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I didn't know that was a book. Is it the same as the film? Great film, especially the music and use of Moon River.

Sounds like a great book. Will look into it.

It is very well written, with verses from literature here and there and descriptive passages (supposedly from a book of Inman's). All of these are cleverly inserted. This book is designed to make the readers think about the other side of war. I have not looked up yet whether Charles Frazier is anti-war, or what his views are.

Cold Mountain was a good book. The chapters skip back and forth between the two love birds journeys. One more physical, showing the brutal fighting side of war, as well as how various obscure races deal with it, and one that is more on the emotional/mental side (though Inman has a journey of the mind too of course), coping with civilian life in wartime. This is from Ada's view, and those around her too.

Not sure. I loved the Dave Pelzer books, but people making money out of whingeing about the past seems defeatist. I think all the Grisham books seem too much the same, but I would probably still read the ones on my shelf at least, and I would not read anything to do with celebrities either yin/yang

I was never suggesting that Voldemort is a main character, just agreeing that he will most likely die. Those sentances are separate statements.

Yes you should lilywhite. They definitely get better further on from an adult perspective. I am soooo excited for the next film, and the last book..

Yes, I read Pride and Prejudice recently. The language is engaging, and there are some thought provoking lines. The plot also takes someinteresting turns. Not normally one for all this girly lovey dovey stuff but this is an excellant book.

Well J.K has said that one is a main character. One will definitely be voldemort. It has to be. I would not like to gues at the other though.

Well, while in Germany we were fed by Ute, Andy's second wife. It was mostly brotchen, wurst, and gouda (bread meat and cheese). We had this in the hotel for breakfast, and at Ute's for one meal. But our other meals were quite normal, pasta, fishfingers, paprika steak. However we went swimming on Sunday and had currywurst with chips. The curried sausage was gorgeous. I'm gonna get some next time.

Sounds interesting. I may give Broken April a try.

Hi. What did you think of TheGod of Small Things? I read it last year. It seemed rather weird, but incredibly cultured, and informative..

A Gemini like me!!

Read in 2006 (since my university finals):- Pride and Prejudice -Jane Austen Cold Mountain - Charles Frazer The Hobbit - J.R.R tolkien (Reread) Emma - Jane Austen (50pg) Angels and Christians - MJ White Empress Orchid - Anchee Min This Present Darkness - Frank Peretti The Hogfather - Terry Pratchett READ in 2007 The Hogfather - Terry Pratchett (cont'd) The Vampire's Seduction - Raven Hart Karma - Holly A Harvey The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox - Maggie O'Farrell Mist Over Pendle - Robert Neill My Sister's Child - Lyn Andrews Cracking the Da Vinci Code - JL Garlow 1984 - George Orwell Gosh You Look Just Like ME - Keith Richardson Harry Potter 3, 4, 5, & 7 The House at Riverton - Kate Morton The bookseller of Kabul - Asne Steierstad The Book of the Courtier -Baldasare Castiglione READ IN 2008 Out - Natsuo Kirino The Vampire's Secret - Raven Hart The Vampire's Kiss - Raven Hart A Small Part of History - Bonfire of The Vanities - Tom Wolfe Entertaining Angels by Joanna Bell After You'd Gone - Maggie O'Farrell (Bookring) Strata - Terry Pratchett (audio) Eragon - Christopher paolini Nice Girls Don't Change The World- Lynne Hybels Stargazing by Linda Gillard Blood Ties - Sam Heyes (Bookring) Emotional Geology - Linda Gillard (Bookring) The Memory Keeper's Daughter In Search of Adam - Caroline Smailes ON MY TO READ SHELF The End of Mr Y - Scarlett (Bookring) Fanny Hill A Christmas Carol (reading circle) The Silmarillion J.R.R Tolkien My Dark Eyed Girl - Wendy Robertson Moby Dick Herman Melville Moody - John Pollock Journey to the Centre of the Earth - Jules Verne The Divine Secrets of the Yaya Sisterhood - Rebecca Wells Shindler's List - Thomas Keneally An Advancment of Learning - Reginald Hill The Black Sun - James Twining Hot Latin Lovers - Michelle Reid, Sara Craven and Sophie Weston Poirot's Early Cases - Agatha Christie Flesh and Blood - Jonathan Kellerman Angela's Ashes - Frank McCourt Modern Music - Paul Griffiths Black Beauty - Anna Sewell A Lifetime Burning - Linda Gillard The Vampire's Betrayal - Raven Hart Tolkien Illustrated Encyclopedia - David Day Oscar Wilde - The Complete Works Nine Coaches Waiting - Mary Stewart For Whom The Bell Tolls - Ernest Hemingway The Lovely Bones - Alice Seabold The Black Magician trilogy (bookring) TO BE BOUGHT/LOANED Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H Lawrence The Divine Matrix - Gregg Braden The Book Thief - Markus Zusak VALIS - Philip K. Dick. The Innocent - Posie Graeme-Evans Broken April – Ishmael Kadare_ If on a winter's night a traveller - Italo Calvino Mystical Paths and Glamorous Powers – Susan Howatch The Debt To Pleasure - John Lanchester Plain Truth - Jodie Picoult The Golem’s Eye – Jonathan Stroud Marius Brill 'Making Love - A Conspiracy of the Heart' Cat Weatherhill – Barkbelly Tainted Blood – Arnaldur Indridason The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom Everville - Clive Barker Good Omens - Neil Gaiman Piercing the Darkness - Frank Peretti The Rainbow Bridge - Aubrey Flegg Jean M Auel’s ‘Earth Children’ A Piece of Cake - Cupcake brown Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman Before I die - Jenny Downham The Story of a Marriage by Andrew Sean Greer Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks Escape- Carolyn Jessop Pooh and the Philosophers - John Tyerman Williams The Music Teacher - Barbara Hall Freudian essay Therapy- Sebastian Fitzek The Last Empress by Empress Orchid Currently reading:- Before You Hit The Wall by Danny Lehman

It is good to know much more about lot's of things in the wizarding world from the last three books..

Yes. I would like to read that book. The trouble with a memory like mine is that one forgets wat books one has seen that seem super. I now have a list on my computer..

The little princess is my all time favourite film..

Yes definitely

I did have a thing for the silhouette sensation series when I was younger. They are classic girly love stories, but also a bit naughty though..

I loved the secret garden film. It is actually my favourite film. Maybe that show my mental age, but I always did think a lot of me was shown in Mary. I never did get round to reading the book..

Thanks Michelle..

I do not kow anything about this genre. Would someone explain it to me please? x

I cannot remember if I ever heard this book or not (I say heard because I may have heard it in school but not sure).. Sounds like an good children's book to get my hands on!

I have many children's books on my shelf unread as yet, because people bought so many as a child because they knew I loved reading that I could not get round to them all. I love reading my favourites to the children now. I would love to revisit things like the secret seven or read some I have not yet read, but I have to many more adult books to read. I always will love Enid Blyton though, and I am definitely a harry potter fan, no matter how basic the books seem for an adult. I love the fantastical element of children's books, and like making these kind of stories up myself.

Make your own potato cakes. They are much cheaper than buying them. I'm not sure of the quantities. We just guess, but just mix your left over mash potato with flour, shape, grill, stick on your butter/cheese or whatever and there you go. We even thought of mix vegetables with them for an easy high energy nutritious meal.