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Welcome Chryssie!
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Hi Gracie, and welcome!
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Welcome Jared!
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Small Steps - Louis Sachar
This is a semi - sequel to Holes and follows the life of Armpit (an inmate from Camp Green Lake) as he tries to make a fresh start in the outside world. He is trying to get his life back together, going to school, doing honest work and saving up a bit of money, and being a big-brother figure to his young neighbour who has cerebral palsy. His old pal from Camp Green Lake, X-Ray, offers him the opportunity to double his money by scalping concert tickets for the latest up and coming singer Kaira Deleon. This sets of a chain of events, which lands Armpit in some interesting situations.
It can be read as a stand alone book, as very little mention is made of Holes - aside from a little in-joke about shovels and digging. I’d say it was a young adult book but it’s somewhat easy reading for the most part, which could also be enjoyed by adults. It has gentle humour, mixed in with some serious parts but altogether it’s not a taxing read. It's a short book and I think I finished it in little over a day.
3/6
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The Guardian has just reviewed Instructions for a Heatwave here.
I've only skimmed it as I don't want to read any plot points, and the review looks positive.
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Do you mean the
shootout at the prison, with the Governor? I wish Andrea would just sort him out!!
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We are having baked potatoes tonight with loads of butter, cheese and coleslaw.
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Woke up to no hot water. Boiler is broken, so now I have to wait for British Gas. I hate not having a shower in the morning, but at least I get a day off work. I think I'll go make some scrambled eggs for brekkie instead of my usual 'brekkie on the run'.
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It could have been so much better given how fascinating the subject is. If you can remember the channel it was on maybe you can find it online on iplayer or similar.
Found out what it was - it's called Strip the City, on Quest. It looks at one city each week. Next week is Dubai.
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Dangerous Liasions is going slow. It's not the kind of book you can whiz through and I only managed about 10 pages of it last night!
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I've added that to my wishlist, as it sounds quite interesting. Sir Ranulph Fiennes departed not that long ago (this year, I believe) for a journey across Antarctica, the first during the Southern Hemisphere winter. The journey will take about 6 months and will mostly be undertaken in darkness.
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London Under sounds interesting in premise. It reminded me that I was going to watch a show on TV last night where they delved under the surface of cities and described how they came to be. Of course I completely forgot and can't even remember what it was called!
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Dangerous Liasions is going ok. I'm glad it's not just correspondance between the two main protagonists (antagonists??); reading the letters from the others involved makes it more interesting.
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I'm starting Dangerous Liasions. Too early to tell what I think as I've only read the first letter.
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Are the Diane Chamberlain books you guys talk about a series or stand alone novels? I'm intrigued. If I wanted to try one of her novels, which one would you recommend?
I've only read Breaking The Silence and I loved it so that's the one I'd recommend.
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Wind Through the Keyhole - Stephen King (Dark Tower 8). I heard originally the paperback wasn't out till May but just saw it is out at the end of Feb so I have pre-ordered it.
I can't remember if you have read The Dark Tower series. I read this one last year, and I think of it as a book separate to the series, possibly because we don't actually learn anything new about the characters and they don't move further on in their quest. It was still an ok read, but can easily be read as a stand alone novel.
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Hope you enjoy it, Devi.
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Ham, cucumber and mustard sandwich.
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I wonder why that is
I think it ought to be a great read 
And I think it helps if you've seen the movie: even if you watched it years ago, you'll be able to get more easily into the story, me thinks, but also, because you can't remember much of the movie, it's not spoiling your reading experience.I think because I keep thinking of it as a classic, rather than approach it with an open mind. Still, I'm willing to be pleasantly surprised!
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Has anyone tried recipes from The Takeaway Secret? I've had the book sat on my shelf for about a year but shamefully haven't tried anything from it. This week I'm going to try the doner kebabs as they have received really positive comments online.
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Fish and chips!
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I kept seeing it in the charity shops but didn't bother picking it up as i thought it was just chick lit but it got so many good reviews on here that i decided that i wanted to read it & then of course i couldn't find a copy
So i was really pleased that i finally managed to pick one up. As for the book buying what can i say it's a slippery slope 
There must be something in the air Laura because i ended up buying more books today as well
I (and others on here) can vouch that it's not chick-lit.
As for the slippery slope thing....yep, I'm merrily sliding my way to the bottom. 
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The Suspicions of Mr Whicher
by Kate Summerscale
I think I haven't previously added this one to my wishlist for the reasons in your review. It's a title I've heard a few times but I remember reading something about it that made me think it wasn't my kind of book, even though the cover and title led me to think otherwise.
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Donnie Brasco - A True Story by FBI Agent Joseph D. Pistone
I read this years ago, and really enjoyed it, though I don't remember much about it. One thing (actually the only thing) I recall was when he was in a Japanese restaurant and was asked to remove his shoes, but he had his tape recorder in there. I bet he was pooping himself!! I must read it again at some point. I still have it sitting on my bookshelf.
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I got Ground Truth by Patrick Bishop and also At Home by Bill Bryson both of these sound very good!
At Home is a great read, I read it last year. Hopefully you will enjoy it - it's full of fascinating little facts (none of which I remember, unfortunately!
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Hello All
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Welcome, Richard! Stephen King is one of my favorite authors too.