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Andy, there's some scary foods there! Props to you for being more adventurous than I could be! I just had two ham rolls. Boooorrring!

I find it really interesting at the mixed responses the book is getting! The reason I love the book so much seems to be for the exact reason that Poppy and Freewheeling Andy don't like it. I love the fact that Briony is so wrapped up in herself - I really enjoy all her internal dialogue, misguided as it may be. I'm hoping to finish it tonight!

I'm up to page 151 - so, a bit under halfway.

^Yup, especially Briony's reaction to it. She kept going over "the word" in her head, rhyming it with other words, etc.

*resists urge to look at spoiler* Oh, it's so tempting! I'm really enjoying reading about Briony's view on writing - it's almost philosophical. I love the idea that a story is a form of telepathy ("By means of inking symbols onto a page, she was able to send thoughts and feelings from her mind to her reader's".); I'd never thought of it that way before. I'm still quite early on.

It's been a while since I read A Room With A View, but I know I enjoyed it. Gorgeous film, too.

^I wouldn't want to read any of those dog stories, simply because how most of them would end.

I've just started this; I've only read the first chapter, but I'm enjoying it so far. I do like McEwen's writing - "Self-pity needed her full attention, and only in solitude could she breathe life into the lacerating details..." - how good is this quote?! I pretty much have no idea about this story, so I'm looking forward for more to be revealed.

to the forum, Tristan!

Hi John, and to the forum. I'm a King fan, as well!

I get that as well!! But even if I have a bunch of books together, only some will go wavy, and others don't. I think it's a combination of moisture, and the type of paper used in the book.

I'm with you on this one, Kell. I avoid these books like the plague, and at the risk of sounding a bit harsh, they irritate the heck out of me. It's the cashing in factor that you mentioned. I'm of course very sympathetic to a genuine case of child-abuse (or any other kind of abuse), but a lot of these cases lose their authenticity (in my eyes) when they are marketed in a way as to promote a best-seller. I'm willing to bet that a great number of these stories have stretched the truth, in order to up their sales, and to shock the reader. Ever since A Child Called It became a best-seller, I have seen these types of books everywhere. WHSmith even have their own separate sections for them (can't remember what it is called, though!).

Great review! I read this book a couple of years ago, and I remember having mixed feelings about it. Can't remember much about the plot though - aside from the major details.

Hiya June! to the forum!

Hiya Bambi-eyes, and to here! Sorry to hear about your foot - it sounds painful!

I love that poem, Papillon! I don't think I've read all the stories in Four Past Midnight. And it goes without saying, how much I love The Stand! Kell, on my way back from Australia, 1408 was one of the movies they played on the plane. I thought it was so bad, I actually turned it off.

Hallelujah! I finished it! Review posted in the review forum.

I had been eagerly awaiting this book, ever since it was announced, about two years ago. Pillars of the Earth was one of my favourite novels, and introduced me to the historical fiction genre. Though it is marketed as the sequel to Pillars of the Earth, World Without End could easily be read without having read the former. It is set two centuries after Pillars of the Earth, and any references to that book are made in passing. The book is set in the town of Kingsbridge, and spans approximately thirty years of the 14th Century. It opens with four young children

Yet another book I have to read. I bought it a few months ago, but kept setting it aside. One of these days, I'll get to it!

Well done, Nici! :yahoo:My favourite part of the book is always the first section - . Bet you're glad to read something else now!

I'm still reading this one. It just goes on and on and on. It's one helluva long story.

Hullo, and welcome, a.book.in.the.life!

Hullo and , Evelyn!

Sounds great - good old historical fiction. I have both Sarum and London, but have yet to read either.

I loved Small Island as well. Initially I was very hesitant about picking it up, because it didn't sound like my type of book, but I was very pleasantly surprised.