Kell
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I'll be actively encouraging Xan to read the likes of Harry Potter when he's a little older. In fact, I may even read them to him!
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Such a shame as these things are great for libraries to have in their reference section, even if few people have the money or inclination to buy them for personal use. I hope they will continue to work on and publish print versions of them though...
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Well, out of those, my favourites are:
George Orwell: 1984
F Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatesby
George Orwell: Animal Farm
I'd really like to read Anthony Burgess: A Clockwork Orange.
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I stayed home till I went away to college, but came back for all the holidays during those two years. I came back home for about 6 or 7 months after college, but then moved back to where I'd gone to college for another year and a half. After that, I came home again for another 4 months then moved in with Dale. All the time that I was away, I called home every Sunday night without fail. Once I moved in with Dale, I didn't call every week as we lived within 20 minutes drive of my parents and saw them at least once a week anyway. Once my Mam and Dad split up and Mam moved away, I got back into the calling every Sunday night routine again. I don't call my Dad every week though, as he lives about an hour away and is in town all the time (although I don't see him as much as I'd like to). I've always kept in close touch with my family though - - it just seems natural to me. Oh, and I can walk to my sister's place in about 10 mintues, even pushing the heavy buggy!
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I'm fortunate in that I have a good few years before I'll experience any of this, but I dread the moment all the same!
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An obvious one (for me):
Bill Mason waking up in hospital to find that the world has come to an end whilst he slept, at the beginning of The Day of the Triffids. I once read this on a quiet winter's evening and I can still remember the hair standing up on the back of my neck as I did so. Great stuff!
That's an amazing moment. It really hits home how quickly a huge and calamitous change can happen and how it can affect someone who is on the outside of it all when it occurs and onloy finds out about it after the fact.
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Crikey - is it still going? I have to admit, I fully expected it to get cancelled long beore now!
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OMGs! I want it so badly it hurts! No way I could justify paying that amount though, so it will never be mine. I could just cry. In fact, I think I will!
*WAAaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAaaAAAAAAhhhhhHHHHHHhhhhhHHHHhhhhh!*
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I signed up to take part in a bookring run by Kelley Armstrong for her hard-to-get-hold-of novella, Angel. It arrived this morning. Looking forward to getting into it.
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The cover on mine if a shot from the movie - Rhett holding Scarlett in his arms (in the traditional "dip" pose) with a flame-coloured background. Like THIS one.
Actually, I've been hankering after watching the movie again, so I'll have to get hold of a copy of that too!
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Cute? CUTE??? He's EVIL I'll have you know - LOL!
Actually I'm thinking I might stitch him for my hallway...
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I am SOOOOOOOOO excited! I signed up for the Kelley Armstrong "Angelic" Round Robin to borrow a travelling copy of this novella which is incredibly difficult to get hold of (it had a very limited release). It arrived this morning, so I'll be starting to read it tonight. I can hardly wait!
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I finished GWTW about a week ago and it is now firmly on my list of all-time favourites and I shall be looking to get a really beautiful copy to read next time as I got a somewhat dog-eared 2nd-hand paperback copy. Love it, love it, LOVE IT!
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I've started designing a new small series of pieces based on quotes from Eddie Izzard's various stand-up routines (he's my favourite comedian and he deserves to be immortalised at every opportunity!). Here are the two I have designed so far and more are to follow. I hope my fellow fans will like them.
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All the ones I was going to recommend have already been mentioned - Artemis Fowl; Skulduggery Pleasant; and Darren Shan. All excellent series that should hopefully grab a lad's interest and hold it.
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1. Age (<18, 18-24, 25-34, 35-44, 45-54, 55+)
25-34
2. Gender
Female
3. What do you read on a daily basis? (blogs, newspapers, books, etc.)
Books. Although I occasionally catch up on a few blogs and I buy cross stitch magazines once a month.
4. How often do you read for fun in a week?
Every day
5. What time of day do you like to read?
Usually in bed, but I also have books in a) the bathroom (for when I'm in the tub); b) the kitchen (for when I'm stirring stuff on the stove); c) my bag (for when I'm on the go). I therefore always have at least 4 books on the go, although it can sometimes take me a while to finish them.
6. Where do you read?
Anywhere I get a chance!
7. How many books have you read in the last 6 months?
27 in the last 6 months. 36 this year so far (I'm aiming for 52 and am a few books ahead of the game at the moment).
8. What type/genre do you enjoy reading most?
I have very eclectic tastes and love pretty much anything from classic to contemporary, historical fiction to horror, crime to supernatural thriller. The only genre I don't really "do" at all is pulp romance (I.e. Mills and Boon type stuff). I don't mind an element of romance, so long as that's not the whole point of the story - I like other elements too.
9. Why do you read? (entertainment, relaxation, learning, etc.)
99% entertainment/relaxation, 1% learning. I used to read a lot more non-fiction and text books, but nowadays I'm almost exclusively a fiction reader. That's not to say the balance won't shift at some point in the future though.
10. What barriers prevent you from reading more?
Lack of time, as I have other hobbies to squeeze into my very limited free time too.
11. Do you think reading for fun is important?
Yes, very. At least, it is for me!
12. Do you fold page corners or use a bookmark?
I'd NEVER turn the corners! I always, always, ALWAYS slip something into the book to mark my place. I have a whole host of beautiful bookmarks, mostly ones I've made myself. Some stitched, some paper craft. I'm not above using bus tickets or any little slip of paper when in a pinch though, and I love those moveable sticky flag things too as you can place them exactly where you're up to on the page and they don't fall out when they're being carted around in my bag.
13. Do you prefer to read to music or in silence?
Doesn't bother me either way. When I'm reading, the rest of the world tends to get tuned out anyway.
14. Do you discuss books with your friends?
Yes - all the time!
15. Do you borrow books from the library?
Nowhere near as much as I used to. In fact, I don't think I've borrowed a library book in a couple of years now, mostly because I have so many unread books of my own waiting to be read. At one point, I lived not 50 feet from a library and was in there every other day borrowing books. The librarians knew me and my tastes so well that they would keep books aside for me because they knew I'd be in either that day or the next - LOL!
16. Do you borrow/loan books from/to friends?
I only loan to a very specific few friends as I've had such a tragic record of losing books or having them returned terribly damaged. When I borrow them from other people, they are returned to their owner as soon as possible and in exactly the same state in which they were loaned to me. If anything did happen to a book temporarily in my care, I would feel obliged to replace it immediately.
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Northanger Abbey...Mr. Tilney is maybe my favorite Austen hero. He's the kind of guy I would totally fall for.
Mr Tilney is my favourite Austen hero too (NA is my fave Austen book). There's just something completely upstanding and gentlemanly about him. He stands for no nonesense, doesn't pussy-foot around and is so sincere yet full of fun. TO me, he's the most "normal" of Austen's heroes - there's none of the pridefulness of Darcy, or the indecisiveness/late realisation of Edmund about him - he's a straight-shooter, yet still has a slight air of mystery about him. He's delightful on every level.
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Well chuffed to discover that my latest designs were featured on the Graft Gossip blog and newsletter. Resulted in my Kincavel Krosses design blog getting nearly 700 hits in the last 24 hours.
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That's why I started keeping a list when I joined this forum - I had borrowed a library book and realised halfway through that I'd read it before and not thought much of it. Didn't think any better of it second time round either - LOL!
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I've been putting off Her Fearful Symmetry, despite getting it for Xmas last year, even though I adored TTTW. I think bad reviews have helped put me off, but I know I'll get round to it eventually...
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These are all books I've read multiple times:
- Most of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
- The Stand by Stephen King
- Maia by Richard Adams
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C S Lewis
- Savages by Shirley Conran
- Ronia, The Robber's Daughter by Astrid Lindgren
There are more, but those are the ones that jump straight to mind.
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The Southern Vampires series by Charlaine Harris have had a couple of revamps. (Excuse the pun!)
They started out with cartoony covers (which I hated). Then they got re-released with the blond-girl-with-red-lippy covers. Now we're getting covers that show the cast members of True Blood, which is actually inappropriate, because on the latest book, the cover shows a character who dies long ago in the books, and another character who does not exist in the books.
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I love cooking and watching films, especially old screw-ball comedies.
Since I posted this back in 2007 (OMGs!) I've re-taken up cross stitch rather avidly, and now also design cross stitch and blackwork charts.
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Of Mice and Men, right at the end:
Where George is talking to Lennie and asking him to tell about the place they're going to get one day, and putting a bullet in the back of his head before he finishes.
I cried an ocean over that. So sad that George had to do that, but saving Lennie the pain and fear of the alternative. That's a great love and a great friendship.
Wendy Holden
in Women's Fiction / Chick Lit
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I've read School For Husbands which was pretty decent (I gave it 7/10). A light,l easy read that was quite entertaining.