Lucybird

Hia Tim I love The Time Traveller's Wife, it's one of my favourites too

Arthur and George is on my TBR pile, you'll have to let me know what you thought when you read it (unless I get there first of course!)

yeah me too, or it's making her feel she is old and should be settled down.

silly woman

I love His Dark Materials, they're some of my favourite books, but I guess when you have high expectations it's difficult for reality to meet up

Fish and chips...proper fish and chips that is!

We had pizza and salad

I need more shelves too! We have bookcases doubled up in our house, and books piled on top of bookshelves and to the sides! My sister claims she is taking two shelves worth of books when she goes for her gap year (I doubt she will in the end but who knows!) so maybe then I will have less trouble finding space!

The Chocolate Run by Dorothy Koomson Synopsis (from Amazon) Amber Salpone thinks in chocolate - talk to her for three minutes and she'll tell you what kind of chocolate you'd be. In fact, most days, if she was asked to choose between chocolate and relationships, there'd be no contest. At least chocolate has never let her down. Unlike her family. Growing up in the Salpone household has taught Amber to avoid conflict - and love - at all costs. So, when she does the unthinkable and has a one-night stand with womaniser Greg Walterson, her uncomplicated, chocolate-flavoured life goes into meltdown. Especially when Greg announces she's the love of his life - and Amber finds it hard enough to decide if she wants plain or Fruit & Nut ...Meanwhile, her best friend, Jen, seems to be launching a bid to become Bitch Of The Year and Amber's family are making unreasonable demands. Amber has two choices: to deal with her past and the people around her, or to go on a chocolate run and keep on running ... Review I picked this one up because I fancied something easy and a bit trashy. In that sense well it was chick-lit so it didn't exactly disappoint. Having said that it was a bit different in ways than usual chick-lit, it wasn't about a woman seeking commitment, rather running away from it which is something I like. In other ways though it was quite formulaic . Having said that for a while I did think that it might not be so predictable . I liked Amber, but I didn't really like the other characters, I didn't like Greg, . But it didn't spoil the book for me. 3/5

I hope she has. I've been missing so much neighbours since starting work I can barely follow what's going on when I see it!

Hmm think my reading is a bout average, maybe a little above considering being stuck at home at the begginning of the year, as it's the first year I've counted it's a bit hard to say. I certainly have been re-reading less (only a couple of Harry Potter's at the beggining of the year I think) which is something I was aimming to do, and my TBR pile has changed from never being bigger than 3 books! (Since joining here I may add!).

Proust and The Squid by Mary Ann Wolf Synopsis (from Shelfari) "Human beings were never born to read," writes Tufts University cognitive neuroscientist and child development expert Maryanne Wolf. Reading is a human invention that reflects how the brain rearranges itself to learn something new. In this ambitious, provocative book, Wolf chronicles the remarkable journey of the reading brain not only over the past five thousand years, since writing began, but also over the course of a single child's life, showing in the process why children with dyslexia have reading difficulties and singular gifts. Lively, erudite, and rich with examples, Proust and the Squid asserts that the brain that examined the tiny clay tablets of the Sumerians was a very different brain from the one that is immersed in today's technology-driven literacy. The potential transformations in this changed reading brain, Wolf argues, have profound implications for every child and for the intellectual development of our species. Review I don't tend to write non-fiction reviews so I apologise if it's awful! As a psychology graduate I did find that there was a fair bit in this book that I already knew (more than I thought I would). However there was still enough new information to keep me interested. Especially when it came to talking about the evolution of written language and the disadvantages of reading. It was a pretty easy read for a science book, and generally I think people without a background in psychology would cope with it (as is intended), although I felt some of the more neurological sections were not explained enough. I did really enjoy it, but I'm read for some fiction now! 4/5 Am now reading The Memory Keeper's Daughter

Hia. :!7: to the forum

Fish, new potatos and peas

I second My Sister's Keeper, it's one of my favourites

I'm glad you liked this one rach, it's a favourite of mine

It's a shame really that she's seen as chick-lity because she isn't and that probably puts some people off (although maybe it encourages others to try). I like Jesse best too I think as a character, but I like Anna's narration best

That's quite an array! I'm also a HP fan (or fanatic!), I like His Dark Materials, and novels set during the two world wars (I tend to prefer the personal side than the fighting side- my favourites include Birdsong, Pat Barker's Regeneration thrilogy and Captain Correli's Mandolin), and I like Jodi Picoult books

hmm I don't like the films really, but I will see it

Hia and tot the forum. What types of books do you like?

Hia to the forum. What are some of your favourite books?

There is a book we read in pre-school called The Hungry Hen which is quite popular. Or look out for Tiddler (which is by the same author as The Gruffalo) I think they might be ok for her.

that reminds me I must get My Sister's Keeper back off my sister

Neville is awesome! For me this is one of the few books which have made me cry but it's part about being sad it was all over