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what book are you reading..?
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PinkDiana | Report | 18 Nov 2004 12:48 |
If you want a book that will make you laugh, cry, scream, shout at then I recommend A MILLION LITTLE PIECES by James Frey. It's a fantastic book that both men and women will enjoy.... and it's a TRUE story!! There is even talk about making it into a film!! If you have a teenager dabbling in drugs then get them to read it too.... I can promise that they will be so affected by it that they will stop!! |
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Joy | Report | 18 Nov 2004 12:54 |
Answer as a man by Taylor Caldwell. I am hoping to read soon, after my birthday, a book about the history of the East Suffolk railway. :-) Joy |
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**Sheesh | Report | 18 Nov 2004 12:57 |
Hi Deb, im nearly finished the Da Vinci Code and have thoroughly enjoyed it. Ive also just started the last book in Stephen Kings Dark Tower series cos i couldnt wait. If youve not read any of his Dark Tower books i would recommend them, the volumes are as thick as bricks but once you start you cant put them down. |
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Poolmaster | Report | 18 Nov 2004 13:25 |
its a very exclusive novel im reading. may be a bit high brow but its called readers wives! |
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Craig | Report | 18 Nov 2004 13:30 |
I'm reading a Bernard Cornwell novel called Battle Flag. Not intellectually challenging, but exciting. |
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Craig | Report | 18 Nov 2004 13:46 |
can't keep up with it Paul.... there's a different chapter every week. And the illustrations are all different too, it's a bit of a distraction! |
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Craig | Report | 18 Nov 2004 13:49 |
Not read any of hers yet, but keep meaning to. There's just so many already on my list! |
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Ramblin Rose | Report | 18 Nov 2004 13:52 |
Have just got back from Dorchester and I popped into Ottackers and bought the Dan Brown Da Vinci Code and two others of his in a three for 2 offer.Also went into The Word and picked up Eats Leaves & Shites which is a runner up by a different author to the Eats Shoots and Leaves,which really appealed to me. STOP MENTIONING GOOD BOOKS I CAN'T AFFORD ANY MORE, bOOKWORM rOSE |
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Threegolds | Report | 18 Nov 2004 13:53 |
i tend to read anything by terry pratchett and most fantasy sci-fi books, books by terry brooks, sword of shannara etc. are my favourites very like lord of the rings and co. |
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Unknown | Report | 18 Nov 2004 14:00 |
I'm reading Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything at the moment, which is excellent but hard going at times.. am about 2/3rds through. I've also bought his "notes" books (of which I can't recall the ttiles but one is about England the other America) which I'll read next, unless I decided on something a little lighter in between !! |
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Ramblin Rose | Report | 18 Nov 2004 14:05 |
Iused to be a real enthusiast of Patricia Cornwell,but I have found her recent books far too dark.I did wonder about her own mental stability when I saw her program about Jack the Ripper. I liked the Bernard Cornwall trilogy Harlequin etc.very good I also feel that our own Dorset writer Minette Waters is a bit written out now-disappointing.She was as good as Patricia Cornwell but not so hung up on the intense gory descriptions. Rose |
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Nicola | Report | 18 Nov 2004 14:38 |
I have also just started to read the Da Vinci Code - so far so good! My Partner has been raving about it for weeks!!! Said it is fantastic!!! lol |
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Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256 | Report | 18 Nov 2004 15:03 |
Read Short History not long ago - so interesting! Will def put Da Vinci Code on my list. Rose - just finished the Eats Shites and Leaves (after reading the Shoots one) some v funny bits in it. Also the Timewaster Letters are v silly. Forgot to recommend the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith - make sure you read them in order! Maz. XX |
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Deb Vancouver (18665) | Report | 19 Nov 2004 04:00 |
The Da Vincie Code is living up to the hype. I'm 1/4 of the way through and can't put it down. |
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Heather | Report | 19 Nov 2004 09:54 |
I'm reading The Wheel of Time books by Robert Jordan, on book number nine at the moment. Heather |
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Lily | Report | 19 Nov 2004 10:44 |
A book I would recommend, for a good laugh, is "Ladies of Letters Log On" - can't remember the author, I picked it up in the library and found it a hoot. Both sexes would enjoy...... Apparently they made a Radio 4 prog on it which I missed. If repeated I must listen, Patricia Routledge is, apparently, one of the stars.....a friend in Seattle heard it! |
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Winter Drawers Ever Near | Report | 19 Nov 2004 15:14 |
The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown. I enjoyed it. Although thee was a full page article in The Mail this week contradicting a lot of what was written. |
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Helen in Kent | Report | 19 Nov 2004 15:30 |
I'm reading for the third or fourth time 'The Shipping News' by Annie Proulx. I love it. Even my teenagers have read it. I saw the film which wasn't as good but still enjoyable. I read all the Lord of the Rings as a teenager and loved them as well as the recent films. Maz, I read the Life of Pi and The Curious Incident..... and would agree with you about both. Another writer I like is Jane Smiley; my husband says he only finds me books with prize stickers on the front!!!! What a shame we don't have our own library - what is the Da Vinci code about? Sounds like I should read it. |
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Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256 | Report | 19 Nov 2004 17:15 |
Oh Helen, yes!! I read The Shipping News last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. Another good one was White Oleander - although I can't remember who wrote it. Again good film too, but not as good as the book. I used to read things like Susan Lewis and Olivia Goldsmith, but recently I'm reading more 'grown up' stuff! Also a lot of non-fiction. We have some great looking traveller's tales and biographies in the library - just not enough hours in the day! Maz. XX |
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Sand | Report | 19 Nov 2004 22:25 |
Hi Deb, I'm reading a deadly boring technical book on Digital Photography and Brian Keenan's 'An Evil Cradling' at home. Read Keenan's book ages ago--still gripping second time round though. At work, I spend my breaks with a book--at the mo, it's 'The 9/11 Commission Report'. It's gripping in parts, but incredibly long-winded in others, so today I gave myself permission to skip a few pages! After that it will be Bill Clinton's biography. |
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