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samantha nixon
08-07-2008, 19:09
also im glad the fanning sisters arent in it, i cant stand dakota fanning and i think elle would be too young to play anna. and apparently dakota didnt want the role cos she didnt wanna shave her head! anyway i cant wait, it was my favourite jodi picoult book :D
Yh, dakota didnt want to shave her hair, i dont blame her, i wouldnt either, the only thing that may have swayed it is that it is an amazing book
i need to find some holiday reading. I have just finished the woman who walked into doors by Roddy Doyle.
di marco
09-07-2008, 08:43
WHSmith are doing a 3 for 2 on all books :D
yeh they have, also if youve got the shop "british bookshops and sussex stationers" i think its called near you they always have a sale on, their books are normally half price or less
di marco
09-07-2008, 08:47
also im glad the fanning sisters arent in it, i cant stand dakota fanning and i think elle would be too young to play anna. and apparently dakota didnt want the role cos she didnt wanna shave her head! anyway i cant wait, it was my favourite jodi picoult book :D
Yh, dakota didnt want to shave her hair, i dont blame her, i wouldnt either, the only thing that may have swayed it is that it is an amazing book
yeh i suppose i wouldnt wanna shave my head either, but loads of a actors drastically change their appearance for films roles, its part of the job really
samantha nixon
09-07-2008, 14:08
i need to find some holiday reading. I have just finished the woman who walked into doors by Roddy Doyle.
I read hannahs gift by maria housden, when i was on holiday, and it is a really good book, quite sad though, but i loved it and is a really easy book to read and i didnt wanna put it down lol
also do you like katie price and john borrowman, as i also read there books (katies newest) and they are also really good aswell
I cant think of what others i read as they were all really good but i dont know where they have been put to have a look what they were
StarsOfCCTV
09-07-2008, 18:43
Finished Plain Truth. The legal side of the ending was confusing she didn't really explain it very well I thought I'd missed a page or something, very good apart from that :)
di marco
09-07-2008, 19:45
Finished Plain Truth. The legal side of the ending was confusing she didn't really explain it very well I thought I'd missed a page or something, very good apart from that :)
ive read that about a year ago, i can remember vaguely what happened but cant exactly remember the legal bit at the end
Somebody on here recommended "Book Thief", can't remember the author, I tried to read it but found it too upsetting (daft, I know, it is a book but I get involved :o ). My next book I will attempt to read is "PS I love you". :)
What is Book Theif about?
I'm rereading Deathly Hallows. I can't be bothered to read something new at the moment, I like knowing what's going to happen.
StarsOfCCTV
11-07-2008, 22:11
I love new books! :D I'm annoying my mum by badgering her to buy me books for my holiday :lol:
I've started to read The Tenth Circle. Really good so far! I like how Jodi Picoult shows the event from all angles.
di marco
11-07-2008, 23:10
I've started to read The Tenth Circle. Really good so far! I like how Jodi Picoult shows the event from all angles.
ive read that one, its good. i loved the like comic strip in it lol! :D couldnt work out what it was meant to say though! :(
Somebody on here recommended "Book Thief", can't remember the author, I tried to read it but found it too upsetting (daft, I know, it is a book but I get involved :o ). My next book I will attempt to read is "PS I love you". :)
What is Book Theif about?
I'm rereading Deathly Hallows. I can't be bothered to read something new at the moment, I like knowing what's going to happen.
The Book Thief is about a Jewish girl living in Germany during WW II, her little brother dies on a train journey when they are being taken to foster parents, I just found it too depressing, the librarian is now reading it after I returned the book, she quite likes it.
Doesn't sound like my kinda book. Think I'll give it a miss.
Somebody on here recommended "Book Thief", can't remember the author, I tried to read it but found it too upsetting (daft, I know, it is a book but I get involved :o ). My next book I will attempt to read is "PS I love you". :)
What is Book Theif about?
I'm rereading Deathly Hallows. I can't be bothered to read something new at the moment, I like knowing what's going to happen.
The Book Thief is about a Jewish girl living in Germany during WW II, her little brother dies on a train journey when they are being taken to foster parents, I just found it too depressing, the librarian is now reading it after I returned the book, she quite likes it.
I cried for the last few chapters.. I really enjoyed it.. it is sad but also very funny and warm... you can't help but become attached to the characters.
Abigail, when it was given to me, I left it on a shelf for ages cause it didn't seem to my kind of book either but when I picked it up, I couldn't put it down, I really love it now
I am just loving PS. I love you. What a wonderful book. :clap:
I am just loving PS. I love you. What a wonderful book. :clap:
Ive nearly finished reading that book. Its such a great book :)
Im thinking of getting the Book Theif, I was going to ages ago but after reading al your comments I think I will
pinkles14
19-07-2008, 23:12
Iam reading Gypsy by Lesley Pearse...
1893 Liverpool
When tragedy takes away Beths father and mother she and her brother sam set off for a new life in america leaving their baby sister in the arms of an adoptive family......
Kirsty :]
01-08-2008, 12:20
I'm reading the Sue Limb books, Girl, 15 Charming but Insane etc.
Read the first 2 and loved them. They're like... in the "childrens/teenage reading section" but they make me laugh sooo much. I love them :) Just finished the second one on holiday so now I have to go and buy the third book :D
I'm reading Overheard in a Dream (http://www.tesco.com/books/product.aspx?R=9780007260935&bci=4294955162|Torey%20L.%20Hayden) by Torey Hayden. The best book I've read in a while.
StarsOfCCTV
01-08-2008, 21:49
I'm reading Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult. It's quite good - dealing with a sensitive subject well so far. I've also got Vanishing Act and Brick Lane to take with me on holiday.
Ive finished resading 'Where Rainbows end' It was such a good book, but sad at the same time, I just kept reading and reading
Im now reading 'A piece of Cake' By Cupcake Brown
Kirsty :]
02-08-2008, 11:20
Aww I've always wanted to read Where Rainbows End... but I can't find it anywhere! It sucks... but I will find it! I'm determined too!
samantha nixon
02-08-2008, 12:13
Im reading journeys end for college, but i dont seem to have got further tha the first page
Im reading journeys end for college, but i dont seem to have got further tha the first page
I find set texts are really bad. At GCSE we had to read the most boring books ever written.
di marco
02-08-2008, 14:32
I'm reading Overheard in a Dream (http://www.tesco.com/books/product.aspx?R=9780007260935&bci=4294955162|Torey%20L.%20Hayden) by Torey Hayden. The best book I've read in a while.
that sounds good, i might have to get it and see what its like
di marco
02-08-2008, 14:33
;590808']Aww I've always wanted to read Where Rainbows End... but I can't find it anywhere! It sucks... but I will find it! I'm determined too!
have you checked the library? thats where i got it from, i havent read it yet though
di marco
02-08-2008, 14:34
Im reading journeys end for college, but i dont seem to have got further tha the first page
I find set texts are really bad. At GCSE we had to read the most boring books ever written.
i agree, the books were so boring! although i know people who did like some of them
I'm reading Overheard in a Dream (http://www.tesco.com/books/product.aspx?R=9780007260935&bci=4294955162|Torey%20L.%20Hayden) by Torey Hayden. The best book I've read in a while.
that sounds good, i might have to get it and see what its like
Torey Hayden is a really good author. This is the first book of her's that isn't a non-fiction so it's a bit different. Works really well though, I'm still trying to figure out if it is fiction or if it's one of her memoirs that she's turned into a novel.
StarsOfCCTV
03-08-2008, 10:10
Im reading journeys end for college, but i dont seem to have got further tha the first page
I find set texts are really bad. At GCSE we had to read the most boring books ever written.
Of mice and men. The. most. boring. book. ever. :lol:
Perfect match is a brilliant book so far. Tricky topic but I think Jodi deals with it really well. I like how she does the perspective from all angles too.
Chloe O'brien
04-08-2008, 00:35
God are they still making you read "off Mice and Men" We had to read that when I was at school and I left school 25 years ago.
samantha nixon
04-08-2008, 01:35
Im reading journeys end for college, but i dont seem to have got further tha the first page
I find set texts are really bad. At GCSE we had to read the most boring books ever written.
i agree, the books were so boring! although i know people who did like some of them
the only books we had to do was romeo and juliet, and the inspector calls for gcse which i thought were allright
we didnt have to do the mice and men one as we did the different cluster
;590808']Aww I've always wanted to read Where Rainbows End... but I can't find it anywhere! It sucks... but I will find it! I'm determined too!
Its great, I couldnt stop reading it, I never wanted to put it down
di marco
04-08-2008, 10:03
Im reading journeys end for college, but i dont seem to have got further tha the first page
I find set texts are really bad. At GCSE we had to read the most boring books ever written.
Of mice and men. The. most. boring. book. ever. :lol:
i thought that was the best one out of the ones we had to read lol! still boring but better than the rest! although i was annoyed cos some of the other classes got to watch the film and we didnt!
Perfect match is a brilliant book so far. Tricky topic but I think Jodi deals with it really well. I like how she does the perspective from all angles too.
i really liked that book too, its the one where the little boy gets sexually abused isnt it? i think she always handles the topics in her books well. i can never guess the endings though!
di marco
04-08-2008, 10:07
Im reading journeys end for college, but i dont seem to have got further tha the first page
I find set texts are really bad. At GCSE we had to read the most boring books ever written.
i agree, the books were so boring! although i know people who did like some of them
the only books we had to do was romeo and juliet, and the inspector calls for gcse which i thought were allright
we didnt have to do the mice and men one as we did the different cluster
we had to do romeo and juliet, pride and prejudice, of mice and men, hobsons choice and some poems by people who ive forgotten lol (2 of them were blake and wordsworth, cant remember the other 2). i dont like shakespeare cos i dont understand it lol but i think romeo and juliet was the best one to do cos at least i understand the storyline in that one and we got to watch the film! pride and prejudice i gave up reading, it was too long and boring so i watched the film instead (which was only slightly less boring than the book!) still managed to get an A for that bit of cw though! hobsons choice i think was the most boring play ive ever read!
Im now reading, A piece of Cake, By Cupcake Brown
You just cant believe some of things she has been through!
annette_tr9
06-08-2008, 07:36
Im now reading 'A piece of Cake' By Cupcake Brown
i have read that book, absolutely brilliant!! unbelievable story
I'm reading Overheard in a Dream (http://www.tesco.com/books/product.aspx?R=9780007260935&bci=4294955162|Torey%20L.%20Hayden) by Torey Hayden. The best book I've read in a while.
Just an update. The book is excellent except for the parts when the mother (Laura) is in therapy. All she talks about is an imaginary person who she's been seeing since she was 7 (now in her 40s). It really is boring, reminds me of the Lord of the Rings kinda fantasy. Also included are stories that Laura wrote when she was in school (even more boring). I'm just skipping everything about Laura.
StarsOfCCTV
28-08-2008, 23:00
I've finished reading Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult - quite good but not her best.
I've also read Chart Throb by Ben Elton - really funny, basically taking the mickey out of xfactor :p
di marco
30-08-2008, 10:12
I've finished reading Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult - quite good but not her best.
i agree, it was the first book i read of hers and it was good but others ive read since have been better. im still reading "mercy", nearly finished it though
no1abbafan
30-08-2008, 12:16
On hols I read quite a bit, the Cecelia Aherne's new one "Thanks for the memories" - really a good one, enjoyed it as much as PS I love you (didn't like any of her other ones) and Marian Keyes "This Charming Man" - a great book, couldn't put it down.
I got into the Hannibal Lecter series.... had already read Silence of the Lambs and now reading Hannibal rising, followed by red dragon and then Hannibal.. really interesting stuff
DaVeyWaVey
01-09-2008, 20:05
Currently reading The Remains of The Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. It's rather boring to start with, quite tedious.. but then it gets really good and I love the chemistry between the two main characters.
I'm reading PS I love you by Cecelia Ahern. It seems a lot of people on here have already read it. I'm really enjoying it at the moment.
HoneyBee
01-09-2008, 20:36
I've been reading heat magazine. :D
StarsOfCCTV
01-09-2008, 20:45
:lol:
I've started reading Second Glance by guess who....Jodi Picoult :lol: I got it for Sainsbury's for £4 instead of £7 at Waterstones :D Anyway, it's ok so far...she keeps going on about ghosts it's a bit random :p
Bad Wolf
01-09-2008, 20:47
now on the third book of the twilight saga, they are ace, i will have completed the series by the weekend tho so will need a new obsession
Bad Wolf
01-09-2008, 20:48
I'm reading PS I love you by Cecelia Ahern. It seems a lot of people on here have already read it. I'm really enjoying it at the moment.
are you crying a lot??? i cried on nearly every page
now on the third book of the twilight saga, they are ace, i will have completed the series by the weekend tho so will need a new obsession
Ooooo :D I ordered Eclipse the other day, should be here by the weekend :D
I read Twilight and New Moon way back in Easter, well a bit before then and kept forgetting to get Eclipse, well I was waiting for the paperback one. I alreading have Breaking Dawn ready to read :D
Bad Wolf
01-09-2008, 20:50
i love them, although i'll finish them soon, i might read her book the host next
She should be bringing out a new book from Twilight soon, well in a year I think. Shes gonna release the book Twilight but writin from Edwards POV, I cant remember the title though :hmm:
Bad Wolf
01-09-2008, 20:54
i read the unpublished chapter on her site - its good
Ooo, Im trying to stay away from her website. Ive spoke to loads of people who read Eclipse like ages ago and Ive been good with not spoiling myself :D
I'm reading PS I love you by Cecelia Ahern. It seems a lot of people on here have already read it. I'm really enjoying it at the moment.
are you crying a lot??? i cried on nearly every page
A bit at the very start, where you find out how Gerry died and there's very realistic description of how Holly's coping with it. I haven't found it too bad since then, I'm on about page 150.
I'm reading PS I love you by Cecelia Ahern. It seems a lot of people on here have already read it. I'm really enjoying it at the moment.
Love that book :) I would also reccomend 'Where Rainbows end' by Cecelia Ahern. On Hoilday I also read Cecelia Aherns 'A place called here'. It took me while to get into both of them, but when I got into them, I didnt want to out them down. Great books :D
Bad Wolf
01-09-2008, 20:58
it is sad, in parts you will be crying with laughter
thanks for the memories is also good, but it takes a while to get in to, unlike PS, where is was hooked on page 1
thanks for the memories is also good, but it takes a while to get in to, unlike PS, where is was hooked on page 1
Oo, I havent heard of that one. Whats it about?
Bad Wolf
01-09-2008, 21:08
woman has bad accident and had a blood transfusion and gets some memories from the donor............................................. .hang on
Bad Wolf
01-09-2008, 21:09
thanks for the memories - blurb
Lose yourself in the magical new novel from Cecelia Ahern - the No.1 bestselling author of PS, I Love You How can you know someone you've never met? Joyce Conway remembers things she shouldn't. She knows about tiny cobbled streets in Paris, which she has never visited. And every night she dreams about an unknown little girl with blonde hair. When she leaves hospital after a terrible accident, with her life and her marriage in pieces, Joyce moves back in with her elderly father. All the while, a strong sense of deja vu is overwhelming her and she can't figure out why! Justin Hitchcock is divorced, lonely and restless. He arrives in Dublin to give a lecture on art and meets attractive doctor Sarah, who persuades him to donate blood. It's the first thing to come straight from his heart in a long time. When Justin receives a basket of muffins with a note simply saying thank you,he is sure someone is playing a trick on him. But then a series of gifts begin to arrive. Intrigued and disturbed, Justin is determined to find out who is sending them. What he discovers will change his life forever.
I have 'Where Rainbows End' lined up next already. I think I'll end up reading all of the books that are featured on the inside covers. I have some of Wendy Holden's books to read too; I read 'School For Husbands' a couple of years ago and loved it.
thanks for the memories - blurb
Lose yourself in the magical new novel from Cecelia Ahern - the No.1 bestselling author of PS, I Love You How can you know someone you've never met? Joyce Conway remembers things she shouldn't. She knows about tiny cobbled streets in Paris, which she has never visited. And every night she dreams about an unknown little girl with blonde hair. When she leaves hospital after a terrible accident, with her life and her marriage in pieces, Joyce moves back in with her elderly father. All the while, a strong sense of deja vu is overwhelming her and she can't figure out why! Justin Hitchcock is divorced, lonely and restless. He arrives in Dublin to give a lecture on art and meets attractive doctor Sarah, who persuades him to donate blood. It's the first thing to come straight from his heart in a long time. When Justin receives a basket of muffins with a note simply saying thank you,he is sure someone is playing a trick on him. But then a series of gifts begin to arrive. Intrigued and disturbed, Justin is determined to find out who is sending them. What he discovers will change his life forever.
Ooo that sounds very interesting, might give that a go
Bad Wolf
01-09-2008, 21:15
do you want my copy? if so send me you address in a private message and i'll post it tomorrow
di marco
03-09-2008, 10:03
:lol:
I've started reading Second Glance by guess who....Jodi Picoult :lol: I got it for Sainsbury's for £4 instead of £7 at Waterstones :D Anyway, it's ok so far...she keeps going on about ghosts it's a bit random :p
ooooo is it out in paperback now? it must be more than a year since it was released in hardback so ive been waiting for ages for it to come out in paper back but havent seen it yet, ill have to have a look today
di marco
03-09-2008, 10:06
finished reading "mercy" by jodi picoult now, it was quite good, the court case in this one was simpler than in some of her other books i thought. its one of her better books i think although not her best
im now going to read "where rainbows end" by cecelia ahern as i got it from the library ages ago and i kept renewing it so i wanna read it before i go back to uni lol!
StarsOfCCTV
03-09-2008, 14:12
ooooo is it out in paperback now? [/QUOTE]
Yeah it is :D
:cheer: Eclipse came in the post today :D So im reading that :D
di marco
04-09-2008, 10:22
ooooo is it out in paperback now?
Yeah it is :D
yay! :D thanks. i saw it in the shop yesterday but i didnt have enough money on me to buy it :(
di marco
05-09-2008, 22:57
im now going to read "where rainbows end" by cecelia ahern as i got it from the library ages ago and i kept renewing it so i wanna read it before i go back to uni lol!
ive read about half the book so far and its really good, its very simply done and thats what i like about it. i also like how the whole book is written in letter/email format between the different characters. its really funny in places too
Kirsty :]
05-09-2008, 23:08
I've not got the money to get the last book of the Girl, la de da series... so I'm just reading my lit book.
A Handmaids Tale. I ahven't started it yet because I didn't have the book but I';ve lent it from my teacher for the time being, but from the sounds of it... it's quite dodgy!!
im now going to read "where rainbows end" by cecelia ahern as i got it from the library ages ago and i kept renewing it so i wanna read it before i go back to uni lol!
ive read about half the book so far and its really good, its very simply done and thats what i like about it. i also like how the whole book is written in letter/email format between the different characters. its really funny in places too
:eek: You're a quick reader! I'm going onto that book next.
di marco
07-09-2008, 08:09
im now going to read "where rainbows end" by cecelia ahern as i got it from the library ages ago and i kept renewing it so i wanna read it before i go back to uni lol!
ive read about half the book so far and its really good, its very simply done and thats what i like about it. i also like how the whole book is written in letter/email format between the different characters. its really funny in places too
:eek: You're a quick reader! I'm going onto that book next.
im not that quick lol my sis could have read the book in a day! i finished it last night, i wasnt planning to but i only had about 50pgs left and i wanted to know how it ended! it was a really really good book, funny in places, sad in places, i think the way it was done in letter form between the characters instead of being written like a normal book made you more involved with the characters and the story. cant believe it spanned a 45/50yr period though! and im so glad about the ending, id have been so annoyed if it hadnt ended like that lol! (trying not to give too much away if people havent read it!)
di marco
07-09-2008, 14:23
im gonna start reading "marley and me" by john grogan now, as my mum has been nagging me to read it for ages as she wants to lend it to someone once ive read it!
im not that quick lol my sis could have read the book in a day! i finished it last night, i wasnt planning to but i only had about 50pgs left and i wanted to know how it ended! it was a really really good book, funny in places, sad in places, i think the way it was done in letter form between the characters instead of being written like a normal book made you more involved with the characters and the story. cant believe it spanned a 45/50yr period though! and im so glad about the ending, id have been so annoyed if it hadnt ended like that lol! (trying not to give too much away if people havent read it!)
Aww I know what you mean about the ending, I read it quickly cos I wanted to know what would happen
pookie1968uk
08-09-2008, 15:02
i am reading tommy smiths autobiography at the mo. in case anyone doesnt know he used to play football for liverpool and played under bill shankley and bob paisley. it is a really good book but then i suppose youve got to like football to read it!
I fogot to mention Im reading Breaking Dawn :cheer: I dont want it too end though and Im well over half way through. OH my god! is all im saying :p
DaVeyWaVey
11-10-2008, 16:50
I am reading Oranges Aren't The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson. Really good book so far - got to the bit where Jeanette has met the girl she starts to fall in love with.
Ive just finished reading Breaking dawn! :crying:
DaVeyWaVey
18-10-2008, 14:53
Finished reading Oranges last night .. a really brilliant book but rather disturbing at parts and it's weirdly quite sad at the end..
I have started reading A Mermaid's Singing by Val McDermid today - read 50 pages so far and loving it! She writes the Wire in The Blood series!
DaVeyWaVey
16-11-2008, 12:30
A Mermaid's Singing was a really great book! It really took an unexpected turn towards the end and I recommend the book to anyone who likes reading the crime genre.
I am planning to get the next book in the series, but currently engrossed in The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, which is proving as good as 'Of Mice And Men' already.
I'm currently reading My Story by Daze Pelzer, it's a trilogy of his books. It's the most disturbing/moving book you're ever likely to read. An uncomfortable read, but everyone should read it before they die.
I think I read those as 3 separate books a few years ago. The first one was truely heart rending. I am sorry but the following two seemed to be money making exercises driven by his second wife.
I think I read those as 3 separate books a few years ago. The first one was truely heart rending. I am sorry but the following two seemed to be money making exercises driven by his second wife.
I agree with you there Trinity, the second and third just aren't the same. He had such a horrific story, and I dont feel like the other two really shed much more light on the situation, they are just him milking it for all it's worth. Saying that though in the third book there's some moving scenes between his mother/father/grandmother, as he gets answers to make his life complete.
I've got a big job ahead of me, I've got to adapt this into a movie for my current assignment, not sure how I'm going to go about it yet. It will certainly be challenging and hopefully I'll get a good grade for it, as part of the portfolio is raising debates for and against an adaptation.
OMG - that is such a difficult assignment.
The story is so horrific that there is a danger of making it gratuitous if you show the violence, but then again if you don't is the story as strong.
There would have to be a lot of implied neglect and scenes of the mother shutting doors and screaming.
If you have to do all three books then I would start at the end and tell the story in flash backs.
Im reading If you could see me now, byt Cecelia Ahern
Kirsty :]
17-11-2008, 00:15
Still trying to read 1984, and A Handmaids Tale. I can't get into them, they're worded too intelligent for me!...I ahve to read them though, or I won't be passing English Literature this year!
I have just started on 'A Place Called Here' by Cecilia Ahern, looks good so far. :thumbsup:
I just finished reading "please Daddy don't" by Barbra Naughton.. about abuse victim in Ireland.. I read it in one day.. The man got 11 years in the end.. he deserved longer and she named and shamed her father.. fair play to her...
Chloe O'brien
17-11-2008, 14:30
I've just finished reading the boy in the stripped pjyamas.
I have just started on 'A Place Called Here' by Cecilia Ahern, looks good so far. :thumbsup:
Ive read that and loved it :D
I just finished reading "please Daddy don't" by Barbra Naughton.. about abuse victim in Ireland.. I read it in one day.. The man got 11 years in the end.. he deserved longer and she named and shamed her father.. fair play to her...
Can I ask what kind of abuse, I know it might sound like a werid question but in my drama we are doing our play based on peoples abuse of their authority and we need to fit it in to social, cultrual and historical context
I've just finished reading the boy in the stripped pjyamas.
That is next on my list to read - what did you think of it? :)
I just finished reading "please Daddy don't" by Barbra Naughton.. about abuse victim in Ireland.. I read it in one day.. The man got 11 years in the end.. he deserved longer and she named and shamed her father.. fair play to her...
Can I ask what kind of abuse, I know it might sound like a werid question but in my drama we are doing our play based on peoples abuse of their authority and we need to fit it in to social, cultrual and historical context
it was sexual abuse, rape. He also physically abuse his son and his wife, beating them both on regular occasions.. yet he never touched his eldest son or his 2 youngest daughters
Chloe O'brien
18-11-2008, 12:31
I've just finished reading the boy in the stripped pjyamas.
That is next on my list to read - what did you think of it? :)
Very good Perdy. Although it mainly based for young people you can't help but feel sadness for the two boys involved. One is clueless to the horrors of the war while the other has sufferd too much pain. Read it Perdy you will enjoy it. I bought it to help Marley understand the horror of the war. She is being taught about WW2 next year and this book makes understanding the troubles easier to understand.
Im half way through Cecilia Aherns WhereRainbows End, im really enjoying it as it is not too heavy and i can dive into when i have time, i feel like i know all the characters. I think it falls into that feel good catagory, "good rubbish"
Kirsty :]
24-11-2008, 22:17
I'm re-reading a Handmaids Tale.. for Lit. It's not that bad... I just cannot pick up on the hidden messgaes and all!
Chloe O'brien
29-11-2008, 00:21
I'm loving PS I Love You. Especially the sh*t sharon phrases. I read six chapters in bed last night.
CrazyLea
29-11-2008, 16:44
Haha Kath.. I am also reading PS I love you.. haven't read it before, but loving it so far :D.
It is a fantastic book, I cried because of sad bits and I cried with laughter. Reading her other novel "A Place Called Here" at the moment, also recommendable from what I have read so far. :thumbsup:
It is a fantastic book, I cried because of sad bits and I cried with laughter. Reading her other novel "A Place Called Here" at the moment, also recommendable from what I have read so far. :thumbsup:
Ive read that :D
I loved it
i bought the cecillia ahern set of three for a fiver in tesco, they are really good, i finished Where Rainbows End last night and am moving onto A place called here
OOo what other one was in the set?
I think it was If You Could see me now, or something along those lines. It was a really good deal they had lots of sets.
I think it was If You Could see me now, or something along those lines. It was a really good deal they had lots of sets.
Ooo thats good, and that the book Im reading now, its good, I dont want to put it down at the moment :p
Ive finished reading, If you could see me now , by cecelia ahern
I loved it, it was really sad it parts and I loved the end, it made me smile and think :)
DaVeyWaVey
24-12-2008, 22:38
Finished reading 'The Grapes of Wrath' by John Steinbeck today. Up there with one of the best books I've ever read. I was close to tears in some parts as it was so powerful and realistic. An insightful portrayal into family life following the depression.
'The Great Gatsby' for English. Not enjoying it as much as the other Lit book at the moment.
I'm currently Reading Twilight By Stephanie Meyer:Dx
But also going through Educating Rita for english essays :(
Reading Paul O Grady's autobiography at the moment
Also got Twilight On The Go, and that Life with Madonna book, the tell-all book by her brother.
Just finished reading The Celeb Diaries. Its a book my Mark Frith, who is the ex-editor of Heat. Its a really good read if your into the whole celeb world thing.
Also if your into Big Brother. He talks about it a lot.
I'm currently Reading Twilight By Stephanie Meyer:Dx
Love that one.
Its the best in the series, although Breaking Dawn is great too :D
pinkles14
28-12-2008, 21:11
Cut By cathy Glass....
Im reading the strictly come dancing annual x
that Life with Madonna book, the tell-all book by her brother.
It that any good.. I have it here but haven't read it
senorita
05-01-2009, 19:48
Im reading Craig Revel Horwoods book - All Balls and Glitter, its been really good. Hubby picked me up a signed copy bless him.
Chloe O'brien
05-01-2009, 20:23
I've just bought Cecelia Aherne Thanks for the Memories. Any good anyone.
Aw thats the only one I havent read
di marco
05-01-2009, 21:46
I've just bought Cecelia Aherne Thanks for the Memories. Any good anyone.
ive got that book but havent had time to read it yet
di marco
05-01-2009, 21:48
Im half way through Cecilia Aherns WhereRainbows End, im really enjoying it as it is not too heavy and i can dive into when i have time, i feel like i know all the characters. I think it falls into that feel good catagory, "good rubbish"
thats the only one of her books ive read so far but i thought it was brill! i agree that it really makes you believe you know all the characters in it
StarsOfCCTV
14-01-2009, 00:45
Currently reading Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs. Its really good so far I'd recommend it to anyone who likes a good murder book. :p
I'm on/off reading Salem Falls at the moment. And then I've got The Pact. Both by Jodi Picoult. :p
di marco
14-01-2009, 09:56
I'm on/off reading Salem Falls at the moment. And then I've got The Pact. Both by Jodi Picoult. :p
ive read both of those, both good books, though i think i liked the pact slightly better
im still reading marley and me lol! ive only read about 6 chapters so far and ive been reading it for months! i just dont seem to have the time to read :(
Chloe O'brien
15-01-2009, 12:52
I've just bought Cecelia Aherne Thanks for the Memories. Any good anyone.
I am now half way through "Thanks for the Memories" and its very easy to read and enjoy. Just like "PS I love you" it can make you laugh and cry. Its about a young woman from Dublin named Joyce who sufferes a miscarrige after a fall, her marrige breaks down and she returns to live with her elderly father. After her accident she needs a blood transfusion. This comes from an american Art Lecturer who is teaching in Dublin and donates blood, which goes to Joyce. After that their lives become entwined she starts eating red meat were before she was a veggie and other stuff happen.
DaVeyWaVey
16-01-2009, 18:12
Currently reading Jane Eyre :) I didn't think I would like it, but I have to say I love it so far! :cheer:
di marco
17-01-2009, 09:50
Currently reading Jane Eyre :) I didn't think I would like it, but I have to say I love it so far! :cheer:
i only managed the first chapter or two of that book! though we were reading it in yr6 so that might be why!
pookie1968uk
17-01-2009, 16:58
im reading memoirs of a geisha at the moment, really good so far.
DaVeyWaVey
18-01-2009, 14:49
Currently reading Jane Eyre :) I didn't think I would like it, but I have to say I love it so far! :cheer:
i only managed the first chapter or two of that book! though we were reading it in yr6 so that might be why!
Yeah, it's quite a mature book. I don't think I would have appreciated it if I began reading it when I was younger. I've nearly cried so far reading it... I never thought I'd cry at a book!! :o
I am currently reading "my life with my sister madonna" by her brother.. it is ok... I am getting totally disillusioned with Madonna now.. DO NOT read if you hold everything Madonna says to be true... I am not sure who is telling the truth cause Chris (her brother) seems to contradict everything you thought you knew about her.
I have just finished reading, secret life of a demented housewife, the celebrity years.
Was a good book, just my type of thing! Read her first one and this is just as good.
Im just about to start reading The other boleyn Girl. Have the dvd but want to read the book first
sindydoll
22-01-2009, 13:55
westlife ...our story
di marco
25-01-2009, 12:48
im gonna start reading "marley and me" by john grogan now, as my mum has been nagging me to read it for ages as she wants to lend it to someone once ive read it!
^^^^i wrote that at the beginning of september lol and ive still not finished it, how bad is that?! ive just not had the time although im gonna try and read at least 1 or 2 chapters a day from now on so hopefully ill have finished it soon!
I still havent started the book I got for xmas
di marco
25-01-2009, 14:08
I still havent started the book I got for xmas
its not been that long though. i still havent started some of the books i bought last summer lol!
Breaking Dawn - Stephanie Meyer :wub: (The after i've finished i'm going to read the whole saga again cause i have a nasty habit of skimming and missing pages out :o )
Breaking Dawn - Stephanie Meyer :wub: (The after i've finished i'm going to read the whole saga again cause i have a nasty habit of skimming and missing pages out :o )
Aww lol
Your gonna love that book, I did and this book I could never but down, I read it on the way to college on my frees at college, on the way home, before bed, all the time really :D
Chloe O'brien
26-01-2009, 00:00
I've finished reading "Thanks for the Memories" last night. Personally I thought it was a lot better than "PS I love You" it was full of laughter and tearful moments the best comments coming from Joyce's Irish dad he was a legend. Going to have to buy a couple of more Cecelia Ahern books this week.
StarsOfCCTV
26-01-2009, 00:57
The book of PS I love you was totally ruined for me by the film. :S
Finished The Pact. Really good story but I didn't like the end because in the writers questions she said she only did the ending the way she did to make it happy. That shouldn't be her basis for an ending! :rolleyes: :thumbsdow The rest of the book was good though.
di marco
26-01-2009, 10:02
The book of PS I love you was totally ruined for me by the film. :S
would you advise that i read the book then before watching the film?
The book of PS I love you was totally ruined for me by the film. :S
Same
:thumbsdow
The book of PS I love you was totally ruined for me by the film. :S
would you advise that i read the book then before watching the film?
And yes I would
StarsOfCCTV
26-01-2009, 20:39
would you advise that i read the book then before watching the film?
And yes I would[/QUOTE]
Definately :)
di marco
27-01-2009, 08:41
would you advise that i read the book then before watching the film?
And yes I would
Definately :)[/QUOTE]
ok thanks. the original plan was to read the book first but ive had both for ages and havent got round to reading/watching either
I have actually now started reading The Gift my Ceclia Ahern
di marco
27-01-2009, 21:46
I have actually now started reading The Gift my Ceclia Ahern
when youve read it, let me know if its good or not :) i was gonna by it the other week but it was too expensive so thought id wait for it to come out in paperback instead!
pookie1968uk
27-01-2009, 22:19
would you advise that i read the book then before watching the film?
And yes I would
Definately :)[/QUOTE]
yes so would I! books are always much more thorough and then you watch the film and they change storylines and it almost becomes a brief overview of the book! the films can still be good in their own rights but not as good as the books!
Chloe O'brien
30-01-2009, 23:23
I bought "Were Rainbows end" yesterday and ended up reading 10 chapters in bed last night.
aaww you'll love that book kath :p
I'm meant to be finishing Eclipse and Breaking Dawn (Twilight...) by Stephenie Meyer. I've loved the books but I keep getting distracted.. :hmm:
I'm meant to be finishing Eclipse and Breaking Dawn (Twilight...) by Stephenie Meyer. I've loved the books but I keep getting distracted.. :hmm:
Aww you should read them, they are brill :thumbsup:
The book of PS I love you was totally ruined for me by the film. :S
would you advise that i read the book then before watching the film?
Definitely. From what I remember it wasn't even set in the same place for part of it as it was in the book! Some parts of the book were just reinvented by whoever did the film and you'll understand what I mean here when you've read and seen it but a character was trying to protect her friend's emotions by not telling her something but in the film she just came out with it if I remember rightly and it reinvented the character for me into someone heartless, considering the circumstances.
I'm meant to be finishing Eclipse and Breaking Dawn (Twilight...) by Stephenie Meyer. I've loved the books but I keep getting distracted.. :hmm:
Aww you should read them, they are brill :thumbsup:
I do love them. I'm just not very good at keeping focussed on them. Jasper has been explaining his story for about a month now :lol:
EDIT: I love your signature :wub:
:lol: aww when I read them I was obsessed, I took them to college with me and read them in my frees, on the bus, in the car, seriously I was just mad, I want to re-read them :wub: but im leading them out so my friends can become obsessed :p
:p thankyou
I am obsessed.. just not obsessed enough :p
I will read them. I'm going to force myself into it. By the end of the week.
You should, read them before you go to bed
I always find a good read also helps me sleep :p
I will if I can manage to keep my hand away from the remote. I've gotten into the habit of watching Sex And The City before bed. I'll read tonight, for a change :p
:cheer: good :p cos when you get onto breaking dawn to will not want to put it now :p
I really want to read it now. My friend has threatened to tell me the ending if I don't read it :D
I'm VERY tempted to not read the rest of Twilight and just read If Only, Geri's autobiography, again :p
StarsOfCCTV
02-02-2009, 00:09
Finished Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult. Quite a good book, although I guessed one of the revelation plot lines because that was just a bit predictable, having read her other books. I like how she's put in some characters from Keeping Faith, and I never knew about the Gnostic Gospels, which was quite interesting to read about in the book.
di marco
05-02-2009, 10:31
Finished Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult. Quite a good book, although I guessed one of the revelation plot lines because that was just a bit predictable, having read her other books. I like how she's put in some characters from Keeping Faith, and I never knew about the Gnostic Gospels, which was quite interesting to read about in the book.
ive not read this one yet, is it a new one?
di marco
05-02-2009, 10:32
I bought "Were Rainbows end" yesterday and ended up reading 10 chapters in bed last night.
im not surprised, i was like that when i read the book, its a great book!
Ive just finished reading The gift by Cecelia Ahern
It was really good, although slow at times and i enjoyed the second half of the book better
really lovely message though at the end :)
Chloe O'brien
18-02-2009, 01:30
I finished reading "were rainbows end" Loved it best one I've red, now I have to go and buy another Ceclia Aherne book
di marco
19-02-2009, 20:56
I finished reading "were rainbows end" Loved it best one I've red, now I have to go and buy another Ceclia Aherne book
i agree, its a brill book! :) me and my sis liked it so much when we got it from the library we went out and bought it!
StarsOfCCTV
19-02-2009, 21:00
Finished Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult. Quite a good book, although I guessed one of the revelation plot lines because that was just a bit predictable, having read her other books. I like how she's put in some characters from Keeping Faith, and I never knew about the Gnostic Gospels, which was quite interesting to read about in the book.
ive not read this one yet, is it a new one?
Its been out for a while but it was only in hardback so I waited until it was in paperback. I think its one of her most recent ones she's written though.
di marco
19-02-2009, 21:15
Finished Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult. Quite a good book, although I guessed one of the revelation plot lines because that was just a bit predictable, having read her other books. I like how she's put in some characters from Keeping Faith, and I never knew about the Gnostic Gospels, which was quite interesting to read about in the book.
ive not read this one yet, is it a new one?
Its been out for a while but it was only in hardback so I waited until it was in paperback. I think its one of her most recent ones she's written though.
oh right thanks, i always wait til its in paperback too, ill have to look for it in town tomorrow
StarsOfCCTV
19-02-2009, 23:34
I found it in Sainburys lol :p
Im reading Remember Me by Sophie Kinsella, not too far in it at the minute but its started off good
DaVeyWaVey
21-02-2009, 11:29
I am reading Wuthering Heights. Just started it this morning.
I am reading Wuthering Heights. Just started it this morning.
One of my all time faves Davey.. hated it when I had to read it at school and years later I picked it up and loved it ever since... amazing story of passion and obsession..
Just reading The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button atm - it's only 30 pages long lol!
It's so different from the film, Benjamin is born the size of an old man, and he has a beird, can talk, and smokes cigars/drinks whisky and is vile to his parents! It's weird, i really don't like it!!!
Once I've finished that I'm moving onto the graphic novel of Watchmen to see how different it is from the film!!!
I fininshed Remember Me it was really good, i got a Harlem Coben one wo read next i forgot the name of it now though
It may be awhile as unfortunatley the only books im reading at them minute come in the form of lawcards and law express! I cant wait for summer when i can read a proper book.
Just reading The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button atm - it's only 30 pages long lol!
It's so different from the film, Benjamin is born the size of an old man, and he has a beird, can talk, and smokes cigars/drinks whisky and is vile to his parents! It's weird, i really don't like it!!!
Once I've finished that I'm moving onto the graphic novel of Watchmen to see how different it is from the film!!!
Its only 30 pages long? :eek:
The managed to make a film from a book that is only 30 pages long :eek:
di marco
11-03-2009, 14:30
ive finally finished reading "marley and me", it was really good, so sad at the end though i actually cried!
di marco
11-03-2009, 14:31
The managed to make a film from a book that is only 30 pages long :eek:
im guessing they just used the idea from the book maybe?
di marco
11-03-2009, 14:32
It may be awhile as unfortunatley the only books im reading at them minute come in the form of lawcards and law express! I cant wait for summer when i can read a proper book.
im the same, i hate that i dont have time to read anything properly apart from boring books for my course! :(
DaVeyWaVey
20-04-2009, 17:23
I've just finished reading The Reader. It's so sad! :(
.:SpIcYsPy:.
20-04-2009, 22:54
I'm currently reading Dead Babies by Martin Amis..
I am currently re-reading Red dwarf the complete series and I have the two follow on books Last Human and Backwards.. great for a giggle... love them
I am half-way through 'You've Been Warned' by James Patterson and Howard Roughan - it is brilliant, I find it difficult to put down but. :thumbsup:
di marco
05-05-2009, 10:54
in a weeks time all my work will be finished for this year so i can start reading books properly again! :D
Chloe O'brien
05-05-2009, 15:03
I was tempted to buy Angel and Demons yesterday but if I read it before I see the film I know I'll be disapointed.
im reading deja dead at the moment by kathy reichs finding it a bit hard to get into just now but i'll need too i have already bought the next 4 books in the series lol
I've picked up angels and demons so many times i'll need to just sit down one day and read the whole thing
di marco
05-05-2009, 15:32
I was tempted to buy Angel and Demons yesterday but if I read it before I see the film I know I'll be disapointed.
ive got angels and demons, havent read it yet though. most books are always way better than the films
Im finally managing to read the other boleyn girl. its very good, ive had to drag myself away form it for a while
Im finally managing to read the other boleyn girl. its very good, ive had to drag myself away form it for a while
it is quite a hard book to read but once you get into it its amazing all her books are the same
Chloe O'brien
05-05-2009, 22:45
I was tempted to buy Angel and Demons yesterday but if I read it before I see the film I know I'll be disapointed.
ive got angels and demons, havent read it yet though. most books are always way better than the films
I know DM and that's why I want to see the film before. If I read the book first I will sit through the film and nit pick instead of enjoying the fim.
I have read the book a couple of years ago and loved it, now looking forward to the film :)
angelblue
06-05-2009, 22:03
Hey everyone, i am reading The white tiger at the moment:thumbsup:
I was thinking my next book would be either PS. I love you or Angels and Demons does anyone know which one is better?
di marco
06-05-2009, 22:55
I was thinking my next book would be either PS. I love you or Angels and Demons does anyone know which one is better?
ive got both of them but havent read either of them yet. my sis read ps i love you and liked it. from what ive heard, both are meant to be good books
Chloe O'brien
06-05-2009, 23:10
I've read PS I Love you, good book Angel if your looking for a chickflick kind of book though I enjoyed were Rainbows end better.
PS I Love You and Angel and Demons are both good reads, I enjoyed them both very much.
PS I Love You had me in tears of laughter as well as sadness and Angel and Demons had me gripped with its suspense, so you need to decide what type of book you fan reading first I suppose. :)
I really need a new book to read
Chloe O'brien
08-05-2009, 21:43
Get down to Asda Abbie you can get 2 books for £7
I know I should
I really want to read but I suppose I should wait till after my exams :(
StarsOfCCTV
12-05-2009, 22:26
Jodi Picoult Handle with Care is half price at Waterstone's :D
I'm not allowed to read any books until after exams. :( I've been banned. :lol:
di marco
17-05-2009, 20:52
i read a book on the lyceum theatre for my essay, got quite interesting near the end lol!
now ive finished all my work for this year, ive started reading "nineteen minutes" by jodi picoult, ive read over half of it already and its really good. its about a boy who goes into his high school and shoots and kills 10 people, then it goes back in time so you can sort of understand why he did it. dont really know how the ending is going to be that interesting though, cos normally wth her books it revolves around the court case and if the person is guilty or not, but seeing as we know from the start that the boy shoots them, im looking forward to seeing how she ends it
di marco
17-05-2009, 20:52
Jodi Picoult Handle with Care is half price at Waterstone's :D
is that a new book of hers? ive not heard of that one before
di marco
18-05-2009, 20:47
Jodi Picoult Handle with Care is half price at Waterstone's :D
is that a new book of hers? ive not heard of that one before
saw it in whsmiths today, sounds really good, though im gonna wait til it comes out in paperback, hopefully it wont be too long!
StarsOfCCTV
18-05-2009, 23:16
Jodi Picoult Handle with Care is half price at Waterstone's :D
is that a new book of hers? ive not heard of that one before
Yes, I haven't read it yet - don't have time! :(
I was going to wait until it came out in paperback but it was half price so around the same price. :p
I've just bought the second book in the Kathy Reichs series. :D 1p off amazon! (Plus the postage though!)
My next aim is to get the rest of the V.I.Warshawski books. They're pretty cheap too.
I don't know if anyone read the Adrian mole series but I found his last one that i didn't know existed "Adrian mole and the weapons of mass destruction".. I got it for €3 in a sale... so happy and it is still brilliant like the rest of the series
angelblue
19-05-2009, 23:39
Hey everyone i just started to read PS, I love you on saturday and i am nearly finished. I am really enjoying it so thankyou to everyone who suggested it.:cheer:
Anyone got any good suggestions for my next book :)
di marco
21-05-2009, 18:38
finished reading "nineteen minutes" by jodi picoult today, it was really good, i really would never have guessed the ending! some of the chapters were almost 100pgs long though! :eek:
now im gonna start reading "thanks for the memories" by cecelia ahern
di marco
21-05-2009, 18:39
I don't know if anyone read the Adrian mole series but I found his last one that i didn't know existed "Adrian mole and the weapons of mass destruction".. I got it for €3 in a sale... so happy and it is still brilliant like the rest of the series
my dad has all those books and says theyre really good, i might read them at some point
StarsOfCCTV
21-05-2009, 19:38
finished reading "nineteen minutes" by jodi picoult today, it was really good, i really would never have guessed the ending! some of the chapters were almost 100pgs long though! :eek:
Probably my favourite book of hers. It is quite a read!
di marco
22-05-2009, 15:38
finished reading "nineteen minutes" by jodi picoult today, it was really good, i really would never have guessed the ending! some of the chapters were almost 100pgs long though! :eek:
Probably my favourite book of hers. It is quite a read!
yeh its one of my faves as well :) i didnt wanna put it down!
StarsOfCCTV
22-05-2009, 17:47
Totally. :D
The only books I'm currently reading are British Foreign Policy 1919-39 and OCR Double Applied Science A2.
I'm having so much fun. :lol:
di marco
23-05-2009, 14:12
Totally. :D
The only books I'm currently reading are British Foreign Policy 1919-39 and OCR Double Applied Science A2.
I'm having so much fun. :lol:
haha they sound so interesting, maybe ill give them a go lol! :D
di marco
11-06-2009, 10:40
now im gonna start reading "thanks for the memories" by cecelia ahern
finished reading "thanks for the memories" by cecelia ahern the other day. it got really good towards the end, the beginning was a bit boring though
gonna start reading "handle with care" by jodi picoult next
I'm currently trying to read wuthering Heights but i don't know it confuses me a bit but i think i'll just carry on reading it then i can say look i've read it lol.
now im gonna start reading "thanks for the memories" by cecelia ahern
finished reading "thanks for the memories" by cecelia ahern the other day. it got really good towards the end, the beginning was a bit boring though
gonna start reading "handle with care" by jodi picoult next
I agree, i thought it was really slow starting, the end was good though.
i have just started the blackwater Lightship by Colm Tobin, its really good at the moment.
Hannelene
11-06-2009, 10:51
The Catcher and The Rye for a 2nd time around as the first time I didn't get it!
im currently reading "Life With My Sister Madonna" by Christopher Chiccone.
It's written by Madonna's brother, and it's his memoirs and in it he kind of exposes the real Madonna, and what a bitch she was to him over the years, it's a really gripping read, and if it's true (im sure some is made up) it's made me think of madonna in a whole new light!!!
im currently reading "Life With My Sister Madonna" by Christopher Chiccone.
It's written by Madonna's brother, and it's his memoirs and in it he kind of exposes the real Madonna, and what a bitch she was to him over the years, it's a really gripping read, and if it's true (im sure some is made up) it's made me think of madonna in a whole new light!!!
I have read that.. it is really good book.. I am in 2 minds about it too.. it kinda makes me question Madonna (and I love the woman) but if what her brother has written is true, then you can forget everything you have read about Madonna so far... he said she made up stories to release to the press like moving to New York with like 3 dollars in her pocket is bull ****
di marco
15-06-2009, 11:31
gonna start reading "handle with care" by jodi picoult next
ok i realised i dont actually own this book lol! :rolleyes: so ive now started reading "change of heart" by jodi picoult. its good so far
Chloe O'brien
21-06-2009, 00:54
I'm going to buy My sisters Keeper and Angels and Demons on Monday not sure which one I'm going to read first.
di marco
21-06-2009, 08:46
I'm going to buy My sisters Keeper and Angels and Demons on Monday not sure which one I'm going to read first.
ive got both. my sisters keeper is really good, definitely read the book first if youre thinking of going to see the film. not read angels and demons yet though
I finished the Balckwater lightship, it was good even if a bit depressing and was a bit different as apparently i have seen the film. I was thinking half way through i am sure i have read this before! and then realised.
Now need to find another book to read now. Any suggestions???
di marco
22-06-2009, 07:29
Now need to find another book to read now. Any suggestions???
have your read rainbows end? thats good. or any jodi picoult book for me is always good. or may contain nuts, the book the show was adapted from is really funny. cant think of any others atm
StarsOfCCTV
25-06-2009, 12:02
Finished Handle With Care. Man I'm so mad at Jodi right now. The ending. Wtf. Why. :thumbsdow
Was she trying to make it like another My Sister's Keeper or what. :rolleyes:
DaVeyWaVey
25-06-2009, 12:42
I am reading The Color Purple by Alice Walker and would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a book to read at the moment. It is in a letter format but you soon get used to it.
I am reading The Color Purple by Alice Walker and would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a book to read at the moment. It is in a letter format but you soon get used to it.
Is it the same as the movie (that was a fantastic movie)
I am thinking about doing a MSc in Management of Research and Enterprise at Southampton - I will start out just doing the Post Grad Cert first so I guess my reading is going to slow to a stop for a while....
DaVeyWaVey
25-06-2009, 13:35
I am reading The Color Purple by Alice Walker and would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a book to read at the moment. It is in a letter format but you soon get used to it.
Is it the same as the movie (that was a fantastic movie)
I haven't seen the movie myself, but I think I'll want too after finishing the book.
Go for it Trinity - good luck with it :)
I am thinking about doing a MSc in Management of Research and Enterprise at Southampton - I will start out just doing the Post Grad Cert first so I guess my reading is going to slow to a stop for a while....
Well done, go for it :thumbsup:
di marco
26-06-2009, 10:08
I am thinking about doing a MSc in Management of Research and Enterprise at Southampton - I will start out just doing the Post Grad Cert first so I guess my reading is going to slow to a stop for a while....
good luck trinity :)
Chloe O'brien
27-06-2009, 23:14
Go for it Trin.
I bought My sister's keeper and Angels and Demons today.
I have read Angels and Demons, found it fascinating and difficult to put the book down :)
I want to read some Jodi Picoult books, which should I start with?
squillyfer
28-06-2009, 22:07
just finished The Lovely Bones by Alice Seabold and My Sisters Keeper (saw the film on Friday and the book is so much better)
pinkles14
28-06-2009, 22:38
I have started reading my sisters keeper today.........
di marco
30-06-2009, 06:38
I want to read some Jodi Picoult books, which should I start with?
theyre all good. i enjoyed "my sisters keeper", "the pact" and "nineteen minutes" the most though i think. "change of heart" which im reading now is also good. i think the first book i read of hers was "vanishing act"
StarsOfCCTV
30-06-2009, 08:25
I agree My Sister's Keeper and Nineteen Minutes are good ones to start with, also Tenth Circle is really good.
di marco
12-07-2009, 10:52
finally finished reading "change of heart" by jodi picoult. it was really good and actually really sad by the end. i guessed most of the twist in it though really early on in the book
Chloe O'brien
12-07-2009, 23:52
I'm halfway through my sisters keeper. I was thinking about starting Angels and Demons after I've finished but I want to re-read my Harry Potter books again.
di marco
13-07-2009, 19:27
I'm halfway through my sisters keeper. I was thinking about starting Angels and Demons after I've finished but I want to re-read my Harry Potter books again.
how are you finding my sisters keeper? i might read my harry potter books again after ive seen the film
di marco
13-07-2009, 19:29
bought "songs of the humpback whale" by jodi picoult today. i was waiting for it to come out in paperback but in this shop in town they were selling it in hardback for £3 down from £17 so i bought it! :eek:
Chloe O'brien
13-07-2009, 19:29
All right it's not the story that is sad but when you read what Anna's thoughts are I have a lump in my throat.
I really want to read my harry potter ones again but I dont know I sort of love the 7th too much to want to read the others
I still need a new book! :(
I got My Sister's Keeper, i got it yesterday and so far i'm really enjoying it but people are saying they've cried while reading it so i'm waiting for the tears to come.
I am reading The pillar of the earth by Ken Follett (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Follett)
It is suppose to be one of the top 10 best seller, good so far but I am told it is an amazing read once you get further into the book...
DaVeyWaVey
06-08-2009, 14:25
I am reading 1984 by George Orwell at the moment...
I am reading 1984 by George Orwell at the moment...
Read that one.. great book... loved it
Chloe O'brien
07-08-2009, 22:28
I got My Sister's Keeper, i got it yesterday and so far i'm really enjoying it but people are saying they've cried while reading it so i'm waiting for the tears to come.
Tannie I didn't cry until I got near the end of the book, but I did feel for Anna when you read her feelings on having to help her sister.
I got My Sister's Keeper, i got it yesterday and so far i'm really enjoying it but people are saying they've cried while reading it so i'm waiting for the tears to come.
Tannie I didn't cry until I got near the end of the book, but I did feel for Anna when you read her feelings on having to help her sister.
I did cry at the end of the book i knew i would =(. And yeah same but it was such an unexpected twist i was like what :eek: .
Now i'm reading New Moon so i can remember what happend when i go to see the movie but i can't seem to read all the way through it probably cause i know what happens. :(
Chloe O'brien
08-08-2009, 23:43
It was the revelation in the court room that got to me Tannie. I'm now halfway through Angels and Demons then I may have a wander round Waterstone's for The Lovley bones.
I am reading The pillar of the earth by Ken Follett (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Follett)
It is suppose to be one of the top 10 best seller, good so far but I am told it is an amazing read once you get further into the book...
What people told me is true.. this is an amazing read. .still not finished but I love it.. i has everything in it.. someone you can admire and look up to.. a villian you want to shout at.. it is the best book I have read in ages.. recommend it to anyone now!! Can't believe I wait 2 years to read this!!
On holiday I read Rumour has it which I loved :D
Thanks for the memories which was ok but very obvious
And now Im reading and halfway through my sisters keeper
JustJodi
18-08-2009, 15:07
I am getting ready to read TIME TRAVELERS WIFE..saving it for the long haul flight to the USA..I know the movie came out last week in the USA ,,
Has any one read the book ???:searchme:
im reading Paula Spencer, by Roddy Doyle, the sequel to The Woman who walked into doors which i also read a while back., Its good.
Need something for after though.
im reading Paula Spencer, by Roddy Doyle, the sequel to The Woman who walked into doors which i also read a while back., Its good.
Need something for after though.
Oh I must get that one.. read woman who walked into door.. brilliant.. the woman who plays Margie in the Street, played Paula Spencer in the Family on Irish tv years ago..
yeah my dad told me that she played her in the tv adaption. Its good getting into it now, starts 10 years after the woman who walks into doors so the kids are grown up.
I'm dying to read the time travellers wife so think i may buy it off amazon.
Reading my Sister's Keeper again cause i love the book. Was reading New Moon but for some really strange reason i can't seem to read it possibly because i know what happens and i just don't like it :(
Twenties girl by Sophie Kinsella
Not finished it yet but its just as good as her other books
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