Janet

I have also added Thirteen Reasons Why to my wishlist!

I'm glad it's not just me!

Thanks Paula. Sometimes they flow beautifully and other times I spent hours staring at a blank screen wondering how to get my thoughts down into words!

At first I thought it might be Tunnels, but that was only published in 2005. Good luck with finding it.

I'm reading Family Life: Birth, Death and the Whole Damn Thing by Elisabeth Luard (N/F) for my Bookworms group. Our meeting is next Wednesday but I should easily finish it by then. I'm enjoying it so far and it's an easy read.

I know how much you like it, Roxi. I felt almost nervous in fact in case I didn't like it and you were cross! Usually, if I can't find a thread about a book I start a review one in the relevant (in this case Women's Fiction) forum, but I don't think I should with this one as it's not very complimentary, so I'll do it here instead! The

Thanks for the link, Roxi. I have The Happy Prince as a download but not the Canterville Ghost. I shall certainly get that. I have this! I managed to get it in The Works for

I did A Woman of No Importance for AS level 2 years ago and absolutely loved it. I believe there is a new film version of this in the offing? I've seen The Importance of Being Ernest (with Penelope Keith being absolutely brilliant as Lady Bracknell) at the theatre in Bath - that was fab. I must invest in the (fairly?) recent film version. I am definitely going to look at more of his works, Roxi. ETA: AWONI film details

I haven't read through this thread yet so apologies if I post thoughts already expressed by other members. I finished this earlier and thought it was really great. I vaguely knew the story - I knew what happened to the portrait and I knew the ending- but I didn't know how it got to that point. Although the characters weren't particularly likeable I couldn't help but be amused by Lord Henry - and I think many people, even if they haven't read the book, know some of his famous sayings! I thought the prose was wonderful - it was easy to read, and the story of Dorian's dark descent into badness was fabulous. Be careful what you wish for - it might come true! Such a pity this is the only novel he wrote.

I finished The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde this morning. I tried it once before a few years ago but stopped at about page 50 (from memory, I had to abandon it to finish something for college, and I just didn't get round to picking it up again) so I started from scratch and got back into it really easily. I shall post a few thoughts in the designated thread (which I haven't looked at yet). 9

Oh right, thanks! I can see I'm going to have to read the book now!

Oh yeah! I should have remembered that as we like the Aviva advert with the Plymouth Argyle supporter and kept saying "that's a long old poke, init?" each time we saw the logo! I missed the first few minutes and meant to ask - how did Heathcliffe's son come to be sent to Wuthering Heights aged about 8 (at a guess) - and how did Catherine get to meet him?

Oh, I see! Was it sponsored by DFS then? I can't even remember - I was refuelling my wine glass for some of them. Although I agree that things like this are better without adverts. That's why I'm more than happy to pay a TV license fee.

Eh? What do you mean by that? I don't know whether to try the book or not now. Like MuggleMagic, I enjoyed it - but I probably wouldn't if I'd read the book first.

Hello! Chesil pointed me in the direction of this thread after I posted about the Twilight style WH cover in the Wuthering Heights thread! I suppose I can see that it's good if it means it gets children/teenagers (and even adults) reading different genres. However, I haven't read the book myself so I might be wrong but having watched the TV production (which I know is different from the book) I can't necessarily seeing it appeal just because of a cover!

Thanks Chesil - I will go and check out the Twilight thread (I never thought I'd see myself typing that! ).

I enjoyed it too - probably because I haven't read the book. I thought Heathcliffe and Cathy were excellent! I saw a version of WH in Tesco this morning in the children's section. It's covered in a similar style to the Twilight books and has a sticker on it saying "Bella and [someone]'s Favourite Book" - I've seen it all now, although I suppose it's a good marketing ploy! ETA: Found it!

Thanks. I let my daughter (12) stay up and watch part 1 (she didn't wake up until 10am today) so I guess I'll be doing the same tonight! She's going to be knackered tomorrow!

As someone who hasn't read the book (like amethyst, I was going to try to read it first, but I couldn't find my copy ) I had no idea of the story (bar what Kate Bush had told me ) and consequently I really enjoyed the first part! Is part 2 tomorrow, or next Sunday? ETA: Mel Giedroyc's brother Directed it, apparently - I didn't know she had a brother!

Welcome to BCF! I would have to start by recommending The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Set in Germany in WW2 it was one of my favourite reads of last year. From Amazon: Nine-year-old Liesel lives with her foster family on Himmel Street during the dark days of the Third Reich. Her Communist parents have been transported to a concentration camp, and during the funeral for her brother, she manages to steal a macabre book: it is, in fact, a gravediggers’ instruction manual. This is the first of many books which will pass through her hands as the carnage of the Second World War begins to hungrily claim lives. Both Liesel and her fellow inhabitants of Himmel Street will find themselves changed by both words on the printed page and the horrendous events happening around them. I'm sure you'll get lots of other suggestions too. May I also say that far from being poor, your English is excellent!