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Tickety tock look at the clock.. I think that it's time to get ready to rock

The Voice Imitator, Thomas Bernhard

Currently reading Nightshade by E S Thomson

There once was a camel named Rascal Who loved watching Dalziel and Pascoe

No, not at all. I was told that his name was chosen to appeal to the American market because it doesn't sound Glaswegian. I thought that you might not have heard of him because he's Glaswegian.

In the good old days of yore It could not be said life was a bore

You're welcome. Despite his name he's a Glaswegian author so that may be why.

That's exactly what he calls me :-)

I say : it's your book and you're free to do as you wish. I don't mark my books, very probably because my mother discouraged me from writing in books when I was a child - we still have some books that I scribbled in and I can see her point. That said, I did fold down the corners as a child to mark my place, not now. My father uses day-glow highlighters in his self help books, which I find distasteful, not least because we donate a lot of books to charity and these ones can't be, which I think is the waste of a book. He says that he's using the book (but then invariably throws them out). My brother, on the other hand, thinks that my habit of breaking the spine so that I can read the book is book murder. So, each to their own. I think that everyone should explore all the options open to them in order to enjoy their reading and enjoyment is the most important thing.

This year I've read three books about men who were incarcerated : History of a Drowning Boy, Dennis Nilsen The House of the Dead, Fyodor Dostoevsky The Drinker, Hans Fallada This was unintentional. Obviously I knew Dennis Nilsen was in jail but I had no idea that the other two were stories about men who had been jailed. I wonder what lead me to that?

This was written, allegedly, in an encrypted notebook while incarcerated in a Nazi insane asylum and only discovered after his death. It's the story of a man's journey into alcoholism and what becomes of him. That's an over simplification, of course, but any more would spoil the story. It's superbly written and well translated and while not an easy read - the protagonist does suffer - it's absolutely incredible to read. Recommended.

The Wee Free Men: A Tiffany Aching Novel (Discworld Novels) is the first in a series of five Discworld novels aimed at 9 -12 year olds. Tiffany wants to be a witch but doesn't know how to learn. Her brother gets kidnapped and Tiffany embarks on an adventure to get him back. I normally enjoy children's fiction and have been eager to read Terry Pratchett for a while. I didn't dislike this book and finished it but do not know what all the fuss is about. Perhaps I need to read a book aimed at grown-ups.

Presumed Dead is the fifth and last book in the Carter Blake series. Amazon put it better : 'What do you know about the Devil Mountain Killer?' THEN Adeline Connor was the Devil Mountain Killer's final victim. After she was gunned down, the murderer disappeared and the killing spree ended. NOW Carter Blake has been hired to do what he does best: to find someone. But this time he's hunting a dead girl - Adeline Connor's brother is convinced she's still alive. But this town doesn't want an outsider digging up old business. And as Blake gets deeper into the case, it starts to become clear that the murders didn't ju st stop fifteen years ago. The killer is on the hunt again. A satisfying crime novel that's well written and interesting. I guessed the protagonist fairly early on but that didn't spoil the story and the story is a good one. Well rounded characters, a good plot and plenty of action. Recommended.

The house of the dead that Fyodor Dostoevsky is referring to is a Siberian labour camp and the book portrays the horrorific life of the convicts. The book is based on Dostoevsky's own experiences in just such a labour camp. Despite the fact that the prisoners suffer horribly it's not a particularly horrific book to read, imho. It is extremely well written and very well translated - as far as I can tell - and is very well worth reading.

Unfortunately, the nearest bookshop is in a different council area to where we live and, here in Scotland, we are not allowed out of our area. *sigh*

There was a young man from Glasgow .......

Wilhelmina would just stand and stare At something that was barely there On closer inspection She's admiring her reflection Which was stunning, to be fair

The six book in the series of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children and according to Amazon the last one. I'll just quote form Amazon because they put it better : The last thing Jacob Portman saw before the world went dark was a terrible, familiar face. Suddenly, he and Noor are back in the place where everything began - his grandfather's house. Jacob doesn't know how they escaped from V's loop to find themselves in Florida. But he does know one thing for certain: Caul has returned. After a narrow getaway from a blood-thirsty hollow, Jacob and Noor reunite with Miss Peregrine and the peculiar children in Devil's Acre. The Acre is being plagued by desolations - weather fronts of ash and blood and bone - a terrible portent of Caul's amassing army. Risen from the Library of Souls and more powerful than ever, Caul and his apocalyptic agenda seem unstoppable. Only one hope remains - deliver Noor to the meeting place of the seven prophesied ones. If they can decipher its secret location. Jacob and his friends will face deadly enemies and race through history's most dangerous loops in this thrilling page-turner, the final adventure in the beloved Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series. I saw the similarities with Harry Potter in this one but I would heartedly recommend it. Riggs started the series with a box of unidentified photographs and wove a story around them. He's managed to create a six book series out of it.

I like stream-of-consciousness and would recommend Thomas Bernhard, Dostoevsky's Notes From Underground (be aware that this is also existentialism) and Dorothy M Richardson to name a few

Wilhelmina would just stand and stare At something that was barely there

A time when there was no war.. So peaceful it would make you snore

There once was a lad at the zoo Who very much liked the Gnu

His Royal Highness, Prince Philip

A grumpy old soldier named Billy... Looked down in his trousers when chilly But what he saw there.... He just couldn't bear

When Margaret discovered S&M She started to raise her hem A man called Steve Asked her to leave