Books I'm reading in 2009

A Listmania! list by M. E. Pike "starfishuk" (Kent)
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The Saga of Darren Shan - Vampire Rites Trilogy
1.  The Saga of Darren Shan - Vampire Rites Trilogy by Darren Shan
The list author says:
  "Sorry to all fans but I just find these books cringy so alas I couldn't finish it."
£7.69   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

A Thousand Splendid Suns
2.  A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
The list author says:
  "On a par with The Kite Runner - very moving."
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (606 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

The Reader
3.  The Reader by Prof Bernhard Schlink
The list author says:
  "Not as good as I hoped it would be - looking forward to the movie though."
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (141 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

Revolutionary Road
4.  Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
The list author says:
  "What an amazing book.  It wasn't so much the story that had me hooked but the way his writes his characters.  Brilliant."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (109 customer reviews) | 2 customer discussions

The Easter Parade
5.  The Easter Parade by Richard Yates
The list author says:
  "Not as good as Revolutionary Road but a lovely yet sad little tale.  Richard Yates writes such vivid characters."
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

New Moon (Twilight Saga)
6.  New Moon (Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer
The list author says:
  "OK there were many things about this book that annoyed me (Bella mostly and what a drip she is) but in spite of myself I actually enjoyed the story progression.  As for Edward v Jacob? Jacob, easy"
£4.47   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (460 customer reviews) | 5 customer discussions

Eclipse (Twilight Saga)
7.  Eclipse (Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer
The list author says:
  "Pure pulp but they have me hooked."
£4.87   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (472 customer reviews) | 10 customer discussions

The Time Traveler's Wife
8.  The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The list author says:
  "After a very difficult summer this is the first book I read after coming out of my dark tunnel and it got me into reading again - a great book that I will remember for my own reasons"
£4.58   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,211 customer reviews) | 6 customer discussions

The Cleft
9.  The Cleft by Doris Lessing
The list author says:
  "This was not what I expected, in a bad way.  I did finish it but the language left me feeling flat and glad it was over."
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Haunted
10.  Haunted by James Herbert
The list author says:
  "I very much enjoyed this.  An easy read and quite spooky in places."
£5.59   Used & New from: £0.01
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

The Ghosts of Sleath
11.  The Ghosts of Sleath by James Herbert
The list author says:
  "Perhaps one James Herbert at a time is the way to go - I didn't enjoy this sequel to Haunted."
£4.89   Used & New from: £0.01
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga)
12.  Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer
The list author says:
  "This ending has people divided - my own view is not good. Very unimpressed, I couldn't even read the final chapter I was so mad. Sad, but true."
£7.79   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,041 customer reviews) | 58 customer discussions

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need a new book after twilight saga 32 14 days ago
Depressed anyone? 25 24 days ago
Is Darren Shan just for children. 4 26 days ago
why do most people who read the twilight books have a problem with bella . 41 19 Apr 2012
Werewolf stories 4 11 Apr 2012
My interpretation of hanna 1 23 Jan 2012
The Emperor's new clothes or what ? 29 8 Jan 2012
The Reader in German how can I obtain a copy? 1 20 Dec 2011
a new amazing romance 0 5 Dec 2011
Three cups of tea 3 21 Oct 2011
Psycological thriller 1 1 Jun 2011
Book Club/ Recommendations for Twilight Fans 38 19 May 2011
 
   

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