Books read in 2006...
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Title | Author | Started | Finished | Rating | Comments | |
1 | Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith | Matthew Stover | 24/12/05 | ¦09/02/06 | **** | Gives more insight into the story than you can get from just the film. |
2 | The Blind Watchmaker | Richard Dawkins | 13/02/06 | ¦07/06/06 | **** | Fairly easy to read, some scientific knowledge is needed to enjoy it. |
3 | Tipping the Velvet | Sarah Waters | 07/06/06 | ¦21/06/06 | ***** | Enjoyed it as much as the BBC miniseries |
4 | Star Wars: A New Hope | George Lucas | 10/07/06 | ¦17/07/06 | *** | Adds to the film, but not as good as the novelisations of the the new trilogy |
5 | Witches Abroad | Terry Pratchett | 18/07/06 | ¦27/07/06 | *** | Good depiction of fairy tales, not the best TP book |
6 | Deja Dead | Kathy Reichs | 28/07/06 | ¦15/08/06 | **** | Different from the TV series that stemmed from these books, but a good read! |
7 | Small Gods | Terry Pratchett | 16/08/06 | ¦30/08/06 | ***** | Brilliant! Got to be the best Discworld book that I've read! |
8 | Death Du Jour | Kathy Reichs | 31/08/06 | ¦19/09/06 | *** | An easy read, some of the so called twists were a bit obvious |
9 | The Talented Mr Ripley | Patricia Highsmith | 03/09/06 | ¦01/11/06 | **** | Different from the film, a unique story from the pov of the murderer! |
9 | Margrave of the Marshes | John Peel | 20/09/06 | ¦06/10/06 | ***** | An insightful book, incredibly poignant as the 2nd part is written by his widow |
10 | The Various Haunts of Men | Susan Hill | 09/10/06 | ¦20/10/06 | **** | Clever crime novel with surprising twists |
11 | Miss Misery | Andy Greenwald | 23/10/06 | ¦07/11/06 | *** | The end ruins an otherwise OK book |
Fingersmith | Sarah Waters | 02/11/06 | ¦not finished in 2006 | |||
12 | The Liar | Stephen Fry | 08/11/06 | ¦17/11/06 | **** | Took me a while to get into it, but in the end its a clever book |
13 | Gentlemen and Players | Joanne Harris | 17/11/06 | ¦30/11/06 | **** | Clever book with a surprising twist! |
14 | Queen of the Slayers | Nancy Holder | 01/12/06 | ¦11/12/06 | ** | Soon descends into a pretty ridiculous plot that would never have happened on TV! |
Deadly Decisions | Kathy Reichs | 12/12/06 | ¦not finished in 2006 |
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