Below are the books read by Anna and Paul as part of the HSBC. (15 books swapped in the first year!)

These books are listed and rated below:

Tuesday 16 February 2010

The First Thirty Swaps!

Given by Anna and Read by Paul

2010

Mother's Milk: Edward St Aubyn
Rating and Comments: **

The Fifth Elephant: Terry Pratchett
Rating and Comments: ****

A Spot of Bother: Mark Haddon
Rating and Comments: ***

Small Gods: Terry Pratchett
Rating and Comments: **** Good fun

The Virgin Suicides: Jeffrey Euginedes
Rating and Comments: ***** Excellent Read

Flying Under Bridges: Sandi Toksvig
Rating and Comments: *** Good, but there were times when the propaganda overpowered the literature.

The Prestige: Christopher Priest
Rating and Comments: *****+++ Fantastic book!!

The Eyre Affair: Jasper Fforde
Rating and Comments: **** Very good

The Almost Moon: Alice Sebold
Rating and Comments: *** Bit Scary

The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint: Brady Udall
Rating and Comments: **** Loved it, especially the second half.

Middlesex: Jeffrey Euginedes
Rating and Comments:*** Real Epic!! Especially liked the Nations of Islam!

Just So Stories: Rudyard Kipling
Rating and Comments:*** Super quick read!

Memiors of a Geisha: Arthur Golden
Rating and Comments: ***** Top book - easy flowing story.

Teacher Man: Frank McCourt
Ratings and Comments: *** Autobiographical - interesting in it's own way.

Good Omens: Terry Pratchett and Niel Gaiman
Ratings and Comments: *** Good fun to read.


2011

Through a Glass, Darkly: Jostien Gaarder
Ratings and Comments: *** Easy to follow, but not sure I fully understood it...

K-PAX: Gene Brewer
Ratings and Comments:







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