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I could have bought another copy but I know I have a copy somewhere, I'm just having trouble finding it. I'm sure it will turn up. Am already over halfway through The Perks of Being a Wall Flower

Obviously he knows we are such lovely people that we'll help anyway

Yup I loved it! That's the main reason I picked up The Swan Thieves, although it sounds like it would be good too

I sort of did.... Went to Waterstones and picked up The Perks of Being a Wallflower- Stephen Chbosky The Swan Thieves- Elizabeth Kostova The Elegance of the Hedgehog- Murial Barbery On 3 for 2. They're all from my wishlist too, I almost never buy stuff from my wishlist in Waterastones because the 3 for 2 distracts me. Am vaguely annoyed that they still don't have Something Rotten in stock though. Started The Perk of Being a Wallflower on the way home

Maybe try searching for forums on the academic subjects you're looking at.

I cannot find by copy of To Kill a Mockingbird anywhere.And nothing else on my shelves inspires me

Russel Howard's Good News

Family Guy

Toy Story 3. Was really good. Can understand why it made people cry.

Midnight’s Children- Salman Rushdie Synopsis Born at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of India’s independence, Saleem Sinai is a special child. However, this coincidence of birth has consequences he is not prepared for: telepathic powers connect him with 1,000 other ‘midnight’s children’ all of whom are endowed with unusual gifts. Inextricably linked to his nation, Saleem’s story is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirrors the course of modern India at its most impossible and glorious. Review The writing on this was beautiful, but sometimes it seemed to sacrifice the plot. I found the first 90 or so pages difficult to get through because the writing style does mean you have to work at it. However by the time I’d got into the plot I really stopped noticing how difficult the writing was to read, in fact I appreciated it because it meant I didn’t just rush through the book. I had to take it slow and that meant I really read every word and appreciated what I was reading. What stopped the writing style overtaking the plot? It’s really got to be the characters. What was actually going on was interesting enough but I wanted to see what happened to the characters I grew to love, Mary, the Brass Monkey, Saleem, and most of all Padma. I liked Padma almost immediately because she said just what I was thinking in the harder sections of the book, it was almost like Rushdie was using Padma as some sort of internal critique of his own writing- a sort of way to point to the read that, yes, he knew he was going on and it gave hope that it would soon get back to the point. Having said that the waffling did make it seem much more like you were being told a story by a real person and I loved that. I also really liked how this book could almost be a historical novel, even with the fantasy element I learnt lots about Indian history that I hadn’t previously known. In fact in the introduction of my edition (the Vintage Classics edition, which is the edition shown at the top of the page) Rushdie said that while in the west this book is read as a fantasy novel in India it is seen more as historical fiction, because in ways it’s so true to life. I don’t know if he’s a reliable source but I’m sure at least some of the history is correct. If you get/have this edition do read the introduction, but wait till you’ve read the novel itself, the introduction will be more interesting then, and make sense! 4/5

Finished Midnight's Children. Think I will read To Kill a Mockingbird next.

Unless it's a very short book I don't let myself give up before 100 pages because many times I've found books difficult to get in to but ended up loving

I guess I could say JK Rowling has never disappointed me. Although as all her books are part of the same story I'd be interested to see if that remains with a different storyline. I've also enjoyed everything I've read by Sebastian Fawkes although I found the biography he wrote a little more difficult. I've loved everything Jasper Fforde has written that I've read too, although I'm far from reading all his books. As for dropping off the list? Jodi Picoult I loved some of the first books I read by her but I've found her a bit hit as miss lately.

I didn't realise Picture Perfect was an old one, I wasn't very impressed with it either, but I guess that sort of explains it

Saw Knight and Day at the cinema on Sunday, terrible film, but funny for it.

Am now about halfway through Midnight's Children< and quite enjoying it

Aqua (you gotta have Barbie Girl), Savage Garden maybe?

Yeah sounds like a great idea.

Same programme about Brit Pop

Cheese and potato pie, I'm cooking.