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January:
1. The Behaviour of Moths: 308 pages
2. The Blind Assassin: 521 pages
3. Angel Time: 288 pages
4. Never The Bride: 288 pages
5. Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow: 449 pages
6. Circus of the Damned (Anita Blake): 336 pages
7. The Lunatic Cafe (Anita Blake): 384 pages
8. The Island at the End of the World: 224 pages
9. Troy: Shield of Thunder: 449 pages
10. To The Devil, A Diva: 288 pages
11. Needful Things: 800 pages
12. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: 248 pages
Jan total: 4583 pages

February:
13. Blood & Gold (Vampire Chronicles): 752 pages
14. Troy: Fall of Kings: 449
15. Bloody Bones (Anita Blake): 370
16. Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde: 144
17. Exit to Eden: 333
18. Natural Born Killer: In Love & On the Road with a Serial Killer: 288
19. The Crying of Lot 49: 152
20. The Naked and the Dead: 720
21. The Feast of All Saints: 640
22. Anybody Out There?: 464
23. Firethorn: 400
24. Faerie Tale: 496
Feb total: 5208
Running total: 9791

March:
25. Morrigan's Cross (Circle Trilogy): 400
26. Dance of the Gods (Circle Trilogy): 320
27. Valley of Silence (Circle Trilogy): 506
28. No Lifeguard: The Accidental Life of the World's First Supermodel: 400
29. A Short History of Nearly Everything: 686
30. Smiling Wolf: 321
31. Banquet for the Damned: 368
32. The Drowned World: 176
33. Carrie: 256
34. The Killing Dance (Anita Blake): 387
35. The Vampyre: 416
36. The Grapes of Wrath: 464
37. Burnt Offerings (Anita Blake): 392
March total: 5092
Running total: 14883

I would love to know what you thought of the Troy series. They're on my list of books to read but I don't think I've read anything by Gemmell yet.

And in case it isn't obvious, goodness you read a lot!

Hehe - yes, I definitely do read a lot, but then I prefer to do that over much else! Besides, my boyfriend watches on awful lot of football, so it gives me something to do other than watching him swear at how awful his team is.

I absolutely adored the Troy series, and think it's one of the best trilogies I've read in a while. Some poetic licence has been used, but the changes all work within the story and I've since recommended it to 3 of my friends, all of whom have loved it as much as I did. I'll be keeping an eye out for more of Gemmell's work now. Hope you do get a chance to read it - I'd be interested to know what you think of it.

April:
38. Blue Moon (Anita Blake): 418
39. A Spot of Bother: 512
40. Tracks: 240
41. World War Z: 352
42. The Gargoyle: 499

43. The Mosquito Coast: 384
44. A Game Of Thrones: 835

45: Shadow of the Wind: 512
April total: 3752
Running total: 18635

46. The Strain: 401
47. A Clash of Kings: 741
48. Midnight Sun: 264
49. Corpse Candle: 352
50. Flu: 416
51. The City of Dreaming Books: 532
52. A Storm of Swords Pt 1: Steel & Snow: 688

How was the Strain?

Hi Terri, sorry for delay in responding - have been on holiday!

The Strain was OK, but not brilliant (I was expecting more as I love Del Toro's films so much) but if you're into vampires it's an OK diversion for a few days. They're not the romantic type but most definitely monstrous, and there's an interesting take on the spread of vampirism. Do let me know what you think if you read it, I'd be interested to hear.

53. A Storm of Swords Pt 2: Blood and Gold: 656
May total: 4050
Running total: 22685

June:
54: The Death of Bunny Munro: 224
55: Birdsong: 528
56: Hells Angels: 288
57: Angels of Death - Inside the Bikers' Global Crime Empire: 480
58: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: 533
59: The Girl Who Played With Fire: 569
60: The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest: 746
61: Odinn's Child: 400
62: Salem's Lot: 608
63: Bitten: 464
64: Hellraisers - The Life & Inebriated Times of Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, Richard Harris & Oliver Reed: 288

65: Dark Lover: 480
June total: 5608
Running total: 28293

66. Time Out of Joint: 225
67. Lover Eternal: 441
68. Slaughterhouse 5: 176
69. Gaspipe: Confessions of a Mafia Boss: 368
70. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: 178
71. A Feast for Crows: 976
72. The Monster of Florence: 448
73. Life of Pi: 480
74. Of Mice And Men: 95

Lisa, is The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo worth reading?

I loved it Jen, and was so engrossed that I ignored everyone for a couple of days while I was on holiday so that I could finish it!

Let me know what you think if you do read it, I'd interested to hear.

75. Sense & Sensibility: 368
76. Blackwood Farm: 626
77. Lonely Werewolf Girl: 608
July total: 4989
Running total: 33282

August:
78. Wide Sargasso Sea: 160
79: The Haunting of Hill House: 192

80. The Favourite Game: 248
81. The Lightning Thief: 375
82. The Good Man Jesus & The Scoundrel Christ: 250
83. Indignation: 233
84. Notes From A Small Island: 316
85. Little Hands Clapping: 320
86. Sky Burial: 176
87. Juliet, Naked: 256
88. Lover Awakened: 448
89. Notes From A Big Country: 320
August total: 3294
Running total: 36576

September:
90. Wilderness Tips: 256

You’re doing great:) I realise that you posted it some time ago, but what do you think about The Girl Who Played With Fire? Is there so much cruelty and violence as in the first one? I must admit that I’d have enjoyed the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo immensely if it hadn’t been for that:) And now I’m wondering whether I should pick up the sequel or not.

Hi Asia, I enjoyed it immensely but if you were put off by those elements in the first book I think you'd have similar problems with this one, although to a slightly lesser extent. As the culmination of Lisbeth's story I thought it worked really well, so if you found that aspect interesting and wanted to find out more about her it would be worth continuing, however while it's maybe not quite as graphic as the first there are, if I'm remembering rightly, still some rather distressing parts.

Have just realised that Girl Who Played WIth Fire is the second one, in which case there is definitely a lot of cruelty and violence, so will most likely not be up your alley...

That’s a pity. The character of Lisbeth seemed interesting enough to give it another try. Maybe if at least there were no tortured animals� so, are there any? I do hope not:)

I don't remember any tortured animals, unless you count people?!

91. Lover Revealed: 462
92. The Bell Jar: 234
93. The Executioners Song: 1072
94. Bridget Jones' Diary: 310
95. Stolen: 532
96. One Day: 448
97. 362 Belisle Street: 608
98. I'm With The Band: 320
99. The Shining: 512
100. Delta of Venus: 240

Thanks for your reply Lisa:) I just care about animals too much to read about them being hurt.

102. The Electric Kool-Aid Acit Test: 368
September total: 5362
Running total: 41938

October:
103. Velocity: 512
104. Lover Unbound: 509
105. The End of Mr Y: 502
106. Dime Store Magic: 462
107. Echoes of the Great Song: 445
108. When Will There Be Good News: 480
109. High Rise: 176
110. Night Shift: 488
111. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: 248
112. Bright Lights, Big City: 192
October total: 4014
Running total: 45952

November:
113. Obsidian Butterfly: 596
114. Gorky Park: 336
115. Attila: 480
116. The Dead Zone: 480
117. The Hunger Games: 454
118. Apathy for the Devil: 416
119. Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul: 320
120. I Am Legend: 176
November total: 3258
Running total: 49210
December
121. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close: 368

(Missed out a number up there somewhere, so...)
121. Firestarter: 512
122. Blood Canticle: 400
123. Catching Fire: 472
124. Dead in the Family: 311
125. Fellowship of the Ring: 546

126. Life - Keith Richards: 608
December: 3217
Total pages for 2010: 52427

Flipin' eck!