Obviously, I have failed last year's 45 books challenge. I only had 'The Night Watch' by Sarah Waters to add to the total (its very good, I recommend it), bringing it to 35/45 ( Read more... )

Another six books read. Here they are:

‘Breaking Dawn’ by Stephanie Meyer
‘Persuasion’ by Jane Austen
‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennesse Williams
‘As I lay Dying’ by William Faulkner
‘Written on the Body’ by Jeanette Winterson
‘Wide Sargasso Sea’ by Jean Rhys

The total is not looking very healthy for this time of year :(

Total: 34/45

Again, not writing reviews right now. If anyone is actually reading this and wants to know more about a book, feel free to comment me and I will write a review for you. Here are the books I have to add to the list:

‘Global Village Idiot’ by John O’Farrell

'Fiesta: The Sun Also Rises’ by Ernest Hemingway

‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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I haven't posted here for a while, so here are 6 quick reviews:
( ‘Like Water for Chocolate’ by Laura Esquivel )

'Beedle the Bard'
I was not impressed with this. As a loyal fan of Harry Potter, I expected something slightly more indepth. I know the short stories were meant to be children's fairytales, but I still thought they were overly simplistic. The addition of commentary by Albus Dumbledore was a nice touch, however. On the whole, though, I would not be ( Read more... )

My first non-fiction book! In this book, Bill Bryson travels around Britain before he moves back to America. I found it interesting to see my own country through the eyes of a foreigner, who nevertheless knew the country well. Combined with Bryson's trademark humour, this was an enjoyable and interesting read, though some of the descriptions about ( Read more... )

I haven't been keeping up with this as I have gone along, so here is a quick update of what I've read, mainly for my own use (and therefore without summaries - I'm lazy ( Read more... )

It's not as bad as it looks, since I finished this a while ago. It is still pretty bad though ( Read more... )

Okay, here we are nearly three weeks into January and I finally finish the first book out of my 45 book challenge! (headdesk). Yes, this is not good and I have to speed up. Anyway, what I read was ( Read more... )

Ok, I have decided against new year resolutions this year. I always make them, and like most people, I never keep them. Instead, I'm going to have challenges (which in my head is completely different, though likely very similar to the rest of the world!)

One such challenge is a reading one: 45 books read by the end of the year. I'm hoping my ( Read more... )