DanC_84
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Personally I cannot read when moving full stop. It is incredibly frustrating as I work in the City and spend at least an hour a day on the bus, so I could get plenty of reading done. I have tried I just cannot do it. After 2 or 3 minutes I have a horrible head ache and feel like I am going to throw up. The plane is not so bad with the exception of landings and take-offs.
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Best of the three! But I ADORED the first. I can't see how they can be better.
I thought so. I loved the first one as well, it was my favourite book prior to Checkmate.
I don't know, if I read the first again maybe I would change my mind. I only just finished Checkmate so the attachment is strong. It is an incredible book though, a fantastic trilogy. You need to read the second and third novels ASAP.
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I just finished 'Checkmate'. It is the best of the three IMO. I just couldn't put it down.
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I just finished 'Checkmate'. An unbelievable book, my favourite of the three. Certainly the best book I have ever read. I am going to start 'Double Cross' now. Not overly sure what to expect to be honest seeing that the first three were written as a trilogy.
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This book sounds interesting I think I will look out for this book
Enough good things cannot be said about this book.
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Glad to see you enjoyed Noughts and Crosses. I doubt anyone could actually dislike the book though.
I am almost halfway through the third book of the series, Checkmate. Really enjoying it so far.
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Started the first one.
The way you read you should be finished it soon enough. Also it would have to be the most addictive book I have ever picked up.
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Argh, I know that feeling when you just want to read but you have to be somewhere else! Luckily, I managed to read the last one, Double Cross, in a day at the weekend so it didn't interfere with anything
.I personally like the first one the best but the other three (or four in my case) are all so good.
I'm so excited that so many people are going to read them.
Oh my days!! I almost forgot!! I was in Specsavers today and there was this woman on the phone. She was talking really loudly and so I couldn't help but overhear most of what she was saying. She mentioned Noughts & Crosses and was mostly talking about theatre and agents. I figured she was a theatre actress of some sort. Turns out, she played Minerva (Sephy's sister) in the official play production of Noughts & Crosses! How cool is that.
I really would like to see that. Too bad it came a year late for me. I was holidaying in the UK and Europe in late 07/early 08 with my girlfriend. I hope they manage to do the book justice.
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You're making me wanna read the series again!! I hope you enjoy Checkmate. It made me cry. All the first three did.
I got through the first 80 pages last night. I am loving it so far.
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I just finished 'Knife Edge' by Malorie Blackman. I really enjoyed this book. As with the first one I could not put it down. Looking forward to reading 'Check Mate' which I will start next.
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That was pretty amusing.
My girlfriend reads and I certainly do not make the mistake of arguing with her.
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You have no idea how glad I am that you joined this forum! I've been all alone with my love for this series. Now we can recommend it together!
Yeah I am pretty obsessed. I was annoyed at having to go to work today because I wanted to finish it. The other two arrived yesterday too so it is even more painful. I can't believe how good the second book is. I wasn't expecting it to be as good as the first but I am through 220 pages of it now and so far I would have to say it is as good if not better.
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I am half way through 'Knife Edge'. I cannot recommend this series to ppl strongly enough.
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Hm, what to start Noughts and Crosses or The Host?
Not too sure, I think I'll finish Ice Palace by Robert Swindells. It's very very short, I could finish it in like 30min or something.
I haven't read 'The Host' but Noughts and Crosses is definately a great book. I am halfway through Knife Edge right now and it is awesome.
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What's this?!
I haven't joined the fanatics in reading Midnight Sun yet.
Having read it I would kind of suggest you don't. It is pretty horrible how it just ends. I know I wished after finishing her partial draft that I hadn't read it.
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I haven't read The Guardian. I tend to find his books quite 'nice'. I don't think I could ever class them as favourites but I do enjoy them. I liked A Walk To Remember and I've read At First Sight too which was very sad.
I'm really looking forward to A Swift Pure Cry and I've heard so many good things about To Kill A Mockingbird that I can't help but expect a lot from that one too.
I remember studying To Kill a Mockingbird in grade 10 and I think I must have read it 5 times in the space of a couple of months it was that good.
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Hi Dan! Ooh Bitten is getting good although I must say it's a pretty frisky read so far lol
I really have to order that book ASAP.
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I don't know if you've read them or not already, but if you like John Grisham, I'd recommend A Time To Kill, The Client, and The Brethren. The first 2 have been made into films but as is often the case, the books are far superior in my opinion.
I have always been a big Grisham fan and have read all of his books with the exception of 'The Associate' which I purchased on the weekend. I think I might hold off reading it for a while though as I have several other books that I want to read and the few reviews I have read have not been extremely favourable.
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I get so excited when people mention this book, it's my all time favourite. I really hope you enjoy the rest. I personally like the first one the most but they're all very good!
Yeah I loved the first one. My expectations were sky high as well as I had heard nothing but good things and it certainly didn't disappoint. I cursed myself for not ordering all four books together as soon as I finished it.
I am not expecting the rest of them to be as good however I am sure that I will still enjoy them. It is probably my favourite book that I have read this year to date.
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All books I've either loved or am very eager to try!
I've got Bitten waiting on my TBR pile and Dead Until Dark and Dark Lover are both on my wishlist.
Happy reading!
Thanks.
Bitten was recommended to me by Nessicle, it will be my next purchase from Amazon. You guys over in the UK are so lucky, the postage and handling fees I pay for books are well in excess of the cost of the actual books themselves!
I am pretty keen to try Dead Until Dark and Dark Lover as well but my first priority is definately the rest of the Naughts and Crosses series. I am patiently waiting for them to arrive.
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I decided to create this thread as a way to keep track of what I have read, what I am reading and what I want to read/buy.
Books read in 2009
Twilight - Stephenie Meyer (9/10)
New Moon - Stephenie Meyer (7/10)
Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer (8/10)
Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer (8/10)
The Venetian Betrayal - Steve Berry (6/10)
The Broker - John Grisham (8/10)
Noughts & Crosses - Malorie Blackman (9/10)
The Summons - John Grisham (5/10)
Cover Story - Colin Forbes (7/10)
Knife Edge - Malorie Blackman (8.5/10)
Check Mate - Malorie Blackman (9.5/10)
Double Cross - Malorie Blackman (8/10)
Naked in Death - JD Robb (8/10)
Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris (7.5/10)
Testimony - Anita Shreve (9/10)
Glory in Death - JD Robb (7.5/10)
Bitten - Kelley Armstrong (7/10)
Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris (7/10)
The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger (10/10)
Candy - Kevin Brooks (6/10)
Immortal in Death - JD Robb (8/10)
Club Dead - Charlaine Harris (7/10)
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak (9/10)
Rapture in Death - JD Robb (7/10)
The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold (8/10)
Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris (6/10)
Vampire Beach: Bloodlust - Alex Duval (6/10)
The Tea Rose - Jennifer Donnelly (10/10)
Blood and Chocolate - Annette Klause (4/10)
The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton (9.5/10)
Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris (7/10)
Come Together - Josie Lloyd & Emlyn Rees (8/10)
The Winter Rose - Jennifer Donnelly (9/10)
A Great and Terrible Beauty - Libba Bray (5/10)
Plain Truth - Jodi Picoult (9/10)
The Rum Diary - Hunter S Thompson (8/10)
A Gathering Light - Jennifer Donnelly (8.5/10)
Deal Breaker - Harlan Coben (9/10)
Ralph's Party - Lisa Jewell (8.5/10)
The Crimson Petal and the White - Michel Faber (8/10)
Come Again - Josie Lloyd & Emlyn Rees (7.5/10)
The Secret Countess - Eva Ibbotson (4/10)
The Host - Stephenie Meyer (8.5/10)
Sleeping Arrangements - Madeleine Wickham (6/10)
The End of Mr Y - Scarlett Thomas (8.5/10)
A Certain Slant of Light - Laura Whitcomb (8/10)
The Coffin Dancer - Jeffery Deaver (9/10)
Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami (8.5/10)
Love Lives - Josie Lloyd & Emlyn Rees (7.5/10)
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson (9.5/10)
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon (8/10)
Ceremony in Death - JD Robb (6.5/10)
The Girl Who Played With Fire - Stieg Larsson (9.5/10)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest - Stieg Larsson (9/10)
Drop Shot - Harlan Coben (8/10)
Under the Skin - Michel Faber (4/10)
The Girl in Times Square - Paullina Simons (9/10)
A Wild Sheep Chase - Haruki Murakami (4/10)
The Empty Chair - Jeffrey Deaver (7.5/10)
Tamar - Mal Peet (8/10)
Books to read
The Associate - John Grisham
The Main Chance - Colin Forbes
Blood Storm - Colin Forbes
Claudius the God - Robert Graves
Guilty Pleasures - LK Hamilton
Glass Houses - Rachel Caine
Exclusive - Sandra Brown
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
Definately Dead - Charlaine Harris
Altogether Dead - Charlaine Harris
Dark Lover - JR Ward
Lucas - Kevin Brooks
The Secret History - Donna Tartt
The Surgeon - Tess Gerritson
Stolen - Kelley Armstrong
Vengeance in Death - JD Robb
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
On Chesil Beach - Ian McEwan
A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
Rachel's Holiday - Marian Keyes
A Whisper of Roses - Teresa Medeiros
The Dark Part of Me - Belinda Burns
The Luxe - Anna Godbersen
Perfume - Patrick Suskind
The Memory Garden - Rachel Hore
The Collector - John Fowles
The Loop - Nicholas Evans
How I Live Now - Meg Rosoff
The House at Riverton - Kate Morton
The Seven Year Itch - Josie Lloyd & Emlyn Rees
The Boy Next Door - Josie Lloyd & Emlyn Rees
One-hit Wonder - Lisa Jewell
Books to buy
The Luminous Life of Lilly Aphrodite - Beatrice Colin
The Outcast - Sadie Jones
The Given Day - Dennis Lehane
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Hunter S Thompson
The Apple - Michel Faber
The Madonna of the Almonds - Marina Fiorato
The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald
One Day - David Nicholls
The Confessions of Max Tivoli - Andrew Sean Greer
Tully - Paullina Simons
Eleven Hours - Paullina Simons
Red Leaves - Paullina Simons
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Personally it depends on my mood at the time. Sometimes I will go out of my way to ensure that my spelling and grammar is correct however at other times I might not be bothered. Some ppl can definately go way over the top though. I know my girlfriend for instance is absolutely nuts with it. She proof reads msn messages before clicking send.
As far as whether reading makes you a better writer I would say that it does. Not as much as writing though. It is definately a case of the more you write the better you become.
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I turned 24 in December.
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I agree, Dan! I think they're written very differently but Noughts & Crosses and Twilight do have a similar appeal. For me, it might have been the whole tragic romance and characters falling in love from different 'worlds'.
Yeah, it is funny but before I read Twilight I had no idea I liked this particular genre. To be honest I wasn't particularly impressed with the writing in Twilight but I guess the story just kind of made up for it. I thought Noughts and Crosses was a much more complete book.
Another what's for dinner?
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This is going to sound pretty ridiculous but I have exactly the same thing for dinner every night Monday through Thursday.