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Old 16-01-2013, 22:15
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Still reading Gone Girl (on my kindle) and it is really really good. My print book at the moment is Perdido Street Station by China Meilville Not ready any by this author before and its a bit weird but strangely enjoyable.
I've heard lots of people raving about Gone Girl so I reserved a copy. Eager to read it now!

Perdido Street Station gets good about 300 pages in (long wait I know but it's worth it) so do persevere Lizzy.

I'm about to start The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time by Mark Haddon.
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Old 17-01-2013, 01:37
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I just finished Mockingjay, the final book in The Hunger Games series. I was left a little disappointed by it but thought the overall series was great.

I have just started reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It's turning out to be quite a interesting read so far.
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Old 17-01-2013, 10:41
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I've heard lots of people raving about Gone Girl so I reserved a copy. Eager to read it now!

Perdido Street Station gets good about 300 pages in (long wait I know but it's worth it) so do persevere Lizzy.

I'm about to start The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time by Mark Haddon.
I will persevere with it as although its a bit strange, I'm not hating it. It takes me a bit sometimes with an author I havent read before to get into their style of writing but I'm getting there with this one!

As for "Gone Girl" yes I think you will enjoy it - I'm not quite at the end but its been really intriguing. I do like how the chapters are done - One from the point of view of the Husband followed by diary entries from the Wife. Clever.



I just finished Mockingjay, the final book in The Hunger Games series. I was left a little disappointed by it but thought the overall series was great.

I have just started reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It's turning out to be quite a interesting read so far.
I started that a while ago but only read a little - not because it was bad, but because I went into hospital and when I came out again I started something else for some reason that I can't remember now!

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on it overall when you are done, to see if I want to go back to it
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Old 17-01-2013, 18:36
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Just read a few Elmore Leonards,and am
now working through Paul O'Grady's trio
of autobiographies.Wonderfully funny and
caring man,I can imagine his voice as I read
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Old 17-01-2013, 20:01
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Mandasue Heller- Lost Angel
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Old 18-01-2013, 09:55
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Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King. I love these Dark Tower novels.
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Old 18-01-2013, 11:47
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Just started The Third Victim by Lisa Gardner. I've read 2 of hers so far, The Other Daughter which I loved, and The Perfect Husband which I didn't like at all. So this one will be the decider, if I enjoy this one I'll carry on with the author and if not I won't!
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Old 18-01-2013, 12:13
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Just started The Third Victim by Lisa Gardner. I've read 2 of hers so far, The Other Daughter which I loved, and The Perfect Husband which I didn't like at all. So this one will be the decider, if I enjoy this one I'll carry on with the author and if not I won't!
The Third Victim is the first of the "proper" Raine/Quincy series and I think these are the best she writes.

Its followed by The Next Accident, The Killing Hour, Gone and Say Goodbye (which was the last Quincy/Raine novel she did before starting the DD Warren series).

I'm fairly sure you will enjoy it, and the others in the series are all excellent as well
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Old 18-01-2013, 18:23
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I'm reading Letter to My Daughter by George Bishop right now. A Mother writes a letter to her daughter after they have a fight and the daughter runs away, it tells of the mothers life growing up and how she came to be the person she is. I am about half way through it and it is a very good read... Hopefully it ends strongly.
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Old 18-01-2013, 19:42
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Have just finished Gone Girl on the Kindle. I finished it bleary eyed at about 3am this morning. Was just over half way through at bedtime but I had to know. I HAD TO KNOW GODARNIT!!! so I read and read til my eyes bled. I know now though. Phew! Brilliant brilliant book!

My next kindle read that I have just started is "The Burning Air" Erin Kelley. So far so good. Having been extremely disappointed by The Sick Rose after the brilliance of The Poison Tree am hoping that this one sees Ms Kelley back up to the standard of her debut

(My current print book is still Perdido Street Station which is really weird but in a good way)
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Old 18-01-2013, 19:45
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Old 18-01-2013, 20:16
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Old 18-01-2013, 21:35
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, free on the kindle.
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Old 19-01-2013, 00:38
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Finished reading 'A life on the toilet' by Kat Ward on kindle. Not an easy read as it is about her battle against bowel cancer and as with her other two books Keri and Keri Karen Kat is a very discriptive writter and a very gifted one as well.
At the moment I am reading a borrowed book called Dewey. Its about a little kitten in America that was adopted by the people that worked in the library where he just happened to shelter in. It's a lovely story. I'm really enjoying it.
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Old 19-01-2013, 01:46
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I'm glad you enjoyed Gone Girl lizzy and everyone else who has mentioned it. I read it on holiday last summer and I think it was my fave book of 2012. It also reminds me of lazing round the pool in 40 degree heat so I'm very fond of it!

I'm just over half way through The Third Victim and enjoying it so far, I think Lisa Gardner books will live to fight another day with me! Although I think I just read a massive spoiler on goodreads and if it turns out it was a spoiler then that reviewer will be getting some strong words from me!
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Old 19-01-2013, 16:31
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Have added gone girl to my to read list
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Old 19-01-2013, 16:45
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Just started "The Hundred Year Old Man Who Jumped Out Of The Window And Disappeared"

Is rather good.
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Old 19-01-2013, 18:31
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Just finished "The Burning Air". Phew thanks Erin my faith in you has been restored - The Poison Tree was NOT a fluke.

Burned (no pun intended ) through that in less than 24 hours. Was happily reading it, fairly enjoying it and being pleased that the author had retrieved the hoped for standard, then BAM! One plot twist about half way through made me go "OOOOH" and from then on it was a head down, read the words, don't stop until you've finished read. Very satisfying.

How lucky am I? Two books in a row that have pretty much taken my breathe away

Anyway just started "Dark Places" by Gillian Flynn to see if her other books are as good as Gone Girl and am still making my way slowly but surely through Perdido Street Station.
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Old 19-01-2013, 19:40
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The Half Life of Hannah by Nick Alexander. I'm 3 chapters in so no real thoughts on it as yet!!!
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Old 19-01-2013, 20:58
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Just started "The Hundred Year Old Man Who Jumped Out Of The Window And Disappeared"

Is rather good.
Finished it .. it is one of the funniest novels I've ever read .. Crazy, Bonkers yet quite brilliant .. and excellent cameos from Harry S Truman, Stalin and Mao Tse Tung amongst others. 20p on kindle .. you can't go wrong. Enjoy the rest of it misha. savour it!.
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Old 19-01-2013, 21:23
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I downloaded this one too but it's one of a few books I've tried, and failed, to get into over the past couple of weeks - I'll go back to it later when I've got the patience for a slow burner!

Finished A Place of Execution, a good read but slightly predictable - I'll definitely be reading more of Val McDermud's books after this one.

Have moved onto Pride And Prejudice now - I'd forgotten how much I love that book - really enjoying it!

I am much further through now and enjoying it, but it is not a fast paced novel

Just done with Thief Of Souls - Anne Benson. Simply Brilliant The first read of the year for me that I am going to absolutely recommend to everyone and the first I would give a resounding ten out of ten for. Set in two time periods - 1444 Brittany, and 2002 Los Angeles, we follow two women both in the midst of investigating the disappearance of several children. In 1444 we have Abbess Guillemette, who took holy orders after the death of her husband and disappearance of her son, realising that many children were vanishing without a trace and determines that something must be done. (This part of the novel is based on the actual case of Lord Gilles De Rais,a real life figure on which the fairytale"Bluebeard" is based) and in 2002 we have Detective Lany Dunbar, from the Crimes against Children unit investigating a similar set of disappearances. The author has written this in alternate chapters - one set in 1444, the next in 2002 and so on so that you can see the parallels in the cases as they unfold. Brilliantly written with a satisfying solution, I highly recommend that if you enjoy either crime fiction, historical fiction or both that you give this a go. Or even if you don't like either of those things
added to my list of books to read. sounds brillant. thanks for recommending, my sort of book
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Old 20-01-2013, 02:12
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Survivor by Gregg Hurwitz

I don't usually like American books as I relate more to UK ones, but his are excellent
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Old 20-01-2013, 08:22
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Reading "The Cleaner of Chartres" by Salley Vickers...interesting not sure if I like or not yet I find it a page turner
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Old 20-01-2013, 08:22
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The boy in the dress - David walliams. Yes I know its a children's book but I work at the library and I'm up for the new Kate Morton book this week on reservation so didn't want to get into something too long! Lol x
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Old 20-01-2013, 19:58
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I just finished Jon Richardsons book and have started The Tiger Wife. Enjoying it so far.
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