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Carolinespring's reading log 2013

  • 14-01-2013 07:09PM
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    First book of 2013 was.....


    1. Frank Herbert's Dune. First sci-fi book I have read. While I did enjoy it I did find it hard to follow and had to go back and reread a number of pages.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭carolinespring


    2. Sherlock Holmes "The Hound of the Baskervilles" by Arthur Conan Doyle.

    Really enjoyed it. Took me a little while to get used to the writing style but after about 20 pages was grand. Don't read a lot of crime novels but now planning on reading the rest of the Sherlock Holmes books.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭carolinespring


    3. The red tent by Anita Diamant. Again not something I would normally read but was glued to it and had to keep going. Harrowing but gripping story.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭carolinespring


    4. The Green Fool by Patrick Kavanagh. Read it years ago so it was lovely to revisit it again and I enjoyed just as much second time around.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭carolinespring


    5. The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. Really found this book amazing. One of the best nonfiction books I have ever read.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭carolinespring


    6.The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks. Absolutely amazing. Loved this book and it is a very interesting read.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭carolinespring


    7. ' Intercourse ' by Andrea Dworkin. Dear sweet Christ, I will never got those hours of my life back. I read this as part of my book club.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭carolinespring


    8. Lies of silence by Brian Moore. I read this in a very short time. A real page turner. Set in Belfast.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭carolinespring


    9. I, Michael Bennett by James Patterson.

    A really good crime book. I was hooked from the start. A no-holds-barred, pedal-to-the-floor, action-packed novel.

    7/10


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭carolinespring


    10 Bruce by Peter Ames Carlin.

    As a massive Springsteen fan, what can I say... this was really interesting to read and filled in so many blanks about The Boss.

    9/10


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭carolinespring


    11. The Girl who married a lion by Alexander McCall Smith.


    A fun and easy read that made me think while I was laughing. The stories are short, but have abrupt and sometimes tragic endings.

    9/10


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 2,166 ✭✭✭carolinespring


    12. Persuasion by Jane Austen.

    A classic , that was published after Jane's death. I found it hard to get into the story. I did enjoy it and am glad I read it but found it just not my cup of tea.

    6/10


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