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I don't mind sex in books and in fact have read some womens erotica in the past and enjoyed it, i have also read some more standard 'classic' erotica, whilst at university. My housemate did as part of her degree erotic fiction and I read some of the books on her reading list, 'delta of venus' by Anais Nin and the 'story of the eye' I think they were, neither of them appealed to me one by a woman the other by a man but both in factI quite sickening. I have do say though i don't agree with the Laurell Hamilton take on sex in her books I did like the early Anita Blake books but then it just became the whole story so i stopped buying them.

Mary Poppins

I love all the Watchmen series, especially Vimes and his long suffering ways, but for just well written laugh out loud characters Nobby and Nanny Ogg, people you know must exist somewhere and aren't sure if you would like to meet. I have just read one i hadn't seen before about a new witch a young one from the 'chalklands' something about winter i think not as good as the trad witch ones but not bad..can't remember the full title sorry.

The other lady in my office sighing and sniffing..am about to put headphones on to drown her out

I love the book and have loved it and read it many time over the years, i have also seen the film and love it too (the Coppola version) but thats mainly because its so awful it might as well be 'carry on screaming'..the only one who is any good in it is Gary Oldman the makeup at the beggining when he is the count greeting Jonathan Harker is superb..the rest is pants but funny pants..watch it if you haven't seen it a real scream!!

I can't believe i managed to get the wrong Bronte thanks for the correction but i can't stand the film either i find heathcliffe just to awful for words and drives me mad, as for Cathy i just wanted to give her a slap and tell her to get over it..sympoathetic i am not..the only good thing to come out of the book has been the song by Kate Bush. to all you Hardy lovers and haters i come firmly down on the side of the haters can't stand him..

only connect...even though i don't get it:D

I have The Dark Knight to watch on my list did see it at the cinema but massive Christian bale fan so i will watch it with a box of chocolates one night this week. Can't remember the last film i watched might have been Angels and Demons which was as pants as i thought it might be..

if you are going to watch the Wallender series on tv watch the swedish version its brilliant much better than the BBC one. I love Andre Camilleri's Inspector Montalbano he is great,H lovely talks about food and crime always makes me hungry. has anyone seen the series it was on tv a couple of years ago and i have been desperately trying to get a copy :Italian with subtitles. Apart from that the trad brit crime bools Christie, Conan Doyle..all fantastic every time

i think i have read most of the Chritine feehan Dark series, they are ok a lot of sex but not out of place, it runs along the theme of a race of others 'carpathians' who turn into vampires (that is the males do) if they don't find their life mates. If i were you i would read one and see if you like them although be warned they do get a bit samey after a while. I prefer Kresley Cole or JR Ward myself.

Tolstoy: Anna Karenina, just found it awful Henry James: Portrait of a Lady, never even finished it so awful Anne Bronte: Wuthering Heights this will be unpopular but i hated it

Born in Essex but now live in beautiful Salisbury Wiltshire a hop skip and a jump from Stonehenge

A young 37

The The -Infected

Is it sad to say anything my mum cooks? she is a really good cook and i have a great love of food thanks to her..Although I am better at puddings than her and at family get togethers i supply these..

A guilty packet of crisps..wel i am guilty there isn't a guilty flavour is there?..hmm wonder what it would taste of if there was..

Jane Eyre Pride and Predjudice Sherlock Holmes complete works (does that count as classic fiction) if not then The Woman in White Wilkie Collins

I Have taken chicken out of freezer so that combined with mixed peppers, garlic and chilli with a little feta and fresh coriander thrown in covered in lemon and drizzled with olive oil and served with couscous..yummy if only i was having it now rather than my boring sandwich lunch..sigh!!

well mines not exotic i named it after one of my two guinea pigs, the one who likes to escape into the lounge and sit under the sofa and chew things (the sofa springs probably) the other is squeak squeak and i didn't want to call myself that (my three yr old named them not me!)

I know its on your list but have to say Being Human, its brilliant i love the interplay between the characters and George is such a funny nerd..as for Mitchell Vapire cool and sexy!!! yummy makes fingerless look very sexy!

wow good list topic... hmm Mr Rochester: always brooding and enigmatic Charlie Parker: from the John Connolly tortured soul Jack Parlabane : Christopher Brookmeyer always witty and sharp comebacks Sherlock Holmes: intellegence Nanny Ogg: for a bit of light relief

i have to agree with pevious post read the timothy Zahn trilogy a few years ago when they were lent to me by a friend and they were great, highly recommended.

well for the epic fantasy its got to be LOTR for me, but i do like Neil Gaiman and loved the Dark Materials too, does anyone remember Mordants Need by Sephen Donaldson he of the Thomas Covenant they were a couple of really good fantasy books and unlike some authors didn't go to 6-7 in the series..

i read a few a couple of years ago, thought they were good, but at the end there seemed to be some resolution then he would bring out another book, why? it just got boring and i gave up on them, so now i know there are what 9 in the series, i really won't bother i think.