Purple Poppy
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Originally posted by Liz
When I started school at age 5, I couldn't read or write a thing. All I knew was how to spell my name (but I couldn't even spell my surname).
LOL. Me too! At age five or six I was about to join the Brownies, or something similar. An older girl who lived in our street took me on the first night, but I must have only been there a matter of minutes before they asked me my name. Well, Susan, I could manage, but when the lady asked me to spell my surname, which was French, I just burst into tears and could not be consoled. I never went back. It had a profound effect on me. I was embarressed and ashamed. I made sure the same thing never happened to my kids when they joined anything.
Susanna
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At what age did you learn to read? Some little ones seem to be able to read from age two or three, but others later. Perhaps there are one or two geniuses here? (Don't tell me...the plural of genius is genii?) And with what books did you learn to read?
I was your average little'un. Started at infant school and then progressed to Janet and John books. Remember them? Gosh that shows my age!!
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Originally posted by Princessponti
The Water Babies? I couldn't get into that (as an adult), might of liked it as a child though!
The Water Babies of course. No I couldn't get into it either. Never finished it.
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Sorry - joined this a bit late in the day. But my favourites were Enid Blyton (like everyone else), The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Graeme and the Chalet School series - Elinor Brent Dyer. My all time favourite was A traveller in Time by Alison Uttley. I still have quite a few of my childhood books, and there is one about a pixie which I used to love. Oh and Winnie the Pooh of course. The list is endless.
The children under the sea rings bells for me too, although I wonder if I am mixing it up with the Charles Kingsley book...(the name escapes me) which had a similar theme.
Gone on a bit haven't I? Sorry.
Susanna
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Blitz Cat –Robert Westall
Cat Chat – Helene Thornton.
The History of Love – Nicole Krauss
More Cat Tales from Moon Cottage – Marilyn Edwards
Labyrinthe – Kate Moss
The Farm - Richard Benson
The Cats on Hutton Roof – Marilyn Edwards
One Child – Torey Haydon
If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things – Jon McGregor (Fantastic)
Memoirs of an Unfit Mother- Anne Robinson (Had more respect for her after reading this)
Prozac Nation – Elizabeth Wurtzel
House of Mirth – Edith Wharton (Very strange book)
The Five people You Meet in Heaven – Mitch Ablom
Fludd – Hilary Mantel
Cold Comfort Farm – Stella Gibbons. (A real favourite and so funny))
Hot Chocolate for the Spiritual Soul – Ariel Ford (Collection of anecdotes/stories)
A Traveller in Time – Alison Uttley (Another favourite )
The Jane Austen Book Club – Karen Joy Fowler
Bitten - Kelly Armstrong (Loved it)
Cold Granite – Stuart McBride (Loved it)
The Abortionists Daughter – Elizabeth Hyde
Stolen – Kelly Armstrong.
Added Nov 5th 2006....
Unadulterated Cat - Terry Pratchett
I'm amazed at the variety. No one can accuse me of being stuck in one genre!.
Susanna.
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Hi Diane. What was the book about John Thaw like? I have fancied it, but not sure if it would be too sad.
Susanna.
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Howl's Moving Castle! What a great film. I loved it. I prefer Kiki's Delivery service, but all the ones I've seen so far are very good. Artistically brilliant with a beautiful naivity (sp???) Great for adults as well as children.
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Originally posted by Scottishbookworm.
4! Gosh what's it like to have to tend the needs to them?
I just have the one.
LOL. Cats are no trouble, apart from having to get up to let them in...and out. They look after themselves and have their own routines. So feed them, de-flea them and worm them and they are no trouble. I have had eight in the past, but four is enough for now. I'd be lost without them, almost literally. They have been very good little friends to me. Dogs on the other hand....hard work. But very rewarding. I miss having a dog.
Cela Vie!Susanna.
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Ah Kell...the font of all knowledge.
Thank you for supplying my lost author. I will put the other one on my wish list. You mentioned the Terry Pratchett book yesterday, and I have already ordered it from Greenmetropolis!
So, thanks for the recommendations.
Susanna
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I have just remembered a couple more feline books.
'Cat Chat' by Helene Thornton. Amazon's synopsis reads...
'Having moved to Provence, Helene Thornton's village was a welcoming place and yet the warmest greetings she received were from the many cats that lived there. This is a story of love between her, a Frenchman and cats, especially one cat, Bebe'.
I loved this book. A lovely gentle read.
Then there's the Cat Karma Sutra, or The karma Sutra for Cats. I can't find my copy but its an absolute gem. It's what every cat should know about lying on the bed whilst the humans are busy...how to interpret positions in time to move etc. Very funny book.
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'Good. Then you won't mind working for it'. I spun and bolted. I didn't get far.
Stolen - Kelley Armstrong.
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You are whetting my apetite Pontalba!
Poor little Puss. Thank goodness she found your friend (or other way round). I've hand reared several teenie weenie kittens and its hard work, but well worth it. You'll have to post a piccie of her...?
Purple Poppy.
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originally posted by Snowflake.
...and of course one of my other favourites is The Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix Potter.
Of course, I'd forgotton Beatrice Potter's Tom Kitten.
And Puss in Boots.
One of my favourite children's books was Mog...no idea who wrote it but you'll all know anyway.
By he way, welcome to the forum, Snowflake
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Originally posted by Acesare.
Oh I still enjoy breaking the spines - I love that little crackle and the feeling of power MWWWWAHAHAHAHA! Bending the corners is more effort than just chucking the bookmark in though (I'm lazy)
You are one wicked girl Acesare!!! But I like you!
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What a fab website and all those books! I will be putting the first one on my Christmas list, although I think I will probably relent and buy it before then. Thank you for sharing that Pontalba.
Susanna
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:D :)
Following on from Thomas
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I love the first website, Thomas. I didn't know there was such a genre , or sub-genre as Cozy Mysteries. Good one! Learn something every day.
Susanna
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This card index thing is making me think. It's so efficient. I am full of admiration. But apart from the fact I probably don't read enough to warrant using the system, I think, alas, I would forget to keep it up to date!!
Susanna
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Hi Everydayxangels, I don't believe I have welcomed you to the board as I was away at the time. Welcome and enjoy.
I don't think it's geeky but it reminds me of my kids bringing their reading books home from school. Every night we would listen to them read and then write down how far they had got, and sign it.
I think you are just very efficient and like to keep tabs on things (sorry...no pun intended). I just write down the name of the finished book (and author) in a book I keep for the purpose.
Susanna
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They're like pens and pencils, and socks in the wash, and a pair of scissors when you need one! You know there's loads of them within spitting distance, but they just melt away into thin air.
I have to say that occasionally I too have turned the dust jacket into the book,
but very rarely. No wonder people are finding bus tickets and receipts in their library books, but careful folks, its too dicey to leave receipts with personal info on these days. We should maybe stick to bookmarks, even just print off the ones from this forum that Kell produced.Alternatively, I am willing to part with some of mine....name a town in uk...I've probably got it!!
Susanna
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I have a huge collecton of bookmarks. I just can't resist them, although I guess at any one time there are only half a dozen in use. But it annoys me to see pages turned down at the corners. What do others do about keeping the page marked?
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Marmite!!! It's one of those things you either love or hate. I love it. Also Earl Grey tea and J's Cream crackers.
I loved the food in Malta, Maureen, though didn't have enough time to try as much as I would have liked.
Susanna
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1) Favourite would be a hotel breakfast with whole array of fruits,
Yogurts, nuts, cereals, cooked breakfast if you want it, bread,
croissant or toast etc. Couldn't have it all, but the choice is very
appealing.
2) In reality, usually toast and Earl Grey tea. Sometimes oats
(uncooked) with milk and tiny bit of sugar.
Trifle is wonderful, especially if enough sherry, but for BREAKFAST?????
Susanna:coffee1:
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I read LB a good while back, so can't remember specifics, but I too was disappointed and couldn't understand why Susie took over her friends body for sex. It was so disjointed. We hadn't been aware of this being a strong desire throughout the book, although she was curious about the things she was missing.
The book had potential but it didn't happen for me. The ending was too vague and the connection with the ice, crystal (or was it glass?)very tenuous...help me out here someone. I can't remember what it was, but I remember thinking it was quite clever and she missed a trick because she didn't emphasise it enough.
'Lucky' was better but depressing not because of the content, (which is depressing and frightening in itself) but because of Alice .. I couldn't make sense of her somehow. I personally don't like Alice Sebold's writing style and struggled to follow it, having to re-read many sentences.
I doubt that I would read anything else by her.
Susanna
What do you stubbornly refuse to read, and why?
in General Book Discussions
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I joined this forum to have my hozirons broadened / expanded. So, although there are books that I shy away from, if pressed I would read them or attempt them. I would never in a million years have picked up Kelley Armstrong before meeting Kell. Werewolves! No way! But I've read two now and love them. Likewise, something like Cold Granite, Stuart MacBride, would have been a no-no, but again, I loved it. And I don't think you can say for certain, until you've opened a book and at least read the first chapter, or two.
But thats me...I have alot of catching up to do, whereas some of you are much better read and better able to comment.
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