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Who is the man!

Yeah, blame it on amazon! I blame amazon too

I'm the same Pixie, we'll get there (it doesn't help that I keep buying books )

Good times! I hope you enjoy it Pixie, its a brilliant read, very thought provoking

I bought a new copy of 'Little Big Man' by Thomas Berger, the copy I have (a treasured gift from a great friend) is quite old and I am scare it will fall apart, I found a new copy on the waterstones site!, so for the time being, I am going to read 'Banquet of the Damned' by Adam Nevill

Very, take care of you

I just ordered a copy from amazon, thanks again Michelle for the review

Good times!! you should wear it if you want to, or under something, if that makes you feel better hen. I have a Team Edward t~shirt:blush: which I don't have the courage to wear, and also my sister will complain! (that's if she comes of course:roll:)

Great review hen It sounds busy but a good read

Good times!!! and thank you, of course its not naff

I bought my friend and I a wee gift for Friday night ~ ^I know, its so naff And I also bought these, well, because they were there and I was there...you get the picture

you're jealous , hopefully she can get you an autograph hen

No, no, no, its fine Fi, I just kept picturing TL in a top hat and yes, yes we do appreciate the finer things

I just spat out my tea but it was totally worth it, I think its a shoot em up, well Stretch Armstrong or shoot em up, he will no doubt be doing flips or something (I am so mean, sorry everyone )

I think I read that Fi (thanks for reminding me), I know TL's next movie is a bit of a shoot em up, at least he's honest but its not fair on people who actually want to be actors/actresses. RP is happier in roles that have some substance (yes even as Edward) and TL is just a wee karate dude wanting to be a big screen karate dude

You know I am surprised that Stephenie Meyer is allowing it to happen, I understand they have to fill out the film (hence more Bree Tanner) but there must have been other way to do it, as I mentioned (sorry for repeating myself), I really hated the scene I saw and I know a few other people who hated it too because it would never happen. Oh and definitely Summit are pushing Taylor Lautner forward, they want their next big star and I could be wrong but I feel that TL is more, how can I put it?, more easily manageable

Blimey 'Eclipse' is my favourite of the series too and I am really looking forward to the movie, a scene I saw already, kind of bugged me ~ I think with the movie they have to focus on the action more because in the book, Bella is not there, and since its from Bella's perspective, she does not see it but in the film, it has to seen, I want to see it and I don't want to be a scary fan but I will be disappointed if the 'love triangle' is played out that way, sorry I am rambling

I have Never have I liked beetroot

I concur

Its 'Eclipse' week fellow fans!!!! and some of us, its 'Eclipse' week next week!!!, let's bask in his royal vamp~ness sparkly...er..sparkles?

Never (I have scary toes, I don't want to attract any attention to them ) Never have I ever drank gin

Twenty-four Eyes by Sakae Tsuboi ~ Started: 18.06.10 ~ Finished: 26.06.10 Synopsis ~ This is a story set on Shodoshima, a small island in the Inland Sea and the lives surrounding a primary school teacher, Miss Oishi, and the twelve island children (the twenty-four eyes of the title) in her first class. In the course of the novel, Miss Oishi faces problems of acceptance by the children and their parents, then ideological criticism from the educational authorities, then wartime privations and losses in her family and among her pupils. Differences of class, gender, and political opinion are finally rendered less important than a common experience of suffering. The book concludes with a tearful graduation reunion between the bereaved teacher and her original pupils, whose ranks are sadly depleted by the suffering of the past decade. "Twenty-four Eyes", first published in Japanese as "Nijushi no Hitomi" in 1952, immediately became a bestseller. It was made into a film two years later by Keisuke Kinoshita, a leading director, winning the Best Film of the year. In 1987, it was filmed for a second time. 'Twenty-four eyes' tells the story of Miss Hisako Koishi and the twelve children she teaches at different points in their lives. From the minute Miss Koishi arrives on Shodoshima Island in March 1928, she is seen as 'modern' because she wears Western clothes and rides a bicycle, at the time, Japan is going through a change with the first election of the new Universal Suffrage Act taking place in February of the same year. Shodoshima Island is a small island where all of the inhabitants (including the children) work hard, which Miss Oishi (the nickname given it to her by the fifth grade students because oishi means 'big stone' and Miss Koishi is the opposite by being so small) understands but feels sad for their future because most of them have their futures mapped out for them, with the boys joining the army and the girls marrying young. As the story progresses you see Miss Oishi, who eventually becomes Mrs Oishi (because she is an only child and with no brothers to carry on the family name, tradition states that her husband takes her name as he becomes part of the family) and the children at different points in their lives, the backdrop being the war and prior to that various other military activity, Mrs Oishi feels strongly about the war but does not share her thoughts or feelings as it is frowned upon, they are told they must embrace the fighting, accept that any men that died have died for a reason, which Mrs Oishi cannot accept as she loses her husband and some of the boys from her class, time continues and Mrs Oishi finds herself teaching the children of the children which she originally taught, a scene which is poignant in the book as she reads all their names for the class register and remembers their parents, uncles, aunts, etc. I thought 'Twenty-four eyes' was a lovely read, Mrs Oishi's relationship with the children is shown well, and you can see how much she cares and loves the children. The war is an aspect of the story but it is not just about the war, its about the children's lives and how they develop and how some of lost their lives to the war and how the others grow into adults and have their own children, showing that life goes on. Highly recommended.

Title of Book: Twenty-four Eyes Name of Author: Sakae Tsuboi Number of pages: 256 ISBN-10: 4805307722 ISBN-13: 978-4805307724 Synopsis ~ This is a story set on Shodoshima, a small island in the Inland Sea and the lives surrounding a primary school teacher, Miss Oishi, and the twelve island children (the twenty-four eyes of the title) in her first class. In the course of the novel, Miss Oishi faces problems of acceptance by the children and their parents, then ideological criticism from the educational authorities, then wartime privations and losses in her family and among her pupils. Differences of class, gender, and political opinion are finally rendered less important than a common experience of suffering. The book concludes with a tearful graduation reunion between the bereaved teacher and her original pupils, whose ranks are sadly depleted by the suffering of the past decade. "Twenty-four Eyes", first published in Japanese as "Nijushi no Hitomi" in 1952, immediately became a bestseller. It was made into a film two years later by Keisuke Kinoshita, a leading director, winning the Best Film of the year. In 1987, it was filmed for a second time. 'Twenty-four eyes' tells the story of Miss Hisako Koishi and the twelve children she teaches at different points in their lives. From the minute Miss Koishi arrives on Shodoshima Island in March 1928, she is seen as 'modern' because she wears Western clothes and rides a bicycle, at the time, Japan is going through a change with the first election of the new Universal Suffrage Act taking place in February of the same year. Shodoshima Island is a small island where all of the inhabitants (including the children) work hard, which Miss Oishi (the nickname given it to her by the fifth grade students because oishi means 'big stone' and Miss Koishi is the opposite by being so small) understands but feels sad for their future because most of them have their futures mapped out for them, with the boys joining the army and the girls marrying young. As the story progresses you see Miss Oishi, who eventually becomes Mrs Oishi (because she is an only child and with no brothers to carry on the family name, tradition states that her husband takes her name as he becomes part of the family) and the children at different points in their lives, the backdrop being the war and prior to that various other military activity, Mrs Oishi feels strongly about the war but does not share her thoughts or feelings as it is frowned upon, they are told they must embrace the fighting, accept that any men that died have died for a reason, which Mrs Oishi cannot accept as she loses her husband and some of the boys from her class, time continues and Mrs Oishi finds herself teaching the children of the children which she originally taught, a scene which is poignant in the book as she reads all their names for the class register and remembers their parents, uncles, aunts, etc. I thought 'Twenty-four eyes' was a lovely read, Mrs Oishi's relationship with the children is shown well, and you can see how much she cares and loves the children. The war is an aspect of the story but it is not just about the war, its about the children's lives and how they develop and how some of lost their lives to the war and how the others grow into adults and have their own children, showing that life goes on. Highly recommended.

You probably do know the answer I am going to the midnight advance screening on the 3rd July ~ next Friday!!!!!