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What I've Read This Year 2006 February - March
Overture to DeathOverture to Death by Ngaio Marsh
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A classic crime novel
The History of LoveThe History of Love by Nicole Krauss
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Lost track of the characters a bit but a good read
The Bug Boy: 2 (Hino Horror)The Bug Boy: 2 (Hino Horror) by Hideshi Hino
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A wonderful horror graphic novel, wish they were longer
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten: And Ninety Nine Other Thought ExperimentsThe Pig That Wants to Be Eaten: And Ninety Nine Other Thought Experiments by Julian Baggini
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Gets the old philosophical juices going
The Sandman Presents: Witch for HireThe Sandman Presents: Witch for Hire by Bill Willingham
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Never knew these spin off graphic novels existed but very interesting
Wimbledon GreenWimbledon Green by SETH
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Still my favourite graphic novelist. Beautifully drawn and great plots.
Lucifer : Devil in the GatewayLucifer : Devil in the Gateway by Mike Carey
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Another good Sandman-y spin off
The Sandman Presents: The FuriesThe Sandman Presents: The Furies by Mike Carey
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A Certain ChemistryA Certain Chemistry by Mil Millington
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A rotten book. Can't get on with him at all.
Death at the BarDeath at the Bar by Ngaio Marsh
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First darts relatd murder I have ever read
The Phantom of the Opera (Penguin Popular Classics)The Phantom of the Opera (Penguin Popular Classics) by Gaston Leroux
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Intrigued to read the novel after the musical, not very similar but both rather good.
This is Your LifeThis is Your Life by John O'Farrell
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Terrible, whole reading group hated it, not at all funny.
Gentlemen and PlayersGentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris
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A brilliant book with a twist
Why Do Men Have Nipples?Why Do Men Have Nipples? by Mark Leyner
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Interesting facts but I wish he would write another novel
The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus (Canongate Myths)The Penelopiad: The Myth of Penelope and Odysseus (Canongate Myths) by Margaret Atwood
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Another in the myths retold series. Odysses taken from his wife's angle.
Priest Volume 1: Prelude for the Deceased (Pt. 1): v. 1Priest Volume 1: Prelude for the Deceased (Pt. 1): v. 1 by Min-Woo Hyung
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Lord knows what is going on but I hope it'll become more apparent
The Brief History of the DeadThe Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier
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A fascinating look at the afterlife
The Cosmic Puppets (Gollancz S.F.)The Cosmic Puppets (Gollancz S.F.) by Philip K. Dick
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Wonderful story again but I wish he would nd them how I wanted
The League of Extraordinary GentlemenThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore
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A brilliant story, shame they made such a hash of the film
Before We BeganBefore We Began by Tania Unsworth
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Not great
CellCell by Stephen King
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A very different horror for Stephen King but great
The End of the AffairThe End of the Affair by Graham Greene
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Reading group book, not sure what I expected but not this, still interesting though.
Living Corpse (Hino Horror)Living Corpse (Hino Horror) by Hideshi Hino
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Another good horror graphic novel.