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| | # | cover | title | author | isbn | isbn13 | asin | pages | rating | ratings | pub | (ed.) | rating | my rating | review | notes | | comments | votes | count | started | read | addedDown arrow | | owned | | | format | | | -------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | -------------------- | --------------- | ----------------- | --------------- | ------------------- | --------------------- | ----------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------ | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | ------ | | | checkbox | position | cover Wild Houses | title Wild Houses | author Barrett, Colin | isbn 0224101668 | isbn13 9780224101660 | asin 0224101668 | num pages 255pp | avg rating 3.74 | num ratings 3,920 | date pub Jan 25, 2024 | date pub edition Jan 25, 2024 | Mark's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 19, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Upon a Starlit Tide | title Upon a Starlit Tide | author Woods, Kell * | isbn 125085251X | isbn13 9781250852519 | asin 125085251X | num pages 432pp | avg rating 4.66 | num ratings 32 | date pub Feb 18, 2025 | date pub edition Feb 18, 2025 | Mark's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 19, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | title Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | author Watson, Winifred | isbn 190315510X | isbn13 9781903155103 | asin 190315510X | num pages 234pp | avg rating 3.98 | num ratings 17,529 | date pub 1938 | date pub edition 2000 | Mark's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 15, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Earth (Hardback) | title Earth | author Boyne, John * | isbn 0857529838 | isbn13 9780857529831 | asin 0857529838 | num pages 176pp | avg rating 4.30 | num ratings 6,739 | date pub unknown | date pub edition May 05, 2024 | Mark's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 15, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Instructions for a Heatwave | title Instructions for a Heatwave | author O'Farrell, Maggie * | isbn 0755358783 | isbn13 9780755358786 | asin 0755358783 | num pages 352pp | avg rating 3.75 | num ratings 27,907 | date pub Feb 28, 2013 | date pub edition Feb 28, 2013 | Mark's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 15, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Casuarina Tree | title The Casuarina Tree | author Maugham, W. Somerset | isbn 1504068734 | isbn13 9781504068734 | asin B09PJ9JMXJ | num pages 110pp | avg rating 4.20 | num ratings 645 | date pub Jan 01, 1926 | date pub edition Jan 01, 2022 | Mark's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 14, 2024 | owned | format Kindle Edition | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Yearling | title The Yearling | author Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan | isbn 0689846231 | isbn13 9780689846236 | asin 0689846231 | num pages 513pp | avg rating 4.03 | num ratings 29,533 | date pub Jan 01, 1938 | date pub edition Sep 2001 | Mark's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 14, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison | title Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison | author Foucault, Michel | isbn 014013722X | isbn13 9780140137224 | asin 014013722X | num pages 333pp | avg rating 4.23 | num ratings 34,021 | date pub 1975 | date pub edition Apr 25, 1991 | Mark's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 14, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Orbital | title Orbital | author Harvey, Samantha | isbn 0802161545 | isbn13 9780802161543 | asin 0802161545 | num pages 207pp | avg rating 3.70 | num ratings 10,183 | date pub Dec 05, 2023 | date pub edition Dec 05, 2023 | Mark's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 13, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover How to Love Your Daughter | title How to Love Your Daughter | author Blum, Hila | isbn 0593539664 | isbn13 9780593539668 | asin B0BKJKB1LL | num pages 268pp | avg rating 3.58 | num ratings 4,073 | date pub Feb 01, 2021 | date pub edition Jul 25, 2023 | Mark's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 09, 2024 | owned | format Kindle Edition | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Unpersuadables: Adventures with the Enemies of Science | title The Unpersuadables: Adventures with the Enemies of Science | author Storr, Will | isbn 1468309811 | isbn13 9781468309812 | asin B07MWCZL2W | num pages 346pp | avg rating 4.00 | num ratings 2,524 | date pub Jan 01, 2013 | date pub edition Mar 06, 2014 | Mark's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 08, 2024 | owned | format Kindle Edition | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland | title Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland | author Keefe, Patrick Radden | isbn 0385521316 | isbn13 9780385521314 | asin 0385521316 | num pages 441pp | avg rating 4.47 | num ratings 119,901 | date pub Nov 01, 2018 | date pub edition Feb 26, 2019 | Mark's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 08, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Parthenogenesis | title Parthenogenesis | author Jones, Stephen Graham * | isbn 1250359740 | isbn13 9781250359742 | asin B0DHQGL8DX | num pages 23pp | avg rating 3.75 | num ratings 106 | date pub Oct 02, 2024 | date pub edition Oct 02, 2024 | Mark's rating really liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review You’ve got to be all in – or you might as well go home.Esta provided a link for this short horror story – a genre I don’t spend much time enjoying, bu You’ve got to be all in – or you might as well go home.Esta provided a link for this short horror story – a genre I don’t spend much time enjoying, but I do love to feel scared, in the safety of one’s own home. So, why not?For this one – like most elderly gentlemen – I needed assistance. I am home alone (with the pups), so I dimmed the lights & put on a YouTube spooky music collection and strapped in for the ride.Yes – this is a great piece, where a couple of friends end up with a broken-down truck in the middle of nowhere. They make up a spooky story of what might happen, their imaginations run wild. There’s humour and the typical banter you’d expect from young people.But this is horror, it’s not a love story – we all know it will turn to sh*t. It’s just a matter of when and how. That's the rub.With the combination of this slick offering the spooky music, and the smell of my ever-present puppers – I’ll give this 4 Stars.Now I’ll slip out of my Dracula outfit. ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 21 | votes 33 | # times read 1 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 08, 2024 | owned | format ebook | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The God of the Woods | title The God of the Woods | author Moore, Liz * | isbn | isbn13 | asin B0CL1YQLB5 | num pages 490pp | avg rating 4.19 | num ratings 168,418 | date pub Jul 02, 2024 | date pub edition Jul 02, 2024 | Mark's rating it was ok | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review Have you ever read over one hundred pages in less than ten minutes?I have. Just now.There’s a rural camping ground, owned by a rich and very dislikabl Have you ever read over one hundred pages in less than ten minutes?I have. Just now.There’s a rural camping ground, owned by a rich and very dislikable family, several generations of detestables. Many years ago, one of their young boys went missing, this time it’s a young girl of the same family. The camp hosts summer camps for kids. (Aside: Why is this such a big thing in the US? I spent my summer holidays playing with mates, riding bicycles, stealing fruit off trees, picking my nose, teasing my little brother, and arguing with mum and dad – thank heavens I didn’t have to go away every year, it sounds awful). Anyway, there is a massive cast here of horrible family members, friends of the horrible family, kids on camp, their supervisors and assistants, other camp staff, staff in the horrible family’s house and more. In other words – many, many suspects. We jump back and forth in time from the 1950’s to the 1970’s. We jump around a lot. There’s also many characters investigating the case – we jump back and forth with them too.I read this studiously, for around three hundred and thirty pages. I realised well before then, I could not give a tinker’s cuss about any of the characters, and whatever ‘reveal’ would occur, I would not give a toss about that either. As it happened, my speed-reading effort after I lost the plot (literally), proved my predictions true. Too long, too many superfluous characters, too much time travel, too much unnecessary writing.2 Stars ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 41 | votes 55 | # times read 1 | date started Nov 04, 2024 | date read Nov 14, 2024 | date added Nov 04, 2024 | owned | format Kindle Edition | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover They Came Like Swallows | title They Came Like Swallows | author Maxwell, William | isbn | isbn13 | asin | num pages 192pp | avg rating 4.05 | num ratings 3,546 | date pub 1937 | date pub edition Dec 27, 2001 | Mark's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 1 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 03, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover North Woods | title North Woods | author Mason, Daniel * | isbn | isbn13 | asin | num pages 384pp | avg rating 4.13 | num ratings 61,339 | date pub Sep 19, 2023 | date pub edition Aug 29, 2024 | Mark's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 31, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover [Dogs of the World: A Gallery of Pups from Purebreds to Mutts [A Dog Breed Book]](/book/show/215807363-dogs-of-the-world) | title Dogs of the World: A Gallery of Pups from Purebreds to Mutts [A Dog Breed Book] | author Chin, Lili | isbn 1984862014 | isbn13 9781984862013 | asin B0D8KD782Q | num pages unknown | avg rating 4.50 | num ratings 2 | date pub unknown | date pub edition Apr 15, 2025 | Mark's rating really liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review I won’t lie. For the first few pages of this book, I wished the pictures of the dogs were photos rather than drawings. If the same feeling happens to I won’t lie. For the first few pages of this book, I wished the pictures of the dogs were photos rather than drawings. If the same feeling happens to you, I suggest you stick with this, as in time, the drawings really grew on me. I LOVED THEM!!The author takes us through the history of puppers, various breeds, defining a breed, dog types and roles and then – we go through what seems like every dog in the world. Country by country, region by region. Even including street, village and wild dogs. Each accompanied by a delightful drawing.I couldn’t leave this review without mentioning the first dog ever to be cloned. He was an Afghan Hound called Snuppy, he was born in 2005. He lived a 'normal' life for ten years. I’d never heard of Snuppy, here he is (was):[image]_Snuppy_If you love dogs, you might just enjoy this. I have no doubt you’ll learn something about our best friends too.4 StarsMany thanks to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my review. ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 33 | votes 45 | # times read 1 | date started Oct 29, 2024 | date read Nov 05, 2024 | date added Oct 29, 2024 | owned | format Kindle Edition | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Conversations with Friends | title Conversations with Friends | author Rooney, Sally * | isbn 0451499077 | isbn13 9780451499073 | asin B01M6XMA62 | num pages 304pp | avg rating 3.75 | num ratings 521,518 | date pub May 25, 2017 | date pub edition Jul 11, 2017 | Mark's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 1 | # times read 2 | date started Nov 14, 2024 Nov 18, 2024 | date read Nov 18, 2024 not set | date added Oct 26, 2024 | owned | format Kindle Edition | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Clock Dance | title Clock Dance | author Tyler, Anne * | isbn 1784742449 | isbn13 9781784742447 | asin 1784742449 | num pages 292pp | avg rating 3.58 | num ratings 41,657 | date pub Jul 10, 2018 | date pub edition Jul 12, 2018 | Mark's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 26, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover September | title September | author Pilcher, Rosamunde | isbn 0340752459 | isbn13 9780340752456 | asin 0340752459 | num pages 613pp | avg rating 4.16 | num ratings 23,671 | date pub Jan 1990 | date pub edition Jan 01, 2005 | Mark's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 26, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | |

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