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Old 17-07-2012, 16:32
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finished reading fifty shades of grey - I did enjoy reading the first 200 pages but I started getting bored with it
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Old 17-07-2012, 17:18
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Just finished Simon Scarrows The Eagle's conquest (second book in the Eagle series).

Have started David Baldacci Zero Day.
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Old 17-07-2012, 17:25
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I've just finished Sob Story by Carol Anne Davis,

Just started Trust Nobody (Daisy Lane 1) by June Hampson!
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Old 17-07-2012, 17:59
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Hi Ella - I haven't seen the film

Loving the book though, so I guess I would only be disappointed in the film?
I usually find that the film based on a book is not as good or a let down,I remember when the film The Beach came out and the book was fab,a great read and gripped me from the start but the film was awful and added sex scenes in for effect between the main characters that hadn't even happened in the book(why do film makers think everyone wants sex scenes in the films ) one film I loved almost as much as the book was Angela's Ashes-I must of read that book 4times and even bought the film for myself,going back to Lovely Bones-the film is very odd but try it you may like it
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Old 17-07-2012, 18:00
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finished reading fifty shades of grey - I did enjoy reading the first 200 pages but I started getting bored with it
that is exactly how I felt
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Old 17-07-2012, 20:43
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To be honest - no! But it has such good reviews on Amazon. Maybe I haven't reached the good bit yet
Glad it's not just me! I was starting think I was missing something as the Amazon reviews are so spectacular. I don't know if I'll have the stamina to read on....
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Old 17-07-2012, 20:54
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Midnight in Peking - Paul French
This is a non fiction crime investigation of a famous murder in 1937. The details of the lives of both British and Chinese in Peking at that time are fascinating. And the murder really is intriguing.
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Old 18-07-2012, 09:21
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Glad it's not just me! I was starting think I was missing something as the Amazon reviews are so spectacular. I don't know if I'll have the stamina to read on....
I'll let you know if I manage to read anymore
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Old 18-07-2012, 09:22
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I usually find that the film based on a book is not as good or a let down,I remember when the film The Beach came out and the book was fab,a great read and gripped me from the start but the film was awful and added sex scenes in for effect between the main characters that hadn't even happened in the book(why do film makers think everyone wants sex scenes in the films ) one film I loved almost as much as the book was Angela's Ashes-I must of read that book 4times and even bought the film for myself,going back to Lovely Bones-the film is very odd but try it you may like it
Thanks Ella - I don't watch many films, but if I see it on anywhere I will give it a try
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Old 18-07-2012, 10:01
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Finished Karin Fossum's The Water Edge. After an unimpressive opening novel in the Inspector Sejer series, I was pleasantly surprised by this second offering. A great study of the impact of crime on families affected and we get to learn much more about Sejer and his partner Skarre
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Old 18-07-2012, 10:04
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Finished 3rd Volume of Chris Mullin's Diaries, " A Walk on Part". They cover the period between John Smith's death and the second year of the Blair Government. Full of honest observations about his colleagues and the machinations of the Westminster village. Best political diaries since Tony Benn and Alan Clark.
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Old 18-07-2012, 22:03
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Gave up on Enchantments by Kathryn Harrison as it got quite boring.

Now reading The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. It's one of those books where nothing actually happens but it's quite deep - usually hate those kind of books but I'm really liking this.

Read the first chapter of 50 Shades of Grey, I won't be carrying on with it.
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Old 19-07-2012, 00:08
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Londonistan by Melanie Phillips

This book describes how a mixture of government policies by successive Tory and Labour governments created a large and fierce fifth column of radical Muslim inside the UK's borders.
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Old 19-07-2012, 00:14
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To kill a mockingbird
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Old 19-07-2012, 14:29
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The German Genius..its unfortunate that all the science, engineering and culture that Germany has contributed to the world is overshadowed by Hitler and the Nazis and two World Wars.
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Old 19-07-2012, 19:24
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Aline Templeton - Cradle to Grave
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Old 19-07-2012, 22:16
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Can anyone tell me what the Hunger Games is about and whether it's a good read?
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Old 20-07-2012, 00:05
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Others ~ James Herbert
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Old 20-07-2012, 18:50
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Halfway through Goblet of Fire (my favourite HP and the one I've read the most times, already regretting not saving it for my hols). Harry and Ron are friends again and all is well with the world. Always hated the bits were they fall out when I was younger but suppose it's a normal part of friendships.
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Old 21-07-2012, 13:58
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Skeleton Key - Stephen King

Have read this collection of short stories before but had forgotten how good they are.

ps If you are about to go swimming you don't want to read The Raft which is one of them
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Old 21-07-2012, 17:30
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Catch me if you can

I know the guy was a massive criminal and con man but I think the whole story is brilliant.
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Old 22-07-2012, 15:56
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The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan. I'm enjoying it.

http://www.waterstones.com/waterston...eboat/8556491/
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Old 22-07-2012, 16:04
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Ancestor, by Scott Sigler.
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Old 22-07-2012, 16:51
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Sleep, Pale Sister by Joanne Harris
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Old 22-07-2012, 16:55
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I'm reading The Midwife's Confession by Diane Chamberlain.

It's very good so far.
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