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x Excellent that they've offered you a refund! x x Have fun with the paperback version . x x That's great to hear . I look forward to read your review. x x I agree, it's a lot of fun .

Nice pictures !

The Across the Universe trilogy is on my wishlist, I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it . Congrats with being on track!

x No, it wasn't. @ ChrisD Excellent!

It sounds like a great idea, however since I have to buy my Kindle books from Amazon.com and I buy my physical books from Amazon.co.uk, it probably won't work for me (if it'd work at all). It's a neat idea for those who can use it, though. I've always thought this might be a good thing to do.

I'm feeling embarrassed. I just got out of the shower when there was someone at the door. I quickly threw on an old (unfitting) robe and I had a towel on my head (wrapped around my hair), and opened up the door. I feel rather embarrassed now, I probably looked ridiculous !

Nice review! I read this book when I was 12-14 (translated in Dutch) and liked it. I own the English version and will (re-)read it sometime. I'm glad to hear you liked the book, it sounds like I'll enjoy it (minus perhaps the politics). Do you plan to read / listen to the other two books in the series?

Are you reading a science article? adsorption (not to be confused with absorption, they're two different processes) happens in chemistry. Again I have to say I only know what half of your words mean (the more sciency words at that).

I just finished reading The Book Thief and loved it (review here). It's very well written and it really makes clear what it was like to live in Germany during World War II. I highly recommend this book.

Markus Zusak - The Book Thief Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Paperback Pages: 554 Synopsis (GoodReads): HERE IS A SMALL FACT - YOU ARE GOING TO DIE. 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier. Liesel, a nine-year-old girl, is living with a foster family on Himmel Street. Her parents have been taken away to a concentration camp. Liesel steals books. This is her story and the story of the inhabitants of her street when the bombs begin to fall. SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION - THIS NOVEL IS NARRATED BY DEATH. It's a small story, about: a girl, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. ANOTHER THING YOU SHOULD KNOW - DEATH WILL VISIT THE BOOK THIEF THREE TIMES. My thoughts: I'm not sure why exactly I picked this book to read at this time, I can't really explain it. It just called to me, I guess. This book was really good. At the beginning I had a bit of trouble getting into the book, because the narration style is a bit different than with most books. After a little while though I got used to it and found it to be quite refreshing. Certain parts of the book are mentioned before they happen, they spark your interest, without spoiling too much of the story. I really enjoyed this book. It's great to read about what life was like in Germany during the Second World War, it's a different perspective compared with the usual, perhaps. The book is really well written. Most of the plot twists I didn't see coming. It really describes the war reality well, as well as the life of Liesel. I would've liked for the book to go on, and hear more about what happens (but it's a great ending, though!). The book also contains a few illustrations and Death's notes through it. I really liked these bits, they broke up the text nicely and were interesting to read / view. The book made me want to keep on reading. Rating: ***** (10/10)

I hope you receive a positive reply. It makes sense you wouldn't be as excited, in my view being excited for a book generally has its ups and downs, throughout time (if the book is unread). BTW, congrats on your 4000 posts.

This sounds like a dilemma . I hope you get the new version automatically, but I don't know if that will happen or not.

Great review ! I own a paperback version of this book, I haven't read it yet. It's great to read your thoughts on it. I'll get around to reading it sometime, though I plan to read some other classics first. I'm glad you liked the book, I hope your next book will be enjoyable too.

It's sad, I love his films . I hope he enjoys his retirement, it's well deserved!

Welcome here !

I know some of those words but not others..

Most of my books I buy from Amazon (paperbooks from .co.uk, ebooks (Kindle) from .com), book fairs (het Boekenfestijn) or the local charity shop (Terre des Hommes). When I'm in the UK (on holidays), I sometimes go to WHSmith, The Works, Waterstone's and buy books there. On rare occasion I buy books from other online sites or other book shops.

Great photos, you two look like a really cute couple !

x The Snow Child is on my TBR, I'm glad to hear you liked it. I'll keep in mind that it's better read in the winter! That might add to the atmosphere of the book . Nice review!

Kafka on the Shore is on my TBR. I have to admit, I didn't fully read your review, because I don't want to spoil too much of the story for myself and rather leave it a bit more as a mystery of what's going to happen . But, from the sentences I did read, I have to say your review is very well written. I'm glad you enjoyed the book .

Thanks for recommending the book to me, Steve! You should !

I'm currently reading Markus Zusak - The Book Thief, I think I'm about half way through the book. It's quite good so far, though it took me a few pages to get used to the narrative style, at the beginning.

Sounds like a busy time, Kell. Good luck! Brian, I think it's nice that you're being friendly with people. Some people are just grumpy gits I guess. Even with my disability, I try to smile at people or greet them, in passing. Good luck with work, I hope you can do some reading later today. I'm resting after what's been a tiring time, however it's not been easy because my family is around quite a bit (and they tire me). Today my grandparents are visiting for my brother's birthday, not particularly excited about that (we celebrated his birthday with some other family last weekend), because it'll be tiring (and I just saw them last Monday). Another, minor reason is that I want to catch up on what I missed during my holidays, most specifically tiring, YouTube videos (mainly of people talking about books). So I watch some now and then, when I feel allright. But mainly my family is tiring me. Hopefully with some more rest etc. I'll feel better. I'm not saying I don't like my family, I do, I love them all, it's just that resting goes slower when I spend quite a bit of time with them. So I try to keep my time with them a bit shorter (ie. after we're all done with dinner I get up rather than spend another half an hour talking with them), but I feel guilty for having to tell them, I'm tired so I'm going to leave now. This week there is a bookfair so we'll be going there (I'm quite excited about it). My boyfriend and I also plan to go into town (if he feels up for it). We wanted to do so last week but he was ill (and because of that he decided to stay longer, that's a positive outcome of it, I feel bad he got ill but I'm very happy he's staying here a bit longer). Also next weekend is the read-a-thon so I'm excited for that too.

Ken Grimwood - Replay Genre: Science-fiction Format: Paperback Pages: 272 Synopsis (GoodReads): Jeff Winston was 43 and trapped in a tepid marriage and a dead-end job, waiting for that time when he could be truly happy, when he died. And when he woke and he was 18 again, with all his memories of the next 25 years intact. He could live his life again, avoiding the mistakes, making money from his knowledge of the future, seeking happiness. Until he dies at 43 and wakes up back in college again... My thoughts: This book was recommended by several people here on BCF. It's been on my TBR-soon pile for a while now and I finally decided to go for it. At the beginning of the book I had a bit of trouble with the American 1960s references. However, after this, the story became more interesting, the plot moved forward, and the references became less important. It bothered me at first that I didn't know some of the things, and later on a bit too, but I was able to follow the book well. I loved all the plot twists and reading what happens to Jeff. The book is well written and kept being interesting all the way through. I imagine if I had grown up in 1960s US myself I might've understood these references better. Either way, I thought the book was very good, particularly the last 2/3rds of it. I just wanted to keep on reading, wanting to find out what happens. I'd recommend this book to most people, it's very good. The concept is pretty interesting and well thought out, how everything plays out.. I don't want to spoil it but I didn't see some of the plot twists coming (which is a good thing, in this case). Overall a really good book, I'm glad I read it. I think it's something I'd like to re-read later on as well (perhaps after looking up some US 1960s history). It really makes you think about life and what we do with it. Rating: ***** (9/10)