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I know... But there also are millions of girls with hair curlers and creams supposed to make it wavy *cracks up* There should hair swapping sites like there are for books

That's nice! I'd love to have wavy hair Mine is dead straight and I never know what to do with it: it always ends up falling like curtains around my face... I wanted to cut it short but the hairdresser insisted it wouldnt fit me or even spike up because it's so straight

Thanks! Unfortunately I havent read many graphic novels, more comic books (such as Tintin, Blake and Mortimer... Many are excellent and not at all for children). Another really good one however, in a completely different style, is Blankets by Craig Thomson I hope that helps! Sorry not to be able to give you more...

Thanks Roxi! It's good to know how other people see it. I really felt I had gone overboard with this one, ranting about my feelings of the book rather than writing a better constructed review... But as you say, if I managed to push it on your TBR pile it's surely a success! Let me know what you think once you've read it (it can go for F and France in your challenges ).

Finally finished reviewing A Thousand Splendid Suns and Angelina's Children (the english title for Gr

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I loved Roald Dahl, especially Matilda and the BFG *grins* The only exception was The Witches... I was traumatised by a film version of it I saw when I was around 6 years old. *cracks up* I never read the book after that and cant remember the details but I remember perfectly the terror I felt while watching the little boy trying to escape (transformed as a rat I think ??). Thinking of it still makes me shudder

A mixture of books I've read/ want to read: 14. Bangladesh: Muhammad Yunus - Creating a World Without Poverty (autobiography) 37. China: Dai Sijie - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Ha Jin - Waiting 53. Egypt: Alaa Al Aswany - The Yacoubian Building, Naguib Mahfouz - The Cairo Trilogy 78. India: R.K. Narayan - A Malgudi Omnibus, Vikas Swarup - Q&A, Manohar Malgonkar - A Bend in the Gange, Salman Rushdie... 80. Iran: Marjane Satrapi - Persepolis (graphic novel) 84. Italy: Donna Leon - Brunetti crime novel series, Italo Calvino - The Baron in the Trees 86. Japan: Kazuo Ishiguro - Never Let Me Go 89. Kenya: Ngugi Wa Thiong'O - A Grain of Wheat 130. Nigeria: Buchi Emecheta - Second Class Citizen 139. Peru: Mario Vargas Llosa - Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter 156. Serbia: Ivo Andric - The Bridge over the Drina This challenge looks great and I might take it on someday but at the moment I want to keep all freedom in my choice of books. Good luck!

Enjoy! And let me know what you think afterwards I ended the year with one of Donna Leon's Brunetti Crime novels, Fatal Remedies. It was great, even if very dark like most in the series, with a nice twist in Brunetti's familial life. One of the series most enjoyable aspects is the way Donna Leon delves into Brunetti's character and personal life: not in the crude way we can see in many cheap television programs but in a very realistic way. It helps us understand his motivations, character, evolution... And provides for many funny parts, necessary breathers. My aim for the afternoon now is to get up to date with my 'reading across cultures' reviews: A Thousand Splendid Suns and Gr

True, obvious places can make the best hiding places...But in this case it just wasnt in character. Far too detached and rational for the person in question. And what are you doing reading spoilers for a book you havent read?

Mmm depends on the criteria. Digging To America by Anne Tyler was the one that stayed with me most for some reason. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini if you're going for the sheer force of the writing. I know, I know, that makes two

I already intended to read The 19th wife so I'll get that one for sure. I'll have a look at the others to see if they appeal to me. I didnt know about this 'list'. I guess it's a British thing.

Well I guess the epilogue was a very difficult exercise, but I agree. The series still holds a very special place in my bookshelf though!

Very good guessing! How long did you spend in paris? Yes, that's what I'm afraid wont go through well. There are subtelties and undertones in books which can be difficult to put on the screen without making them obvious. We'll see! Enjoy the book first, it's great!

Oh, I didnt know there was an adaptation coming soon! I'm not sure when it will be out in France. I'll have to go see it! But I just watched the trailer and it sounds quite different from the book:

No problem, glad to be of help! I really hope you'll enjoy them if you choose to read them. They are all great books! Do let me know what you think. I'll come back if I get more ideas.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows... So much crammed in and badly explained in that last novel I enjoyed it, the atmosphere and general plot but it left me with a disbelieving feeling: I found too many things dodgy (I know, it is a fantasy novel, but the previous parts were so well structured, explained, thought out...)! Major spoilers! Do not highlight if you havent read the book!

Nice challenge! Here are a couple of ideas: H - Hosseini Khaled The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns T - Tyler Anne Digging To America L - Leon Donna The Brunetti crime novel series (set in Venice, wonderful!) Good luck!

*laughs* The copy we have at home is the american for the first book (we have a competely mismatched collection: a bit of american, a lot of english and one paperback standing in the middle ) so I'm used to it but I can see how it could be annoying.

It started off slowly, as many years before that, but ended splendidly! I discovered the Book Club Forum and with it started to read very regularly again. I'll be at 23 books read in the year (that I remember. There are probably a few more which I forgot about) tomorrow once I finish my current one. There have been several excellent reads in there, including: Digging to America - Anne Tyler The kite runner - Khaled Hosseini A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Persepolis are wonderful as well of course but they were re-reads. I have also started to document my readings, both on here and on my blog. All in all, a very good year! *grins*

I have read many novels surrounding the WW2 period. They have always fascinated me, particularly those relating the destinies of children during the war and especially those labelled

I have spent loads of time reading while I was a way... and great books too! Finished A Thousand Splendid Suns, read The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and Gr

They are really nice and fitting! Though I dont like the concept of having a special edition for adults... Yes Harry Potter was initially meant for children and Yes I and millions of other adults still love it, so what ?? I love the american edition. That's the one I'll get when I get my own collection.