Ravenwood
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Blackfish
I'll never go to Seaworld
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I don't like McEwan either - miserabilist!I chose it because it's just my favourite place to be. I love the cafe on the beach at Burton Bradstock where I can sit with a lovely cup of coffee and read a book looking out at the fantastic Jurassic coastline of Dorset (see my avatar
). We used to go on holiday there when I was a child, and I still visit regularly now. It's a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and if anyone wants to see what it looks like, there's a website www.chesilbeach.orgOh, and I had it BEFORE Ian McEwan's novel was published, so please don't think it had anything to do with that!!!! I haven't enjoyed any of his books that I've read.
I'm after a character in one of my fave films - Marion from Raiders of the Lost Ark!
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The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
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Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale
A wonderful book - flits back & forth through time, different chapters from the perspective of the different family members of a renowned but mentally unstable artist... possibly sounds a bit grim, but I found it strangely uplifting
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One of mine concerns Wuthering Heights. I think it sucked. I wanted Heathcliff to just "die already!!!". I found him and Cathy to be extremely selfish and annoying. I felt sorry for Cathy Jr and Hareton. The rest of the characters I just found mental. I know passion drove many characters, Heathcliff and Cathy Earnshaw, but in the process they wrecked too many lives which made me unable to root for them. Heathcliff as a child was nice and rootworthy, but when he grew up he became a big jackazz and there was no excuse for it.
Totally agree.
I thought my problem with Wuthering Heights was that I read it in my cynical 30s, rather than as a romantic/hormonal teenager...
Can I put Atonement out there? McEwan - Miserable!
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I love that name Gleek!
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Ah Anika how I wish as was as strong as you! I've had a couple of particularly unpleasant or annoying reading experiences, yet I've felt compelled to complete them - why, why, why when as you said there are so many better books out there?
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I've still got some that I should have read when I did my degree back in (ahem) 1994 that I still haven't finished/got around to opening! (Hello Dante!) They look great on the shelf though!
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So, saw this list in the Times today:
embarrassed that I have only read a handful!
But what do you think should have been in there? -
Lucky you! I've just finished Tattoo, and need to get my grubby mitts on Fire.
Hope there's more Lisbeth, less Mikael! (Sorry I found all the financial/Wennerstrom stuff a bit dull!)
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Last thing I saw was Up in 3D (it was my birthday treat!)
Hubby & I loved it- kids got so scared they threw away the 3d glasses!
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That sucks - what is wrong with the American networks???? Don't they understand that people want interesting, challenging drama? Firefly & Serenity anyone? Whedon rules!
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I tend to go straight to the next one that's waiting, but I do usually have 2 or 3 on the go at the same time.... usually lying around in different rooms, so I'll pick up whatever's nearest
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Even though they messed up Northern Lights/The Golden Compass, I really wanted the sequel to make it to the screen - I so wanted to see Will and the Subtle Knife
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Thank you for the pointers!
I like the look of these - now just got to narrow it down!
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Sorry if this is cheeky - my reading group have asked me to pick the next book, and I have no clue what to pick! The few suggestions I had didn't seem to be met with any great enthusiasm! (Maybe I should join a new group????)
Anyway, we'd like something quite contemporary, with ideas we can discuss (the last few choices seemed a bit lightweight and descended into discussions about the kids, schools....).
One book we did all enjoy was Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale, so something else of a similar ilk would be great....
Your help is MUCH appreciated!
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I'm with BookJumper - found the bit with the witch floating through the window somewhat chilling - but the book as a whole did nothing for me.... which I found rather disappointing after struggling through to the end.
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I haven't heard of some of them bands/artists before but I hadn't heard of alot from the Twilight one either
Me either - cool, new music to discover!
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And I neeeeed an ipod touch!
You really do need one! Mine is my "Plug in baby"!
On genius playlist I got:
Plug in baby - Muse (natch)
Butterflies & Hurricanes - Muse again (yay)
Fill my little world - the Feeling
Wires - Athlete
Worried about Ray - The Hoosiers
Stop me - Mark Ronson
Set the fire to the third bar - Snow Patrol
Pass it on - The Coral
Map of the problematique - more Muse
Life on Mars - David Bowie
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Not stuck to my chair, though I think I felt heavy (then again it was what, 10:50 on a Friday night? At the end of a long week who doesn't feel heavy???)
I did guess that she was going to pick the giraffe toy, as I'd spotted the giraffe placements around the shop - but I still don't get how he named it Frank????
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Harmless Saturday night fun - with dragons! What's not to like?
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Thanks for that .. it was one of my guesses .. I love that song now.
I'm still not sure whether to be pleased about it or not.
It's one more step towards world domination though .. and I don't see it as 'selling out' .. what do they create music for if it's not for people to hear.
Ha! I guessed that one too - all we need now is that Bond theme....
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Hope you enjoy it Catwoman!
They are strangely addictive....
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Labyrinth by Kate Mosse?
What TV series would you bring back?
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Also....
Dead Like Me
American Gothic
Studio 60....
West Wing
Newsroom
Northern Exposure
Not sounding very british am I? How about:
Hamish Macbeth
Chandler & Co