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Most definitely
I still have the last season to watch... I don't want the series to end 
(I've heard it's not a great season.... Shame!)I don't remember it being too bad. I know they ending is very contentious, but I didn't mind it.
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Is it Ablutions? I'm thinking of that one for the August read a thon.
Yep, that's the one. I've had it on my Kindle since January 2014.
I really need to read it at some point. 
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I LOVE it! I think if you liked The Sisters Brothers, you'd like Undermajordomo Minor. Definitely worth it for a Daily Deal.
Oh poo, I didn't see this until today, and the price has now gone up.
Nevermind though, as I have another deWitt book to read, so I will give that one ago to see if I enjoyed it as much as The Sisters Brothers. -
I finished Stephen King's The Long Walk and am about to attempt Undermajordomo Minor by Patrick deWitt for the third time.
Undermajordomo Minor is Kindle's Daily Deal. Can't decide if I should buy it. I loved The Sisters Brothers, but haven't read anything else by him. Is it your third attempt because you haven't enjoyed it?
I didn't know what lichen was, so I looked it up. That makes sense, it doesn't sound appealing
.No, it's pretty gross. No-one liked it and it didn't sell well.
But a lot of the chocolate products appeared in medical journals claiming to have many health benefits (back in the 1800s).This sounds great. I bought it a little while ago but haven't read it yet. Must bump it up the pile!
It is very interesting....there is so much more to chocolate and how the industry got started than I expected. Hope you enjoy it when you get to it.
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Does the chocolate book not want to make you eat chocolate
?Not when they talk about mixing in with lichen.
They also put it in lasagne, mainly because they didn't know what else to do with it. This sounds good - I will go and look it up.
It is very good.....it's very detailed. I have to admit to not knowing much at all about Cadbury's and it's pretty amazing to think how much was built on the efforts of two brothers. It's an interesting insight into Quakers as well, which was the religion upon with many of these businesses were founded. The founders of Barclays Bank, Fry's, Rowntree, and Cadbury's were all Quakers. Interesting reading.
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Yes, I echo Gaia, great reviews, BB. I've only read one of Lebbon's, The Silence and enjoyed it. Boy, his listings on Amazon is pretty amazing!
Thanks, Pontalba. I haven't looked at how many other books he has written....I know my library only has the two (The Silence and Coldbrook) that I have read.
Ok, I've just looked at Amazon.....he's written loads! Looks like he has written some movie tie-ins and spin-offs as well (which can be very hit-and-miss, usually miss
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Columbine - Dave Cullen
I don't think there is anyone who hasn't heard of the massacre at Columbine high School, which was carried out by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold back in 1999.
This is a very comprehensive book which covers the months leading up to the massacre and also the struggle of students, teachers and the local community to put it behind them, many years later. It's very, very detailed, with no stone left unturned and looks at the event and all the people who were involved in any way.
A lot of criticism has been levelled at this book, saying that the author is blatantly wrong about how he describes the killers and how they fit in at school. However, I just think it's too well researched (and evidenced) to be as fabricated as people say it is. The author claims to have had access to all the police reports and other forms of evidence as well as interviews etc., many of which are now apparently publicly available. He is very careful to note where he uses direct quotes, and when he is filling in the gaps. At the end of the book he comprehensively goes through each chapter and references certain sections to disclose where he got his material from.
It's over fifty chapters long, and does move around timescales a fair bit. It starts with the massacre, and then goes back to several years earlier, and tries to build a picture of how the perpetrators were changing as they got closer to their plan.
It's the only book I have read on Columbine (though I have read a bit online) so I can't compare it to other points of view. I don't think any of them will ever give complete and accurate answers as to why the two boys did it, but this book does help to give a more comprehensive picture about the attack and the aftermath.
Highly recommended.5/6
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Only Ever Yours is a brilliant read. It's very dark, but also very relevant in today's society.
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I went to the library a couple of times of the last few days (I had two days off work), and borrowed The Bees by Laline Paul, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, and Forensics by Val McDermid.
I'm surprised by how short the Harry Potter book is. I thought they were all doorstops, but I guess not. It will be a re-read, but I'd just forgotten that it wasn't a mammoth book.
I'm now reading Chocolate Wars by Deborah Cadbury, which is the history of Cadbury's (she's a distant relation to the founders) from it's creation to it's takeover by Kraft. Full of interesting tidbits....for example: their first product using the cocoa bean was something called Iceland Moss, which combined cocoa and lichen (!!!!
). They tried to market it as being beneficial for health but it never took off. Also, manufacturers used to mix brick dust, and iron into the cocoa in order to enhance the colour and texture. Thankfully things have changed a bit since then! -
Personally, I don't think you'll miss much if you end up skipping the third book. Do you think you'll continue with the rest of the series, though?
I think I will....I will have to see which books are available at the library. Kind of makes me want to watch the series again!
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I hope you're liking it I liked it, but not as much as the first one mainly because of
what happened to Doakes. I really liked his character (on TV as well) so I couldn't believe he was chopped up!
I also wasn't keen on what is happening with Cody (him being a budding serial killer). I mean, I like dark books, but that was too dark and took me by surprise.
I may skip the third book, as I've heard a few people say it's not very good. And from what I've heard about the plot, I don't think I'd enjoy it much.
I've started This Must Be The Place by Maggie O'Farrell. It's so good to be able to read a new book of hers.
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"There is a man."
This Must Be The Place by Maggie O'Farrell
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I absolutely flew through The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain. Loved it, and I would have read it in one sitting if I hadn't had to go to bed!! Now I am reading This Must Be The Place by Maggie O'Farrell.
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Oh no, hope you feel better and less stressy soon. It's hard to relax and enjoy a book when your head's not in the right place for it.
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I finished Finders Keepers the other day, and I'm nearly finished with Dearly Devoted Dexter. After that I'll start The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain. I also borrowed Nod by Adrian Barnes from the library.
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There are loads of great deals on Amazon's Kindle Summer Sale. One of them is the latest in the Gower Street Detective Series, for only £1.19. I didn't buy it because I think the series has gone downhill, but it's a good deal for those who want it.
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Night Film by Marisha Pessl
3/52.5/5Oh dear, I bought this on Kindle not that long ago. I loved Special Topics in Calamity Physics and was hoping this would be more of the same.
Mind you, we have differing views on a lot of books, so maybe I will really enjoy it.
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I've heard it was good, I tried to read it back when it first came out, but maybe was just to young for it. I would probably like it now.
I struggled with the first chapter.....it put me off the book to the point where I wondered whether I should persevere. Luckily I did, because it turned out to be a very good read.
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Starman - David Bowie
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I'm still enjoying Orange is the New Black.
Also, Gilmore Girls is now on Netflix, so I look forward to watching that.
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I wasn't surprised, but I was sad. I thought it was beautifully done, the struggle by everyone for three years ultimately failing, because as you say, it couldn't have ended any other way. I think his death made the statement on how you can't always help people all the more potent because he had SO MUCH support and because he finally gave in and actually tried, but still couldn't. I was suprised by the choice to not depict his death from his viewpoint, but much more offhanded. But I guess, that was also done deliberately to make us feel the sudden shock that other characters would have felt, the 'he can't be gone, he was doing well'. I'm not sure I was glad it was over, I'm pretty immune to reading about heavy stuff like that so I wasn't overly depressed by it. I was sad to finally lose Jude, I think. But I thought the sentiment at the end about him being in everything and therefore being kind to everything was absolutely beautiful. I wish I could share that quote without spoiling.
Well, you did ask!
I can't actually remember that his death wasn't depicted from his viewpoint.
He could never have had a happy ending.....I think that would have 'Hollywood-ized' the book and ruined it. At the same time, I thought 'Oh of course, another negative depressing thing happens to Jude'....with his background, plus Willem's death, and then his suicide, it was just one depressing thing after another. But I think, on the whole, I was 'happy' with the ending, and at least it was in keeping with the tone of the rest of the book. I think if he had given in earlier in his life, and opened up to his friends, his doctor/friend and his adoptive parents he may have had a chance of happiness. Not that I'm saying it's his fault....I mean, with his state of mind it was surprising that he lived as long as he did.
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This, and only this is the reason why I'm reading the book and know of the book to begin with
:lol: It was the favorite book of this red-headed girl who was going out with Joey but whom Chandler fell in love with when he spent a lot of time with her, and then it all got mixed up and Joey got hurt but in the end the girl started dating Chandler. I can't remember her name. I didn't like the character at all, and therefore didn't like the actor, but then found her in Criminal Minds and now I love her Edit: Kathy, played by Paget Brewster
Oh yeah, now I remember! She played an actor, didn't she? Are you enjoying the book?
I've just now finished Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver, which was an amazing read (after a dodgy first chapter).
Next up is Finders Keepers by Stephen King.
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I know what I'm getting you for Christmas if you haven't read it by then! Fabulous book. I'd literally post you my copy if i hadn't already sent it to Kell a couple of years back. Absolutely BEAUTIFUL little book, everyone should read it. It's about a stuffed rabbit who yearns to be 'real', and figuring out what that means.
I'm intrigued! It's only £0.49 on Kindle, but is it the kind of book that is better to be read as a treebook (because of the artwork)?
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1.) I would like to see more novels set in Appalachia from popular authors. I know John Grisham recently set Gray Mountain in Appalachia, but would like to see some from other genres too. I've always secretly wanted to see a Stephen King novel set in the foothills or mountains of Appalachia.
The book I'm reading at the moment is set in an Appalachian farming community, and the scenery plays a very large role in the book. It's Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver, if you are interested.
Your Book Activity - July 2016
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I have The Wild Places by Robert Macfarlane on my TBR pile. I don't know anything about the book or the author but it must have caught my eye for a reason.
Oooh, I didn't know there was a prequel to The Silent Sister. I might have to look into that.
I've finished the Cadbury's book, but have given up on Nod by Adrian Barnes. Not my cup of tea at all.
Now I'm reading Forensics by Val McDermind. Gory!