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Schindler's Ark - Thomas Keneally (aka Schindler's List) From Wiki: Schindler's Ark is a Booker Prize-winning novel published in 1982 by Australian Thomas Keneally, which was later adapted into the highly successful movie Schindler's List directed by Steven Spielberg. The United States...

Hi Guys, I have been updating my Goodreads page recently and remembered this thread (I posted in 2009 about lack of recommendations!) and was hoping to add some friends. I have added the people that listed their pages earlier in this thread - hope no one minds. :confused: Here is my page...

I had enjoyed all three of the previous McEwan novels that I had read also... Yes, it is the novel that the movie was based on - it was written in 1972 and the movie was released in 1982. The book is very different from the film. I grew up on the film and still enjoy it today (btw, IMDB...

Oops, forgot the ratings: Solar - Ian McEwan :stars3: The Skook - J P Miller :stars3: First Blood - David Morrell :stars4:+ Killer Instinct - Joseph Finder :stars4: Soul Kitchen - Poppy Z Brite :stars3:

Sorry, my bad :sad:

So what did everyone read in September and if they had to recommend one of the these books, which would it be? I knocked over: Solar - Ian McEwan The Skook - J P Miller First Blood - David Morrell Killer Instinct - Joseph Finder Soul Kitchen - Poppy Z Brite Top Read for the...

The Girl Who Kicked A Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson Pride And Prejudice - Jane Austen The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe - C. S. Lewis Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban - J. K. Rowling First Blood - David Morrell The Shadow Of The Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon

First Blood - David Morrell :stars4: + 0.5

Interesting list, no previous winners amongst them! I like your goal and wish you luck in achieving it! Keep us updated with your progress.

No worries Will. If you are in a bookshop with some time to kill, that excellent "short story" starts on the bottom of page 121 (from paragraph: "He put away the palmtop...") until page 127. (In my copy!) Would love to hear if others have read it (involves a packet of potato crisps) and if...

Ian McEwan - Solar :stars3: The fourth McEwan novel that I've read and definitely not up to his usual standard. There is a scene (about 6 pages long) set during a train trip which got 2.5 out of the 3 stars I gave this book. As a short story, that scene was :stars5: but the rest of the...

The Zookeeper's War - Steven Conte :stars4: Nancy Wake - Peter Fitzsimmons :stars3: The Unquiet - John Connolly :stars4: The Shadow Of The Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon :stars4:1/2

I'm always up for another round!

If you were only allowed to recommend one of these, which would it be?

If I was going to recommend one of these it would be Child 44 closely followed by The Strain. Just saying...