Purple Poppy
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Hiya! Glad you could join us. Quite a few of us are members of Librarything. Enjoy!
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Hello Shelley. Glad you found us. Enjoy
Susie.
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hello Laa laa. I'm glad you found your way to the forum. Don't be shy...we are all very friendly.
Hope you enjoy
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A quick search on 'friendship' in Amazon threw up three pages of books which I think may be relevant, or one or two at any rate. This is the page. Hope it helps
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I loved them all as teenager. I prefered the books to the films.
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Mmm...will have to go also as new name to me too! This is what's so good about a forum,finding authors previously missed!
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This forum certainly welcomes people in a way that no other forum does. What Gusto, what dedication, what enthusiasm! You'll not find better anywhere!
So. I'll just tag my welcome on the end, shall I? Doubt I'll be the last though lol.
Have a great time Boyo!
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Welcome Toadstool. I am sure you'll have a great time on the forum.
Catch you later!
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Good review. I might think about this one. Interesting story line.
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That sounds like a good idea!
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Does the archive pixie get any remuneration for this...like a book, or something? She is so busy and it must be hard work determining which old threads really are finished.
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'Fraid I'll bring it up again...54!
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Hello and welcome
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Hello Jaya. There'll be a few on here who'd like the opportunity to rifle through your bookcase, I'm sure. There are many Discworld fans here and there is now a group dedicated to Terry Pratchet too, which you'll find under the heading 'social groups' in the User Control panel. I suspect you will fit in very well and enjoy the forum. We are a very friendly bunch. If you have any questions, just ask
Catch you later,
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Hi Tinymoz.
Welcome to the forum.
Sounds like you'll fit in really well!
Enjoy!
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Mia said...
I wanted to mention Cold Comfort Farm last night, but I couldn't express what I wanted to say properly. I knew Purple Poppy would be mentioning it, so I thought I'd wait for her to post and then second it!
(Apologies for my laziness, PP.) Now how on earth did you know I would mention it?? I can't think for the life of me lol! Hope I said what you were going to say?
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Also signed
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Good question Amthysteyes.
I think 'literature' is often the label given to the more academic works. It is often used as a catagory in it's own right, as opposed to fiction, and of course includes more than just novels and short stories, but I wouldn't like to say what constitutes 'literature', or try to define it. However, for me, good fiction writing is something that works on several levels. Stella Gibbons Cold Comfort Farm (yes...I'm going on about it again!
) is a parody. The story is compelling and the characters good, but underneath all that, Gibbons is gently poking fun of a genre, current at the time, of stories written against a background of rural hardship, and doom-laden events. This was a popular genre with authors such as Mary Webb and Thomas Hardy (think of Tess). Then there are stories which concentrate on reminding readers about current day social issues. Charles Dickens springs to mind, and of course, one of our book circle reads, Black Beauty, which was trying to raise awareness about the cruelty to horses that was prevalent at the time.
So, stories have to be interesting or exciting, well written, with chararcters who either leap from the page, or grow on you (without you realising) and have to be memorable. A good read tends to live with you long after you have finished, as Kell said. If there are lots of twists and turns, lots of irony, humour, a little pathos /drama, but not too much, and at least something or somebody that you can relate to...to ground you, then for me, those are some of the important things. I've probably forgotten lots, but you get the idea:)
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No...I didn't. I saw a snatch of the winner on the news. He's done well to get that far at 12yrs! The son of one of our tutors (long time ago) won it on the trombone too, but I think he was 16 at the time. twelve is very young. He must be very talented. It's not easy.
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Prospero said
I've been called a 'sharp wit' many a time...I think it's rhyming slang.
Ha ha!
I have always fallen asleep whilst reading. I find it very difficult not to. I used to struggle like mad to stay awake whilst reading bedtime stories to my children, and they would learn to jog me awake. When trying to read for study I had to read the same page over and over because I kept falling asleep or dozing. I didn't know then that I have narcolepsy. This is why it takes me so long to read anything.
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Thanks Emma. I'll have a look
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We were up until a month ago! But cancelled! I don't want to take out a trial again, although I probably could as it's a different computer. I'll think on it. Thanks for reminding me anyway, Diane
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I am thinking of buying a coffee maker and need to know what to go for. I think it would need to be a grinder, and not too expensive, but as it's a present, not too cheap either. It's more a question of reliable makes, I suppose. Any one have any suggestions or recommendations? I looked for a site that reviews and compares all types and brands, but there doesn't seem to be one. The reviews I came across seem to be for one particular model.
Here's hoping someone, a coffee drinker preferably can give me a few clues! I don't drink coffee, so I am at a loss!
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Can I clarify...do you want word count of famous novels / books, or wordcount of a typical novel etc?
I've just Googled 'word counts of novels' and found loads of sites which tell of expected lengths for flash fiction, novellas, novels etc and one blog...(on first page, so there may be more) about specific novel wordcounts. The blog is here.
Hope that gives you a start....
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Hiya! Welcome to here! Hope you enjoy the forum. I'm sure you will
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