canongatebooks's reading history

Cover imageThe Law of Dreams

by Peter Behrens
Finished on September 24th 2007
Rated by canongatebooks: 5 out of 5

Cover imageThe Blackest Bird

by Joel Rose
Finished on September 22nd 2007
Rated by canongatebooks: 4 out of 5

Cover imageBinu and the Great Wall: The Myth of Meng

by Su Tong
Finished on September 7th 2007
Rated by canongatebooks: 3 out of 5

I find translations of Chinese place names into English great! The story told is clearly a myth, and I can see why it's a bestseller in China. The struggle of the ordinary person against the odds (not the government) would play very well there.

Cover imageBonfire of the Brands: How I Learned to Live Without Labels

by Neil Boorman
Finished on September 4th 2007
Rated by canongatebooks: 4 out of 5

If you are a lover of status brands, you may be offended by this book. Because it points out what a slave to advertisers you are.

Cover imageThe Raw Shark Texts

by Steven Hall
Finished on July 22nd 2007
Rated by canongatebooks: 5 out of 5

Cover imageLilian's Story

by Kate Grenville
Finished on July 16th 2007
Rated by canongatebooks: 4 out of 5

This was a sweet and sad book about an overweight girl growing up in Australia in the early 20th century. She starts off as part of a respectable family, and ends up somewhere completely different.

Cover imageThe Cone Gatherers: A Haunting Story of Violence and Love (Canongate Classics)

by Robin Jenkins
Finished on July 14th 2007
Rated by canongatebooks: 4 out of 5

Cover imageThe End of Mr Y

by Scarlett Thomas
Finished on July 7th 2007
Rated by canongatebooks: 4 out of 5

Cover imageLife of Pi

by Yann Martel
Finished on August 10th 2003
Rated by canongatebooks: 5 out of 5