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Telynor's Heap o' Books

Keep track of what you read in 2012. One thread per member, please.
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Telynor's Heap o' Books

Post by Telynor » Sat June 9th, 2012, 6:05 am

Hmm, I had thought I had posted my list for this year, but I guess not! Here we go, everything for 2012 so far, with links to the reviews attached. As always, I enjoy hearing from anyone with comments.

January
http://www.epinions.com/review/Guards_G ... 5489412740 -- Guards! Guards! (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Shizuko_ ... 5690346116 -- Shizuko's Daughter (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Tinker_T ... 6200609412 -- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carre (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Book_Per ... 6303763076 -- Persona Non Grata by Ruth Downie (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Elizabet ... 6692653700 -- Believing the Lie by Elizabeth George (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Jessica_ ... 6700583556 -- The World of Downton Abbey by Jessica Fellowes (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Sally_Gu ... 7243483780 -- The Rebellion of Jane Clarke by Sally Gunning (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Sally_Be ... 7452543620 -- Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedel Smith (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Jean_She ... 7927286404 -- In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Virginia ... 7987317380 -- Alix and Nicky: The Passion of the Last Tsar and Tsarina by Virginia Rounding (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Beth_Pat ... 8179927684 -- The Dashwood Sisters Tell All by Beth Patillo (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/The_Quie ... 8418675332 -- The Quiet American by Graham Greene (fiction)

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February
http://www.epinions.com/review/Eric_by_ ... 8528579204 -- Eric by Terry Pratchett (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Jules_St ... 9444903556 -- Albert:A Life by Jules Stewart (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Book_Win ... 9651145348 -- Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell (fiction)
Palaces of Desire by Karen Alexander (fiction) -- no long review
http://www.epinions.com/review/Moving_P ... 0138405508 -- Moving Pictures by Terry Pratchett (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Book_Not ... 0208660100 -- Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Anne_Seb ... 0472245892 -- That Woman: The Life of Wallis, Duchess of Windsor by Anne Sebba (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Book_Pon ... 0737076868 -- Pontoon by Garrison Keillor (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Dragonst ... 1131013764 -- Dragonstar by Barbara Hambly (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/John_Mat ... 1744365188 -- Sandringham Days by John Matson (nonfiction)

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March
http://www.epinions.com/review/Book_Pal ... 1372448388 -- Palace Circle by Rebecca Dean (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Catherin ... 1976952452 -- Forgotten Country by Catherine Chung (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Tim_Dors ... 2440488580 -- Pineapple Grenade by Tim Dorsey (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Craig_Ti ... 2558387844 -- Tinderbox by Craig Timberg and Daniel Helperin (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Julia_Fo ... 3052725892 -- Sister Queens: The Noble, Tragic Lives of Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile by Julia Fox (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Book_A_N ... 3357927044 -- A Nail Through the Heart by Timothy Hallinan (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Reaper_M ... 3736200836 -- Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/The_Snow ... 4324451972 -- The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthienssen (nonfiction)

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April
http://www.epinions.com/review/Book_Las ... 4835763844 -- Last Train from Cuernavaca by Lucia St. Clair Robson (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Naomi_No ... 5303887492 -- Crucible of Gold by Naomi Novik (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Book_You ... 5392885380 -- You Belong to Me and other True Cases by Ann Rule (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/A_Razor_ ... 9503237764 -- A Razor Wrapped in Silk by R.N. Morris (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Shannon_ ... 7757096580 -- Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/If_Walls ... 9886099076 -- If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home by Lucy Worsley (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Witches_ ... 7602235012 -- Witches Abroad by Terry Pratchett (fiction)

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May

Downton Abbey and Philosophy: It's Neither Here Nor There by William Irwin (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Book_Com ... 8271947396 -- Come On Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All: A New Zealand Story by Christina Thompson (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/The_Quee ... 09636--The Queen Mother: The Untold Story of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother by Lady Colin Campbell (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Unnatura ... 0040436356 -- Unnatural Issue: An Elemental Masters Novel by Mercedes Lackey (fiction)
Cat Daddy: How One Very Special Cat Fixed One Very Broken Man by Jackson Galaxy (nonfiction)
Three Colonels: Jane Austen's Fighting Men by Jack Caldwell (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Ran_Away ... 1178796676 -- Ran Away by Barbara Hambly (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Small_Go ... 0560923268 -- Small Gods by Terry Pratchett (fiction)
Night of the Living Trekkies by Jim Anderson (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Post_Cap ... 0848495236 -- Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian (fiction)
Ragnarok: The End of the Gods by AS Byatt (fiction)

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Post by annis » Sat June 9th, 2012, 9:31 am

Graham Greene has dropped out of fashion now, which is a great shame. he writes with subtlety and a great sense of dramatic timing, and also explores moral issues in a thought-provoking way. I was recently reminded of him when I watched a rather good modern adaptation of Brighton Rock. The film of The Quiet American with Michael Caine captures Greene brilliantly - I think it's one of Caine's best works.

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Post by Telynor » Sat June 9th, 2012, 4:28 pm

[quote=""annis""] The Quiet American [/quote]
I was very happy with TQA. I've got several Graham Greene novels on tap for this year. The next one is going to be Our Man in Havana.

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Post by Madeleine » Mon June 11th, 2012, 7:39 pm

I agree, Caine gives one of his best performances in TQA. It was a good film. I read Brighton Rock at school and found it interesting, it was quite daring for my school at the time!
Currently reading "The Whitstable Pearl Mystery" by Julie Wassmer

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Post by Telynor » Thu November 1st, 2012, 11:43 pm

Here's the updated list for May through August. As always any comments or hitting the links on Epinions are most gratefully appreciated.

May

Downton Abbey and Philosophy: It's Neither Here Nor There by William Irwin (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Book_Com ... 8271947396 -- Come On Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All: A New Zealand Story by Christina Thompson (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/The_Quee ... 09636--The Queen Mother: The Untold Story of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother by Lady Colin Campbell (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Unnatura ... 0040436356 -- Unnatural Issue: An Elemental Masters Novel by Mercedes Lackey (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Cat_Dadd ... 1623130756 -- Cat Daddy: How One Very Special Cat Fixed One Very Broken Man by Jackson Galaxy (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/The_Thre ... 2322530948 -- The Three Colonels: Jane Austen's Fighting Men by Jack Caldwell (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Ran_Away ... 1178796676 -- Ran Away by Barbara Hambly (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Small_Go ... 0560923268 -- Small Gods by Terry Pratchett (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Night_of ... 1958871684 -- Night of the Living Trekkies by Kevin David Anderson (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Post_Cap ... 0848495236 -- Post Captain by Patrick O'Brian (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Ragnarok ... 1276248708 -- Ragnarok: The End of the Gods by AS Byatt (fiction)

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June
http://www.epinions.com/review/The_Anno ... 3110404740 -- The Annotated Emma by Jane Austen and David M. Shepard (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Book_Pat ... 3041919620 -- Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Our_Man_ ... 3444245124 -- Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene (fiction)

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July
http://www.epinions.com/review/Book_D_A ... 4050715268 -- D'Aulaire's Book of Norse Myths (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Get_Jiro ... 4815061636 -- Get Jiro! by Antony Bourdain (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Her_High ... 4328718980 -- Her Highness, the Traitor by Susan Higginbotham (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Lords_an ... 5237441156 -- Lords and Ladies by Terry Pratchett (fiction)
Romanov Relations volume one by Paul Gilbert (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/The_Red_ ... 5703402116 -- The Red Chamber by Pauline Chen (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Mrs_Robi ... 5912330884 -- Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady by Kate Summerscale (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Book_The ... 6832063108 -- The Calligrapher's Daughter by Eugenia Kim (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Laurent_ ... 8671527556 -- HHhH by Laurent Binet (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Allan_Ma ... 8106541700 -- The Royal Stuarts by Allan Massie (nonfiction)

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August
http://www.epinions.com/review/Kathy_L_ ... 8936817284 -- A Violet Season by Kathy Leonard Czepiel (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Book_Las ... 7020282500 -- Last Dance, Last Chance and Other True Cases (Vol. 8) by Ann Rule (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Book_In_ ... 7910523524 -- In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Mary_Har ... 9457500804 -- The Wild Princess by Mary Hart Perry (fiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Paul_Tho ... 9822864004 -- Shooting Victoria by Paul Thomas Murphy (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Jacky_Hy ... 0225910404 -- The Real Life Downton Abbey by Jacky Hyams (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Amy_Eliz ... 0964959876 -- All Roads Lead to Austen: A Yearlong Journey with Jane by Amy Elizabeth Smith (nonfiction)
http://www.epinions.com/review/Chan_Lin ... 1175527044 -- Sweet Offerings by Chan Ling Yap (fiction)

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