Nicola

That sounds good!! I'll have to get myself organised and get a list created.....maybe tonight!

My brain is hurting from studying at the mo. I've been working all week on that Disney assignment Finally got to my word limit this afternoon and I've not even expanded half of my main ideas yet! Now I've got to go through the process of cutting stuff out and I always worry that I'm cutting too much of the good stuff out........I'm really tempted to put it down for a week and go back to it later.

Time for a hot chocolate

How are you? Been up to much?

Hey Nici!!

Us Nicola's have to stick together!! haa!!

I know.......it's just weird isn't it!! Imagine not knowing the smell of old books that've been in the school library for year!! Not good!!

Yeah I'll let you know what I think. I'm about 100 or so pages in and it's pretty good. However, you know when you really enjoy a book and you secretly read it under your desk when you should be working because it's soo good? Well it doesn't have that for me. Watch this space!!

What is a reading blog?

Oh I didn't realise there was a sequal to Little Women. I've not read the book yet but have the film (it came as part of a box set withSense & Sensibility and Remains of the Day) I like the older version of the film (think it had Judy Garland in it but I may be completely lying!! haa!!) The version with Winona Ryder isn't too great but it's a lovely story

I finished Anansi Boys which was great! I love Neil Gaiman's dry humour. Now I'm part way through Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman which is pretty good. Have you read it? So many people on here have so I thought I'd buy it and see for myself.

I'm still reading through parts of the Disney book which is creeping me out. Some people (and we're talking about grown-ups who should know better) get way to carried away with Disney. Baking cakes in the shape of mickey Mouse ears is one thing but letting your children go to the disney school which doesn't have BOOKS (!!!!) in favour of 'web based research' is irresponsible!!!

Happy belated birthday Nici!

Haaaa! Disney the monster! Well it's starting to look that way......Disney are ruthless!! Residents have gagging orders against them so if they ever want to leave the town they aren't allowed to say anything negative about the town to the press.

It's just weird!! It's my idea of a living nightmare!! Yack!!

So are you reading anything at the moment? Or are you reading about reading on this forum!! haa!! I keep reading posts about what people have been reading and wonder where they get the time as they're always posting!! haa!

Well I would too! I suppose some people must like to walk very close to the edge!! haa!!

As for the BCF....I've been pretty good today! Managed to get my essay plan sorted for that crazy urban utopia essay and did a bit of research too. That book is really good. The couple have just moved into Celebration and are starting to get freaked out at everyone's enthusiasm. They've also just paid an absolute fortune to live there!

I think I'd go mad!! Imagine......they're only allowed to put up white curtains or blinds to make the area match!! And so many people wanted to live there that Disney decided to make everyone pay $1000 to enter a lottery for the chance to buy a house. They made $1.2 million from it!! :eek2:

Hello Ross!

Love the avatar btw!!

BCF is lethal to studying isn't it!! It's too easy to drop back in every 20 mins only to spend another 30 mins reading unread posts (or leaving spoilers in my case!!!!! Still mortified!! A bit of an argument followed my apology!! Eeek!! One person said that it's probably assumed that everyone now knows the ending to harry potter, another person asked why people were reading the discussion about the Harry Potter books when they hadn't read them as it was bound to let a few things slip. Other people said that we should be respectful of others........can of worms and I've not gone back!!! haa!! It's the Harry Potter forum if you're interested in a snoop!)

He is quite nice for an older man isn't he!! But why so far away?? hmpf!

Haa! I'll buy the plane tickets now!! Imagine me just turning up on his doorstep "Erm hi Mr Gaiman. Just wondering, fancy getting hitched??" How could he refuse!! haa!!

I've got a module called The Future of Town Planning & we've been given a creative piece about a future urban utopia/distopia. I kind of have an idea to go on.

I'm going to write about a future where the world is governed by Disney. There's a town in Florida called Celebration which was built by Disney and everything is perfect. People are too happy, homes are too perfect, they even import snow on christmas day! It's probably a lot of peoples idea of utopia but when you look into it, homes can only be afforded by the rich, the residents aren't mixed & it's completely unrealistic.

I've got a good book about a couple who moved to celebration for a year and documented their time there. And then there's the hardcore uni texts

Maybe I could get Neil Gaiman to write it for me when we're married!! haa!!

I know.....it was a bit wasn't it. But I suppose it's just one of those easy reads that are good from time to time. I was surprised when they made it into a movie as I didn't really think enough had happened. I still haven't seen it.

You've made me feel a lot better about my Bruno-hate.....haaa!! I think I thought he was just too selfish and a bit of a winge. I just remember thinking "My goodness. If that was my son I'd have a hard time not strangling him!!" He was always doing things he was told not to and look where it got him! (Maybe a bit harsh )

I finished the Anansi Boys today. It was really good and hilarious. I'm thinking of hunting Neil Gaiman down and asking him to marry me!! If I ask nicely he might just say yes!

Ah thanks!! That'll save my life!! And yeah, I thought everyone knew how Harry Potter finished too....that's probably why I didn't think about it too much!! Eeeeeeek!! :eek2:

So how are you finding Boy in the Striped Pyjamas? Are you hating the little boy yet (or is that just me?? )

Well I hope you get a copy soon!!

I know exactly what you mean about the t-shirt thing. Just hide it until he's forgotten all about it!! Haa!! Unless he really loves it then I think you're stuck with it!

They are quite handy to have around from time to time

Also.....I was just told off for not tagging a spoiler! EEEEKKK!!! So I tried to edit it but I'm not sure how to add a spoiler tag and change the colour of the text to the same shade of blue as the background Do you know how I would do that? I've just deleted the whole thing as I accidentally gave away the entire ending to Harry Potter 7 in only 10 words! xx

I definitely will.....I don't know why I haven't got a copy yet!

Maybe Amazon.co.uk would post it to you? or Ebay? And as for Good Omens.....tell him to get a move on!! haa!! Or you could temporarily steal it, denying all knowledge until you've finished. Then tell him you found it in a random place

I know......I'm clearly a bad person!! Karma will come and get me! haaaa

:welcome2:Hi Niki!

Hope you settle in ok

Oh I've not read the Graveyard Book yet but thought Stardust was ok. I think Neverwhere and Good Omens are his best books. I couldn't put either of them down!!

I suppose Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a bit doom and gloom now you come to mention it. But still quite light.......I'm confusing myself!! haa!! I don't know how you'll find it but I found the main character really easy to dislike which probably says something about my character as he's only a boy of about 8!! Eeeek!!

I think I've given up on my BF ever becoming an avid reader. I buy him books of graffiti art which he likes.....I suppose I could gradually get books which have more and more text in them. Ha! A cunning plan is forming xx

Yeah it's really good! I love Neil Gaiman......he's a really good storyteller. I would definitely recommend Anansi Boys (and I haven't even finished it yet!! haa!!) It's really easy to follow and pretty funny. The lead character never seems to get a break!

I've not read the James Ellroy book but Boy In The Striped Pyjamas is really pretty good! It's quite a light read so good if you've just finished something heavy going. Let me know what you think of it! A few of my friends have also read it and they enjoyed it too.

My boyfriend doesn't really read much. He likes the Terry Pratchett Night Watch series and that's about it really.....you're lucky! xx

Hey Frankie!!

Thanks! I spent quite a bit of time changing the settings just so I didn't have to do any Uni work! Eeeek!

Yeah I really like this forum. Everyone's really friendly and I've just added about 15 books to my 'to read' list.

Do you have any books on the go at the moment? xx

Thanks Charm! xx