Lucybird

I watched it and thought it was good, didn't really follow the plot of the books though

Hi Ali to the forum

I quite liked it, but agree it's overrated

I just started The Liar by Stephan Fry and am only about 20 pages in but have laughed a fair few times.

lol no, and I doubt that any midnight feasts would have sausages and the like

The Potter's House by Rosie Thomas Synopsis (from Amazon) Olivia Giorgiadis has left her English roots behind. She lives on a tiny Greek island, married to a local man, mother to two small sons. Year on year, island life has followed a peaceful unchanging rhythm. Until now. An earthquake ravages the coast, its force devastating the island. In the aftermath comes a stranger: an Englishwoman, destitute but for the clothes she wears. Olivia welcomes the stranger into her home, the potter's house. But as Kitty melts into the family and the village community, so Olivia begins to sense that her mysterious visitor threatens all she holds dear... Review First off this book was not quite what I expected. I guess I was kind of expecting the deeper kind of chick lit but actually it wasn't chick lit at all. It was a little unusual and there are still some bits that I need to think a bit more about to be sure about for example I have a feeling some aspect of the story is not real although I am not sure what aspect! As a character I found one of the character's, Kitty, to be very interesting, and I think it is the psychologist that is intrigued by her. The story has a little of what makes her tick (as it were) but it is up to the reader to decide what ultimately makes her act as she does, and I am still unsure of what exactly it is. The only thing I would have changed is that I wanted more closure on Kitty's story, but is wasn't actually needed I just would have liked it. This is a book which got me thinking which is always a good sign, and some descriptions made me feel almost as if I was in Greece, another good sign. 4/5 Am now reading The Liar by Stephan Fry

Oh yes the Twins of St. Clare's made me want to go to boarding school, with their midnight feasts

hmm I was thinking of reading it anyway...shall add it to my wishlist I think

Oh I second the Reluctant Fundamentalist...I'd be interested to see what people think too it's a bit different in how it's written

Yesterday went to Frankie and Benny's with the boyfriend and had chicken calzone, and then ice-cream. Tonight is Sunday roast, with beef I think

Have you read Holes as well? I heard it was good but have only seen the film

Think I liked the Smithy England team bit best too

I might be interested to read that...I should probably read Holes first though, I've only seen the film

Is that a follow up from Holes?

Am trying to remember what we read now...excluding Shakespeare I can remember: The Importance of Being Ernest An Inspector Calls Of Mice and Men (we went to see a production of this one too which had Matthew Kelly (yes the presenter of Stars in their Eyes!) playing Lenny) The begginning of Oliver Twist and a section of errr I can't think of what it's called, the one with Miss Havershem...David Copperfield? A section of Wuthering Heights Jane Eyre Only one's I can really remember liking were Jane Eyre and Of Mice and Men, but haven't revisited either. Oh and one year we got to help judge a children's book contest so I read a fair few of those, I remember one which was nominated was The Amber Spyglass and I voted for it because I'd already read it and enjoyed it but lots of other people didn't even bother reading it because it was the longest nominated book, so it didn't win

"It was seven minutes after one in the morning and I was sitting on the stone jetty in front of my hotel" The Potter's House- Rosie Thomas

Have you tried opening a new document once the poster is open?

If it's cheaper I'm not put off, but at the same price as a longer book I'd probably be more likely to go for the longer one, unless the shorter sounded really good

We had fish and chips tonight

I was teary then too. But yes David Tennant looked lovely

I occasionally like cherrios, but whenever I start thinking about what they taste like I realise that actually they kind of taste like cardboard...or at least the original ones do

Oh yes I like the aero advert too, with all the balloons!

Sounds like you do Echo

Indian snacks, salad, boiled potatoes and meat

At the moment I usually have museli cause I gave up sugary cereals for Lent Favourite is either Coco Pops (which are yummy but not at all filling) or porriage with syrup (which is not quite as yummy but nice and warm when it's cold and filling)