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Book 1
1.
In Greek: Οι Δουβλινέζοι
2 stars
I would lie if I said that I liked this book. Generally I don't prefer short stories but since this is the second book of James Joyce I've read I have to say I'm not a big fan of his writing style.
3 January 2010
Book 1
Pages 222
2.
In Greek:Ποιος σκότωσε τον Ακρόυντ
5 stars
Excellent book! I only started exploring Agatha Christie's books this summer and I am stunned!
This is a mystery that captivates the reader from the beginning. I could never have guessed the murderer until I actually read the name!!! A really quick and easy read. I think that more books about Poirot are going to follow this one...
5 January 2010
Book 2
Pages 235
3.
In Greek: Δύσκολα Χρόνια
4 stars
Until now this is the best Dickens's book I have read!
Hard Times is a classic book written by Charles Dickens in 1854. Although it's a short book it took me some time to finish it. During the first 100 pages in which the reader is introduced in the characters and their background the story is developed more slowly. But after a few chapters I was hooked not so much from the story itself as from the characters and their progress.
Every single character from the principals as Thomas Gradgrind, Josiah Bounderby and Louisa to the secondary characters as Bitzer are completely developed.
From Hard Times you will get a glimpse into industrial English society and the conditions of life in Victorian England.
But this is also a book with messages that survive through time. The characters straggle among their choices and feelings and the society they live in. We realise the effect that has upon a person the way he is treated as a child and how our family's actions influence our life choice's.
I love the way the book ended because even if it left me with a biter-sweet taste it allowed me to develop further the characters and the story in my own mind.
5 to 10 January 2010
Book 3
Pages 332
4.
In Greek: Ο Μικρός Πρίγκηπας
5 stars
What could I say about this book? Just perfect...
10 to 11 January 2010
Book 4
Pages 91
Thanks Monef! I hope that with this format (small reviews and dates) I will come back later and say hey I really liked this book. I am always trying to remember the most of the books I have read but sometimes this is difficult...
5.
In Greek:Νυχτερινή πτήση 29
3 stars
It took me 2 afternoons to read this book and I still can't tell what I'm thinking about it.
When I completed the first chapter the story seemed to me strangely familiar after a few pages I realised that I had actually tried to read it again a few years ago but I couldn't finish it. So I decided that this time I would stick to it and finish it. And I just did!
In the beginning there was curiosity, lately the agony came and in the last two chapters I was struck by major disappointment! Why?Why to waist such a great idea in such a flat and not at all original end? It reminded me these stupid sci-fi movies of star channel(a Greek channel that often shows some pretty lame movies).
The friend of mine that gave me Langoliers is a big Stephen King's fan so he will be really disappointed when he hear it but you can't say that I didn't try to like this because I did!
Despite the end of the book, which I finally decided to ignore I rate Langoliers with 3 stars for the excellent beginning of the story and because this second time the route of the book and my irritating inquisitiveness made me keep reading until the last page.
10 to 12 January 2010
Book 5
Pages 300
6.
3 stars
This is a reread for university.Really interesting book for international humanitarian law but sometimes the same informations are repeated chapter after chapter. I really hope I have passed this course!!
16 to 19 January 2010
Book 6
Pages 526
7.
In Greek:Το σπίτι των πνευμάτων
5 stars
13 to 22 January 2010
Book 7
Pages 647
Well, the last 10 days exams have gotten in the way...So probably for the next 3 or 4 weeks I will be reading books only for university.
Now January was a good reading month since I started my first goal! Although I slowed down in the last days I read 8 books, which I think is a good number to begin with.
Books 8
Pages 2511
Ratings
1 star : 0
2 stars: 1
3 stars: 3
4 stars: 1
5 stars: 3
1.
1 star
30 January to 2 February 2010
Book 9
Pages 270
2.
3 stars
30 January to 2 February 2010
Book 10
Pages 310
3.
2 stars
27 January to 4 February 2010
Book 11
Pages 752
In Greek:Νυχτερινή πτήση 29
3 stars
It took me 2 afternoons t..."
This is interesting - i read Four Past Midnight by Stephen King and it was four stories together - the first was The Langoliers. I had no idea that he published them separately like that as well...
Like you though, I didnt really like it. It is one of the only King's I have read, and is why I really dont have much desire to read more of them.
In Greek:Νυχτερινή πτήση 29
3 stars
It ..."
Actually, here in Greece they were published in different books with no sign that they were originally one. I found out that there are four stories here in Goodreads.
4.
4 stars
25 January to 7 February 2010
Book 12
Pages 303
5.
3 stars
7 February to 11 February 2010
Book 13
Pages 428
6.
3 stars
7 February to 11 February 2010
Book 14
Pages 725
February wasn't such a good month, generally, as it was exams period for university. In the reading part I am a little behind but I hope I will catch up from now on.
Books 6
Pages 2788
Ratings
1 star : 1
2 stars: 1
3 stars: 3
4 stars: 1
5 stars: 0
1.
5 stars
2 March to 7 March
Book 15
Pages 192
Book 16
1.
3 stars
4 June to 9 June
Book 16
Pages 284
2.
4 stars
Book 17
Pages 488
3.
4 stars
Book 18
Pages 444
Book 19
1.
In Greek:Πεσμένα φύλλα: Η αληθινή ιστορία μιας ανεπιθύμητης Κινέζας κόρης
4 stars
This is the personal story of Adeline Yen Mah, an unwanted Chinese daughter.
I am not sure of the rating of this book. I am between 3 and 4 stars. I have a feeling that it would be a better book, it would be an excellent book, if the story was not written with such bitterness from the part of the writer. I really liked the photographs of Adeline and her family, as they were a strong reminder of the fact that this is the actual story of Yen family and that these people have lived through the troubled times of China.
The story was captivating and I think that I would like to read another book of Adeline.
28 June to 03 July
Book 19
Pages 466
2.
4 stars
I won this book from Goodreads' giveaways, so I was so excited about reading since the time I took it in my hand, since this is the first time I ever won a book. So finally almost 3 months later I got through the exams period and I picked it up!
Smash cut is a novel full of mystery, suspense and unexpectable plot. A handsome tough lawyer, a beautiful owner of a gallery, a breathtaking good-looking and rich movie freak and a murder are the keys of a book that you can't let of your hands.
The story didn't hook me from the beginning. At first I was afraid that I was going to be let down since the first 3 or 4 chapters didn't catch my attention. But as the story went on I found myself involved and I really wanted to know where this was going. I liked the way the murderer was revealed around the middle of the book since this helped the story to go on. And that's when the big chase begin. The agony kept until the last line or better I could say until the last word. the epilogue whose a really good and full of relief ending.
I'm glad I stack at this book until the end since it turned out to be a really good reading. From the beginning until the end I felt that this has all the parts needed to be turned to a good police mystery movie too.
3 July to 17 July
Book 20
Pages 384
3.
In Greek:Το νησί
5 stars
Loved it!! Loved it!! Loved it!!
17 July to 19 July
Book 21
Pages 501
4.
In Greek: Τα Παραδεισένια οστά
4 stars
This left me with a constant feeling of despair, loneliness and fear... But also with a bittersweet taste in the end... I really liked although I just can't give it 5 stars... Something was missing, salvation never came...
20 July to 24 July
Book 22
Pages 445
5.
In Greek:Οι στιγματισμένοι
3 stars
25 July to 31 July
Book 23
Pages 341
Book 25
1.
In Greek:Το Άρωμα
5 stars
1 August to 03 August
Book 25
Pages 272
2.
In Greek:Το βαλς του αποχαιρετισμού
3 stars
6 August
Book 26
Pages 271
3.
In Greek:Ένα γλυκό κορίτσι
4 stars
7 August
Book 27
Pages 137
5.
In Greek:Η παγίδα των αηδονιών
4 stars
10 August to 12 August
Book 29
Pages 387
6.
In Greek: Ανάσταση
4 stars
16 August to 19 August
Book 30
Pages 445
7.
3 stars
20 August to 24 August
Book 31
Pages 235
8.
In Greek:Η Κόρη του Λοχαγού
4 stars
25 August to 26 August
Books 32
Pages 183
Book 33
1.
3 stars
17 February to 01 September
Books 33
Pages 366
2.
2 stars
01 September
Book 34
Pages 190
3.
In Greek:Μαντάμ Μποβαρύ
2 stars
27 August to 04 September
Book 35
Pages 381
4.
Ιn Greek:Αρχές της Οικονομικής
2 stars
04 September to 07 September
Book 36
Pages 639
5.
1 star
08 September to 13 September
Book 37
Pages 828
6.
5 stars
I adored this book!!! The best allegory I have ever read.
08 September to 15 September
Book 38
Pages 566
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This is the first time I'm setting a reading goal so I'm going to try for 100 books. I started keeping track of my reading since I joined Goodreads last June and I ended with 41 books by the end of the year. So I don't know if 100 books during 2010 is a realistic goal but I guess I will find out soon.
I will try to read all my books on my tbr shelf but I must admit that a big splurge is coming in the middle of January. I will also count university books and some re-reads as I have the habit to read my favourite books again and again. Every time I find something new.
Wish me luck!