spainalot

Hi Jewell, I see your reading a Star Trek book, I'm married to a trekie and am forced to watch some of the episodes on tv, I hate the early series with Captain Kirk, but really enjoyed Voyager especially 7 of 9 and the doctor. Yes we are sad!

I only read in bed at night or early morning, if I try to read during the day I fall asleep!! Up until 5 years ago I read all of Dean Koontz' novels (horror for those who don't know), but I started having nightmares, so changed to crime/thriller and the nightmares stopped. I still have four of his novels unread on my bookshelf waiting for me to pluck up the courage the read them!!

Hi Jewell, thanks for the welcome. Two crime/thrillers that I have read recently and would recommend are The Sleeping Doll by Jeffrey Deaver and Double Cross by James Patterson (any of his Alex Cross series of books are good).

Bienvenido Los Pinguinos, I love the Spanish language too, I lived there for 5 years recently, went to school to learn the language, my husband speaks it much better than I do, because he is very loud!! Hasta Luego

Hi Amber, Welcome, I'm new too, it appears lots of people have just joined. Good luck with your exams. Haven't found my way around yet, so cannot include any of the flashing or christmasy signs. Regards B

Hi I've just joined so I thought I would introduce myself, not sure what to tell you as I've never been in a chat room before. So here goes, I am married with two grown-up sons and live in Berkshire, my body is aged 61, but my mind still thinks it's 30. I retired from my HR manager's job in 1995 through ill health, I have ME. I have always been a bit of a book worm, but It was then that I really had the time to indulge my love of reading, it was either that or the TV, and thankfully the books won. When I am feeling ill, I can get through two or three books a week, depending on how interesting they are!!! I am not a romantic novel reader, especially the historic ones, I cannot abide all that breast heaving and happily ever after stuff. I like true stories and humourous novels, but I love crime/thriller novels, my favourite author's are James Patterson; Jeffery Deaver; Lee Childs; Harlan Coben; Minette Walters and Kathy Reichs and of course Ian Rankin. At present I am reading The Appeal by John Grisham, it's OK, but a bit long winded, the last couple of books I've read of his were the same. I have recently finished Confessions of a Demented Housewife by Niamh Greene, which was funny at times, but the main character really annoyed me so much so that I couldn't wait to finish it. I am thinking of reading one of Barack Obama's books has anyone read Dreams from my Father? I have been trying to write a novel for years, and have read five, yes five, "how to do it" books, but my local village library is running a creative writing course in January, so I have joined up, you never know this may be the inspiration I need............ Anyway I look forward to sharing news and views with other members soon. Regards Spainalot