Kell

I've just realised, i missed out The Great Gatsby, which I've only ever read that once, but I can never quite remember whether or not I actually enjoyed it. isn't that weird?

I'm getting more into the characters now in Bad Mother's Handbook. I'm little more than about 1/3rd of the way through it - i've just had the bath go cold on me while I was reading - LOL!

Well, I'm enjoying The Bad Mother's Handbook so far, but I do occasionally get a little confused for a moment or two when it switches who's telling the story. I'm sure I'll get used to it eventually. I am enjoying it though.

Well, the review to Labyrinth is now posted here if anyone's interested in seeing what I thought of it...

Labyrinth Author: Kate Mosse ISBN# 0752860534 Publlisher: Orion 1st Published: 2005 525 pages Three secrets. Two women. One Grail. The premise is simple

Have you ever read Lightning? It's my favourite Koontz - very well thought out on the theories of time travel & paradox. I loved it!

I've just requested The Other Bolyn Girl & The Queen's Fool from the Read it, Swap it site - let's see if they take me up on it...

I'm thinking it's an 8/10 - pretty damned good. I'm a very harsh judge so getting 8/10 from me is a pretty big deal. I'll write the review later on today & post it...

Finished Labyrinth in the bath tonight & was mightily impressed with it. I'll do the review in the morning once I've had time to collect my thoughts & digest the whole thing (not that I've been chomping on the book or anything - LOL!). In the meantime, I've started on The Bad Mother's Handbook by Kate long (from one Kate to another!) while I wait for Trace to arrive for the reading circle...

Ooh, you picked a couple of good 'uns there, Jo - there are 2 on that list I've read & I loved them both.

Thanks for the linkie - i'll check it out once I've caught up on messages & had dinner - it looks interesting!

Why have I never heard of John Saul? Who is he? I'm intrigued now!

You'll have to share the crown with me then - I'm always having to go back & edit my posts - LOL. I spotted one I'd missed a month or so back just a moment ago, so I'll have to nip back & correct that one too. Evetually, all my posts will be typo free - LOL!

It's on my "to read" shelf & I'm looking forward to it rather more than I was now - thank you!

Hang on... 3 nights... 5 main courses listed..? Crikey, if that was me, I'd be the size of a bus by now eating all that scrumptious food - LOL!

Ooh, sounds like one I'll have to look out for!

I got The Taking last Xmas off Dale - I really enjoyed that one.

Kell, your typing is getting as bad as mine! not at all, it's... erm... it's Swedish. Yes, Swedish, that's right - LOL!

Labyrinth will most probably get finished tonight, so the review will most likely get posted some time tomorrow once I've had a chance to compose my thoughts. I think we all already know this review will give it the thumbs up though (unless the endnig turns out to be severely disappointing, which I can't imagine it will). This is one book I've been wishing would last longer as I've been enjoying it so much!

The film was better. It actually changed large partso f the plot & aspects of various characters, but the film was definitely better than the book.

It certainly gets you wondering about what on earth was going through her mind when she decided to single out one of her children for such terrible treatment. It's quite clear she was a profoundly disturbed woman who deserved some pity, but it's so difficult to feel pity for someone who has caused to much pain to a helpless child. Tell you what though, if I ever had the chance to play her in a folm version of this boko, I'd snap it up - it would be such a challenge!

She also does an e-newsletter which keeps you up tp date on everything she's doing & ther's the 1st chapter of Broken avaialbe to read there too - it's a pretty nifty site!

A 23 mile round walking trip??? How did you ever manage that? Andy, I think you might be just a little bit crazy (but we love you that way - LOL!).

i agree - it's defniitely more about the harsh realities of relationships, getting to grips with being with someone who you can know so well & yet still have them be a stranger, keeping secrets from one another, working out your problems & trying to just keep it all together - if that's not a real relationship, i don't know what is. Niffenegger certainly writes it well. I think it's a contemporary classic that will most certainly stand the test of time & have people talking about it many years from now. It's made of the kind of stuff that endures.

You'll be mended again by then!! ooh, i dunno about that - I may have totally cracked by that point - LOL!