Brida

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Francis Scott Fitzgerald

Not a Twillight fan myself I read the first part and it was a let down vampire-wise, I was expecting the vampire thing to be the main subject (what I was really expecting was something in the lines of Anne Rice's stuff ), and it turned out to be...romance Not that there's anything wrong with romance, I'm actually looking for a good *non cheesy* romance book atm (aah, who am I kidding, I'd probably go for the cheesy stuff as well ), but it was just...not my thing I googled Jasper Fforde, his stuff sounds quite crazy Research time on the BCF for me again !

That's exactly how I feel, I think half of the books on my tbr list are there because of reviews here on the forum (The 5 people you meet in heaven for example)

Thank you catwoman glad you like.

William Shakespeare

Edgar Allan Poe

Review time again. *The Truth about Melody Browne by Lisa Jewell* Synopsis: When she was nine years old, Melody Browne's house burned down, taking every toy, every photograph, every item of clothing and old Christmas card with it. But not only did the fire destroy all her possessions, it took with it all her memories - Melody Browne can remember nothing before her ninth birthday. Now in her early thirties, Melody lives in a council flat in the middle of London with her seventeen-year-old son. She hasn't seen her parents since she left home at fifteen, but Melody doesn't mind, she's better off on her own. She's made a good life for herself and her son and she likes it that way. Until one night something extraordinary happens. Whilst attending a hypnotist show with her first date in years she faints - and when she comes round she starts to remember. At first her memories mean nothing to her but then slowly, day by day, she begins to piece together the real story of her childhood. Her journey takes her to the seaside town of Broadstairs, to oddly familiar houses in London backstreets and to meetings with strangers who love her like their own. But with every mystery she solves another one materialises, with every question she answers another appears. And Melody begins to wonder if she'll ever know the truth about her past. In the info about the author on the back of the book, Lisa Jewell is said to be a popular chick-lit author. Not being a fan of the genre myself, I didn't have high expectations; I had visions of shoes, bags, cheesy date scenes, make up, unpaid credit card bills...well, you get the picture. But I was wrong I was very wrong, because not only is the book not about that, it's actually pretty enjoyable and gripping. It has a lot of twists to keep the reader interested and is filled with sadness (and hurt) at times but also with happiness and gratitude. I liked how the grown up Melody and Melody as a child are different, and I think they're both pretty realistic. What I also liked was how she progresses as a character, both growing up from 3 to 9 years old, and the 33-year old Melody changing from who she think she is, to who she really is. For me, an unexpectedly fun and interesting book, good choice for a summer read.

Honore de Balzac

Finished The Truth About Melody Brown, and am trying to decide whether to continue with TBT or start reading something else...Decisions, decisions...

7 Years in Tibet, it was on tv. I don't watch much tv anymore, I remember when I spent whole days in front of the tv The good old Cartoon Network days

This is a tricky subject since poetry is very specific translation-wise, so some of these poets I know only through translations However I do try to read originals as much as possible. I quite like Baudelaire, romanticism and romantic poetry (The Fly by Wiliam Blake has been one of my favourites since the 1st time I read it, I don't know why I loved it as much), some I.G. Kovačič, A. G. Matoš, T. Ujević, Shakespeare, some E. Dickinson (Because I Could not Stop for Death is also a fav)...

Paulo Coelho <3

Marcel Proust

It doesn't matter - Depeche Mode

Anna Gavalda

Stephen King

It's my life - Talk Talk

Daniel Defoe

A question of lust - Depeche Mode

Land od a thousand words - Scissor Sisters

I watched Gone with the wind, the whole thing in one sitting for the first time. And boy, is it LONG. But very amusing, I must say. For such a long movie, not at all boring (imo). Wanted to watch Bridges of Madison County on tv last night, but was interrupted, so I haven't finished watching it...Yet again XD

I've put The Book Thief on hold, and am actually quite enjoying The Thruth About Melody Brown atm. Less than a 100 pages left of it

Gustave Flaubert