Category: Books

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Books Read in 2010

  1. The History Of Love by Nicole Krauss, rated A
  2. The Magician’s Assistant by Ann Patchett, rated A
  3. The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by Robert A Heinlein, rated B+
  4. July, July by Tim O’Brien, rated B
  5. Boneshaker by Cherie Priest, rated A
  6. Mockingbird by Walter Tevis, rated A
  7. The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett, rated B+
  8. The Steel Remains by Richard Morgan, rated A+
  9. Never Have Your Dog Stuffed by Alan Alda, rated B+
  10. Giraffe by JM Ledgard, rated B+
  11. The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie, rated A
  12. My Boring-Ass Life by Kevin Smith, rated B
  13. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde, rated A-
  14. Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie, rated A
  15. Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie, rated A
  16. Jelleyman’s Thrown A Wobbly by Jeff Stelling, rated B
  17. Kiss Me Like A Stranger by Gene Wilder, rated A-
  18. Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore, rated B+
  19. Chuck Klosterman IV by Chuck Klosterman, rated B-
  20. Generation A by Douglas Coupland, rated B+
  21. The Atrocity Archives by Charles Stross, rated A
  22. Time’s Eye by Stephen Baxter and Arthur C Clarke, rated B
  23. The Fuller Memorandum by Charles Stross, rated A
  24. Tickling The English by Dara O Briain, rated B+
  25. The Magicians by Lev Grossman, rated A
  26. The Gum Thief by Douglas Coupland, rated B+
  27. Good Morning Nantwich by Phill Jupitus, rated B
  28. Cosmonaut Keep by Ken Macleod, rated A
  29. Pies and Prejudice by Stuart Maconie, rated A-
  30. Falling and Laughing by Grace Maxwell, rated A
  31. Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi, rated A-
  32. Whip It by Shauna Cross, rated B+
  33. Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett, rated B+
  34. I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett, rated A
  35. Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett, rated B+
  36. Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom, rated B
  37. My Shit Life So Far by Frankie Boyle, rated B+
  38. Mercury Falls by Robert Kroese, rated B-

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I Shall Wear Midnight

Terry Pratchett

i shall wear midnightAnother excellent outing for Tiffany Aching.
I hate to spoil a single second of it – so many great moments.
OK the book really does need you to read all the Aching stories before it carries it’s full weight but it will work as a standalone.
As always – if you don’t read Pratchett do try him out.

If you do – buy this.

Rating: A

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Wyrd Sisters

Terry Pratchett

This, the 5th Discworld book, is the first where Pratchett really finds the style and tone that he would use for the majority of the rest of the series.
A brilliant parody of Shakespeare, Witch stories and fantasy in general it also happens to be the first book in the Witches sub-series (Granny Weatherwax appears earlier in Equal Rites but that’s more of a standalone DW book).
If you’ve never read it before I very highly recommend it.
It’s a great wee book that I’ve knocked down the score of because there are better Pratchett books out there now and I’m way too familiar with the book now and have rung much of the humour out it – even though I’ve not read it in at least 7 years.

Rating: B+

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Whip It

Shauna Cross

Originally known as Roller Girl, this is the book that the recent Drew Barrymore directed, Ellen Page starring, film is based on.
The book is a lot of fun, but really quite slight.
The film manages to improve on quite a lot of the book, especially the ending, which is rather trite in the book

Rating: B+

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Agent To The Stars

John Scalzi

What if, instead of making first contact by arriving on the White House lawn and demanding to see the President, friendly TV-informed aliens decide they need a Hollywood agent to boost their image before they make proper contact.

A very readable and enjoyable book from Scalzi. It doesn’t quite hit the heights he reached later but still well worth reading.

Rating: A-