I have always loved books, and reading. My tastes are quite eclectic and, in extremis, I would read anything. However, with certain exceptions, sci-fi, fantasy and Mills-&-Boon are not for me.
Dieter (aka BrumDog) has his own bookshelf and is also happy to send books out.Currently reading: Books read in 2011 (62): January: 1. Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance by MC Beaton
2. Murderous Yarn by Monica Ferris 3. Love Lies and Liquor by MC Beaton
4. Kissing Christmas Goodbye by MC Beaton 5. Dead by Morning by Dorothy Simpson
6. Unraveled Sleeve by Monica Ferris February:
7. False Start by John Francome 8. The Message to the Planet by Iris Murdoch
9. The Railway Viaduct by Edward Marston 10. Criminal by Caspar Walsh11. The Xmas Factor by Annie Sanders
March: 12. The Green Knight by Iris Murdoch
13. Agatha Raisin and a Spoonful of Poison by MC Beaton 14. The Other Family by Joanna Trollope
April: 15. The King's Speech by Peter Conradi and Mark Logue
16. The Double Comfort Safari Club by Alexander McCall Smith
17. Melted into Air by Sandi Toksvig 18. Q's Legacy by Helene Hanff
19. A Stab in the Dark by Lawrence Block 20. The Sins of the Fathers by Lawrence Block
21. A Time to Murder and Create by Lawrence Block
May: 22. The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal
23. Jackson's Dilemma by Iris Murdoch 24. There Goes the Bride by MC Beaton
June: 25. The Clematis Tree by Ann Widdecombe
26. The Dog Who Came in from the Cold by Alexander McCall Smith 27. A Cotswold Mystery by Rebecca Tope
28. Agatha Raisin and the Busy Body by MC Beaton
29. The Suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kate Summerscale July:
30. Secrets and Lies by Jaishree Misra 31. Q&A by Vikas Swarup
32. Redemption by Kay Langdale 33. The Importance of Being Seven by Alexander McCall Smith
34. The Switch by Elmore Leonard 35. The Promise by Chaim Potok
36. Even Money by Dick Francis/Felix Francis August:
37. The Sound of Laughter by Peter Kay 38. Nathan Crosby's Fan Mail by MS Power
39. Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho 40. Blood in the Cotswolds by Rebecca Tope
41. Sorting out Billy by Jo Brand 42. Room by Emma Donaghue
43. Crossfire by Dick Francis/Felix Francis 44. Semana Santa by David Hewson
45. The Help by Kathryn Stockett September:
46. Slaughter in the Cotswolds by Rebecca Tope 47. Fear in the Cotswolds by Rebecca Tope
48. The Promise by Chaim Potok 49. Welcome to Everytown by Julian Baggini
50. Snobbery with Violence by MC Beaton October:
51. All the Rage by Paul Magrs 52. The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall
53. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
54. Inspector Singh: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder by Shamini Flint
55. How To Be Lost by Amanda Eyre Ward 56. The News Where You Are by Catherine O'Flynn
57. Still Alice by Lisa Genova November:
58. A Simple Act of Violence by RJ Ellory 59. Bluestockings by Jane Robinson
December: 60. Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination by Helen Fielding
61. Hasty Death by MC Beaton 62. The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi
Books read in 2010 (66): January:1. That's Another Story by Julie Walters
2. Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley by MC Beaton
3. All of me by Barbara Windsor 4. The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
5. Bed Rest by Sarah Bilston 6. Henry and Cato by Iris Murdoch
7. When Christmas Comes by Debbie Macomber February:
8. The Life and Death of Tony Hancock by Cliff Goodwin
9. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 10. A Stitch in Time by Monica Ferris
11. Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist by MC Beaton
March: 12. Digger's Diary by Victor Osborne 13. Right from the Start by Gareth Gates
14. The Sea, the Sea by Iris Murdoch 15. Tea-time for the Traditionally Built by Alexander McCall Smith
16. Lots of Love by Fiona Walker 17. Paper Lanterns by Christine Coleman
18. The Case of the Sulky Girl by Erle Stanley Gardner
April: 19. The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths
20. Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud 21. Rani and Sukh by Bali Rai
22. The Trustees by Caro Fraser 23. One Day by David Nicholls
24. Respect! by Michaela Morgan 25. Moo by Jane Smiley
May: 26. Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett 27. Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death by MC Beaton
28. Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham by MC Beaton
29. Nuns and Soldiers by Iris Murdoch June: 30. Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Wyckhadden by MC Beaton
31. Stones into Schools by Greg Mortenson 32. The Bad Beekeepers' Club by Bill Turnbull
July: 33. Only Dad by Alan Titchmarsh
34. Asking for Trouble by Elizabeth Young 35. Hoping for Hope by Lucy Clare
36. The Railway Detective by Edward Marston August:
37. The Philosopher's Pupil by Iris Murdoch 38. Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam by MC Beaton
39. Never the Bride by Paul Magrs 40. A Cotswold Killing by Rebecca Tope
41. The Heart of the Dales by Gervase Phinn September:
42. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 43. Something Borrowed by Paul Magrs
44. The Reluctant Mullah by Sagheer Afzal 45. Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell by MC Beaton
46. Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came by MC Beaton
47. Agatha Raisin and the Curious Curate by MC Beaton 48. Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House
49. Unraveled Sleeve by Monica Ferris October:
50. Corduroy Mansions by Alexander McCall Smith 51. The Good Apprentice by Iris Murdoch
52. The Excursion Train by Edward Marston 53. Conjugal Rites by Paul Magrs
54. Ghostheart by RJ Ellory 55. An Incomplete Revenge by Jacqueline Winspear
November: 56. Hell's Belles by Paul Magrs
57. The Book and the Brotherhood by Iris Murdoch 58. U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton
December: 59. Bookmarked for Death by Lorna Barrett
60. A Cotswold Ordeal by Rebecca Tope 61. Death in the Cotswolds by Rebecca Tope
62. Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance by M.C. Beaton
63. Agatha Raisin and the Perfect Paragon by M.C. Beaton 64. The Agatha Raisin Companion by Alison Maloney
65. The Bride That Time Forgot by Paul Magrs 66. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Books read in 2009 (70): January:1. The Burglar in the Closet by Lawrence Block
2. Bruno's Dream by Iris Murdoch 3. O is for Outlaw by Sue Grafton
4. Unimagined by Imran Ahmad 5. The Crew by Bali Rai
February: 6. P is for Peril by Sue Grafton
7. (un)arranged marriage by Bali Rai 8. Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton
9. Carmen Dog by Carol Emshwiller 10. Iris by John Bayley
March: 11. Turning Thirty by Mike Gayle
12. Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith 13. Conversations with the Fat Girl by Lisa Palmer
14. Aberystwyth Mon Amour by Malcolm Pryce April:
15. A Fairly Honourable Defeat by Iris Murdoch 16. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen
17. Bad Faith by Gillian Philip 18. The Last Taboo by Bali Rai
19. Face by Benjamin Zephaniah 20. R is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton
21. Wendy, the bumper fun book for women of a certain age by Jenny Eclair and Judith Holden
May: 22. Rocken Edge by Wendy K Harris
23. An Accidental Man by Iris Murdoch 24. What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn
25. Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran 26. S is for Silence by Sue Grafton
June: 27. The Unbearable Lightness of Scones by Alexander McCall Smith
28. Breath of Corruption by Caro Fraser 29. The Translator by Leila Aboulela
30. The Funhouse by Dean Koontz 31. Buster's Secret Diaries by Roy Hattersley
32. Travels with a Primate by Terry Waite 33. Friday Nights by Joanna Trollope
34. Mist Over Pendle by Robert Neill July:
35. T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton 36. The Black Prince by Iris Murdoch
37. These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach August:
38. Miss Buncle's Book by DE Stevenson 39. Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear
40. Murder Most Frothy by Cleo Coyle 41. Swallowing Grandma by Kate Long
42. Framed in Lace by Monica Ferris 43. Teach Yourself Beekeeping by Adrian & Claire Waring
September: 44. Human Croquet by Kate Atkinson
45. The Sacred and Profane Love Machine by Iris Murdoch 46. Candlemoth by Roger Jon Ellory (who shares my birthday!)
47. Silks by Dick Francis and Felix Francis October:
48. Under The Duvet by Marian Keyes 49. The Anniversary Man by RJ Ellory
50. A Little Learning by Caro Fraser 51. La's Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith
52. Maidlin Bears the Torch by Elsie J Oxenham 53. The Abbey Girls on Trial by Elsie J Oxenham
54. Slippery When Wet by Martin Goodman 55. Old Boyfriends by Debbie Macomber
56. The Bad Mother's Handbook by Kate Long 57. Coast to Coast by Jan Minshull
58. Uphill all the Way by Sue Moorcroft 59. Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by MC Beaton
November: 60. The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West
61. Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet by MC Beaton
62. The Comfort of Saturdays by Alexander McCall Smith 63. A Word Child by Iris Murdoch
64. Deaf Sentence by David Lodge December:
65. To the Hilt by Dick Francis 66. I'm a Teacher, Get me Out of Here by Francis Gilbert
67. Adrian Mole - The Prostrate Years by Sue Townsend
68. Tragedy in Three Voices by Sir Michael Havers 69. The Whisper by Bali Rai
70. Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener by MC Beaton Books read in 2008 (82): January: 1. A Rage for Rock Gardening by Nicola Shulman (started in December)
2. The Jennings Report by Anthony Buckeridge 3. A Long Line of Dead Men by Lawrence Block
4. Under the Net by Iris Murdoch 5. Even the Wicked by Lawrence Block
6. Dead Heat by Dick Francis 7. A Prize for Sister Catherine by Kathleen Rowntree
February: 8. Black Baby by Clare Boylan (started in January)
9. Flight from the Enchanter by Iris Murdoch 10. What a Carve-up by Jonathan Coe
11. Hit Parade by Lawrence Block March:
12. The Sandcastle by Iris Murdoch 13. Injury Time by Beryl Bainbridge
14. The House on Blossom Street by Debbie Macomber
15. Everone Dies by Lawrence Block 16. I am Legend by Robert Mathieson
17. Letters from a Faint-hearted Feminist by Jill Tweedie
18. More from Martha by Jill Tweedie 19. The Dress Lodger by Sheri Holman
April: 20. The Bell by Iris Murdoch
21. A Good Yarn by Debbie Macomber 22. Beyond Forgiveness by Caro Fraser
23. Doll by Tracey Sinclair 24. The World According to Bertie by Alexander McCall Smith
May: 25. A Severed Head by Iris Murdoch
26. The Lollipop Shoes by Joanne Harris 27. Soft Voices Whispering by Adrienne Dines
28. Love Songs and Lies by Libby Purves June:
29. An Unofficial Rose by Iris Murdoch 30. While I Remember by Anthony Buckeridge
31. According to Jennings by Anthony Buckeridge
32. Hope to Die by Lawrence Block 33. 24 Hours by Margaret Mahy
34. An Awfully Big Adventure by Beryl Bainbridge 35. Internal Affairs by Jill Tweedie
36. Out of the Shadows by Sue Hines July:
37. The Unicorn by Iris Murdoch 38. Days Before Dibley by Jill Swallow
39. Out of India by Jamila Gavin 40. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith
41. Star Gazing by Linda Gillard 42. Skellig by David Almond
43. Just One Look by Harlan Coben 44. All the Flowers are Dying by Lawrence Block
45. When a Girl is Born by Pamela Grant August:
46. The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald 47. The Italian Girl by Iris Murdoch
48. Travels with my Daughter by Niema Ash 49. Teacher on the Run by Francis Gilbert
50. Spoonface Steinberg by Lee Hall 51. Silk by Penny Jordan
52. Dying for Chocolate by Diane Mott Davidson September:
53. The Red and the Green by Iris Murdoch 54. Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson
55. Earthly Possessions by Anne Tyler 56. A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
57. B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton 58. The Successor by Ismail Kadare
59. C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton 60. D is for Deadbeat by Sue Grafton
October: 61. Emotionally Weird by Kate Atkinson
62. E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton 63. The Time of the Angels by Iris Murdoch
64. F is for Fugitive 65. G is for Gumshoe
66. My Life in My Hands by Alison Lapper 67. H is for Homicide
68. I is for Innocent 69. J is for Judgment 70. Last Orders by Graham Swift
71. Dancing with Dementia by Christine Bryden November:
72. K is for Killer by Sue Grafton 73. The Nice and the Good by Iris Murdoch
74. Whistling for the Angels by Sandi Toksvig 75. L is for Lawless by Sue Grafton
76. M is for Malice by Sue Grafton 77. Stage Fright by Ellen Hart
December: 78. N is for Noose by Sue Grafton
79. Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris 80. Tuesday Night in the Kasbah by Patricia Kitchin
81. Shuttlecock by Graham Swift 82. Paper Faces by Rachel Anderson
Books read in 2007 (100): January: 1. The Other Side of You by Salley Vickers (started in 2006)
2. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
3. Toppling Miss April by Adrienne Dines 4. Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
5. Warlands by Rachel Anderson 6. The Jigsaw Maker by Adrienne Dines
7. The Accidental Mother by Rowan Coleman 8. It's Different for Girls by Jo Brand
9. A Hallowed Place by Caro Fraser 10. The Man in my Basement by Walter Mosley
11. Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs) by Jaqueline Winspear
February: 12. Scuba Dancing by Nicola Slade 13. Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
14. A Perfect Obsession by Caro Fraser 15. A Calculating Heart by Caro Fraser
16. A Dance at the Slaughterhouse by Lawrence Block
17. A Lifetime Burning by Linda Gillard March: 18. A Long Walk in Wintertime by Libby Purves
19. Wish I May by Justine Picardie 20. Pennine Walkies by Mark Wallington
21. Career Girls by Louise Bagshawe 22. Emotional Geology by Linda Gillard
23. Time to Murder and Create by Lawrence Block
24. Humphrey by Willie Rushton 25. Jennings Goes to School by Anthony Buckeridge
26. The Apologist by Jay Rayner April:
27. Veil of Roses by Laura Fitzgerald (started in March) 28. The English Teacher by RK Narayan
29. Jennings Follows a Clue 30. Jennings' Little Hut
31. Blue Slipper Bay by Wendy K Harris 32. Blue Shoes and Happiness by Alexander McCall Smith
33. The Understudy by David Nicholls 34. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
35. The Girls of the Hamlet Club by Elsie J Oxenham
May: 36. The Girls by Lori Lansens (started in April)
37. Tread Softly by Richard Kelly 38. Allotted Time by Robin Shelton
39. The Sorrow of Sisters by Wendy K Harris 40. Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman
41. In the Midst of Death by Lawrence Block 42. Perfectly Correct by Philippa Gregory
June: 43. Under Orders by Dick Francis (started in May)
44. The Sins of the Fathers by Lawrence Block 45. The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L Sayers
46. 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff 47. The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by Helene Hanff
48. Star Dust Falling by Jay Rayner 49. Especially Jennings by Anthony Buckeridge
50. The Swish of the Curtain by Pamela Brown 51. On the Cutting Edge by Lawrence Block
52. Intergirl by Vladimir Kunin 53. The Rotters' Club by Jonathan Coe
July: 54. I Once Knew an Indian Woman by Ebbitt Cutler
55. A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon 56. Up and Down in the Dales
57. Zlata's Diary by Zlata Filipovic 58. Second Honeymoon by Joanna Trollope
59. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling
60. Miss Garnet's Angel by Salley Vickers 61. Flying Under Bridges by Sandi Toksvig
August: 62. And When Did You Last See Your Father by Blake Morrison
63. Things My Mother Never Told Me by Blake Morrison
64. Silk by Alessandro Baricco 65. Passing Go by Libby Purves
66. Dominoes by Bali Rai 67. Love Over Scotland by Alexander McCall Smith
68. A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry 69. Chart Throb by Ben Elton
70. Friends, Lovers, Chocolate by Alexander McCall Smith
September 2007: 71. One Night at the Call Centre by Chetan Bhagat
72. Joy's New Adventure by Elsie J Oxenham 73. Eight Million Ways to Die by Lawrence Block
74. The Right Attitude to Rain by Alexander McCall Smith
75. Scapegrace by Jackie Gay 76. Guilty Pleasures by various
77. The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni (finished in October) October 2007:
78. Queen Camilla by Sue Townsend 79. The Inheritance by Jenny Pitman
80. Continental Drift by Libby Purves 81. Jasmine by
82. Faking It by Nigel Planer 83. Last Man Down by Richard Picciotto
84. Stage by Stage by Jan Jones 85. The Public Confessions of a Middle-Aged Woman by Sue Townsend
November 2007: 86. The Devil Knows You're Dead by Lawrence Block
87. Gabriel's Gift by Hanif Kureshi 88. The Diary of an Ordinary Woman by Margaret Forster
89. Report From Ground Zero by Dennis Smith December 2007:
90. Against Her Nature by Elizabeth Buchan 91. Shannon's Way by AJ Cronin
92. When the Sacred Ginmill Closes by Lawrence Block
93. Duplicate Keys by Jane Smiley 94. A Wayne in a Manger by Gervase Phinn
95. A Proper Family Christmas by Jane Gordon-Cumming
96. The Accidental Woman by Jonathan Coe 97. Over by Margaret Forster
98. Jennings in Particular by Anthony Buckeridge
99. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by JK Rowling 100. Five Get into Trouble by Enid Blyton
Books read in 2006 (95): Casting Off by Elizabeth Jane Howard
Truth, Dare, Kiss or Promise by Liane Jones Iron Shoes by Molly Giles
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Dead Famous by Ben Elton
The Mammoth Cheese by Sheri Holman The Other Side of the Story by Marian Keyes
Of Marriageable Age by Sharon Maas The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Starter for Ten by David Nicholls While the Light Lasts by Agatha Christie
The Snakestone by Margaret James The Pupil by Caro Fraser
The Case of the Missing Books by Ian Sansom She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
A Secret Life by Esther Rantzen The Mistress of Silence by Jacqueline Harpman
The Finishing Line by Owen Slot The Golden Ball & Other Stories by Agatha Christie
The Burn Journals by Brent Runyon Black River Falls by Ed Gorman
People Die by Kevin Wignall A Ticket to the Boneyard by Lawrence Block
Past Mortem by Ben Elton Diary of a Wombat by Jackie French
I know this much is true by Wally Lamb The Accomplice by Kathryn Heyman
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan If Life is a Bowl of Cherries - What am I doing in the pits? by Erma Bombeck
Starter Marriage by Kate Harrison Judi Dench: with a crack in her voice by John Miller
On the Black Hill by Bruce Chatwin The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown Onwards and Upwards by Arabella Weir
The Used Women's Book Club by Paul Bryers Stark by Ben Elton
A Family Man by Amanda Brookfield The Sea of Adventure by Enid Blyton
I Choose to Live by Sabine Dardenne Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination by Helen Fielding
The Ninth Life of Louis Drax by Liz Jensen The Dog Listener by Jan Fennell
The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
The Regatta Mystery and other stories by Agatha Christie
More Frantic Semantics by John Morrish A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby
Espresso Tales by Alexander McCall Smith Travels with Boogie by Mark Wallington
Prisoner in Alcatraz by Theresa Breslin Final Cut by Tony Bradman and Martin Chatterton
Piggies by Nick Gifford Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
Mother to a Stanger by Leland Bardwell The Dangerous Sports Euthanasia Society by Christine Coleman
Retreat by Mary Stanley Little Soldier by Bernard Ashley
Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
Ladies of Letters by Carole Hayman and Lou Wakefield
More Ladies of Letters by Carole Hayman and Lou Wakefield Ladies of Letters dot com by Carole Hayman and Lou Wakefield
Surviving Hitler by Andrea Warren Mr Golightly's Holiday by Salley Vickers
I Have Lived a Thousand Years by Livia Bitton-Jackson
The Underdog and other stories by Agatha Christie Cards on the Table by Agatha Christie
Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
House of Sleep by Jonathan Coe Felicity Fights Back by Stella Sykes
Breakfast At Tiffany's by Truman Capote Black Mirror by Nancy Werlin
Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammett Old School Ties by Kate Harrison
Hannibal by Thomas Harris My Forbidden Face by Latifa
Mango Shake by Debjani Chatterjee The Liar by Stephen Fry
A Nice Girl Like Me by Abigail Bosanko Mr Dixon Disappears by Ian Sansom
The Burglar Who Liked To Quote Kipling by Lawrence Block
A Walk Among the Tombstones by Lawrence Block Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin
Judicial Whispers by Caro Fraser Baby Talk by Julie Walters
An Immoral Code by Caro Fraser Eat Drink and be Married by Eve Makis
The Mother-in-Law by Eve Makis Housewife Down by Alison Penton Harper
Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem Aslam When the Emperor was Divine by Julie Otsuka
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