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Val McDermid used to be one of my very favourite crime writers, now I mostly find her books forgettable. Sorry! Will probably keep trying them out though.
Borrowed.
A copy of this book is available on BookMooch.
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Nudge by Richard H Thaler
Enjoyed this when I read it - have forgotten pretty much everything about it apart from the basic idea that getting people to do the things you want by slightly encouraging that behaviour in some way, probably by making it the easiest option, is a good idea.
Purchased on 15th July 2009.
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Gladwell writes superbly and you can spin through his books in no time. Very enjoyable - but I always end up finding his insights a bit lacking in depth after I've finished the book.
Purchased on 15th July 2009.
The Diaries of Jane Somers by Doris Lessing
I keep trying to get on with Doris Lessing but her books just seem to miss the mark with me. They always seem interesting but somehow I never quite get into them. This was a two-in-one volume book and I gave up after the first book - actually I think I skim read the end of that as it just wasn't keeping my interest at all.
Borrowed.
The Invention of Everything Else by Samantha Hunt
This book, being about things like an elderly eccentric Nikola Tesla living in a New York hotel in the 1940s and his friendship with a young chambermaid Louisa, sounded really interesting and did contain lots of great writing and interesting situations and characters. But on the whole it just didn't engage me and I struggled to get it finished.
Purchased on 1st June 2009.
Midnight Fugue by Reginald Hill
Declaring literary blogging bankruptcy as I'm now eight months behind on logging books read and I would like to get back into the swing of things without dropping further behind!
Borrowed.
The Facts of Life by Patrick Gale
Declaring literary blogging bankruptcy as I'm now eight months behind on logging books read and I would like to get back into the swing of things without dropping further behind!
Borrowed.
The Seven Daughters of Eve by Bryan Sykes
Declaring literary blogging bankruptcy as I'm now eight months behind on logging books read and I would like to get back into the swing of things without dropping further behind!
Borrowed.
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