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It doesn't really bother me. They are almost two separate entities now. There will be countless re-watches and re-reads and I won't remember whether I saw it or read it first.

Not at all If you enjoy Sherlock then I guess you will like or at least appreciate Doyle's writings. Haha, some are quite interesting but then they have a very abrupt and unsatisfying ending. Others just feel completely pointless. I also find them quite patronising at times as Sherlock states how obvious the conclusion is based on facts the reader wasn't given. I would like to at least read the Hound of the Baskervilles but i'm not sure I will bother with any more of the short stories. It's ridiculous! This is hilarious:

No I mean the film. Jackson put the start of TTT into the end of Fellowship and the end into the beginning of RotK, plus it is the shortest book of the three. Jackson put a LOT of filler into it. Still great though I think the TV series was over-rated. It was OK but I haven't bothered watching beyond the first series.

Recently finished a few books; The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle and V for Vendetta graphic novel. All fairly short reads but I continue to be underwhelmed by Sherlock in all media.

Midnight in Paris again, brilliant charming film that really brings to life the 1920s, especially the art and literature. Love it!

I've been reading them together with my Wife then watching the films afterwards I forgot how much extra he crammed into The Two Towers

Glad you enjoyed it, I haven't read any of the extra content (it's impossible to keep up with Brandon Sanderson) but I did enjoy the Mistborn series more than any other of his work so far.

Finished it at the weekend, just as good as I remember Started Return of the King

Not many updates lately, I have barely had any time to read over the last couple of weeks. I have started Neuromancer which is good so far and I'm over half-way through The Lies of Locke Lamora which I never want to put down but apparently I have to be 'social' and go to work and stuff

I actually finished Tomorrow, When the War Began last week. It was an easy read but pretty enjoyable. I snapped the first 5 books up on Kindle years ago when they were 99p each and have only just got around to reading it. I will start on the 2nd one soon.

It's brilliant! Well worth your time. By far his best book this century.

It is a stand-alone, I think it is set in the same world as his Warbreaker novel (which is part of his greater Cosmere universe). Both are worth reading and can be read by themselves. Yeah I did, it was a great read, although it's not related to the events in Firefight it is mentioned several times.

I haven't tried The Rithmatist yet but I have been keeping up with the Reckoner's books which are also YA and great fun.

A review for it: Misleading...and I am somewhat disappointed. Despite reading this book from cover to cover, my date still refuses to let me poo on her.

Haha I thought it was a joke also! Not sure I could ever take a book seriously with a title like that Glad you enjoyed it though

There's always next year Haha, I hope to also, but it is the start of yet another series which puts me off a tad.

I've been surprised by my reading as well, I have already read half as much as I did for the whole of last year Just started a re-read of The Lies of Locke Lamora LotR is always worth re-visiting!

Out of couriosity, how many series are you hoping to 'get to' this year?

Two new books! Amazon stated that The Mechanical wouldn't be released until the 12th March but it was in Waterstones yesterday

I'm not excited about that either, It's certainly the last chance that this series has after the abysmal The Daylight War.

Haha funny auto-censorship It's my favourite series. Start with The Lies of Locke Lamora which is brilliant. Like Laura says the third isn't as good but I still loved it.

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Becky Chambers Synopsis Somewhere within our crowded sky, a crew of wormhole builders hops from planet to planet, on their way to the job of a lifetime. To the galaxy at large, humanity is a minor species, and one patched-up construction vessel is a mere speck on the starchart. This is an everyday sort of ship, just trying to get from here to there. But all voyages leave their mark, and even the most ordinary of people have stories worth telling. A young Martian woman, hoping the vastness of space will put some distance between herself and the life she‘s left behind. An alien pilot, navigating life without her own kind. A pacifist captain, awaiting the return of a loved one at war. Set against a backdrop of curious cultures and distant worlds, this episodic tale weaves together the adventures of nine eclectic characters, each on a journey of their own. Review I saw this cover advertised for a new book coming later this year and thought it was amazing, then I found out it was already an e-book so I downloaded the sample then promptly bought the whole thing. I very rarely buy e-books above £1 but this debut novel was a brilliant purchase. The book is completely character centred, putting them above all else and this approach worked brilliantly, you fall in love with each of the characters for their own reasons. You very quickly come to care about each and every one of them as Chambers has given them their own unique personality and voice on the Wayfarer, with Jenks, one of the technicians being my particular favourite. The premise is fairly simple, a lone ship is offered a lucrative job after the forming of a new alliance with the Galactic Commons (GC) and they jump at the chance, but they soon get embroiled with the tenuous political links and caught in the middle as the peace comes crashing down. Chambers was ambitious in that she rests everything on her characters in this fairly lengthy novel, it is never rushed yet it never overstays its welcome, it is slow but never feels as such. She is good at writing characters and sticks to it, the science is very limited as it is simply not needed. There is a brilliant assortment of races that all have a unique characteristics, idiosyncrities and interactions, much of the story revolves around exploring these. The only criticism of the book I can give is that the ending felt a little rushed and never really built up to a decent climax with a satisfying conclusion. Overall a brilliant debut novel that makes you wish you were aboard the Wayfarer. I can't wait to read more from Chambers. Overall 9/10

The cover for the next Scott Lynch book has been revealed... http://www.gollancz.co.uk/2015/03/cover-reveal-the-thorn-of-emberlain/ With a release date before the end of the year!! Just hope it sticks to it this time. Cannot wait

Haha, probably not, this was by Sean Bean standards remember!

oh oh I actually did the other day! A fairly awful film called Bad Blood, despite a few slips he does a not too bad American accent.