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I'm about 37% into 'IT', I think i've read a total of 146 pages over the book over the last two days which is ok. I'm going to read more this afternoon and evening.

Have fun reading too! I've read a few pages of 'IT' this morning. I'm going to be busy this afternoon, so I will try and read some more later..

I've seen this book being mentioned somewhere else and I thought it looked interesting. Can you read each book as a standalone or do I have to start from the beginning?

Thanks! I'm about 200 pages into 'it' now. So hopefully I will be able to read a chunk of this book, over the read-a-thon.

I-m planning on participating in the read-a-thon this weekend. I want to make some progress on 'IT' by Stephen King

Hi, I'm fine, haven't really posted too much lately, but I hope to get back to posting on here. Also, thanks for visiting my blog, I am still trying to figure out how blogging thing works!

I'm currently reading 'IT' by Stephen King, but when I eventually finish this, I will read 'The Angel's Game'.

Me too! I definitely would like to be more organized with my reading, but it doesn't work out that way. I'm going over to YouTube, to catch up on all of your videos.

If 'The Angel's Game' is even more gothic and creepy, then I'm probably going to love it! If you re-read these books, I'd be interested to see if you enjoy them just as much as the first time!

I agree it's the best book I've ever read. Part of me wants to read the next book in the series, but I'm worried that it's going to be disappointing, compared to 'The Shadow of the Wind'.

'The Shadow of the Wind'- Carlos Ruiz Zafon I was recommended this book by a friend who has read this book, and its follow up books, many times.When I first started reading this, I thought that it was going to be a fantasy novel. It isn't, but it's a lot more than that.Firstly, I thought that the writing was fantastic. This novel was originally written in Spanish, but the English version I read was very well translated. It was poetic and beautiful. This story is a brilliant mixture of suspense, humour and intrigue, which has vivid, almost noir depictions of Barcelona which I loved. I loved how the plot weaved, twisted and turned and still remained understandable. Occasionally the plot slowed a little, but actually, I liked that, because it meant that you could really take in the atmosphere, the writer was creating. In fact, I slowed down whilst reading this, so that it wouldn't end.I loved the characters in this novel. Even though Daniel is the main protagonist in this novel, for me Fermin, was better. I loved his humour and, even though he is a homeless person, he was still portrayed as incredibly intelligent.I've read a lot of books in my time, but by far, I think this is the best book I've ever read. I think this is going to be a book that I'll read again and again. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the novels in this series. My Rating *****

I've just finished reading 'The Shadow of the Wind' absolutely loved it. It's probably the best book I've ever read. I will post my full review soon!

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Yes, it was extremely disappointing. I seem to be reading a lot of disappointing books at the moment. However, I'm reading 'Shadow of the Wind' at the moment and I really like it so far.

'Queen Camilla'- Sue Townsend I remember reading 'The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole' when I was a teenager and really enjoying it. So when I saw this book, I was looking forward to reading this.This novel is based on what would happen if the institution of the Royal Family was in exile and were living on a council estate. Britain is divided into many different zones, depending on your social standing and no one can cross zones without an I.D card. Also the police know your every move, thanks to cameras which are installed everywhere and they can access all information about the residents, using the Vulcan computer system.Firstly, I liked how Sue Townsend characterized the members of the Royal family, they are all very likable characters, funny characters. I also liked that we got the perspectives of the royal pets too, on what was going on.However, I found a few things wrong with this book. I personally like the British Royal Family, but, even though this book is funny, I could tell that the author wasn't entirely in favour of them and so I felt that at times, the jokes were a bit cutting and were laughing at the Royal Family, rather than laughing with them.Secondly, at the beginning of the book, I felt like this was making some interesting observation on modern British life. However, as the book progressed, what could have been a humorous insight into these issues, turned into a bit of a mess.Thirdly, the construction of the plot was very sloppy. The plot didn't seem to focus on one specific thing. What was a book about the Royal Family and the illegitimate son of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles , randomly turned into a farce about the dogs in the area. The comedy with the dogs at the beginning was funny, as I said before,, but it escalated into farce. Also, plot line involving a police officer having a crush on one of the lower class women in 'Slapper Valley', one of the exclusion zones, never got an resolution at all.. Finally, the ending for me, was very poor. It ended quite abruptly and was quite frankly, bizarre and unsatisfying.I started out really enjoying this book, but in the end, it turned into a bit of a mess. This was occasionally funny, but overall, a very disappointing read. My Rating ** 1/2

Thanks! I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't enjoy this book.

As far as I know this is the first book in a trilogy, but I'm not tempted to read any more of the books.

Thanks! It's a shame I didn't enjoy this book more.

'Inkheart' by Cornelia Funke I read this novel for a book club and, even though the premise is good, it missed the mark for me.The characters were very well crafted, I particularly liked Dustfinger, because he's a complex mixture of good and evil. The interaction between the characters was very good.The problem for me, was the plot. The idea of book characters coming to life in the real world, sounded really appealing. When I started reading this, I expected it conjure up the magic I experienced when I read stories as a child. What I found was, that the plot of this book revolved around the characters going to a location, being captured, escaping and being recaptured and taken back to where they were before. This meant that.even though this was over 500 pages, I felt this book completely lacked drive. I liked the message of reading books being magical, but I felt like this idea was integrated into the story in a forced way. By the end it felt like it was preaching a little bit in my opinion.I also didn't like some of the decisions the characters made. It took a long time for any kind of resolution to happen and even then, the plan they carried out, felt a bit feeble and slightly rushed.I wanted to love this, but unfortunately, it was just an ok read for me. My Rating **1/2

I was about 80% into the book when I wrote my last message. I've now finished 'Inkheart' and I found it very disappointing. I wanted to really love it too. I hope you enjoy it if you read this book, it wasn't for me though.

This read-a-thon, I managed to read 305 pages of 'Inkheart' by Cornelia Funke. Considering I'm not really enjoying this book (i'm too far into the book to DNF it), that's not bad!

Yes, that's fine with me. I'll definitely be joining in!

Hi when's the next read-athon? Thanks!

A lot of people love this, it's just not my cup of tea! I haven't watched the film version of 'Never Let Me Go', but it would be interesting to see what's it like on screen. There are some good things' about 'The Keeper of Lost Things', but I think it could have been better.

True! I can't remember exactly whether I figured it out early (I read 'Gone Girl' years ago). However, I kno9w when I was reading it, my friend was too and we had very differing opinions of the ending o this book. I'm currently reading 'The Girl on the Train' and I'm enjoying it, but, as I've watched the film version, I think it's not having as much of an impact on me, as if I hadn't have watched the film.