Easy Reader
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What the hell just happened in the men's team gymnastics? When I left the room we'd just won the silver medal, when I came back in we had bronze
he he he
It was good while it lasted they all did brilliantly
Can't wait to get home to watch the womens tonight I hope its just as exciting.
(in case you still don't know Japan queried their final score and got it changed as the young man thought his score didn't take into account the difficulty of his dismount and he did land it on both feet)
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ha ha ha I half expected to look out the window and see it go by
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I wandered off but I do that during most films.
I've never been skiing
I've never been on a motorbike/moped
I've never been to Scotland or Ireland
I've never eaten a Peperami
I've never seen 'The Exorcist'
I've never seen a London musical
snap to all of the above. I never do anything so my list could be endless
I've never been to KFC or Pizza Hut
I've never driven a car
I've never been drunk
I've never been to a nightclub
I've never drunk coffee (the smell just puts me off)
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Well I thought I had read some brilliant books this year but my list seems a little small
True History of the Kelly Gang - Peter Carey
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - J K Rowling (re-read enjoyed it so much more second time around)
Murder is Easy - Agatha Christie
THe Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole - Sue Townsend
The Fry Chronicals - Stephen Fry
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The Cumberbatch bloke was OK I guess but Martin Freeman as Watson really irritated me.
well I supposed we can't all enjoy the same things
but still
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I've always assumed the Butterbeer is a completely made up thing, but who knows?
I think Heston made it once on one of his tv programmes using an olde receipe
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Teeheehee! I wondered how many people were under that misconception. I also wonder if many of those same people watched the cartoon series Around the World with Willy Fog - LOL!
I remember the programme but I am pretty sure I didn't actually watch it I think I might have just watched the opening sequence and then gone out to play hop scotch or something more interesting.
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I wanted to read this book as it was a story I felt I should be familiar with but wasn’t. All I knew about it was that Phileas Fogg travelled around the world in 80 days in a hot air balloon.
I basically read this online during quieter moments at work and was surprised at how quickly I read it. I did kind of lose the thread here and there through not paying proper attention and would wonder if I need to reread the last paragraph or so but then I would have a little titter to myself at something that happened and realised that I had been paying more attention than I had given myself credit for.
I didn’t really know what to make of Fogg as for me someone who is incredibly punctual and to the point as Fogg was at the beginning of the book is not the sort of person to wager a bet and then go off around the world just like that in my mind at least. I also feel that someone that particular would not just hand over money to almost everyone along the way especially without getting receipts.
Aouda may have been depicted as passive but I didn’t really read her like that at all I thought, for the time, she came across as being fairly modern and ready for adventure.
I did enjoy this book particularly where there was more dialogue than description and was surprised at the light hearted parts of it although I was disappointed that there were no hot air balloons.
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That is such a cool blog I love your book photos
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The Man Who Created Narnia: The Life of CS Lewis by Michael Coren
I shall make a note of this one, sounds interesting
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I remember when we moved - we'd packed tea crates full of books without thinking about the weight, then couldn't lift them at all - started unpacking them when the removal man came in and lifted one like it was a box full of pillows!
at work we have to put our confidential waste into special bags and when we have got lots together we phone a man to come and collect them. I always "help" him by dragging a bag at a time closer to the door for him, he comes along and picks up two at a time throwing them over his shoulders. -
I only like watching the scoring at the end and pretending I understand French
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Hello Dori
what sort of sewing do you do ?
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Elephants Can Remember - Agatha Christie
from Amazon
Hercule Poirot is determined to solve an old husband and wife double murder that is still an open verdict…
Hercule Poirot stood on the cliff-top. Here, many years earlier, there had been a tragic accident. This was followed by the grisly discovery of two more bodies – a husband and wife – shot dead.
But who had killed whom? Was it a suicide pact? A crime of passion? Or cold-blooded murder? Poirot delves back into the past and discovers that ‘old sin leave long shadows’.
This has to be my favourite Christie book so far. I found the story was told at just the right pace and the characters were easy to remember (I often suffer from too many character syndrome). I found the mystery unravelled nicely and although I had worked out some of it I hadn't worked out all of it so wasn't too much of a disappointment.
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Carry On Jeeves - PG Wodehouse
Right ho this was my first Jeeves and Wooster and I started off loving it and laughed out loud many times but then unfortunatley I got a bit bored with it. Each chapter was basically the same format as the one before and the next one to come. I still enjoyed it and will read more but might just read a chapter inbetween other books here and there break it up a bit. I do love a lot of the style and phrasing of the writing and I admire Woosters lifestyle and wish I could live comfortably with no worries or concerns and have someone pick up the pieces as I go.
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You just have more patience than I do, that's it! Because I haven't read that Moab book, either, and I'd rather just read the coke book I am getting impatient now that I can't find any mention of it anywhere I thought a hardback release date at least would be on the horizon. Just how long am I going to have to wait.
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Started this yesterday. I haven’t got very far with it yet (only 10%) but so far so good. Have been tittering away to myself, DW does like to throw in the odd unexpected quip here and there.
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The power of advertising is trying to get a hold on me. I keep seeing these books in shop windows and I think I really must get that. I had no idea what they are about and now reading this thread I know I don't want to read them. I shall just have to keep my eyes closed when I walk past bookshops for a little while
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Thanks for the interesting review! This is a book that's on my wishlist, among with quite a few Andy Warhol titles, written by/about him, and I'm disappointed to hear you didn't find it very enjoyable nor a good autobio, but I am thankful now that I know I am better off if I don't expect too much from the book. Maybe that way I'll find it a decent read.
The first part was fine but the second part I was less keen on I am not sure if its because the style changed or its just that I lost interest
well I am ok on that one because I still have to go back and read Moab is my Washpot whilst waiting for the next instalmentI agree on your review of this
And I was also really keen on watching Black Adder right after I finished the book. Haven't had a chance to do so, though, unfortunately.What did you think of the end?
When Fry is first introduced to cocaine? Didn't it just make you go 'arrrrrgh, I can't believe you ended the book with this kind of a cliffhanger??' ?
It drove me nuts, for one!
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I am about half way through my first ever Wodehouse Carry on Jeeves and I am loving it.
I have been avoiding them for years thinking that they will be very much of their time and a little bit alien to me and now I am regretting not starting them sooner
and I knew I was onto a winner when I laughed out loud in the opening pages.I never watched the tv series but can completely imagine Fry and Laurie playing the parts and will have to look out for the dvd's but I want to read a few more them first. I am assuming from earlier comments on there that it doesn't matter what order I read them in so will have to see what the library can provide me with.
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Only got 18 pages left of Elephants Can Remember - Agatha Christie
was up late last night reading it and read some more again this morning before leaving for work, just waiting for lunchtime so I can finish it (although I bet something happens so I don't get chance to) in case you haven't guessed I am really enjoying it, think I know what happened/who done it.
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The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole, 1999-2001 – Sue Townsend
I found this book by chance in the library I didn’t even know it existed. Although I have followed Adrian through the ages I have never been much of a fan but I have to say I think this book finally endeared him to me.
I thought the inclusion of some woman called Sue Townsend publishing some of his diary entries in the paper was funny but having just read some of the reviews on Amazon it seems I am in the minority on that one. Also Amazon reviews hold a lot of complaints about continuity errors which I happily overlooked I only had problems keeping up with which of his two children were which.
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The Fry Chronicles – Stephen Fry
I have had this book sitting in my tbr for quite some time, I have slightly been putting it off thinking that it would be very “wordy” and would slightly go over my head but it didn’t at all. I really enjoyed the style it was almost like catching up with an old friend reminiscing about the good old times. No story was too short nor too long. It mainly focused on his uni days and his earlier television appearances some of which I remember and I am even tempted to watch Black Adder now which I have always avoided in the past. It was my first book by Fry but wont be my last I will have to look out for Maob is my Washpot now.
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My lack of mojo is freaking me out. I tried starting about 10 different books last night in bed and nothing got me interested.
Have you tried re-reading a favourite book ? or taking a break from reading for a week or so ? sometimes these help kick start my mojo
Great British Bake Off (Includes Spoilers)
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I remember thinking last year and thought it again this time round that its a shame someone has to go in the first week as they are all finding their feet, they all as far as I could see (obviously I didn't taste anything) didn't come across as being that impressive and I think a lot of that would be down to nerves and they could all do with the first week to get used to the cookers etc. I think its such a shame the woman who left went as her icing skills certainly showed potential. I can't understand why they left the "signature" bake out as surely thats the best indicator of their normal baking skills as a starting point for the judging.