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50! It is going to take a while to read through...

*Waves*

10?! My goodness, what were they and when will you have time to read them?!

Today I went through my TBR list and got removed the books which are of no interest to me at all. They can be found on my RISI page. Here is my updated list: Number: 50 Fiction: 1. Penney: The Tenderness of Wolves 2. Haddon: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time 3. Zusak: The Book Thief 4. Levy: Small Island 5. Adams: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 6. Roberts: Blue Smoke 7. Harris: Holy Fools 8. Gregory: Wideacre 9. Gregory: Favoured Child 10. Gregory: Meridon 11. Ahern: PS I Love You 12. Jacobs: The Friday Night Knitting Club 13. Bosanko: A Nice Girl Like Me 14. Picoult: My Sister's Keeper 15. Chevalier: Girl With a Pearl Earring 16. Ramsay: Humble Pie 17. Cornwall: The Last Kingdom 18. Cornwall: The Pale Horseman 19. Cornwall: The Lord's of the North 20. Cornwell: Harlequin 21. Picoult: Vanishing Acts 22. Dahl: Collection of his books 23. Gregson: East of the Sun 24. Trollope: Second Honeymoon 25. Jones: Mister Pip 26. Smailes: Disraeli Avenue 27. Carroll: Alice in Wonderland 28. Rice: The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets 29. Roy: The God of Small Things 30. Martel: Life of Pi 31. Morton: The Forgotten Garden 32. Rees Larcombe: Leaning on a Spider

Today I started The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, which is over 500 pages

I started this book as a review/proof read but couldn't get into it. I found the story lines jumped around too much and I found it hard follow and understand what was going on. McGuinness wrote through Ben's mind which is why it was disjointed, but I found this too complicated. I also didn't like the bad language, which was quite frequent and a bit unnecessary.

Great review! This sounds like a really good book, I will def keep my eyes open for it!

It is a good read H&D, I think you will enjoy it. This evening, on my Mum's recommendation I read: Cautionary Verses and Ruthless Rhymes for modern times by Charlie Ottley. From Amazon: Book Description "Cautionary Verses & Ruthless Ryhmes...for modern times" is the definitive update of Hilaire Belloc's classic 'Cautionary Tales' for the 21st Century, targeting the worst types of modern teenager, all of whom meet with horrible mishaps as a result of their revolting habits. Whether it's watching too much trash tv, overusing the mobile phone, being cruel to animals or skipping double physics, this twisted tome shows us how it's not always possible to learn from your mistakes. Author and Travel presenter Charlie Ottley has been a professional poet for ten years. A resident bard for Radio Four, Five Live, Carlton and GMTV, Charlie also writes and performs odes for weddings, birthdays and special occasions. Cartoonist Oliver Preston's hilarious illustrations combine to make this the sort of book that will appeal to everyone, particularly long suffering mums and dads! Synopsis In this clever update of Hilaire Belloc's original "Cautionary Verses", Charlie Ottley locates our Achilles' heel and goes for it with a tickling stick. Grumpy old men who go on about the modern world can bore us to tears - it's so much more fun with a light touch and a comic rhyme. From the dangers of skipping off school to over-dependence on TV soaps, these witty warnings are hugely enjoyable - all wonderfully illustrated with original drawings by Oliver Preston. I have to say, I loved this! It is 224 pages, but is littered with amusing illustrations to go along with the hilarious and non-PC poems. It took me an hour and a half to read this fantastic book. Ottley uses examples from real life that annoy us all and makes amazing rhymes from them. My two favourite were: The Malodorous Tale of Nathan Still Gav the Chav I found both so funny! This is definitely an adult book, but a very quick, funny, worthwhile read! 9/10

This is a good book! Read it!! Notes From An Exhibition synopsis from Amazon: Renowned Canadian artist Rachel Kelly -- now of Penzance -- has buried her past and married a gentle and loving Cornish man. Her life has been a sacrifice to both her extraordinary art and her debilitating manic depression. When troubled artist Rachel Kelly dies painting obsessively in her attic studio in Penzance, her saintly husband and adult children have more than the usual mess to clear up. She leaves behind an extraordinary and acclaimed body of work -- but she also leaves a legacy of secrets and emotional damage it will take months to unravel. A wondrous, monstrous creature, she exerts a power that outlives her. To her children she is both curse and blessing, though they all in one way or another reap her whirlwind, inheriting her waywardness, her power of loving -- and her demons. Only their father's Quaker gifts of stillness and resilience give them any chance of withstanding her destructive influence and the suspicion that they came a poor second to the creation of her art.The reader becomes a detective, piecing together the clues of a life -- as artist, lover, mother, wife and patient -- which takes them from contemporary Penzance to 1960s Toronto to St Ives in the 1970s. What emerges is a story of enduring love, and of a family which weathers tragedy, mental illness and the intolerable strain of living with genius. Patrick Gale's latest novel shines with intelligence, humour and tenderness. What a lovely book. Only 374 pages, and well worth the read. Throughout the book, Gale deals with the issues of the illness of bipolar, death, faith and family. His description of the art work was beautiful and I could easily picture the work. He began each chapter with a descriptive plaque like you would find beside an artefact in a museum, which helped connect you to Rachel Kelly. I loved the character of Antony, how he took in Rachel and looked after her, and gave her a family. He seemed the strong, silent type and I just adored him. As someone who is intimate with depression I found Gale wrote extremely sensitively and well. The story was not in chronological order however and did jump between characters and times. I liked the story that unfolded however and the twists and turns that came with it. However, I have found myself wanting more. I would have liked more character depth and to learn consequences of actions that we read about. Overall, this was a good book, I recommend it! 8/10

I visualise both, which is why sometimes I don't like it when books become films because it ruins the image I have built up in my mind. The one that sticks out the most for me is Sirius Black in Harry Potter, I had imagined him completely differently to how he was portrayed, kind of ruined his character for me. However, Snape was exactly how I imagined him!

You should read Gentleman and Players by her, very good book.

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Pasta and sausages tonight - have to have whatever the small Tesco has in stock so can't be too adventurous/exciting!

It would be nice to read them all this year but I don't know if I will! I am down to 59 though. I've read: Sex and The City The Life You've Always Wanted I'm Not Supposed To Feel Like This

Today I finished I'm Not Supposed To Feel Like This by Chris Williams. It is a Christian self-help book, but really good. I gave it 8/10. Please check out my review.

I started Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell and to be honest, it was a rubbish read. There was a lot of sex - yes I know, not a surprise - and a lot of swearing and drugs and I just didn't like it. It was not a helpful read to be honest and using Nancy Pearl's Rule of 50, I decided to not finish the book.

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