Bob's 2012 Bookshelf

[Bob]

1. The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

2. Unpardonable Crime by Andrew Taylor

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

3. False Mermaid by Erin Hart

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

4. The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

5. Silas Marner by George Eliot

3 Stars (***)

[Bob]

6. 11/22/63 by Stephen King

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

7. The Muse Asylum by David Czuchlewski

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

8. Watership Down by Richard Adams

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

9. Hitler's Pre-Emptive War: The Battle for Norway, 1940 by Henrik O. Lunde

3 Stars (***)

[Bob]

10. One More River by Mary Glickman

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

11. A Land More Kind Than Home: A Novel by Wiley Cash

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

12. The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt

3 Stars (***)

[Bob]

13. The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes

4 Stars (****)

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Bob wrote: "12.The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt

3 Stars (***)"

Would you recommend this book? I've been seeing it pop up on people's "To Read" list a lot lately, I'm wondering if it is worth checking out. :)

[Bob]

Tiffani wrote: "Bob wrote: "12.The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt

3 Stars (***)"

Would you recommend this book? I've been seeing it pop up on people's "To Read" list a lot lat..."

I thought it was a cute book...the first half was better than the second as it ended a little dark...it was a nice quick read and for me a nice break from some of the heavier historical fiction that I usually read..

[Bob]

14. The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

15. All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy

3 Stars (***)

[Bob]

16. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

3 Stars (***)

[Bob]

17. The Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War by Howard Bahr

4 Stars (****)

This book was so well written...

[Bob]

18. Ferney by James Long

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

19. Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum

5 Stars (*****)

[Bob]

20. The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

21. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

5 Stars (*****)

This book had my attention from the first page to the very last sentence...it was so well written that by the end I had such a good grasp on who each and every character was...Ken Follett painted such a vivid picture in this book...it was just a joy for me to read...976 pages that just flew by!!

[Bob]

22. The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

23. The Year of Jubilo: A Novel of the Civil War by Howard Bahr

4 Stars (****)

Howard Bahr is a wonderful author and he just weaves the story so smoothly...to me its really like poetry at times...

[Bob]

24. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

25. The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

4 Stars (****)

Another amazing book by this author....I will re-read this book and I would not hesitate to suggest this book to any of my friends who read....

[Bob]

26. In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson

3 Stars (***)

[Bob]

27. March by Geraldine Brooks

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

28. Bubba and the Dead Woman by C.L. Bevill

3 Stars (***)

[Bob]

29. Running the Rift by Naomi Benaron

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

30. Angels of Destruction: A Novel by Keith Donohue

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

31. Charming Billy by Alice McDermott

3 Stars (***)

[Bob]

32. The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

4 1/2 Stars (**** 1/2)

Excellent book....I want more!!

[Susan]

Bob wrote: "32.The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

4 1/2 Stars (**** 1/2)

Excellent book....I want more!!"

I finished that last week, and I just had to reread The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game

[Bob]

Susan wrote: "Bob wrote: "32.The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

4 1/2 Stars (**** 1/2)

Excellent book....I want more!!"

I finished that last week, and I just had to ..."

I understand that...I recently finished The Angels Game and could re read it right now...The Shadow of the Wind has always been my favorite book....its poetry...

[Bob]

33. World Without End by Ken Follett

5 Stars (*****)

[Bob]

34. The Black Tower by Louis Bayard

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

35. The Caddie Who Played with Hickory by John Coyne

3 Stars (***)

[Bob]

36. In Pale Battalions by Robert Goddard

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

37. Broken Harbour by Tana French

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

38. The Litigators by John Grisham

3 Stars (***)

[Bob]

39. The Grand Complication: A Novel by Allen Kurzweil

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

40. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

4 Stars (****)

I did not have any expectations at all before I started this book and I am so pleased that I took the time to read it. The relationships and cultures are so interesting and I can't believe how fast 529 pages went by for me...Another "must read" historical fiction on my shelf...

[Bob]

41. The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

42. Stones Fall by Iaian Pears

4 Stars (****)

[Bob]

43. A Chemical Fire by Brian Martinez

2 Stars (**)

[Bob]

44. The Justice Game by Randy Singer

3 Stars (***)