Tumper

I joined a few days back after searching around for good forum to do with books. I love literature but have to admit I do less reading in the physical sense. Over the last few years I have taken more and more to listening, audio CD or radio. My likes are various, I like crime - that of Chrisie and Conan-Doyle, fantasy of Tolkien or Rowling and the horroer of King. My other interests are films and games.

I don't mind either way as long as it's well written and enjoyable.

Anything by Conan-Doyle or Agatha Christie, I am also partial to Christopher Fowler and his Bryant & May stories.

I think the first crime story I read was the ABC Murders by Agatha Christie, this got me hooked on her works.

Love the Serlock holmes stories, where we live we have to fly for hospital visits so I always put a Conan-Doyle in the pocket. These are stories that I never tire of reading. As with a lot things I do I have also bought the DVD series with Jeremy Brett, he does a great Holmes and the writers don't wander too far from the original.

I've never thought about a book journal before, looks like an interesting idea. I do it with games I've played, so I may well give a bok journal a try.

I have to admit I am caught between two worlds, that of Hogwarts, it would be great to live in the castle as it would take forever to explore, visit Hogsmede, Diagon Ally and the whole magical world (definitely the child within me). The other place as to be the Shire, living the quiet life, gardening, drinking their ales and wines, living in a hole what more could you ask for?

I've never really been scared by horror stories, but I thinkthe nearest is Dracula by Bram Stoker as I read that at an early age, late at night in my bedroom.