Books Read in 2019

ahef1963: Not a great book.

ahef1963: Absolutely wonderful story-telling and myth-making. I loved it.

ahef1963: Excellent.

ahef1963: Meh.

ahef1963: Mediocre.

ahef1963: Excellent and all-encompassing guide book for my upcoming holiday in Iceland.

ahef1963: Terrific story and writing.

ahef1963: Very interesting, intelligent, even darkly amusing.

ahef1963: One of the best memoirs I've ever read. Deeply disturbing.

ahef1963: A lot of fun!

ahef1963: Fell flat. Not planning to read the rest of the books.

ahef1963: Alternated between amusing and dull - overall I wasn't impressed.

ahef1963: Boring. I know that this is an Australian classic, but I was not overwhelmed, or even whelmed.

ahef1963: I love this book more every time I read it.

ahef1963: Badly written true crime.

ahef1963: One of the finest books I've ever read. Naipaul's writing is sublime.

ahef1963: Loved it. Makes a bold statement about the way humans are frittering away this beautiful planet.

ahef1963: Mediocre. That being said, it's an Icelandic crime novel that I bought in Iceland, so I felt compelled to finish it.

ahef1963: Swedish vampires. Not great.

ahef1963: I don't know about absolutely gripping, but it was enjoyable.

ahef1963: Good thriller.

ahef1963: Compelling thriller with an unusual storyline and a twist at the end.

ahef1963: Fun but too predictable.

ahef1963: Excellent. Intelligent and very engrossing.

ahef1963: Australian crime fiction featuring the apparent murder-suicide of a rural family. It was very good; I'll be reading more of Jane Harper's books.

ahef1963: Very witty book about the life of a retired judge.

ahef1963: Really bad. Not in the least convincing.

ahef1963: Precious Ramotswe takes her first holiday. Chaos ensues. I love these books.

ahef1963: Superb crime fiction that manages to present not only a murder, but also makes an environmental siren call on behalf of the beleaguered honey bee.

ahef1963: Lovely as always.

ahef1963: Good crime novel.

ahef1963: Disappointing.

ahef1963: Enjoyable.

ahef1963: A plodding and amateurish thriller.

ahef1963: Very good thriller with lots of twists.

ahef1963: Extremely good crime novel set in Derbyshire. Great characters, incredibly original tale.

ahef1963: Powerful drama.

ahef1963: Good.

ahef1963: I didn't like it. Took forever to get into it, and it failed me.

ahef1963: Meh.

ahef1963: Very strange tale that I found gripping.

ahef1963: OMG. Was a bit of a shock. Sex scenes everywhere. Steamy and readable.

ahef1963: Loved it. Read it in one sitting.

ahef1963: Even though he's in his early 70s, King has lost none of his storytelling abilities. This was a terrific read.

ahef1963: Really good thriller with excellent characterization and a tense ending.

ahef1963: Not as good as The French Girl but I liked it all the same.

ahef1963: I didn't understand the ending. That's a pity, because the book was engrossing.

ahef1963: Interesting story but not well-written. Meh.

Bookmarque: End of Jan (8)

ahef1963: Enjoyable thriller.

ahef1963: I didn't like the way it ended, but the story was good.