Athena
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22 hours ago, Madeleine said:
Watched Jurassic World on Saturday to avoid Eurovision! Fun popcorn movie, although any suspense as to who survived was marred by having a trailer for the next film in the first commercial break!
I am shocked, how stupid 
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I'm not sure if you know this, but the honeymoon is described in the free short story Shopaholic on Honeymoon (if you click on 'excerpt' you should be able to read the short story for free from Sophie Kinsella's website), alternatively you can also download the free Kindle version. The next novel (Shopaholic & Sister) takes place after the honeymoon. Maybe you already knew all this and I'm "preaching to the choir" but I thought I'd write this post just in case you (or others) didn't know
(it's also possible I wrote about it earlier in the thread.. if so, apologies, I can't remember if I did or not!).
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My thoughts on:
Stacey Turis - Here's To Not Catching Our Hair On Fire: An absentminded tale of life with Giftedness & Attention Deficit - Oh look! A chicken!
This is an AD(H)D memoir. I enjoyed reading about Stacey's life. The beginning was a bit hard to read, because Stacey was abused. So if you're sensitive to reading about that, you might want to keep it in mind. I could really relate to Stacey in some ways, and really didn't relate in others (I have autism next to ADD). There were some funny moments in the memoir and overall I enjoyed reading it.
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9 hours ago, Little Pixie said:
Great pics
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I'm glad you enjoyed Allie & Bea
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The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold.
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I read Dirk Bracke and Herman van Campenhout - IQ 140. This is about two teenagers who both have a high IQ (in Dutch we call this 'hoogbegaafd', but there doesn't seem to be a good English equivalent word). They go to different schools and both are bullied. They meet at a 'school party' ('galabal'). I enjoyed reading this book.
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Yay for books
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Zondagskind by Judith Visser (sorry, can't think of an English book title starting with a 'z' that hasn't already been mentioned).
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The First Day of Christmas by Carolyn Nash.
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I read Larissa Verhoeff - Dikke pret. This is a Dutch memoir about a woman who goes on a weight-loss journey. I didn't realise there was another book that preceded this one, until after I finished it and did some research online. It was a nice read, nothing that special. I found it interesting while I read it but I don't think that it's one that will stay with me over time.
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I read Corinne Duyvis - On the Edge of Gone.
The synopsis:
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January 29, 2035.That’s the day the comet is scheduled to hit — the big one. Denise and her mother and sister, Iris, have been assigned to a temporary shelter near their hometown of Amsterdam to wait out the blast, but Iris is nowhere to be found, and at the rate Denise’s drug-addicted mother is going, they’ll never reach the shelter in time.
Then a last-minute encounter leads them to something better than a temporary shelter: a generation ship that’s scheduled to leave Earth behind and colonize new worlds after the comet hits. But each passenger must have a practical skill to contribute. Denise is autistic and fears that she’ll never be allowed to stay. Can she obtain a spot before the ship takes flight? What about her mother and sister?
When the future of the human race is at stake, whose lives matter most?
---I loved that the book featured a biracial main character with autism (the author also has autism). A comet is scheduled to hit Earth and Denise is trying to survive. I loved the diversity in this book (Denise has autism and is biracial, her sister is trans* and biracial and bisexual, there are Jewish, Muslim and gay characters). I liked the writing style and most of the characters. I wasn't keen on Denise's mum. I liked that the book takes place in the Netherlands (which is not common for originally-in-English-written books). I was expecting more of a fast-paced space action adventure which the book wasn't (it's more slow and more character-driven than plot-driven I feel), but I still really enjoyed the book anyway. There aren't many futuristic books with main characters who have autism, and even less of them that are actually written by someone who has autism. I personally really liked this book a lot.
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I'm glad you liked the first Culture book. I've only read the first few, I think my favourite is The Player of Games (so far). I've read the first four books, so I've got another six (I think?) left to read. I haven't read a Culture book in a while, must read another one at some point. I hope you enjoy the other Culture books
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17 °C maximum, mostly cloudy and sometimes rainy.
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I read Alice Oseman - I Was Born For This.
The synopsis (copied from the back of the book, aside from characters' the last names):
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For Angel Rahimi, life is only about one thing: The Ark – a pop-rock trio of teenage boys taking the world by storm. Being part of The Ark’s fandom has given her everything – her friendships, her dreams, her place in the world.Jimmy Kaga-Ricci owes everything to The Ark. He’s their frontman – and playing in a band with his mates is all he ever dreamed of doing.
But dreams don't always turn out the way you think, and when Jimmy and Angel are unexpectedly thrust together they find out how strange and surprising facing up to reality can be.
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I've read Radio Silence by Alice Oseman but I haven't read Solitaire yet. I Was Born For This is her third book, and it didn't disappoint me. I really liked it. I liked the characters, the diversity, the friendships, the fandom (good and bad sides of it), the themes, how anxiety was portrayed. I wish the book would have gone on a little bit beyond the ending. Overall I really enjoyed reading this book.
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Mary Anne Saves the Day by Ann M. Martin (The Babysitters Club, #4).
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18 hours ago, Virginia said:
Now its Monday and I plan to do very little. As we had the kids since last Thursday we are exhausted. My mom came down to visit for her birthday and she took the two oldest grand daughters back with her for a few weeks. The house is now empty. I'm so glad! I'll walk Kizzy, sit at the lake dock and read and run one errand for ds. That's IT!
I hope you can rest a bit
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12 hours ago, Talisman said:I got back from Montenegro earlier today - and it was fabulous. [....]
I'm glad you had a good time on your holiday
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I had a great time with my family, it was really fun to see my siblings again. We saw my dad's parents but not my mum's parents. We had some great food too.
I'm feeling exhausted now though, so I'm planning to rest a bit in the next few days.
Madeleine's Book Log - ongoing
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What?! Someone must have messed up
. A Voice in the Night sounds quite good though, so I'm going to see about adding the first Inspector Montalbano book to my wishlist.