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- The Pillars of the Earth (973)
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By Ken Follett -
Finished on May 2, 2011 
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- Captain Alatriste (43)
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By Arturo Perez-Reverte -
Finished on May 15, 2011 
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- Rebels and Traitors (8)
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By Lindsey Davis -
Finished on Mar 31, 2011
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- The Gates of Troy (1)
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By Glyn Iliffe -
Finished on Nov 3, 2010
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- Cry to Heaven (76)
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By Anne Rice -
Finished in 2004
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- Tipping the Velvet (164)
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By Sarah Waters -
Finished on Jan 29, 2011
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- The Little Stranger (145)
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By Sarah Waters -
Finished on Sep 7, 2010
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Sarah Waters is always an enjoyable author to read. A good, easy to read ghost story. I'm not sure if I like the ending or feel slightly disappointed by it at the moment. May need to mull for a couple of weeks before I'm sure.
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Sep 8, 2010 |
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- The Terror (87)
- A Novel
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By Dan Simmons -
Finished on Jul 12, 2010
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Brilliant
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This is based on a true expedition to find the Northwest Passage. The two expedition ships HMS Erebus and Terror vanished almost without trace. This book is a wonderful exercise in what if.
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Jul 13, 2010 |
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- Outlaw (6)
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By Angus Donald -
Abandoned on May 5, 2010
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Why can't people write decent Robin Hood Pro-Fanfic?
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Marion Zimmer Bradley's Lady of Sherwood is a bit of a dull feminist effort with a hint "post-traumatic stress disorder". This feels like the author wanted to write a mafia story, but chose Robin Hood so that he could justify a lot of gory, historical violence (different times, different standards a ... (
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May 6, 2010 |
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- Dissolution (85)
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By C. J. Sansom -
Finished on May 3, 2010
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- The Bee's Kiss (2)
- A Detective Joe Sandlands Mystery
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By Barbara Cleverly -
Finished on Dec 23, 2009
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- The Lady and the Unicorn (192)
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By Tracy Chevalier -
Finished on Dec 21, 2009
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1 person find this helpful
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OK, but not really my thing.
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Dec 22, 2009 |
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- The Historian (915)
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By Elizabeth Kostova -
Finished on Dec 16, 2009
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Stick with it till the end - it's worth it.
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Like the best Stephen King books, I enjoyed reading this, but didn't want it near my bed while I slept - it was quite menacing, but a very good read.
The general opinion of my book club was that it was very good but could have been a bit shorter and some of the location descriptions were a bit too m ... (continue ) -
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Dec 17, 2009 |
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- Pirates! In an Adventure with Napoleon (2)
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By Gideon Defoe -
Finished on Nov 14, 2009
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- Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (418)
- The Classic Regency Romance - Now With Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!
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By Seth Grahame-Smith, Jane Austen -
Finished on Jan 17, 2010
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
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Did the joke wear thin? -
This sounded like such a weird mix and I was curious about how quickly the joke would wear thin. It worked surprisingly well and a lot more coherently than I thought it would. There are some fun illustrations too.
It made me want to watch the brilliant BBC adaptation from the 1990s again. But I'm al ... (continue ) -
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Jan 18, 2010 |
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The Pillars of the Earth
Number 33 on the BBC Big Read list - Pillars of the Earth is definitely justified a top 50 spot on the list. It's an epic, well-written book. It's subject matter, building a cathedral in the 11/12th century sounds rather dry and dull, but it's a real page turner, full of excellent characters and rea ... (continue)
Number 33 on the BBC Big Read list - Pillars of the Earth is definitely justified a top 50 spot on the list. It's an epic, well-written book. It's subject matter, building a cathedral in the 11/12th century sounds rather dry and dull, but it's a real page turner, full of excellent characters and real intrigue.