Sharp Words

The Changeover, Margaret Mahy – finished Monday 24th. Own copy.

The Decoy Princess, Dawn Cook – finished Wednesday 26th. Borrowed from Marion, first read.

The Big Over Easy, Jasper Fforde – finished Friday 28th. Own copy, first read.

The Hounds of Avalon, Mark Chadbourn – finished Saturday 29th. Own copy, first read.

Shaman’s Crossing, Robin Hobb – finished Saturday 29th. Own copy, first read.

[Yep, Amazon delivered my three new books on Friday, and I read them all within 24 hours. I should be ashamed of myself. ]

Ongoing total for 2006: 117 + 5 re-reads

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Arctic Monkeys, When the Sun Goes Down, a song about street-walking hookers.

I used to hear Chantilly-clad beneath the clear night sky, but was most disappointed to find out that it was scantily-clad.

Chantilly-clad was so much more poetic – I took it to mean dressed in lace – as well as being a lovely reference to the old song Chantilly Lace.

Although of course crème chantilly is French for whipped cream, so maybe being Chantilly-clad wouldn’t be that pleasant.

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The Grey King, Susan Cooper (Book 4 of The Dark is Rising) – finished Sunday 16th. Own copy.
Silver on the Tree, Susan Cooper (Book 5 of The Dark is Rising) – finished Sunday 16th. Own copy.

Infernal Angel, Edward Lee – finished Wednesday 19th. Colin’s book, first read.

Path of Blood, Diana Pharaoh Francis – finished Saturday 21st. Borrowed from Marion, first read.

A Rumor of Gems, Ellen Steiber – finished Saturday 21st. Borrowed from Marion, first read.

Ongoing total for 2006: 112 + 5 re-reads

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Path of Honor, Diana Pharaoh Francis – finished Tuesday 11th. Borrowed from Marion.

Broken, Kelley Armstrong – finished Thursday 13th. Borrowed from Marion, re-read.

Over Sea, Under Stone, Susan Cooper (Book 1 of The Dark is Rising) – finished Friday 14th. Own copy.
The Dark is Rising, Susan Cooper (Book 2 of The Dark is Rising) – finished Saturday 15th. Own copy.
Greenwitch, Susan Cooper (Book 3 of The Dark is Rising) – finished Saturday 15th. Own copy.

Ongoing total for 2006: 107 + 5 re-reads

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“Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.”
T. S. Eliot

[Quote supplied by the Quotations Page]

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Ash: A Secret History, Mary Gentle – finished Monday 3rd (spent most of the previous week reading it). Own copy.

Broken, Kelly Armstrong – finished Thursday 6th. Borrowed from Marion, first read.

The Unlikely Ones, Mary Brown – finished Saturday 8th. Own copy.

Ongoing total for 2006: 103 + 4 re-reads

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