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Sounds like one to buy on release (as I tend to with most Stephen King books).

Thanks, Athena. I think I have about 7 to write.

I've managed to read a bit more of The Crow Road, and hope to have it finished this week. I did hardly any reading this weekend, and have been feeling so tired that I can't concentrate. I managed to get a good night's sleep last night, so I don't feel like constantly nodding off. I might even catch up with some reviews at some point.

I'm pretty sure I know what scene you are talking about, Pontalba...I skimmed it too. Is it the scene where . That was seriously grim. It's true that it started off a bit graphic, but that's what actually hooked me in. Not the "graphicness" per se, but just the detail about it. I was quite intrigued.

I'm struggling a bit with The Crow Road. It seems to jump about a bit, but it's not helped by me only reading for a few minutes here or there. I've been so tired after work this week, I just haven't had time to 'concentrate' on reading.

Oh brilliant! I loved Gone Girl, so I'm glad to hear it's as good as, or better. I shall add it to my next reading plan, once I've finished the current one.

Very odd how they have changed the title. Even if the pronounciation is different, it seems a bit confusing to change the title.

Nice reviews. The Accidental Billionaires sounds like one to miss, then! It doesn't have very positive reviews on Amazon.

Hi Dave, and a belated welcome to the forum.

No, not yet. I'm very behind on my reviews. By the time I review it I'm sure I will have forgotten what it was about.

I'm about 20% through The Crow Road. I'm finding it a bit confusing, as it seems to jump to different timelines, and the number of characters is making it confusing.

^ Yes, I remember thinking that too! If I recall correctly, that wasn't cleared up until towards the end.

^ I think so!

I hate being the centre of attention so I don't like birthdays from that point of view. I don't celebrate them anyway, but there is also a bit of a fuss made with it at work, which I dread. I'm not too bad with Christmas. We only have 2 or 3 people over and I usually cook the Christmas dinner. We don't really like to make a fuss out of celebrating these things, and to be honest we prefer it when it's just the two of us. As nice as it is to have people over, I always feel relieved when they go.

I don't tend to read a particular book over Halloween. I just carry on reading whatever it is I fancy at that time.

Have you seen Wolf Creek? That's one film that terrified me and pretty much put me off horror films (except for silly ones like Final Destination, which are more funny than horror).

I gave up on Heart-Shaped Box, but I may give it another try. NOS4R2 sounds good though, and is on my TBR pile.

I'm so surprised that I didn't have more Kindle highlights. I only had one passage highlighted!! Either, my Kindle is broken, or the whole book was so brilliant that I figured all of it should be highlighted! I loved the long list towards the end of the book, in the letter the "professor" wrote to Gulliver....that basically summed up all of the most memorable points of the book (for me, anyway).

Tiger Eyes - Judy Blume I’m revisiting my early teenage years with the glut of Judy Blume books I bought on Kindle. I was so chuffed to see these books available, as I adored them when I was a youngster. Davey's (a girl, despite the name) father has recently been murdered in an armed robbery at his store. In an attempt to cope with their grief, Davey's mother moves them out to Los Alamos, to stay with her sister-in-law's family. Choosing to explore the canyons on her own, rather than participate in family activities she has no interest in, Davey meets a climber who calls himself Wolf –and rather than telling him her name, she calls herself Tiger Eyes. Sounds like a love story, but it really isn't, and the story is about Davey herself, rather than anything to do with a relationship (other than Davey's relationship with her mother and uncle and aunt). It's a powerful book and quite emotional, because it is told in rather blunt and painful terms about what happened and how Davey is reacting to it. This was a short book and I read it over a couple of hours, but it was one of my favourites and I’m happy to say it stood the test of time. I’m also surprised by how much I remembered about it, but I’m pretty sure I read it multiple times when I was younger. My only criticism of these Judy Blume re-releases are that the covers are quite naff compared to the originals. 5/6

Oh, I didn't realise The Last Family in England was dog themed! I shall make that my next read then, followed by The Radleys (which always makes me think of To Kill A Mockingbird). I'm not surprised The Humans is your favourite novel of the year, chesilbeach. It was such a good read. I'd say it's probably my second favourite (after I Am Pilgrim).

That is the case with so many books! I've started so many older ones, and kicked myself for not starting them sooner because they are so good! I haven't read it, though I mean to at some point as I have heard so many things about it. I've read the plot synopsis though, and it sounds complicated and I'm not sure it's my kind of book. Hope it picks up for you.

Hi ladymacbeth - you're welcome. Nice to see you back here. The two books you have mentioned were very enjoyable, and I'm glad you enjoyed them as much as I did.

I always thought it was South African, but I could be wrong. It's quite well known here. You can either have it plain or vanilla flavoured.

My bookshelf is behind me, so they are all nearest to me. If I reach back and (without looking) pick a book at random I get A Love Like Blood by Marcus Sedgwick.

Raining.