Finn’s Comments (group member since Aug 03, 2011)

Finn’s comments from the Challenge: 50 Books group.

46 - Before I Go To Sleep by S.J. Watson

47 - Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the WestWicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire

45 - Playing, Laughing and Learning with Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Practical Resource of Play Ideas for Parents and Carers by Julia Moor

43 - The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory

44 - The White Queen by Philippa Gregory

42 - Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

I'd be fine if children's books/picture books counted - as I read hundreds of those as part of my teaching!! Nearly done though, cannot wait til summer!

Might just miss my target of 50 books by June :( The joy of trying to finish off a degree means I don't get much time for reading... am going to try and get as many books as I can in though!!

41 - Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

40 - The Birds And Other Stories by Daphne du Maurier

39 - I'm going to jump on the bandwagon and read the first of The Hunger Games trilogy... by Suzanne Collins

That'll be book number 38...

My next venture is going to be Genuine Lies by Nora Roberts.... borrowed, on my kindle, from the library (i say my kindle, I'm having to read it on an ebook app on my phone as it's the wrong file for my kindle... Apparently being able to boorow Kindle Books from the library is only something you can do in America at the moment).

Have finished both books now and enjoyed The Crimson Rooms alot, a well-written, though-provoking book. I couldn't tell where it was going and although it wasn't a mystery, as such, it had the tension of one. A very good read.
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict was alright, wouldn't recommend it, although it made me laugh in places - it just didn't seem particularly orginal - there are so many books/shows about Jane Austen-esque characters/girls who can't live without their copy of P&P, this is certainly not the best I've read...

Ok, so I haven't fiinished Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict yet, but have started Katharine McMahon - The Crimson Rooms which will be number 37 when I finish both...

36 - Laurie Viera Rigler - Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict

35 - Julian Barnes - The Sense of an Ending
I really enjoyed this; I don't usually get round to reading the Booker prize winners (or at least, in the year that they win!) but thought I'd give this a go. I read it in under a week, just couldn't stop... would definitely recommend this!

Only another 16 books to go... I reckon I'll be able to do that easily in 3 months... we'll see!

34 - Jo Nesbø - The Redeemer.
Another great Jo Nesbo book, not as gory as the Devil's Star, but still fast-pased and action-packed.Going to move away from Norwegian crime thrillers for a bit and read something different.

33 - Jo Nesbø - The Devil's Star.

As with all of the books I have read by Jo Nesbo, I really enjoyed this one and read it very quickly. Going to move straight onto The Redeemer, meaning I will have read all of his books apart from The Leopard... will see how much crime and murder I can take in my reading list before moving straight onto that one!

32 - Carlos Ruiz Zafón - The Prince Of Mist

Comes highly recommended. I loved The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game....

A fantastic read - actually very spooky!

31 - Zero Degrees of Empathy bySimon Baron-Cohen

A very interesting, but disturbing read on human cruelty and Simon Baron-Cohen's theory on 'evil' being a lack of empathy.