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^Aww, I love that part. It's so sweet. I couldn't believe they had
left him behind
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Grilled cheese on toast.
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ii, I'd drop them off at a charity shop or second-hand bookstore. They'll gladly take them off your hands.
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Hi Sarah! to the forum!
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I read JPod a few years ago, and wasn't all that taken by it. I much more preferred Microserfs, which IMO is the best Coupland book out there.
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2008 is shaping up to be an excellent year book-wise.
I'll second that. Everything I've read this month has been excellent. Let's hope it stays that way!
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As we've completely run out of storage, and most of my books are sitting in boxes, we've ordered a chest coffee table. That should fit about 3 boxes worth in there, I hope!
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I got a friendly reminder too!
I was planning on reading my book months ago, so I guess I should push it up to the top of my TBR pile. I sound real enthusiastic, don't I? 
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Hi Claire! to the forum!
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a series of letters written to an unknown person, from Charlie, a 16 year old sensitive, introspective
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Stuck In Neutral - Terry Trueman
Stuck In Neutral is written through the eyes of 14 year old Shawn McDaniel, who has cerebral palsy. While he has no muscle control whatsoever, in his mind he is as vibrant and alive as the next person. However, his father believes him to be suffering and in a great deal of pain (especially when he has seizures, which ironically is the only time Shawn feels free), and is contemplating a 'mercy-killing'.
Stuck in Neutral runs at just under 120 pages, but what a gripping 120 pages it is! It is a very sweet, moving take on what life may be like through the eyes of a severely disabled teenager. The author has a son who also suffers from cerebral palsy, and his inspiration for writing the book was to create a world how he imagined life could be like for his son.
There were many parts in the book that had my laughing hysterically
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Last night was Chinese take-away. I had Sesame Chicken with Sweet Chili Sauce (and boiled rice), while hubby had King Prawns with Pineapples (and egg fried rice). Yummy!
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Hi Helen, and to the forum! Three generations of the same family on one forum - is this a first?
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^Thanks, I'll have to keep an eye out for it.
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^ Louise, do you mean Pillars of the Earth?
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Hello, Leanne! 
to the forum!
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I watched Dead Poet's Society on DVD last night. That film has me sobbing like a baby.
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Peppered steak with green beans and potatoes.
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^Yum, I love egg!
I had a ham roll, and a banana for lunch today. I've been trying to eat something more filling than usual, as by hometime I'm just starving! :thud:The banana did the trick - filled me right up! Yummy too!
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Pizza and a tuna salad.
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I added all mine in one big chunk. It took me a very long time, but I do feel good having them all there. Now I am adding them as I read them. I bought several from Amazon, but they won't be going up until they are read and ready to be reviewed.
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I've started it this morning, and I've liking it a lot! Hopefully I'll finish it over the next few days, and will have more to say about it then.
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I read this delightful little book in one sitting, last night. It kept me up till midnight, it was so good.
When I first heard about it, I thought it would be a dense, thick book, and I never would have thought it would be classified as Young Adult Fiction!
It is written through the eyes of 14 year old Shawn McDaniel, who has cerebal palsy. While he has no muscle control whatsoever, in his mind he is as vibrant and alive as the next person. However, his father believes him to be suffering and in a great deal of pain (especially when he has seizures, which ironically is the only time Shawn feels free), and is contemplating a 'mercy-killing'.
Anyone read this one? (I know you have, Kell.
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Just posted my little review of it on my blog.
I have to admit to not being as impressed with it the second time around.
Or maybe, a second read just gave me a chance to be more critical, as I was already familiar with the story. A few things that struck me this time around:
Something Kell mentioned, about
Yayoi killing her husband. It did seem to happen awfully suddenly, with not much explanation behind it. I know he had gambled away all their savings, was obsessed with another woman, and had hit Yayoi the night before, but it just seemed like there should have been something that happened then and there to provoke her. Instead one minute she was standing behind him, the next minute she was strangling him
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Also, I found Masako taking on the
'new business' of hacking up and disposing bodies a bit implausible
; Masako was a bit of a cold fish though, and I'm sure there was a lot more to her character than was revealed, but it just didn't really ring true.
The ending puzzled me as well. Why on earth did Masako
feel sympathy for the man who had raped her, beat her, and intended to kill her. She didn't want him to die
. That's something that I didn't understand the first time I read the book, and I still don't get it.
Rennie's Books 2008
in Past Book Logs
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^That sounds like a very interesting read, Renniemist. I've not read any Will Self - he sounds quite interesting.