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Books I've Read This Year (2006)
The Thirteen Problems (Miss Marple)The Thirteen Problems (Miss Marple) by Agatha Christie
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £0.01
A great read for the bus. Each chapter has a little mystery.
Peril at End House (Poirot)Peril at End House (Poirot) by Agatha Christie
Buy new: £4.43 / Used from: £0.01
A great read. Keeps you guessing until the end.
LabyrinthLabyrinth by Kate Mosse
Buy new: £5.00 / Used from: £0.01
Over-rated and pretty rubbish. Why did it win the Richard & Judy award??
The Borgia BrideThe Borgia Bride by Jeanne Kalogridis
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I looked forward to reading this. Very little story, more of a who's who of Renaissance Europe.
White TeethWhite Teeth by Zadie Smith
Buy new: £5.00 / Used from: £0.01
Very witty and engaging. Screams of trying too hard in some parts though. Ending seems inconclusive.
Sons and Lovers (Penguin Popular Classics)Sons and Lovers (Penguin Popular Classics) by D.H. Lawrence
Buy new: £2.00 / Used from: £0.01
I really loved this book! Description, atmosphere, characterisation, it's all here! Classic British literature
Appointment with Death (Poirot)Appointment with Death (Poirot) by Agatha Christie
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £1.33
Another Christie, I really enjoyed this.
The Autograph ManThe Autograph Man by Zadie Smith
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01
Every part of this 'acclaimed' novel felt stereotyped and contrived. Absolute tripe (sorry Zadie)
Hickory Dickory Dock (Poirot)Hickory Dickory Dock (Poirot) by Agatha Christie
Buy new: £4.31 / Used from: £2.14
This is one of the worst Agatha Christie's I've ever read, so unbelievable.
Cat Among the Pigeons (Poirot)Cat Among the Pigeons (Poirot) by Agatha Christie
Buy new: £5.24 / Used from: £0.01
An easy read and fairly good plot. Poirot doesn't appear until very close to the end.
The Nazis: A Warning from HistoryThe Nazis: A Warning from History by Laurence Rees
Buy new: £4.62 / Used from: £1.13
An excellent, accesible account of Nazism from its inception to annihalation
Great Expectations (Penguin Classics)Great Expectations (Penguin Classics) by Charles Dickens
Buy new: £4.50 / Used from: £1.97
A good story but I found it very hard to read
Mary Barton (Oxford World's Classics)Mary Barton (Oxford World's Classics) by Elizabeth Gaskell
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As a social commentary of working class life in c.1830 fantastic, as a novel entirely depressing
Selected PoemsSelected Poems by T.S. Eliot
Buy new: £6.47 / Used from: £0.01
Striking, moving, thought-provoking, need I say more?
The Enduring Vision: Concise Edition v. 1&2: A History of the American PeopleThe Enduring Vision: Concise Edition v. 1&2: A History of the American People by Paul S. Boyer
Buy used from: £4.02
An excellent, but brief introduction to history of America- but take my advice and buy the hardback version (falls to bits)
The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot)The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot) by Agatha Christie
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Mrs. Christie's first novel, but definitley not her best
The Labours of Hercules (Poirot)The Labours of Hercules (Poirot) by Agatha Christie
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £1.24
12 chapters = 12 cases = 12 mini 'labours'. Another good read for a bus journey
Evil under the Sun (Poirot)Evil under the Sun (Poirot) by Agatha Christie
Buy new: £4.43 / Used from: £0.01
My all time favourite Poirot mystery.
Murder in Mesopotamia (Poirot)Murder in Mesopotamia (Poirot) by Agatha Christie
Buy new: £5.46 / Used from: £1.83
A fantastic mystery
The HistorianThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Buy new: £5.02 / Used from: £0.01
Frankly, not very good. Honestly, a load of rubbish