Books 94 - 105
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deenseWow. I've been slack about updating my book blog since SEPTEMBER. I know I've missed books. There's no way I haven't missed books. But these are the ones that popped out on my shelves as ones I've read.
Resolution for '08? Blog books on time.
In No particular order:
94 Making Money, Terry Pratchett. While not the best Pratchett novel ever, this book has some very high moments, and I love Moist, Adora Belle and the Patrician
95 Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade, Diana Gabaldon. I mentioned this at one point, but I didn't actually count it in a book post. I loved it. John is one of my favourite characters in the outlander series, so another book on him made me so happy. I actually read it twice
96 Voyager, Dianda Gabaldon (re-read). It had been so long since I read these books that I picked this up and read it again. I'm glad I did.
97 & 98 Kushiels Chosen and Kushiel's Avatar by Jaqueline Carey. I'm continuing to really like these books, but can we stop with the repetitive sex scenes, please?
99 Dead to the world, Charlaine Harris. Vampire fluff and I love it.
100 Bones to Ashes, Kathy Reichs. Another Tempe novel and I still greatly enjoy these, even if some bits are becoming a bit too predictable? You always have to have that last twist I guess.
101 - 104 Master & Commander, Post Captain, HMS Surprise, The Mauritius Command, Patrick O'Brian. Oh the Aubrey-Mauturin novels, how I love you. I read a couple of these in high school, a few more when I lived with my brother before coming to Oz. I'm now reading them in order, and oh are they wonderful. They are amusing and well written, and the relationship between Aubrey and Maturin is a wonderfully brilliant thing. Its funny, cause reading the sea battles in these I begin to realise how much people like David Weber built off of people like O'Brian (and others like Forester, etc). They aren't books I can tear through, as they are fairly dense, but at the same point they are highly enjoyable. I'd highly recommend them.
105 Deceiving the Deceivers: Kim Philby, Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess by SJ Hamrick. Great book. Biased book, but likely a more honest and truthful look of just what happened with the infamous Cambridge Spies, based off Verona Decrypts and other info made available since the mid/late 80's
Alright, the recommendations. My books of the year
Amusing
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Whaling by Gideon Defoe
Cause Celeb by Helen Fielding
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan
Fic-lit
We need to Talk About Kevin by LIonel Shriver
Of Marriageable Age by Sharon Maas
Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst
Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian
Non-Fiction
Blondel's Song: The Capture, Imprisonment and Ransom of Richard the Lionheart by David Boyle
Deceiving the Deceivers: Kim Philby, Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess by SJ Hamrick
The Master Book Post is here
Time to reset for 2008!
Resolution for '08? Blog books on time.
In No particular order:
94 Making Money, Terry Pratchett. While not the best Pratchett novel ever, this book has some very high moments, and I love Moist, Adora Belle and the Patrician
95 Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade, Diana Gabaldon. I mentioned this at one point, but I didn't actually count it in a book post. I loved it. John is one of my favourite characters in the outlander series, so another book on him made me so happy. I actually read it twice
96 Voyager, Dianda Gabaldon (re-read). It had been so long since I read these books that I picked this up and read it again. I'm glad I did.
97 & 98 Kushiels Chosen and Kushiel's Avatar by Jaqueline Carey. I'm continuing to really like these books, but can we stop with the repetitive sex scenes, please?
99 Dead to the world, Charlaine Harris. Vampire fluff and I love it.
100 Bones to Ashes, Kathy Reichs. Another Tempe novel and I still greatly enjoy these, even if some bits are becoming a bit too predictable? You always have to have that last twist I guess.
101 - 104 Master & Commander, Post Captain, HMS Surprise, The Mauritius Command, Patrick O'Brian. Oh the Aubrey-Mauturin novels, how I love you. I read a couple of these in high school, a few more when I lived with my brother before coming to Oz. I'm now reading them in order, and oh are they wonderful. They are amusing and well written, and the relationship between Aubrey and Maturin is a wonderfully brilliant thing. Its funny, cause reading the sea battles in these I begin to realise how much people like David Weber built off of people like O'Brian (and others like Forester, etc). They aren't books I can tear through, as they are fairly dense, but at the same point they are highly enjoyable. I'd highly recommend them.
105 Deceiving the Deceivers: Kim Philby, Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess by SJ Hamrick. Great book. Biased book, but likely a more honest and truthful look of just what happened with the infamous Cambridge Spies, based off Verona Decrypts and other info made available since the mid/late 80's
Alright, the recommendations. My books of the year
Amusing
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Whaling by Gideon Defoe
Cause Celeb by Helen Fielding
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Altered Carbon by Richard Morgan
Fic-lit
We need to Talk About Kevin by LIonel Shriver
Of Marriageable Age by Sharon Maas
Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst
Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian
Non-Fiction
Blondel's Song: The Capture, Imprisonment and Ransom of Richard the Lionheart by David Boyle
Deceiving the Deceivers: Kim Philby, Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess by SJ Hamrick
The Master Book Post is here
Time to reset for 2008!
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