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This year I'll do it
Great Expectations (Penguin Classics)Great Expectations (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens
Buy new: £4.19 / Used from: £1.73
Third time attempting to read this and by the end of the first few chapters I loved Dickens' characterization of Pip. Thoroughly gripping and enjoyable.
Supernatural: Witch's CanyonSupernatural: Witch's Canyon by Jeff Mariotte
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £3.04
Sometimes you just need a nice easy read and this provided it. Infinitely better than Nevermore.
Supernatural: NevermoreSupernatural: Nevermore by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £2.70
Passed the time but the characterization of both Sam and Dean was completely off. Good idea that just didn't achieve it's potential.
Demon Lord of Karanda (The Malloreon)Demon Lord of Karanda (The Malloreon) by David Eddings
Buy used from: £0.01
3rd of the Mallorean series. I'm really struggling to finish this second set of books. It's great having all the old characters from the Belgariad back for another go but the storyline's a bit 'meh'.
Frankenstein: Or "The Modern Prometheus" - The 1818 Text (Oxford World's Classics)Frankenstein: Or "The Modern Prometheus" - The 1818 Text (Oxford World's Classics) by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Buy new: £1.82 / Used from: £0.39
Had to read this for my OU course. Pleasantly surprised that it wasn't half as difficult as I'd expected.
Fathers and Sons (Oxford World's Classics)Fathers and Sons (Oxford World's Classics) by Ivan Turgenev
Buy new: £4.89 / Used from: £2.48
Another for the OU course. Took me an age to finish so I didn't even bother doing the coursework on it.
New Moon (Twilight Saga)New Moon (Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £3.19
Oh yeah, I'll give anything a try. Such simple reading I could've written it myself but I still enjoyed it in a cheesy way.
No Country for Old MenNo Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Buy new: £3.95 / Used from: £0.01
Bought on a whim after hearing many great things but I just didn't "get" it.
The Pillars of the EarthThe Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Buy new: £42.95 / Used from: £14.50
Read this behemoth in just over a week, surprising myself because the characters were just so interesting and well written.
"Doctor Who": Made of Steel (Quick Reads)"Doctor Who": Made of Steel (Quick Reads) by Terrance Dicks
Buy new: £1.89 / Used from: £0.01
I feel so guilty counting this but it IS a Quick Read - I read it in the bath in one sitting.
"Torchwood": Another Life (Torchwood)"Torchwood": Another Life (Torchwood) by Peter Anghelides
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.52
Again, I am a sucker for all things Torchwood.
"Torchwood": Trace Memory (Torchwood)"Torchwood": Trace Memory (Torchwood) by David Llewellyn
Buy new: £4.32 / Used from: £2.26
Definitely my favourite TW so far.
The Time Traveler's WifeThe Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Buy new: £4.79 / Used from: £0.45
I usually steer well clear of anything even vaguely related to Sainsbury's Bestsellers shelf but this was highly recommended and I loved it.
Making MoneyMaking Money by Terry Pratchett
Buy new: £10.88 / Used from: £1.45
Bit of a re-hash of Lipwig's former adventures in Going Postal, which is a shame because I loved most of Pratchett's latest ones.
The History of LoveThe History of Love by Nicole Krauss
Buy new: £2.97 / Used from: £0.01
Quite nice but it sort of passed me by.
After DarkAfter Dark by Haruki Murakami
Buy new: £4.74 / Used from: £3.04
Slightly disturbing and thoroughly weird, just as any good Murakami should be.
Jonathan Strange and Mr. NorrellJonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Buy new: £1.50 / Used from: £0.01
LOVED IT
Storm Front (Dresden Case Files)Storm Front (Dresden Case Files) by Jim Butcher
Buy new: £2.42 / Used from: £0.89
I had much higher expectations for this after a friend recommended the series but it was gripping enough to finish in a couple of days.
"Torchwood": Slow Decay (Torchwood)"Torchwood": Slow Decay (Torchwood) by Andrew Lane
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £1.43
All that talk of food made me feel queasy.
Anansi BoysAnansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Buy new: £21.50 / Used from: £2.20
Confirmed my suspicions that Neil Gaiman is, in fact, a living genius.
Anything Goes: The AutobiographyAnything Goes: The Autobiography by John Barrowman with Carole E. Barrowman
Buy new: £10.00 / Used from: £6.50
Went against my own self-professed hatred of autobiographies for this one and I'm so glad I did. Nearly peed myself laughing at points.
"Torchwood": The Twilight Streets (Torchwood)"Torchwood": The Twilight Streets (Torchwood) by Gary Russell
Buy new: £4.36 / Used from: £2.00
Another nice easy read.