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Old 07-03-2015, 11:31
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The Science Delusion ~ Rupert Sheldrake
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Old 08-03-2015, 18:00
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Penny Hancock - A Trick of the Mind
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Old 08-03-2015, 18:19
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Penpal - Dathan Auerbach - I think I bought this because it was on offer on Amazon but I don't usually read horror so I'm kind of regretting it. Oh well, it's quite short and I'll just see how it goes.
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Old 09-03-2015, 00:08
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Sean Thomas Cadigan's Newfoundland and Labrador: A History which is actually more interesting than the title might seem. This province of Canada was once a separate dominion of the British Empire and after WWII, a choice was offered - stay as a separate dominion under British influence or join Canada as new a province.
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Old 09-03-2015, 10:43
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Testament of Experience - Vera Brittain
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Old 09-03-2015, 11:15
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Old 09-03-2015, 13:45
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oh i loved that, i hope you have lots of tissues though....

Have just started The Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko and am enjoying it so far.
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Old 09-03-2015, 14:13
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Old 09-03-2015, 16:40
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I'm reading The Shock of the Fall now, and enjoying it so far.
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Old 10-03-2015, 19:06
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Mark Billingham - The Bones Beneath
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Old 10-03-2015, 19:13
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I'm now reading Alpha Centauri - Unveiling the Secrets of Our Nearest Stellar Neighbor which is about the three nearest Centauri stars to Earth (other than the Sun) and other nearby stars.

I've now read two factual books in a row and I must make sure that my next one's a fiction book!
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Old 10-03-2015, 20:30
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Penpal - Dathan Auerbach - I think I bought this because it was on offer on Amazon but I don't usually read horror so I'm kind of regretting it. Oh well, it's quite short and I'll just see how it goes.
Quoting myself, but this was actually a lot better than I'd expected - I found it more sad than scary although there was one point at about 90% where I had to stop reading at bedtime!

Now I'm reading The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths, a thriller featuring a forensic archaeologist and police detective - I accidentally read no. 6 in the series recently so now I'm starting at no.1.
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Old 10-03-2015, 22:10
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Now I'm reading The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths, a thriller featuring a forensic archaeologist and police detective - I accidentally read no. 6 in the series recently so now I'm starting at no.1.
I've just finished The Crossing Places, I thought it was very good.

I'm now reading Stone Mattress: Nine Tales by Margaret Atwood. Nine short stories, the first three of which are related. A common theme of aging in all the stories, apparently the author is in her seventies now.

I've finished the first tale, it's called Alphinland. An elderly widow is coping with an ice storm and reminiscing about the past. Fortunately her dead husband is around to dispense advice on household tasks. Beautiful writing and quirky stories, I love Margaret Atwood.

The freezing rain sifts down, handfuls of shining rice thrown by some unseen celebrant. Wherever it hits, it crystallizes into a granulated coating of ice. In the streetlights it looks so beautiful, like fairy silver, thinks Constance. But then, she would think that; she's far too prone to enchantment.
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Old 12-03-2015, 08:38
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Orphan Train - Christine Baker Kline
Very absorbing read. I really didn't want it to end.
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Old 12-03-2015, 17:35
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This http://www.amazon.co.uk/Air-Steve-Ed...qid=1426181642 'In the Air', gripping stuff!
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Old 12-03-2015, 17:35
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Sword of Rome by Douglas Jackson

Book 4 in the Gaius Valerius Verrens series of Roman novels, a series which starts brilliantly and just gets better from there.
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Old 13-03-2015, 08:50
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Scarred for Life - Kerry Wilkinson. Finished this yesterday.

Now onto Obsessed by T R Ragan.
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Old 13-03-2015, 13:46
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Old 14-03-2015, 20:41
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Old 15-03-2015, 14:48
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The Janus Stone - Elly Griffiths - the second in the series featuring the forensic archaeologist and police detective. Only a few chapters in and I already think it will live up to the standard of the first one which I finished earlier today.
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Old 15-03-2015, 22:16
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A friend lent me a copy of Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman as I said I'd always intended to read some of Pratchett's work and never got around to it.
I have to say though that I'm not really enjoying it so far and I'm wondering if I should've started with the Discworld novels as an introduction to his writing.
I'll persevere though, as I'm only a quarter in.
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Old 16-03-2015, 04:08
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The Argos catalogue.
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Old 16-03-2015, 10:03
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A friend lent me a copy of Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman as I said I'd always intended to read some of Pratchett's work and never got around to it.
I have to say though that I'm not really enjoying it so far and I'm wondering if I should've started with the Discworld novels as an introduction to his writing.
I'll persevere though, as I'm only a quarter in.
Good Omens is my favourite Terry Pratchett book, but I'm sure it doesn't appeal to everyone! Discworld novels don't really need to be read in order, if you want to read one of the later ones, Going Postal introduces a new main character and could be read as a standalone book.

I'd also recommend Nation. It's not part of the Discworld series and, although it is aimed at YA readers, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's set in an alternate version of the mid 1800s and is about the after effects of a tsunami on a small island community. Excellent.

I'm currently listening to the audiobook edition of The Long Earth by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter. I'm only a couple of chapters in, but I'm afraid that, so far, it hasn't grabbed me.
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Old 16-03-2015, 10:11
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Thanks Sue - I'd always wondered about where to start with Discworld I'll add those to my reading list
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Old 16-03-2015, 10:17
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Just started the first of the 'Jack Aubrey & Steven Maturin'
novels by Patrick O'Brian 'Master and Commander'
Liking it so far, and there are 20 books in the series (plus a
21st Unfinished one) so plenty to go at If I decide to read them
all!
They filmed 'Master and Commander' using material from
about three different stories in the series, or so I am led to
believe. Whilst I can take or leave Russell Crowe, I found the
film an enjoyable tale, of its period.
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