Liz
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Welcome to the forum
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Welcome to the forum, Busy.
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Life is life, and kind is kind. What I wanted was to take one more magnificent trip to the West Coast and get back in time for the spring semester in school. And what a trip it turned out to be!
ON THE ROAD
Jack Kerouac
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Really enjoyed my re-read of Dorian Gray. It still stands as one of my most favourite books I have read so far.
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ON THE ROAD
Jack Kerouac
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Welcome to the forum.
I don't think I'll ever be in the position where I have read all the books I own.
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Hello, Nicola.
I'm sure you will enjoy being here. We are a very friendly bunch.
Welcome to the forum.
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There is a comedian/actor with the same name.
This is a link to his page on IMBD
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Strangely, I'd never heard of it before Purple Poppy brought it to my attention!
I had heard of it before I read it, but the only reason why I decided to pick it up and give it a go was because my sister had bought it for a pound in a cheap bookshop and wanted to know what it was like, and so gave it to me to read.
The little Prince sounds fab too. I might have to add it to the TBR pile.
It is a good little book, and it's not very long at all, so it's a nice quick read.
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Was it to alter now with every mood to which he yielded? Was it to become a monstrous and loathsome thing, to be hidden away in a locked room, to be shut out from the sunlight that had so often touched to brighter gold the waving wonder of its hair? The pity of it! the pity of it!
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (re-read)
Oscar Wilde
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Hi, K_S.
Thank you for this great review. I had never heard of the book until your review. It sounds really good. I going to have to get hold of it now and read it.
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Oh yes, and 9-year-old brother is having a blast at The Order Of The Phoenix. He loves Harry Potter!
So does my elder sister (she's 31). She is a huge fan of Harry Potter. She's trying not to read the Deathly Hallows book too quickly, though, as she's trying to keep it going for as long as possible. She doesn't want Harry to end!
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I am so pleased you enjoyed Diary of a Nobody, Kylie. I love the book to pieces and it's one of my favourites. I completely agree with you that Charles Pooter is a loveable character.
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The Little Prince was a lovely little story. I thought that some parts of the story really gave you something to think about (especially the drunkard).
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THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (re-read)
Oscar Wilde
I thought I'd re-read one of my favourite books. I loved this book from the moment I read the first chapter, so this will be a beautiful little read for the end of summer.
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Really enjoyed Men At Arms. The City Watch are some of my favourite characters from Discworld.
I think I shall now read a book which my elder sister has lent me....
THE LITTLE PRINCE
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
'The Little Prince' is a classic tale of equal appeal to children and adults. On one level it is the story of an airman's discovery in the desert of a small boy from another planet - the Little Prince of the title - and his stories of intergalactic travel, while on the other hand it is a thought-provoking allegory of the human condition.
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Hello, Lauren. Welcome to the forum. Hope you enjoy it here.
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Kell's post reminded me of Discworld. I haven't got them all yet, but I am collecting the entire series (I've only read the first 15 so far).
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I´ve just finished it, I thought it was good. So was Big Sis actually Little Sis´s mother or have I got that completely wrong?
Really? I didn't pick that up when I read it. I must have read over some bits too quickly and missed that.
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After borrowing a Morse book by Colin Dexter from the library, I asked for the boxset collection of all 13 books for Christmas.
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I'm so glad you enjoyed To Kill A Mockingbird Liz. This is one of my absolute favourite books. If you haven't already seen the 1962 movie with Gregory Peck, I would highly recommend it. It's about as faithful an adaptation of a book as you'll see anywhere.
Hi, Kylie.
I've seen some parts of the film, but not all of it. I really would like to watch it now, though.
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I thought To Kill A Mockingbird was an amazing book!
However, it did take me a while to get into it. The first 80 pages or so just didn't get me hooked onto it, and I did start to wonder whether this was a book which I would not enjoy and was simply not the book for me. After that little block, though, I suddenly realised that I was beginning to really enjoy this book. By the end of it, I absolutely loved it. This is definitely one of the best books I have read.
I thought the book was brilliant in showing the prejudice black people faced and how unfairly they have been treated. One of my favourite scenes from the book was when Scout's teacher is telling the class about how Germany is a dictatorship, wheras they, America, are a democracy, and how it is because of this that the Jews were being persecuted in Germany. This lesson comes after......
the case when the verdict has been decided, and she then goes on to tell the children, 'Over here, we don't believe in persecuting anybody. Persecution comes from people who are prejudice.'
It was just a brilliant book.
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'Ow!'
'Perhaps it'd be best if you sat down and I'll look around.'
The workshop was long and, of course, low, with another small door at the far end.
MEN AT ARMS
Terry Pratchett
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Hello, Lucie. Welcome to the forum.
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Hello.
Welcome to the forum.
It's me!
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Hello, Kay.