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Wednesday 31 December 2008

Books I read in 2008

Catch Me If You Can by Frank W. Abagnale
Afterimage by Pierce Askegren
Blaze by Richard Bachman
Jennifer Government by Max Barry
Syrup by Maxx Barry
East Is East by T.Coraghessan Boyle
The Inner Circle by T.Coraghessan Boyle
Talk Talk by T.Coraghessan Boyle
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
Jhereg by Steven Brust
Yendi by Steven Brust
Teckla by Steven Brust
Vanderdeken's Children by Christopher Bulis
His Illegal Self by Peter Carey
Top Dog by Jerry Jay Carroll
Warchild by Andrew Cartmel
The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier
Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland
Night of the Living Rerun by Arthur Byron Cover
Continuum by Portia Da Costa
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Quiet Please: Dispatches from a Public Librarian by Scott Douglas
Things The Grandchildren Should Know by Mark Oliver Everett
Short Trips: Defining Patterns edited by Ian Farrington
Prisoner's Hope by David Feintuch
Fisherman's Hope by David Feintuch
Voices Of Hope by David Feintuch
The Safe House by Nicci French
Shadows on the Sun by Michael Jan Friedman
The Sherwood Game by Esther Friesner
The Stars' Tennis Balls by Stephen Fry
Romulus, My Father by Raimond Gaita
Bad Bargain by Diana G. Gallagher
Mr. Commitment by Mike Gayle
The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold
Caught in the Light by Robert Goddard
Set in Stone by Robert Goddard
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Halloween Rain by Christopher Golden & Nancy Holder
Flush by Carl Hiaasen
A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters by Malcolm Hulke
Demons Are Forever: Confessions of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner
Deja Demon: The Days and Nights of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner
Lisey's Story by Stephen King
Duma Key by Stephen King
The Memory Room by Christopher Koch
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
Gun, with Occasional Music by Jonathan Lethem
Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Eleven by David Llewellyn
Salvation by Steve Lyons
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Sunshine by Robin McKinley
Newton's Wake by Ken MacLeod
Modern Love by Paul Magrs
Never the Bride by Paul Magrs
Sick Building by Paul Magrs
Something Borrowed by Paul Magrs
The Imagicators by Brad Marshland
Wetworld by Mark Michalowski
The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser
Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About by Mil Millington
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
Forever Autumn by Mark Morris
A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami
Sleepy by Kate Orman
Fuck This Book by Bodhi Oser
Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
Just War by Lance Parkin
A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
Nation by Terry Pratchett
Contest by Matthew Reilly
Something Beginning With by Sarah Salway
Pastoralia by George Saunders
Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer
Tiny Deaths by Robert Shearman
The Man Who Ate the 747 by Ben Sherwood
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
A Brother's Price by Wen Spencer
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Steward of Song by Adam Stemple
Death and Diplomacy by Dave Stone
Millroy the Magician by Paul Theroux
Coyote Moon by John Vornholt
Hocus Pocus by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Bareback by Kit Whitfield
The Infernal by Kim Wilkins
Crimson Orgy by Austin Williams
Inside Job by Connie Willis
Miracle and Other Christmas Stories by Connie Willis
Remake by Connie Willis
Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah

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Read Aloud To My Family

Wooden Heart by Martin Day
Flush by Carl Hiaasen
Sick Building by Paul Magrs
The Imagicators by Brad Marshland
The Last Dodo by Jacqueline Rayner
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket
The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket

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Comics/Graphic Novels/Manga

Unshelved, Vol. 1 by Gene Ambaum & Bill Barnes
Spider-Woman: Origin by Brian Michael Bendis
Read or Dream, Vol. 2 by Hideyuki Kurata
Silent But Deadly by Mark Tatulli
Empowered Vol. 1 by Adam Warren
Empowered Vol. 2 by Adam Warren

Books Read In December 2008

01. The Infernal by Kim Wilkins
02. Jhereg by Steven Brust
03. The Safe House by Nicci French
04. Yendi by Steven Brust
05. Miracle and Other Christmas Stories by Connie Willis
06. Teckla by Steven Brust
07. Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
08. Steward of Song by Adam Stemple

Sunday 30 November 2008

Books Read In November 2008

01. Top Dog by Jerry Jay Carroll
02. Gun, with Occasional Music by Jonathan Lethem

Friday 31 October 2008

Books Read In October 2008

01. The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket
02. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
03. Silent But Deadly by Mark Tatulli
04. Deja Demon: The Days and Nights of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner
05. Something Beginning With by Sarah Salway
06. Short Trips: Defining Patterns edited by Ian Farrington
07. Nation by Terry Pratchett
08. Modern Love by Paul Magrs
09. Jennifer Government by Max Barry
10. Caught in the Light by Robert Goddard

Tuesday 30 September 2008

Books Read In September 2008

01. The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier
02. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
03. Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones
04. Death and Diplomacy by Dave Stone
05. Crimson Orgy by Austin Williams
06. Mr. Commitment by Mike Gayle
07. Fuck This Book by Bodhi Oser
08. Voices Of Hope by David Feintuch

Sunday 31 August 2008

Books Read In August 2008

01. The Memory Room by Christopher Koch
02. Things The Grandchildren Should Know by Mark Oliver Everett
03. Flush by Carl Hiaasen
04. Newton's Wake by Ken MacLeod
05. Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
06. A Brother's Price by Wen Spencer
07. Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
08. Empowered Vol. 2 by Adam Warren
09. Quiet Please: Dispatches from a Public Librarian by Scott Douglas
10. Sick Building by Paul Magrs

Tuesday 29 July 2008

Books Read In July 2008

01. Wetworld by Mark Michalowski
02. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
03. Something Borrowed by Paul Magrs
04. The Man Who Ate the 747 by Ben Sherwood
05. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
06. Remake by Connie Willis
07. Talk Talk by T.Coraghessan Boyle
08. The Stars' Tennis Balls by Stephen Fry
09. Afterimage by Pierce Askegren
10. The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold

Sunday 29 June 2008

Books Read In June 2008

01. Flush by Carl Hiaasen
02. Contest by Matthew Reilly
03. Duma Key by Stephen King
04. Spider-Woman: Origin by Brian Michael Bendis
05. The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket
06. Unshelved, Vol. 1 by Gene Ambaum & Bill Barnes
07. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
08. The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser
09. Continuum by Portia Da Costa

Saturday 31 May 2008

"Southern Cross" Book Exchange

Here are the books I have received for the "Southern Cross" book exchange:

The Good Husband Of Zebra Drive (from veganmedusa) (received May 1st)
The Namesake (from catsalive) (received May 2nd)
Dearly Devoted Dexter (from lmn60) (received May 6th)
Starpilot's Grave (from akashafamily) (received May 9th)
A Book Addict's Treasury (from livrecache) (received May 15th)
Romulus, My Father (from tqd) (received May 27th)
Hover Car Racer (from crimson-tide) (received May 27th)
The Virgin Suicides (from crimson-tide) (received May 27th)
The Volcano Lover (from dolphin-au) (received May 28th)
Portrait in Sepia (from dolphin-au) (received May 28th)
Cosmonaut Keep (from jennymidget) (received May 29th)
Dark Light (from jennymidget) (received May 29th)
No Country For Old Men (from jubby) (received June 2nd)

I have books still to come from:

luckaye

Friday 30 May 2008

Books Read In May 2008

01. East Is East by T.Coraghessan Boyle
02. Coyote Moon by John Vornholt
03. Fisherman's Hope by David Feintuch
04. Eleven by David Llewellyn
05. Salvation by Steve Lyons
06. Bad Bargain by Diana G. Gallagher
07. Read or Dream, Vol. 2 by Hideyuki Kurata
08. Wooden Heart by Martin Day
09. Atonement by Ian McEwan
10. Empowered Vol. 1 by Adam Warren
11. The Shape Of Snakes by Minette Walters
12. A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby

Sunday 27 April 2008

Books Read In April 2008

01. The Imagicators by Brad Marshland
02. Lisey's Story by Stephen King
03. Millroy the Magician by Paul Theroux
04. His Illegal Self by Peter Carey
05. Night of the Living Rerun by Arthur Byron Cover
06. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
07. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
08. Inside Job by Connie Willis

Sunday 30 March 2008

Books Read in March 2008

01. Sunshine by Robin McKinley
02. Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland
03. The Sherwood Game by Esther Friesner
04. The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
05. Bareback by Kit Whitfield
06. Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters by Malcolm Hulke
07. Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer
08. Tiny Deaths by Robert Shearman
09. Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
10. Romulus, My Father by Raimond Gaita

Thursday 28 February 2008

Books Read in February 2008

01. Vanderdeken's Children by Christopher Bulis
02. Syrup by Maxx Barry
03. Set in Stone by Robert Goddard
04. The Imagicators by Brad Marshland
05. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
06. Pastoralia by George Saunders
07. The Last Dodo by Jacqueline Rayner
08. A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
09. Halloween Rain by Christopher Golden & Nancy Holder
10. Sick Building by Paul Magrs
11. Shadows on the Sun by Michael Jan Friedman
12. Blaze by Richard Bachman
13. The Inner Circle by T.Coraghessan Boyle
14. Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah
15. Sleepy by Kate Orman

Wednesday 30 January 2008

Books Read in January 2008

01. Prisoner's Hope by David Feintuch
02. A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami
03. Just War by Lance Parkin
04. Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About by Mil Millington
05. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
06. Forever Autumn by Mark Morris
07. Hocus Pocus by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
08. Never the Bride by Paul Magrs
09. Warchild by Andrew Cartmel
10. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
11. Catch Me If You Can by Frank W. Abagnale
12. Demons Are Forever: Confessions of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom by Julie Kenner