Icecream
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Welcometo the forum Mike.
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Welcome Red
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No. If it's a book prize, the book gets the prize. (Although the author still gets all the recognition.) If it's an author prize, like the Nobel, the author gets it. But prizes should be about the author and not the book. The focus of this competition is the book and therefore it shouldn't matter who wrote it as it's the book's name that will be tied to the award. Either way, it's not as if it's an important award.
OK, so the actual writer should get the recognition then. Of course it matters who wrote it. The person who gets the recognition (whether jointly or not), should be the person behind the writing, since it is their writing that is getting awarded. Of course it is an important award.
I agree with Talisman all part of a divine plan for the universe).
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Third, does anyone even own a pony?
We own a pony. In fact I think we own two. Apparently we are not sure whether Dally is a horse or a pony.
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Well said Kell. It is a books prize, so the actual author should get it.
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15, and she makes cakes like that Muggle? Wow! She is very talented.
V - I don't think OH does Easter.
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Wow, that is great. Very cute.
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Welcome Nox. I looked at this earlier in disbelieve that I hadn't posted, and just realised that I still haven't. Where did my brain go??
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Roast chicken at Mum's was good. She does asparagus in garlic, and buys goose fat for her potatoes.
Katie finished her whole plate and sat in her highchair looking stuffed. -
Icecream - you are not too old for Easter Eggs!
I am too old for Mum to buy me more than one.
I was going to open mine this evening while I was on my own, but the baby couldn't resist.
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Welcome to the forum.
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Welcome to the forum. Which philosophers do you like?
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Roast chicken. I invited myself to my Mum's house. I have a chicken too, but I don't see why she should ask my sister and nephews but not me and Katie (sorry that sounds cheeky, but I am her real daughter, and she usually asks us when OH is away). It will be good to see the boys if she decides to some for us, if not, I better put my chicken on.
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Very cute Muggle.
I agree with V.I am too old for easter eggs, so i only have one. Will I make it last, or will i devour it? I know I am a hungry heavily pregnant woman, but on the other hand, Katie will take a long time to eat hers, being only 13 months old, so maybe I will save it.
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Lord of the Rings - Tolkien of course.
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on the road by jack kerouac
it changed me before it changed my life though
That is a wise statement. The book that set me on a path to changing my life, ended with me actually changing myself first, and it took a whole year to complete the path (but I also had other help).
No, never.I don't need books or anything else to tell me who I am, I changed thrue my actions and expiriances, life changes me, not people.
Good for you. It doesn't work for everybody though:)
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Buy a Wii and I'll explain it to you.
Well, yes there is that, but I have never seen on properly in action so I can't comment, although I am still sure it is not as good as running around in the park, or with a ball in the garden, a good walk etc.
don't get me wrong, I personally love computer games, I just believe as a parent, that I should limit the use of them, especially considering the state of some children these days.
Slim Jenkins has a good point too. Intellectual reading most certainly has its place in teaching the young to grow up, and to expand their minds, and live full lives, but as Pp says, reading for fun is just as important.
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This thread is doing me some good. I have trouble thinking about what I like about books.
I love something that is written poetically and makes great use of the English language - something that makes me think 'how the heck do they come up with these sentences?' and also makes me a little sad as I realise I can never aspire to such greatness.
I love this too. Well written lines make one think, and give the book more depth, and I often feel the same when I read them.
For me, a book needs to have something different, something new. I like experiencing different cultures. That is why my favourite books are fantasies, or have supernatural elements, or set in a different country. I also wholeheartedly agree with Wicci. A book I can really get into and be left wanting more of, is one where I can identify with the character, or one that gives me something to think about.
Kell, I also fell for the guy in Talented Mr Ripley when I watched the film. I too like the unusal in books, although sometimes these things are not quite so unusual and are more real than we think.
I think that the aspects of books which we like, especially books that make us think, are books that link with our own lives, even in a small way. If a book is written well, it can take the tiniest part of ourselves and transform it into something else entirely and give utmost enjoyment.
OK who put whisky in my coffee this morning?
Just as a couple of examples..
I enjoyed Empress Orchid by Achee Min because it was an experience of another culture, and it portrayed that culture very well.
On the other hand, I enjoyed Heartbroken by Susan Howatch, purely because, at the time I was heartbroken (no, not over a man, over something entirely different). Even though i had had the book for about three years when I finally picked it up, it turned out to be exactly the right time to read it.
LOTR is my faourite book. It just has everything in it that I just said.
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Sorry talisman. Obviously we were posting at the same time.
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It is a roast dinner, but the chef carves the meat. There are usually three meats, and you can have them all, or whatever you choose. Then you add whatever potatoes, vegetables, sauces, gravy and whatever other extras there may be. You pay a set price. The one we went to today was
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Of course, there is the cleaning up too. All I ever seem to do sometimes is clean the kitchen, but I do love cooking and watching everyone eat it.
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Out for the second time this week. We had a carvery. It was quite good.
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Wicci - Thank you for the explanation. Simnel cake looks gorgeous. I have never had it, but I love marzipan too. I don't seem to be very good at baking cakes. Maybe I will better my skills and venture to make one next year.
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Only if you promise to mind your manners in future. Goodness knows where the "If anyone is a fool, you are," came from but I'd prefer to discuss books with someone who doesn't need to resort to editing their posts to add insults to make their point.
My manners?! I am not insulting you. I have no intention of insulting anybody, so calm down, but you did call me foolish, so you are going against your own principle there.
What is Chick lit?
in Women's Fiction / Chick Lit
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I don't usually read chic-lit, but they can make a nice light alternative. I like something with a little more depth than these romance books you see though.
I enjoyed Karma a lot because it had a sense of reality, and showed some real problems, while the main character completely turned herself around and became more independant.
I have also read books by men that are very light reads and look a bit like chic-lit, but also have a male perspective and a more rounded view of the world (the world in the story).
I think that a lot of books are classed as chic-lit because they are light reads, but are not strictly chic-lit books. Maybe we need to come up with a few more genres, or have sub genres.
Genre, and the use of it was something I started thinking about when writing my music dissertation. If i had thought of it earlier i could have done my whole dissertation on it.