Chelseagirl's Book List

Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Update!

I'm crap at keeping this up to date!! Anyway, i read a few more books last year and this is the list of what I've read so far in 2005:
[scroll down - not sure why there's this huge gap, can't get rid of it!!]





































Books read in 2005
No.F or NFBook titleAuthorSourceCommentScore out of 10
1FI Like This Poemed. Kaye WebbBC loanTook me back to my childhood! Great poems, not just for kids.8/10
2FEnigmaRobert HarrisBC ringSlow starter , reeled me in, race to the finish. Good! 7/10
3NFAsperger Syndrome and Difficult MomentsMyles & SouthwickBC loanRecognised my son's autistic traits, useful info. 7/10
4NFThe spirit catches you and you fall downAnne FadimanBC rayFascinating look at the Hmong culture, interlaced with a child's fight for life. 8/10
5FThe Chocolate RunDorothy KoomsonBCHeartwarming tale of love, relationships and chocolate. Made me cry! 8/10
6NFLast Chance to SeeDouglas AdamsBC RABCKDouglas Adams and amazing animals. What more could you want from a book? 10/10
7NFThe Diving-Bell and the ButterflyJean-Dominique BaubyBCInteresting observations of a man trapped by paralysis. 7/10
8FDisturbiaChristopher FowlerBCSecret societies and puzzles in late night London. A bit disappointing. 6/10
9NFA Decade of I-Deas: encyclopedia of the 80sed. John GodfreyBCCheck the entry to see how I define myself in the 80s! Good bathroom read. 7/10
10FThe Lovely BonesAlice SeboldMineLived up to the hype! A family's recovery from a tragedy and an interesting view of heaven. 8/10
11NFThe best democracy money can buyGreg PalastBC ringGlobalisation exposes - done before and done far better. 4/10
12FMy Sister's KeeperJodi PicoultBC ringFantastic novel about a family in an impossible position.9/10
13FThe Bad Mother's HandbookKate LongBC ringWarm novel about three generations of women.8/10
14NFHard Work: life in Low-Pay BritainPolly ToynbeePCInvestigative report into the struggle to live on a minimum wage.8/10
15F
Virtual Strangers
Lynne Barrett-LeeRABCKEnjoyable chick lit about a cyber romance.7/10
16NF
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
Anne FadimanBC ringA few interesting essays but ultimately too technical!6/10
17F
Flood
Richard DoyleBC ringBelievable horror scenario - London flooded and on fire - but way too long.6/10
18NF
Nickel and Dimed
Barbara EhrenreichPCSimilar to #14 - but low-pay work is even harder in the US.8/10
19NF
Fragments: memoirs of a childhood 1939-1948
Binjamin WilkomirskihBC RingAmazing, horrific memoir of a child's fight for survival in the Polish death camps.10/10
20F
Old School Ties
Kate HarrisonBC RingA school bully reunites with her victims. Good fun read with a serious undercurrent.8/10
21NF
Scenes from a Smallholding
Chas GriffinBC RingEntertaining anecdotes of life on a small organic farm; a little bit repetitive.7/10
22NF
True Tales of American Life
Paul AusterBC RingHated this :0( stories with no punchline.3/10
23NF
The Devil in the White City
Erik LarsonBC RingUnusual novel based on facts about murder and an amazing world fair.8/10
24NF
Expecting Adam
Martha BeckBC RingLife-affirming account of a woman's pregnancy with a Down baby.8/10
25NF
Maverick!
Ricardo SemlerBC RingA business with very unusual workplace ethics. Interesting but dull.6/10
26F
Just One Look
Harlan CobenPCGreat thriller with loads of twists!9/10
27NF
Marching to a Different Tune: Diary About an ADHD Boy
Jacky FletcherPCInteresting but doesn't go deep enough - and too many exclamation marks!!!!!!6/10
28NF
Dogme Uncut
Jack StevensonLibrary bookRead for college but an interesting look at a lesser known cinematic style.7/10
29NF
Let Me Go: My Mother and the SS
Helga SchneiderBC ringFascinating and frightening account of the fnal meeting between a woman and her Nazi mother.9/10
30F
Ladies of Letters Log On
Carole Hayman & Lou WakefieldBC ringMildly amusing but joke wore off.6/10
31F
Hotel World
Ali SmithBC NSSBeautiful novel about five women and a tragedy that touches them all..10/10
32F
The Way I Found Her
Rose TremainBC RingA thrilling mystery, love story and coming-of-age novel in one - beautifully written.9/10
33F
The Christmas Mystery
Jostein GaarderBC Gaarder's own retelling of the nativity story, very simple.6/10

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