Books January to July

[slemslempike]

January to July
Morris Gleitzman - Teacher's Pet
Jane Duncan - My Friend Monica
Arthur Conan Doyle - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (K)
PG Wodehouse - The Politeness of Princes and Other Stories (K)
Edith Templeton - The Surprise of Cremona
Edith Templeton - Living on Yesterday
Hilary McKay - Wishing for Tomorrow
Christopher Brookmyre - Quite Ugly One Morning
Rachel Vail - Lucky
Patrick O'Brian - The Road to Samarcand
Lucian Randall - Disgusting Bliss: The Brass Eye of Chris Morris
Elizabeth Taylor - Angel
Daniel Hadler - The Basic Eight
Alan Coren - Tissues for Men
Diana Athill - Yesterday Morning
Deborah Devonshire and Patrick Leigh Fermor - In Tearing Haste
Christiana Brand - London Particular
Jerome K Jerome - Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (K)
PG Wodehouse - The Pothunters (K)
Nancy Mitford - The Pursuit of Love
Emma Donoghue - Room
Anna Carey - The Real Rebecca
Ankaret Wells - The Maker's Mask (K)
Ankaret Wells - The Hawkwood War (K)
Dick Francis - Straight
Mavis Cheek - Mrs Fytton's Country Life
Helen Simonson - Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
Hilary McKay - Caddy's World
Mavis Cheek - Aunt Margaret's Lover
Nancy Mitford - Wigs on the Green
David Pryce-Jones - Unity Mitford: A Quest
Iain M. Banks - Surface Detail
Deborah Devonshire - Wait for Me
Jane Duncan - My Friend Rose
Fanny Burney - Evelina (K)
Kate Bingham - Slipstream
Laurie Graham - The Ten O'Clock Horses
Rachel Cusk - Arlington Park
Jill Murphy - The Worst Witch to the Rescue
Alan Coren - The Sanity Inspector
Alan Carr - Look Who It Is
Martin Lloyd - The Passport

I keep not posting book lists and meaning to catch up later, so I am going to post this now and hope to resume my usual write-ups at the end of August. I think I've actually missed out some of the books I've read in the past few months, but I need to draw one of those lines people keep talking about in interminable meetings at work. Hmm. The Real Rebecca was great, Caddy's World somewhat disappointing (and anachronistic) but still lovely, The Maker's Mask and sequel brilliant, The Surprise of Cremona intruiging, The Passport disappointingly dry.

Comments

[jinty]

I wondered what the K meant but it must be Kindle, I assume?

I had a Dick Francis binge last year / earlier this year and think they're rather good (if pot-boiler-y) actually.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Oh yes - I meant to explain that! Kindle it is. Well, Kindle app on my phone, anyway. I find it quite handy, though not at all a replacement.

I enjoyed Straight - pageturner.

[katlinel.livejournal.com]

I was in a secondhand bookshop today and they had a copy of My Friends the Mrs Millers. I could go back and pick it up for you if you would like it. I can't remember which ones you have/have read.

[the_antichris.livejournal.com]

Caddy's World disappointing? Rats, I just ordered it and was feeling quite excited.

[anglaisepaon.livejournal.com]

That's so disappointing about Caddy's World. I've got first dibs on it whenever it finally gets processed at the library.

I like your Kindle notes...now I can go find those.

[anglaisepaon.livejournal.com]

Straight is one of my favorite Dick Francis books. Have you read Break In yet?