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You'd really need a few spare hours to sir and read, it's just too good to keep stopping (when lunchbreak's over e.g.). To finish the third book I was reading seven hours straight, without stopping, from after work until one o'clock the next morning. I guess I started the book only the day before.

I definately prefer real books, that's for sure. But the new Kindle looks like a real nice toy, with pretty extras to add to. I kinda like technical toys. But right now, it wouldn't be necessary at all, as I think it's much more handy and practible if you travel a lot or have a longer way to work by train.

What a difficult question, there are so many great icecream flavours... Right now I'm all for Macadamia Nut Brittle. Generally a favourite is always something berry and joghurt like. I prefer icecream that's a bit harder (like Haäagen Dasz)and not so super soft and creamy.

Stormwarning Quite a bit of splatter, but definately a few funny scenes.

I started On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan on sunday at stopped reading after 12 pages or so. I found it quite annoying and I'm not sure if I'll pick it up again saomeday.

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I didn't know either, I saw it here on the forum in the Children's section and baught it right away. It's not a bad book alltogether and kids might really like it. Hihi, that's great These books are really great but I wouldn't have read them if it wasn't for my bf. But once I started I couldn't stop. Especially after the second one, cause it stops with such a cliffhanger. I don't know how you can not start the third book. I'd go nuts, not knowing how the story's going on.

Nicholas Sparks > The Notebook Synopsis from amazon "Somewhere," muses Noah Calhoun, while sitting on his porch in the moonight, "there were people making love." Anyway, head elsewhere for Great Literature, but if you're in the market to get your heartstrings plucked, look no further. The Notebook, a Southern-fried story of love-lost-and-found-again, revolves around a single time-honored romantic dilemma: will beautiful Allison Nelson stay with Mr. Respectability (to whom she happens to be engaged), or will she hook up with Noah, the romantic rascal she left so many years ago? We're not telling, but you have two guesses and the first one doesn't count. Decades later, after Allison develops Alzheimer's, her beau uses "the notebook" to read her the story of the great love she's plumb forgot. The Notebook--film rights already sold, thank you very much--is a little glazed doughnut of a book: sticky- sweet, satisfying, not much nourishment. But who cares? Take an extra vitamin and indulge. My thoughts Well, I totally love the movie they made based on this book and I have to say, that the movie is way better than the book. That's something that very rarely happens imo. The story is really wonderful but I missed the memories (about that one summer) in the book, which are a big part in the movie. The book is mostly about Allie and Noah when they meet again after being seperated for a long time and in the movie there's more about the time when they first met, which I thought was more interesting. The book only glances at that summer, where I would have loved to read more about it. Rating: 3/5 for the book (but 5/5 for the movie)

Stephen Gateley > The tree of seasons Synopsis from amazon When Josh, Michael and Beth Lotts catch sight of some mysterious lights one summer’s evening, they are drawn into a dense forest near their home where no one dares ever go. What they find there is incredible. The Tree of Seasons is a doorway into another world. There are four kingdoms in this world, each forever stuck in spring, summer, autumn and winter and each with its own ruler. The tree and the world it conceals have existed for hundreds of years and have never been uncovered by anyone, until now. The Lotts find that peace has been shattered in this magical world. One ruler, who bears a remarkable resemblance to their aunt is intent on power at all costs. She causes destruction and suffering that threaten to tear worlds apart. Josh, Michael and Beth have arrived just in time to take part in the battle that the other three kingdoms have to fight in order to survive. My thoughts I bought this book only because I used to love Boyzone when I was younger and because the cover is really really pretty. I din't expect it to be well written and so I wasn't surprised when I found out that I was right about that. The idea of the story is quite nice and if I would actually be a child (and therefor wouldn't really pay attention to the writing style)I probably liked it better. I find the book wasn't well thought through, the story is jumpy and the different parts of it aren't really developed. It's like a chain of things is put together one after another without developing each part fully. I started the book probably in June (I think it was June) and finished it today, just to be finished. I always picked it up, read a chapter or two and put it back to read something else first. Rating: 2/5

I've got two Gaiman bookson my shelf waiting to be read (Coraline and Stardust), did you read those?

Stephen Gately > The tree of seasons Synopsis from amazon When Josh, Michael and Beth Lotts catch sight of some mysterious lights one summer’s evening, they are drawn into a dense forest near their home where no one dares ever go. What they find there is incredible. The Tree of Seasons is a doorway into another world. There are four kingdoms in this world, each forever stuck in spring, summer, autumn and winter and each with its own ruler. The tree and the world it conceals have existed for hundreds of years and have never been uncovered by anyone, until now. The Lotts find that peace has been shattered in this magical world. One ruler, who bears a remarkable resemblance to their aunt is intent on power at all costs. She causes destruction and suffering that threaten to tear worlds apart. Josh, Michael and Beth have arrived just in time to take part in the battle that the other three kingdoms have to fight in order to survive. My thoughts I bought this book only because I used to love Boyzone when I was younger and because the cover is really really pretty. I din't expect it to be well written and so I wasn't surprised when I found out that I was right about that. The idea of the story is quite nice and if I would actually be a child (and therefor wouldn't really pay attention to the writing style)I probably liked it better. I find the book wasn't well thought through, the story is jumpy and the different parts of it aren't really developed. It's like a chain of things is put together one after another without developing each part fully. I started the book probably in June (I think it was June) and finished it today, just to be finished. I always picked it up, read a chapter or two and put it back to read something else first. Rating: 2/5

Welcome to the forum, Shade! What types of books do you like? any prefered genres?

I always use postcards as bookmarks. They're nice and big and I can always find the page I stopped reading quickly.

This sounds interesting. I haven't read any zombie books yet, but this sounds quite good, goes right on my to-read-list.

Welcome to the forum

Welcome to the forum, Lou

Welcome to the forum! You're going to get lots and lots of titles to add to your wishlist!

I read the books in last year(thanks to weave and her bookring!) and really liked them, so I got my own copies this year. They aren't equally good imo, but a really nice read. I always wanted to know what happens next, if I finished one of the books.

I loved this book! And I was completely surprised that I did. I never really intended to read it, but my boyfriend kept telling me that I should. It doesn't feel like a lot happens but it just keeps you glued to it nontheless. Very well written!

It's one of the few books that I actually stopped reading, with no intention to pick it up aain. The footnotes were really annoying and so long I couldn't stand them, they always bring the reading flow to an abrupt halt. And of course, I don't speak spanish at all..

I've seen Starlight Express, Jesus Christ Superstar and twice Saturday Night Fever. SE would be my all time favourite, because we used to listen to the cassettes all the time when I was younger (in the car on every vacation, I really don't know how my parents could stand it *g*). SNF is really great aswell, much better than the movie and I love the music!

I started The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks a couple of days ago. As I love the movie, I'm quite sure that I'll also love the book. Right now I'm at page 50 something, so not very far into the story yet, but my reading mojo seems to be lacking a bit again after the Stieg Larsson overload last week (so many pages in so few days).

Welcome to the forum or "Willkommen"!

Welcome to the forum!

I just finished the trilogy friday morning and I think they're just brilliant!