Book – The Curious Indcident of the Dog in the Night-TimeAuthor – Mark HaddonYear – 2003Genre – FictionBought for me originally by John Gompers Here is an interesting fact for you – and this is one that Pat told me, so a proper fact, not one of my own semi-plausible random facts. During the past … Read moreBook 28 – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Book – Lawrence Dallaglio’s Rugby TalesCompiler – Lawrence DallaglioYear – 2009Genre – BiographicalBought for me by Mark Holdaway Contrary to what I believed when picking up this book, Rugby Tales is not in fact the autobiography of Lawrence Dallaglio, but is instead a compilation of anecdotal stories from various figures involved in world rugby. The … Read moreBook 27 – Lawrence Dallaglio’s Rugby Tales
Book – The Thing With FinnAuthor – Tom KellyYear – 2007Genre – Children’s I have always been of the opinion that the phrase ‘Never judge a book by its cover’ is a load of rubbish – well, when specifically relating to books at least. I say instead ‘Feel free to judge a book by its … Read moreBook 26 – The Thing With Finn
Book – The Reluctant FundamentalistAuthor – Mohsin HamidYear – 2007Genre – FictionBought for me by Mark Holdaway Reaching the quarter mark in my hundred book challenge, I found myself reading something a little different to the standard fare of fantasy that I have been imbibing this year. A certain something can usually be read into … Read moreBook 25 – The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Book – Fool MoonAuthor – Jim ButcherYear – 2001Genre – Fantasy DetectiveSeries – The Dresden FilesBought for me by Rob Hyde One of the new series that I have started reading this year is The Dresden Files featuring wizarding detective Harry Dresden. The first book, Storm Front, which I reviewed last month indroduces him fighting an … Read moreBook 24 – Fool Moon
Book – Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireAuthor – JK RowlingYear – 2000Genre – Fantasy In the whole reread of the Harry Potter series, it is Goblet of Fire which I have most been looking forward to reading again. When I first picked up the series I whizzed through them in a week, and … Read moreBook 23 – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
On top of the chest of drawers in my bedroom, I have a pile of all of the books I have lined up to read. I say a pile – what I actually mean in six piles. There is upwards of seventy books sat there just waiting to be read. Some of them are brand … Read moreBest Bookshops in Britain!
Book – Wit of the NationAuthor – Richard BensonYear – 2007Genre – QuotationsBought for me by my Mum and Dad. This is effectively a big book of quotations from famous people – with the slant being that they are all British. In lieu of a full on review – I think you can get the … Read moreBook 22 – Wit of the Nation
Book – The Art of Standing StillAuthor – Penny CulliffordYear – 2007Genre – CrimeLent to me by Anna Culliford, and written by her Mum! Reading a novel by the Mum of a friend is a scary prospect – especially when you know that you have to write a review at the end – so it … Read moreBook 21 – The Art of Standing Still
Book – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanAuthor – JK RowlingYear – 1999Genre – FantasyLeant to me by Ellie Walsh a couple of years ago when I did my last reread. Sorry Ellie! You can finally have it back! I recently had a chat with the aforementioned Ellie about the order in which we would … Read moreBook 20 – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban