Michelle
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I can't believe that with all the times I've watched the movie (which I love, it's one of my favorite movies), I've never read this book. Is it well recommended? I hear nothing but great things about it.
Which version? If the Kubrick one, the book has more detail, and I believe (it's AGES since I saw the film) that some parts are different. I'm sure the book is scarier.
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When starting a new thread for a specific book or series, it's helpful if you can provide more information, as well as your own thoughts or review. Considering the amount of books out there, simply asking if anyone has read it/them probably won't get much response.
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3. I collect the 'cutest' crazy bones, I have 15.
That's quite sad you know!
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Was that any help?
Yes.. is there anything that should't be frozen and reheated?
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So, say that I've cooked some mince, and there's some left over - do I simply let it cool, then freeze it? How do you heat it up again.. do is need to be defrosted, then cooked, or can you simply zap it in the microwave?
(I'm not a very good cook!)
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You know, I never know what I can or can't freeze, or the best way to do it - I bet I waster far too much food that could be eaten at a later time.
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The Edge Chronicle books have gone on hold, because I have a few review books to get to.. I'm about half way through The Winter Knights, and shall return to it soon.
One of the review books is Mr Toppit, which I'm really enjoying. I've also just received a proof from Panguin, for Lost and Found by Lucy Cavendish, which looks interesting.
This year seems a little slower than last year, but a good mix so far.
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Beth's school always give out the
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It's a complex field! This is probably not the best place for the discussion though.. maybe it's something that can discussed in the debating room?
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I'm really not sure we need this sort of thread, nor what it can achieve. If you want to find what people like, I would suggest the individual reading logs, or visit people's pages on LibraryThing, Goodreads etc.
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What age group do you think Treasure Island is aimed at? I'm wondering whether Beth would like it.. she's 10.
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Ahhh alrighty then.
For Michelle's sake, and not Stephanie's, I'll be quiet
Unless, of course, you have a large bank balance, and will help me out!
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We do actually have to take care when discussing the author herself..
Gina Ford accepts five-figure sum over libel claim on Mumsnet site
I'm afraid I can't afford that sort of money!
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If you're starting a new thread about a particular book, you should really include some information about it, and your own views/opinions.
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Beth is 10, and she's finally starting to appreciate longer books - she's already read many of the Roald Dahl books, and when she tried David Walliams' The Boy in the Dress, she recognised that the illustrations were by the same person. That book was a review one, so I had a chat to her to find out what it was she liked or disliked, and she mentioned that she really liked the drawings, as they helped her picture what was happening.
Recently I encouraged her to try The Hobbit, and we were looking on amazon, to find her a new copy (the pages were falling out of mine! lol) and she said she'd prefer one with some drawings in.
I'm now watching a documentary that was on BBC Four last night, about illustrations in children's books, and they are discussing books for older children, such as The Hobbit.
Do you think that illustrations are important in books for children.. does it help them, or would they be better using their imagination? Do you have memories of books that you loved with illustrations?
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Hi Dan, and welcome to the forum. I've put your posts into the Introduction forum, as they are likely to get lost within the 'book activity' thread.
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I'm getting the hang of it now - though do keep being cut off without apology and have to keep coming back!
You might find this thread useful.
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Do Fish and Chips crisps still exist? I remember they were is shapes of fish and chips, they were kinda nice, tasted nothing like fish and chips thoughI would like to know the answer to that myself! They were nice, savoury biscuit type things and the packet was printed like a newspaper if I remember correctly.
I used to LOVE those things!
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I cannot recall having read anything more gruesome and quite frankly terrifying. I read some of the passages from behind the sofa!!!!
That made me laugh!
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Lola-rose, whilst it's nice to see your enthusiasm, we already have reading circles going on, and even those have been recently re-organised, due to lack of response.
If there are a few of you reading the same book, by all means start a thread for it in here, but we won't be starting anything any more structured.
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I definitely prefer the Sony Reader.. I really want one!!
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I have lots of books to read, but I don't have a To Be Read pile - I just pick up the one I feel like reading next when I finish a book.Until I joined the forum I never really bothered to make a TBR list. Most of the times I'd finish a book then look randomly in the shelve and see what would catch my eye. Then I got the account here and I liked the idea a lot
Seems to be that people have different ideas about how to define a 'to be read pile' - to me, if the books are in my house, and I intend to read, they are part of my 'to be read pile'. Is that what others do, or is your tbr pile more about the ones you have as priority?
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Welcome to the forum Peachess - I'm not sure what you're doing to your font, but it's coming up rather small!