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I got Season 1 for Christmas and had to rush out and buy the next season. Now I'm halfway through Season 3 and I love it, even though I normally avoid any medical shows. I think I might secretly have a thing for Hugh Laurie - in addition to Jesse Spencer obviously
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My books have to be organised by author, size and preferably the order in which I bought them.
I have to count the pages so I can work how much I have left to read.
I cannot read a second hand books - it's just wrong.
I have to read til the end of a chapter or a page that ends with a full stop before I can put a book down.
The bookmark cannot be poking out of the top of the book, it just looks odd.
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Well I'm in year 11, so my normal subjects, Maths and English. (Don't have an exam in Science.) Then the subjects I picked for GCSE; Religious Education, History, Spanish, and Music.
You're lucky, back in my day (how old do I sound
) we had to do an exam in Science 
.Good Luck with your exams and stuff
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At this minute I would say:
Harry Potter Series - J.K Rowling
My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult
The Virgin Suicides - Jeffrey Eugenides
The Reader - Bernhard Schlink
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
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I avoid most foods - I'm really picky about what I eat. Even when I wasn't a vegetarian I never ate a lot of meat. Or fish - cannot stand the smell. I stick to pasta, chips and quorn stuff
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I can't believe how some people have really bad things to say about twilight,
either stephenie meyer is a genious with writing, or she has been in enough relationships and admired enough people to get every emotion (fear, love, sadness, rachahah) spot on
10/10 and I love everysingle last book
lets keep praying that S.M finishes midnight sun, apparently, Rob Pattinson is the one who leaked it :0
That would actually be quite funny if it was true
. She has to finish it - I couldn't read it properly on the computer, I much prefer a proper book. And I don't think she could dissappoint her fans....
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I very rarely take notes, even when I'm reading for uni. Although for my latest assignment I wrote quotes and ideas on a huge piece of paper I stuck on my wall - it's easy for me to see whilst I'm writing it up. I should have started this when I first started
. Saying that, if I've been reading a book with various people I make a sort of family tree thing on the inside cover which helps me see how they are related etc - particularly in Jodi Picoult novels.
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I hate them- the only one I like is The X Factor!
The only reason I watch The X Factor is for the auditions, just so I can have a laugh at the rubbish ones
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I also think that there are some parents who don't encourage their children to read - which is a bit sad really. I used to love going to the library on a Saturday morning with my parents and sisters, it allows families to spend some time together and is educational at the same time.
Me and my cousin were always at the library when we were in our early teens, either with my nana or on our own. It was a lot better than roaming the street causing trouble - and warmer
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I have been known to be reading three books at once - especially if I'm reading specific ones for uni, although this normally gets reduced down to one if possible. I like to have the variety between books - especially if I'm finding one in particular a bit difficult to read.
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3. The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella
Synopsis from Waterstones:
The story of a girl who needs to slow down. To find herself. To fall in love. And to discover what an iron is for...Samantha is a high-powered lawyer in London. She works all hours, has no home life, and cares only about getting a partnership. She thrives on the pressure and adrenalin. Until one day...she makes a mistake. A mistake so huge, it'll wreck her career. She walks right out of the office, gets on the first train she sees, and finds herself in the middle of nowhere. Asking for directions at a big, beautiful house, she is mistaken for the interviewee housekeeper and finds herself being offered the job. They have no idea they've hired a Cambridge-educated lawyer with an IQ of 158 - Samantha has no idea how to work the oven. Disaster ensues. It's chaos as Samantha battles with the washing machine...the ironing board...and attempts to cook a cordon bleu dinner. But gradually, she falls in love with her new life in a wholly unexpected way. Will her employers ever discover the truth? Will Samantha's old life ever catch up with her? And if it does...will she want it back?
Started: Sometime in 2008
Resumed: 9th January
Finished: 10th January
416 pages
Rating: 6/10
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2. The Reader - Bernhard Schlink
Synopsis from Waterstones:
For 15-year-old Michael Berg, a chance meeting with an older woman leads to far more than he ever imagined. The woman in question is Hanna, and before long they embark on a passionate, clandestine love affair which leaves Michael both euphoric and confused. For Hanna is not all she seems. Years later, as a law student observing a trial in Germany, Michael is shocked to realize that the person in the dock is Hanna. The woman he had loved is a criminal. Much about her behaviour during the trial does not make sense. But then suddenly, and terribly, it does - Hanna is not only obliged to answer for a horrible crime, she is also desperately concealing an even deeper secret.
Started: 7th January
Finished: 8th January
216 pages
Rating: 8/10
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I like the look of The Reader - although I think I'll end up waiting for it to come out on dvd because no-one else seems to like the films I do
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I agree, I hate all of those kind of abuse adverts, I understand why they need to be shown, but every advert break for hours at a time is a bit unfair to the watcher
I agree - those adverts really get to me. I have to mute the television because just hearing it is awful. And the compensation adverts get my blood boiling too - there's so many of them.
As for adverts I like - the KFC ones from a couple of years ago where they sang were great. The one with the dad mocking the son's hair is great - i even youtube-d it
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Have you read any Sophie Kinsella - she's quite a light, fun read. Or Dorothy Koomson - although the couple of books I've read of hers are quite sad.
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I read this book last year and I loved it. I watched the film first and the book was quite similar which I enjoyed. I have Middlesex on my TBR pile - although I don't know when I'll eventually get round to reading it
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1. The Picture Of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde.
Synopsis from Waterstones:
Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life; indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence.
Started: December 2008
Finished: 4th January 2009
256 pages
Rating: 5/10
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As much as trashy celebs annoy me, I always buy trashy celeb magazines.
Seeing as I live of student loan I tend to go for the cheaper magazines like New and Star
- it's a bonus I like them. Most weeks I buy Heat and my mum buys Closer and has recently started buying Best but I'm not too keen. -
Can't say I'm a huge fan of Shakespeare, I find it a bit hard to read. Although I'm currently doing a "Women In Shakespeare" module at uni
.At high school we studied;
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet (although I don't think we read it)
At uni we've studied;
King Lear
Macbeth
The Taming Of The Shrew (the only one I read all the way through)
Twelfth Night
Othello
Antony and Cleopatra (we're doing that next week but I haven't read it - yet)
I hope to try and read Romeo and Juliet at somepoint in the future.
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Uni takes up most of my time but my main hobby is reading. Followed by DVD's and surfing the 'net. I also like to do the odd arroword and sudoku - I'm not really an active person although I should get off my bum and do an exercise dvd once in a while
which I may start soon.Lately I've been thinking about photography and writing but we'll see how that goes...
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It`s the right time to buy, apart from the new series, they are reduced in the sales.
Ooooooooooh great - I can buy the next two series at once then
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I love House - I've only just got into it though. I've watched the odd episode on Hallmark and found it quite interesting considering I don't really go for medical shows. I got Season One boxset for Christmas and have finished it already. Need to go and buy Season Two now
. And Jesse Spencer is a bit of a cutie
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I remember one of my teachers at primary school used to read to us in assembly once a week (on Fridays I think). She used to read books like Bill's New Frock and Jaqueline Wilson - which was a lot better than the boring assembly's were were subjected to the remaining four days of the school week
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Thanks Angel
. Most of my Jodi Picoult's have been on my shelf for a while now so I hope to read a couple at least soon - she's one of my favourite authors.As for Thomas Hardy I bought Tess... because it was on a uni reading list then my tutor changed her mind and we did The Mayor... instead :motz:but I shall try my hardest to read it seeing as it is so highly recomended
.I'm not sure though if the Philippa Gregory's will live up to The Other Boleyn Girl but I'll give it a go anyway.
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I love this film. I've watched it loads. I'm hoping to get the book soon - I'm willing to give it a go...