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1 hour ago, frankie said:
Oh but where else would we ever go....
I'm sorry that last year was not a good reading year for you. Here's hoping this one will be a much better! 
Thanks Frankie hope yours is good too!
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I have had a small purge of books and a few DVDs on my shelves. About 40 books to go. Sadly most of them only recently acquired that never even made it onto my official TBR list, so I don't even have the satisfaction of seeing that go down significantly. Then the same day I promptly walked into Oxfam and bought 4 more books! They are all about Victorian subjects so I could not resist them. One is a history of Regent Street in London published in 1975 , complete with many old photographs and reproductions of original architect's plans etc,.
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1 hour ago, Raven said:
I was planning to go and see Black Panther at the Cineworld complex at the end of the road where I work, but having found out they have put their prices up - again - to a now eye watering £12.50 a screening (2D, non-IMAX) they can jog on.
Looks like I'll be waiting for the Blu-ray...
I saw the trailer for this, and at the beginning I thought it was a Science Fiction film, but when I saw it was just going to be another Superhero film I lost interest.
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Went with the kids and exwife to see the remake of Jumanji. It was actually OK, a good teen movie, some funny parts .
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14 hours ago, Little Pixie said:
Have you read The Wings of the Dove ? I read the last 30-40 pages like it was a trashy thriller, hunched over and feverishly turning the pages to find out what happens.
No I will have to add that one to my list thanks.
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The American 5/5
Henry James
I loved this book! By Golly that is the way to write a story! Create some characters then make them real so that the reader starts to care what happens to them. Create a simple central scenario that gives them all motivation to move the plot along. Then contrive a set of events that tests all the characters to their very limits and beyond.
None of the principal characters remains the same by the end of the story. I really like that in a book.
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Hi Little Pixie, I thought that I was not understanding your book log, as it showed 52 books for January, but everyone's posts have confirmed it: I am in awe.
I was going to wish you good luck with your reading but I don't think you need it!
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22 hours ago, Little Pixie said:
Happy Reading in 2018 !
Hurray for Jasper Fforde and Henry James ; I`m up to date and feverishly waiting for the next Fforde, but keep meanng to get round to more Henry James.
Thanks Little Pixie you too! The American has been fantastic, I am near the end and at a most critical turn of events!
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Yes I grew up reading Andre Norton and had no idea "he" was a she. Certain of her SF books were very formative to me as a teenager. The Dane Thorson books, the two Janus books (Judgement On Janus and Victory On Janus) spring to mind. Very much YA reads, although the term wasn't known then. Also of course, a diet heavy in Asimov, Bradbury and Arthur C. Clarke. Then at 15 I discovered Jack Vance who just blew everything else I had read out of the water.
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I noticed you are reading an Ursula K. Le Guin novel Trevor. I read Left Hand Of Darkness as a teenager and then revisited it again a few years ago , it was a n interesting slow burn novel with a thoughtful main character. Not read anything else by her though.
2 hours ago, Trevor said:I suppose 1600 is about average, among my reading friends my TBR is on the low side but then I only count books I've bought, my wish list is an entirely different thing whereas I know quite a few that count TBR and Wish list as one.
Oh no TBR and Wish List are quite distinctly different things. You have it right sir!
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2 hours ago, Trevor said:
It may be a strange world but it is a wonderful one
Agreed. I think I will have to re-read it and get hold of the other books too.
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7 hours ago, Janet said:
I agree with this!
I have never tried a Stephen King. There is something about his name, which puts me off, which I know is silly! I think it's because I associate him with horror, which isn't a genre I particularly like.
I have read a few Stephen Kings to their endings and abandoned a couple more. Can't knock his ideas at all and he deserves his success but there are better writers in my opinion.
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Hi Alexi, good laid back plan as always. Still a Tsunami huge TBR though, best of luck
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I read Titus Groan a long time ago and it was very absorbing . Be prepared to enter a completely strange world for a while.
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Thin Air sounds great! Added to my wishlist. Good luck with your reading this year, Books Furnish
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23 hours ago, Trevor said:
TBR pile! I have over 1600 books listed on a spreadsheet, these are books or ebooks I own. So yes I have a TBR pile
Spreadsheets yet! Friends, we must watch this one! The Force is strong in him....
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Your current read (Indian Philosophy) sounds heavy!
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I am reading The American by Henry James at the moment. I am really enjoying it!
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Welcome! Good username.
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A new book blog! Nice to see you have thrown yourself into the forum Trevor. Do you have a TBR (To Be Read) pile? some of us here have huge ones....
The name Peter F. Hamilton sounds familiar. I think I must have read at least one of his...
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Welcome Trevor! Who are your favourite SF authors and stories? Have you ever read any Jack Vance?
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Wow that's great news about your fiction novel Angury. Good luck and good reading for 2018!
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11 hours ago, Angury said:
A fascinating to-read list as ever, Monsieur.
I wish you a happy 2018 filled with joyous reading and captivating books.
Thanks Angury, you too!
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22 hours ago, Hayley said:
I read a book last year that you might like actually, Jamrach's Menagerie. It's set in the Victorian period and very well written. I'd be happy to send you my copy if you'd like to try it?
Oh yes please. Do you want to do a swap for something on my list(s) ?
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