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Old 10-07-2016, 09:12
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Old 10-07-2016, 18:02
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Vampire Mistress (Book 5) by Joey W. Hill
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Old 12-07-2016, 21:10
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The letters of Abalard and Helouise. Don't ask me why a pal thought it might me my thing.


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Old 12-07-2016, 22:05
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Blood Meridian - Cormac McCarthy. I started it a few years ago and thought it was just grimy, but gave it another go while I was in hospital. There is little in the way of a plot, just an exercise in seeing how much gratuitous sadism, obscene cruelty, violence and abject misery can be packed into every page. It seems to have gained notoriety because of this and is even described as a masterpiece in some quarters, although it is very badly written.

If you're determined to read the most sickening book ever written it will probably fulfil your needs.
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Old 13-07-2016, 00:47
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Vampire Trinity (Book 6) by Joey W. Hill
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Old 14-07-2016, 22:22
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When will there be good news? by Kate Atkinson - book 3 in the Jackson Brodie series.
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Old 15-07-2016, 18:18
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I'm reading Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner. This won the Booker Prize in 1984. A romantic novelist has embarrassed her friends and they have banished her to a sedate hotel in Switzerland.

I'm about to start listening to The Faithful Couple by A D Miller narrated by Patrick Tolan.
The story of a friendship over decades and the ramifications of a camping trip to Yosemite. This has very mixed reviews on Amazon so I'm not expecting it to be great.
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Old 15-07-2016, 18:39
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Blood Meridian - Cormac McCarthy. I started it a few years ago and thought it was just grimy, but gave it another go while I was in hospital. There is little in the way of a plot, just an exercise in seeing how much gratuitous sadism, obscene cruelty, violence and abject misery can be packed into every page. It seems to have gained notoriety because of this and is even described as a masterpiece in some quarters, although it is very badly written.

If you're determined to read the most sickening book ever written it will probably fulfil your needs.
The second Dexter book was the most queasy-making book I've read, followed probably by Gerald's Game by Stephen King. And those books aren't even notorious. So I'll probably give that one a miss!
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Old 16-07-2016, 16:33
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Robert Galbraith - Career of Evil
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Old 16-07-2016, 17:15
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Robert Galbraith - Career of Evil
Do you get a sense that it's the same author as Harry Potter?
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Old 17-07-2016, 00:24
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Vampire Instinct ( Book 7 ) by Joey W. Hill
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Old 17-07-2016, 14:35
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Do you get a sense that it's the same author as Harry Potter?
Well I've never read any Harry Potter so, no.

I have read all of the Robert Galbraith books along with The Casual Vacancy and I have enjoyed them all. I still wouldn't pick up a Harry Potter book
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Old 17-07-2016, 16:17
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Well I've never read any Harry Potter so, no.

I have read all of the Robert Galbraith books along with The Casual Vacancy and I have enjoyed them all. I still wouldn't pick up a Harry Potter book
I know, they must weigh a ton...
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Old 17-07-2016, 18:03
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Old 17-07-2016, 20:27
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Fool Me Once - Harlan Coben. Really disappointing book.
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Old 18-07-2016, 15:35
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Old 19-07-2016, 01:03
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The Well of Loneliness -Radclyffe Hall
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Old 20-07-2016, 15:20
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Old 21-07-2016, 13:39
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Started early, took my dog - Kate Atkinson - book 4 and the last in the Jackson Brodie series - I wish the author would write some more!
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Old 21-07-2016, 21:40
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Old 23-07-2016, 11:19
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Old 24-07-2016, 00:42
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Bound By The Vampire Queen ( Book 8) by Joey W. Hill
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Old 24-07-2016, 18:23
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I've just finished Gone Girl, Which I really enjoyed but hated the ending.
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Old 25-07-2016, 12:38
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Old 26-07-2016, 14:56
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