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Really, I would expect someone with CDO to read the classics in Alphabetical order! :thud:Now there's a challenge! Seriously, though, best of luck with that! Definately know that's one challenge I wouldn't be up for!

Well, I did have the money, it just didn't help that the money was in my wallet ~ at work, lol!

Whoops indeed! Had to send the pizza back. Probably means they'll never deliver to us again, though.

How stupid do I feel? We decided on pizza, I placed the order & when it arrived went to get my wallet (or purse to you brits) only to find it missing! Panic stations! Turns out I've forgotten it at work...............and my OH's bank card is in it, so we have no way to pay for the pizza!

Too tired to cook, can't decide between Chinese or pizza!

Excellent review, Beth. I haven't read the book but I have read a couple others that do exactly what you described & you've described pretty much how I felt about them!

I just entered!

I definately agree with the idea that timing is an issue. I suspect that my not enjoying The Book Thief is a timing issue, maybe I should just put it away until it really feels important to read it. Beth - Memoires of a Geisha was brilliant! Have you seen the movie? The reason I ask is that compared to the book the movie was horrible, so if you have seen it, please don't judge the book by it! I do hope you get to the point where you get the urge to read it!

It's funny because I thought Delores Clairborne was brilliant - not disturbing in the least. Disturbing, for me, are books like the one I read a few years back about a woman who's second husband abused her very young daughter - making her march around their mobile home's living room repeating the alphabet over & over & every time she made a mistake he would beat her. Eventually he killed her, starved her to death, then put her body in a sail bag, filled it with bricks & threw her overboard in the middle of a lake. That is disturbing! Michelle, you did make me smile with that comment! I read that story ages & ages ago & remember being so excited when I heard that there was going to be a movie made of it. I vividly remember dragging my best friend to the local theatre to see it when it finally came out, only to be so disappointed! I spent the whole movie laughing at what were supposed to be the scary bits &, to me at least, it was more a commedy than a horror flick! For me it was a definate case of the book being scarier than the movie, lol My friend, on the other hand, was so disturbed by it that she had nightmares for weeks! I think that's a really good idea, Beth. I haven't read anything that could fall into the horror disturbing category in a long time, but I used to love reading this type of book. My sister though, hates them but secretly enjoys reading the odd one & that's exactly what she does. Reads some of her horror novel, then about an hour before she goes to sleep she reads some chick-lit & that's how she copes with the horror books.

Beth, I am sure that you will like it ~ I'd definately say that I must have been having an off day when I started reading this!

Tonight we are having Chicken Korma on whole wheat pasta, served with petit pois and maybe some corn.

Are you kidding? I loved the book, I merely stumbled in the begining!

Right, I started & finished my book for country # 66 at the weekend (Germany) & oh boy, I wish I had chosen a different book! I did not enjoy reading Homecoming (ok, I enjoyed the 1st part, but the rest was cr**!). (Review) Since I am now covering this challenge on 4 different websites, to save me time I am going to only say a bit about whether I liked each book I have read & if you want to read my reviews, they are on my blog & I shall provide links.

I started & finished reading Bernhard Schlink's book Homecoming over the weekend. I had set it aside when I bought it to read as my choice for Germany for my Global Reading Challenge. Wow, what a mistake I made! I am so sure I could have found a better book by a German author! I give it a 4/10. (Review)

Welcome to the forum Binary_Digit! We're a truely warped book-mad bunch here & if your introduction is anything to go by, you'll fit in just fine! Ps: Maine is lovely.......ah the memories of trips to Maine (I grew up in NB)

No way! Funny you should say that because I swear I was going to say that they should make it into a movie!

Welcome to the forum!

Welcome! Do read The Bone Collector, though!