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Waterstones Synopsis: I did not enjoy this book at all. I found it boring, unsettling and dissatisfying. The book follows Nomi as she struggles with life after her mother and sister both left her and her dad. Her dad is a man who has shut himself up and lives in a bubble to protect himself from hurt and anguish. Nomi wants to know why half her family left and her exploration leads her down a road of self-destruction. The world she lives in is like a cult, which I found a bit unsettling to read about. They are so strict that even music is banned. Their community is so backward that tourists came to watch them go about their day-to-day lives. I didn't like any of the characters. I couldn't relate to any of them and I found them irritating. I thought the writing was pretentious and arrogant. I don't know what message Toews was trying to get across but I missed it and felt a bit patronised as I read the book. This is the second Toews novel I have read and I found them both similar, and not a huge fan of either. Her writing style bugged me, and I found the lack of punctuation really irritating. Sadly I can't really think of anything good to say about this book. 1/5

I have just finished Revenge of the Wedding Planner. It is an easy-to-read girly book but I enjoyed it

I'm racing through The Revenge of the Wedding Planner by Sharon Owens. Good chick-lit

Great review! I'll look out for it

Haha they are great! I love how you blend the colours I've been working on my Olde World Map:

I have just been reserving books at the library: Wicked: Gregory Maguire Stardust: Neil Gaimon The Ice-Cream Girls: Dorothy Koomson The Queen of New Beginnings: Erica James

Acceptable Risk sounds intriguing....might check it out, thanks!

Yeah I was the same - didn't know what I thought of him! Yesterday I finished What Katy Did and The White Queen. What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge was a surprise. I was not expecting what happened to Katy - I thought it would be a bit like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain - a book of children's games and fun; but with the incident that occurred to Katy this was not the case. I actually liked this little twist - it made the book stand out for me and added depth to Katy's character, which only made her better. The White Queen by Philippa Gregory was great. This is pure Gregory, and well worth reading. The book has a strong female character: Elizabeth, who I found myself liking then disliking, then liking again. The book is full of love, magic and war. The story is based around the War of the Roses and is very well written and highly enjoyable.

I'm watching Changeling

I've been slowly dipping into a review book: An Imitation of Life by Laura Soloman. I've been finding it slow and a bit boring, but I plan to attack it this afternoon and see if it improves if I give it more than a few minutes now and then

Yeah I agree - a very good read

Today I finished What Katy Did and The White Queen

I have just reserved a copy of Wicked, yay!

I finished The White Tiger by Aravind Adigo. I've been wanting to read this for ages so when I saw it at the library I had to take it out! The book follows one man, The White Tiger as he moves out of the Indian countryside to city life. However, there is a twist: he is a murderer. I really enjoyed this book. It was a fascinating read about Indian life, politics and the difference between rural and urban life. Well worth reading

I'm sewing and listening to What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge I've got about 50 pages of The White Queen by Philippa Gregory so I should get it finished later

I'm still reading TCPATW - had library books I couldn't renew so had to read them, but will get to Wicked ASAP!

I'm really enjoying it. Didn't manage to finish it yesterday but have about 50 pages left

I've updated my cross stitch site: http://bit.ly/dtYFL6

Ooo this is one of the books I have on the go at the moment, hoping to get it finished today

I have just finished The White Tiger by Adigo. I enjoyed it a lot

Waterstones Synopsis: "Wuthering Heights" is a wild, passionate story of the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine's father. After Mr Earnshaw's death, Heathcliff is bullied and humiliated by Catherine's brother Hindley and wrongly believing that his love for Catherine is not reciprocated, leaves Wuthering Heights, only to return years later as a wealthy and polished man. He proceeds to exact a terrible revenge for his former miseries. The action of the story is chaotic and unremittingly violent, but the accomplished handling of a complex structure, the evocative descriptions of the lonely moorland setting and the poetic grandeur of vision combine to make this unique novel a masterpiece of English literature. This is not the first time I have read this book, but I must admit it was the first time I enjoyed it. The first time I read the book was for my English Literature course and I really did not like it, but this time I read it for enjoyment and it made all the difference. This time was different also because I listened to it, which I found helped me get into the story. Wuthering Heights is a great classic. A tale of love, jealously and revenge set in the Yorkshire Moors. Catherine and Heathcliff are in love, but Heathcliff leaves thinking Cathy does not love him. When he comes back he is angry and out for revenge. The story follows their families, they way they clash and how they each manipulate one another. Oddly, even though I enjoyed this book, I didn't really like any of the characters. I found them all quite similar: selfish, grumpy and manipulative. Everyone was out for themselves, even Nelly the narrator. However, I think this added to the enjoyment of the book, because I was forming opinions about them instead of being indifferent to them all. I liked how Emily Bronte wrote. The book was descriptive and it is a great story. 4/5 Audiobook: http://librivox.org/wuthering-heights-by-emily-bronte-2/

That is a very good book I've been reading The White Tiger today. About halfway through it

I received Rooms by James L. Rubart today from LibraryThing

I've been listening to The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. I loved it! I loved Sara, and felt so sorry for her while she suffered, but I loved her dignity and kindness. I was hooked to this book, and although I knew the outcome I really enjoyed it anyway

I did indeed finish it