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Maybe the second half of the book isn't quite as dramatic as the first half, I still love this book. Anyway, I finished reading 'The Lake of Dreams' by Kim Edwards last night. It was generally a good read, but a little slow. Now I'm about to start reading 'Wuthering Heights' by Emily Bronte. I'm rather ashamed with myself that I haven't read many classics lately, so I'm making up for that.

No, but after reading the title, I want to read this!

I don't think anyone encouraged me to read. My mum does read occasionally and I have never seen my dad read anything else apart from a newspaper! I think that, partly because of my disability, growing up I wasn't able to run around like other children. So I had to find other ways to entertain myself. From a very early age, I was interested in books and this passion has always stayed with me. With or without my disability, I could have ended up a bookworm anyway. When my oldest sister was young, she was a bookworm like I am.

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Hi Christine!

I saw 'Ides of March' at the cinema last night. Although I'm not usually a fan of political films, I actually enjoyed this.

I'm about half way through 'Lake of Dreams' by Kim Edwards. I think this is beautifully written, but a little slow.

I also thought that I wasn't going to enjoy this novel, but after a friend recommended it, I read this and really liked it. Great Review! I have been meaning to read this book for some time. Great review! I also thought that I wasn't going to enjoy this novel, but after a friend recommended it, I read this and really liked it. Great Review! I have been meaning to read this book for some time. Great review!

I loved 'Around the World in Eighty Days', I hope you enjoy it too. I'll add 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth' to my TBR list.

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Anything written by Enid Blyton. I know a lot of people loved her children's books growing up, but I have a real aversion to them even now.

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I read this years ago and was really gripped by it. I seem to remember that I was disappointed by the end. I must dig this out to see if I enjoy it as much as before.

Welcome to the board momo!

Sunday Snippet Moving away from the prison tales of 'You Got Nothing Coming' by Jimmy Lerner, Kim Edwards' 'The Lake of Dreams' is a completely different read. In fact, it echoes what is going on in my real life at the moment. The book is about a woman researching into her family's past and currently, my mum is doing the same with our family. Here's a 'snippet': Page 105: 'When I got back to the house, afternoon light was already pouring into the west windows, polishing the lake with a golden sheen.' 'The Lake of Dreams' by Kim Edwards

Hi DJMonty!

An Activia yogurt. It hasn't made me feel any better yet, but it tasted nice!

I'm sometimes intimidated by the knowledge that people have on here, but I think this is an excellent place to expand your knowledge and library of books (Amazon loves me! ). So much so, that I am considering joining in the Reading Circle on here, so I can read other titles that in normal circumstances, I would not normally consider. I used to read chick lit, but then realised that a lot of them are mostly all the same. I'm also a bit wary of reading autobiographies, but there are few out there that I would like to read.

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Wow that's a great stack of books for £30!

'You Got Nothing Coming' by Jimmy Lerner Publisher: Corgi Books ISBN: 0-552-14965-9 Length: 413 Pages Opening Line: 'The prison shrink thinks I should talk about why I killed the Monster.' What's good about this novel? Even though this is the sort of book that I would never have thought of reading, there are many good elements to this novel. Whilst graphic in both content and language, I think that 'You Got Nothing Coming' is well written and even funny in places. It's a fascinating insight into how the prison's systems and sub systems, are created by both the prison officials and inmates alike. This isn't an easy read, but I sailed through this novel, because Lerner's tone is engaging and interesting. By writing this novel he isn't excusing any of his behaviour and, up until 3/4 of the way through the book, he does not even mention his crime. This is mainly an insight into his experiences whilst in prison. What's wrong with this novel? If I had to make a criticism about this novel, I would say that at times the writing is so well formed, it's as if Lerner is either writing from the perspective of an uncover investigative reporter, or even writing a fiction novel. I felt Lerner was the observer, rather than the inmate. What helped this though, was that 3/4 of the way through the novel, does go on to write an account of events, leading up to the time of his incarceration thus bringing the book back to his own life story. Is this worth a read? This is a book I wouldn't normally read, but I really enjoyed (possibly not the right choice of word for this type of book!) it. 'You Got Nothing Coming' is graphic both in detail and language, but everything is justified within the context of the book. If you're easily offended however, this book may not be for you. If you want to read an insightful and fascinating insight into an element of life that (hopefully) none of us will ever see, then this could be for you.