Possession, A.S. Byatt

( &hearts )

I don't see myself finishing another book before 2009 (ooh-er), so I thought I might as well do my round-up now as not ( Read more... )

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Winifred Watson

I was so looking forward to this, as the one frothy read in a mountain of undoubtedly worthier but far more off-putting tomes. I was, equally, so disappointed with it. I'm not even going to bother quoting the passages I've marked, regarding the importance of always wearing good makeup and the ( Read more... )

Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters, by JD Salinger.

I am so going to end up writing fanfic about the Glass family, oh my god.

( Salinger: Seymour's biggest fangirl y/y? )

Flashman, George MacDonald Fraser

What ho! It's the bastard lovechild of Bond, Misogynist Asshole Bond, and The Far Pavilions.

( And three cheers for bonny England. )

City of Bones, Cassandra Clare ( Read more... )

Nation, by Terry Pratchett

I wondered where Terry Pratchett was going after Making Money. I'm glad he went here.

( Still into cats. )

A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen

I'm not sure if this counts, considering it's a play. On the other hand, it's a really crap play and I hated it, which are two criteria for inclusion right there.

( And no miniature teasets, even. )

Girl in a Blue Dress, Gaynor Arnold ( Read more... )

Franny and Zooey, JD Salinger

I'd love to say I'm being rebellious by not reading The Catcher in the Rye first, but in fact the library just didn't have it. (Although maybe I get points for avoiding it when I was a disaffected teenager?)

( This book makes me want to quote Kanye West. Why? )