March 2010 Reads

[Fantasy Moon]

A History of Pirates - Nigel Cawthorne
The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
King Arthur and His Knights – Sir James Knowles
Heroes, Gods, and Monsters of the Greek Myths – Bernard Evslin
Unfinished Tales - J.R.R. Tolkien
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter - Seth Grahame-Smith
The Mystery at Lilac Inn - Carolyn Keene
The Sea of Monsters - Rick Riordan
The Titan's Curse - Rick Riordan
The Battle of the Labyrinth - Rick Riordan

So what books did you finish reading over the past month?

 

[RAC42]

Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen
City of Thieves - David Benioff
A Spot of Bother - Mark Haddon
BoneMan's Daughters - Ted Dekker

 

[dude]

Water For Elephants - Sara Gruen
Last Exit to Brooklyn - Hubert Selby Jr
Falconer - John Cheever

 

[Landslide]

The Infinite Plan, by Isabel Allende.
Without Blood, by Alessandro Baricco.

 

[beer good]

Almost Transparent Blue - Murakami, Ryu 5/5
Hunger - Hamsun, Knut 5/5
A Brief History Of Time - Hawking, Stephen 4/5
The Library At Night - Manguel, Alberto 4/5
Small Gods - Pratchett, Terry 4/5
Mäktig tussilago - Lundgren, Maja 3/5
Lowboy - Wray, John 4/5

 

[Lincoln Rhyme]

Hostage by Robert Craise: 5/5

Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane: 5/5

 

[saliotthomas]

Roberto Bolano-2666 5+
Patrick Modiano-Accident nocturne 1
Tobias Wolff-Old School 4
Driss Chraibi-l'homme qui vennait du passé 3
David Lodge-Author author (abandonned)
Lian hearn-Across the nightingal floor 3
Emile Zola-Therese Raquin 4
Patrick McCabe-winterwood 3
Dennis Lehane-Shutter island 4
Pierre Michon-The origine of the world(reread) 5
Jean Hegland-Into the forest 3
Isaac Bashevis Singer-The Manor 5
-- Andre Dubus-The house of sand and fog(gave up)
Malcolm Lowry-Under th volcano 4
Isaac Bashevis Singer- The estate 5
Donald Westalke-Good behavior 4

 

[hyraxia]

Wow, you guys have way more time than me - or I read very slowly. Last month was The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood - 3/5. Probably very good at the time, but just a bit boring for my tastes and I prefer a bit more plot.

 

[Bob Magness]

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan 3/5
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual by Michael Pollan 4/5
The Drawing of the Three (Dark Tower, #2) by Stephen King 5/5
Life, the Universe and Everything (Hitchhiker's Guide, #3) by Douglas Adams 3/5
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Hitchhiker's Guide, #2) by Douglas Adams 4/5
Mort (Discworld, #4) by Terry Pratchett 4/5

I opted for some lighter reading this past month.

 

[SFG75]

Emile Zola; The Debacle