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I bought a cd on ebay recently. I borrowed a cd from my Mum (without asking), and ended up leaving home with it (5 years ago). After I split with the boyfriend and moved to live on my own, I discoved that the box was empty - both cds were missing! I've spent about 2/3 years looking for a replacement and finally found it! I don't think my Mum even realises the thing's missing though . . . might just keep it.

I've recently read 'How to be Good', a nbook where the lead protagonist is a woman. The book was enjoyable and quite amusing in parts, however, as has been mentioned on this thread already, Hornby does seem to struggle to write from a womans perspective, and that is where this falls down. He does write a lot about men of a certain age, and is quite a 'blokey' author, however, that doesn't make him a bad writer. I think you should at least give him a try.

They had almost stopped when Clay said, apropos of nothing, "If heaven ain't a lot like Dixie, I don't want to go." That set them off again, all three. Alice was still laughing when she said, "If they're flocking, then roosting for the night in gyms and churches and malls, people coiuld machine-gun them by the hundreds." Stephen King - Cell

I'm planning to wander down here during the week to volunteer

Poor Tuffy! I'm so glad you found her and gave her the kind of home all little kitties deserve

I'm obsessive compulsive about other stuff (I scored 9/20 on the medical scale, which is enough for a diagnosis apparently), so I completely understand - I still love to crack that spine though!

The only problem with that is that the cat doesn't much like to be ignored (or they try and sit on the book)

I like this page of this thread

Oh yeah, add a diced onion into the stuff in the pan too. Forgot that bit because it's not lek or tattie

Oh yeah? That's nice. Anyone we know? Is your dear friend a wonderful, lovely lovely person?

Erm . . . chop a big leek into ickle bits, peel and dice a potato (also into ickle bits, like about 1cm cubed) and chuck in a big pan. Dissolve 3 veggie stock cubes in a pint of water (I sometimes use 2 veggie and a chicken, but I'm weird), pour over stuff in pan. Add a bit of salt and pepper (if you want to) and cook it 'till it's soft. I like to mush it up a bit with a masher so the soup's all thick and gloopy. It's probably cheating, but it's tasty and quite healthy. Should serve 4 (maybe).

I'm not a fan of soup, but I make a mean Leek and potato soup - nearly killed me!

Misery is another good book - far gorier than the film though. One part even makes me cringe and I watch plastic surgery programs while eating my dinner!

In a word, yes. Read it.

When I was younger, I loved a book called The Mouse Butcher by Dick King-Smith. I seem to remember it was about a colony of feral cats that had overtaken an abandoned town. I remember also using another cat related book for my GCSE English Lit paper, which I compared to The Plague Dogs. Can't for the life of me remember what it was called, and I can't find it on Amazon. I'll need to keep an eye on this thread, I've only really read non-fiction about cats, and would love some good cat fiction

Oh I still enjoy breaking the spines - I love that little crackle and the feeling of power MWWWWAHAHAHAHA! Bending the corners is more effort than just chucking the bookmark in though (I'm lazy)

I wasn't keen on Firestarter - bit too government conspiracyish for my taste (that's why I went off the X Files). If you liked The Green Mile, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon might be a good book to read next - it's another story about people rather than focusing on situations or baddies.

You can say what you like about authors here - it called having an opinion and it is allowed!

I used to turn down page corners until I borrowed a load of books (NEVER Turn down pages on someone else's books) and was sent a friendship bracelet thing which I started to use to mark my pages.

I thought I'd replied to this - seems not. I love Vicky Hall's books - a must read for any cat lover. As I mentioned in my non-blog, I thought I knew my cats, but her book really helped me understand their behaviour more. In her first book - Cat Confidential, she talks about her own cats as well as providing case studies, and the stories are so touching and, in some instances, amusing. Have your hankies ready for the last chapter though. I own both these books, and I'm happy to lend them out to anyone interested.

TGWLTG is a good book. More psychological that outright or obvious horror, and you can't help but like poor little Trisha

I loved the Dark Tower series, the first 4 more than the last 3. Thought the ending was a real cop out though.

Another book to add to the TBR list - Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell. Andy's constant promotions finally payed off here!

Devil in Grey - Graham Masterson

Cat Detective - Vicky Halls I really don't need to write much about this. Everyone on here knows how much I love cats, so any book involving them is enjoyable for me. Vicky Halls is a cat counsellor, and travels about advising people on behaviour problems with their feline friends. The book includes case studies and practical advice for dealing with problem pussies, and all her books are a 'must read' for cat lovers. I've had cats my whole life and have several reference books on cats (I like the pictures ) and this book still gave me an insight into what's been going on with my kitties. They didn't get on, and we didn't realise how much Lex was suffering. I now know why, and what could have been done about it - shame it came a bit late