Author: J.R.R. TolkienTitle: The Return of the King Published: October 1955 Publisher: Allen & Unwin (HarperCollins) Length: 378 pages (not including appendices; greatly varies, this is for a trade paperback edition) Genre: High fantasy Why I picked it up: Reading […]
*The following information applies to the English softcover edition (the novel was originally published in Portuguese in 2004).* Author: Jose SaramagoTitle: Seeing Published: April 2007 Publisher: Harcourt Length: 307 pages Genre: Fiction Why I picked it up: Favourite authorRating: 4 stars […]
Author: Sarah GruenTitle:Water for Elephants Published: May 2006 Publisher: HarperCollins Length: 331 pages Genre: ‘Historical’ fiction Why I picked it up: Heard a lot about it, who doesn’t like a book about a circus?Rating: 3 stars Buy: IndieBound | Chapters […]
Author: Alexander McCall SmithTitle: The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective AgencySeries: The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Published: 1999 Publisher: Anchor Books Length: 256 pages Genre: Fiction/mystery Why I picked it up: Read A Guide to the Bird of East Africa; […]
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien Title: The Two Towers Published: November 1954 Publisher: Allen & Unwin (HarperCollins) Length: 439 pages (greatly varies; this is for a trade paperback edition) Genre: High fantasy Why I picked it up: Reading the trilogy Rating: 4 stars […]