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Month: October 2010

Book 77 – The Postman Always Rings Twice

October 31, 2010 by zalx

Book – The Postman Always Rings TwiceAuthor – James M CainYear – 1934Genre – Crime (again, thanks Wikipedia, but I’m not sure I agree with that) Another from the pack of books that were adapted to films that I recently bought, The Postman Always Rings Twice tells the story of Frank Chambers, a wanderer in … Read moreBook 77 – The Postman Always Rings Twice

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Book 76 – Gallows Thief

October 30, 2010 by zalx

Book – Gallows ThiefAuthor – Bernard CornwallYear – 2001Genre – Historical Proto-Detective (thank you Wikipedia)Lent to me by Jackie Campbell Bernard Cornwall is probably most famous for his Sharpe series of books, the first of which I read as part of last year’s challenge.  I found that book to be incredibly well written, but as … Read moreBook 76 – Gallows Thief

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Book 75 – Elling

October 26, 2010 by zalx

Book – EllingAuthor – Simon BentYear – 2007Genre – PlayLent to me by James Sheppard As I slightly tardily roll in to the three quarter mark of my challenge, it is another play that I have set my sights upon.  I start rehearsals tonight for Of Mice And Men in which I have been cast … Read moreBook 75 – Elling

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Book 74 – Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell

October 24, 2010 by zalx

Book – Doors of Perception and Heaven and HellAuthor – Aldous HuxleyYears – 1954 and 1956Genre – EssayLent to me by Faye Braggins One of my favourite books of the year so far was the classic by Huxley Brave New World.  Having been lent another Huxley book – or more correctly books as it encompasses … Read moreBook 74 – Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell

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Book 73 – The Bumper Book of Fads and Crazes

October 24, 2010 by zalx

Book – The Bumper Book of Fads and CrazesAuthor –  Richard LewisYear – 2005Genre – Toilet Book As a general rule of thumb, I would suggest that any book title beginning with The Bumper Book of… is hardly the kind of thing that you will be writing about in a GCSE English class.  However, that … Read moreBook 73 – The Bumper Book of Fads and Crazes

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Book 72 – My Story

October 12, 2010 by zalx

Book – My StoryAuthor – Dannii MinogueYear – 2010Genre – Autobiography This challenge has enabled me to take on some titans of literature over the past couple of years.  Rushdie, Haggard, King, and now Minogue.  Okay, so I jest (King’s supernatural fantasy will never make him a titan of literature) but it has been a … Read moreBook 72 – My Story

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Book 71 – The Red Pyramid

October 12, 2010 by zalx

Book – The Red PyramidAuthor – Rick RiordanYear – 2010Genre – Fantasy Rick Riordan is not a writer I had read before this year, and now I am writing up my sixth book of his, taken from the second of his series, on the day that the first book of his latest series is released (read … Read moreBook 71 – The Red Pyramid

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Book 70 – Summer Knight

October 2, 2010 by zalx

Book – Summer KnightAuthor – Jim ButcherYear – 2002Genre – Fantasy DetectiveLent to me by Robert Hyde One of the best things about reading a series of books – and especially a fantasy series – is that it builds up its own little world.  You will see characters return, or change as the series goes … Read moreBook 70 – Summer Knight

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