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1rubicon528
Hello,
I've only just discovered this group. Hope everyone is enjoying their reading so far this year. I did read 36 books in 2010 but it was a bit of a struggle.
I had already drawn up a list of 24 books for this year but I'd read an additional book to the list in February, so that should bring me up to 25 this year.
In January I read:
Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin - This is the first in the Inspector Rebus series and I was disappointed.
Human Givens by Joe Griffin & Ivan Tyrrell Interesting book on the Human Givens Approach to Counselling.
I've only just discovered this group. Hope everyone is enjoying their reading so far this year. I did read 36 books in 2010 but it was a bit of a struggle.
I had already drawn up a list of 24 books for this year but I'd read an additional book to the list in February, so that should bring me up to 25 this year.
In January I read:
Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin - This is the first in the Inspector Rebus series and I was disappointed.
Human Givens by Joe Griffin & Ivan Tyrrell Interesting book on the Human Givens Approach to Counselling.
2rubicon528
Books read in February were:
How to master Anxiety: all you need to know to overcome stress by Joe griffin & Ivan Tyrell An excellent easy to read book.
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Very well written but the Author throws it all away at the end!
Snake Agent by Liz Williams (Detective Inspector Chen Series) Fantasy SF. An unusual book but well written. Tempted to read the next in the series.
How to master Anxiety: all you need to know to overcome stress by Joe griffin & Ivan Tyrell An excellent easy to read book.
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Very well written but the Author throws it all away at the end!
Snake Agent by Liz Williams (Detective Inspector Chen Series) Fantasy SF. An unusual book but well written. Tempted to read the next in the series.
3rubicon528
Books read in March were:
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Supposedly a classic but to me just the ramblings of an adolescent and nothing special - 2.5*
The Affair of the 39 Cufflinks by James Anderson The final book (3) in the Inspector Watkins/Burford Family Series. A typical 'whodunnit'. It's probably best to read the first two books in the series. Perhaps not quite the standard of the others and I did guess the murderer quite early on this time but never the less a pleasant read - 4*
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury a collection of short SF stories written in the 1950s. Mostly good - 4.5*
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Supposedly a classic but to me just the ramblings of an adolescent and nothing special - 2.5*
The Affair of the 39 Cufflinks by James Anderson The final book (3) in the Inspector Watkins/Burford Family Series. A typical 'whodunnit'. It's probably best to read the first two books in the series. Perhaps not quite the standard of the others and I did guess the murderer quite early on this time but never the less a pleasant read - 4*
The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury a collection of short SF stories written in the 1950s. Mostly good - 4.5*
4rubicon528
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5rubicon528
Books read in April were:
Off to a flying start this month (actually started this one in March) From Aberystwyth With Love by Malcolm Pryce. This is the fifth book in the Louie Knight Detective Series and probably the best one yet. They are noir mystery/humour novels and it helps if you know Aberystwyth. There is a 6th book due out later this year and I very much look forward to reading that. Rating: 5*
Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl . In the first part the experiences of a Psychiatrist held prisoner in concentration camps during World War 2. In the second part an explanation of Logotherapy - a type of existentialist therapy developed by the author. Rating: 5*
Off to a flying start this month (actually started this one in March) From Aberystwyth With Love by Malcolm Pryce. This is the fifth book in the Louie Knight Detective Series and probably the best one yet. They are noir mystery/humour novels and it helps if you know Aberystwyth. There is a 6th book due out later this year and I very much look forward to reading that. Rating: 5*
Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl . In the first part the experiences of a Psychiatrist held prisoner in concentration camps during World War 2. In the second part an explanation of Logotherapy - a type of existentialist therapy developed by the author. Rating: 5*
6rubicon528
Books read in May were:
A light 'who dunnit' The first in the Booktown Mystery Series
Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett. Rating: 4*
A 'classic' dystopian novel The handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood Rating: 5*
Bonus Book for the month:
Meat by Joseph D'Lacey. Not for the faint hearted but this horror novel is a good read and well written. The author has done his research on meat production. Rating: 5*
A light 'who dunnit' The first in the Booktown Mystery Series
Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett. Rating: 4*
A 'classic' dystopian novel The handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood Rating: 5*
Bonus Book for the month:
Meat by Joseph D'Lacey. Not for the faint hearted but this horror novel is a good read and well written. The author has done his research on meat production. Rating: 5*
7kac522
#5 I have to say that Viktor Frankl's book is one of the best books I have ever read. It is a Holocaust book with hope, if that's possible. I have read it several times. Thank you for reminding me about it--it's probably time for me to read it again.
8rubicon528
Thanks for your comment. Yes, an interesting book, not only written from the viewpoint of a prisoner but that it gives a Psychiatrists views about human nature in such difficult conditions.
9nadyaduck
Man's Search for Meaning sounds really interesing. I'll pop it on my to-read list and hope I get round to it some day.
10rubicon528
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11rubicon528
Books read in June were:
Regeneration by Pat Barker An interesting novel about Sasoon's experiences of the First World War and a reflection on how officers were treated compared to men from the ranks. Rating: 4*
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell Looking at trends in fashions and communication of ideas. Rating: 3.5*
Bonus Book:
Gaza in Crisis by Noam Chomsky & Ilan Pappe'
An interesting look at the Israeli/Palestinian situation.
Rating: 4.5*
Regeneration by Pat Barker An interesting novel about Sasoon's experiences of the First World War and a reflection on how officers were treated compared to men from the ranks. Rating: 4*
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell Looking at trends in fashions and communication of ideas. Rating: 3.5*
Bonus Book:
Gaza in Crisis by Noam Chomsky & Ilan Pappe'
An interesting look at the Israeli/Palestinian situation.
Rating: 4.5*
12rubicon528
Books read in July were:
The Devil and Miss Prym by Paul Coelho This is the second Paul Coelho book I have read and I have to say they don't do anything for me. Perhaps I'm missing the deeper meaning. I have a couple of other books of his and will give them a try.
Rating: 3.5*
Tom Brown's School Days by Thomas Hughes A classic description of public school life. I read in preparation for the Flashman series (Flashman features in the book).
Rating: 3.5*
Bonus Book:
Feng Shui for the Garden by Jonathon Dee I picked this up at a charity shop. A slim easy read. I found this a light distraction from other books I've read recently. It gives a brief outline with diagrams and generic photos of Feng Shui principles as applied to garden design and layout.
Rating: 3.5*
The Devil and Miss Prym by Paul Coelho This is the second Paul Coelho book I have read and I have to say they don't do anything for me. Perhaps I'm missing the deeper meaning. I have a couple of other books of his and will give them a try.
Rating: 3.5*
Tom Brown's School Days by Thomas Hughes A classic description of public school life. I read in preparation for the Flashman series (Flashman features in the book).
Rating: 3.5*
Bonus Book:
Feng Shui for the Garden by Jonathon Dee I picked this up at a charity shop. A slim easy read. I found this a light distraction from other books I've read recently. It gives a brief outline with diagrams and generic photos of Feng Shui principles as applied to garden design and layout.
Rating: 3.5*
13rubicon528
Books read in August were:
Captive State by George Monbiot Perhaps a little dated now (written in 2000) as some of the events have moved on since then but still an excellent insight into how Britain is being manipulated, adjusted and divided up by Government in favour of multinational companies.
Rating: 4.5*
The Digging Leviathan by James P. Blaylock A novel in the Steampunk style. I found it really difficult to get into this book. While the style of writing was good the story just seemed to ramble on without gaining much ground. This is the first book in a trilogy and Blaylock is a respected author in the Steampunk genre but I doubt I will read more of his writings.
Rating: 3*
Bonus Books:
Shamanic Reiki by Llyn Roberts and Robert Levy A book about combining the use of Shamanism with Reiki Therapy. An interesting concept, though much of the techniques described seemed basic and included some hypnotherapy techniques dressed to be Shamanic.
Rating: 4*
The Mastery of Celtic Reiki by Martyn Pentecost (2009) The Author has devised at least ten therapies and Celtic Reiki is one of them. While I was attracted to the nature centred approach I don't feel the urge to be drawn into this style of Reiki which has an air of a commercial venture about it that the reader is encouraged to buy into.
Rating: 2.5*
Captive State by George Monbiot Perhaps a little dated now (written in 2000) as some of the events have moved on since then but still an excellent insight into how Britain is being manipulated, adjusted and divided up by Government in favour of multinational companies.
Rating: 4.5*
The Digging Leviathan by James P. Blaylock A novel in the Steampunk style. I found it really difficult to get into this book. While the style of writing was good the story just seemed to ramble on without gaining much ground. This is the first book in a trilogy and Blaylock is a respected author in the Steampunk genre but I doubt I will read more of his writings.
Rating: 3*
Bonus Books:
Shamanic Reiki by Llyn Roberts and Robert Levy A book about combining the use of Shamanism with Reiki Therapy. An interesting concept, though much of the techniques described seemed basic and included some hypnotherapy techniques dressed to be Shamanic.
Rating: 4*
The Mastery of Celtic Reiki by Martyn Pentecost (2009) The Author has devised at least ten therapies and Celtic Reiki is one of them. While I was attracted to the nature centred approach I don't feel the urge to be drawn into this style of Reiki which has an air of a commercial venture about it that the reader is encouraged to buy into.
Rating: 2.5*
