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I found us at the bottom of the first page of Google results for 'Book Club Forum', but that's the only combination of words I found us under.

AAAAARGGHH!! Now my wish list on Amazon is up to 43 books! I'll never afford them all!

Thinking I should give Pratchett a try considering how much everyone here (and in the whole rest of the world) seems to rate him. My Dad has a pile of Pratchett's that stands about 3 foot tall (and that's only the paperbacks!) and I'm sure he'd lend me them. Question is though, where to start?

Can't stand caviar either, I have simple tastes

No problem (and I am a she!)

Ahh. I'd heard of Prairie Oysters - don't plan to give them a try mind!

What're 'Rocky Mountain Oysters'? I just keep thinking of Rocky Road Icecream!

Internest?

IT is one of my favourite King books. When I suggested that Mau avoided this book, it's because she doesn't like horror books. (Sorry this reply was so long coming - sporadic internest connection)

Boiling a Frog - Christopher Brookmyre

Country of the Blind - Christopher Brookmyre

Quite Ugly One Morning - Christopher Brookmyre

It's Not the End of the World - Christopher Brookmyre

The Sacred Art of Stealing - Christopher Brookmyre

One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night - Christopher Brookmyre

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency - Douglas Adams

Grantchester Grind - Tom Sharpe

Haunted - Kelley Armstrong

Industrial Magic - Kelley Armstrong

Dime Store Magic - Kelley Armstrong

Stolen - Kelley Armstrong

Dumping Hilary? - Paul Reizen

KOKO - Peter Straub I’m probably going to find it a bit difficult to write anything too expansive about some of the earlier books on this list, as it’s been such a long time since I read them. However, KOKO is going to be the hardest as it’s rather a confusing book! The confusion, for me, occurred mainly when reading the parts ‘through the eyes’ of KOKO, a very disturbed individual. This is a tactic Straub likes to adopt in his novels (this is also evident in Mr X), and one that he does well, so well that it’s very difficult to follow! I’ve often found that, in books where he has adopted this technique, they are better on a second read, where you know which parts are important to the plot. However, Straub does manage to capture the atmosphere of each setting excellently. This a book travels the world, from the Far East and to the USA, and the crowded and vibrant markets of Singapore to the city streets of New York, and both areas are so beautifully depicted you almost feel like you’re there. The characters are believable and their actions are plausible. My only criticism here is that there were far too many characters; many I felt were unnecessary, which also added to the disorientation. I was disappointed to find that the blurb spoiled part of the book for me, so I’ll hide this for anyone who wants to read the book! Overall I did enjoy this book, it just takes a lot of concentration to follow without missing anything!

Right. I have a huge amount of catching up to do here - I've read lots of books and not got around to posting my feeling about them. I'm going to post a new message for each book and add comments in my own time (so I don't forget any) so this might look a little odd for a bit!