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Old 01-01-2013, 14:18
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Just started the Hobbit been wanting to give it a go for years but never got round to it.
How is it??? I've got that and LOTR to read but I'm a bit unsure of it!!!
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Old 01-01-2013, 15:09
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Enjoying it so far very much aimed at a younger audience than LOTR but still a good read.
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Old 01-01-2013, 16:59
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne
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Old 01-01-2013, 18:44
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Just started the Hobbit been wanting to give it a go for years but never got round to it.
I read that for the first time about a month ago - enjoyed it a lot.

At the moment I'm reading In a Glass Darkly by Sheridan Le Fanu. It's a collection of supernatural and mystery short stories and purports to be the medical case notes of a German physician, Dr. Hesselius. Le Fanu was Irish, and was apparently an influence on Bram Stoker, Henry James and M. R. James. Having read two of the stories so far, I can indeed see that. You can tell that Hesselius influenced the character of Van Helsing in Dracula for one thing.

The first story was about a man who was haunted by a monkey ; and the one I've just finished is about a ship's captain who's haunted by a sailor he'd ordered to be flogged.
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Old 01-01-2013, 19:02
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The Visitor- Lee Child
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Old 01-01-2013, 19:04
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Reading Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Desperate to find what the outcome is. Hope it is not a let down.
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Old 01-01-2013, 19:37
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Finished Keri Karin last night by Kat Ward. Her first book Keri and this one I was totally captivated by both books. So well written and her descriptions she was able to take you there.
I'm looking forward to reading Keri Karin part two which the author is working on at present.
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Old 01-01-2013, 20:24
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I have just finished That Near Death Thing: Inside the Most Dangerous Race in the World. Rick Broadbent.

Amazing book even tho I am not a bike racing fan.
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Old 01-01-2013, 20:29
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Reading Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Desperate to find what the outcome is. Hope it is not a let down.
Ooo I have got that on my kindle,looking forward to it.
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Old 02-01-2013, 03:17
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Hunger Games finished... Nice enough book but think the film spoiled it for me now reading Catching Fire!!!
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Old 02-01-2013, 07:52
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Safe House by Chris Ewan. Interesting tale so far. Only 20p on my kindle and already more than worth it.
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Old 02-01-2013, 16:23
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Tell No One - Harlan Coben
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Old 02-01-2013, 20:54
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Just after sunset-Stephen King
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Old 02-01-2013, 23:39
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Currently reading 11.22.63 by Stephen King.
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Old 03-01-2013, 14:14
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Just finished 'The Boy In the Striped Pyjamas' last night, which was the worst possible
time, as I coulldn't get to sleep, thinking about it. Powerful, sad, atmospheric and utterly heartbreaking.
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Old 03-01-2013, 16:11
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Just started A Dance With Dragons: Dreams And Dust. Really looking forward to reading this one
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Old 03-01-2013, 16:12
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The Dinner by Herman Koch only started it a few days ago. loving it!
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Old 03-01-2013, 16:31
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Periodic Tales: the Curious Lives of the Elements

and Anne Cleeves 'White Nights'
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Old 03-01-2013, 16:33
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I read that for the first time about a month ago - enjoyed it a lot.

At the moment I'm reading In a Glass Darkly by Sheridan Le Fanu. It's a collection of supernatural and mystery short stories and purports to be the medical case notes of a German physician, Dr. Hesselius. Le Fanu was Irish, and was apparently an influence on Bram Stoker, Henry James and M. R. James. Having read two of the stories so far, I can indeed see that. You can tell that Hesselius influenced the character of Van Helsing in Dracula for one thing.

The first story was about a man who was haunted by a monkey ; and the one I've just finished is about a ship's captain who's haunted by a sailor he'd ordered to be flogged.
Have you read Uncle Silas? Brilliant book!
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Old 03-01-2013, 19:37
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Have just finished Naomi,s Room by Jonathan Aycliffe,i waited for ages to get it in ebook form,it was so scary I wouldnt go to the toilet in the night,though it,s quite disturbing as well because it,s a bit brutal in places.Probably one of the scariest I have ever read.
This post caught my attention so I downloaded it and read the whole book on New Year's Eve. (party animal that I am, although I did stop briefly at midnight to watch the fireworks on telly!) Finished it at about 1am and was gripped the whole way through.

I don't really find books scary, but this one was a close contender! And extremely dark towards the end especially, yowzers! Well worth a read though, and was only 99p so thanks for the recommendation

Now reading The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner. Hooked so far.
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Old 03-01-2013, 19:46
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Philip Pullman's Grimm Tales - his re-telling of some of the Brothers' Grimm fairytales. It's really interesting so far
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Old 03-01-2013, 20:18
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Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
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Old 03-01-2013, 21:36
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This post caught my attention so I downloaded it and read the whole book on New Year's Eve. (party animal that I am, although I did stop briefly at midnight to watch the fireworks on telly!) Finished it at about 1am and was gripped the whole way through.

I don't really find books scary, but this one was a close contender! And extremely dark towards the end especially, yowzers! Well worth a read though, and was only 99p so thanks for the recommendation

Now reading The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner. Hooked so far.
My christmas tree is stuck in my bedroom because I wont go into my loft to put it back,it,s a good job I didnt read it a few weeks ago or I never would have gone up there to get it out.
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Old 04-01-2013, 06:52
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Reading two. One on my kindle - The Expats by Chris Pavone. Enjoying this one about Kate who lives in Luxembourg with her husband and does the whole "expat wives coffee morning" rounds but its becoming apparent that her old job may come back to haunt her...
In print Birthdays for the Dead - Stuart Mcbride. A standalone from him, but the usual gritty tale of killers and their pursuers. Quite liking it as I felt his Logan series had taken a downturn recently but this standalone is back to his great standards.
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Old 04-01-2013, 10:50
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Don of the Dead - Casey Daniels. It's the first in the Pepper Martin series about an ex socialite who suddenly can see dead people. In this one a 30 year dead mobster boss enlists her help in finding out who murdered him.
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