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I'm so happy that this programme has returned because I love it! The only person that stands out for me at the moment is the woman that baked the cake which reveaed a blackbird in the middle. Very clever.

Kate Atkinson is one of my favourite authors! I hope you enjoy the book

The footage of the BBC Olympics panel watching Mo race last night was really funny, but I have to admit that we were jumping up and down as much too! I'm so sad that the Olympics finishes today. I don't usually like sport, but there has been so much variety of events, that every time I watch there has always been something different. Plus I think the opening ceremony fired everyone's imaginations. I'm consoled by the fact that the Paralympics starts in a couple of weeks, which I'm really looking forward to.

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'Animal Farm' is a great book. I must dig this one out again.

Great Review! I saw his programme 'An Idiot Abroad' and I thought it was hilarious. I must try and get hold of this book.

I read for many reasons. Reading has helped me in the past as a form of medicine to take my mind off of pain from things like operations and bad backs, but mainly it's a way to go places, without leaving the comfort of my armchair.

Yes it is a very good adaptation though. Anything with Benedict Cumberbatch is always good!

Yes I saw the film before reading the novel, that's partly the reason why I wanted to read the book. I wanted to see how much it differed from the film.

I saw this too and thought it was wonderful. I would love to see the stage show. I have just finished the book and I would definitely recommend it. The book is slightly simpler than the film, but I think that this makes it more of a powerful read.

Good luck!

'War Horse' by Michael Morpurgo Publisher: Egmont ISBN: 978-1-4052-2666-0 Length: 182 Pages Opening Line: 'In the old school they use now for the Village Hall, below the clock that has stood always at one minute past ten, hangs a small dusty painting of a horse.' The 'Blurb': 'A powerful story of the truest of friendships in the worst of wars from the award-winning former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo.' Review: Having seen the film adaptation of this novel, I was interested to see how it differs from the original text. The plot of the novel 'War Horse' may be slightly simpler than the film version, but I think it is its simplicity, that makes this book more powerful. Even though this is a children's book, Morpurgo doesn't dumb down the effect that the war has on the soldiers and horse involved in the fighting and neither does it glamourize it. I did have some trepidation about the fact that a horse is the narrator of this story, but I think it works. This isn't a cute story about a horse, but a powerful message that war is useless and not everyone who is involved, wants to be there. Is this worth a read? If you love animals or a book with heart, then yes I would suggest reading this book. It would also be a great book to share with children, to educate them about the effects of war.

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I'm about to start reading 'World Without End' by Ken Follett, and I can't believe how tiny the writing is! This is going to take me a while to finish....

I managed to finish 'War Horse' by Michael Morpurgo in a day and I loved it. It's a simple, but powerfully written novel. Now I'm about to start 'World Without End' by Ken Follett. At 1237 pages (with tiny writing!), it's going to take me a while to finish this.

Yes this seems a bit over the top. You could put all of the story into one film, but I maybe 2 films might be better. However, how could you expand the story so that it fits into 3 films? Seems like Peter Jackson is trying to squeeze as much money out of cinema goers as possible.

Exactly!

I agree, this is a very funny, quirky book.