My hot water cylinder is currently being fixed after I discovered a leak, no doubt due to the Boxing Day earthquakes. Hence, a sudden hive of industry. Also, I have just realised this misses one book that I wanted to talk a bit more about; once the plumber goes, I shall retrieve it and post another entry.

( Malorie Blackman, Boys Don’t Cry. )
( Christine Chaundler, The Technical Fifth. )
( Gerald Durrell, Rosy is my relative. )
( Chang-Rae Lee, The surrendered. )
( Colson Whitehead, John Henry Days. )
( Homer, The Iliad (re-read). )
( Donna Tartt, The Secret History (re-read). )
( John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids (re-read). )
( Joan Vinge, Psion (re-read). )
( Helen Cresswell, Absolute Zero (re-read). )
( Kristin Cashore, Graceling. )
( Honor Arundel, Emma’s Island. )
( Maggie Helwig, Between mountains. )
( Sarah Kane, Blasted (play). )
( EM Channon, Cinderella Girl. )