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Which Books Did You Read In May?
- Thread starter shadforth
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beer good
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Autobiography - Darwin, Charles 3/5
The Remains of the Day - Ishiguro, Kazuo 4/5
The Man Outside - Borchert, Wolfgang 5/5
The Difference Engine - Gibson/Sterling 3/5
Barndomstolen - Nilsson, Ulf Karl Olov 3/5
Apokalypsens gosiga mörker - Bolling, Anders 3/5
The Blind Owl - Hedayat, Sadeq 3/5
The Remains of the Day - Ishiguro, Kazuo 4/5
The Man Outside - Borchert, Wolfgang 5/5
The Difference Engine - Gibson/Sterling 3/5
Barndomstolen - Nilsson, Ulf Karl Olov 3/5
Apokalypsens gosiga mörker - Bolling, Anders 3/5
The Blind Owl - Hedayat, Sadeq 3/5
Disenthral
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Night Watch - Sergei Lukyanenko
Day Watch - Sergei Lukyanenko
Lolita - Nabokov
Blood Engines - T.A. Pratt
Nuclear Power: Both Sides - Michio Kaku
and started Pride And Prejudice And Zombies.
Day Watch - Sergei Lukyanenko
Lolita - Nabokov
Blood Engines - T.A. Pratt
Nuclear Power: Both Sides - Michio Kaku
and started Pride And Prejudice And Zombies.
Bob Magness
Member
The Old Man and the Sea - Ernest Hemingway (I loved it)
Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell (It was OK)
The Shining - Stephen King (I liked it a lot)
A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson (I liked it a lot)
Spin - Robert Charles Wilson (I liked it)
Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell (It was OK)
The Shining - Stephen King (I liked it a lot)
A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson (I liked it a lot)
Spin - Robert Charles Wilson (I liked it)
saliotthomas
New Member
Joane Didion-The year of magical thinking 5/5
Norman Mailer--The castel in the forest 3/5
Andrei makine-Confessiion of a fallen standard bearer 4/5
Ricahrd Stark-the sour lemon 4/5
Menis Koumandareas-La verrerie 3/5
Alberto Moravia-Two-a phallic novel 4/5
Eric emmanuel Schmitt-Ulysse from Bagdad 0/5
Nina Berberova-the accompanist 3/5
Jean Echenoz-Je m'en vais(i'm gone) 4/5
Richard Stark-deadly edge 4/5
David Mitchel-Cloud atlas 3/5
Marguerite Yourcenar-A coin in nine hand 5/5
Evgueni Zamiatine-The flood 3/5
Special mention to Moravia and this very original novel.
Jean Echenoz for his different prose.
Marguerite Yourcenar,superbe.
Norman Mailer--The castel in the forest 3/5
Andrei makine-Confessiion of a fallen standard bearer 4/5
Ricahrd Stark-the sour lemon 4/5
Menis Koumandareas-La verrerie 3/5
Alberto Moravia-Two-a phallic novel 4/5
Eric emmanuel Schmitt-Ulysse from Bagdad 0/5
Nina Berberova-the accompanist 3/5
Jean Echenoz-Je m'en vais(i'm gone) 4/5
Richard Stark-deadly edge 4/5
David Mitchel-Cloud atlas 3/5
Marguerite Yourcenar-A coin in nine hand 5/5
Evgueni Zamiatine-The flood 3/5
Special mention to Moravia and this very original novel.
Jean Echenoz for his different prose.
Marguerite Yourcenar,superbe.
Comeflyaway
Member
The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
The Septembers of Shiraz - Dalia Sopher
The Water's Lovely - Ruth Rendell
A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess
Nectar in a Sieve - Kamala Markandaya
Cat's Eye - Margaret Atwood
I am Legend - Richard Matheson
... and almost half of Shadow Country, by Peter Matthiessen, which has taken forever to get through....
The Septembers of Shiraz - Dalia Sopher
The Water's Lovely - Ruth Rendell
A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess
Nectar in a Sieve - Kamala Markandaya
Cat's Eye - Margaret Atwood
I am Legend - Richard Matheson
... and almost half of Shadow Country, by Peter Matthiessen, which has taken forever to get through....
Fantasy Moon
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The Way of Shadows – Brent Weeks
Civil War Poetry and Prose – Walt Whitman
The Jewel of Seven Stars – Bram Stoker
The Kouga Ninja Scrolls – Futaro Yamada
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan – Sophie Kinsella
Ranger’s Apprentice #1: The Ruins of Gorlan – John Flanagan
Shopaholic Ties the Knot – Sophie Kinsella
Angel of Music: Tales of the Phantom of the Opera – Carrie Hernandez
My favorite book from the month of May would be The Jewel of Seven Stars.
Civil War Poetry and Prose – Walt Whitman
The Jewel of Seven Stars – Bram Stoker
The Kouga Ninja Scrolls – Futaro Yamada
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan – Sophie Kinsella
Ranger’s Apprentice #1: The Ruins of Gorlan – John Flanagan
Shopaholic Ties the Knot – Sophie Kinsella
Angel of Music: Tales of the Phantom of the Opera – Carrie Hernandez
My favorite book from the month of May would be The Jewel of Seven Stars.
Hedwig
Member
I'll try to translate the titles of the books I read in German for better understanding 
Elizabeth George - What came before he shot her 4/5
Christoph Marzi - Lilith 4/5
Anne Chaplet - Schrei nach Stille ("Scream for silence") 3,5/5
Christoph Marzi - Lumen 3,5/5
Patrick Rothfuss - The Name of the Wind 5/5
Volker Klüpfel & Michael Kobr - Laienspiel ("Amateurs Playing") 4,5/5
Viola Alvarez - Die Nebel des Morgens ("The Morning Mists") 4/5
Elizabeth George - What came before he shot her 4/5
Christoph Marzi - Lilith 4/5
Anne Chaplet - Schrei nach Stille ("Scream for silence") 3,5/5
Christoph Marzi - Lumen 3,5/5
Patrick Rothfuss - The Name of the Wind 5/5
Volker Klüpfel & Michael Kobr - Laienspiel ("Amateurs Playing") 4,5/5
Viola Alvarez - Die Nebel des Morgens ("The Morning Mists") 4/5
abecedarian
Well-Known Member
The Piano Shop on the Left Bank-Thad Carhart 3/5
Sing Them Home-Stephanie Kallos 4/5
The Radioactive Boy Scout-Ken Silverstein 3/5
The Eyre Affair-Jasper Fforde 3/5
The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society- Mary Ann Shaeffer &
Annie Barrows 4/5
The Secret of Lost Things- Sheridan Hay 4/5
Sing Them Home-Stephanie Kallos 4/5
The Radioactive Boy Scout-Ken Silverstein 3/5
The Eyre Affair-Jasper Fforde 3/5
The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Pie Society- Mary Ann Shaeffer &
Annie Barrows 4/5
The Secret of Lost Things- Sheridan Hay 4/5
MoreCowbell
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Crazy- Benjamin Lebert (ok, sort of Catcher In the Rye but not nearly as profound)
The Ice Queen- Alice Hoffman (ok, not NEARLY her best)
The Snow Garden- Christopher Rice (pretty good, I kept it)
Nature Girl- Carl Hiaasen (loved it but not his very best)
Shelter- Monte Merrick (good coming-of-age)
The Lightning Thief- Rick Riordan (LOVED IT! Amazing fantasy series about Greek gods)
The Sea of Monsters- Rick Riordan (Also great, can't wait to read the rest)
The Ice Queen- Alice Hoffman (ok, not NEARLY her best)
The Snow Garden- Christopher Rice (pretty good, I kept it)
Nature Girl- Carl Hiaasen (loved it but not his very best)
Shelter- Monte Merrick (good coming-of-age)
The Lightning Thief- Rick Riordan (LOVED IT! Amazing fantasy series about Greek gods)
The Sea of Monsters- Rick Riordan (Also great, can't wait to read the rest)
Snork Maiden
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Mums@Home - Sophie King
The Best of Paul Gallico
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher or The Murder at Road Hill House - Kate Summerscale
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin - David Nobbs
A Long Long Way - Sebastian Barry
Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi
Little Face - Sophie Hannah
The Best of Paul Gallico
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher or The Murder at Road Hill House - Kate Summerscale
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin - David Nobbs
A Long Long Way - Sebastian Barry
Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi
Little Face - Sophie Hannah