Reading Record

I (Jodi) am not much of a reader, but having a lot of spare time on my hands I have had the pleasure of reading at school. Here will be a record of the books I have read during this year;

1 - "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time"
By Mark Haddon
A quick and easy read, yet very intriguing, written from the point of view of a boy with Autism who is trying to solve the mystery, who killed the dog? A very interesting insight into this unique perception of the world.



2- "Chicken Soup for the Soul"
By Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hansen
A book filled with fuzzy-wuzzy stories of the kind human spirit. Some stories seemed a bit far fetched but there were some beautiful and thought provoking stories too. A nice bed-time book.

3- "The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic"
By Sophie Kinsella
A fun read all about a journalist who is heavily in debt, yet cannot stop herself doing what she loves best - shopping. I couldn't put this one down. It sucks you in and involves you.




4- "The Devil Wears Prada"
By Lauren Weisberger
A graduate gains her first job at a high profile fashion magazine despite the fact she knows nothing about the fashion industry. Very soon the job becomes her life and other areas begin to suffer... relationships with her boyfriend, parents and friends become strained as her over bearing boss makes her life a living hell. A story about lifes priorities, choices and maintaining relationships. Hard to put down!



5- "My Sister's Keeper"
By Jodi Picoult
A family, who would do anything to save their daughter Kate recently diagnosed with Leukaemia, conceives a designer baby who is a perfect genetic match. After 13 years of having blood, stem cells and bone marrow taken from her, Anna has had enough and decides to sue her parents to the rights of her own body. A story of what's right Vs what's moral.



6- "Charlotte's Web"
By E.B. White
"What the book is about is friendship on earth, affection and protection, adventure and miracle, life and death, trust and treachery, pleasure and pain, and the passing of time."

7-"Purfume"
By Patrick Suskind
If you're wanting a fast-paced and thrilling plot, this is not the book for you! For a book subtitled, "The Story of a Murderer", there's not much murdering going on! It is cleverly written as you can almost smell the scents described by the perfumer. With a shocking ending, it is a novel for the patient reader. I only hope the movie is better!

8- "The Pact"

By Jodi Picoult

I finished this one in record time, I just couldn't put it down. A gripping tale about life long best friends who become lovers. Emily, trapped by high expectations from her parents and an incident of sexual abuse, cannot bare to live anymore. One night, Chris and Emily make their way to the carousel, with a gun. The gun fires and Emily is shot through the head. Was it suicide or murder? Jodi Picoult leaves little surprises throughout the book. My favourite read so far.

9 - "CSI:Crime Scene Investigation - Snake Eyes"

By Max Allan Collins

Just like the television show. The plot follows the CSI team who investigate a shoot out between rival bikey gangs, a date rape, a bank robbery and more...

10 - "The Notebook"

By Nicholas Sparks

This is a true love story, I loved it. It's about two people who share an amazing connection, and even after 14 years apart, feel like they complete each other. They overcome social status issues and follow their hearts. I watched the movie after I finished the book and I cried. Beautiful.