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I, too, find authors I particularly enjoy but this doesn't stop me from picking up books I've never heard of...but yeah, I read authors, definitely. So I'mm...erm...European.

I'm a huge fan of Lee Child and, while there is a certain formula to his novels, he's one of these authors that can reintroduce my wandering mojo back to my physical shell. He's got something extra with Jack Reacher. Awful strap line, excellent thrillers. I'm keen to try the Sansom books and this MacDonald chap as well - we really seem to share similar literary tastes. I'll give them a go.

Greetings and good welcome, Vicky. This is the best book club in the world anyway, so you won't need anything else! Happy days and enjoy yourself.

Hmmm....this chap's name keeps cropping up. Maybe I ought to have a go?

This is, in point of fact, the next book I shall be reading. Oh, yes. It will be so.

Crikey! Are there 5 series of Dexter now??? Cool!

to the BCF. Enjoy yourself!

I've got some stories that would psychologically scar you...have you tried any Peter Straub? He's good. Or...erm...James Herbert? You could try The Dark. That gave me the willy's. Or you could try The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova - this is absolutely brilliant. They certainly scared me!

Until recently I drove a Saab 900 injection turbo made in 1990. It was champagne and an automatic. It went like a rocket, looked really cool in a retro way and was a dream to drive. I had to scrap it this year, unfortunately.I loved Hal (Hal 900 like in 2001: A Space Odyssey, except that was a Hal 9000). I currently drive a 1.6 Peugeot 306, silver, top spec but it's not me. I'll be getting a Land Rover soon, all being well, so I can cart my Scouts and their gear about without getting stuck in fields...

This afternoon I have rearranged my bookshelves in my lounge so that I can fit my new purchases on. I've had fun, dusting, shuffling and hoovering and putting my lovely reads in place. In fact, I'm sitting in my corner, in my reading chair surrounded by them right now. I'm almost relaxed!

Today, I bought: The Passage by Justin Cronin; Buried Alive by J. A. Kerley; A History of the World in 101/2 Chapters by Julian Barnes; Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke; The Devil's Star, The Snowman & The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo; The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (apologies for this, but I have to read it before I judge it); Angelology by Danielle Trussont and The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell. Ten books. Go Team Mac! I also bought the complete box set of The Thick Of It, the BBC television series written and directed by Armando Iannucci, who's something of a hero of mine. Wrong thread for mentioning this, but there you go. Chips for now.

1. My given name is Xerxes Blumenthal Hibiscus Phalanges IV but I generally go by Chip. 2. I'm currently trapped beneath a futon, unable to contact anyone for help due to my hands being accidentally taped behind my back in a bizarre escape attempt I made four weeks ago. 3. My house is made of several varieties of cheese (both soft and hard, obviously) 4. Wednesday's are full of woe, when one wobbles within one's wonderful windmill. Well, they are for me, anyway. 5. I regularly enjoy a sneeze in the wind. So. There you are.

This week, I am mostly loving Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami. Of course I'm loving it. It's Murakami. And he is my God!

Blimey...I've done a quick average calculation - 20 books per shelf; 63 shelves - which brings me to a total of 1260. And there's loads more ion my garage, 'cos I haven't got any more room. I need to have a word with myself...