Dracula* – Bram Stoker
Excellent book.
The Penguin History of New Zealand – Michael King
I'm meaning to (buy and) read their history of the US.
Njál's Saga – Anon. (one of the Íslendingasögur or Sagas of Icelanders)
King Harald's Saga – Snorri Sturluson
Seen both of these in a book shop and they sounded good but I was already buying several books so I didn't get them.
Raw Spirit – Iain Banks
I really liked this - doubles as a travel guide of sorts to Scotland
The Master and Margarita – Mikhail Bulgakov
Very good book.
Things Fall Apart – Chinua Achebe
I really liked this book, it is excellent but sad (though it shouldn't be sad... which shows how well written it is - the author creates sympathy where it shouldn't exist)
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell* – Susanna Clarke
Jolly good book.
Catch-22 – Joseph Heller
I love this book. The follow up was dreadful though.
Dune – Frank Herbert
Excellent book.
On the Road – Jack Kerouac
Sat patiently waiting for me to read it.
One Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriel García Márquez
ditto.
The Life of Pi – Yann Martel
I liked this.
Atonement – Ian McEwan
I prefer very good book. I love McEwan.
My Name is Red – Orhan Pamuk
I'm a big fan of Pamuk as well, I really, really liked this book.
2010!
*MySmiley*
Robert Graves "There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money, either."
Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
Robert Graves "There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money, either."
Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
Planned reads for 2010.
- 10/01/2010 05:10:08 PM
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Interestingly random list.
- 10/01/2010 05:55:51 PM
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It's mostly things I've bought and not read yet. Other than that, there's no coherent theme.
- 10/01/2010 06:16:01 PM
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Okay, colour me shocked.
- 10/01/2010 07:16:23 PM
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- 10/01/2010 07:16:23 PM
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I'm actually the same as Tim. Haven't read them since I did it in 5th grade.
- 10/01/2010 11:17:23 PM
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Okay, I misread Tim's response and thought he was thinking about a year of Russian literature.
- 14/01/2010 07:18:53 PM
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I wondered about that. 
- 14/01/2010 08:04:32 PM
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- 14/01/2010 08:04:32 PM
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A couple of thoughts
- 15/01/2010 01:46:25 AM
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Huh. You're the second person I've ever seen refer to that book as Demons.
- 15/01/2010 05:35:19 AM
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Don't read the Achebe.
- 11/01/2010 01:09:06 AM
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I'll be reading less serious stuff too.
- 11/01/2010 08:52:14 AM
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Well, I figured that too
- 11/01/2010 03:21:11 PM
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- 11/01/2010 03:21:11 PM
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Of those?
- 11/01/2010 01:33:33 AM
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Are Mohicans and 100 Years worth reading? Folks seem to be dissin' 'em. *NM*
- 11/01/2010 08:49:55 AM
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Ditch Erlend Loe
- 11/01/2010 11:40:37 AM
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However, good for someone who needs a simple book to help with learning the language.
- 11/01/2010 12:06:55 PM
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Re: Planned reads for 2010.
- 11/01/2010 11:41:28 AM
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You can borrow King Harald's Saga when I've finished with it.
- 11/01/2010 12:22:56 PM
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Re: You can borrow King Harald's Saga when I've finished with it.
- 11/01/2010 03:21:37 PM
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I suppose if you're interested in the development of the thriller/adventure novel, Cooper is okay.
- 11/01/2010 02:04:29 PM
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