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What I've Read This Year 2006 - April - May
Murder MysteriesMurder Mysteries by Neil Gaiman
Buy used from: £6.45
Another wonderful graphic novel from Neil Gaiman
The Acme Novelty Library: v.16: Vol 16The Acme Novelty Library: v.16: Vol 16 by Chris Ware
Buy used from: £25.00
Very unusual graphic novel by Chris Ware
The TentThe Tent by Margaret Atwood
Buy new: £11.69 / Used from: £0.01
The advantage of short stories, you don't have to suffer them for long
Priest Volume 2: Prelude for the Deceased (pt. 2): v. 2Priest Volume 2: Prelude for the Deceased (pt. 2): v. 2 by Min-Woo Hyung
Buy new: £6.29 / Used from: £1.55
Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of Everyday Life: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of Everyday Life (or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door)Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of Everyday Life: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of Everyday Life (or Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door) by Lynne Truss
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The state of this country
Taken at the Flood (Poirot)Taken at the Flood (Poirot) by Agatha Christie
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One of the few I hadn't read, a good un though not the best. A Poirot.
Weeping Women HotelWeeping Women Hotel by Alexei Sayle
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Another bizarre but great novel.
The ColourThe Colour by Rose Tremain
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A reading group book. Didn't expect to like it but really enjoyed it.
The Wee Free MenThe Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett
Buy new: £4.89 / Used from: £0.01
Read all of the Discworld novels but had missed these few kids ones. Wonderful and funny as ever.
WatchmenWatchmen by Alan Moore
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £5.00
One of the best graphic novels I have ever read. Apprehensive about the film.
Poppy ShakespearePoppy Shakespeare by Clare Allan
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Very good and ends very unexpectedly.
Food and Loathing: A Life Measured Out in CaloriesFood and Loathing: A Life Measured Out in Calories by Betsy Lerner
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Not the best of these kind of self discovery/problem books but interesting
Calcium Made Interesting: Sketches, Letters, Essays & Gondolas: Sketches, Letters, Essays and GondolasCalcium Made Interesting: Sketches, Letters, Essays & Gondolas: Sketches, Letters, Essays and Gondolas by Graham Chapman
Buy new: £18.04 / Used from: £0.01
A brilliantly funny man
The Fashion in ShroudsThe Fashion in Shrouds by Margery Allingham
Buy new: £5.06 / Used from: £2.00
An excellent murder novel with Albert Campion
V for VendettaV for Vendetta by Alan Moore
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Brilliant, Alan Moore is one of the graphic novel greats
Tom Strong: Bk. 1Tom Strong: Bk. 1 by Alan Moore
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A middling one of Alan Moore's graphic novels but enjoyable.
Not a Star (Open Door Series V)Not a Star (Open Door Series V) by Nick Hornby
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Bizarre short story, but entertaining
What Happens NowWhat Happens Now by Jeremy Dyson
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An excellent 2nd novel
A Piano in the Pyrenees: The Ups and Downs of an Englishman in the French MountainsA Piano in the Pyrenees: The Ups and Downs of an Englishman in the French Mountains by Tony Hawks
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Tony Hawks goes to live in France, but in an amusing way.
Miss Lonelyhearts (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)Miss Lonelyhearts (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) by Nathanael West
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Re-reading of this rather black stories that counter the american dream
Priest: Requiem for the Damned v. 3 (Priest (Tokyopop))Priest: Requiem for the Damned v. 3 (Priest (Tokyopop)) by Min-Woo Hyung
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Girl, Interrupted: Now a major motion picture from Columbia Pictures starring Winona Ryder and Angelina JolieGirl, Interrupted: Now a major motion picture from Columbia Pictures starring Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie by Susanna Kaysen
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A fascinating book looking at mental health troubles in young girls. Made into a superb film.
The Last TemptationThe Last Temptation by Neil Gaiman
Buy new: £6.68 / Used from: £4.75
Intriguing graphic novel including Alice Cooper
Priest: v. 4 (Priest (Tokyopop))Priest: v. 4 (Priest (Tokyopop)) by Min-Woo Hyung
Buy new: £6.29 / Used from: £1.38