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Title Author Date Finished Score No. of Comments
Pretend I'm DeadBeagin, Jen26 Jul 2580
The Kellerby CodeSweet, Jonny10 Jul 2580
The Wonderful World of Jane and Oliver BlokeSmith, Rorie01 Jul 258.50
Mouth to MouthWilson, Antoine10 Jun 2580
EarthBoyne, John05 Apr 257.50
The TreesEverett, Percival23 Mar 258.50
LessonsMcEwan, Ian19 Mar 258.50
The Trouble with Goats and SheepCannon, Joanna04 Mar 2570
The Echo ChamberBoyne, John18 Feb 2570
I am the MessengerZusak, Marcus02 Feb 2580
Cleopatra and FrankensteinMellors, Coco18 Jan 2570
Just Like YouHornby, Nick09 Jan 256.50
PanenkaHession, Ronan20 Dec 2480
You Are HereNicholls, David12 Nov 2480
We All Want Impossible ThingsNewman, Catherine10 Nov 248.50
Small Things Like TheseKeegan, Claire03 Nov 2480
Old God's TimeBarry, Sebastian02 Nov 248.50
Death at the Sign of the RookAtkinson, Kate08 Oct 2480
Once There Were WolvesMcConaghy, Charlotte05 Oct 2480
The Woman who Walked into DoorsDoyle, Roddy22 Sep 2470
Moral InjuriesWatson, Christie23 Aug 245.50
SandwichNewman, Catherine09 Aug 247.50
Goldfish BoyThompson, Lisa21 Jul 248.50
Ordinary Human FailingsNolan, Megan06 Jun 247.50
Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? French, Nicci20 Apr 2460
Girl ADean, Abigail06 Apr 2480
Such a Fun AgeReid, Kiley16 Feb 2480
The Last Thing to BurnDean, Will03 Jan 2480
All the Little Bird-HeartsLLoyd-Barlow, Viktoria29 Dec 2380
All That Man IsSzalay, David08 Dec 237.50
She's a KillerMcDougall, Kirsten03 Dec 2370
The Bee StingMurray, Paul12 Nov 238.50
Tom LakePatchett, Ann20 Sep 2380
Standard DeviationHeiny, Katherine22 Aug 2380
How to Build a BoatFeeney, Elaine09 Aug 238.50
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and TomorrowZevin, Gabrielle15 Jul 2380
One Split SecondBond, Caroline05 May 2370
Oh William!Strout, Elizabeth13 Feb 2380
The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt SistersRobinson, Elisabeth10 Jan 236.50
Lessons in ChemistryGarmus, Bonnie06 Jan 238.50
I'm Sorry you Feel that WayWait, Rebecca22 Sep 2270
Early Morning RiserHeiny, Katherine03 Aug 2290
The Gathering *Enright, Anne01 Aug 226.50
419Ferguson, Will19 Jul 2280
Life After LifeAtkinson, Kate12 Jul 2280
Olive KitteridgeStrout, Elizabeth10 Jun 228.50
Levels of LifeBarnes, Julian19 May 228.50
Single, Carefree, MellowHeiny, Katherine17 May 2280
Exciting TimesDolan, Naoise25 Apr 2270
Mr PhillipsLanchester, John23 Mar 226.50
No Fixed AddressNielsen, Susin16 Mar 2280
Meet Me at the MuseumYoungson, Anne15 Mar 2280
Started Early, Took my DogAtkinson, Kate20 Feb 2270
Harlem ShuffleWhitehead, Colson03 Feb 227.50
The Manningtree WitchesBlakemore, A.K.10 Jan 2260
The Space We're InBalen, Katya02 Dec 2180
The MandiblesShriver, Lionel01 Dec 2180
Light PerpetualSpufford, Francis25 Nov 2180
The Second Worst Restaurant in FranceMcCall Smith, Alexander09 Jun 216.50
MayfliesO'Hagan, Andrew18 May 217.50
Leonard and Hungry PaulHession, Ronan14 May 2180
Where the Crawdads SingOwens, Delia21 Apr 2182
The Bookshop **Fitzgerald, Penelope07 Apr 217.50
Sorrow and BlissMason, Meg31 Mar 2170
ContactsWatson, Mark30 Mar 216.50
ClimbersHarrison, M. John16 Mar 217.50
Shuggie BainStuart, Douglas14 Mar 217.50
The Pull of the StarsDonoghue, Emma14 Feb 218.50
Where'd You Go, BernadetteSemple, Maria10 Jan 2180
We're All DamagedNorman, Matthew31 Dec 206.50
The Dutch HousePatchett, Ann15 Dec 2080
Islands of MercyTremaine, Rose10 Dec 207.50
Reasons to be CheerfulStibbe, Nina20 Nov 2070
Towards the End of the MorningFrayn, Michael17 Oct 206.50
Boy Swallows UniverseDalton, Trent18 Sep 208.50
The Nickel BoysWhitehead, Colson15 Sep 2080
There's a Boy in the Girl's BathroomSachar, Louis05 Sep 208.50
ElmetMozley, Fiona17 Aug 2080
Clock DanceTyler, Anne10 Aug 2070
Middle EnglandCoe, Jonathan08 Aug 207.50
My Name is Lucy BartonStrout, Elizabeth23 Jul 206.50
The CommitmentsDoyle, Roddy17 Jun 2080
SubmarineDunthorne, Joe28 Apr 2080
Breathing LessonsTyler, Anne21 Feb 207.50
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the DeadTokarczuk, Olga27 Nov 1970
Slack-TideDymott, Elanor09 Sep 1970
One DayNicholls, David09 Aug 197.50
The Rosie ProjectSimsion, Graeme27 Jul 198.50
Normal PeopleRooney, Sally17 May 197.51
The Universe versus Alex WoodsExtence, Gavin20 Sep 188.50
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely FineHoneyman, Gail20 Jul 1880
Five Rivers Met on a Wooded PlainNorris, Barney26 Mar 1880
SmileDoyle, Roddy17 Mar 187.50
The Lie of the LandCraig, Amanda10 Mar 1870
Conversations With FriendsRooney, Sally19 Feb 186.50
History of WolvesFridlund, Emily14 Feb 1870
The Storied Life of A.J. FikryZevin, Gabrielle08 Feb 1890
You Will Know MeAbbott, Megan20 Dec 1780
My Absolute DarlingTallent, Gabriel10 Dec 1780
How to Stop TimeHaig, Matt29 Sep 177.50
We Need to Talk about KevinShriver, Lionel12 Sep 178.50
A Boy Made From BlocksStuart, Keith03 Aug 177.50
A NaturalRaisin, Ross23 Jul 177.50
The Tidal ZoneMoss, Sarah20 May 1780
Mend the LivingDe Kerangal, Maylis14 May 176.50
The Notable Brain of Maximilian PonderIronmonger, John15 Jan 177.50
The North WaterMcGuire, Ian28 Nov 1690
Crossing to SafetyStegner, Wallace18 Nov 166.50
After the FallNorman, Charity26 Oct 1670
Not Forgetting the WhaleIronmonger, John10 Oct 168.50
The OfferingMcCleen, Grace03 Oct 1660
Face ItMartin, Denis20 Aug 167.50
The LoneyHurley, Andrew20 Jul 1680
Under the Same StarsLott, Tim23 Jun 166.50
Major Pettigrew's Last StandSimonson, Helen10 May 167.50
A Little LifeYanagihara, Hanya04 May 1680
The ACB with Honora LeeDeGoldi, Kate16 Mar 168.50
EventideHaruf, Kent09 Mar 167.50
PlainsongHaruf, Kent20 Feb 168.50
A God in RuinsAtkinson, Kate12 Jan 168.50
The Solitude of Prime NumbersGiordano, Paolo14 Aug 1560
The Children ActMcEwan, Ian15 May 1580
H is for HawkMacdonald, Helen10 May 1580
Tell You What: Great NZ NonfictionVarious, Various15 Jan 1580
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves **Fowler, Karen Joy20 Nov 147.50
Bertie's Guide to Life and MothersMcCall Smith, Alexander20 Oct 147.50
The Narrow Road to the Deep North *Flanagan, Richard25 Sep 1480
The Red HouseHaddon, Mark22 Aug 1480
Frog MusicDonoghue, Emma30 Jun 1480
The Woman who Went to Bed for a YearTownsend, Sue25 Jun 147.50
The Thirteenth TaleSetterfield, Diane30 May 1490
iBoyBrooks, Kevin14 May 147.50
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold FryJoyce, Rachel29 Apr 1480
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and ClayChabon, Michael21 Apr 148.50
Water for ElephantsGruen, Sara05 Apr 1490
Ape HouseGruen, Sara27 Mar 1450
Half Blood Blues **Edugyan, Esi17 Jan 147.50
Flight BehaviourKingsolver, Barbara10 Dec 1380
The LifeboatRogan, Charlotte30 Sep 137.50
Joe SpeedboatWeiringa, Tommy15 Sep 1380
The DinnerKoch, Herman30 May 1370
CapitalLanchester, John20 Apr 1380
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and DisappearedJonasson, Jonas05 Mar 1380
Pigeon English **Kelman, Stephen05 Nov 1280
England, England **Barnes, Julian04 Oct 126.50
Ending Up **Amis, Kingsley12 Sep 126.50
No Country for Old MenMcCarthy, Cormac12 Aug 1280
La's Orchestra Saves the WorldMcCall Smith, Alexander09 Aug 1280
The Sense of an Ending *Barnes, Julian23 Jul 128.50
The Art of FieldingHardbach, Chad22 Jun 128.50
Snowdrops **Miller, Andrew21 Jan 1280
SolarMcEwan, Ian10 Apr 1180
Room **Donoghue, Emma09 Jan 1190
The SlapTsiolkas, Christos02 Nov 1060
When Will There be Good News?Atkinson, Kate22 Sep 107.50
Canal DreamsBanks, Iain11 Sep 106.50
A Case of Exploding MangoesHanif, Mohammed10 Sep 107.50
The Other HandCleave, Christopher06 Sep 1080
Two CaravansLewycka, Marina02 Sep 107.50
The White Tiger *Adiga, Aravind05 Aug 1080
Last Night in Twisted RiverIrving, John15 Jul 106.50
Anything ConsideredMayle, Peter04 Apr 105.50
Happy Birthday ShakespeareWallington, Mark30 Jan 1060
We Are All Made of GlueLewycka, Marina04 Jan 1060
The TranslatorHari, Daoud08 Nov 0980
A Week in DecemberFaulks, Sebastian23 Oct 0970
Blast From the PastElton, Ben14 Oct 0950
A Thousand Splendid SunsHosseini, Khaled12 Oct 0980
The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled01 Oct 098.50
ComplicityBanks, Iain20 Sep 0980
Falling AngelsChevalier, Tracy10 Sep 097.50
The Red QueenDrabble, Margaret08 Sep 096.50
A Quiet Belief in AngelsEllory, R.J.05 Sep 095.50
CheeseElsschot, Willem18 Jun 0960
LibertyKeillor, Garrison17 Jun 0960
The World According to GarpIrving, John11 Jun 0970
Bel CantoPatchett, Ann24 May 0980
The Hour I First BelievedLamb, Wally24 Apr 095.50
Tidings From the Isle of FlightOrsenna, Erik31 Mar 0970
The Irresistible Inheritance Of WilberforceTorday, Paul04 Jan 0970
The Almost MoonSebold, Alice30 Dec 085.50
The Behaviour of MothsAdams, Poppy26 Oct 0870
Black Swan GreenMitchell, David01 Oct 087.50
The Road HomeTremain, Rose28 Sep 087.50
EnglebyFaulks, Sebastian18 Aug 086.50
The World According to BertieMcCall Smith, Alexander24 Jul 0870
The Accidental **Smith, Ali31 May 087.50
Notes from an ExhibitionGale, Patrick25 May 087.50
A Long Way DownHornby, Nick29 Apr 0870
ElevenLlewellyn, David27 Apr 086.50
The CleftLessing, Doris26 Apr 085.50
Espresso TalesMcCall Smith, Alexander01 Apr 087.50
44 Scotland StreetMcCall Smith, Alexander30 Mar 087.50
Number 10Townsend, Sue28 Dec 076.51
Double VisionBarker, Pat11 Dec 0770
Moon Tiger *Lively, Penelope08 Dec 0770
The Sea *Banville, John12 Nov 0750
The Restraint of Beasts **Mills, Magnus10 Nov 0770
The British Museum is Falling DownLodge, David06 Nov 076.50
Small StepsSachar, Louis24 Oct 077.50
Shooting SeanBateman, Colin18 Oct 076.50
The Catcher in the RyeSalinger, J D11 Sep 0770
Salmon Fishing in The YemenTorday, Paul25 Jul 0770
Family Matters **Mistry, Rohinton07 Jul 077.50
Close RangeProulx, Annie06 Jun 0770
The Memory Keeper's DaughterEdwards, Kim20 May 076.50
A Spot of BotherHaddon, Mark25 Apr 078.50
The Fourth HandIrving, John23 Apr 0780
Making HistoryFry, Stephen17 Apr 076.50
The Shipping NewsProulx, Annie05 Apr 077.50
The Steep Approach to GarbadaleBanks, Iain04 Apr 077.50
The Interpretation of MurderRubenfeld, Jed10 Mar 076.50
The Stars' Tennis BallsFry, Stephen02 Jan 0770
Starter For 10Nicholls, David31 Dec 067.50
Everything is IlluminatedSafran Foer, Jonathan05 Dec 0670
Behind the Scenes at the MuseumAtkinson, Kate28 Sep 067.50
Jonathan Strange & Mr NorrellClarke, Susanna06 Sep 0680
Flaubert's Parrot **Barnes, Julian03 Sep 0670
On Beauty **Smith, Zadie28 Jul 0670
A Fine Balance **Mistry, Rohinton10 Apr 068.50
Never let me go **Ishiguro, Kazuo25 Mar 0670
SaturdayMcEwan, Ian17 Mar 067.50
Brick Lane **Ali, Monica13 Mar 0670
The Man Who Ate the 747Sherwood, Ben10 Dec 056.50
Vernon God Little *Pierre, DBC03 Oct 0570
The Time Traveler's WifeNiffenegger, Audrey22 Sep 0580
The Horse with my NameBateman, Colin31 Aug 056.50
ArcadiaCrace, Jim28 Jul 057.50
Walking on GlassBanks, Iain20 Jul 0570
No one thinks of GreenlandGriesemer, John10 Jun 057.50
The Crow RoadBanks, Iain20 May 0570
The Line of Beauty *Hollinghurst, Alan06 Apr 056.50
An Equal MusicSeth, Vikram04 Apr 0570
Morality for Beautiful GirlsMcCall Smith, Alexander07 Feb 057.50
On the Night PlainLennon, J. Robert01 Feb 057.50
Dead AirBanks, Iain20 Dec 047.50
All Over CreationOzeki, Ruth L02 Oct 047.50
Life of Pi *Martel, Yann28 Sep 0490
The Secret HistoryTartt, Donna15 Sep 047.50
That Old Ace in the HoleProulx, Annie07 Jul 0480
Tears of the GiraffeMcCall Smith, Alexander19 Jun 047.50
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-TimeHaddon, Mark23 May 048.50
The No 1 Ladies' Detective AgencyMcCall Smith, Alexander18 Apr 0472
The Travelling HornplayerTrapido, Barbara15 Feb 0470
Snow Falling on CedarsGuterson, David22 Dec 037.50
The Remains of the Day *Ishiguro, Kazuo20 Dec 0370
The Best a Man Can GetO'Farrell, John10 Nov 036.50
Music and SilenceTremain, Rose20 Oct 0380
Headlong **Frayn, Michael25 Aug 0380
The Way I Found HerTremain, Rose23 Aug 037.50
The Bean TreesKingsolver, Barbara08 Aug 0380
This is Your LifeO'Farrell, John16 Jun 0370
A Big Boy did it and Ran AwayBrookmyre, Christopher05 Jun 037.50
BackpackBarr, Emily14 May 0340
This Much is TrueLamb, Wally01 May 0380
Undue InfluenceBrookner, Anita05 Mar 0320
Empire StateBateman, Colin12 Feb 038.50
Disgrace *Coetzee, J.M.02 Feb 0370
Dead FamousElton, Ben08 Jan 0380
Flying Under BridgesToksvig, Sandi21 Dec 0270
The Cement GardenMcEwan, Ian17 Dec 027.50
Angle of ReposeStegner, Wallace16 Dec 0290
The Wasp FactoryBanks, Iain07 Dec 0270
PowderSampson, Kevin02 Dec 026.50
Oscar and Lucinda *Carey, Peter24 Nov 0280
ChocolatHarris, Joanne15 Nov 0270
Lightning On The SunBingham, Robert08 Nov 027.50
How to be GoodHornby, Nick16 Oct 027.50
Fortune's RocksShreve, Anita10 Oct 0270
The SoloistSalzman, Mark04 Oct 0280
UndercurrentsFyfield, Frances14 Sep 0260
Anil's GhostOndaatje, Michael01 Sep 028.50
The Pilot's WifeShreve, Anita17 Aug 026.50
EucalyptusBail, Murray15 Aug 0270
The BusinessBanks, Iain12 Jul 0270
Lucky YouHiaasen, Carl09 Jul 026.50
We Were the MulvaneysOates, Joyce Carol05 Jul 027.50
HungerChang, Lan Samantha23 Jun 0270
The Radiant WayDrabble, Margaret17 Jun 0270
When we Were Orphans **Ishiguro, Kazuo04 Apr 0250
Snow in AugustHamill, Pete20 Mar 028.50
White TeethSmith, Zadie16 Mar 0280
The Stars Shine DownSheldon, Sidney18 Feb 0240
WhitBanks, Iain02 Feb 027.50
About a BoyHornby, Nick06 Jan 0280
The House on Moon LakeDuranti, Francesca03 Dec 017.50
Keep the Aspidistra FlyingOrwell, George09 Nov 0170
The BeachGarland, Alex30 Oct 0170
One Hundred and One WaysYoshikawa, Mako30 Aug 017.50
The God of Small Things *Roy, Arundhati20 Aug 0180
Lightning BugHarington, Donald19 Aug 0180
She's Come UndoneLamb, Wally12 Aug 018.50
A Child in TimeMcEwan, Ian02 Aug 017.50
Small World **Lodge, David31 Jul 018.50
A Spanish LoverTrollope, Joanna02 Jul 0170
Marrying the MistressTrollope, Joanna30 Jun 0170