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I started The Name of The Wind but didn't have time to finish it before I had to return it. I wanna start that up again as it was starting to get good.
So far I am enjoying it - especially the style of writing...
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I'd never counted my books until now.... I have 500+ at home, probably around 50 on my Kindle and 100+ still at my parents from years ago!... no wonder I have bookcases lining almost an entire wall in the study!
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Heaven is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle
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Twilight is hilariously bad. Then again I don't rate the books either
Ooh, I have to agree with this! Awful films... how many wistful, love-lorn looks can these film include!?
The other poor filmic representation is Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy... I was so looking forward to this as well, but it was very disappointing. Even the TV series with it's wobbly sets was better!
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Finished the Girl on the Swing by Ali Cooper and really loved it.
Started a mammoth read by Patrick Rothfuss called The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chronicle: Book 1
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Welcome to the forum Mazzie... I have only joined recently myself, and have already downloaded new books to my Kindle based on recommendations here!
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I wondered if anyone else here had read the following books by Steve Augarde, a children's author and illustrator;
The Various: The Touchstone Trilogy
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The Various (Book 1)
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Celandine (Book 2)
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Winter Wood (Book 3)
Wonderfully imaginative story of fairies, old magic and strange folk! The tales are juxtaposed beautifully with modern life, family strife and environmental concerns. The characters are believable and likeable and the evocative descriptions of the English countryside make me happily recall my own childhood.
If, like me, you adore Harry Potter and His Dark Materials, then I suspect you will be drawn into the world of 12 year old Midge, her family and the improbable new world she stumbles upon. Recommended for anyone looking for some simple old-fashioned escapism
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The Various (Book 1)
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Kate Rusby & Ruth Notman at the moment
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Briar Icewand
She protects the vulnerable and brings justice to the wronged.
She lives in leafy dells and bluebell glades.
She is only seen when the seer holds a four-leafed clover.
She wears bluebell-blue dresses and has icy blue butterfly wings.
I think I would rather like to live in leafy dells and bluebell glades!
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Ok, literally my favourite joke ever (seriously)
Q: What do you call a sheep with no legs?
A: A cloud
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(I think I've got the hang of this....)
Sowing the Seeds of Love - Tears for Fears
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Have now added Room and Hyperion to my list....
The other great book that I'd forgotten about from this year is The Girl with Glass Feet by Ali Shaw - a really unusual (magic realism style) and touching love story. It stayed with me long after I'd finished it.
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How could I have forgotten Spaced?
Fan-blooming-tastic! And one should never leave Slack Bladder off any list! 
Lol!
My hubby always refers to it as Slack Bladder! And yes, Spaced is one of those rare and wonderful perfect programmes - if only there had been more than two series... 
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Rudeness bugs me... simple things like saying please and thank you and smiling hardly takes any effort at all and yet can make all the difference!
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Hmmm... thinks my top TV shows are a little different to others on here! These would be in my top 10 (some are a bit retro, I know);
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Red Dwarf (the earlier series)
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Lost (pants ending though!)
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House M.D.
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Spaced (possibly my favourite)
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The I.T. Crowd
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Blackadder
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French & Saunders
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Black Books
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X-Files
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Jeeves & Wooster
I'm sure there are others...
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Red Dwarf (the earlier series)
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Loads of you have already said it - but it has to be Stephen Fry - with the HP series being one of the most amazing audiobook series ever. I originally bought the first three HP books on CD for my mum after she had two strokes. She firmly believes that somehow it helped her recover - and I love the man for that! Seriously though, he could read out my weekly shopping list and make it sound enchanting!
The other person that springs to mind is Miriam Margolyes
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I love the film myself and intend to read the book I have no problem if they are different but which ending do you mean as there are two as it was released twice and they were different one where he picks up the origami unicorn which is the better and the other which is driving into the mountains which is cheesy as hell.
Lol - definitely the driving into the mountains ending! So clichéd it makes me look for the sickbag!!
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Read it and listen to the radio series even watch the TV series but put the film behind you.
Great advice here! The books are fantastic - especially the first four in the five-part "trilogy" - the radio series is excellent and works slightly better than the TV series. The film was very disappointing.
In his earlier books I found Adams' writing style to be very precise - almost as if every word in every sentence had been meticulously thought about and measured. I think that might be why he became very famous for missing his publishing deadlines. One of my favourite quotes of his is "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly past."
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I chose to starting reading the Twilight saga simply because some of my female colleagues at work would not stop talking about how great they are! I must admit I read the first three fairly quickly and got drawn into the love-lorn angsty world.... I have to confess that some months ago I gave up reading Breaking Dawn halfway through.... I'm not sure why - maybe I saw one of the films at this point and it put me off! Lol
I will have to get back on the "Breaking Dawn" horse and try again one day soon... I don't like being beaten by books!
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I also read this one, and raved about it.
Around the same time, I also read Cuckoo by Julia Crouch - if you liked Before I Go To Sleep, you'd probably like this one too. Not the same style, but the same excellent writing.Thanks for the comparison.... now I am beginning to see how belonging to the forum will make my book wishlist grow overnight!! Haha - I'm just on my way to Amazon now....
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I loved Blade Runner, but I think it was a far fetched version of Do Andriods Dream... I wish they would re-make it now, but with a truer script. They changed so much in the BR film it was mental. Still, I'm pretty much in love with Harrison Ford, so I can't knock it too much!
I actually love the Blade Runner movie. I've never read the book, but the movie soundtrack is gripping and what an amazing performances by the actors, especially by Hauer. The designs of the future city were fascinating, though I'd never like to live in such an environment.
I agree with both the above comments, and even though I think the film is a weak representation of the book, I still love the film (you just have to view it as a film in it's own right). Also - like Samsiren - I was very much in love with Mr Harrison in the Eighties which helped enormously (and let's not forget he was Han Solo and Indiana Jones too!! *Swoon*)
His Dark materials by Philip Pullman -> The Golden compass.
Thank God they cancelled the 2nd and 3rd films!
Good call on The Golden Compass, I'd forgotten that one - it was extremely disappointing!
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Welcome - my parents are always harping on about their Kindle's and are trying to get me to buy one. I love the little tech-books, don't get me wrong, but I'm a huge sucker for pages. PAGES! They are amazing. they smell good and you can touch them - I aint never gonna leave my books behind! hehe.
Welcome to the forums - hope to see you around - I also love HP and re read them every now and again! got to love some magic!
I know what you mean, Samsiren - I used to have the same debates with people who owned a Kindle before I did - the idea of curling up in bed with a plastic book-alike as opposed to a nice softback book? Surely that is the way of madness, I thought! However, I read far more in bed now than ever because it's so comfortable...
(I will confess to sniffing the odd book from my library though, just to remember!
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This has to be Blade Runner and the cheesy American ending in the film that wasn't part of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep!
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I think I can narrow my favourites to two so far this year:
The Life of Pi, Yann Martel - awesome book, and totally not what I was expecting.
Before I go to Sleep, SJ Watson - debut book by a chap who worked for the NHS for years and decided to try his hand at writing - damn fine job he did too! Very unusual and gripping read about a woman with severe amnesia - highly recommended.
ideas for an avid 8 yr old reader
in Children's / Young Adult
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I posted some info under this topic earlier in the week about a UK author called Steve Augarde:
My link
They are great little adventure stories, but with heart as well. Plus they have believable and likeable young and old characters.