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Rackhell 
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 Posted: 11 April 2008 at 8:52pm |
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Have tidied away most of my books, but have kept out all my agatha christies and marion keyes books. Really enjoyed them.
I like louis lamour westerns, lyndsay davis detective (roman times!) stories and like the no.1 detective agency books (they make me feel so relaxed!). I'm not into challenging books at the moment.
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caitlynsmygirl
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Posted: 11 April 2008 at 9:52pm |
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What is the new Marian Keyes book? i love her, her and her books (anyone read her semi autobiographys? shes as funny as her characters)
My sisters keeper is a really good book to get you thinking, i love how you read Anna's chapters and think "man her mum is a b*tch" but then the next chapter is her mums perspective and you kinda get it a lot more, i remember she says something about looking at Kate when shes 2 and even though she was only 2, there was already millions of memories, i think all parents can relate to that
The Lovely Bones is also very good, and its coming out in the movies in October ( i think) so those of you who havent read it and might want to see the movie should read it first (cos then i can ask your opinions on the actors they chose after people have seen it haha)
A child called It, man after reading those 3 books i cried for days, the things they did to that kid, his was the third worst recorded child abuse case in the state of California (not sure if it still holds that place) makes you wonder what the other two were....actually , id rather not know! and the fact he was able to forgive his mother, what an amazing man
Emma , ive never read any of Maya Angelou, id love to read her though, can you recommend a good one to start with?
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Posted: 11 April 2008 at 10:33pm |
I loved The Lovely Bones and also A Fine Balance although it does go on for a long time! Am a big Marian Keyes fan. If you go to penguin.co.nz you can win a copy of the new book 'This Charmed Man'.Caitlynsmygirl, I get her monthly newsletter by email and she really is an amazing woman (if not a little neurotic!).
Last year I read the Tamar series by Deborah Challinor and I really recommend them. NZ author, stories based in NZ from when Tamar arrived on the boat in the late 1800s through to the Napier earthquake.
I read The Bone People in 7th form but bought it recently cause I want to read it again without having to analyse it.
What else/? The River God (Wilbur Smith) is one of my all time favourites and I love The Alchemist (although a lot of people don't). The Reader, which I saw they are making into a movie. Oh and The Other Boleyn Girl is great but The Boleyn Inheritance is a wee bit trashy, nothing wrong with that though!
I love The Devil Wears Prada book (movie wrecked the book!), I read it about 4 years ago and loved it. Blessed Are The Cheesemakers by Sarah Kate Lynch.
Non fiction - Bitch and Famous by Wendyll Nissen is a good read too. I love her columns.
I love books! This is a good sign, I was worried I wouldn't have time to read once I have a baby but then I've never had a problem finding time to read so far in my life so why should this be any different?? 
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Posted: 11 April 2008 at 10:47pm |
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oh thankyou so much for the info on Marian Keyes mrskmm! i'll have a look at her site right now :-) , im so excited she has a new book
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Posted: 12 April 2008 at 7:13am |
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okay, i must be the ony person who didn't like
A boy called it.
i found it boring, and I know it's true blah blah blah, but i didn't like the style of writing
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Maya
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Posted: 12 April 2008 at 9:01am |
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Kelly, you should prob start with I know why the caged bird sings, that's the first part of her autobiography and the first one of hers I ever read. I can lend it to you if you like. Otherwise, Even The Stars Look Lonesome is a collection of her essays that is quite good, I have that here too.
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Posted: 12 April 2008 at 10:04am |
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oh could you really? that would be really awesome Emma, id really appreciate it :-)
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Maya
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Posted: 12 April 2008 at 2:59pm |
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No probs. Are you coming to Botany on Sat? If not, PM me your address and I'll post it to you.
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Posted: 12 April 2008 at 4:11pm |
goodness not only have i never read anything you ladies are talking about, i haven't even heard of most of it! 
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Posted: 12 April 2008 at 6:53pm |
 Maya wrote:
No probs. Are you coming to Botany on Sat? If not, PM me your address and I'll post it to you. |
Is that next week? yah i can do
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Posted: 12 April 2008 at 8:45pm |
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Cool, PM me the day before to remind me tho, I'm so forgettful lol!
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Posted: 12 April 2008 at 9:52pm |
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dont worry vanessa, neither have i!
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Posted: 19 March 2009 at 11:03am |
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bump for sabrina...
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Mum to JJ, 4 July 2008 & Addie, 28 July 2010
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Posted: 19 March 2009 at 1:13pm |
I loved the Book Thief, The boy in the striped Pyjamas,
The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns both by Khaled Hosseini-
and The Time Travellers Wife. All of them are  but good.
I didn't rate A Child Called It that much either, but I think after that was published there was a real spate of "I was abused as a child books" and unfortunately they all started to sound the same.
I find that with Jodi Picoult and Phillipa Gregory- they are good books, but you can't read them too close together as they all start to feel the same.
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Posted: 19 March 2009 at 6:58pm |
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Hey
I started using this site when i lived in the uk as every book they said was good i loved.
http://www.richardandjudybookclub.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?storeId=10101&catalogId=15201&langId=100
i've now read most the ones they recommend and haven't been let down, I never know what new authors to try so this gets me on new people.
Favorite book ever I think is 'The Island" by Victoria Hislop, I love it so much I have bought it for many other people - just such a good story.
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Posted: 19 March 2009 at 8:34pm |
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My favourite author at the moment is Louise Bagshaw - I have 9 of her books and all of my friends are borrowing them at the moment as I have got them hooked too!
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Posted: 23 March 2009 at 8:31pm |
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Ooh, I've just bought my first ever Jodi Picoult (Change of Heart) and I can't put it down. I've never read any of her books before.
We hired The Kite Runner on DVD last weekend. It made me want to go to Afghanistan and adopt all those poor children from the orphanages.
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Posted: 24 March 2009 at 5:39pm |
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Hey, what a great thread. I love books and welcome others recommendations.
I'm reading The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides, and I'm finding it very hard to put down. I'm only half way through it so I can't say if it is totally great or not. But I did read a glowing recommendation of it the other day and so far it is enthralling.
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