Title: The Floating Islands Author: Rachel Neumeier Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Edition: Hardcover Pages: 388 Originally published: 2011 Genre: Fantasy The dice landed on: 4 Did I finish?: Yes. Do I like the cover?: Yes, a lot. Short summary: Newly … Continue reading
Title: The Sense of an Ending Author: Julian Barnes Publisher: Jonathan Cape Edition: Hardcover Pages: 150 Originally published: 2011 Genre: Mainstream The dice landed on: 5 Did I finish?: Yes. Do I like the cover?: Not really. One-sentence summary: Tony … Continue reading
Title: The Night Circus Author: Erin Morgenstern Publisher: Vintage digital Edition: Kindle Pages: 400 Originally published: 2011 Genre: Fantasy The dice landed on: 6 Did I finish?: Yes, oh yes. Do I like the cover?: Yes I do. One-sentence summary: … Continue reading
Title: Stuck Rubber Baby (Graphic novel) Author: Howard Cruse Publisher: Vertigo Edition: 2010 Pages: 210 Originally published: 1995 Genre: Graphic Novel The dice landed on: 6 Did I finish?: Yes, oh yes. Do I like the cover?: Yes I do. … Continue reading
Title: Brainjack (or Brain Jack, I’ve seen both.) Author: Brian Falkner Publisher: Random House Edition: Kindle Pages: 368 s. Originally published: 2010 Genre: Science fiction The dice landed on: 5 Did I finish?: Yes Do I like the cover?: So, … Continue reading
Title: Jellicoe Road (Original Australian title: On the Jellicoe Road) Author: Melina Marchetta Publisher: HarperTeen Edition: Kindle Pages: 432 Originally published: 2010 Genre: YA The dice landed on: 5 Did I finish?: Yes, oh yes. Do I like the cover?: … Continue reading
The first book I read in 2011 is “Slaughterhouse 5 or The Children’s Crusade : a duty-dance with death” by Kurt Vonnegut, one of the classic science fiction novels that has been on my to-read-list for a long time. It … Continue reading