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Read some more of A Clash of Kings, love it so much! I'm undecided whether to go to sleep now or just read a bit more.

I checked to see if I'd replied here, already having an answer prepared...I guess I did long time ago and my answer hasn't changed - I still choose Harry Potter!

It really depends on the morning, but I usually have 2 slices of toast with something on then like cheese, ham or butter and Marmite - basically whatever I find in the fridge that works with toast. Sometimes, I'll have yogurt with some cereals or oatmeal (usually after a run). And I always, always have a drink on the side: most of the times orange juice and coffee. Sometimes tea instead of coffee, but I NEED coffee in the morning! I'm also not one that can have breakfast without entertainment, I tend to turn on an episode of whatever TV show I'm watching or re-watching at the time. Breakfast is the one meal I can never skip.

I work at Tesco in the stock control department, but my dream job and I am currently training for it, is to work as a youth Counsellor.

I've found receipts...not that exciting!

I highly recommend both a re-read of The Collector and reading A Game of Thrones! I have friends who are way further in the series and still enjoying it a lot

Finished "The Collector", excellent book. Will start "A Clash of Kings" now, I've been looking forward to this all day.

Title: The Collector Author: John Fowles Book Description (amazon.co.uk) Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. He is obsessed with a beautiful stranger, the art student Miranda. When he wins the pools he buys a remote Sussex house and calmly abducts Miranda, believing she will grow to love him in time. Alone and desperate, Miranda must struggle to overcome her own prejudices and contempt if she is understand her captor, and so gain her freedom. Personal Note Despite finding it a bit slow going, especially in the first part, this was an excellent read with a good ending that I thought fit the book perfectly. Weirdly, I felt sympathy for both characters and there were times when I found Miranda rather obnoxious and full of herself. The one thing that I would have liked more is if part two and one came the other way around; in my head they just sound better in that order. In the second part especially there were also a lot of quotes I am sad I didn’t write down – I remembered my quote book when I was already towards the end of the book. Still one that I really liked and put down is "I am older and younger. I am older because I have learnt, I am younger because a lot of me consisted of things older people taught me”.

I'm halfway through it now and I'm finding it a bit slow, but still enjoying it a lot yes

Read a few pages of "The Collector", I have high hopes to finish tonight after work.

Title: A Game of Thrones Author: George R.R. Martin Book Description (amazon.co.uk) First volume of a brilliant new fantasy trilogy: the most powerful, original and absorbing new epic since Stephen Donaldson’s Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. The first volume of George R R Martin’s glorious high fantasy tells the tragic story of treachery, greed and war that threatens the unity of the Seven Kingdoms south of the Wall. Martin unfolds with astonishing skill a tale of truly epic dimensions, thronged with memorable characters, a story of treachery and ambition, love and magic. Set in a fabulous world scarred by battle and catastrophe over 8000 years of recorded history, it tells of the deeds of men and women locked in the deadliest of conflicts and the terrible legacy they will leave their children. In the game of thrones, you win or you die. And in the bitter-cold, unliving lands beyond the Wall, a terrible winter gathers and the others — the undead, the neverborn, wildlings to whom the threat of the sword is nothing — make ready to descend on the realms of men. A Game of Thrones begins the most imaginative, ambitious and compelling fantasy epic since The Lord of the Rings. Thronged with memorable characters, it unfolds with astonishing skill a tale of truly epic dimensions. There have been many pretenders to the throne of Tolkien: now at last he has a true heir. Personal Note Over 800 pages read in less than 3 days, I think it’s obvious I more than enjoyed the first book of the series. I would actually start the second one right now if I didn’t have another book from the library to finish before the due date. A Game of Thrones is the type of book that I probably enjoy the most – fantasy, set in a somewhat medieval time. The characters are well written, the plot is very intricate – I’ve always admired authors who write books like this one so well, that despite the many subplots, they still come together and make sense. The one thing I need to say is that I was “annoyed” by the way the author tends to kill off characters. It works with the plot, but by the end of the volume, I was screaming in my head and thinking “no, why did you do that???”. I highly recommend the book and author, will continue with the second book of the series very soon.

That was me when I saw the poll

So I haven't read a lot...actually that isn't very true, I have read, just not entire books. Been doing lots of reading for school and trying to keep up with what I liked at Uni. The 4 books I can think of I finished recently were: The Amber Spyglass by Phillip Pullman Enjoyed it a lot but I don't recommend reading it if you've had a long break from the volumes before. I was confused for the first few chapters because it had been months since I had read the book before this one. As much as I liked the whole series overall, I fear I did miss a lot in the last volume regarding the poilitcs part. I still loved the whole series, I think I need to re-read it at some point. The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury Excellent short-stories book! I will be honest and admit I probably never would have read it had I not heard about it in Criminal Minds and I would have missed out. It's Sci-fi combined with horror - loved it. The idea of tattoos coming to life and each telling a story is original and made me curious from the first page. Highly recommended. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald I am always worried about saying anything regarding classics, because I don't really write reviews. So I'll just say I am glad I finally read it - it was very good and tragic and I couldn't put it down.

I'm glad I wasn't the only one with these thoughts! I always feel bad about saying I didn't enjoy a book, especially if the author is so well known. I'll get the recommendations from the library next time I'm there

I managed to read LOTR after two tries a while back. I always thought the first book was great and I loved it, it's after that I had trouble with. Such long descriptions! I saw you read The Fellowship of the Ring and enjoyed it, hope you like the rest just as much

I absolutely loved the book, couldn't put it down. It's my favorite read this year and I highly recommend it.

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Thank you! Yes, I think that's why I was so disappointed about it, because everyone recommends this author so I started with high expectations. I'll give High Fidelity a try though, that one has been recommended to me a few times

I am usually ok with enjoying the book, but I might take longer to start reading it. I remember in highschool I was one of the few who enjoyed some of the novels we were forced to read, but I was also always in a hurry to finish on time because I just didn't feel like beginning the book once I knew it was a forced read.