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On Chesil Beach - Ian McEwan :stars4:

I agree with everyone else that Shutter Island is a great book. On the strength of Shutter Island, I bought another two of his other novels, Sacred and Darkness Take My Hand at an ex-library book sale in December last year but haven't read either of them yet - they only cost me $1.50 each...

The Inheritance Of Loss - Kiran Desai 3.5/5

Done! :)

I'll pick: The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom The Messenger - Markus Zusak (Author of "The Book Thief") Mrs Dalloway - Virginia Woolf

Thanks Abecedarius, I'll move it up towards the top of the pile!

This is in my TBR pile... is it worthy of such a lofty position? :)

The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom The Messenger - Markus Zusak (Author of "The Book Thief") The Picture Of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde

This is from Wiki... "Pride and Prejudice Character Map": File:Pride and Prejudice Character Map.png - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Warning: May contain spoilers...

After seeing Pride and Prejudice's perennial high placing on Top 100 book lists, I knew sooner or later I'd bite the bullet and tackle it. And what a pleasant surprise it was! Full of witty banter and characters that were richly described and imagined. The way of the world in older times was...

The Brief Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz 3.5/5

Just checked him out on Wiki... how would you rate the other novels in the Matthew Shardlake series?

Faces Of The Gone - Brad Parks 3.5/5 Storm Front - Jim Butcher 4/5

I have seen this one at the stores. I don't think it is a sequel although there are supposed to be some similarities between the two books (and not just that they have the same author!)

The Memory Keeper's Daughter - Kim Edwards :stars4:

Out of that group, Martin Luther King, Shakespeare or Jesse James would be my preferences... Shakespeare has the most obvious connection with this forum, so I'll lean towards Big Willy. Shakespeare: The World As Stage by Bill Bryson would be one option.

Has officially been upgraded to my TBR pile for February... hopefully!

I'm hoping to pick up the book that Cajun Duck suggested (Storm Front by Jim Butcher) tomorrow. Would have got it sooner but the floods in my city have kept me busy and well and truly off the streets. The ones Tai_Mai_Shu suggested (Faces Of The Gone by Brad Parks and L.A. Requiem by Robet...

The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets' Nest - Stieg Larsson 4.5/5

Awkward... :)