Read in 2009

Submitted by Nance on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 04:31
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  1. The Aleph: Stories, Jorge Luis Borges (2009-01) [Stunning! His writing is extraordinaire. Favorite short stories: The Other Death - The Theologians - The Immortal - The Two Kings and the Two Labyrinths - Ibn-Hakam al-Bokhari, Murdered in His Labryinth - The Aleph.]
  2. Prometheus, Franz Kafka (2009-01)* [Re-read because I want it.]
  3. The Book of Sand: Stories, Jorge Luis Borges (2009-01) [I didn't find it as good as Fictions and The Aleph, but his writing is still special. Favorite stories: The Congress - Undr - There Are More Things - The Bribe - The Book of Sand.]
  4. (lit. The Cat #10: The Cat Is Happy), Philippe Geluck (2009-01) [Some funny lines, the belgium humor is not really my kind, but I had a good moment.]
  5. (lit. Makeup), Bernadine Bibiano (2009-01) [Practical. Average.]
  6. (lit. 2009? No Thanks), Régis Jauffret (2009-01) [Short story from Télérama for the new year. Apocalyptic, I have a little hope than that.]
  7. (lit. No Spring For Marie), Olivier Adam (2009-01) [Short story from Télérama for the new year. Touching. Sad.]
  8. (lit. Everything Must Disappear), Pierre Pelot (2009-01) [Short story from Télérama for the new year. Not my style.]
  9. (lit. My TV!), Marc Dugain (2009-01) [Short story from Télérama for the new year. Average.]
  10. (lit. One Minute Before Midnight), Catherine Cusset (2009-01) [Short story from Télérama for the new year. Weak.]
  11. (lit. The Navigators), Etienne Davodeau (2009-01) [Short story from Télérama for the new year. Funny, but really too short.]
  12. (lit. The Big Dive), Geneviève Brisac (2009-01) [Short story from Télérama for the new year. Huh?]
  13. (lit. The Little Girl With Sharp Eyes), Pierre Bordage (2009-01) [Short story from Télérama for the new year. I like it!]
  14. (lit. As A Bird With A Natural Joyful), François Bégaudeau (2009-01) [Short story from Télérama for the new year. The story is not my style, but the writing is interesting.]
  15. (lit. Zarbie, The Sister of Zartmo), Gérard Mordillat (2009-01) [Short story from Télérama for the new year. Wow for the style of writing.]
  16. Peter and the Wolf, Miguelanxo Prado (2009-01) [Fantastic!!! Not cliché, dark and haunting!]
  17. (lit. The Eye of Caine), Patrick Bauwen (2009-01) [Weak because it's too cliché and unbelievable.]
  18. 80 Days, Nicolas Vadot and Olivier Guéret (2009-01) [Love it! Looks like The Curious Case of Benjamin Button without be copy-paste.]
  19. Catwings, Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (2009-01) [I don't know, I didn't like it much. For children.]
  20. I Am Legion #1: The Dancing Faun, Fabien Nury and John Cassaday (2009-01) [I find it boring, not enough focus on Legion.]
  21. I Am Legion #2: Vlad, Fabien Nury and John Cassaday (2009-01) [Weak again, too much espionnage, not enough fantasy. With a name like I Am Legion, I was waiting for more.]
  22. I Am Legion #3: The Three Monkeys, Fabien Nury and John Cassaday (2009-01) [Better. More action and more understandable.]
  23. (lit. Princesses Stories), Christine Palluy, Rébecca Dautremer, Claire Degans and Daneth Khong (2009-01) [Good. Not kitsch as I imagined. Daneth Khong illustrations surprises me.]
  24. Story of the Eye, Georges Bataille (2009-01) [A lot of WTF moments! Not my style.]
  25. [30 Days of Night], Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith (2009-01) [Nice touch of humor. The comic explain the story better than the movie. I prefer the characters performance in the movie (like Eben, the Stranger, ...), but the scriptwriter of this film sucks. This is sad they didn't put Vicente in the film, because he's badass in the comic.]
  26. Letter from Marc Lépine, Marc Lépine (2009-02) [The suicide letter before the massacre. Weird. I've read it because of the Polytechnique movie I will see next week.]
  27. Hostage, Robert Crais (2009-02) [I've seen the movie first. Even if I like Ben Foster performance in the movie, I prefer the book in overall. The mafia part slow down the action, but make the story more complex. I really like Mars (I decide to keep mentally Foster physic for the character, I like guys with long hair, don't ask) and Talley. The story is more credible in the book than the movie. Great. The Mars from the book is VERY less romantic.]
  28. The Mysterious Island, Jules Verne (2009-02) [This took me months to finish it. Huge, in all meanings! It suppose to be the "sequel" of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, but I didn't read it yet and you can still enjoy this book. Cyrus Smith is badass! The guys in this book are genius. If I was on a deserted island I would probably die!]
  29. This Be The Verse, Philip Larkin (2009-02)* [Re-read. Strong poem. I feel that way. "They fuck you up, your mum and dad/They may not mean to, but they do./They fill you with the faults they had/And add some extra, just for you..."]
  30. (lit. Gesture), Anne-Marie Alonzo (2009-02) [Chaotic. I don't know what to think of it.]
  31. (lit. Fairy Tale With The Use Of Average People), Boris Vian (2009-02) [Deliciously absurd.]
  32. (lit. Young Girls), Sylvie Testud (2009-02) [Ok, but not that interesting.]
  33. Zazie in the Metro, Raymond Queneau (2009-02) [I love the writing, but the story is soso.]
  34. (lit. The Unpredictable), Metin Arditi (2009-02) [I like the theme (paintings, mostly Bronzino), fluid writing. Ok.]
  35. White Stains, Anaïs Nin and friends (2009-02) [The level of writing is high for the genre. Average soft erotic short stories.]
  36. Tales of Thailand, Pira Sudham (2009-02) [Realist. Brillant.]
  37. Morning Breakfast, Jacques Prévert (2009-02) [I like the continuity in the poem.]
  38. [Morning Breakfast], Jacques Prévert (2009-02)* [Better in french.]
  39. For You My Love, Jacques Prévert (2009-02) [I don't you what to think about this poem.]
  40. (lit. The Birdcatcher's Song), Jacques Prévert (2009-02) [A poem someone send for me. Sad. Touching.]
  41. (lit. To Philis), Pierre de Marbeuf (2009-02) [Interesting use of the themes: sea, love.]
  42. (lit. The Birdcatcher's Song), Jacques Prévert (2009-02)* [Re-read because I want it.]
  43. The Bonfire of the Vanities, Tom Wolfe (2009-02) [Strong and funny.]
  44. [The Velveteen Rabbit], Margery Williams Bianco (2009-02)* [On YouTube, with the voice of Meryl Streep. So sad.]
  45. First They Came, Martin Niemöller (2009-03) [Interesting poem.]
  46. [First They Came], Martin Niemöller (2009-03)* [The english version.]
  47. A Void, Georges Perec (2009-03) [Amazing experimental novel, a novel without the vowel "e".]
  48. Twilight, Stephenie Meyer (2009-03) [I was suprise, it isn't as bad as I imagine (I though it was The Covenant with vampires, so...). Bella remembers me the goofiness of Ally McBeal and I find her funny, but I don't really understand the brutality of Edward but whatever... He is definitely not Mr. Darcy! So I found the novel not original, redundant, but it's entertaining and don't take itself seriously. I hope the next books are better.]
  49. New Moon, Stephenie Meyer (2009-03) [Long beginning. Repetitive. The last 200 pages save everything.]
  50. [Requiem], Robert Louis Stevenson (2009-03)* [Re-read because I want it.]
  51. The Drunken Boat, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-03)* [This poem always touch me.]
  52. (lit. The Chronicles of an Unworthy Mother #1), Caroline Allard (2009-03) [So true and funny. A good gift for mothers.]
  53. (lit. The Chronicles of an Unworthy Mother #2), Caroline Allard (2009-03) [I prefer the first book, but it was still very funny. I think that mothers can easily linking with the author.]
  54. Eclipse, Stephenie Meyer (2009-03) [Characters are better draw and we found more action than the other books. Still redundant.]
  55. Let Me Go!, Anne Claire Poirier and Marie-Claire Blais (2009-03) [Touching letter, right through the heart.]
  56. The Small Pleasures of Life, Philippe Delerm (2009-03) [Somewhere between Amelie Poulain and My Favorite Things of The Sound of Music. A very relax reading.]
  57. (lit. Little Treatise For Those Who Want To Always Be Right), Georges Picard (2009-04) [Didn't convince me.]
  58. (lit. Disgust: Thomas Bernhard in El Salvador), Horacio Castellanos Moya (2009-04) [Repetitive, but interesting in its form.]
  59. The River King, Alice Hoffman (2009-04) [Fascinating! The style remembers me Poe, Byatt, Du Maurier and Süskind.]
  60. Charles d'Orléans to Louis XI, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [An homework when he was a teen.]
  61. The Orphans' New Year's Gift, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [His first poem. Interesting.]
  62. A Heart Under A Cassock, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Funny, but not really my style.]
  63. Nina's Replies, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Huh? No.]
  64. Venus Anadyomene, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Ok.]
  65. Dead of '92, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [I don't know.]
  66. The First Evening, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  67. Sensation, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [No.]
  68. Dance of the Hanged Men, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Ok.]
  69. The Transfixed, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [A poem that tries to rhyme too much, lack of natural.]
  70. Romance, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Better.]
  71. Paroxysms of Caesars, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Ok.]
  72. Evil, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  73. Ophelia, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [I like.]
  74. Tartufe's Punishment, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  75. To Music, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Ok.]
  76. The Blacksmith, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [I don't know.]
  77. Sun and Flesh, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Great! A good one.]
  78. The Sleeper in the Valley, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Nice!]
  79. At the Green Inn, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  80. The Sly One, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  81. The Famous Victory of Sarrebrück, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  82. A Dream for Winter, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04)* [Ok.]
  83. The Cupboard, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Ok.]
  84. My Bohemian Life, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  85. The Rooks, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Ok.]
  86. Those Who Sit, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  87. The Customs Men, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [I didn't like it.]
  88. Letters Known As of the Visionary, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Interesting, I like his natural writing.]
  89. The Parisian Orgy, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Ok.]
  90. Jeanne-Marie's Hands, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  91. Seven Year Old Poets, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Interesting.]
  92. Poor People in Church, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [I like.]
  93. To the Poet on the Subject of Flowers, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [A very good poem.]
  94. The Seekers of Lice, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  95. The Just Man, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  96. Faun's Head, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  97. Vowels, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04)* [MY favorite!]
  98. The Star Has Wept Rose-Colour..., Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [?]
  99. Evening Prayer, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Funny, but not my style.]
  100. The Sisters of Charity, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Ok.]
  101. First Communion, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Ok.]
  102. Album Zutique, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Scato and weird. The ones I prefer are those writing in duo with Paul Verlaine.]
  103. What Does It Matter To Us, My Heart..., Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Ok.]
  104. Memory, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Ok.]
  105. Tear, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  106. The River of Cassis, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  107. Comedy of Thirst, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [I like.]
  108. Pleasant Thought for the Morning, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Average.]
  109. Festivals of Endurance, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  110. Young Couple, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  111. Michel and Christine, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  112. (lit. Flowerbeds Amaranth...), Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  113. Is She An Almah?..., Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  114. Feasts of Hunger, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  115. Listen To How..., Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  116. Shame, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  117. O Seasons, O Castles... , Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [?]
  118. Deserts of Love, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Not my style.]
  119. Prose Called "Evangelical", Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Very not my style.]
  120. A Season in Hell, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [I like the form. More natural.]
  121. Illuminations, Arthur Rimbaud (2009-04) [Mature. Confirm the talent. I like.]
  122. The Rotters' Club, Jonathan Coe (2009-04) [Well written. Complex. A great novel. I hope the sequel is as good.]
  123. Where's Wally? The Great Picture Hunt, Martin Handford (2009-04) [Ok, but not a favorite.]
  124. Where's Wally? The Wonder Book, Martin Handford (2009-04) [My second faovrite with The Fantastic Journey. The Game of Games is my faovrite scene of the book, funny.]
  125. (lit. 400 Flashs: Piaf to Dion), Roland Lachance (2009-04) [Sadly, I don't know most of the artists in the pictures, I was too young. Not spectacular pictures, but an Interesting collection.]
  126. Bedtime For Little Bears!, David Bedford and Caroline Pedler (2009-04) [Cute. Perfect to read to a young child before sleeping.]
  127. (lit. First Poems For All My Life), Jean-Hugues Malineau (2009-04) [Great illustrations and great choices of poems.]
  128. The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Joanne K. Rowling (2009-04) [Interesting. Sometimes I prefer the texts by Dumbledore than the tale in itself. My favorite is The Fountain of Fair Fortune.]
  129. Say Everything, Paul Éluard (2009-04) [Grand poem.]
  130. The Closed Circle, Jonathan Coe (2009-04) [Close the story. Excellent, but I have a preference for the first book.]
  131. The Canterville Ghost, Oscar Wilde (2009-04) [Funny! I like.]
  132. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, Oscar Wilde (2009-04) [Long.]
  133. A Model Millionaire, Oscar Wilde (2009-04) [Deja vu.]
  134. Breaking Dawn, Stephenie Meyer (2009-05) [Ok, but conventional. More gore than the others, I wonder how they will make it into a movie. I found Jacob and Edward so lame...]
  135. The Vampyre, John William Polidori (2009-05) [Haunting. Better written than the Meyer series, that I've just finish, but not my favorite writing about vampires, I prefer Baudelaire, Anne Rice and Lovecraft.]
  136. The Rights of the Reader, Daniel Pennac (2009-05)* [The young readers should read this book. It doesn't take itself seriously.]
  137. (lit. Microfictions), Régis Jauffret (2009-05) [Very long. More than 1000 pages, not that this is a problem, but I get bored around 100.]
  138. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Francis Scott Fitzgerald (2009-06) [The beginning is too unbelievable, the film version is better. But I like the last pages. This is rare, but I prefer the movie.]
  139. The Lees Of Happiness, Francis Scott Fitzgerald (2009-06) [Ordinary, but like Button, I like the last pages.]
  140. The Mystery of the Yellow Room, Gaston Leroux (2009-06) [The ending is more rational than The Murders in the Rue Morgue (Edgar Allan Poe) that use the same theme (murder in a closed room). Much better. Joseph Rouletabille is not really my kind of hero, a bit too smart/perfect for his age, that has nothing to learn, but I find him funny and extravagant.]
  141. Asterix #1: Asterix the Gaul, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Re-read. Not my favorite, but a good introduction. Fun, fun, fun.]
  142. Asterix #2: Asterix and the Golden Sickle, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Re-read. Funny.]
  143. Asterix #3: Asterix and the Goths, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Re-read. Fun.]
  144. Asterix #4: Asterix the Gladiator, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Re-read. I'm partial with that one because one of my favorite characters is the bard.]
  145. Asterix #5: Asterix and the Banquet, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Re-read. A good one. Full of instructives/fun notes.]
  146. (lit. I Am The Most Beautiful), Mario Ramos (2009-06) [Cute. For little children.]
  147. (lit. The Hill of the 100 Fairies), Jean-Luc Bizien and Sandrine Gestin (2009-06) [Entertaining.]
  148. Moby Dick, Jean Rouaud and Denis Deprez (2009-06) [Great illustrations, the story is correct. It makes me want to read to book by Melville.]
  149. Asterix #6: Asterix and Cleopatra, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Re-read. I found it better than my first read. Funny.]
  150. Asterix #7: Asterix and the Big Fight, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Re-read. Not the best, but readable.]
  151. (lit. General Store #1: Marie), Régis Loisel and Jean-Louis Tripp (2009-06) [Interesting. Realist.]
  152. (lit. General Store #2: Serge), Régis Loisel and Jean-Louis Tripp (2009-06) [I though there is gonna be clichés of the countryside litterature, but no.]
  153. (lit. General Store #3: The Men), Régis Loisel and Jean-Louis Tripp (2009-06) [My favorite so far of the series. I had a lot of emotions.]
  154. (lit. Object of All Desire), Françoise Bourdin (2009-06) [Deja vu, but entertaining.]
  155. Asterix #8: Asterix in Britain, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Some funny english references.]
  156. Asterix #9: Asterix and the Normans, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Re-read. Not my favorite, but some funny lines.]
  157. Asterix #10: Asterix the Legionary, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Re-read. Not one of my favorites.]
  158. Asterix #11: Asterix and the Chieftain's Shield, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Re-read. Not one of my favorites.]
  159. Asterix #12: Asterix at the Olympic Games, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [A classic episode.]
  160. Asterix #13: Asterix and the Cauldron, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [A minor episode.]
  161. Asterix #14: Asterix in Spain, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Re-read. I don't like that one.]
  162. Asterix #15: Asterix and the Roman Agent, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Re-read. One of my favorite.]
  163. Asterix #16: Asterix in Switzerland, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Some good moments.]
  164. (lit. Infoman Illustrated), Jean-René Dufort (2009-06) [Good stories to remember.]
  165. Asterix #17: The Mansions of the Gods, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Good, but not a favorite.]
  166. The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler (2009-06) [Some interesting elements, but I find it in overall boring. I don't think roman noir is my style.]
  167. Asterix #18: Asterix and the Laurel Wreath, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [The trial scene is great, but this episode doesn't have the epic vibe of the series. Weak.]
  168. Asterix #19: Asterix and the Soothsayer, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [I like. A great one.]
  169. Asterix #20: Asterix in Corsica, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [One of my favorite.]
  170. Asterix #21: Asterix and Caesar's Gift, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Not the best, but easy to read.]
  171. Asterix #22: Asterix and the Great Crossing, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Another favorite.]
  172. Asterix #OS: Asterix and the Indians, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [The Great Crossing is better IMO, but maybe I would like to see this album on television.]
  173. Asterix #23: Obelix and Co., René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Too simplistic.]
  174. Asterix #OS: How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion ..., René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Nostalgic, but too soft. For children fans of the series.]
  175. Asterix #32: Asterix and the Class Act, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [I've just like 2-3 stories.]
  176. Asterix #OS: The Twelve Tasks of Asterix, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Soso. Probably better on television.]
  177. Asterix #24: Asterix in Belgium, René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Fine.]
  178. Asterix #25: Asterix and the Great Divide, Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Not the best.]
  179. Asterix #26: Asterix and the Black Gold, Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Not my style.]
  180. Asterix #27: Asterix and Son, Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [I like.]
  181. Asterix #28: Asterix and the Magic Carpet, Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Average.]
  182. Asterix #29: Asterix and the Secret Weapon, Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Not a fav.]
  183. Asterix #30: Asterix and Obelix All at Sea, Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [Cute.]
  184. Asterix #31: Asterix and the Actress, Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [I didn't like that much.]
  185. Asterix #33: Asterix and the Falling Sky, Albert Uderzo (2009-06)* [WTF?]
  186. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (2009-07) [A classic, but not my favorite from Hoffmann. I prefer relisten to Tchaikovsky.]
  187. Damage, Lawrence Raab (2009-07)* [Re-read. Very hard poem.]
  188. Warning, Jenny Joseph (2009-07)* [Not as striking than my first read.]
  189. The English Roses: Too Good To Be True, Madonna Louise Ciccone and Stacy Peterson (2009-07) [Very soft, like the series. I prefer the illustrations than the texts. Ok.]
  190. Miki, Stephen Mackey (2009-07) [Cute! I love the illustrations.]
  191. The Nursery Alice, Lewis Carroll and Chiara Carrer (2009-07) [The photos/illustrations of Chiara Carrer are a little weird, I don't like them. For the text, I prefer the original Alice in Wonderland. Nursery Alice miss a lot of texts, dialogues and poems (what makes Alice good).]
  192. (lit. Destroying Nisard), Éric Chevillard (2009-07) [Too good!!!! Love! Love! Love! and Hate Nisard!]
  193. Streak of Chalk, Miguelanxo Prado (2009-07) [A good comic. High class!]
  194. The Butterfly Lovers, Benjamin Lacombe (2009-07) [Beautiful album, but I found the story too fast.]
  195. Gossip Girl #1: Gossip Girl, Cecily von Ziegesar (2009-07) [NEVER again!]
  196. (lit. The Taste of Chlorine), Bastien Vivès (2009-07) [Very subtle comic. I wonder what the girl says underwater...]
  197. (lit. Children Games), Anatoli Kim (2009-07) [A found the story average, but with a good ending.]
  198. Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Jeff Lindsay (2009-07) [Great, but not the ending. I prefer the tv series.]
  199. (lit. The Unicorn # 1: The Last Temple of Asklepios), Mathieu Gabella and Anthony Jean (2009-07) [Interesting combination of fantasy, suspense, science and History.]
  200. Coco Chanel, Brigitte Labbé and Michel Puech (2009-07) [More for children. Interesting, if you know nothing about Chanel.]
  201. (lit. Wonders of the World), Armelle Chevallier (2009-07)* [Beautiful images.]
  202. Mary Learns to Cook, Gilbert Delahaye and Marcel Marlier (2009-07)* [Classic for children.]
  203. (lit. Mary Discovers Music), Gilbert Delahaye and Marcel Marlier (2009-07)* [Classic for children.]
  204. (lit. Mary Learns to Sail), Gilbert Delahaye and Marcel Marlier (2009-07)* [Classic for children.]
  205. Mary Learns to Ride, Gilbert Delahaye and Marcel Marlier (2009-07)* [Classic for children.]
  206. Earth from Above for Young Readers, Yann Arthus-Bertrand (2009-07) [Great! Five stars!]
  207. Joséphine, Pénélope Bagieu (2009-07) [Fun.]
  208. (lit. First Love), Wang Wenxing (2009-07) [Powerful writing style.]
  209. Line of Fate, Wang Wenxing (2009-07) [Intense.]
  210. Mother, Wang Wenxing (2009-07) [The first read is confusing.]
  211. Calendar, Wang Wenxing (2009-07) [Sad.]
  212. The Toy Revolver, Wang Wenxing (2009-07) [Interesting.]
  213. The Happiest Thing, Wang Wenxing (2009-07) [Too short.]
  214. (lit. The Vow), Wang Wenxing (2009-07) [Ok.]
  215. The Day of the Sea-Goddess, Wang Wenxing (2009-07) [Interesting. Festive.]
  216. Joséphine, Pénélope Bagieu (2009-07)* [Re-read the comic to kill time.]
  217. A Room With a View, Edward Morgan Forster (2009-07) [Hasn't aged well.]
  218. (lit. Miss Don't Touch #1: The Virgin of the Bordello), Hubert and Kerascoët (2009-07) [Makes me want to read the others.]
  219. [She Walks In Beauty], Lord Byron (2009-07)* [For The Martian Chronicles.]
  220. So We'll Go No More A Roving, Lord Byron (2009-07)* [For The Martian Chronicles.]
  221. The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury (2009-07) [One of my favorite sci-fi books for sure!]
  222. (lit. Miss Don't Touch #2: Blood on Hands), Hubert and Kerascoët (2009-07) [More action, cute drawing, but still lack of depth in the characters/storyline.]
  223. (lit. The Unicorn # 2: Ad Naturam), Mathieu Gabella and Anthony Jean (2009-07) [Not my style. - original, but lack for the rest.]
  224. The Royal Game, Stefan Zweig (2009-08) [Beautiful.]
  225. Funeral Blues, Wystan Hugh Auden (2009-08) [Sad great poem.]
  226. [Funeral Blues], Wystan Hugh Auden (2009-08)* [Re-read in its original language.]
  227. (lit. Miss Don't Touch #3: Prince Charming), Hubert and Kerascoët (2009-08) [Great drawings, but the story is average.]
  228. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott (2009-08) [Too much "mommy is right".]
  229. The Big Green Book, Robert Graves (2009-08)* [2nd read. I like better.]
  230. The Griffin and the Minor Canon, Frank Richard Stockton (2009-08)* [Well written.]
  231. (lit. Kamo, The Idea of the Century), Daniel Pennac (2009-08)* [Funny, but more for children.]
  232. (lit. Kamo, Babel Agency), Daniel Pennac (2009-08)* [I like this one. I found it better than my first read.]
  233. Coraline, Neil Gaiman (2009-08) [Fine. Haunting.]
  234. This Be The Verse, Philip Larkin (2009-08)* [Encore.]
  235. The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde (2009-08) [Timeless.]
  236. Dream Story, Arthur Schnitzler (2009-08) [I like it, but I found the movie (Eyes Wide Shut) better.]
  237. Speak White, Michèle Lalonde (2009-08) [Powerful poem about the repression of the french canadians, write in 1968.]
  238. Percy Jackson & the Olympians #1: The Lightning Thief, Rick Riordan (2009-08) [Entertaining. I think it was not classy enough, but it was overall fun.]
  239. Kamo's Escape, Daniel Pennac (2009-08)* [Nice writing, but the story is too unbelievable. The weakest Kamo.]
  240. Kamo and I, Daniel Pennac (2009-08)* [Better than the adult version.]
  241. The Bee-Man of Orn, Frank Richard Stockton (2009-08)* [I always like it. Beautiful.]
  242. (lit. The Sirens of Bagdad), Yasmina Khadra (2009-08) [Long, but I like near the ending.]
  243. (lit. Mixed Tales), Philippe Dumas and Boris Moissard (2009-08)* [Not really good.]
  244. The Hug Therapy Book, Kathleen Keating and Mimi Noland (2009-08) [Oh My Cuteness!]
  245. Percy Jackson & the Olympians #2: The Sea of Monsters, Rick Riordan (2009-08) [Btter written than the first one. Fun.]
  246. (lit. Praises), Martine Doucet (2009-08) [Beautiful. Intimate.]
  247. Q & A, Vikas Swarup (2009-09) [I'm not sure. I find it a little bit of too much.]
  248. (lit. In Rome at the time of the Caesars), Gérard Coulon (2009-09) [It was ok. Educative, but more for children.]
  249. Pompeii, Peter Connolly (2009-09) [Educative.]
  250. The Tattooed Girl, Joyce Carol Oates (2009-09) [I didn't like it. Not my style.]
  251. Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi (2009-09) [Fresh and impressive.]
  252. Sailing Ships, Sadie Fields and Thomas Bayley (2009-09) [Interesting, but not enough informations for my taste.]
  253. Jack and the Beanstalk, Joseph Jacobs and Sébastien Mourrain (2009-09) [Amazin drawings, the story is classic, but I'm sure about the moral (it's ok the lie and steal, if the guy is vilain?).]
  254. (lit. Genealogy of a Witch), Benjamin Lacombe and Sébastien Perez (2009-09) [Beautiful drawings, it's atmospheric, the story is short and lack of depth.]
  255. (lit. General Store #4: Confessions), Régis Loisel and Jean-Louis Tripp (2009-09) [Ok.]
  256. The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch, Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean (2009-09) [Not really my style.]
  257. Percy Jackson & the Olympians #3: The Titan's Curse, Rick Riordan (2009-09) [Distracting.]
  258. Night Train to Lisbon, Pascal Mercier (2009-09) [I can recognize myself in some passages, but it didn't impress me much.]
  259. (lit. Bedtime For Little Monster!), Mario Ramos (2009-09) [Probably fun to read to children, but personally not my style.]
  260. At the Mountains of Madness, Howard Phillips Lovecraft (2009-09) [Begin slowly, but the descriptions after chapter 1 are amazing!]
  261. The Shadow Out of Time, Howard Phillips Lovecraft (2009-09) [Compare to the At the Mountains of Madness, I found it heavy and repetitive, not enough adventure...]
  262. I, Claudius, Robert Graves (2009-10) [Well done, well documented. I read it with passion.]
  263. Caligula, Albert Camus (2009-10)* [Re-read. I found Caligula too "rational" in his insanity, I don't think the real one was like that, but it's an interesting play.]
  264. Little Vampire Goes to School, Joann Sfar (2009-10) [Fun, but more for children.]
  265. Little Vampire Does Kung Fu, Joann Sfar (2009-10) [Fun.]
  266. The Little Prince, Joann Sfar (2009-10) [Ahhh... beautiful! I like it differently than the Saint-Exupéry version. Two thumbs up!]
  267. (lit. The Cat #1: The Cat), Philippe Geluck (2009-10) [Not really my kind of humour, but a few good lines.]
  268. (lit. In the Penal Colony), Sylvain Ricard and Maël (2009-10) [I prefer the short story by Kafka.]
  269. Maus, Art Spiegelman (2009-10) [Very personnal, sincere.]
  270. (lit. The Chick and the Cat), Praline Gay-Para and Rémi Saillard (2009-10) [Cute, for children.]
  271. The Little Mermaid, Hans Christian Andersen and Charlotte Gastaut (2009-10) [Fine, version, but I've seen better.]
  272. The Vampire Diaries #1: The Awakening, Lisa Jane Smith (2009-10)* [Re-read. I remember hate it the first time I read this book, but the tv series want me to re-read it again. I didn't like it again, I prefer the tv-series, the characters are more multidimentionnals, but I will still read the other books.]
Author Comments: 

Read in 2009. I've read all of these in french language, but I wrote the titles in engligh for a better understanding.
I hope I didn't forget anything.
(lit.) means literally.
[] are read in english language.
*re-read.
The updates are in highlight.

Favorite new readings 2009:
Documentary: Earth from Above for Young Readers, Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Novel: The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury
Short story: The Aleph, Jorge Luis Borges
Poem: Say Everything, Paul Éluard
Comic: Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi
Album: (lit. First Poems For All My Life), Jean-Hugues Malineau

jaimeblack05/05/2009

Now I see what you meant with inspiration.

Nance05/09/2009

On what?