Ruth
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Atticus and Scout Finch, from To Kill A Mockingbird
Ave Maria MacChesney, from the Big Stone Gap series
Betty Blue, from Betty Blue
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Thank you all for a warm welcome:D
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Great episode tonight. Peter Jones did so well in the car!
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I'm 36.
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My favourite is definitely Salvo Montalbano, in the series by Andrea Camilleri. The books are set in Sicily, and are full of quirky characters. Montalbano is a promotion avoiding inspector; he's grumpy with a sour taste of humour, and loves good food and wine. He's a very moral man, although some of his methods are a bit unorthodox. Anyway, I discovered the series earlier this year, and love the ones I have read so far. The thing about Montalbano is that he is the kind of guy I know I shouldn't really like, but I can't help thinking he's great. He's very funny too!
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Persuasion, by Jane Austen
Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens
To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
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I read this at the end of last year. I enjoyed it on a superficial level, but some parts of it didn't work for me. For example, even though Bruno was only a child, I found it hard to believe that he didn't have a clue what was really going on. I also found in implausible that there could be a hole in the fence big enough for a child to crawl though. My main gripe with the book though was the play on words, such as 'Outwith' and 'The Fury'. Bruno was obviously a German boy, and in the German language, this play on words wouldn't have worked!
However, there were certain parts that I really did enjoy. The man who worked for the family, who was a former Doctor, is the character that really stands out for me.
(By the way, as a long time absentee, I hope it's okay to simply jump in to this thread)!
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Thank you for a very quick and warm response:) I have added the forum to my 'favourites' page, so you won't be able to get rid of me now!
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I definitely read books now that I would not have considered perhaps ten or even five years ago. I never ever thought I would enjoy historical fiction, but I do. I used to mainly read crime, but that's probably not my favourite genre anymore.
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Brokeback Mountain
Before Sunrise/Before Sunset
Fearless
Edward Scissorhands
21 Grams
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Hi,
I joined here ages ago and for one reason and another stopped posting - but I remember it being a lovely friendly place, and hope it's okay to come back:smile2:
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I like Dean Koontz's later books - Life Expectancy, The Taking, The Face....all brilliant. However, I read an earlier one of his called The Eyes Of Darkness, and I really didn't think it was that good.
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I admit I haven't read the entire thread, but if nobody else has mentioned these books, I must...
Deric Longden - The Cat Who Came In From The Cold, and Enough To Make A Cat Laugh (he's written more than this, but these are the best two). Cat lovers everywhere will love these!
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Birthday: 9th July
Age: 35
Starsign: Cancer (and I'm a typical Cancerian apparently)!
Single/Married/Other? Getting married on 12th August, so in about a week and a half!
Children? No. Wait...does a crazy 3 year old Labrador count?
Where do you live? Stourbridge, West Midlands
Do you work? Yes, Director of a Legal Agency
Favourite author? Jane Austen, Paullina Simons, Mark Billingham
Favourite book? To Kill A Mockingbird
How did you get here? Louiseog recommended this forum
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I would have to say....
Starman
The Big Lebowski
Before Sunrise
Before Sunset
Edward Scissorhands
Frankie and Johnny
Brokeback Mountain
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I notice most people have said 'no' to this - yet, if you re-read a book, surely you already know the ending - so what do you do, temporarily forget it? It doesn't bother me if I know the ending to a book, or a film for that matter, and I frequently look at the ending, particularly if I'm getting bored, to see if it's worth carrying on!
It depends what kind of book I'm reading. I would never reread a thriller or a whodunnit, for example, because the main point of reading the book is to find out whodidit, or uncover some secret. But with some books, it's more about the reading than the ending, if that makes sense. For example, I have read To Kill A Mockingbird a number of times, and although I know what happens, I just love the writing and reading the story again!
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Oh, I forgot about Sophie's World. I really thought that was a let-down, after all the good things I had heard about it. Tedious with a capital T.
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I've not read it Nicx, but I have picked it up and almost bought it several times. I think I might have to get it after reading your review - sounds like the kind of thing I would enjoy:)
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The Devil's Advocate, by Andrew Neiderman. See the film, because it's great, but the book is truly awful.
Mourning Ruby, by Helen Dunmore. B-O-R-I-N-G.
Bad Moon Rising, by Sheila Quigley. Supposed to be a crime thriller....I guessed the perpetrator about 1/3 of the way through (as did other people I know who have read it). Bad grammar, bad writing. Avoid!!
The Accidental, by Ali Smith. I found this book a real drag, and felt that the author was just trying to show off how clever she is. I read it for a book group, and practically everyone found it boring. Several people gave up on it.
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The Attack, by Yasmina Khadra is the book I am reading at the moment, and it is shaping up to be one of my books of the year so far.
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Oooh that's got me thinking - I don't know if I dare ask why he shouldn't read it!! I'll make sure he stays away from it though!
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I never read the ending. It would ruin the whole book for me!
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I've read the first three Rebus novels, and have several of the rest of them on my tbr. If you like Ian Rankin, you might also like Mark Billingham - his Tom Thorne novels are great!
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It's on my tbr. I'm looking for a good book to take on honeymoon, to read during the flight. This is a serious contender!
Who is your favorite detective/crime fighter?
in Crime / Mystery / Thriller
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Philip Marlowe anyone?