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    Follow @cultboxtv and RT for a chance to win one of 3 complete 'Jonathan Creek' Series 1-4 boxsets - Info: http://t.co/2GIIfqRs5A #CreekCB

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    Follow @cultboxtv and RT for a chance to win a set of all three 'Department 19' thriller books - Info: http://t.co/51zUTKEq2J #Dep19CB

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    Film 4 #scifiday watching War of the Worlds -source of many a childhood nightmare.

    1. vodkafan

      vodkafan

      is that the 50's version? Yes I was scared as a kid by that one

    2. Booknutt

      Booknutt

      I'm scared by both versions even yet! Prefer the Tom Cruise one, though.

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    'War of The Worlds' (the old one) part of Film 4's sci-fi day. It used to give me nightmares as a kid..
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    my #fridayreads is A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks which coincidentally is this years @cityreadlondon book ,I believe

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    Follow @cultboxtv and RT for a chance to win one of 3 x 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' on DVD - Info: http://t.co/RZ5thqOcsq #HobCB

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    Read 'Flight Behaviour'? Mapless monarch butterflies migrate using 'internal compass' The Independent http://t.co/FepinoosZK

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    Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell is to be adapted for Tv..I loved the book..will be interested to see how it's done http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/bbc-to-adapt-jonathan-strange-mr-norrell-as-miniseries/?partner=rss&emc=rss
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    visitors to central #Brighton; 20mph speed limit from today http://t.co/Dm4SEcXCBl

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    I 'm not writing them off, just saying they don't float my boat, at least given what I have read so far. (Am not 'anti' ; I'm currently reading Among Others by Jo Walton which could loosely be described as Fantasy/YA ,which I was lucky enough to win in a blog giveaway) 'Boomer Lit' is more my speed..., I hadn't heard of it until recently. (http://www.indiesunlimited.com/2012/12/18/are-you-ready-for-boomer-lit/. ) I'm a 'baby boomer' just (born 1964) and am now ready, not for coming -of- age, but for coming- of- the -change....lol..
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    Secret Snob #10: Persephone Books http://t.co/TikPhXvVdU

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    Thanks...have you read any of Kathleen McGowan's work.?.I read 'The Expected One' part 1 of the Magdalene Line trilogy ages ago and enjoyed it. (She's the lady who claims to be a direct descendent of mary magdalene)
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    'ahem, my lord,' the man servant shrugged, a sheepish expression on his face; 'that's not really my name...it's actually 'Cheater', because I got caught cheating in my exams at school and it sort of stuck ...' 'EXCUSE ME' an irate voice came from behind the men..they had forgotten all about Jane in the midst of the confusion. 'I just happen to have a first in Classics from Oxford University and if I'm not mistaken, she said 'Prepare to die'..' A wild cry rent the air and they turned in horror only to be confronted by......
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    Follow @cultboxtv and RT for a chance to win one of 3 copies of 'The Geek Handbook' - Info: http://t.co/gCTm3kDvWt #GeekCB

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    I used to read these books when my daughter was a baby and I was too frazzled to read anything meatier..I found them fun and uplifting, sort of like a fancy cup cake..a treat, not a meal. .
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    I've read 64...I doubt I'll get around to reading the recent YA stuff (eg The Hunger Games..) not my scene..
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    I think of the relationships being sort of fairy-tales for big girls..I haven't met too many Prince Charmings (or Mark Darcys, to use an example from Bridget Jones) in real life..I've met many nice men but that's an unfair standard to hold them to..! There's a lot of suspension of disbelief; for example I doubt that any knight in shining armour is going to come and sort out my finances any time soon ,or that I'm going to get a wonderful job just in time to pay my debts....Sophie Kinsella's 'Shopaholic' would in real life be filing for bankruptcy..
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    Was it something like Ripley's Believe it or not?
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    do you know about Gallic Books? http://gallicbooks.com/ I read The Elegance of the Hedgehog and loved it too..
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    I'm not a big SF fan but there is a prize for SF, the Arthur C Clarke Award, and here's a link to the six shortlisted titles this year (I believe you an click from the list to Amazon if you're interested in any of them) http://www.clarkeaward.com/2013-clarke-award/2013-shortlist/
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    Am currently watching some awful kids film on Nickelodeon with my 8 year old and praying for the end of the holidays (Fred 3 ). Cannot wait for saturday night to see some scandi crime on BBC4. http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2013/apr/04/arne-dahl-scandinavian-crime-drama
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    If we were being deadly serious i'd choose the Qur'an ; otherwise ,I know it's cheating but I'd have to say the Oxford English Dictionary... I'd get bored reading the same book more than once..
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    I think it's harmless fun..like chocolate, it's ok as long as you don't live on it..
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    All I can say it that it's a book where actions speak louder than words.. a case of 'the things we do for love'..
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    I'm another person who totally agrees with this..
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