The books I’ve read and a comment or two when I can be bothered.
October 2009
Julie Powell Cleaving: a story of marriage, meat and obsession – I loved reading “Julie and Julia” and this was okay but not as special as the first book.
Barry Schwartz The paradox of choice – all makes sense once you think about it.
Jeff Howe Crowdsourcing: how the power of the crowd is driving the future of business – an interesting read but it could have been shorter.
September 2009
Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore The medium is the message – one of those classics I’d always meant to read. Reading it in the context of computers is just as relevant as it was in the context of radio and TV.
Malcolm Gladwell Outliers
Will Eisner The building – fantastic graphic novel with the paths of people’s lives crossing through thr life of the building.
Guy Delise Pyongyang: a journey in North Korea – I continue to feed my desire for graphic novels.
August 2009
Bill Willingham Fables: sons of empire
Bill Willingham Fables: the good prince
Bill Willingham Fables: war and pieces – I’m still enjoying this series but I found this particular volume tough going
July 2009
Bill Willingham Fables: homelands
Bill Willingham Fables: arabian nights (and days)
Bill Willingham Fables: wolves
June 2009
I’m sure I read something – I just don’t know what…
May 2009
Art Spiegelman The complete Maus – You have to read this, an amazing personal holocaust story.
April 2009
Charlaine Harris Dead until dark (Sookie Stackhouse book 1) – not my usual taste in books but surprisingly enjoyable all the same. Borrowed it from a friend and almost tempted to start watching True Blood.
Garr Reynolds Presentation zen
Clay Shirky Here comes everybody
March 2009
Neil Gaiman The comical tragedy or tragical comedy of Mr Punch
Seth Godin Purple cow
Vivian Cook Accomodating brocolli in the cemetary - yes I can spell, that’s how the title is spelt and kind of the point of the whole book.
Bill Willingham Fables: legends in exile – I am totally hooked on these, I was introduced to them at my book group and now I must read them all. I started while on holiday and can’t stop.
Bill Willingham Fables: animal farm
Bill Willingham Fables: storybook love
Bill Willingham Fables: march of the wooden soldiers
Bill Willingham Fables: the mean seasons
February 2009
Gary Russell Doctor Who: agent provocateur
Joe Sacco The fixer: a story from Sarajevo
Dean Koontz In Odd we trust
Gareth Hinds Beowulf
January 2009
James Goss Torchwood: Almost perfect
December 2008
J K Rowling The tales of Beedle the Bard – a quick read and a little bit ho hum.
Stephen Cole Doctor Who: The art of destruction – curse Borders’ sale I say – picked up 10 DW novels for about $40, what a bargain.
Peter Anghelides Torchwood: Pack animals – the first of the three new novels I plan to read over christmas.
Phil Ford Torchwood: Skypoint – that’s the next one polished off.
October & November 2008
Another one of those months when I read bits of many books and finished nothing
September 2008
Alexei Sayle & Oscar Zarate Geoffrey the tube train and the fat comedian - a wonderful graphic novel and excellent $2 purchase from the annual DCM booksale.
August 2008
I didn’t stop reading, I just didn’t finish anything.
July 2008
David Llewellyn Torchwood: trace memory.
Gary Russell Torchwood: the twilight streets.
Andy Lane Torchwood: slow lane – it is official, I’m addicted to these.
Jacqueline Rayner The stone Rose – a BBC audio book, release in 2006 and narrated by David Tennant – simply lovely to listen to.
Martin Lemelman Mendel’s daughter: a memoir – a graphic novel – well its a family history really. The story of a family’s experience through the Holocaust and the struggle for survival.
Trevor Baxendale Torchwood: something in the water – another brain vacation novel, I seem to be devouring several of these a week right now.
Mike Tucker Snowglobe 7 – another Doctor Who novel. A full one this time, not a freebie but didn’t take long to read all the same. Fun to read on a winter’s day.
June 2008
Terence Dicks Made of steel – A Doctor Who novel, free with a magazine. I’ve always wondered what they were like. Took 5 minutes to read and amusingly, every time the Doctor spoke he did so with his Scottish accent – in my head anyway.
John Barrowman Anything goes – I admire John Barrowman and his talent, I think he’s great and I really wanted to love this book. If I’m honest I just can’t. I didn’t hate it but it won’t be remembered as one of the world’s great works of literature either. It was a perfectly nice acknowldegment of everyone who means or has meant something to John. It is written in his voice and mostly sounds as those he’s saying it out loud. Unfortunately this includes the little asides and comments which come across as a wee bit patronising. I know it is supposed to be funny but there’s a bit much of it. Still, if you’re a fan I’m sure you’ll forgive and enjoy it anyway.
Sue Townsend Adrian Mole and the weapons of mass destruction - honestly I don’t know why I persevered with this book. I’ve been reading it off and on over the last 4 years. The very first book in the series was funny “The secret diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4″ I wasn’t much older than that when I read it. The latest one – Adrian’s life has just become sort of sadder and more pathetic than it already was. I just can’t bring myseld to give up on a book, I keep thinking it will get better, this one didn’t.
May 2008
Busted: true stories of getting caught in the act Fray issue 1 – a mixed bag or short stories and original art.
April 2008
Randy Pausch The last lecture – this is a book which didn’t really get a chance to sit in the pile beside my bed since I read it in a day and you should too, it may change your life.
David A Vise The Google story – one of those books which has sat beside my bed for over a year, thoroughly engaging once I finally opened the covers.
March 2008
William Main Send me a postcard: New Zealand postcards and the stories they tell - fascinating.
Ian Rankin Hide & seek – still stuck on Rankin – good to read on the bus.
Michael Leunig Hot and bothered – poking fun at Australian politics.
February 2008
Frank Warren Post secret – interesting concept – write your secret on a postcard and send it to a complete stranger.
Alice Sebold Almost the moon – I loved her first two books and had such high expectations of this but it took me a long time to read.
January 2008
Eion Colfer Artemis Fowl: the graphic novel – I’ve long been a fan of Artemis and how fantastic in comic book style.
Ian Rankin Knots & crosses- some light reading for the summer.
