mirandashell

Is there a Nannybot on this forum?

I used to love the Scarpetta books too but Blowfly was the last I read. Actually, I didn't finish it. I just kept thinking 'lord, this is ****!' So I put it down and haven't read one since. As for her Ripper theory ..... hmmmm. I reckon she gave a lot of evidence for her Ripper writing the letters but no real evidence at all for him actually being the Ripper.

Ruth Rendell is pretty good at that. Not the crime novels but the psychological stuff. A Sight for Sore Eyes is very good, quite chilling. As is The Chimney Sweeper's Boy.

I read the illustrated version of Graveyard and the pictures really added to the story. Very enjoyable. I love Neil Gaiman. I enjoyed Anansi Boys more than American Gods. I must admit. But there are some parts of AG that have stuck in my mind longer. Especially the bit in

And I'm another one whose life-long phobia of clowns was caused by IT!

This may have been mentioned already but this is a very long thread! One of the most disturbing books I've ever read, and which still disturbs me now when I think about it is The Library Police by Stephen King. It's one of his short stories and the reason I really don't like being late taking books back to the library! Another one is The Little Prince by Saint-Expury but for different reasons. I cried my eyes out at the end of that story. And it stayed in my head for months. I've never had the guts to read it again.

I found it a very ... odd book. It didn't seem to settle into a rhythm for me. Bits were silly, bits were gory and other bits were unsettling. There were one or two scenes that I had to skip as they were too upsetting to read. A very strange and unsettling book for me.

Yep, that's Gerald's Game. Freaked me out when I read it.

I found Salem's Lot pretty scary. And Misery. And Gerald's Game. Does anyone else think that King's books have become less effective since he stopped drinking? He seems to have lost that spark. Shame really....

Dolls freak me out as well. The more human they look, the more they freak me out.

I wouldn't call Lord of the Flies a typical Enid Blyton!

Ah thank you! I didn't see the thread before. I probably looked in the wrong place. This is a big board!

I watched the film last night on BBC 4 and loved it! Is the book as good? And how do his other books rate?

I've read a lot of Hill's stuff. Really enjoy them as a light read. And Dalziel is a great character. On Beulah Heights is probably my favourite.

I think you definitely need to read the Tiffany Aching series in order. Besides, Wee Free Men is brilliantly funny!

My dad's family are from Killarney.

Nightwatch is superb. His best one, I think. I loved Vimes as a character anyway but NW just fills out his character so well. And the characters of the other guards. Loved that book. I've also avoided all the adaptations because I know what the characters look and sound like in my head. Ken Stott is definitely Vimes though.

Welcome to the forum, Michael! Just out of interest, what part of Southern Ireland? I've got family in Kerry.

Thank you!

Oh, one thing I hate in bookshops is when someone picks up a book from the alphabetical shelves, walks away, decides they don't want it and instead of taking it back, just puts it down on the nearest shelf! Lazy!

I had similar to this when I worked on a helpline. I was arranging an engineer visit for a customer when the fire alarm went off. I told him I would have to call him back as it wasn't a drill ... he told me he wanted me to arrange the appointment first! Yeah right! I don't mind burning to death for you! He called back an hour later and complained to my manager.......

Ah! Then please excuse any typos! Unfortunately, I've never seen Serenity or Firefly although I would like to as I hear they are pretty good and I am a Sci-fi fan.

Is there no edit button?

Ermm... ok then! Browncoats? Actually it's been quite a long time since I when nuts in a bar..... <sigh> those were the days...