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5. The Virgin Suicides
Title: The Virgin Suicides
Author: Jeffrey Eugenides
Synopsis:(from amazon.co.uk) here
My thoughts:Wow. Just wow. My favourite book for a LONG while ( Read more... ) -
4. Frankenstein
Title: Frankenstein
Author: Mary Shelley
Synopsis:(from amazon.co.uk) here
My thoughts: Once again: good ideas, questionable execution ( Read more... ) -
3. The Alchemist
Title:The Alchemist
Author: Paulo Coelho
Synopsis: (from amazon.co.uk) here
My thoughts: I've heard a lot about this book from various friends, and so was quite looking forward to reading it. They'd all said it was really philosophical and changed the way they thought. Obviously I had to pester one of them until I managed to get a hold of the book ( Read more... ) -
Book 2. Breakfast at Tiffany's
Title:Breakfast at Tiffany's
Author: Truman Capote
Synopsis: (from amazon.co.uk) here
My thoughts: I have to admit that I've been a fan of the film since watching it last year, and that probably influenced my descision to read this book sooner than others which I have waiting to be read in my collection. But, I'm happy to say that I like the book ( Read more... ) -
Book 1: Heart of Darkness
Title:Heart of Darkness
Author: Joseph Conrad
Synopsis: (from amazon.co.uk) here
My thoughts: A very, very overrated book. I've had to force myself to plough through to the end, and I'm throughly unimpressed. My main problem is that what should be a gripping tale of voyage, human nature and the "charasmatic" Kurtz is completely ungripping for the ( Read more... ) -
Books: to read
A real entry soon, I promise (I'm still trying muster up the effort to plough through Hearts of Darkness).
( But for now, a to-read list. ) -
Books bought
As usual my good friend the second hand store never lets me down:
EM. Forster - A Passage to India
Irvine Welsh - Trainspotting *
Virginia Woolf - To the Lighthouse
Jack Kerouac - On the Road
Truman Capote - Breakfast at Tiffany's *
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie - A Bit of Fry and Laurie: Scripts(*On my to-read list ( Read more... )