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Only read a couple of new releases this year. Stephen Send a noteboard - 20/12/2011 12:13:20 AM
Those being aDwD, the Wise Man's Fear and the Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht. ADwD was dependable, WMF was epic and the Tiger's Wife was very good, probably the best book I read all year.

In terms of classics, The Great Gatsby was suprisingly slight but still enjoyable. Having limited knowledge of the book prior to reading it- just vaguely knowing the plot, and knowing its status as one of The Great American Novels I was expecting something more tome-like. In the end it was a fun, zippy read but not quite what I thought it would be.

Most interesting was probably Kafka On the Shore by Murakami.

Most dissapointing/bad was definitely When We Were Orphans by Ishiguro.
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As there are only two weeks left in 2011, how about you tell us your best reads for the year? Rebekah - 18/12/2011 11:21:19 AM 1095 Views
You know, I don't remember being super amazed by anything. nossy - 18/12/2011 11:59:23 AM 869 Views
Yeah, as I told you, I have quite a few. Legolas - 18/12/2011 02:36:39 PM 1131 Views
I might have read 73 books so far, but... best? jh - 18/12/2011 02:56:45 PM 833 Views
I would share details, but I always wait until the 31st to write a detailed blog post Larry - 18/12/2011 08:12:36 PM 750 Views
In Cold Blood was probably the best, Black Out/All Clear was pretty bad. *NM* Orange - 19/12/2011 10:57:23 AM 344 Views
I didn't read as much as most of the people here Tom - 19/12/2011 01:37:07 PM 789 Views
Really liked a lot of things I read this year. rebelaessedai - 19/12/2011 11:57:13 PM 700 Views
Only read a couple of new releases this year. Stephen - 20/12/2011 12:13:20 AM 742 Views
Was that just because you didn't get it, either? Legolas - 20/12/2011 07:34:14 PM 772 Views
Yeah, it just didn't seem to gel properly. Stephen - 01/01/2012 04:01:45 PM 801 Views
Re: As there are only two weeks left in 2011, how about you tell us your best reads for the year? Aeryn - 20/12/2011 10:04:19 PM 779 Views
Re:The Child Garden rebelaessedai - 21/12/2011 02:43:53 PM 740 Views
It unfolds backwards as I recall. Aeryn - 22/12/2011 12:46:08 AM 777 Views
Hmm. Now I need to remember what I read this year. snoopcester - 21/12/2011 11:00:49 AM 971 Views
Ah, what a year Praziquantel - 22/12/2011 04:35:13 AM 784 Views
How.. interesting. I'll keep that in mind. *NM* Aeryn - 22/12/2011 05:14:29 PM 342 Views
You're welcome. Praziquantel - 24/12/2011 02:12:01 AM 826 Views
Wow, all of those? rebelaessedai - 24/12/2011 02:13:19 AM 743 Views
For some, you have to pick and choose your battles. EDIT: Supposed to be a reply to rebelaessedai Praziquantel - 24/12/2011 02:27:01 AM 791 Views
Must have felt violent this year. Tigr - 22/12/2011 02:59:11 PM 753 Views
Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay wooly - 23/12/2011 05:50:08 AM 849 Views
The Wind Up Girl *NM* random thoughts - 23/12/2011 02:50:33 PM 335 Views
Several come to mind. Panorphaeon - 27/12/2011 10:26:53 PM 881 Views
I should probably answer my own questions... Rebekah - 01/01/2012 02:21:41 PM 767 Views
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