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Considering english readings only I would say HP and the philosopher stone.

"I address these lines--written in India--to my relatives in England. My object is to explain the motive which has induced me to refuse the right hand of friendship to my cousin, John Herncastle." This is the first line of the prologue of The Moonstone, by Wilkie Collins.

A good short novel (few pages more than 100) is The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid. If you haven't read it yet I suggest you to read it: you can easily do in one sitting.

Pizza again

huh, I see. The last episode was great. What do you think will happen now?

anyone knows why? I've seen on Imdb, there'll be two episodes on the 18th and then another week skip...

Roasted chicken, as far as I've been told. sounds good

Hi babypinkcandygirl, and welcome to the forum. One of my favourite author as a child was Roal Dahl, and amongst his books The witches is one of my favourite. It was so scary then

Short and long or very long texts are just as the style or the way into which something is written (language used and other technicalities) ways into which the story is told. I think a writer knows, or should know, the best way to convey his feelings, his messages (when they are present): and that's account to the lenght too. I absolutely agree with you Chrysalis.

There are a lot of Pennac's really worth reading, which are less than 100, but very enjoyable and entertaining (e.g. The long night of doctor Galvan or some in the Malaussene series).

you're welcome

Ther's plenty of books which are under the 100 but still worth reading. But I can understand your feelings towards tiny books. I like to pick up books which are quite thick , thinking that characters as well as the plot and everything else might be developed to the very end. Unfortunately it's not always like that: and all ou can get is boredom, vaste, huge boredom.

Welcome sixtyfoothigh

It happened, finally. As I've written few days ago on Your book activity thread: I finally bought London!!! I just hope it won't disappoint me...

Here they are (what a pity it's just 5, but still): The Karamazov brothers - F. M. Dostoevskij Les Mis

A warm welcome to the forum

thanks anyway, but I happen to live far from a big city. as I've written in another post there's only one english bookshop in a city near the one I live in...and it isn't so big. so the net is my only resource.

The first I can think of are the following: The brothers Karamazov- Fyodor Dostoevskij One hundred years of solitude- Gabriel Garcia Marquez Odyssey- Homer

Hi Giulia a warm welcome from another cofee-addicted italian newbie

I think there was another similar topic some time ago (Books to movies: http://bookclubforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=5093). From which I quote myself : "the point is that ther's no way you can (magically) turn a book into a film. the film will always be...another thing. each has its own peculiar way of being, of dealing with the spectator/reader. they shouldn't be compared as if they belonged to the same category. they don't anyway. the time allotted for each of them is different, the way a film can use lyrics to convey a message which is hidden or implicit in the book. the only point which is shared is the underlying facts, not even the story, because often this is bent to please the viewers. I don't say you can't appreciate a film which is based on a book, I only say go to the theather without expecting to feel what you felt reading, because this will never happen."

something terrible happened to me, not long ago, about this book. I was in the only english bookshop we have here, which is far from where I live, so I don't happen to be there often; while I was there I came across London. I suddently I fell in love with it. Just a second later I realized I didn't have any money with me. I had to leave it behind and come back to my normal life outside the library. now after a year I recall it reading this post. happy ending: I'll buy it soon on the net

got it. It must be delicious.

I use to change often my "usual" breakfast, which is milk and cheerios, with everything else of sweet I have at home (especially when I have a particular sicilian almond pastry , or a ricotta cheese cake).