BrainFreeze
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Going to have to hunt this one down now I think - didn't realise he'd even written an autobiography never mind two!
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The books of hers ive read ive thoroughly enjoyed. My sisters keeper is a personal favorite but i feel there all thought provoking. I haven't seen the film, worried its going to be rubbish in comparison!
It's got a different ending apparently.
Personally, my favourite of hers that I've read so far is 19 Minutes. I do like a lot of hers though - especially The Pact, Salem Falls and Vanishing Acts. I couldn't get into The Tenth Circle, and I tried three times.
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There's a lot of Mums on the forum so they're better qualified than me to answer that part of your question, but I would urge you to take anything you find in parenting books with several pinches of salt. Educational psychology is an ever-evolving field; for instance, if my parents had listened to the advice contained in the parenting books of 25 years ago, I would not have been raised speaking two languages (back then it was thought to 'confuse' children, whereas it is now actively encouraged and thank goodness for that).
This is very, very true. In my opinion no book can 'teach' you about parenting - it only comes with experience and relying on your instincts and basic common sense. I have 3 children and each of them is vastly different, what works for one doesn't work for the other and that's regarding everything - food, discipline, teaching...the works. There are books out there that can guide you step-by-step through things such as how to bath a baby (but your baby may like being held in a particular way that's not shown in the book as they only show a 'standard' way), how to feed a baby (again, will show you one way and nearly all babies have a way/position they like being held while being fed) etc etc.
Cook books - if you're a total novice to cooking, you could do worse than getting Delia's How To...books which do teach you the basics. Jamie Oliver books are good too I think - very often he has quite a lot of basic recipes that can be built on and tweaked (some of his books, he's written the recipes specifically for that). As a previous person said too, The Hairy Bikers are very good too.
Cleaning/home - there is a book that covers 'how to clean everything' and I can't remember if that's the actual name or not so I'm going to go off and see if I can find it for you.
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Has anyone read any Anita Shreve? Keep seeing books of hers all over the place and yet I've not read any of hers. Are they in the same genre/vein as Jodi Picoult?
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Finished Dexter By Design ~ Jeff Lindsay last night and now can't decide what to read out of;
The Soloist - Steve Lopez
Blindmans Bluff - Faye Kellerman
Kiss of Evil - Richard Montanari
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
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I'd like to see Karin Slaughters Grant County series turned into a TV series.
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It had never happened to me until recently (well, not that I remember it happening before anyway) and it was while I was reading Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult. I had a dream I was Amish and living on a farm. Can't really remember much of the detail in the dream to be honest, but it did weird me out a little when I woke up. Not sure if it was because of the content of the book and the fact I'd just found out I was pregnant at the time too.
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I'm more into musicians
I'd have to agree - and actors...
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A bit childish I know but when I was younger I always wished I was Silky from the faraway tree and everyday visit amazing lands that will suprise me! Just imagine...Chocoalte land...Magic Land... Topsy Turvey land! Oh I love Enid Blyton! Why can't these stories be real! -Cries-
Not in the least bit childish! Actually I still hadn't made my mind up who'd I'd like to swap with - but I think you may have helped me to make up my mind!
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I always read the synopsis first - if it's an author who's new to me, I will then pick a random page out and read it to see if I like their style of writing.
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Did anyone else find Sundays episode really sad?
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Personally, I think what constitutes 'having a life' is a very personal thing. To some people, being immersed in one hobby is something they do see as being 'sad' (whether they're meaning personally or thinking of others) whereas others see it as a devotion. In the main, I think the vast majority of people have a lot more going on in their life than one single thing (be it reading or anything else).
In my opinion, do whatever makes you happy as long as you're not hurting others. Life's too short to spend it apologising or making excuses for who you are or what you enjoy.
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I've not read her more recent books, only her earlier stuff (no particular reason, just not got round to it) but my sister is an avid reader of hers and has said she thinks her earlier books are far better than her more recent work. So I'd say to go with her earlier books to start with and then as you work through them you can decide for yourself if you see what I mean?
Her books in order are;
Dangerous Lady
The Ladykiller
Goodnight Lady
The Jump
The Runaway
Two Women
Broken
Faceless
Maura's Game
The Know
The Graft
The Take
Close
Faces
The Business
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I'm another fan!
Genesis is the next instalment in the Grant County series and apparently (don't shoot me if this is wrong!) KS will be merging the Grant County series with Will Trent.
I'm reading Fractured at the moment - I'm about 2/3 of the way through and I'm really enjoying it!
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Not really sure why anyone would not read something based purely on what it's called. Each to their own though eh?
Personally I always read prologues - in the same way I always read epilogues. I'd feel like I've not properly read the whole book if I missed either out.
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The only two that didn't sit right with me were TheTenth Circle and 19 Minutes. If I'd read either one of those two before any of her others, I probably wouldn't have read any more.
Well 19 Minutes was the first JP book I ever read (on recommendation) and it blew me away. I've now only got about 4-5 of hers to get and 19 Minutes is still one of my favourites. Made me think (really think!) and made me see things from so many different points of view.
As others have suggested I'd recommend Change of Heart too.
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I've been reading MHC for some years now and always really enjoy her books. Her daughter is a writer too (I think in the same genre?) but I've not read any of hers.
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I'd say try Lee Weeks - she's only published 2 books so far and her 3rd is due out this year. Highly recommend.
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I really love Misery and Carrie too - Carrie was one of the first King books I read actually.
I know a lot of people aren't keen on it, but I really loved Bag of Bones. I actually got really swept along by it. I also really loved The Green Mile - Jodi Picoults Change of Heart had echoes of The Green Mile I felt although it wasn't in the same vein (if that makes any sense?)
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I actually really enjoy Patricia Cornwell - her Scarpetta and the 2 books she's done so far in the Win Garranno series (At Risk and The Front). The latter series is actually written in quite a different way to her Scarpetta series. I can't really put my finger on (or properly explain) how they're different, but they are. It's the wording and the way she explains things. I don't know, maybe it was just the way I was reading them.
I've also got the Ripper book by Patricia Cornwell and I really enjoyed it. Her theory and a lot of her research was panned by die-hard Ripper experts as they considered it to be largely flawed, but I've actually read quite a few books about the Ripper - not just what he did, but the psychology behind it, the theories etc, and to be honest, I thought her book was good. She was thorough, clear and concise in explaining how she came up with her theories and I could clearly see what she was saying.
Ultimately, no one knows who the Ripper was (as it stands) so I don't think it was necessary for her to be panned the way she was over the book. Worth a read in my opinion.
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I have this on my book shelf (well it's back on the bookshelf now mister.g has finished with it
) and I'll get round to it soon hopefully. I do enjoy Dan Brown books, but find his style of writing to be quite clumsy, so I'm glad this is a smoother read. Makes me more inclined to give it a go. -
Personally I think it's a good writer who can pull off a great story in less than 100 pages. If they can have a beginning, a middle, an end and a punchy story that keeps me interested and entertains me, they must write really well in my opinion.
Stephen King has a couple of books that are a collection of short stories and one of my favourites is a book called Like A Charm which is edited by Karin Slaughter and has 16 short stories. The first and last stories are also written by Karin Slaughter and the other 14 are written by other authors. Admittedly, each one does lead onto the next but even as individual storys, they are all really well written and enough to keep you individually interested.
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Severed - Simon Kernick
A Good Day To Die - Simon Kernick
The Trophy Taker - Lee Weeks
The Trafficked - Lee Weeks
At Risk - Patricia Cornwell
The Front - Patricia Cornwell
Change of Heart - Jodi Picoult
Reading
The Pact - Jodi Picoult
Next To Read
Plain Truth - Jodi Picoult
Want To Read (Got)
The Tenth Circle - Jodi Picoult
Second Glance - Jodi Picoult
My Sisters Keeper - Jodi Picoult
Suite Francaise - Irene Nemirovsky
Trace - Patricia Cornwell
Book of the Dead - Patricia Cornwell
Fractured - Karin Slaughter
The Final Days - Alex Chance
Sunstroke - Jesse Kellerman
Dexter In The Dark - Jeff Lindsay
Dearly Devoted Dexter - Jeff Lindsay
In The Dark - Mark Billingham
Night Sins - Tami Hoag
Guilty As Sin - Tami Hoag
The Brotherhood of the Holy Shroud - Julia Navarro
Road To Perdition - Max Allan Collins
Fear - Jeff Abbott
Lost Souls - Neil White
The Dead - Ingrid Black
The Timer Game - Susan Arnout Smith
Immoral - Brian Freeman
Blood of Angels - Michael Marshall
Revelation - Bill Napier
Land of the Blind - Jess Walter
The Last Place - Laura Lippman
Atlantis - David Gibbins
The Burnt House - Faye Kellerman
The Reader - Bernhard Schlink
Songs of the Humpback Whale - Jodi Picoult
The Brutal Art - Jesse Kellerman (borrowed)
Need To Get
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khalid Hosseini
Atonement - Ian McEwan
Defiance - Nechama Tec
Harvesting the Heart - Jodi Picoult
Picture Perfect - Jodi Picoult
Keeping Faith - Jodi Picoult
The Case of Mary Bell - Gitta Sereny
Cries Unheard:The Story of Mary Bell - Gitta Sereny
Trouble - Jesse Kellerman
Belonging - Sameem Ali
The Interpretation of Murder - Jed Rubenfeld
The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk-Kidd
The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne
Scarpetta - Patricia Cornwell
Martin Misunderstood - Karin Slaughter
Darkly Dreaming Dexter - Jeff Lindsay
The Shakespeare Secret - J.L Carrell
Rose of Sebastopol - Katherine McMahon
Note from an Exhibition - Patrick Gale
Blood River - Tim Butcher
The Resurrectionist - James Bradley
Pirate's Daughter - Margaret Cezair-Thompson
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee - Rebecca Miller
The Outcast - Sadie Jones
Down River - John Hart
Visible World - Mark Slouka
Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones
Under The Knife - Tess Gerritsen
Call After Midnight - Tess Gerritsen
Child 44 - Tom Rob Smith
Everything Changes - Jonathon Tropper
The 19th Wife - David Ebershoff
Run For Your Life - James Patterson
Breakneck - Erica Spindler
Whispers of the Dead - Simon Beckett
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
The Survivor - Tom Cain
The Birthing House - Christopher Ransom
The Island - Victor Hislop
Sliver of Truth - Lisa Unger
The Lost Throne - Chris Kuzneski
Daphne - Justine Picardie
The Bolter - Frances Osborne
Gomorrah - Roberto Saviano
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Why don't you send a e-mail or letter to complain.
That's a very good idea - you'd be surprised what you can get for a bit of 'constructive criticism';)
Has anyone read...?
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Ooo will definitely give her a whirly whirl then! Thank you.