Books 2009
Current ...
... books:
- Ireland - Frank Delaney
... audiobooks:
- Die Spur der Füchse - Ken Follett
Finished books:
-January-
1. The Silver Chair - C.S. Lewis -- lovely
2. The Last Battle - C.S. Lewis -- okay
3. Lieber Sport als Mord - Horst Bosetzky -- boring, DNF
4. Aunt Dimity's Death - Nancy Atherton -- nice
5. The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennett -- lovely and funny
6. Das Mädchen und der schwarze Tod - Lena Falkenhagen -- interesting
7. Happy Aua 2 - Bastian Sick -- disappointing
8. Thyme Out - Katie Fforde -- shallow
9. The Vesuvius Club - Mark Gatiss -- bizarre
10. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon -- brilliant
11. Shaman - Noah Gordon -- great
12. Burial - Neil Cross -- creepy but entertaining
13. Der wunde Punkt - Mark Haddon -- rather dull
14. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha - Roddy Doyle -- no beginning, no end ...
- February -
15. Dragon's Blood - Jane Yolen -- okay
16. Heart's Blood - Jane Yolen -- interesting
17. A Sending of Dragons - Jane Yolen -- interesting
18. Bill Bryson's African Diary - Bill Bryson -- err, brief?
19. Spell Bound - Ru Emerson -- DNF
20. Laura, du schaffst das! - Manfred Mai (children's book) -- okay
21. Die geheime Bibliothek des Thaddäus Tillmann Trutz - Ralf Isau -- entertaining
- March -
22. Karaoke - Wladimir Kaminer -- entertaining, at times outright funny
23. Die Sache mit Billys Knie - Michael Morpurgo (children's book) -- lovely
24. Wumbabas Vermächtnis - Axel Hacke -- okay
25. Loser's Town - Daniel Depp -- very entertaining
26. Deerskin - Robin McKinley -- strange
27. Die Flügel meines Vaters - Milena Agus -- okay
28. Paradies - Liza Marklund -- a good read
29. Krabat - Otfried Preußler -- lovely
30. Cosí fan tutte - Alan Bennett -- a quiet little book
31. A Country Affair - Rebecca Shaw -- nice
- April -
32. Kleine Schwester - Martina Borger, Maria E. Straub -- creepy
- May -
33. Die Leber wächst mit ihren Aufgaben - Dr. med. Eckart von Hirschhausen -- thoroughly funny
34. Meg Finn und die Liste der vier Wünsche - Eoin Colfer (children's book) -- lovely, brilliant - a gem!
35. Rubinrot - Kerstin Gier (on loan) -- entertaining
- June -
36. Die Suppe lügt - Hans-Ulrich Grimm -- creepy ...
- July -
37. Nach Hause schwimmen - Rolf Lappert -- interesting, yet hard to read
- August -
38. Die Märchen von Beedle dem Barden - JK Rowling -- I already read the OV, of course, but reading it in German was lovely as well
39. Von Ratlosen und Löwenherzen - Rebecca Gablé -- bloody brilliant!
40. The Stars' Tennis Balls - Stephen Fry -- funny
41. County Wives - Rebecca Shaw -- lovely
42. Country Lovers - Rebecca Shaw -- lovely
43. Country Passions - Rebecca Shaw -- lovely
44. One Hot Country Summer - Rebecca Shaw -- lovely
45. Aunt Dimity and the Duke - Nancy Atherton -- nice
46. Aunt Dimity's Good Deed - Nancy Atherton -- nice
47. Round Ireland with a Fridge - Tony Hawks -- hilarious
48. Der König der purpurnen Stadt - Rebecca Gablé -- brilliant!
49. Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer -- not nearly as interesting as I had hoped, alas
- September -
none
- October -
none
- November -
50. "Scheiterst du schon oder schraubst du noch?" - Sigrid Faltin (on loan) -- interesting
- December -
none
Finished audiobooks:
1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (JK Rowling; n-th time)
2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (JK Rowling; n-th time)
3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (JK Rowling; n-th time)
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (JK Rowling; n-th time)
5. Septimus Heap 3: Physic - Angie Sage
6. Septimus Heap 4: Queste - Angie Sage
7. Knochenlese - Kathy Reichs
8. Der Engländer - Daniel Silva
9. Das Lächeln der Fortuna - Rebecca Gablé
10. Die Hüter der Rose - Rebecca Gablé
11. Das Spiel der Könige - Rebecca Gablé
12. Drachensaat - Jan Weiler
13. Die Markgräfin - Sabine Weigand
14. Amore und so'n Quatsch - Hape Kerkeling
15. Ich bin dann mal weg - Hape Kerkeling
New additions to Shelf of Shame:
(faded = read)
1. The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennett
2. Spanish Steps - Tim Moore
3. Happy Aua 2 - Bastian Sick
4. Two Caravans - Marina Lewycka
5. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanne Clarke
6. Thyme Out - Katie Fforde
7. Karaoke - Wladimir Kaminer
8. Die Suppe lügt - Hans-Ulrich Grimm
9. Shaman - Noah Gordon
10. Der wunde Punkt - Mark Haddon
11. World without End - Ken Follett
12. On Beauty - Zadie Smith
13. Die Siedler von Catan - Rebecca Gablé
14. Burial - Neil Cross S&S giveaway, yay!
15. Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
16. Lost in a Good Book - Jasper Fforde
17. City of Thieves - David Benioff
18. Thanks for the Memories - Cecelia Ahern
19. Down Under - Bill Bryson
20. Bill Bryson's African Diary - Bill Bryson
21. Special Topics in Calamity Physics - Marisha Pessl
22. The Nanny Diaries - Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus
23. Die geheime Bibliothek des Thaddäus Tillmann Trutz - Ralf Isau
24. Cosí fan tutte - Alan Bennett
25. Laura, du schaffst das! - Manfred Mai (children's book, on loan)
26. Krabat - Otfried Preußler
27. Loser's Town - Daniel Depp S&S giveaway, yay!
28. Wumbabas Vermächtnis - Axel Hacke (on loan)
29. Die Sache mit Billys Knie - Michael Morpurgo (children's book, on loan)
30. A Prisoner of Birth - Jeffrey Archer
31. Die Flügel meines Vaters - Milena Agus (on loan)
32. Aunt Dimity and the Duke - Nancy Atherton
33. Aunt Dimity's Good Deed - Nancy Atherton
34. All the Weyrs of Pern - Anne McCaffrey (hardback in excellent condition, yay!)
35. The Renegades of Pern - Anne McCaffrey (hardback in excellent condition, yay!)
36. Street Song - Emma Blair
37. This Side of Heaven - Emma Blair
38. A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson
39. The Lost Continent - Bill Bryson
40. A Country Affair - Rebecca Shaw
41. The Quilter's Apprentice - Jennifer Chiaverini
42. Round Ireland with a Fridge - Tony Hawks
43. Merde happens - Stephen Clarke
44. The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom
45. Kleine Schwester - Martina Borger, Maria E. Straub
46. Diary Of A Doctor Who Addict - Paul Magrs S&S giveaway, yay!
47. Die Leber wächst mit ihren Aufgaben - Dr. med. Eckart von Hirschhausen (on loan)
48. Meg Finn und die Liste der vier Wünsche - Eoin Colfer (children's book, on loan)
49. Mieses Karma - David Safier
50. Rubinrot - Kerstin Gier (on loan)
51. Atlas of Unknowns - Tania James S&S giveaway, yay!
52. Nach Hause schwimmen - Rolf Lappert (on loan)
53. Does Anything Eat Wasps? - Mick O'Hare
54. A Redbird Christmas - Fanny Flagg
55. Chasing Daisy - Paige Toon S&S giveaway, yay!
56. In unnütz toller Wut - Maarten 't Hart
57. County Wives - Rebecca Shaw
58. Country Passions - Rebecca Shaw
59. Country Lovers - Rebecca Shaw
60. One Hot Country Summer - Rebecca Shaw
61. Von Ratlosen und Löwenherzen - Rebecca Gablé birthday present, yay!
62. Die Märchen von Beedle dem Barden - JK Rowling birthday present, yay!
63. Himmlische Wunder - Joanne Harris
64. Welcome to Britain - Jan Williams & Chris Teasdale
65. Fußball-Deutsch Deutsch-Fußball - Gerhard Delling
66. Shakespeare - Bill Bryson
67. Sprache in Zeiten ihrer Unverbesserlichkeit - Dieter E. Zimmer
68. Day After Night - Anita Diamant S&S giveaway, yay!
69. "Scheiterst du schon oder schraubst du noch?" - Sigrid Faltin (on loan)
70. Hiobs Brüder - Rebecca Gablé
71. Der Geschichtenverkäufer - Jostein Gaarder (on loan)
72. You'll Never Walk Alone - Florian Weber
73. Star Trek - Alan Dean Foster
74. Tintenherz - Cornelia Funke Christmas present, yay!
75. Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding
76. The Gift - Cecelia Ahern
My Wish List - My Books 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012
... books:
- Ireland - Frank Delaney
... audiobooks:
- Die Spur der Füchse - Ken Follett
Finished books:
-January-
1. The Silver Chair - C.S. Lewis -- lovely
2. The Last Battle - C.S. Lewis -- okay
3. Lieber Sport als Mord - Horst Bosetzky -- boring, DNF
4. Aunt Dimity's Death - Nancy Atherton -- nice
5. The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennett -- lovely and funny
6. Das Mädchen und der schwarze Tod - Lena Falkenhagen -- interesting
7. Happy Aua 2 - Bastian Sick -- disappointing
8. Thyme Out - Katie Fforde -- shallow
9. The Vesuvius Club - Mark Gatiss -- bizarre
10. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon -- brilliant
11. Shaman - Noah Gordon -- great
12. Burial - Neil Cross -- creepy but entertaining
13. Der wunde Punkt - Mark Haddon -- rather dull
14. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha - Roddy Doyle -- no beginning, no end ...
- February -
15. Dragon's Blood - Jane Yolen -- okay
16. Heart's Blood - Jane Yolen -- interesting
17. A Sending of Dragons - Jane Yolen -- interesting
18. Bill Bryson's African Diary - Bill Bryson -- err, brief?
19. Spell Bound - Ru Emerson -- DNF
20. Laura, du schaffst das! - Manfred Mai (children's book) -- okay
21. Die geheime Bibliothek des Thaddäus Tillmann Trutz - Ralf Isau -- entertaining
- March -
22. Karaoke - Wladimir Kaminer -- entertaining, at times outright funny
23. Die Sache mit Billys Knie - Michael Morpurgo (children's book) -- lovely
24. Wumbabas Vermächtnis - Axel Hacke -- okay
25. Loser's Town - Daniel Depp -- very entertaining
26. Deerskin - Robin McKinley -- strange
27. Die Flügel meines Vaters - Milena Agus -- okay
28. Paradies - Liza Marklund -- a good read
29. Krabat - Otfried Preußler -- lovely
30. Cosí fan tutte - Alan Bennett -- a quiet little book
31. A Country Affair - Rebecca Shaw -- nice
- April -
32. Kleine Schwester - Martina Borger, Maria E. Straub -- creepy
- May -
33. Die Leber wächst mit ihren Aufgaben - Dr. med. Eckart von Hirschhausen -- thoroughly funny
34. Meg Finn und die Liste der vier Wünsche - Eoin Colfer (children's book) -- lovely, brilliant - a gem!
35. Rubinrot - Kerstin Gier (on loan) -- entertaining
- June -
36. Die Suppe lügt - Hans-Ulrich Grimm -- creepy ...
- July -
37. Nach Hause schwimmen - Rolf Lappert -- interesting, yet hard to read
- August -
38. Die Märchen von Beedle dem Barden - JK Rowling -- I already read the OV, of course, but reading it in German was lovely as well
39. Von Ratlosen und Löwenherzen - Rebecca Gablé -- bloody brilliant!
40. The Stars' Tennis Balls - Stephen Fry -- funny
41. County Wives - Rebecca Shaw -- lovely
42. Country Lovers - Rebecca Shaw -- lovely
43. Country Passions - Rebecca Shaw -- lovely
44. One Hot Country Summer - Rebecca Shaw -- lovely
45. Aunt Dimity and the Duke - Nancy Atherton -- nice
46. Aunt Dimity's Good Deed - Nancy Atherton -- nice
47. Round Ireland with a Fridge - Tony Hawks -- hilarious
48. Der König der purpurnen Stadt - Rebecca Gablé -- brilliant!
49. Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer -- not nearly as interesting as I had hoped, alas
- September -
none
- October -
none
- November -
50. "Scheiterst du schon oder schraubst du noch?" - Sigrid Faltin (on loan) -- interesting
- December -
none
Finished audiobooks:
1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (JK Rowling; n-th time)
2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (JK Rowling; n-th time)
3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (JK Rowling; n-th time)
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (JK Rowling; n-th time)
5. Septimus Heap 3: Physic - Angie Sage
6. Septimus Heap 4: Queste - Angie Sage
7. Knochenlese - Kathy Reichs
8. Der Engländer - Daniel Silva
9. Das Lächeln der Fortuna - Rebecca Gablé
10. Die Hüter der Rose - Rebecca Gablé
11. Das Spiel der Könige - Rebecca Gablé
12. Drachensaat - Jan Weiler
13. Die Markgräfin - Sabine Weigand
14. Amore und so'n Quatsch - Hape Kerkeling
15. Ich bin dann mal weg - Hape Kerkeling
New additions to Shelf of Shame:
(faded = read)
1. The Uncommon Reader - Alan Bennett
2. Spanish Steps - Tim Moore
3. Happy Aua 2 - Bastian Sick
4. Two Caravans - Marina Lewycka
5. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanne Clarke
6. Thyme Out - Katie Fforde
7. Karaoke - Wladimir Kaminer
8. Die Suppe lügt - Hans-Ulrich Grimm
9. Shaman - Noah Gordon
10. Der wunde Punkt - Mark Haddon
11. World without End - Ken Follett
12. On Beauty - Zadie Smith
13. Die Siedler von Catan - Rebecca Gablé
14. Burial - Neil Cross S&S giveaway, yay!
15. Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
16. Lost in a Good Book - Jasper Fforde
17. City of Thieves - David Benioff
18. Thanks for the Memories - Cecelia Ahern
19. Down Under - Bill Bryson
20. Bill Bryson's African Diary - Bill Bryson
21. Special Topics in Calamity Physics - Marisha Pessl
22. The Nanny Diaries - Emma McLaughlin, Nicola Kraus
23. Die geheime Bibliothek des Thaddäus Tillmann Trutz - Ralf Isau
24. Cosí fan tutte - Alan Bennett
25. Laura, du schaffst das! - Manfred Mai (children's book, on loan)
26. Krabat - Otfried Preußler
27. Loser's Town - Daniel Depp S&S giveaway, yay!
28. Wumbabas Vermächtnis - Axel Hacke (on loan)
29. Die Sache mit Billys Knie - Michael Morpurgo (children's book, on loan)
30. A Prisoner of Birth - Jeffrey Archer
31. Die Flügel meines Vaters - Milena Agus (on loan)
32. Aunt Dimity and the Duke - Nancy Atherton
33. Aunt Dimity's Good Deed - Nancy Atherton
34. All the Weyrs of Pern - Anne McCaffrey (hardback in excellent condition, yay!)
35. The Renegades of Pern - Anne McCaffrey (hardback in excellent condition, yay!)
36. Street Song - Emma Blair
37. This Side of Heaven - Emma Blair
38. A Walk in the Woods - Bill Bryson
39. The Lost Continent - Bill Bryson
40. A Country Affair - Rebecca Shaw
41. The Quilter's Apprentice - Jennifer Chiaverini
42. Round Ireland with a Fridge - Tony Hawks
43. Merde happens - Stephen Clarke
44. The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom
45. Kleine Schwester - Martina Borger, Maria E. Straub
46. Diary Of A Doctor Who Addict - Paul Magrs S&S giveaway, yay!
47. Die Leber wächst mit ihren Aufgaben - Dr. med. Eckart von Hirschhausen (on loan)
48. Meg Finn und die Liste der vier Wünsche - Eoin Colfer (children's book, on loan)
49. Mieses Karma - David Safier
50. Rubinrot - Kerstin Gier (on loan)
51. Atlas of Unknowns - Tania James S&S giveaway, yay!
52. Nach Hause schwimmen - Rolf Lappert (on loan)
53. Does Anything Eat Wasps? - Mick O'Hare
54. A Redbird Christmas - Fanny Flagg
55. Chasing Daisy - Paige Toon S&S giveaway, yay!
56. In unnütz toller Wut - Maarten 't Hart
57. County Wives - Rebecca Shaw
58. Country Passions - Rebecca Shaw
59. Country Lovers - Rebecca Shaw
60. One Hot Country Summer - Rebecca Shaw
61. Von Ratlosen und Löwenherzen - Rebecca Gablé birthday present, yay!
62. Die Märchen von Beedle dem Barden - JK Rowling birthday present, yay!
63. Himmlische Wunder - Joanne Harris
64. Welcome to Britain - Jan Williams & Chris Teasdale
65. Fußball-Deutsch Deutsch-Fußball - Gerhard Delling
66. Shakespeare - Bill Bryson
67. Sprache in Zeiten ihrer Unverbesserlichkeit - Dieter E. Zimmer
68. Day After Night - Anita Diamant S&S giveaway, yay!
69. "Scheiterst du schon oder schraubst du noch?" - Sigrid Faltin (on loan)
70. Hiobs Brüder - Rebecca Gablé
71. Der Geschichtenverkäufer - Jostein Gaarder (on loan)
72. You'll Never Walk Alone - Florian Weber
73. Star Trek - Alan Dean Foster
74. Tintenherz - Cornelia Funke Christmas present, yay!
75. Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding
76. The Gift - Cecelia Ahern
My Wish List - My Books 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012