Both these novels were short-listed for the 2011 Man Booker Prize. Two very different books but both engaging reads.


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Both of these reading group selections for May were technically re-reads though in both cases I had read them many years ago. So while I retained some memory of basic plot I found them quite fresh.


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I moved so my reading has slowed down a bit. But I'm back on track ... I think.

61. Catching Fire - (8/30) - Suzanne Collins 400p
(5/5 review behind the link and does not contain spoilers or give away plot points)

60. The Year of the Flood: A Novel - (8/30) - Margaret Atwood 448p  (release date Sept 22)

4.75/5

Atwood has done it again! I cannot ( Read more... )

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41   Legends of the Fall  Jim Harrison  (USA,1979)

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Serenity: Those Left Behind by Joss Whedon, Brett Matthews & Will Conrad (Graphic novel, science fiction, crime)

From the back of the book:

Here's how it is - in a universe filled with hearts and minds as cold as the reaches of space, one small Firefly-class starship named Serenity takes its ragtag crew of mercenaries, outlaws and fugitives in search ( Read more... )

21 The Trail of the Lonesome Pine  John Fox Jr   (USA) (1908)

Story (wikipedia):
Set in the Appalachian Mountains a the turn of the twentieth century, a feud has been boiling for over thirty years between two influential mountain families: the Tollivers and the Falins. The outside world and industrialization, however, is beginning to enter the area. ( Read more... )

16  Gulliver's Travels  Jonathan Swift  (1726) (Ireland)

The book is a very witty satire yet I felt I didn't enjoy it much as I should have, simply because I don't know enough about the historical context. 3/6

17 Long Day's Journey into Night  Eugene O'Neill (1941) (USA)

This play is a powerful domestic tragedy that is impossible to forget! Eugene O' ( Read more... )

Hi !

I'm new to this community. I'm an American Studies student. I'm 19 and reading is a passion since always.

I've already read 20 books this year.

Here is the list of the first 10 books.

1 The Last of the Mohicans James Fenimore Cooper

Although the descriptions of the landscapes are amazing, I didn't like this book that much. The story is ( Read more... )