poppy
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Sad news. I remember singing How Much Is That Doggie In the Window when I was little.
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as his head-stand came to an abrupt end and he crashed through ....
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You've Got A Friend ~ Carole King
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My favourite wizard, Radagast the Brown, from The Hobbit
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Unfortunately, Dex (at this time), lacks any meaningful form of text analysis.
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Posh Beckham
Gordon Ramsay
Donald Trump
Jesse James
Paris Hilton
Kristen Stewart
and I'm borrowing Eliza's Jedward
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flex of his claws and a swipe at Percy's nether .....
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Brave. A fun kid's movie. Any animated film character with Billy Connelly's voice has me at hello. Great end track by Mumford and Sons and Birdy, Learn Me Right.
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catastrophic
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Love Potion No. 9 ~ Elkie Brooks (not the original but she does a real nice bluesy take on it)
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Sunshine of Your Love ~ Cream
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Ferdinand
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You Are The Sunshine Of My Life ~ Stevie Wonder
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The Heart Asks Pleasure First ~ Michael Nyman (theme from The Piano, a very beautiful film)
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causing Percy to speak rather firmly to him, with the words......
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as he clawed his way up Percy's bare.....
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Your favourite read of the year?
The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Nighttime by Mark Haddon
Your favourite author of the year?
Nancy Mitford
Your most read author of the year?
CS Lewis
The book you abandoned (if there was more than one, the one you read least of)?
None
The book that most disappointed you?
These Foolish Things by Deborah Moggach ( the movie The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is based on this book but I enjoyed the movie far more)
The funniest book of the year?
Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford
Your favourite literary characters this year?
Bilbo Baggins, and Skeeter and Aibeleen from The Help
Your favourite children's book this year?
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Your favourite classic of the year?
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Your favourite non-fiction book this year?
Mere Christianity by CS Lewis
Your favourite biography this year?
The Mitford Girls by Mary Lovell
Your favourite illustrated book of the year?
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Your favourite re-read of the year?
The Hobbit
But I can't go without mentioning these books which haven't featured here, they were all excellent ....(sorry if I'm cheating, but I'm not terribly good with rules)
The Boy in Striped Pjamas by John Boyne
The Piano by Jane Campion
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Mr Chartwell by Rebecca Hunt
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Oooo .....not too many there I've read, only Dr Zhivago, the Nevil Shutes, Out of Africa, Of Mice and Men, Dorothy Sayers and a couple of the Bronte's and Austen's. Looking forward to your reviews bree
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Word Association
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Sorry, it's my tortuous from of logic.
Ferdinand the Bull sat under a cork tree. (Childrens' book by Munro Leaf)
Clay