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I have read this book but it was some time ago so will have to go back to it with the list of questions - I do remember a feeling of sadness about the book but maybe it was more to do with my mood at the time, will have another read with the questions in mind.

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Now that you've said it's o.k. Pontalba I'll add it to my list of DVD's to be acquired in the future.

I had a look at the history fiction authors and thought I might like to try Dissolution - usually don't read much history, fact or fiction, dating back to a terribly boring history teacher in school. I did have a go at Bring Up The Bodies but didn't manage too well. Thank you Avid Reader. It's time I broadened my horizons. Pontalba has brought some to my attention already so thank you too Pontalba.

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Good news about Lily Eleonora - look forward to seeing a pic. Oscar is a great looking dog Bookworm - a lot more handsome than Yoda! I know someone who has snakes as pets, sorry to say it just gives me the willies thinking about the fact they take them out of their glass cases to play with them.

Great to have a thread that talks about pets. We have two dogs, Geordie, an Australian terrier and Charlie, a Schnauzer/Poodle mix. Today Charlie was in at the vet for some dentistry. He had seven teeth removed (I hope he has enough teeth left to chew with) and it cost $734.00 - $100.00 per tooth. When the vet told us how much it was going to cost we could hardly believe it but anything to do with pets these days seems to be expensive. We thought he might be groggy when he came home but he seemed just fine. I hated the idea of him having surgery, now that our children are all grown up and away from home the dogs have become our children and we fuss and worry about them just as much. We're Mum and Dad all over again.

Hello Cosimo, I was looking up a crossword clue today, it was a geography question, and the answer was Chile. Just a little coincidence. Nice to meet you.

Found a couple of other books which I thought were really a good read, 'Call Down the Hawk" by Irish writer Maurice Nicholson, "A Cold Day in Paradise" by American writer Steve Hamilton, "Dire Straits" by Canadian writer Peter Jackson. All of these were murder/mysteries which is probably my favourite genre along with thrillers.

I wonder if there is something different about the grass surface with so many people who usually do well not doing well at all?

I live in Canada but came here from England and previous to that was born in Scotland and lived there for nine years - so a bit of a mongrel.

I'm rooting for our Canadian youngster Raonic - although I want Andy to do great things too - maybe play each other in the final?

I would certainly have "Before I Go To Sleep" as a choice, but I would have to go through my Kindle archives to see what else I read which was special. Memory banks don't seem to work as well as they used to.

Didn't realize there were quite a few book hoppers like me - I have about three going at the moment, The Pickwick Papers (Dickens), The Ninth Girl (Tami Hoag), The Dying Hours (Mark Billingham) - maybe should try to stick with one at a time.

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The only historical ones I can think of at the moment which are quite recent are by Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies. Both got excellent reviews, with Bring Up The Bodies winning the Man Booker Prize in 2012. I'm not much of a fan of historical books and should have read Wolf Hall before the other book, but you might find them both of interest.

Hi Pontalba: Have made a note of Bill James and James Sallis - haven't read anything by either of them but will check them out. Always on the lookout for new authors.

Hello Satisfied Mind - I'm new too but just wanted to mention I have been to Aberdeen, brother was evacuated to Turriff during WWII which I believe isn't too far from Aberdeen. I'm a Scot by birth but now live in Canada, lived in Glasgow for several years. Visited Aberdeen when I was a youngster.

Authors I like in the mystery genre - Giles Blunt, Quintin Jardine, Stephen Booth, Peter Robinson, Alex Gray, Linwood Barclay, Mark Billingham, featuring Tom Thorne, some of these are crime and police stories, plus several more whose names just don't spring to mind at the moment, also like Karin Slaughter, Lisa Jackson, Val McDermid, although her last book had a really odd ending seemed out of character for her novels. I don't really have a favourite series, sometimes if you read too many of the same author there is a tendency for sameness to creep in. Sorry for rattling on.

Chipping away at The Pickwick Papers, they're quite easy to pick up and lay down as they are all pretty much episodic. I'm enjoying Dickens' writing with the old style English way, very proper, and the humour takes you by surprise. Then I switch to a gritty detective story by Tami Hoag, quite different from some of her other writing, her newest release, The Ninth Girl. Waiting in the wings I have Harry's Game by Gerald Seymour about the Troubles in Ireland so I have quite a mixture going. Lots to keep me from doing anything productive around the house!

Hello, I've just revived my membership, had joined but haven't been around for a while. Hope to be more active (guess I couldn't be any less - looks like some interesting threads.