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Old 26-01-2013, 20:22
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Just finished After the Fall - Charity Norman.

Would highly recommend to those who like Jodi Picoult or Diane Chamberlin.

Next up is The Nightmare - Lars Kepler. I've read his previous novel The Hypnotist and really enjoyed it so looking forward to this. Good for anyone that likes Jo Nesbo.
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Old 26-01-2013, 22:18
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Just startedThe Thorn Birds. I remember sneaking my portable telly on at night to catch glimpses of Richard Chamberlain.
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Old 26-01-2013, 23:15
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Just read two books in the last 24 hours
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - Excellent thriller with lots of twists. Does get a little too far fetched near the end.
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness - Tears ran down my face reading this book. Just really connected with me. About a 13 year old boy whose mother has cancer. He is visited by a monster who takes the form of the huge Yew tree outside of his house which informs him that it will tell him three tales and then the boy must tell him a fourth tale that is his truth. Superb book that I will be reading again soon.
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Old 26-01-2013, 23:35
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Just read two books in the last 24 hours
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - Excellent thriller with lots of twists. Does get a little too far fetched near the end.
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness - Tears ran down my face reading this book. Just really connected with me. About a 13 year old boy whose mother has cancer. He is visited by a monster who takes the form of the huge Yew tree outside of his house which informs him that it will tell him three tales and then the boy must tell him a fourth tale that is his truth. Superb book that I will be reading again soon.

I loved A Monster Calls, one of my favourite reads of 2012, you have good taste
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Old 26-01-2013, 23:38
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I loved A Monster Calls, one of my favourite reads of 2012, you have good taste
The last chapter was difficult to read through the tears. Just really hit home. Would recommend the book to anyone
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Old 26-01-2013, 23:43
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Just finished After the Fall - Charity Norman.

Would highly recommend to those who like Jodi Picoult or Diane Chamberlin.

Next up is The Nightmare - Lars Kepler. I've read his previous novel The Hypnotist and really enjoyed it so looking forward to this. Good for anyone that likes Jo Nesbo.
I have just started that one! Enjoying it so far.

Just startedThe Thorn Birds. I remember sneaking my portable telly on at night to catch glimpses of Richard Chamberlain.
I was gutted when it turned out he was gay

Read The Thorn Birds years ago, great book.

SO: Anyway, my print book is still Dark Blood by Stuart Mcbride and as I said above have just started After the Fall.
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Old 27-01-2013, 07:55
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I loved the thornbirds, bloody fantastic book.

Am reading shadows of the workhouse right now by Jennifer worth. Suffice to say I spend most of yesterday evening in tears. Really thought provoking x
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Old 27-01-2013, 12:06
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Fiished Johan Theorin's Echoes of the Dead .. Nordiv Noir at its best well crafted plot atmospheric landscape, credible characters. Nice twists.
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Old 27-01-2013, 13:01
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Just finished After the Fall - Charity Norman.

Would highly recommend to those who like Jodi Picoult or Diane Chamberlin.
I have just started that one! Enjoying it so far.
Me too! Was just about to start Pines by Blake Crouch and saw this post. I love Diane Chamberlain books so it sounded interesting. I meant to read a page or 2 and go back to it later but couldn't put it down and I'm a third of the way through it so far. Great recommendation, thank you!
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Old 27-01-2013, 14:13
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Just startedThe Thorn Birds. I remember sneaking my portable telly on at night to catch glimpses of Richard Chamberlain.
Another Thorn Birds fan here. I must have read that book about 5 times and I never get bored of it.

Now reading The Snow Child, not sure whether this is going to appeal to me yet
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Old 27-01-2013, 15:36
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I might have to give this one a go, I know the fairy tale.
I've finished The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey now and thoroughly enjoyed it. The story of a middle-aged couple with no surviving children who decide to make a new life in Alaska in the 1920s. Very atmospheric and achingly sad in a couple of places. The story is based on a Russian fairytale and as such requires the suspension of disbelief occasionally. A poster in the 213 for 2013 thread hated it though, so it's obviously not everyone's cup of tea!

I've also finished listening to To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf as an audiobook. Beautifully written by Virginia Woolf and beautifully read by Juliet Stevenson, but depressing.

I've just started to read The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman. 74p on the Kindle! It's a War of the Roses novel told from the perspective of Richard III. I've read three of Philippa Gregory's novels about this period recently, all from a female perspective. It will be interesting to see the same events from another author's point of view and from the perspective of such a reviled character. I do have a slight suspicion that I may have read this before in the dim and distant past.

My next audiobook is Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch. I was impressed by Rivers of London and am looking forward to this.
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Old 27-01-2013, 19:11
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Just started, The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan, not sure about this one really,

I have to keep reading bits over, the second chapter starts

"All paradigm shifts answer the amoral craving for novelty." Probably me
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Old 27-01-2013, 19:13
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My next audiobook is Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch. I was impressed by Rivers of London and am looking forward to this.


I loved all three of the books in this series and recommended them to a friend who has downloaded them.
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Old 27-01-2013, 22:14
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Just got me mitts on ‘Living Wild: The Ultimate Guide To Scouting & Fieldcraft’ by Bear Grylls for a bit of non-fiction reading.

I'm also borrowing ‘The Girl Who Played With Fire’ by Stieg Larsson from a friend, after reading the first one. Not sure which I found better, the book or film adaption of the first novel. Decided to read the other two books before watching the films. Don't know if that's a mistake though....
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Old 27-01-2013, 22:33
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Just finished The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton. A family mystery saga told over 4 time periods. Long at 645 pages but excellent reading. Kept me riveted till the end.
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Old 27-01-2013, 22:48
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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
I read The Boy in the Dress last week and thought it was pretty good. It was my first David Walliams book so I was a bit sceptical but actually I enjoyed it.
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Old 27-01-2013, 23:00
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I've just downloaded A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, After the Fall by Charity Norman and The Complex by Cathy E Zaragoza based on comments and reviews on this thread
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Old 28-01-2013, 09:38
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Finished The Trials and Tribulations of Les Dawson by Louis Barfe .. Interesting subject .. meticulously researched .. and its the level of detail thats makes this book rather hard to enjoy. The chapters also could have been broken down to aid the reader .. Far too much detail on some of his sketches and snatches of them are reproduced .. labouring the point to be honest.
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Old 28-01-2013, 09:47
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I read The Boy in the Dress last week and thought it was pretty good. It was my first David Walliams book so I was a bit sceptical but actually I enjoyed it.
I enjoyed it too. Think will get Mr stink when at the library next week. The only down point I.found was the obvious references to himself and little Britain. I thought it was not needed.
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Old 28-01-2013, 10:06
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Game of Thrones man I love the tv show so had to start the books
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Old 28-01-2013, 11:20
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Finished Dark Blood and have now started Shatter The Bones, the next Logan Macrae book by Stuart Macbride. Still also reading After the Fall. Both of these are on my kindle so I think I will leave my print book shelf alone as otherwise instead of two at once I'll be doing three at once. Not sure even my brain could take it
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Old 28-01-2013, 11:30
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Just finished reading Les Miserable. I started about a year ago but it is a long old read.

Great book, great comment on society with some of the subjects still standing out to this day.

All the film fuss kind of spurred me on to get it finished, it is the biggest book I have ever read and feel like I really achieved something.
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Old 28-01-2013, 13:07
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I've been sick all week with flu and fever so have done no reading!!! I'm easing myself back in as I'm still very sleepy so reading The Single Girls To-Do List by Lindsey Kelk.
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Old 28-01-2013, 13:29
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I've just downloaded A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, After the Fall by Charity Norman and The Complex by Cathy E Zaragoza based on comments and reviews on this thread
It's a double edged sword, this forum! I swear I hear my bank manager dying a little bit inside each time I log on.

Hope you enjoy those, they are all fab.
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Old 28-01-2013, 13:50
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I just finished the last page of House Rules by Jodi Picoult . I thought the plot was lame , I knew the ending from almost the begining ! Far to easy now to suss her MO . Her books are getting samey now
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