Ruth
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There have only been 2 books I gave full marks to so far and they are Kevin Brockmeier ~ The Brief History Of The Dead (5/5) and John Grogan ~ Marley and Me (5/5)
Many have almost hit the mark but these were definately the best reads of the year os far.
I have both of these on my tbr. Being the owner of a crazy Labrador myself, I reckon Marley and Me might strike a chord!
My favourite book of the year so far, is probably Girl With A Pearl Earring, by Tracy Chevalier. I've read quite a few good books this year, but I think that's my favourite at the moment.
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I doubt I'll have any choice, because other half will definitely want to see it! He loves that show, but that's fine with me, because it really is funny.
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Spoilers...
Garp Spoiler alert.After the car accident & the family are recovering, nothing is said about the youngest son dying in the car accident immediately, it's about 30 pages in, that it suddenly becomes clear. When I read it, I actually said "oh no!" out loud as it became apparent.
Yes, I remember that as well. At first, I didn't realise what had happened, and when it dawned on me, it was very sad indeed.
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It's rare for me to give up on a book, although sometimes I wish I could...I just try not to. Occasionally I have picked up a book and after reading a couple of pages have known that I am not in the mood for it at that time. When that happens, I read something else instead, but I think I have always gone back to the first one at some point. It happened with one of the Sookie Stackhouse novels, by Charlaine Harris. I love those books, but when it came to reading the 3rd one, I just couldn't get into it. I did read it at a later time, and loved it.
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I've read The Robber Bride, which I enjoyed. I have The Handmaid's Tale on my tbr pile, and want to read it soon.
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Thanks Angel and Lilywhite - I am looking forward to getting stuck into those books now:)
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Misery, by Stephen King. I've had it for years, and I just have never got round to reading it.
Edited to say, that I have also had a copy of Zeebrugge: A Hero's Story, by Stephen Homewood, for more years than I care to remember. I will read it one day, but haven't yet.
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In Your Honour, by Foo Fighters - great album, great band!
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I've read The World According To Garp, and A Widow For One Year, both of which I really enjoyed.
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I never read more than one book at a time. I did it once, when I was reading American Psycho - it is a brilliant book, but so disturbing that I couldn't read it in bed at night, so I read The Lovely Bones as well.
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I read this recently, and really enjoyed it. It's not the first Maggie O'Farrell book I've read, but the best one so far. It's so sad (and I think that unfortunately highly realistic) that someone can be erased out of a family like that, and it was certainly a book that made me think. The only parts I didn't really like were the grandmother's streams of consciousness, which were obviously all jumbled up.
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....And I meant to say - thank you all for the warm welcome:D
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That's always a sign of a good book, when you buy the rest of the series.
I hope they don't disappoint! Are you likely to read the whole series, or take a break inbetween each one?Oh.. welcome!
Whoops sorry - must have missed this post:blush: I'll probably take a break between each one, and maybe read them at about the rate of one every couple of months. I must admit that if I enjoy a book that's in a series, I tend to go out and get all of the others in the series in one go.
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the last boy scout
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That's how I found it too. I'm glad you're both here too!
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Thanks for the info:)
I hadn't heard of the Professor Doctor Moritz Maria Von Igelfeld trilogy, but will definitely keep my eyes open for it!
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Historical fiction was never a genre I was particularly interested in (apart from Jane Austen, whose books I do like), and then I discovered Tracy Chevalier and Sarah Waters. I have only read one Sarah Waters book, and two Tracy Chevalier books, but I loved them both and have more by them on my pile waiting to be read.
I got Innocent Traitor, by Alison Weir a few weeks ago, which looks good, and also a number of Posie Graeme-Evans' books. I think it depends on the way that such books are written. I used to worry that it would feel like like reading a history textbook!
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Had to respond to this thread! I read The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency last month (after it had been sitting on my tbr pile for far longer than I care to remember), and absolutely LOVED it!! It was quirky and very charming. Being the book addict that I am, I now have three of the 44 Scotland Street books (I think there actually are only 3 of them) and about the next four in the Ladies Detective Agency series. I only wish that I hadn't waited so long to read the first one.
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Hello, Ruth! Welcome to the board! What are your favorite books or authors?
I was right, this is a friendly place:)
My favourite books are probably, To Kill A Mockingbird, American Psycho (bit of a difference there)! and The Girl In Times Square. I read the last one, by Paullina Simons (who is also one of my favourite authors) last year, and just loved it.
Right now, I'm reading Big Stone Gap - my first Adriana Trigiani book - and so far I love it. Enough to have bought the next three books in the series in fact:blush:
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Hello,
Just found this place, and it looks nice and friendly. So thought I would say hello:)
This is a local book for local people...!
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I bought Toast, by Nigel Slater, AGES ago, after a friend recommended it. Nigel Slater grew up in Wolverhampton, very near to where I grew up, and my friend was saying that there are references to many local places. I still haven't read it yet!