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4. Come Again by Josie Lloyd and Emly Rees Amazon Link i like these two writing together. i guess she writes the female parts, and he the male. but what would i know? i like the way that this doesn't turn out how you expect it to good, classic chick-lit 7/10

generally, i much prefer a book to a film however, this book wouldn't have clive owen in it

3. The History Of Lucy's Love Life In 10.5 Chapters by Deborah Wright amazon link this is quite good fun really. totally silly but i love the way it touches on famous historical figures. byron, for example, is a scream. the time machine element is novel and fun, and the way our heroine deals with all the lessons she learns and the scrapes she finds herself in is good fun too. this was a great book to read whilst sunning myself (showing off now) and i would recommend it as a good bit of 'chick-lit' for anyone needing something light and fluffy 8/10

2. void moon - michael connelly amazon link another favourite author. this time it wasn't his usual star in the book, and although it was an absolute page-turner whilst reading it, it left me a little disappointed at the end. it starts well, and really seems to bring the casinos of las vegas to life but some areas of the plot just don't gel well. 8/10

1. robert goddard - never go back amazon link i was surprised when i started to read this as it was another one starring harry barnett but it didn't say so on the back cover. however, as usual, goddard manages to keep the pace flowing well, with enough twists and turns to keep you turning the pages and rushing to get back to it. as a writer, i'm amazed not more people have mentioned him on here, i love his understated style and the way he captures the 'essence' of britain in whichever era he's writing. this one takes harry to a 50 year reunion at a scottish castle with some ex-RAF chums who are slowly being bumped off. the only thing that stops this getting 10/10 is that i guessed 'whodunnit' before the denouement. 9/10

thought i'd start one of these, will be interesting to see how many books i plough my way through this year. trouble is, i've already read four! the first ones aren't in order and i've already forgotten one of the books i've read. oops!

Birthday: 18th august Age: 44. eek! Starsign: leo. *rooaar* Single/Married/Other? other. (divorced) Children? none Where do you live? burton on trent, staffs Do you work? sadly, yes Favourite author? unsure really. i have quite a few Favourite book? torn between my top five but i'll go for the 'time traveller's wife' How did you get here? can't remember now. i think it was a link on bookcrossing but i never do anything there

it is. but i think we all have our favourite and least favourite characters/sections

looks like i may be visiting the airport bookshop on friday then

could it have been ...... pace?

i read it a few years ago. it's quite hard work to read, especially in parts, but it is one of those books that you enjoy more after you've read it (if that makes sense?)

in no particular order (and subject to change): Mr God, This is Anna by Fynn The Eight by Katherine Neville The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffeneger Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden Good Omens by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman (i'm with Kell on this one)

i forgot to say harry potter too *blush* and are the marian keyes books a series? they do have central characters from the same family. also johnathan kellerman. forgot him too. i really love his books but haven't read one for a while (goes to top of TBR list) did i say the james patterson different series? vampire chronicles too. and the clan of the cave bear lot i think i must really like series

thank you thank you thank you i saw this as a film years ago and could never remember the title. i knew there was somebody with a Z in their name and that it was the last few names in the register but beyond that ..... so a big thanks (again) from me

i took this on holiday with me last year. it was th only book (of nine!) that i didn't read. still haven't and oddly i was thinking of putting it on RISI today - maybe i'll give it a go instead

i thought i was alone for many years. until the films came out and the amount of people who, like me, think of it as 'goblinshite' is huuuuge. believe me (and please forgive the naughty words, there's no substitute in this case)

i was a bit of an odd reader when i was young. when we were eight we were asked to write about a book we had read. most people chose enid or the like, i chose 'animal farm' *rolls eyes*. a couple of years later, we had a similar project, this time about a charactr in a book, i then chose 'mein kampf'. i fear i got worse! however, for o'Level (say it quick and it doesn't hurt) we did wuthering heights, twelfth night and a book of wartime poetry (stephen spender, w h auden, et al) my hatred for all things tolkein also originated at school when our form teacher insisted on reading from LOTR to us every morning. not only did i hate the book, but i hate being read to. (probably why i read so early)

i taught myself to read using rupert (apparently)

very much so plus you have the story within a story (so to speak) personally, i didn't find it hard to follow though

lord of the rings why? because it's poo of course

i think i tend to do that too. unless a particular book has left me wanting more of the same. i also tend to not read two 'heavy' books in a row, or too many lighter ones. and i never read the same author back to back, i'll always leave a gap of at least three books (usually more) in between. on the whole though, all these things considered, when i'm near the end of a book, i rifle my 'to be read' pile, take a few and then when i've finished the current book, i choose one of those

loads! must admit i got a bit fed up with old misery guts scarpetta. however: - the mallory books by carol o'connell are good if you like that genre - so too are karin slaughter's with sarah and jeffrey (who heard of a hero called jeffrey?) - also kathy reichs' temperance brennan stuff - james patterson's alex cross and women's murder club - sue grafton's alphabet series with kinsey millhone i bet you're seeing a pattern here

i loved (at various ages): - mallory towers/secret seven/faraway tree etc by the bylton - the bobbsey twins - rupert - george orwell's animal farm - nancy drew - alfred hitchcock presents - pan horror books - agatha christie (i was about ten when i started to read these so guess they count) but there was a series of books i loved as a kid and would love to read them again. thing is, i can't remember the author or the name of the books. so help please. books were about a group of kids (siblings and cousins i think) who would go and stay with a great-uncle over the summer holidays and have 'adventures'. he was a retired sea captain (i remember thinking of captain birdseye type characters) and i'm sure the family were called the 'cherries/cherrys' anyone?

ha ha ha bacon rind i never turn down corners and have now trained anybody who reads my books not to do it either. i never leave books face down and open either as to bookmarks, i have one that i've been using for about ten years (talk about obsessive), but it's one of those marvellous magnetic ones so it never gets lost

1. favourite - hotel breakfast or sherry trifle on boxing day 2. what i usually have - two cups of black coffee and three ciggies.