All The Books

My first foray into writing a blog was my Book Challenge. Every book I read, I try to write a review. This is what I will be doing, and keeping a list of them all here, with some sub pages for books that go together.

I started this in August 2011 and it is basically a way for me to keep a track of all of the books that I have read so far.  They are arranged by title, including ‘A’, but excluding ‘The’.

31 Songs by Nick Hornby – 6/10

84 Charing Cross Road/The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street by Helene Hanff – 10/10

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess – 8/10

A Clash of Kings by George RR Martin – 10/10

A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen – 9/10

A Dance With Dragons by George RR Martin – 10/10

A Feast For Crows by George RR Martin – 7/10

A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin – 10/10

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George RR Martin – 9/10

A Lion’s Tale – Around the World in Spandex by Chris Jericho – 8/10

A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold by George RR Martin – 10/10

A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow by George RR Martin – 10/10

A Simples Life by Aleksandr Orlov – 2/10

Adam Copeland on Edge by Adam Copeland – 8/10

Adam Spencer’s Book of Numbers by Adam Spencer – 2/10

The Adventures of the Jolly Puffin Crew by Emma Ramsay – 10/10

The Age of Consent by Peter Morris – 8/10

Allegiant by Veronica Roth – 4/10

The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tipps by Michael Morpurgo – 7/10

The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman – 9/10

American Gods by Neil Gaimain – 10/10

The Ancient Curse by Valerio Massimo Manfredi – 2/10

Animal Farm by George Orwell – 9/10

Anthropology by Dan Rhodes – 9/10

Arcadia by Tom Stoppard – 6/10

Are You Dave Gorman? by Dave Gorman and Danny Wallace – 8/10

Are You My Mummy? by Little Bunny – 2/10

Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne – 6/10

The Art of Standing Still by Penny Culliford – 8/10

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer – 9/10

Artemis Fowl The Arctic Incident by Eoin Colfer – 9/10

Automated Alice by Jeff Noon – 5/10

Awkward Situations for Men by Danny Wallace – 8/10

Bad Girls: The Musical by Maureen Chadwick, Ann McManus and Kath Gotts – 9/1

Banksy – Myths and Legends by Marc Leverton – 1/10

The Blokes’ Book Of Bloody Terrifying Stuff by Ben Ikenson – 6/10

Blood Brothers by Willy Russell – 9/10

The Book of Big Excuses by Tracey Turner – 1/10

The Book of Fascinating Facts by John Blake Publishing – 1/10

The Book With No Pictures by BJ Novak – 9/10

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley – 10/10

Breakfast at Tiffanys by Truman Capote – 9/10

The Bumper Book of Fads and Crazes by Richard Lewis – 8/10

Bush Falls by Jonathan Tropper – 8/10

The Catcher In The Rye by JD Salinger – 10/10

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins – 9/10

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky – 9/10

Chris Moyles: The Difficult Second Book by Chris Moyles – 7/10

Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan – 6/10

Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings – 7/10

The Color Purple by Alice Walker – 10/10

Coraline by Neil Gaiman – 6/10

Crazy For You by George and Ira Gershwin and Ken Ludwig – 8/10

Cross Rhodes: Goldust Out of the Darkness by Dustin Rhodes – 1/10

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon – 10/10

Daisy Pulls It Off by Denise Deegan – 9/10

The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger by Stephen King – 7/10

Dawn of the Dumb by Charlie Brooker – 9/10

Dear Olly by Michael Morpurgo – 6/10

The Death of WCW by R.D. Reynolds and Bryan Alvarez – 9/10

The Desert Spear by Peter V Brett – 10/10

Divergent by Veronica Roth – 10/10

Don’t Get Me Started by Mitchell Symons – 1/10

Don’t Tell Mum by Simon Hoggart and Emily Monk – 5/10

Don’t Touch The Nuts by Daniel Ford – 8/10

Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell by Aldous Huxley – 3/10

Double Indemnity by James M Cain – 6/10

Drama Games for Classrooms and Workshops by Jessica Swale – 10/10

Drama Games for Those Who Like to Say No by Chris Johnston – 8/10

Dreadful Drama by Rachel Wright – 6/10

Duck Variations by David Mamet – 7/10

E2 by Matt Beaumont – 9/10

Elling by Simon Bent – 6/10

Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett – 8/10

Essential Classic X-Men Volume 1 by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Various – 7/10

Eye of the Wolf by Daniel Pennac – 7/10

Factfulness by Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Runnlund – 9/10

The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios by Yann Martell – 5/10

The Fall by Garth Nix – 6/10

Fire Study by Maria V Snyder – 9/10

Floodland by Marcus Sedgwick – 7/10

Fool Moon by Jim Butcher – 10/10

Foxfinder by Dawn King – 9/10

Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce – 8/10

Freedom by Jonathan Franzen – 10/10

Fury by Salman Rushdie – 5/10

Gallows Thief by Bernard Cornwall – 8/10

Geek Girl by Holly Smale – 10/10

Girl Meets Boy by Ali Smith – 7/10

God’s Smuggler by Brother Andrew – 7/10

Grave Peril by Jim Butcher – 8/10

The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald – 8/10

The Grifters by Jim Thompson – 6/10

Guys and Dolls by Damon Runyon – 8/10

Half A World Away by Tom Bromley – 7/10

The Hardcore Diaries by Mick Foley – 4/10

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling – 9/10

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling – 9/10

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling – 10/10

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling – 10/10

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling – 8/10

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling 10/10

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkhaban by JK Rowling – 10/10

Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks by Mick Foley – 10/10

Have I Got News For You Guide To Modern Britain by Nick Martin – 7/10

Hawk: Occupation: Skateboarder by Tony Hawk – 8/10

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad – 5/10

The Hell of It All by Charlie Brooker – 8/10

Heroes by Robert Cormier – 6/10

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams – 8/10

Hitman by Bret Hart – 10/10

Holes by Louis Sachar – 8/10

Hombre by Elmore Leonard – 7/10

How Not To Grow Up by Richard Herring – 8/10

How To Avoid Huge Ships by Joel Rickett (intro) – 2/10

How To Be Right by James O’Brien – 10/10

How To Disappear Completely And Never Be Found by Fin Kennedy – 9/10

How To Talk To A Widower by Jonathon Tropper – 10/10

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins – 9/10

I Am Number Four by Pitticus Lore – 8/10

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou – 8/10

I Used to Know That by Caroline Taggart – 6/10

Insurgent by Veronica Roth – 10/10

It Is Just You, Everything’s Not Shit by Steve Slack – 5/10

The Jollies by Alan Ayckbourn – 7/10

Journey to Cubeville by Scott Adams – 5/10

Julian: A Christmas Story by Robert Charles Wilson – 7/10

Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby – 6/10

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton – 9/10

Junk by Melvin Burgess – 8/10

K-PAX by Gene Brewer – 9/10

Knots and Crosses by Ian Rankin – 7/10

Kracken by China Mieville – 6/10

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapowski – 8/10

The Lawnmower Celebrity by Ben Hatch – 6/10

Lawrence Dallaglio’s Rugby Tales by Lawrence Dallaglio – 8/10

Letting Go by Morrie Schwartz – 7/10

The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh – 5/10

The Life Shop by Margaret McAllister – 5/10

Life, The Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams – 6/10

The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett – 8/10

Longitude by Dava Sobel – 8/10

Love Lessons by Jacqueline Wilson – 4/10

Magic Study by Maria V Snyder – 9/10

The Magical Worlds of Harry Potter by David Colbert – 7/10

Magician by Raymond E Feist – 10/10

Making the Cat Laugh by Lynne Truss – 8/10

The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett – 8/10

Mauve by Simon Garfield – 8/10

Metamorphosis by Stephen Berkoff – 10/10

Mock The Week: Next Year’s Book by Various Authors – 2/10

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins – 7/10

Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams – 8/10

Mort by Terry Pratchett – 9/10

Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht – 5/10

Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson – 9/10

Mr Stink by David Walliams – 9/10

Mr Tall by Roger Hargreaves – 10/10

Mr Toppit by Charles Elton – 6/10

Murmuring Judges by David Hare – 7/10

My Friend Sandy by Jane Duncan – 8/10

My Story by Dannii Minogue – 8/10

My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl – 8/10

Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down by Nicey and Wifey – 8/10

Never Anyone But You by Rupert Thomson – 6/10

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern – 10/10

Nine by Arthur Kopit and Maury Yeston – 9/10

No and Me by Delphine de Vigan – 8/10

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy – 6/10

Northern Lights by Philip Pullman – 8/10

Of Mice And Men by John Steinbeck – 9/10

One Day by David Nicholls – 10/10

The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway – 7/10

The Other Book by Mitchell Symons – 10/10

The Painted Man by Peter V Brett – 9/10

Paper Towns by John Green – 8/10

The Pearl by John Steinbeck – 9/10

Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan – 9/10

Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian by Rick Riordan 10/10

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Theif by Rick Riordan – 8/10

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan – 7/10

Percy Jackson and the Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan – 9/10

The Perfect Murder by Peter James – 5/10

Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman – 8/10

Poison Study by Maria V Snyder – 9/10

The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M Cain – 6/10

The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore – 8/10

The President is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson – 8/10

Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence – 7/10

Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw – 8/10

The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard – 9/10

The Red House Mystery by AA Milne – 8/10

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan – 9/10

The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid – 6/10

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams – 8/10

Rumble Road by Jon Robinson – 8/10

Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs – 10/10

The Scarecrow and his Servant by Phillip Pullman – 5/10

Screwed by Ronnie Thompson – 7/10

The Sea by John Banville – 6/10

Seussical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty – 9/10

The Seventh Tide by Joan Lennon – 7/10

Sexual Perversity in Chicago by David Mamet – 7/10

SilverFin by Charlie Higson – 8/10

Silverthorn by Raymond E Feist – 9/10

Skellig by David Almond – 3/10

Slam by Nick Hornby – 9/10

Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut – 9/10

The Slightly True Story of Cedar B Hartley by Martine Murray – 8/10

Slobberknocker: My Life in Wrestling by Jim Ross and Paul O’Brien – 5/10

Sod That! by Sam Jordison – 7/10

So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish by Douglas Adams – 8/10

Sourcery by Terry Pratchett – 8/10

Sparkleshark by Philip Ridley – 7/10

Spies by Michael Frayn – 7/10

Stand Up Put Downs by Rufus Hound – 7/10

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel – 9/10

Starter for Ten by David Nicholls – 7/10

Steel Rain by Tom Neal – 4/10

Stone Cold by Robert Swindells – 9/10

The Stone Cold Truth by Stone Cold Steve Austin – 7/10

The Stonehenge Legacy by Sam Christer – 5/10

Storm Front by Jim Butcher – 9/10

The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman – 8/10

Summer Knight by Jim Butcher – 8/10

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowling – 8/10

Tamburlaine Must Die by Louise Welsh – 6/10

Teechers by John Godber – 9/10

Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles Annual by Angus Allen – 8/10

The Thing With Finn by Tom Kelly – 8/10

This Is Going To Hurt by Adam Kay – 10/10

Three Men In A Boat by Jerome K Jerome – 7/10

The Thursday Night Letters by PK Munroe – 3/10

Tietam Brown by Mick Foley – 7/10

Titan Sinking by James Dixon – 9/10

The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell – 10/10

Top Ten of Britain by Russel Ash – 8/10

The Top Ten of Everything by Russel Ash – 5/10

Truth to Power by Jess Phillips MP – 8/10

Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom – 10/10

Twelve Minutes to Midnight by Christopher Edge – 7/10

Ultimate Avengers 2: Crime and Punishment by Mark Millar and Lenil Francis Yu – 8/10

Undisputed: How to Become Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps by Chris Jericho – 8/10 

Universally Challenged by Wendy Roby – 5/10

Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre – 6/10

The Virgin and the Gipsy by DH Lawrence – 4/10

What You See Is What You Get by Alan Sugar – 8/10

Where Underpants Come From by Joe Bennett – 6/10

Who Moved My Blackberry? by Lucy Kellaway – 2/10

Why Does E=MC2? by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw – 9/10

The Winslow Boy by Terrance Rattigan – 6/10

Wit of the Nation by Richard Benson – 7/10

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum – 9/10

The World According To The Man In The Pub 2 by Robert Anwood – 8/10

The World of Karl Pilkington by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchand and Karl Pilkington – 7/10

The World’s Stupidest Instructions by Michael O Mara – 3/10

The Wrestling by Simon Garfield – 8/10

Wrestling for My Life by Shawn Michaels – 4/10

Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett – 9/10

The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks – 9/10
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