The Books We Didn't Read

Occasionally when the person who is choosing a book is feeling indecisive they give a choice between a number of books. This page list some of the books that lost and were not read as part of the group.

The Glass Room Vs. Ghost Heart Vs. Anna Karenina
Lost: Ghost Heart
Lost: Anna Karenina - L.N. Tolstoy

The Angel's Game Vs. Baking Cakes in Kigali
Lost: Baking Cakes in Kigali - Gaile Parkin

Cold Comfort Farm Vs. Persuasion Vs. Little Women
Lost: Persuasion - Jane Austen
Lost: Little Women - Louisa May Alcott

Year Of Wonders Vs. A Quiet Adjustment
Lost: A Quiet Adjustment - Benjamin Markovits

Birdsong Vs. The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher
Lost: The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher - Kate Summerscale

A Short History Of Tractors In Ukrainian
Book considered Interpretation of Murder - Jed Rubenfeld (Nicole)
Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi (Rachel)

It's Not About The Bike By Lance Armstrong
Book considered If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things - Jon McGregor

A Fine Balance By Rohinton Mistry
Book considered The Book of Dave - Will Self

Buddenbrooks By Thomas Mann
Book considered Jesus of Nazareth - Pope Benedict XVI

Paula Spencer Vs. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Lost: A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier - Ishmael Beah
(Others Considered: Dream Angus - Alexander McCall Smith, Emotional Geology - Linda Gillard)

I Capture The Castle Vs. Cold Comfort Farm
Lost: Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons

Fugitive Pieces Vs. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Lost: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell - Susanna Clarke

After You'd Gone Vs. The History Of Love
Lost: The History Of Love - Nicole Krauss

The Rotters' Club Vs. The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter
Lost: The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers

The Shining Vs. Pet Sematary
Lost: Pet Sematary by Stephen King

Henry and June Vs. The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud
Lost: The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwood

Rebecca Vs. Great Expectations
Lost: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

The Time Machine Vs. Reading "Lolita" in Tehran
Lost: Reading "Lolita" in Tehran by Azar Nafisi

Norwegian Wood Vs. A Long Way Down
Lost: A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby

The Other Boleyn Girl Vs. Girl With A Pearl Earring
Lost: Girl With A Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

A Million Little Pieces Vs. Rabbit Proof Fence
Lost: Rabbit Proof Fence by Doris Pilkington

Jane Eyre Vs. The Christmas Carol
Lost: The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

The Feast of the Goat Vs. Toast
Lost: Toast by Nigel Slater

The Pact Vs. The Enchanted Wood
Lost: The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton

Buddha Da Vs. The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie
Lost: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark

The Funnies Vs. Small Island
Lost: Small Island by Andrea Levy

Time Traveller's Wife Vs. Shadow Of The Wind
Lost: Shadow of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon