Peter Ackroyd, Revolution: A History of England Volume IV (The History of England) , Virginia Woolf, To The Lighthouse, Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology, Robert Byron, The Road To Oxiana, Alan Partridge, Nomad, Cary Elwes, As You Wish, Jo Nesbo, Phantom

I just didn't understand why 'To The Lighthouse' is considered such as classic. Nothing about it stood out to me, other than the tale of an over-privileged family who can't even be bothered to learn their servants name. It's a tragic sign of my own lack of empathy, insight and critical ability, but I'm going to have to do some research to understand more. To be fair, I felt very similarly the first time I read The Awakening, and it was only after consideration, re-reading and discussion with brighter minds that I understood it. More effort needed, Sawyer.

Norse Mythology was as entertaining as expected, Neil Gaiman had a lot of fun with the meatheaded Thor and the mischievous Loki. The Road to Oxiana, another classic, was another of those wonderful early 20th century travel books (Bell, West, Leigh Fermor) where a ridiculously clever upper-class Brit travels the world armed only with massive self-confidence and an incredible network of contacts in the local ruling classes. It's a bewitching world, was it really like that once?

Loved Nomad and Phantom, some nice easy reading, and in between As You Wish was a sweet memoir of the filming of The Princess Bride. That's 3 soft reads in a row though, need to up my game with the next pick. .  . .