Nicola
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I have the house to myself again tonight (Whoooooooop!
) so I can cook pretty much anything I like without having to worry if him indoors would like that too 
*Him indoors is of out to the pub for tea with his mates.....not that I'm at all jealous thinking of those chips and other hearty food choices on offer*
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Pygmy was the last one I've read and I absolutely loved it I'll proably pick up Snuff next then leave Fight Club till last.
I haven't read Pygmy yet but I've now finished Snuff and thought it was pretty good. I loved the structure and it made me laugh out loud in quite a few places, as well as squirm. The ending
where Cassie Wright and Branch Bacardi are burnt together at their genitals "like siamese twins bound by their groins...seared together by a few layers of cooked skin, or muscle spasm, or their soft parts baked into a shared meatloaf"........well what can you say to that?!
And his attention to detail turns the waiting room (where the entire book is set) into an infectious, damp, claustrophobic and unclean place that you just want to get away from.
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I'd love if if you would post that list.
Me too!
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I'm slowly making wy way through The Vampire Chronicles so it has crossed my mind to read these some day but I'm in no hurry.
Have you read them? Did you enjoy them? What are they like compared to The Vampire Chronicles?
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I finished Snuff last night and while I enjoyed it, I didn't think it was as good as some of Palahniuk's previous work. It came with the usual twist, turns and unusual facts......now I know all about American gang tattoos, the accidental deaths of some of hollywood's great movie stars and the world's first blow up sex doll
:lol: Lovely stuff!I'm hoping to make a start on The Virgin's Lover by Philippa Gregory today.
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Hello Nicola (from another Nicola
)Glad to have you back, although I wasn't here when you last visited. Those were the days when my tbr pile consisted of 3 books.....these days it's likened to Mount Kilimanjaro
Hopefully see you around
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I'm glad you enjoyed it Stephanie
I love how it ends with Oskar on the train and Eli in the suitcase. I also loved the pool scene revenge (even thought it's quite horrendous)
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America's Next Top Model (recording Glee
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Odeon is the only cinema I go to I'm not even sure where the closest one would be now.
Same here for the big releases. Wonder if the Tyneside Cinema might show it now instead? Hmmm.....I'm off to check. Fingers crossed!!
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The usual cod in parsley sauce and vegetables for me (I'm hooked!)
Considering whether or not to have the rest of my orange jelly too.
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I've just had a white chocolate mocha (a mocha almost everyday being my small addiction) and it was awful! Far too sweet
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Orange sugar-free jelly and strawberry yoghurt
Bit of a strange combination but it's all I have in the house that's sweet. -
My BF recorded last night's America V Canada hockey game so that's on in the background
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I've read a few more chapters of Snuff and still enjoying it. I'm falling into the trap of thinking that I know where the book is headed.....no doubt something will happen soon that will leave me wondering what on earth is going on as is usual with Palahniuk.
I'm also waiting for Sombrero Fallout by Richard Brautigan to turn up in the post. Any day now
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Could it be Magic - Take That
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Thanks for the review Weave! I fancy reading this book
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I find it really difficult too. It's a tiring job but I guess someone has to do it eh!
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I think that was the only good thing about these books!
I still can't choose between the two though :) -
I know! I reeeally want to read it now! DISTURB ME!
Books don't disturb me, that's why I'm hunting down the One which will finally scar me for life
You're on your own personal mission to be disturbed. (and I thought I was bad!! ) -
Ooh! I've seen that one and its actually really good! The end made me cry (you'll see why).
Cry with sadness or cry with laughter?
I also feel so sorry for poor Bruce. He has no control in that relationship at all does he
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I think the TV show is a zillion times better than the books. I just can't get away with Elena in the books and she reminds me of one of those 'My Super Sweet 16' kids on MTV
But you're totally right, they're the sort of books that you just continue reading because you have to know what happens I'm going to write 'Sucker' on a sheet of A4 and stick it to the back of my own jacket before leaving the house tomorrow! -
They have a marathon on here tonight for the season finale (Kourtney is having the baby). After about 4 hours of it going while I was cleaning/puttering around, I still have no idea what is happening this season. Well I think I've just recorded the latest episode at some point tonight. The latest episode being the one with a charity boxing match (??) It was advertised by showing a clip of Kim Kardashian being punched in the face by a rather rough looking woman Now that's what I call entertainment!
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Well......I've finished the first four books in the Vampire Diaries and they're not great but I couldn't out them down (if that's possible!) I think I was generally interested in what happened but I really didn't like the lead character, the book seemed rushed and there was no depth of detail. Maybe it wasn't a great decision by me to read the books after a few months of reading Anne Rice, the queen of the finer detail.
Overall I've given them 3/5. Not great, but I can just see me buying the 5th book of the series when it's released to further punish myself
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Exactly! If you miss 5 min you don't care because nothing actually happened anyway.
You can miss half an hour of the Kardashian's show and not miss anything
Ayn Rand
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I've never heard of Ayn Rand before.....what's her work like? Does it tend to be within a single genre?