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Danielle23 9 yrs ago | 1 replies
Just finished reading this book after it spending far too long on my shelf. I only read 'Love in a Cold Climate' and I loved it. It certainly did have a Jane Austen feel to it although more modern and it's just the kind …

Danielle23 9 yrs ago
This was a strange book, parts of it were really compelling and I could not put it down. But then, on the other hand, some parts of it were overly informative regarding the monks and the history. The mystery and crime pa…

Danielle23 9 yrs ago
12. All Souls - Javier Marias Set in Oxford college and much more promising than I found it to be. A tale of an affair between two professors, the male counterpart visiting from Spain. It was his friendships with the …

Danielle23 9 yrs ago
10. The Shadow Lines - Amitav Ghosh Another book from the 1001 library and another good read. Jumping from the present to the past and between England and India this story was told very well and was not as disjointed …

Danielle23 9 yrs ago
I quite enjoyed this as it's from an era that I really like reading about. Poor Eugenie though, such a sweet girl that really needed more love in her life. Back to the library.

Danielle23 9 yrs ago
I definitely haven't been reading as much as usual lately and I am so far away from my target at this point that I don't think I'll make it. However, I am plodding along. I think I'm just finding it difficult to find ins…

Danielle23 10 yrs ago
I loved this book. The story of a butterfly collector who wins quite a lot of money. So, he decides to 'collect' Miranda and keep her in his cellar. This story was told really well in two first person narratives, Miranda…

Danielle23 10 yrs ago
Of course you can join sarahmangan. Thanks for the messages too everyone. I'll add you to the shipping list xx

Danielle23 10 yrs ago
Read this over a long period of time using the kindle app on my phone. I really just grabbed a few minutes here and there which may have been part of the reason as to why I just couldn't get into it. Parts of it were rea…

Danielle23 10 yrs ago
Hmmm. Well this book did in fact take me longer to read than I thought it would. I just couldn't get into it either. I couldn't engage with any of the characters and felt no sympathy for either of the assassin's when the…

Danielle23 10 yrs ago
2. The Inheritance of Loss - Kiran Desai This book has been sitting on my shelf for a lot longer than I would like. However, I have just finished it and enjoyed it a little more than the average. The beginning of the …

Danielle23 10 yrs ago | 1 replies
Read on my kindle on the laptop. The religious parts and sermons aside, I enjoyed this book. I love reading books from this era and this one felt a little different, maybe slightly more modern than the usual. At times…

Danielle23 10 yrs ago
I really enjoyed this book and found it very easy to read. I loved the way that each chapter in the book mirrored a chapter in Marya's life and I even liked that each chapter left it a little open (usually I hate that). …

Danielle23 10 yrs ago
I love this challenge but I haven't managed to meet my target for either of the last two years (I think 42 in 2012 and only 47 in 2013 so far). However, I am sticking with my usual target of 52. One a week sounds managea…

Danielle23 10 yrs ago
46. The Passion of New Eve - Angela Carter I can't say that I 'enjoyed' this book as such but I did find it very interesting. I found it quite a page turner if only to find out which strange cult were to be found livi…

Danielle23 10 yrs ago
Still far from my target and don't think I'm going to make it again this year. Maybe 52 is just a little too optimistic. 44. The Drowned and the Saved - Primo Levi Our recent trip to Poland has really inspired me t…

Danielle23 10 yrs ago
Two for me this round; Vallejo, Fernando - Our Lady of the Assassins TBR (Boekentrol) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11927176/ The Royal Game (soffitta1) http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/11407689/ I dona…

Danielle23 10 yrs ago | 1 replies
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/12034736/ I received a copy of this through the post unrequested so am looking for another reader for it. I read this book years ago and really have far too many TBR to read it agai…

Danielle23 10 yrs ago
41. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie I absolutely loved this book. A good old fashioned murder mystery with such a brilliant twist that I genuinely did not see coming until it hit me in the face. Poirot i…

Danielle23 10 yrs ago
I'm not sure what I thought of this one. It just seemed a little bit 'meh' for want of a better word. The relationship he has with Nadja all seems innocent enough, although strange with her clear mental health issues, un…

Danielle23 10 yrs ago
I love reading Marquez and this was no exception. It's written well with believable characters. However, this had an open ending, one of my pet hates. Did the Colonel ever receive his letter or his pension? What happene…

Danielle23 10 yrs ago | 1 replies
36. The Newton Letter - John Banville Just a short read and a little like a love letter I suppose. Nothing really happened for my liking and I'm not really a fan of loose ends. 37. The Atrocity Exhibition - JG Ballar…

Danielle23 10 yrs ago
Not sure if I had any books left on the lists at the end of the last round but I have sent some travelling over the summer. Any chance you can let me know which, if any, I had left on the lists. If I've sent them travell…

Danielle23 10 yrs ago
I may start this as a bookray if there is interest for one xx

Danielle23 10 yrs ago | 2 replies
The story of a short bus journey, where a man with a long neck and a strange hat accuses another man of standing on his toes on purpose. The same man is later spotted talking to a friend about the position on a button on…

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