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chesilbeach

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  1. Hello Lindsey. Like you, I put books ahead of clothes and shoes in my spending, and there's plenty of us here who love the Twilight saga as well, so you are indeed in good company here :(

     

    :D

  2. I didn't enjoy it at all. I found it a very disconcerting read, but unlike Notes On A Scandal by Zoe Heller, which although was similarly uncomfortable to read it was very well written, but with Beyond Black I had no sympathy, empathy or engagement with any of the characters, didn't find the world of the medium interesting, and the settings felt false, staged and unrealistic to me. It's put me off reading any more of her work at all.

  3. I love that magazine, it's one of my favourites to curl up with, with a cuppa .. and then I trawl the internet looking at some of the titles that have caught my eye.

    I was totally intrigued by the big advert they ran for Dan Rhodes's books (on the back cover of the current issue) ... the line 'fairy tales for grown ups' had me hooked .. anyway he's on my TBR now.

     

    Jenny Colgan recommended his books in her blog earlier in the year, and I've added them to my wishlist to try after having a look at them, but I'm trying not to buy any new books at the moment, so haven't got round to them yet. Would love to hear what you think when you've read it.

  4. I tend to wish that they'd leave Austen alone now though .. it's almost obscene the way they pillage her works .. and the results are getting worse.

    You're probably right, although I've seen excellent versions of all the others, it's just Northanger Abbey left to make a decent production of ...

     

    I think Mari Strachan's 'The Earth Hums in B Flat' would be ideal for a TV drama.

    I loved that book and it would be perfect for adaptation.

  5. Peacefield, this article on MTV from November says that Chris was heading over to do a commentary with Rob, Kristen and Taylor, so that looks more promising. However, I have read that there are going to be the normal one disc movie only, two disc special edition and three disc limited special edition coming out, so it might be that you have to research carefully before choosing which one to buy to make sure you get that commentary.

  6. I liked Evermore as well, Charm, but it was nothing special but entertaining enough. I know you had Fallen on order, has it arrived yet? I read the two back to back, and preferred Fallen, so I can't wait to hear what you think of that one too. :ditto:

  7. Only 3? Bloody hell, that's great! Aren't you .. well .. em ... getting withdrawals or anything?? I think I've bought about 12 :lol:

     

    :lol: Surprisingly not! I'm determined to read the books already on my shelves this year, plus I'm supposed to be trying to save money, and so far, I'm doing well. I've been getting my fix of new books from the library, and I think I've had about five books in a row from there where I've been the first borrower, so it's been like having my own copy of the book to read :ditto:

     

    This was a special purchase though, and it was

  8. Just had another thought ... (I'm on a roll today :ditto:)

     

    I often check out publishers websites. They'll obviously be promoting their new releases, and will have additional information, and sometimes interviews, with their authors. Some of the bigger ones, like HarperCollins, will have various imprints specialising in different genres or authors so you can narrow it down to the genres that interest you. They'll also sometimes produce email newsletters which you can subscribe to that will give you advance notice of new releases, and will even have competitions occasionally to win copies of new books.

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