Suzanna Addison
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I'm a beautiful fairy Queen, who has been hurt in an accident and cast away to the Mists (a bad place!)
Oooooh whats that one Lexie? (you don't mind lexie?)
I think tonight I'll be a mysterious lonely wizard telling a scribe his story. He is a boy asking for the tale of the beginning of the world ... I think.
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Were is definitely right as 'were' is used in when talking about multiple people in conjunction with words like 'they', which is also in the sentence - for example: "They WERE ..." or as the sentence already has it: "The agency were..."
Was refers to a singular like: "I was disappointed with that!" NOT "I were disappointed!" (unless you're using country dialect in which case bad grammer is acceptable but only in dialogue!)
So the book had it right - not sure what the person was thinking of?!
Also I would probably correct in one of my OWN books but NEVER from a library book.
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My first fantasy was probably the Worst Witch series (a private school for witches only - the hapless heroine was Mildred Hubble who couldn't cast a successful spell and when she tries the results are extremely hilarious.)
You could say though The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe was the first true fantasy I ever read. I only read LOTR because I was such a huge Lewis fan so when I found out he was best friends with the author of LOTR I read them too. Also the films came out and we went to see them all as a family.
Not really into sci-fi which is why I love the mickey take of Hitchhikers and that was my first sci fi.
Dean Koontz is the first Horror author I truly fell in love with.
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Okay how do I join this, this sounds like fun?
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Watched it yet? I hope you found it funny!
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To be filled later with possibly an even longer thread.
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Reviews coming on some later
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To be read:
Most of Dean Koontz
Harry Potter (again)
The Well of Tears, Weather Witch and Fallow Blade by Cecilia Dart-Thornton (seemingly I am the only one in the UK reading her!)
All of Trudi Canavan bar one!
Lian Hearne
All of Gervase Phinn
Histories on Native Americans.
A book on Tutankahmun
Mission Song John Le Carre
New PG Wodehouse Books
Men are From Mars, Women Are From Venus#
Girl With The Pearl Earring - Tracy Chevalier
Books to finish:
Martin Chuzzlewit, Nicholas Nickleby, Great Expectations, The Old Curiosity Shop - Charles Dickens
The Iron Tree Cecilia Dart Thornton
Black Ships Jo Graham
The Earthsea Quartet Ursula Le Guin
Victor Klemperer Diaries
Perelandra CS Lewis
The Welsh Girl - Peter Ho Davies
The Worst Jobs In History Tony Robinson
Two books on Native American History
There could be more but this post could go on forever...
Books finished:
Children of Hurin JRR Tolkein
A Few Horrible Histories
The Tainted Relic, The Sword of Shame - Medieval Murderers
The first Gervase Phinn memoir.
Books to arrive/order:
Sigurd and Gudrun JRR Tolkien
Hand of Isis Jo Graham
Lavinia Ursula Le Guin
Crowner John Series: Bernard Knight
Matthew Bartholomew and Brother Michael series: Susanna Gregory
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Anyone know a good recipe for Beef Wellington? I did this at school but can't remember the recipe - and I want to cook this for my family ... so please, anyone? Tried and tested preferred ...
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As I said in my main comment everytime I visit Waterstones I grab a handful of free bookmarks and use them I try to not to bookmark all my books though ... lol. So I voted other.
I also have several books on the go, I can't keep my concentration on one book.
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Me too ... I always try and read fifty pages before going to sleep - though that's not always possible.
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Anyone watched this last night?
I did as Michael is one of my favourite comedians. The headline act was extremely hilarious!
Rhod Gilbert ... will be looking out for him in future.
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My books are in a mess ... lol. I gave up years ago of keeping my authors in alphabetical order. I do try and keep authors together in publication order but disorganisation is my middle name.
I have a bookshelf by my bed - books piled ON my bed and books all over the place.
I read in bed or when its quiet - I tend not to be able to read whilst watching tele or listening to music (unless it's classical).
I do bookmark my books by either freebie bookmarks from Waterstones or use the dust jacket on hardback books.
I have to move around a lot whilst reading as I get pains in my legs and arms if I don't. Sometimes I read aloud but mostly I read to myself.
The one place I can't read is in the bath - as that is the only place I want to escape from EVERYTHING!
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Latter end of the 21 to 30 bracket ... 29 in September so I might as well get used to saying it now!
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Iridescence and exquisite are probably my favourite words along with Flicker (David Eddings used this word a lot in the Belgariad) or luminosity, and lucid - love words like that also a lot of s words like slither, sly, Severus Snape (he he couldn't resist!)
I am not even going to put in words I hate though the constant use of the F word annoys me - surely there are other words you can use to convey anger without swearing, to me its just not clever.
One of my favourite songs is Eurythmics I Need A Man - A three minute angsty song without one swear word!
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I noticed you like Dean Koontz I got most of his books in BCA hardback and read some of them - I ADORE him ... though False Memory I had to put down for a bit as I am writing an evil phsychiatrist and I don't want to finish that until I got my story straightened out as I don't wish to be accused of plagiarism ... in case I get the urge to pickpocket.
I am reading Mr Murder at the moment. So far my favourite one is By The Light of the Moon. His portrayal of a handicapped person is absolutely spot on as I have a handicapped sister and one scene in particular brought tears to my eyes when the character said to his brother: "Do you hate me?"
Anyway welcome!
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I had Monstrous Regiment read out to me and must admit found it boring! Not his best imo ... I love the Witches - when I first read Wyrd Sisters I had just gone through Macbeth three times (three times too many!) and, therefore found that book absolutely hilarious for the mickey take. I do prefer the Witches and Watch Books, Rincewind is all right but - well ... I want to shut him up.
I agree though that Susan gets on my nerves too.
My favourite new character is Moist Von Lipwig though I wish he would have expanded on William De Worde as Truth is by far my most favourite!
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Spaghetti Bolognese
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Dr Gore, Cheif Education Officer for the County of Yorkshire, smiled like a hungry vampire, the sort of thin-lipped, self-satisfied smile of Count Dracula before he sinks his fangs into a helpless victim.
Over Hill and Dale - Gervaise Phinn
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Still a Yorkshire school inspector in the second year of his job - with a very interesting development with his relationship.
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Kylie: Start with the Belgariad - they were his first (and best), set of books. Pawn of Prophecy, Queen of Sorcery, Magicians Gambit, (forgot the title of the fourth one!) Enchanters End Game. Or if that feels daunting, Redemption of Althalus is single story that is over 1,000 pages long, but full of humour!
Tiernan - Welcome and enjoy - I am reading a Patrick Rothfuss one called Name of the Wind - it is good so far.
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"What?" Rachel asked.
"Don't ever feel like you're the one to blame." She sipped some more of her hot chocolate. "You start your life as a victim, and you'll remain a victim all the rest of your life!"
Whispers of the Past by Suzanna Addison (unpublished!)
Situation - Rachel has just been through a horrible experience with one of her teachers and her grandma is telling her she is not to blame!
Next time I'll put in someone else's works.
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What is that book? sounds good.
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On Wiki it says that he died the same day as my dog ... I used to like June!
Greetings Earthlings!
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Yep, love your username - How are you? I hope you are enjoying it here. Welcome and have fun with all the fish! Did you bring your towel?