Michelle
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A thick slice of toast, with 2 slices of bacon, a squidge of of ketchup, then a fried egg, put on upside down, so the yolk goes all over it!
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I've just noticed how many people have Twilight avatars....I'm out of fashion!
Think of it as 'not following the crowd'.. please!!
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I've just editied the thread title, to include discussion of the whole programme.
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You would make that call on hearing her sing once Heather?
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Whilst I agree that her voice was rather good, I've heard other people sing that song just as well, if not better. I'm sure it's just such a shock because we all judge her by her looks and behaviour first..?
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I finished The Reader last night, and I can't quite decide what I feel about it. I certainly wanted to keep going with it, and I did feel a little jolt of a shock at the ending. Apart from that, however, I felt as if it had somehow missed it's oppertunity. The initial relationship wasn't explored deeply enough, and I couldn't get attached to either of the characters. That meant that the book didn't pull me in as much as I expected.
I've now gone back to The Princess Bride, which I had started a while ago - I love the idea of someone finding a childhood book and discovering that his dad had left out the boring bits, then re-writing it with those bits missing! I'm enjoying the style.
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I've merged your post with an existing thread about the book.
You may wish to post in the Introductions forum, so we can find out a bit more about you.
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Moved to the non-fiction section.
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Yep, it says 'a.book.in.the.life'
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I am The_Library_Nook if you, or anyone, wants to add me.
You need to change your sig!
If you all join the BCF group it'll be easier to find each other.
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Well, I am fairly 'snobbish' about it, but when there's a BOGOF offer, I can overcome it!
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Have you worked out why you won't buy them though?
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Does anyone else tend to avoid these, or does it not matter to you? I bought 4 books in WHSmiths the other day, when they had BOGOF - there were two versions of The Reader, but only the film tie-in had the sticker on.. and I was disappointed because I preferred the other.
I was also annoyed that not only was Q&A the film tie-in one, but they had actually changed the title as well! For me, that seemed a step too far.. from what I've read, the film and book are quite different, so why not leave the title alone?
Apart from that though, I'm not sure why I try to avoid the film covers.. maybe I want people to think that I discovered the book before the film? Which is silly, because quite often I haven't!
Or maybe it's just the general idea of not following the crowd, and liking the original? -
I thought it was good, but thought it could have been so much better!
I've just gotten to the point where she's disappeared, and I agree so far.. there's nothing wrong with it so far, but it feels as if there could be so much more. I'm interested to see how the rest compares.
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lol.. I don't think I'm in trouble - either they like arguing, or (more likely, I guess) I'm not expressing my point properly.
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The reason I don't like bookarmy so much is that every single book has a 'Buy the Book' link (as well as adverts), which makes it pretty commercial.
Still, LT asks for payment after so many books, and GoodReads has quite a few adverts. (I just hope they're all better at money making than I am! lol)
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Everytime I try to say something in a group, someone argues with me.
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I'm so glad someone else has liked that one.
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Has anyone also watched the old Doctor Who? I keep on wondering if i should...
I think if you're a big fan, it can be important for some of the history. However, the few that I have seen are very slow compared to the ones we have today. If I want to find out something, I tend to use the internet to read up on it.
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'Never Let Me Go' seems to be a popular one.. I'm sure I read about it here somewhere but I can't find it now...
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My understanding is that they've said 'Novemberish' for the next one, followed by a two-parter at Christmas.
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pipread, I was just going to suggest that.
With short stories, there's less pressure, because if you're not getting on with one, you can try another. -
Maybe if nothing is holding your attention (and this is in general, not towards one person), it could be worth stopping completely for a while. Find something completely different to do for a while, and see what happens?
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I think it's just one of those things that we all seem to go through, and for different reasons.
Personally, I found myself struggling recently, but I think that's because I had spent a long time reading books sent to me for review. Although most were good, some weren't so much so, but the main problem was that I had an obligation to get them read.. which meant that I couldn't choose other books.
It's gone quieter recently, so I've actually gone out and bought books that I like the look of, or have been recommended - and they've been a pleasure to read.
Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell - The Edge Chronicles
in Children's / Young Adult
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As I said earlier, I personally found Beyond The Deepwoods to be a younger read, so if you start there, don't be too put off by that. Kylie, The Curse of the Gloamglozer may be a better starting point.