Liz

Far From The Madding Crowd was my first go at reading Hardy and I'm definitely going to be reading more of his work. Very much enjoyed Hardy's style of writing - loved the way he describes the surroundings and the characters. A good little book. Next......... CARRIE Stephen King Carrie White is no ordinary girl. Carrie White has a gift - the gift of telekinesis. To be invited to Prom Night by Tommy Ross is a dream come true for Carrie - the first step towards social acceptance by her high school colleagues. But events will take a decidedly macabre turn on that horrifying and endless night as she is forced to exercise her terrible gift on the town that mocks and loathes her.

I've read that three times so far. First time was of my own choice, but then I read it twice whilst studying it.

Oh. Sounds like a jolly book, then.

What's it about, then?

Thought of another two; The Pilgrim's Progress - John Bunyan A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens * Pilgrim's Progress has been read to our class four times at school so far and I've also read it twice.

I love that book! I have read A Christmas Carol a few times, but Tale of Two Cities is the one that makes me want to read more of his.

My mother is a Hardy fan and has read most of his. This is my first Hardy book - mother said it might be the better one to begin with.

Managed to zip through the third Morse book. Was quite short but I did enjoy it. I am now going to have a go at an older classic book. FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD Thomas Hardy

The Interpretation of Murder wasn't too bad. Has some quite good bits along the way. Quite enjoyed this one. I'll probably talk about it a bit more when the Reading Circle begins. Am now going to read the third book of the Morse series. THE SILENT WORLD OF NICHOLAS QUINN Colin Dexter The newly appointed member of the Oxford Examinations Syndicate was deaf, provincial and gifted. Now he is dead..... And his murder, in his North Oxford home , proves to be the start of a formidably labyrinthine case for Chief Inspector Morse, as he tries to track down the killer through the insular and bitchy world of the Oxford colleges...

"You couldn't have slipped out for a while? Gone up to see the chief clerk or something?" "I certainly didn't go out of the office." THE SILENT WORLD OF NICHOLAS QUINN Colin Dexter

Oh, well no, I haven't read it myself and I don't know of anyone who has. Sorry I was just wondering if you had because I have been thinking about giving it a go. But let us know what you think of The Poe Shadow.

Yeah, I didn't mean it was bad. But it will be good to see how others find it.

Have you read his first one, The Dante Club?

I'm over a third of the way through Interpretation. It's not too bad - quite enjoying it.

I've just seen that Interpretation of Murder has won the March Reading Circle. I'm on page 210 out of 522 and so far I'm quite enjoying it. I'm looking forward to March and hearing what everyone else thinks about it.

I enjoyed reading it as well. I found I got into the story and setting quite quickly and so managed to read it in a few days.

I just thought of another set of books which I've read several times, The Guide by Douglas Adams

"Why?" "How asphyxiated?" "By ligature." THE INTERPRETATION OF MURDER Jed Rubenfeld

Quickly re-read the Morse book. Still enjoyed it. I'm now going to move on to one of the books which is in the March Reading Circle vote. I don't know if it's likely to win or not, but I thought I might as well give a go as I'm not really sure what to read next. Hope no-one will mind, but I'll use the Reading Circle's description of the book. THE INTERPRETATION OF MURDER Jed Rubenfeld THE INTERPRETATION OF MURDER is an inventive tour de force inspired by Sigmund Freud's 1909 visit to America, accompanied by protégé and rival Carl Jung. When a wealthy young debutante is discovered bound, whipped and strangled in a luxurious apartment overlooking the city, and another society beauty narrowly escapes the same fate, the mayor of New York calls upon Freud to use his revolutionary new ideas to help the surviving victim recover her memory of the attack, and solve the crime. But nothing about the attacks - or about the surviving victim, Nora - is quite as it seems. And there are those in very high places determined to stop the truth coming out, and Freud's startling theories taking root on American soil.

I can definitely see myself re-reading the Discworld series and the Pullman trilogy at some point.

I'm re-reading a Colin Dexter one at the moment. I read a few of his Morse ones last year, but I've decided to read the series in order, so I'm going to be re-reading some of them.

Yep, I'm going to watch that. I saw the pilot episode last year - it wasn't too bad, but not as good as Morse. You've just got to watch it for what it is and try not to compare it to Morse.

Going to have a go at the second book in the Inspector Morse series. I know I only read this last year, but I want to read the series in order, so I'm going to read it again. LAST SEEN WEARING (re-read) Colin Dexter The statements before Inspector Morse appeared to confirm the bald, simple truth. After leaving home to return to school, Valerie Taylor had completely vanished, and the trail had gone cold. Until two years, three months and two days after Valerie's disappearance, somebody decides to supply some surprising new evidence for the case...

What was the routine on Tuesday afternoons? Why was there no register taken? Was there any likelihood that Valerie had, in fact, returned to school that afternoon, and only later disappeared? LAST SEEN WEARING (re-read) Colin Dexter

I've read the book TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE. I really enjoyed it. Gives you a lot to think about. I've also got the film, which is good as well.