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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
6:45 pm [uninvitedcat]	Oh dear me... Reviews 9 - 28 (mostly reverse order) 028. The Necropolis Railway - Andrew Martin Did not enjoy this. Too much displaying of the research, and not enough murder-mystery. I won't be bothering with the rest of the series. ( Vatta's War - Elizabeth Moon Collapse ) 025. Made To Be Broken - Kelly Armstrong The second book featuring Armstrong's female assassin. This one picks up several strands from the first book, and seems to be heading determindly towards Romance territory. Not necessarily a bad thing, but not entirely what I was expecting from the series. ( Stephanie Plum books - Janet Evanovich Collapse ) 023. Grave Secret - Charlaine Harris The last of the Harper Connelly books from Harris covers all the necessary bases. Resolution of the romance plot line, resolution of the missing sister plot line, trauma for our two leads. I would not like to see more of these books - not because I don't like them (because I do) but because it's not necessary. It'd be like trying to graft a third leg on to someone; trying to do so spoils the workings of what's already there. 019. Verdigris Deep - Frances Hardinge Hardinge popped up onto my radar last year, when a friend of mine mentioned that she was friends with Hardinge. That actually made me reluctant to read any of Hardinge's works, but I'm glad I have now! Verdigris Deep is a well executed modern folk-tale with some genuinely creepy moments. It prompts the reader to consider the differences between what we wish for, and what we need. I would happily pass this book on to others (although I can't actually hand on the copy I've got because it isn't mine). 018. Sixty One Nails - Mike Shevdon A loan from hooton, I was ambivalent about this one because it's fairies. Again. However, I managed to put that aside and actually enjoy the book. It's difficult to not enjoy a book that starts with a man having a heart attack and whose day goes downhill from there! The big complaint about this one is the roles of women. The main female character is there to dump information, and to fall pregnant. That's a real big turn-off, even though it's a significant plot point for the subsequent book/s. 017. TimeRiders - Alex Scarrow Time-travelling teens! Well, not really. But what you've got here is three young people drawn from different times in history, thrown together into a protected bubble and told that they have to protect the timeline. Not an incredibly original premise - nor is the point of history changed in this book (Nazis win WWII). The book is also pretty much obviously a set-up for a series. Not bad, but not necessarily worth hunting out, unless you've a youngish lad interested in time-travel books. ( Copperbadge - original fiction Collapse ) ( The Vampire's Assistant Collapse ) 009. The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie I tried very hard to apply my mum's school of thought to this Christie mystery ("Whoever's the least suspicious is the one who did it.") but as always that led to me concluding that Poirot or Hastings must've done it. Needless to say, I was wrong. One thing I did enjoy was reading Hasting's interpretation of events and coming to understand just how wrong he was (about pretty much everything!), due to the assumptions and conclusions built into him by his upbringing and social conditioning. (1 Comment \|Comment on this)
Monday, January 25th, 2010
7:51 pm [uninvitedcat]	Reviews 1-8 In reverse order, because I'm being lazy with my copy>pasting... ( 008.Collapse ) ( 007.Collapse ) ( 006.Collapse ) ( 005.Collapse ) ( 004.Collapse ) ( 003. / 002. / 001.Collapse ) (6 Comments \|Comment on this)
Friday, January 1st, 2010
12:57 pm [uninvitedcat]	2010 Reading List 093. Frederica - Georgette Heyer 092. Dead In the Family - Charlaine Harris 091. One Fine Day In The Middle Of The Night - Christopher Brookmyre 090. Life And Laughing - Michael McIntyre 089. Blood Price - Tanya Huff 088. Living with the Dead - Kelley Armstrong 087. Sizzling Sixteen - Janet Evanovich 086. The New English Table - Rose Prince 085. The 30-Minute Cook: The Best of the World's Quick Cooking - Nigel Slater 084. Secondhand Spirits - Juliet Blackwell 083. The Cold Kiss of Death - Suzanne McLeod 082. U is for Undertow - Sue Grafton 081. The Affair of the Thirty-Nine Cufflinks - James Anderson 080. The Affair of the Mutilated Mink - James Anderson 079. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information - Edward R. Tuft 078. The Affair of the Bloodstained Egg Cosy - James Anderson 077. Some Girls Bite - Chloe Neill 076. Blameless - Gail Carriger 075. Changeless - Gail Carriger 074. Soulless - Gail Carriger 073. Blood Pact - Tanya Huff 072. Mortal Coil - Derek Landy 071. Dark Days - Derek Landy 070. Iron Kissed - Patricia Briggs 069. Blood Bound - Patricia Briggs 068. The Sweet Scent of Blood - Suzanne McLeod 067. Sorcery and Cecelia: Or the Enchanted Chocolate Pot - Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer 066. Moon Called - Patricia Briggs 065. Scarecrow - Matthew Reilly 064. Personal Demon - Kelly Armstrong 063. Pure Blood - Caitlin Kittredge 062. Death Most Definite - Trent Jamieson 061. How to Lie With Statistics - Darrell Huff 060. What's a Ghoul to Do? - Victoria Laurie 059. Frostbitten - Kelly Armstrong 058. Silver Borne - Patricia Briggs 057. Nightlife - Caitlin Kittredge 056. Hell Fire - Ann Aguirre 055. Arctic Drift - Clive Cussler & Dirk Cussler 054. Darkness Calls - Marjorie M. Liu 053. Blue DIablo - Ann Aguirre 052. Fire - Kristin Cashore 051. Graceling - Kristin Cashore 050. A Beginner's Guide To Acting English - Shappi Khorsandi 049. Tickling the English - Dara O Briain 048. Short Victorious War - David Weber 047. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club - Dorothy L. Sayers 046. Clouds of Witness - Dorothy L. Sayers 045. Changes - Jim Butcher 044. 6 Killer Bodies - Stephanie Bond 043. 5 Bodies to Die For - Stephanie Bond 042. 4 Bodies and a Funeral - Stephanie Bond 041. Divine by Mistake - PC Cast 040. The Surgeon - Tess Gerritsen 039. Gone Tomorrow - Lee Child 038. Dead and Gone - Charlaine Harris 037. Simon's Cat - Simon Tofield 036. Girl Missing - Tess Gerritsen 035. Marked - PC and Kristin Cast 034. Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death - M. C. Beaton 033. Dead and Kicking - Wendy Roberts 032. Turn Coat - Jim Butcher 031. Devil May Ride - Wendy Roberts 030. Bone Crossed - Patricia Briggs 029. Victory Conditions - Elizabeth Moon 028. The Necropolis Railway - Andrew Martin 027. Command Decision - Elizabeth Moon 026. Engaging the Enemy - Elizabeth Moon 025. Made To Be Broken - Kelly Armstrong 024. Fearless Fourteen - Janet Evanovich 023. Grave Secret - Charlaine Harris 022. Lean Mean Thirteen - Janet Evanovich 021. Twelve Sharp - Janet Evanovich 020. Eleven On Top - Janet Evanovich 019. Verdigris Deep - Frances Hardinge 018. Sixty One Nails - Mike Shevdon 017. TimeRiders - Alex Scarrow 016. The Dead Isle - Copperbadge / theOriginalSam 015. Charitable Getting - Copperbadge / theOriginalSam 014. Moving Target - Elizabeth Moon 013. Tunnels of Blood - Darren Shan 012. The Vampire's Assistant - Darren Shan 011. Cirque Du Freak - Darren Shan 010. Trading in Danger - Elizabeth Moon 009. The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie 008. Seven Ancient Wonders - Matthew Reilly 007. I, Robot - Cory Doctorow 006. He Shall Thunder in the Sky - Elizabeth Peters 005. Book of Fate - Brad Meltzer 004. Nation - Terry Pratchett 003. Fade Out - Rachel Caine 002. Carpe Corpus - Rachel Caine 001. Lord of Misrule - Rachel Caine (3 Comments \|Comment on this)
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
1:00 pm [uninvitedcat]	2009 Book Reviews #11 - 16 011. Dawn of the Dumb - Charlie Brooker The collected columns of Charlie Brooker, as published in the Guardian between November 2004 and July 2007; a mixture of TV reviews and wider comment. Have you come across Charlie Brooker yet? He has a TV show, called Screenwipe. If you're interested in TV, and not shocked by strong language, I heartily recommend staying up late to watch it. However, Brooker will use "robust" language to get his point across - something that he continues to do in print. I'm not a regular Guardian reader, so I've not read these columns before, but I can assure you that Brooker's voice comes through as clearly as it does on his show. The bile, the cynicism, the frustration, the anger and the disappointment. And occasionally (very occasionally), the enjoyment. Recommendation: Definitely take time to read it if you're aware of Brooker's work and want more of the same. Possibly not the best introduction to him if you're not already aware though. 012. Living Dead in Dallas / 013. Club Dead / 014. Dead to the World / 015. Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris Harris' "Southern Vampire" series (now also, confusingly, being branded "True Blood" or "TruBlood"), books 2-5. I couldn't find book 1, otherwise I'd've re-read that one too. Entertaining enough, they kept me occupied on a long Friday afternoon when my back was playing up and I couldn't do much else. Sookie Stackhouse is still slightly annoying as a lead character - despite the increasingly frequent occasions when she "gets cross" (we know she gets cross because the narrative voice tells us - we don't see much of it in her actions though), she still comes across as mostly passive. How much of this is down to her background as a Southern lady, I don't know. Recommendation: Good, time-killing reading, especially if you like your supernatural romances with a dash of mystery. 016. The Genesis Secret - Tom Knox Oh my word. This is another one of those "there's a big conspiracy. Some scientists are on the verge of uncovering a deep secret from long ago like Biblical times and there's a bunch of other people who want to stop them and are willing to kill in a totally horrific manner." If you've read and enjoyed tosh like Labyrinth or Da Vinci Code then you'll probably like this. It's more of the same, after all. Damn you Waterstones, and your 3-for-2 offers that lead to me picking up trash like this! Recommendation: Avoid. If you want to read it, get in touch and you can have my copy. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
10:15 am [uninvitedcat]	2009 Book Reviews, #1-10 001. Every Which Way But Dead / 002. The Good, The Bad And The Undead / 003. Fistful of Charms - Kim Harrison Further adventures of Rachel, Ivy and Jenks. Entertaining, but never going to be Great Literature. Recommendation: Definitely something to read if you like your urban fantasy/suspense. 004. The Sacred Art of Stealing - Christopher Brookmyer An entertaining (possibly stand-alone, or else it's a sequal) tale from Brookmyer featuring daring bank robbers, a dedicated policewoman and a thoroughly entertaining plot. Recommendation: Good for an afternoon with a cup of tea. 005. Guardian Angel - Sara Paretsky Another installment in the V I Warshawski canon shows us an older Vic, albeit one who still gets angry and alienates her friends. I'm now wondering how many times this plot gets recycled, and am considering abandoning the series. Recommendation: A decent detective story, although somewhat familiar to longer readers of the series. 006. Baby Bonanza - Maureen Child / 007. Irresistible Forces - Brenda Jackson / 008. Price of Passion - Susan Napier / 009. Slow Hands - Leslie Kelly Oh. My. God. These books were free (part of Harlequin's give-away to celebrate their something-or-other birthday), and I still feel cheated. In case you're not familiar with Harlequins, they are a Romance novel publisher. Every single one of these titles is appallingly bad. Poor plot, no characterisation, terrible writing, there's just nothing to save them at all. Recommendation: Avoid as you would the plague. 010. The Coroner - M R Hall I can't really take marks off for the numerous typographical errors I spotted in this book as it was an ARC. But they still annoyed me. Generally, this was not a bad mystery novel. It's quite obviously the first in a series, but that's not too bad. We meet the main character at an interesting point in her life - recently divorced, suffering from anxiety, she's bought a house in Wales and taken up the post of Coroner in the Bristol region. However, old problems and new ones rear their heads. None of her relationships are settled, and it's soon very obvious that the previous Coroner had left a mystery for her. Having said all that, I can't bring the character's name to mind. Ooh, Mrs Cooper. But I can't remember her first name. On top of that, it felt a little like watching an episode of Judge John Deeds. There's a lot of the coroner doing the investigating, getting angry at people and refusing to believe what she's told. A lot of the ending is just too quickly wound up, and I was disappointed by the attempts to create tension / belief that Cooper was going to fail at the final part of the inquest. Recommendation Definitely one to borrow rather than buy. However, also worth keeping an eye on this author - all my issues with the book are things that could disappear with experience. (2 Comments \|Comment on this)
Thursday, January 1st, 2009
3:13 pm [uninvitedcat]	Books Read in 2009 82. Unseen Academicals - Terry Pratchett 81. Feast of Fools - Rachel Caine 80. Shakespeare's Counselor - Charlaine Harris 79. Shakespeare's Trollop - Charlaine Harris 78. Shakespeare's Christmas - Charlaine Harris 77. Naming of the Beasts - Mike Carey 76. ^E Midnight Alley - Rachel Caine 75. ^E Sheepfarmer's Daughter - Elizabeth Moon 74 ^E Murder Can Ruin Your Looks - Selma Eichler 73. ^E The Remains of the Dead - Wendy Roberts 72. ^E Dead Girls Don't Wear Diamonds - Nancy Martin 71. The Faceless Ones - Derek Landy 70. The Crucifix Killer - Chris Carter 69. ^E Born to Run - Mercedes Lackey 68. Fish Pies and French Fries, Vegetables, Meat and Something Sweet - Gill Holcombe 67. Nothing to Loose - Lee Child 066.^E The Rats, the Bats and the Ugly - Eric Flint and Dave Freer 065.^E Rats, Bats and Vats - Eric Flint and Dave Freer 064.^E The Honor of the Queen - David Weber 063.^E On Basilisk Station - David Weber 062.^E Shakespeare's Champion - Charlaine Harris 061.^E Shakespeare's Landlord - Charlaine Harris 060.^E Winterfair Gifts - Lois McMaster Bujold 059.^E The Mountains of Mourning - Lois McMaster Bujold 058. Stephen Fry's Incomplete & Utter History of Classical Music 057. More Bollocks to Alton Towers - Halstead, Hazelley, Morris & Morris 056. Friends Like These - Danny Wallace 055. Bad Science - Ben Goldacre 054. Firmin: Adventures Of A Metropolitan Lowlife - Sam Savage 053. Academ's Fury - Jim Butcher 052. Snakehead - Anthony Horowitz 051. Stormbreaker - Anthony Horowitz 050. The Awakening - Kelley Armstrong 049. Furies of Calderon - Jim Butcher 048. Exit Strategy - Kelley Armstrong 047. K is for Killer - Sue Grafton 046. Geoff In Venice, Death In Varanasi - Geoff Dyer 045.^E3 Men and a Body - Stephanie Bond 044.^E2 Bodies for the Price of 1 - Stephanie Bond 043.^EBody Movers - Stephanie Bond 042.^EIron Kissed - Patricia Briggs 041.^EThe Julius House - Charlaine Harris 040.^EShakespear's Champion - Charlaine Harris 039.^EThe Dead Girls' Dance - Rachel Caine 038. ^EThe Wolf Worlds- Allen Cole & Chris Bunch 037. Blood At the Bookies - Simon Brett 036. A Snowball in Hell - Christopher Brookmyre 035. ^EArea 7 - Matthew Reilly 034. Pride And Prejudice And Zombies - Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-Smith 033. ^EFirst Light Chronicles - Randolph Lalonde 032. ^EGlass Houses - Rachel Caine 031. ^EBlood Bound - Patricia Briggs 030. ^ESten - Allen Cole & Chris Bunch 029. Whisky Tales - Charles Maclean 028. ^EWinterfair Gifts - Lois McMaster Bujold 027. ^EAll Together Dead - Charlaine Harris 026. ^EFrom Dead To Worse - Charlaine Harris 025. ^EDefinitely Dead - Charlaine Harris 024. ^EShakespear's Landlord - Charlaine Harris 023. John Constantine Hellblazer: Original Sins - Deland/Ridgway/Alcala 022. Small Favor - Jim Butcher 021. Thicker Than Water - Mike Carey 020. An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris 019. Grave Surprise - Charlaine Harris 018. Grave Sight - Charlaine Harris 017. No Time For Goodbye - Lynwood Barclay 016. The Genesis Secret - Tom Knox 015. Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 014. Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris 013. Club Dead - Charlaine Harris 012. Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris 011. Dawn of the Dumb - Charlie Brooker 010. The Coroner - M R Hall 009. Slow Hands - Leslie Kelly 008. Price of Passion - Susan Napier 007. Irresistible Forces - Brenda Jackson 006. Baby Bonanza - Maureen Child 005. Guardian Angel - Sara Paretsky 004. The Sacred Art of Stealing - Christopher Brookmyer 003. Fistful of Charms - Kim Harrison 002. The Good, The Bad And The Undead - Kim Harrison 001. Every Which Way But Dead - Kim Harrison ^E indicates an e-book read on my BeBook. (Comment on this)
Saturday, December 13th, 2008
12:14 pm [uninvitedcat]	More reviews ( 104. Numbers - Rachel Ward Collapse ) ( 105. An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris Collapse ) ( 106. Blood On The Strand - Susannah Gregory Collapse ) ( 107. Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing With Fire - Derek Landy Collapse ) ( 108. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke Collapse ) (2 Comments \|Comment on this)
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
12:54 pm [uninvitedcat]	Updates With apologies to penguinontherun (and anyone else still reading!) for the long long delay in posting these reviews, here's some more. ( 086. Stone Heart - Charlie Fletcher Collapse ) ( 087. The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins Collapse ) ( 088. All Fun And Games Until Someone Looses An Eye - Christopher Brookmyre Collapse ) ( 089. Three Bedrooms, One Corpse - Charlaine Harris Collapse ) ( 090. Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman! - Ralph Leighton, Richard P. Feynman, and Edward Hutchings Collapse ) ( 091. Quite Ugly One Morning - Christopher Brookmyer Collapse ) ( 092. Snake Agent - Liz Williams Collapse ) ( 093. The Summoning - Kelley Armstrong Collapse ) ( 094. The Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks - Christopher Brookmyer Collapse ) ( 095. The End of Mr Y - Scarlett Thomas Collapse ) ( 096. Club Dead - Charlaine Harris Collapse ) ( 097. Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris Collapse ) ( 099. Flora Segunda of Crackpot Hall - Ysabeau Wilce Collapse ) ( 100. The Convenient Marriage - Georgette Heyer Collapse ) ( 101. Killing Orders - Sara Paretsky Collapse ) ( 102. Q is for Quarry - Sue Grafton Collapse ) ( 103. White Night - Jim Butcher Collapse ) (4 Comments \|Comment on this)
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
7:24 pm [uninvitedcat]	084. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer This book gets an entry all of its very own, because... You know what? I was going to try and review this book as if I loved it more than anything else I've ever read. But I just can't do it. I can see that it would appeal to an immature reader (in fact, I can see it possibly appealing to me if I'm in the right mood - in the same sick and twisted way that Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt novels often appeal to me). I can see that it's very easy for the female reader to identify with Bella. I can see that Edward's behaviour is incredibly creepy and disturbing. What I can't see is the point in any further books. Twilight from Edward's POV? Why bother? We get so much explanation in the text, so much telling and so little showing that what extra could be gained? Other than a presumably gory detailing of exactly what happened to James at the end of it all. But then again, given the target audience, that would be offputting. So an entire book of just how tortured Edward is by his wrong feelings? Urgh. The absolute worst thing about this book though is the fact that there is now a generation of girls who are going to grow up thinking that the sort of utter dependency on someone else for your emotional health as depicted by Bella is desirable. (1 Comment \|Comment on this)
8:42 am [uninvitedcat]	( 078. Space Captain Smith - Toby Frost Collapse ) ( 079. Heart-Shaped Box - Joe Hill Collapse ) ( 080. A Bone To Pick - Charlaine Harris Collapse ) ( 081. Full House - Janet Evanovich Collapse ) ( 082. Silhouette in Scarlet - Elizabeth Peters Collapse ) ( 083. Motor Mouth - Janet Evanovich Collapse ) (2 Comments \|Comment on this)
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
7:46 am [uninvitedcat]	Reviews Oh my god! How long have I left this? I do apologise! ( 054. Just One More Thing - Peter Falk Collapse ) ( 055. Bullshit - Nick Webb Collapse ) ( 056. Diplomatic Baggage - Brigid Keenan Collapse ) ( 057. In The Teeth Of The Evidence - Dorothy L Sayers Collapse ) ( 058. The Cleaner - Brett Battles Collapse ) ( 060. A Piano in the Pyrenees - Tony Hawkes Collapse ) ( 061. Swahili for the Broken Hearted - Peter Moore Collapse ) ( 064. Un Lun Dun - China Miéville Collapse ) ( 065. Ill WInd - Rachel Caine Collapse ) ( 073. Lean Mean Thirteen - Janet Evanovich Collapse ) ( 074. The Cat Whisperer - Claire Bessant Collapse ) ( 075. World War Z - Max Brooks Collapse ) ( 076. Pies and Prejudice - Stuart Marconie Collapse ) ( 077. An Utterly Impartial History of Britain or 2000 Years of Upper-Class Idiots in Charge - John O'Farrel Collapse ) (2 Comments \|Comment on this)
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
6:13 pm [uninvitedcat]	( 050. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris Collapse ) ( 051. Borrower of the Night - Elizabeth Peters Collapse ) ( 052. The Good, The Bad & The Undead - Kim Harrison Collapse ) ( 053. Something Borrowed - Paul Magrs Collapse ) (Comment on this)
Monday, May 5th, 2008
3:11 pm [uninvitedcat]	( 044. Grave Sight - Charlaine Harris Collapse ) ( 045. Dead Witch Walking - Kim Harrison Collapse ) ( 046. More Bollocks to Alton Towers - Robin Halstead, Jason Hazeley, Alex Morris & Joel Morris Collapse ) ( 048. Beneath The Bleeding - Val McDermid Collapse ) ( 049. Mortal Engines - Philip Reeve Collapse ) (Comment on this)
Sunday, April 20th, 2008
4:46 pm [uninvitedcat]	( 039. No Humans Involved - Kelley Armstrong Collapse ) ( 040. The Blade Itself / 041. Before They Are Hanged - Joe Abercrombie Collapse ) ( 042. Grave Surprise - Charlaine Harris Collapse ) ( 043. Dark Fire - C. J. Sansom Collapse ) (2 Comments \|Comment on this)
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
6:52 pm [uninvitedcat]	More reviews - change of plan... Given how poorly I'm doing this year in keeping up with my book reviews, I've decided to alter my rules slightly. I will now only review new books, or books I've read before where my opinion has changed (or I have something different to say about it). So, on with an update then.... ( 014 - 016. Alphabet Mysteries - Sue Grafton Collapse ) ( 017. Tell No One - Harlan Coben Collapse ) ( 018. No Second Chances - Harlan Coben Collapse ) ( 020. The Dark Tower - Stephen King Collapse ) ( 023. Dissolution - C. J. Sansom Collapse ) ( 024. The Blind Man of Seville - Robert Wilson Collapse ) ( 027. The Line of Polity - Neal Asher Collapse ) (Comment on this)
Sunday, January 20th, 2008
9:55 pm [uninvitedcat]	2008 Book Reviews II ( 008. Ivory - Mike Resnik Collapse ) ( 009. Hogfather - Terry Pratchett Collapse ) ( 010. Beasts in My Belfry - Gerald Durrell Collapse ) ( 011. B is for Burglar - Sue Grafton Collapse ) ( 012. C is for Corpse - Sue Grafton Collapse ) (6 Comments \|Comment on this)
Thursday, January 10th, 2008
8:15 pm [uninvitedcat]	Book Reviews 2008 Only 10 days into the new year, and I'm already running behind. Drat. So, here you go with a mass-update of book reviews. ( 001. The Enemy - Lee Child Collapse ) ( 002. Cap Fog, Texas Ranger, Meet Mr J.G. Reeder - J.T. Edson Collapse ) ( 003. The Return of Rapido Clint and Mr J.G. Reeder - J.T. Edson Collapse ) ( 004. The Rio Hondo War - J.T. Edson Collapse ) ( 005. Wicked Lovely - Melissa Marr Collapse ) ( 006. McGraw's Inheritance - J.T. Edson Collapse ) ( 007. The Unknown Soldier - Mickey Zucker Reichert Collapse ) (Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
5:42 pm [uninvitedcat]	Books Read in 2008 ???. Lucifer's Hammer - Larry Niven and Jerry Pournell ~~???. The Prince - Dostoyevski~~ Abandoned ~~???. The Traitor Game - B R Collins~~ Abandoned 125. Dead Witch Walking - Kim Harrison 124. Nine Tailors - Dorothy L Sayers 123. Five Red Herrings - Dorothy L Sayers 122. Deadlock - Sara Paretsky 121. Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris 120. White Night - Jim Butcher 119. Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris 118. Stolen - Kelley Armstrong 117. Proven Guilty - Jim Butcher 116. Bitten - Kelley Armstrong 115. Dead Beat - Jim Butcher 114. Blood Rites - Jim Butcher 113. Death Masks - Jim Butcher 112. Summer Knight - Jim Butcher 111. Grave Peril - Jim Butcher 110. Fool Moon - Jim Butcher 109. Storm Front - Jim Butcher 108. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke 107. Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing With Fire - Derek Landy 106. Blood On The Strand - Susannah Gregory 105. An Ice Cold Grave - Charlaine Harris 104. Numbers - Rachel Ward 103. White Night - Jim Butcher 102. Q is for Quarry - Sue Grafton 101. Killing Orders - Sara Paretsky 100. The Convenient Marriage - Georgette Heyer 099. Flora Segunda of Crackpot Hall - Ysabeau Wilce 098. Frederica - Georgette Heyer 097. Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris 096. Club Dead - Charlaine Harris 095. The End of Mr Y - Scarlett Thomas 094. The Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks - Christopher Brookmyer 093. The Summoning - Kelley Armstrong 092. Snake Agent - Liz Williams 091. Quite Ugly One Morning - Christopher Brookmyer 090. Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman! - Ralph Leighton, Richard P. Feynman, and Edward Hutchings 089. Three Bedrooms, One Corpse - Charlaine Harris 088. All Fun And Games Until Someone Looses An Eye - Christopher Brookmyre 087. The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins 086. Stone Heart - Charlie Fletcher 085. The Snake Stone - Jason Goodwin 084. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer 083. Motor Mouth - Janet Evanovich 082. Silhouette in Scarlet - Elizabeth Peters 081. Full House - Janet Evanovich 080. A Bone To Pick - Charlaine Harris 079. Heart-Shaped Box - Joe Hill 078. Space Captain Smith - Toby Frost 077. An Utterly Impartial History of Britain or 2000 Years of Upper-Class Idiots in Charge - John O'Farrel 076. Pies and Prejudice - Stuart Marconie 075. World War Z - Max Brooks 074. The Cat Whisperer - Claire Bessant 073. Lean Mean Thirteen - Janet Evanovich 072. Twelve Sharp - Janet Evanovich 071. Seven Up - Janet Evanovich 070. To The Nines - Janet Evanovich 069. Hard Eight - Janet Evanovich 068. Hot Six - Janet Evanovich 067. High Five - Janet Evanovich 066. Four To Score - Janet Evanovich 065. Ill WInd - Rachel Caine 064. Un Lun Dun - China Miéville 063. Three To Get Deadly - Janet Evanovich 062. Two For The Dough - Janet Evanovich 062. One For The Money - Janet Evanovich 061. Swahili for the Broken Hearted - Peter Moore 060. A Piano in the Pyrenees - Tony Hawkes 059. The Science Of The Discworld - Terry Pratchett, J. Cohen, and I. Stewart 058. The Cleaner - Brett Battles 057. In The Teeth Of The Evidence - Dorothy L Sayers 056. Diplomatic Baggage - Brigid Keenan 055. Bullshit - Nick Webb 054. Just One More Thing - Peter Falk 053. Something Borrowed - Paul Magrs 052. The Good, The Bad & The Undead - Kim Harrison 051. Borrower of the Night - Elizabeth Peters 050. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris 049. Mortal Engines - Philip Reeve 048. Beneath The Bleeding - Val McDermid 047. Bollocks to Alton Towers - Robin Halstead, Jason Hazeley, Alex Morris & Joel Morris 046. More Bollocks to Alton Towers - Robin Halstead, Jason Hazeley, Alex Morris & Joel Morris 045. Dead Witch Walking - Kim Harrison 044. Grave Sight - Charlaine Harris 043. Dark Fire - C. J. Sansom 042. Grave Surprise - Charlaine Harris 041. Before They Are Hanged - Joe Abercrombie 040. The Blade Itself - Joe Abercrombie 039. No Humans Involved - Kelley Armstrong 038. Diplomatic Immunity - Lois McMaster Bujold 037. A Civil Campaign - Lois McMaster Bujold 036. Komar - Lois McMaster Bujold 035. Memory - Lois McMaster Bujold 034. Thud! - Terry Pratchett 033. Going Postal - Terry Pratchett 032. The Night Watch - Terry Pratchett 031. The Truth - Terry Pratchett 030. The Fifth Elephant - Terry Pratchett 029. Carpe Jugulum - Terry Pratchett 028. Maskerade - Terry Pratchett 027. The Line of Polity - Neal Asher 026. Interesting Times - Terry Pratchett 025. The Last Continent - Terry Pratchett 024. The Blind Man of Seville - Robert Wilson 023. Dissolution - C. J. Sansom 022. Ten Big Ones - Janet Evanovich 021. Jingo - Terry Pratchett 020. The Dark Tower - Stephen King 019. Monstrous Regiment - Terry Pratchett 018. No Second Chances - Harlan Coben 017. Tell No One - Harlan Coben 016. F is for Fugitive - Sue Grafton 015. E is for Evidence - Sue Grafton 014. D is for Deadbeat - Sue Grafton 013. Seven Up - Janet Evanovich 012. C is for Corpse - Sue Grafton 011. B is for Burglar - Sue Grafton 010. Beasts in My Belfry - Gerald Durrell 009. Hogfather - Terry Pratchett 008. Ivory - Mike Resnik 007. The Unknown Soldier - Mickey Zucker Reichert 006. McGraw's Inheritance - J.T. Edson 005. Wicked Lovely - Melissa Marr 004. The Rio Hondo War - J.T. Edson 003. The Return of Rapido Clint and Mr J.G. Reeder - J.T. Edson 002. Cap Fog, Texas Ranger, Meet Mr J.G. Reeder - J.T. Edson 001. The Enemy - Lee Child (3 Comments \|Comment on this)
Monday, December 31st, 2007
5:39 pm [uninvitedcat]	160. Rapido Clint - J. T. Edson My word, I'd forgotten how bad the later JT Edson books were! Full of terrible footnotes, and a very ponderous method of storytelling, they're nothing like the cheerful escapism of the earlier books. Recommendation: Unless you're a deeply committed fan, or are in pursuit of something very different, don't bother. (Comment on this)
Sunday, December 30th, 2007
5:36 pm [uninvitedcat]	159. Dead Men's Boots - Mike Carey Felix Castor is back! And he's still not making many friends! If you've read (and enjoyed) Simon R. Green's Nightside books, then you definitely need to get your hands on Mike Carey's Castor books. They're what the Nightside books could have been with a higher page count and a little more development - although having said that, they're firmly in the school of 'realistic fantasy' being set in the grubby, dingy world we all inhabit. Recommendation: Treat yourself to all three books. (Comment on this)

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