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Hi all - I for one have never read any of Tolkien's books. Some of my family have and I am in possession of very old copies of the books so one day -- one day soon -- I will read them, hopefully back-to-back.... Do you think they will be too overwhelming if I read them back-to-back? Julie

HAHA a slippery slope! The long descent into reading lots of weird books! Julie

I hadn't heard of this author! This is a bit of a crazy book, but has anyone read Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis? Julie

Pet Sematary is a very scary book..... I read that a long time ago.....

Wow thanks for the recommendations! I am going to look into these authors over the coming weeks!

Did the book come first? Or the film? It was on Sky Movies the other week

For me it was The Exorcist... While I was in school. My English teacher actually confiscated it as he thought it was unsuitable for a 14 year old. This is debatable. A truly great book!

I read 1408 was originally an exercise Stephen King used to exemplify how a story changes between drafts.... Keep me posted...

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Brilliant! Keep me posted. The movie of 1408 was scary.....

My friend has read majority of Jodi Picoult's books and she loves them! I want to read My Sisters Keeper. But obviously meant to be a bit sad!!

HAHA! I've been tempted to buy it in the past... I would like to read 1408...

IT is an amazing book... very scary. I read it when I was quite young, had nightmares... You should read it! How did you find the short stories in Everything's Eventual??

Hello - I am wondering if anyone can recommend any new children's books that aren't necessarily stories, but are educational and enlightening and suitable for up to 12 yr olds. I thought that since there are so many great people using the forum that it would be interesting to see what people can think of that I am unable to find!? I look forward to hearing from you!

OOOooh that sounds intriguing. I will have a look online for it. Thanks!

Thank you for all the recommendations. What is "The Pale Blue Eye" about? I've been having a cheeky read of Twilight recently....

Stephen King is amazing. I never manged to finish The Stand though... One day I will. What did everyone think of the film version of The Myst? In haven't been here for a while, has anyone read anything particularly scary recently!?

Thanks KidsMum, I read though some great kids books last month, which were perfect for the kids, but i was looking to get a few more, my kids are getting better and better at reading and they get through books pretty quickly!

Thanks for the reply Christie, I have four kids under the age of 10, 2 boys and 2 girls, I was looking for something that is quite visual and something I can easily read to them before bed.

Thanks alot Rawr, Ill be sure to have a look, i love getting good books to read the kids!

Any ideas for childrens books? i've asked on a few forums but nothing has really stuck out for me

I'm having a bit of sushi for lunch, why do you think Japanese such a rare thing to eat in the UK? I love it!

Thanks alot Vodka Fan! seems like people are suggesting alot of nuclear holocaust/war books, I personally really like those types of books but it may be a bit heavy for the kids, but i'm having a look at them now Pickle and Cookie, thanks for the suggestions! I've actually read 'tommorow when the world began' and all the other books in the series, fantastic books, i may wait a year or two before i introduce them to those books, but a great choice! i almost forgot about how great they were. I actually read a book when i was younger called 'I am David' a teacher gave it to me when i was younger and didnt like reading, changed my life. Have you guys had the same experiance with any books

Thanks alot VodkaFan, its funny you talk about coffee table books, youngest loves them to! Thanks again for the suggestions, going to search them now That reminds me, what sort of themes do your kids like in books? I

I agree, I think its important to try and substitute books to television as much as you can, i send my oldest on the train to school with a little book to keep him reading then ask him about it at the end of the day, I don't let him watch television until he does, I rarely have to though, he loves his reading.