
14/60 - City of Bones - Michael Connelly
15/60 - A Darkness More Than Light - Michael Connelly.
16/60 - Lost Light - Michael Connelly
17/60 - The Narrows - Michael Connelly
18/60 - The Closers - Michael Connelly
19/60 - Echo Park - Michael Connelly
20/60 - The Overlook - Michael Connelly
21/60 - When Village Bells Were Silent - Fred Archer
22/60 - Nine Dragons - Michael Connelly
23/60 - The Drop - Michael Connelly
24/60 - The Black Box - Michael Connelly
25/60 - The Brass Verdict - Michael Connelly
26/60 - The Burning Room - Michael Connelly
27/60 - The Martian - Andy Weir
28/60 - The Empty Throne - Bernard Cornwell
2/60 - How to Connect with Nature - Tristan Gooley
3/60 - The Dead Women of Juarez - Sam Hawken
4/60 - Jericho: Season 3 Civil War - Dan Shotz,Robert Levine,Jason Burns (Graphic Novel)
5/60 - jericho: Season 4 - Kalinda Vazquez (Graphic Novel)
6/60 - The Black Echo- Michael Connelly
7/60 - The Black Ice - Michael Connelly
8/60 - Concrete Blonde - Michael Connelly
9/60 - The Last Coyote - Michael Connelly
10/60 - Trunk Music - Michael Connelly
11/60 - The Enemy Within - Seumas Milne
12/60 - Private Island:Why Britain Now Belongs to Someone Else - James Meek
13/60 - Angels Flight - Michael Connelly
14/60 - City of Bones - Michael Connelly
15/60 - A Darkness More Than Light - Michael Connelly.
16/60 - Lost Light - Michael Connelly
17/60 - The Narrows - Michael Connelly
18/60 - The Closers - Michael Connelly
19/60 - Echo Park - Michael Connelly
20/60 - The Overlook - Michael Connelly
21/60 - When Village Bells Were Silent - Fred Archer
22/60 - Nine Dragons - Michael Connelly
23/60 - The Drop - Michael Connelly
24/60 - The Black Box - Michael Connelly
25/60 - The Brass Verdict - Michael Connelly
26/60 - The Burning Room - Michael Connelly
27/60 - The Martian - Andy Weir
28/60 - The Empty Throne - Bernard Cornwell
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4. The Iron King, Maurice Dunon
5. Among Others, Jo Walton
6. The Magician King, Lev Grossman
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8. My Real Children, Jo Walton
9. The Golem and the Djinn, Helene Wecker
10. Jack Glass, Adam Roberts
11. Ha'penny, Jo Walton
12. Nation, Terry Pratchett
11. Half a Crown, Jo Walton
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15. The Carhullan Army, Sarah Hall
16. The Crane Wife, Patrick Ness
17. Burial Rights, Hannah Kent
18. Touching the Void, Joe Simpson
19. Foxglove Summer, Ben Aaronovitch
20. So You've Been Publicly Shamed, Jon Ronson
21. Whit, Iain Banks
22. The Casual Vacancy, JK Rowling
23. The Testament of Jesse Lamb, Jane Rogers
24. Broken Harbour, Tana French
25. The Cutting Room, Louise Welsh
26. The Canon: The Beautiful Basics of Science, Natalie Angier
27. Haweswater, Sarah Hall
28. Mutant Message Down Under
29. Fieldnotes From a Catastrophe: Man, Nature and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert
30. The Persian Boy, Mary Renault
31. Funeral Games, Mary Renault
32. The Islanders, Christopher Priest
33. Tooth and Claw, Jo Walton
34. The Raw Shark Texts, Steven Hall
35. Europe in Autumn, Dave Hutchinson
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4. The Iron King, Maurice Dunon
5. Among Others, Jo Walton
6. The Magician King, Lev Grossman
7. Farthing, Jo Walton
8. My Real Children, Jo Walton
9. The Golem and the Djinn, Helene Wecker
10. Jack Glass, Adam Roberts
11. Ha'penny, Jo Walton
12. Nation, Terry Pratchett
11. Half a Crown, Jo Walton
14. The Magic Land, Lev Grossman
15. The Carhullan Army, Sarah Hall
16. The Crane Wife, Patrick Ness
17. Burial Rights, Hannah Kent
18. Touching the Void, Joe Simpson
19. Foxglove Summer, Ben Aaronovitch
20. So You've Been Publicly Shamed, Jon Ronson
21. Whit, Iain Banks
22. The Casual Vacancy, JK Rowling
23. The Testament of Jesse Lamb, Jane Rogers
24. Broken Harbour, Tana French
25. The Cutting Room, Louise Welsh
26. The Canon: The Beautiful Basics of Science, Natalie Angier
27. Haweswater, Sarah Hall
28. Mutant Message Down Under
29. Fieldnotes From a Catastrophe: Man, Nature and Climate Change by Elizabeth Kolbert
30. The Persian Boy, Mary Renault
31. Funeral Games, Mary Renault
32. The Islanders, Christopher Priest
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