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Alix's List
Friday, December 7, 2007

It was quite daunting making this list but now it is done I feel very organised and excited. I love this challenge it is such a great idea. I'm sure I can read a book a week!

Non-fiction

1. A short history of nearly everything - Bill Bryson
2. Painting as a Pastime - Winston Churchill
3. Agatha Christie: The biography - Laura Thompson
4. Edith Wharton - Hermione Lee
5. Mad, bad and dangerous to know - Ranulph Fiennes
6. Nellas Last war - Richard Boarch and Suzie Fleming
7. I nevr knew that about England - Christopher Winn
8. War time scrapbook From Blitz to Victory 1939-1945 - Robert Opie

Escapism

1. Mr Darcy's Diary - Maya Slater
2. Rachel's Holiday - Marion Keyes
3. Eragon - Christopher Paolini
4. P.s I love you - Ceceila Ahern
5. A kingdom of Dreams - Judith McNaught
6. The uncommon Reader - Alan Bennet
7. Inkheart - Corneila Funke
8. Falling for you - Jill Mansell

Book Club

1. The Glass Castle - Jeanette Walls
   
2. TBA
3. TBA
4. TBA
5. TBA
6. TBA
7. TBA
8. TBA

Historical Fiction

1. The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
2. A thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
3. Suite Francasie - Irene Nemirovsky
4. Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons CROSS READ
   
5. The Pursuit of Love - Nancy Mitford CROSS READ
   
6. Persuasion - Jane Austen
7. Mansfield Park - Jane Austen
8. Winter in Madrid - C J Sansom

Re -Reads

1. Northern Lights - Philip Pullman
2. The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman
3. The Amber Spyglass - Philip Pullman
4. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
   
5. Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
6. The Pursuit of Love - Nancy Mitford
7. Hideous Kinky - Ester Freud
8. The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald

Classics

1. The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald CROSS READ
   
2. Barometer Rising - Hugh MacLennan
3. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen CROSS READ
   
4. The Turn of the Screw - Henry James CROSS READ
   
5. The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson CROSS READ
   
6. Washington Square - Henry James
7. Pursuasion - Jane Austen CROSS READ
   
8. Mansfield Park - Jane Austen CROSS READ
   

Catch My eye

1. The careful use of compliments - Alexander McCall Smith
2. TBA
3. TBA
4. TBA
5. TBA
6. TBA
7. TBA
8. TBA

Mystery

1. The Turn of the Screw - Henry James
2. The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
3. The Dante Club - Matthew Pearl
4. The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield
5. Sweet Cyprus - Agatha Christe
6. Endless Night - Agatha Christie
7. Passenger to Frankfurt - Agatha Christie
8. One for the Money - Janet Evanovich - Completed
   

Posted by Alix at 12/07/2007 05:11:00 PM  

Labels: alix, Book Clubs, catch my eye, Classics, Escapism, Historical fiction, Mystery, Non-fiction, re-reads

4 comments:

Anonymous said... December 9, 2007 at 5:01 PM  

Great list & I'm loving how you didn't shy away from the classics. Just FYI, you misspelled Austen towards the top. I think you will love the Stephanie Plum series. I'm glad you included One for the Money. You are going to love Washington Square. Tell me what you think of the 13th Tale. It was SOO strange! And, if you haven't read The Historian, put that under the catch your eye ones. I wish I had the time to do such a list. I'm impressed!!

alisonwonderland said... December 13, 2007 at 9:41 AM  

great lists! it looks like you've picked some good ones that i've already read, plus some that i picked too. it'll be fun comparing notes throughout 2008. this is going to be a fun challenge!

Alix said... December 28, 2007 at 10:26 AM  

AFF - thanks I thought I had proof read!
I've read the Historian I loved it!

Alison - it is going to be a lot of fun looking forward to your reviews

Phyllis said... January 5, 2008 at 7:15 AM  

Enjoy A Short History of Nearly Everything! I couldn't put that one down!

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