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Title Author Date Finished Score No. of Comments
The Teleportation AccidentBeauman, Ned21 Jul 2570
To Kill a MockingbirdLee, Harper04 Jul 259.50
Their FinestEvans, Lissa28 May 2580
HomelandFrancis, Clare04 May 2560
Crooked HeartEvans, Lissa20 Apr 2580
Small Bomb at DimperleyEvans, Lissa10 Mar 258.50
The Once and Future KingWhite, T.H.28 Feb 2580
The Fate of Mary RoseBlackwood, Caroline08 Feb 2570
The Runaway SettlersLocke, Elsie24 Jan 2580
The Heart in WinterBarry, Kevin27 Aug 2470
Psmith, JournalistWodehouse, P.G.11 Aug 2470
The Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John10 Aug 2470
The Far CountryShute, Nevil16 Jul 2480
In MemoriumWinn, Alice05 Apr 248.50
TranscriptionAtkinson, Kate24 Jan 2480
South by Java HeadMacLean, Alistair01 Sep 2370
Admiral Hornblower in the West IndiesForester, CS17 Apr 237.50
Striding FollySayers, Dorothy L04 Feb 2360
The Colour StormDibben, Damien23 Jan 238.50
Sink the Bismarck!Forester, CS07 Jan 237.50
Flying ColoursForester, CS03 Jan 2380
Requiem for a WrenShute, Nevil01 Jan 2380
Hornblower and the HotspurForester, CS26 Dec 227.51
In the WetShute, Nevil22 Dec 2270
Hornblower and the AtroposForester, CS04 Dec 2280
A Ship of the LineForester, CS02 Dec 2280
Cutting for StoneVerghese, Abraham23 Nov 2270
Das BootBuchheim, Lothar25 Oct 227.50
Great CircleShipstead, Maggie12 Sep 228.50
The Wheels of ChanceWells, H.G.05 Sep 2270
The Murderer's ApeWegelius, Jakob09 Aug 2280
Great Northern?Ransome, Arthur13 Jun 228.50
The Crimson Petal and the WhiteFaber, Michael11 May 2280
Most SecretShute, Nevil01 May 227.50
The Picts and the MartyrsRansome, Arthur16 Apr 2280
Missee LeeRansome, Arthur09 Apr 2280
Echo MountainWolk, Lauren08 Apr 227.50
The Big SixRansome, Arthur03 Apr 228.50
The SiegeDunmore, Helen02 Apr 227.50
FlambardsPeyton, K.M.31 Mar 227.50
The Devil and the Dark WaterTurton, Stuart27 Mar 2260
Secret WaterRansome, Arthur25 Mar 2280
We Didn't Mean to go to SeaRansome, Arthur20 Mar 2280
Boys Don't CryScarlett, Fiona26 Feb 2281
Pigeon PostRansome, Arthur24 Feb 2290
Coot ClubRansome, Arthur15 Feb 228.50
The Tally StickNixon, Carl06 Feb 227.50
Winter HolidayRansome, Arthur22 Jan 228.50
The Machine-GunnersWestall, Robert24 Dec 218.50
Peter DuckRansome, Arthur13 Dec 218.50
Where the World EndsMcCaughrean, Geraldine09 Dec 218.50
I Capture the CastleSmith, Dodie15 Aug 217.50
Wolf HollowWolk, Lauren03 Aug 2180
LandfallShute, Nevil03 Jun 2180
Ruined CityShute, Nevil02 Jun 2180
The Big SkyGuthrie, A.B.01 Jun 217.50
Ballet ShoesStreatfield, Noel25 Apr 2180
The Good ShepherdForester, CS14 Apr 216.50
Officers and GentlemenWaugh, Evelyn03 Mar 2170
Men at ArmsWaugh, Evelyn23 Dec 2080
The Boy in the Striped PyjamasBoyne, John08 Dec 208.50
PastoralShute, Nevil24 Nov 2080
Rogue MaleHousehold, Geoffrey07 Oct 2070
BomberDeighton, Len10 Jan 208.50
Dear Mrs BirdPearce, AJ07 Jan 207.50
Joy in the MorningWodehouse, P.G.15 Nov 1870
Fall of GiantsFollett, Ken02 Jul 187.50
Command a King's ShipKent, Alexander07 Jun 1850
Night SkyFrancis, Clare20 Jan 1880
The MiniaturistBurton, Jessie10 Jan 1870
The Underground RailroadWhitehead, Colson14 Aug 178.51
Days Without EndBarry, Sebastian05 Jul 178.50
1917 - Machines of WarFalkner, Brian25 May 1770
Flight PathHill, David23 May 1770
His Bloody ProjectMacrae Burnet, Graeme22 Feb 1780
Golden HillSpufford, Francis12 Feb 1780
The Gustav SonataTremain, Rose19 Jan 1780
Go Set a WatchmanLee, Harper25 Oct 1550
All the Light we Cannot SeeDoerr, Anthony15 Oct 156.50
An Officer and a SpyHarris, Robert25 Aug 148.50
Merivel: A Man of his TimeTremain, Rose08 Jul 147.50
The BalloonistHarris, MacDonald20 May 1490
The Twenty One Balloonsdu Bois, William Pene15 May 1480
The Way We Live NowTrollope, Anthony18 Feb 1480
Trustee from the Tool RoomShute, Nevil14 Feb 148.50
Charlotte GrayFaulks, Sebastian15 Jun 136.50
A Long Long Way **Barry, Sebastian16 Sep 1282
The Old Wives' TaleBennett, Arnold04 Sep 1270
Hornet FlightFollett, Ken26 Aug 126.50
Anna of the Five TownsBennett, Arnold24 Aug 1280
PureMiller, Andrew15 Apr 127.50
Lady AnnaTrollope, Anthony24 Feb 127.50
Jamrach's Menagerie **Birch, Carol08 Feb 1280
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenRiggs, Ransom10 Jan 126.50
The Grapes of WrathSteinbeck, John02 Nov 118.50
PersuasionAusten, Jane17 Sep 1180
The Sisters Brothers **deWitt, Patrick10 Sep 118.50
The Duke's ChildrenTrollope, Anthony03 Sep 1180
The Prime MinisterTrollope, Anthony12 Jul 1170
The FountainheadRand, Ayn25 Apr 1171
World Without EndFollett, Ken03 Oct 107.50
Phineas ReduxTrollope, Anthony01 Aug 107.50
The Eustace DiamondsTrollope, Anthony30 May 107.50
Phineas FinnTrollope, Anthony15 May 1070
The Cider House RulesIrving, John11 Apr 108.50
Fathom FiveWestall, Robert08 Oct 097.50
FatherlandHarris, Robert26 Sep 0980
These TwainBennett, Arnold19 Sep 0980
The Coffee TraderLiss, David17 Sep 097.50
Falling AngelsChevalier, Tracy10 Sep 097.50
A Room With a ViewForster, E. M. 15 Aug 097.50
Pride and PrejudiceAusten, Jane01 Aug 0980
England, Their EnglandMacDonnell, A.G.27 Jul 0980
The Return of the NativeHardy, Thomas14 May 096.50
The Last Chronicle of BarsetTrollope, Anthony11 May 097.50
The Small House at AllingtonTrollope, Anthony27 Apr 097.50
Framley ParsonageTrollope, Anthony21 Apr 0980
Dr. ThorneTrollope, Anthony01 Apr 097.50
Clouds of WitnessSayers, Dorothy L07 Mar 0960
The Pillars of the EarthFollett, Ken04 Mar 096.50
Barchester TowersTrollope, Anthony26 Feb 097.50
Whose Body?Sayers, Dorothy L20 Jan 0960
The WardenTrollope, Anthony19 Jan 0970
Hilda LesswaysBennett, Arnold14 Jan 0970
The Diary of a NobodyGrosssmith, George & Weedon06 Jan 096.50
Heart of DarknessConrad, Joseph23 Nov 086.50
The People's Act of LoveMeek, James10 Oct 086.50
On the BeachShute, Nevil08 Jul 086.50
Girl with a Pearl EarringChevalier, Tracy22 Jun 0880
DraculaStoker, Bram07 Jun 0881
An Old CaptivityShute, Nevil04 Jun 087.50
The Rose of SebastopolMcMahon, Katherine28 May 087.50
The Book ThiefZusak, Markus20 May 088.50
ImperiumHarris, Robert16 Apr 0840
Norwegian WoodMurakami, Haruki29 Mar 0870
The Cruel SeaMonsarrat, Nicholas19 Mar 0880
The Gift of RainEng, Tan Twan06 Mar 0870
Mister Pip **Jones, Lloyd05 Feb 087.50
On Chesil Beach **McEwan, Ian04 Jan 086.50
Three Men on the BummelJerome, Jerome K.02 Jan 0870
Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome K.30 Dec 0770
A Damsel in DistressWodehouse, P.G.15 Dec 0770
Cold Comfort FarmGibbons, Stella15 Nov 076.50
Arthur & George **Barnes, Julian04 Nov 0780
Brideshead RevisitedWaugh, Evelyn01 Nov 077.50
The Heart of a GoofWodehouse, P.G.03 Oct 077.50
The Pale Blue EyeBayard, Louis31 Aug 076.50
Thirteen MoonsFrazier, Charles25 Aug 0760
Love in the Time of CholeraGarcia Marquez, Gabriel13 May 076.50
Gulliver's TravelsSwift, Jonathan10 Feb 0770
EmmaAusten, Jane01 Oct 0680
Northanger AbbeyAusten, Jane19 Sep 0670
Tom JonesFielding, Henry30 Aug 066.50
PompeiiHarris, Robert27 Nov 057.50
The Picts and the MartyrsRansome, Arthur12 Nov 0570
SwallowdaleRansome, Arthur12 Nov 057.50
Birds Without Wingsde Berniere, Louis23 Oct 057.50
The House of the SpiritsAllende, Isabel13 Aug 055.50
Restoration **Tremain, Rose15 Jun 057.50
Cold BurialPowell Williams, Clive09 Apr 057.50
Jude the ObscureHardy, Thomas25 Mar 0570
The Name of the RoseEco, Umberto11 Mar 0570
AvengerForsyth, Frederick03 Jan 0570
A Town Like AliceShute, Nevil15 Aug 047.50
Sense and SensibilityAusten, Jane10 Aug 047.50
Star of the SeaO'Connor, Joseph22 Jul 0470
The ColourTremain, Rose09 Jul 0470
SpiesFrayn, Michael25 Apr 0470
PerfumeSuskind, Patrick10 Apr 047.50
Daughter of FortuneAllende, Isabel28 Dec 037.50
No HighwayShute, Nevil07 Dec 037.50
The WoodlandersHardy, Thomas26 Oct 037.50
Music and SilenceTremain, Rose20 Oct 0380
ClayhangerBennett, Arnold05 Sep 037.50
Lieutenant HornblowerForester, CS30 Jul 0370
The CommodoreForester, CS30 Jul 037.50
Captain Hornblower RNForester, CS20 Jul 0370
Can You Forgive her?Trollope, Anthony07 Jan 038.50
JackdawsFollett, Ken07 Dec 027.50
An Instance of the FingerpostPears, Iain05 Aug 0270
To Serve Them All My DaysDelderfield, R.F.31 Jul 0270
Sons and LoversLawrence, D.H.24 May 0270
Mary BartonGaskell, Elizabeth10 May 027.50
The Great WorldMalouf, David30 Apr 0250
The Purple PlainBates, H. E.23 Apr 027.50
UlvertonThorpe, Adam20 Apr 0270
Pearl HarbourWallace, Randall21 Mar 0240
The Mayor of CasterbridgeHardy, Thomas26 Feb 0280
A Star Called HenryDoyle, Roddy13 Feb 0280
Atonement **McEwan, Ian11 Feb 028.50
True History of the Kelly Gang *Carey, Peter07 Feb 027.50
The Soldier's ReturnBragg, Melvyn05 Jan 027.50
Memoirs of a GeishaGolden, Arthur03 Jan 0270
Howards EndForster, E.M.31 Dec 018.50
Far From the Madding CrowdHardy, Thomas20 Dec 0180
The Fiddler of the ReelsHardy, Thomas06 Nov 0180
MonsoonSmith, Wilbur27 Oct 0170
War and PeaceTolstoy, Leo17 Oct 0170
The Tin FluteRoy, Gabrielle31 Aug 0140
Eustace and HildaHartley, L P11 Aug 017.50
The Ragged Trousered PhilanthropistsTressel, Robert27 Jun 0180
The Great GatsbyFitzgerald, F. Scott11 Apr 0171
Captain Corelli's Mandolinde Berniere, Louis27 Mar 019.50
Quarantine **Crace, Jim24 Mar 0180
The Way of all FleshButler, Samuel28 Feb 0160
Room at the TopBraine, John26 Feb 0170
The LongshipsBengtsson, Frans G20 Feb 0170
Mansfield ParkAusten, Jane13 Feb 017.50
Little Women and Good WivesAlcott, Louisa M10 Feb 0170