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Yes it is chalie .. well done
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Yep, when I was writing the list, I thought this sounds like a list of books poppyshake has read, doesn't it... Do you want me to tell Mum that the sociopath book is not something I was recommended by you?
Please
I would prefer her to think well of me (which will involve us having to lie I expect ) Are there naughty pics
Maybe the pics are in English, and she won't get them I forgot you'd be reading it in English
no .. thankfully there are no pics which I'm very glad of I wouldn't mind hotpants... But I'd like him to pay for the liposuction and butt implants, too
I have some spare butt
.. perhaps if we just traded bits and pieces we wouldn't need expensive implants or the lipo You've taught Alan well... Maybe we don't actually need tips from Alan to our other halves (those who have them, that is), but we rather need tips from you on how to train our men
It's just basic nagging (level three most probably
) I forgot!
Who are the people who've read Replay? I know there are at least, what, 3-4 (5?) of you, but I can't remember you all
If you could please holler, I'd like to go and visit your reading logs to read your reviews on the book! 
I don't think I fully read them all in fear of spoilers. Thank yous! 
Not me
Janet though 
I must get around to it .. despite the niggles Great review frankie -
I have .. I used to manage a shoe shop
Never have I worn green shoes
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Sorry .. I've been away with the fairies (that is not a clue
)I'm pretty sure I've read this in the not too distant future, and may have an idea which book it is from, is it an unusual read?
It is quite an unusual read yes
Give us a teeny tiny clue, luv? Pretty please?
umhhh .. it would be filed under ... fantasy
sounds like an English author? [fishing a bit here]
It's not an English author gg.
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Yay!! okay then ...
'And there are never really endings, happy or otherwise. Things keep going on, they overlap and blur, your story is part of your sister's story is part of many other stories, and there is no telling where any of them may lead.'
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I had a piece of pumpkin pie, an even stranger day and I saved a piece for poppyshake.
Thank you kind sir .. that is very sweet of you
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I had a cheese and pickle sandwich .. it's been a very strange day
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Oh I've read this recently
It's The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon The tombs of poor Penelope and her baby
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Looking at my own list, I think some other paws might have a claim on Berkshire (rather damp ones!).
.. I am definitely agreeing with that
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Men can be a bit hopeless when choosing gifts .. if it's not hotpants it's an iron I'm probably over generalising but, as a rule, they don't do as much shopping for others as we do .. we are rather excellent shoppers I do a lot of hinting and pointing and bare faced book/product name-dropping Hubby still likes to go out on a limb occasionally but he knows a washing up bowl wouldn't be appreciated .. unless it was spotty of course
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The reviews for Joanna Trollope's re-working of Sense & Sensibility aren't good but it's early days. Somehow I don't fancy it as much as this one
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I've definitely chatted about this with Claire .. might have been on a pm though
I think she said she intends to read it as part of her Jane Austen challenge. I'm interested too though don't always like sequels/prequels/tributes .. will wait to see what the general consensus is. It does sound intriguing though and the reviews so far are favourable -
Suiting my mood .. though all waitresses are safe from me
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Beautiful bright sunny day with only a hint of a breeze
.. we have weathered it I think 
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You argue your points robustly Willoyd .. probably because you do feel so passionately about the subject .. it's just that nobody wants to be battered into submission or feel that their suggestions are considered unworthy of inclusion .. it won't encourage people to join in and it doesn't encourage the members who are taking part to continue.
I don't feel it's necessary for us to look at County Durham again .. I think we were all agreed that, with few options, Nicholas Nickleby is the most famous book with a link to that location (and I still say that's the case with Dracula). It's just that when you make comments like 'books like The Fifteen Streets' and say that Oliver Twist is probably known mostly because of it's 'ghastly musical' I don't find it helpful .. I just find it belittling. Ultimately Claire has the casting vote on this thread and she made the decision to go with Nicholas Nickleby which is fine with me.
I don't want this thread to turn into one big argument (and I apologise to everyone for my part in that
) .. we want people to join in and enjoy taking part in the book selection as much as the challenge itself. Debating is one thing .. but nobody wants to feel ridiculed. I'm not for one minute saying that that is your intention .. I'm just saying that it can sometimes be the effect of the words you use to argue your case. There are no right or wrong books to like or nominate .. we're here to discuss the merits of each suggestion.I do want to read A Month in the Country as it sounds like it's a brilliant read .. but I will choose the option of going for Dracula when I do the challenge as the main criteria here, whether we like it or not, is how famous the book is. Perhaps this is one of the counties that we can have an alternative for (like Cumbria.)
*sigh* .. I know I'm going to have to have my work cut out convincing you that those noble rabbits scampered all around Hampshire (for a start ... you will say that they had more than one paw in Berkshire
) .. ooh I've just realised we could have had The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny as a suggestion for Cumbria .. very short read that .. could cross it off in no time Shall we try to behave ourselves for five mins?
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But the book (A Month in the Country) is not famous imo, I'm getting blank looks when I ask about it. Now, that's greatly to my (and the people I've asked) disadvantage I've no doubt but critically acclaimed is not the same thing as famous. I hadn't heard about it until Claire suggested it for the Nov circle.
If we're going to rule books out because they are only fleetingly set in the chosen location then we have to do that right across the board because a book could be found to suit every county if it's just based on location and how redolent it is of the area.
In my view your comment about 'people considering putting books like Fifteen Streets in front of Nicholas Nickleby' was not likely to encourage anyone to argue the case for Catherine .. it suggests we're all idiots for even contemplating it.
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Dracula is certainly world famous and a great book! However, it is set in North Yorkshire (Whitby) for less than 40 pages in a 355 page book (actually, it is even less than that, as some of those 40 pages are located elsewhere). To me, it can't be, and isn't, sufficiently representative of North Yorkshire.
Well I personally think you've already thrown that argument out .. Nicholas Nickleby isn't representative of Co Durham either .. and Catherine's books are .. but NN is the more famous.
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Last Christmas I gave my parents a list of books that are on my wishlist and said if they wanted to give me books, they might find the list a useful reference, and then I taught them how to order books online
Mum learned it on her own eventually, and she's been ordering books for herself ever since then I thought I would send Mum a list for this year, too. I just went through my wishlist, and have now come up with a list from which Mum can select a book to get for me, if she so wishes. I'm getting all excited just by looking at the list
Cuckoo by Julia Crouch
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
The Journal of Dora Damage by Belinda Starling
Lady Into the Fox by David Garnett
The Library of Unrequited Love by Sophie Divry
Life, Liberty And the Pursuit of Sausages by Tom Holt
The Man in My Basement by Walter Mosley
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight by M. E. Thomas
The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout
A Queer and Pleasant Danger: A Memoir by Kate Bornstein
Zombie Spaceship Wasteland by Patton Oswalt
Some of these seem very familiar
Oooh I don't know if mum ought to be buying The Journal of Dora Damage ... what if she flicks through it?? .. she will want me to send those socks back for ever even hinting that you might like it It's amazing how quickly we can learn to order books online
I remember a time when I thought I would never shop on the internet .. far too risky ... 'ooh look ... books' -
That sounds like a great book Julie and what a bargain! .. you'll enjoy it I'm sure
I don't think I'll drink Coke any more
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And finally I have my copy of The Book Thief.. seems so "yummy" I think I'll eat it instead of read it. Already read 20 pages on my way home from the library
I can't wait for this evening: a cup of lemon tea, the soft quilt mom made me and this book. Life can be simply perfect sometimes.
Hope you enjoy it Eleonora
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I've just started next months Reading Circle choice Titus Groan Mervyn Peake, it's definitely out of my reading comfort zone & initially i thought i wasn't going to like it but i'm really starting to get into the story now
Good, good, good
.. I thought it wasn't going to be for me either and that I'd struggle but once it clicked in I was away and really enjoyed it Look forward to seeing you in the circle KM Went back and started The Luminaries again and I don't know why I had a problem
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It's still raining .. I wish it would stop .. it's got more windy too but no structural damage thank goodness. When I went up to the shops earlier I saw several dead umbrella's ... useless things
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Imagine if books were tear and share .. or pull apart
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Just picked up Ken Grimwood's Into the Deep for 1p (plus £2.80 p&p
) from Amazon Marketplace 
That means the TBR has increased again, of course
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Never have I made a wholemeal loaf