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Charon's 2012 shelf

Der Glöckner von Notre Dame by Victor Hugo

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

Perdido Street Station by China Miéville

Die 13½ Leben des Käpt'n Blaubär by Walter Moers

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Charon is currently reading:

The Sign of Four

by Arthur Conan Doyle

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2012

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Feb 20, 2012 01:58pm

Charon is currently reading:

Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1)

by China Miéville (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading, 2012

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Feb 18, 2012 06:37am

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Charon is currently reading: The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle	My rating:
Feb 20, 2012 01:58pm
Charon gave to: A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle read in February, 2012	My rating:
Let's read (or re-read in this case) some more Sherlock Holmes and see if I can imagine Martin Freeman with a moustache this time round ;-)
Feb 20, 2012 01:57pm · see review
Charon added: Die Physiker by Friedrich Dürrenmatt	My rating:
Feb 19, 2012 12:24pm
Charon gave to: A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Feb 19, 2012 12:18pm
Charon is currently reading: Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) by China Miéville (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Feb 18, 2012 06:37am
Charon gave to: The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Giant Rat of Sumatra by Richard L. Boyer read in February, 2012	My rating:
Funny how mental images can change. When I last read something Sherlock Holmes, he looked like a cross between the ilustrations and Jeremy Brett in my mind ... this time it was like the cast of Sherlock had a run in with the costume department of the...more
Feb 18, 2012 06:35am · see review
Charon gave to: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern read in February, 2012	My rating:
3 stars for the story, 5 stars for atmosphere and setting. I did love that a lot more than the story itself ... to the point where I wished the circus was real and I could explore it myself.
Feb 15, 2012 06:20am · see review
Charon gave to: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë read in February, 2012	My rating:
Sorry Wuthering Heights fans, but I really didn't like this. To be more precise - there's not a single character I like in this. Everyone is either selfish or whiny or manipulative or spoilt or bitchy or stupid or a combination of these things. There...more
Feb 07, 2012 02:10am · see review
Charon gave to: Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo by Christiane F.	My rating:
Feb 03, 2012 03:00pm
Charon gave to: The Big Four (Hercule Poirot #5) by Agatha Christie read in February, 2012	My rating:
Nope, definitely not one of my favourites ... probably the worst Hercule Poirot story I've read so far.
Feb 03, 2012 02:13pm · see review