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Topic: Good books
Posted By: fire_engine
Subject: Good books
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 2:32pm
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I desperately need suggestions of good books - am getting bored on my reduced hours and am planning for when I go on parental leave! I tend to like books I can switch off too but a bit of more serious is OK. Any ideas/recommendations welcome. ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
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Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 2:42pm
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Well pregnancy wise I LOVED Kaz Cooke's 'Up the duff' book - very witty! You may have read it already though!
Sorry no other suggestions at the moment as I can't find the time to read! Paulina Simons novels are good... ------------- Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :) |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 2:49pm
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I just finished reading "always the bridesmaid". I attempted to read it a few years ago but the main character annoyed me so I stopped. I picked it up a few weeks ago and found once I got used to her complaining ways (and found out why she was always so negative) it was actually a good read - definitely the kind of book you don't need to think about.
I'm currently reading another Jack Reacher novel. I  him.
After I finish this one I'm going to get out "the secret life of bees" it looks really good. Here's the synopsis: Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped around the blurred memory of the afternoon her mother was killed. When Lily's fierce-hearted black "stand-in-mother", Rosaleen, insults three of the deepest racists in town, Lily decides to spring them both free from jail. They escape to Tiburon, South Carolina -- a town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters, Lily is introduced to their mesmerizing world of bees and honey, and the Black Madonna. -------------  
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 3:26pm
Depends what sort of books you are into, I sorted out my book case the other day and found heaps that I haven't read yet  plus heaps of my old faves.
If you're into thrillers, I loved a book called Brother Grimm, I'll get off my lazy ass and look up the author soon enough lol, it was really good, completely different and you don't see the ending coming like you do with a lot of thrillers. My grandparents bought me a book called The Commonwealth of Thieves by Tom Keneally for Xmas, it's about the First Fleet after their arrival in Australia, factual but a surprisingly gripping read, he's researched a lot of the convicts who were on the boats and what happened to them after they arrived, who they married, who went back to the UK, who was hanged for thievery etc. I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. ATM I'm half way thru a very slow trudge thru A Fine Balance, it's a classic but I'm finding it hard going coz it's a true story set during the caste wars in India in the 70's and reading it you'd think it was set 200 years ago, they have such backward ideas and commit such terrible atrocities. Classics I've read and recommend, I loved "A Fortunate Life" by A B Facey, down to earth and matter of fact and a good read, I also like anything by Mitch Albom who wrote "Tuesdays with Morrie", I've got two of his other books, "For one more day" and "The five people we meet in heaven" and they were both excellent. I also like crappy crime novels, but must say the last two PJ Tracey books I read were disappointing. If you want to borrow some books Flissty, feel free. I have a huuuuge collection! I also discovered in my clean out that I have some quite random and crappy books. I still have half my uni text books and a heap of management reference books I used when I wrote the book a few years ago, plus pregnancy and parenting titles for Africa... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 5:12pm
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some of my fave authors are
sue grafton dean kootnz michael connelly nikki french mary higgins clark i like the crime/thriller type books  ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 7:03pm
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i need something to read, Ive read every book I own over and over againb but just dont get time to go to the library at the moment.
I really want to read the latest paulina simmons book, cant remember what its called but i was hoping hubby would get it for me for xmas but he missed all the hints I gave |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 7:23pm
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I've got the latest Paulina Simmons book (Road to Paradise) Robyn if you want to borrow it?? I got an autographed copy from her as my friend managed to get a copy for me. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 7:26pm
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I've only read The Bronze Horseman, would like to read the sequels but I found it a bit lovey dovey for me lol, I skimmed over the romance bits. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 7:27pm
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Emma I have them, you want to borrow them?? ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 7:32pm
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Oooh yes please! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 7:45pm
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My favourite Paullinna simmons book is Eleven hours, its not as long as her others....er but i dont reccommend pregnant women read it
I have just finished reading both the winner of the Booker Prize, The Gathering , By Anne Enright, and the runner up, Mr Pip, by NZer Llyod Jones, and i have to say i definetly preferred Mr Pip (and not because im patriotic) ,even tho the main character is on a pacific island in the 90s and is completley different from us here, she is easier somehow to relate to ,as for the hero of the story Mr Pip (or actually , Mr Watts), i havent met a character in a book ive been as fond of since i read To Kill a Mockingbird (love love love Atticus Finch) some parts are rather awful, but it was easier to read than the self pitying dialogue of the main character in The Gathering |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 7:50pm
I am embarrassed to admit, I have never read To Kill a Mockingbird  ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 8:01pm
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haha, only reason i did was because we had to read it in 6th form, and everyone hated it (cos they had to read it i guess) and i pretended i hated it too, but secretly , I loved it
its told from the point of view of Scout , a seven year old girl whos father Atticus, is defending Tom Robinson, a black man found guilty of raping a white girl (this is set in Alabama around 1935 btw) even after it is blindingly obvious that he couldnt have done it (hes crippled) One sentence that always makes me well up is after they find him guilty Jem, Scouts 12 year old brother, says "how could they do it Atticus " and Atticus looks at him and says "they've done it before , and they'll do it again, and it seems when they do it....only children weep.Goodnight " A Mockingbird basically refers to the idea that its a sin to kill a mockingbird because they dont "do anything except make beautiful music for us to enjoy " -in the book there are a few mockingbirds, namely Boo Radley the next door neighbour and Tom Robinson. It also has a great part about living in someones skin before you judge.... anyway,. obviously i love it, i mean its not for everyone of course, but some beautiful lessons in it that we should all remember .... |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 8:01pm
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OOOOOHHHH you will love it Emma - do you want to borrow my copy?
I LOVE keri Hulme - the bone people - my favouritist book ever - makes me cry I am reading Jodi Picoult atthe moment for schol Am also reading best nz short stories |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 8:03pm
| oh! I saw Jodi Picoult has a new one out, Change of Heart , i think |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 8:04pm
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Oooh yes please Liz! Actually no, I might go one better - that might be my mission for the week, to buy a copy. I know the story, I've just never read it. We did Janet Frame Owls Do Cry for 6th form, I would faaaaar rather have done To Kill A Mockingbird! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 8:05pm
well there you go,.....i have never read Owls do cry 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 8:06pm
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LOL don't bother! It's autobiographical so we spent the whole time having to make compaarisons between that and To the Island. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 8:10pm
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haha, thanks for the headsup...i wont bother then ....but you have to bother reading To kill a mockingbird, i mean geez its not like your busy right? with a five year old and twins running around
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 8:11pm
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I will, coz it's a classic and I should read it! My mum and my sister both loved it, she did it for school too.
Some idiot bought me Janet Frame's complete autobiography, why oh why would they do that?  ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 8:40pm
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Oh Becks I would love to borrow it. Will PM you.
I have her other one the summer garden and girl in time square, both really good. I love Jodi Picoult to, have a few of hers and want to get the new one. My all time favourite book is a bit random, has anyone ever read The Outsiders by SE Hinton. Its one that I first read when I was a pre teen, its kind of aimed at that age but I can never resist pulling it out every year or so and reading it again. |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 8:44pm
| the outsiders is a class text - quite often for boys - not at my school though. |
Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 9:17pm
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Mr Pip is great! Probably the best read I've had for ages, but can be a bit gruesome especially if your not expecting it. We did To Kill a Mockingbird in 6th form and I loved it. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 10 April 2008 at 11:57pm
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I remeber doing the outsiders. OK Emma i'll send it up to you. I remember now Jodi has a new one coming out my friend is working on getting her to NZ to do the book launch. I have to asmit I haven't read those books either. We did sucky books at school. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 9:08am
Think I'll order the latest Jodi Piccoult from the library - I find with her and Paullina Simmons that I love one book and can constantly re-read it and then hate the next one. I'm just a fussy reader 
Maybe I should make a new years resolution to read some of those old classics. Have never read To Kill a Mockingbird though everyone says it's great. My English Lit major little sister is horrified by my lack of decent reading material! I've recently discovered Agatha Christie as well which I'm actually finding myself enjoying! ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: missy_girl
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 2:06pm
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MrsMojo 'The secret life of Bees' is a great read. I highly recommend it. ------------- Michelle http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MorgansMum
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 2:52pm
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I lovvve reading my favourites are
martina Cole Jodi Piccolt and Penny Vincenzi But in saying that the best series I have read was a true story by a guy named Dave Pelzer called a child called it. Quite a diturbing (sp) read really about a boy brought up in a household that refuses to acknowledge that hes a person really. ------------- Morgan, Libby http://www.TickerFactory.com/"> 
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Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 3:08pm
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I just bought the latest Marion Keyes book! Its only been 2 years since her last one so I am gagging to get home and start it!
I also love Jodi Picolt. She is an amazing writer. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: muppet
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 3:12pm
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Ooo books!!!
I love Jodi Picoult too, haven't read the new one yet. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audry Niffenigger is good, if you can get your head around time travel. And I liked The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime. Some of my favourite books are by Jostein Gaarder - very philosophical and really gets your brain working! But one of my all time favourite books is one that I got from my grandmother's bookshelf called 'The Family Nobody Wanted' by Helen Doss. It's a true story about a couple who can't have children and adopt 12 orphins from mixed/minority backgrounds. Very inspirational, and such a cool story. No idea if it's still in print though! |
Posted By: Snickerdoodle
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 3:13pm
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I so want the new Marian Keyes but I can't justify $38.
But Tully by Paullina Simons is my absolute favourite
I've read it about 6 times and it gets me every time! Penny Vincenzi is good. If you want fluff, Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic series is fun. To Kill a Mockingbird is high up on my list too... fantastic, for an American novel
***eta: YES! The Time Traveler's Wife is FANTASTIC! They're making it into a movie... OH! And The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebould - also made into a movie...but the book is fab. ------------- 
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Posted By: blondy
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 3:15pm
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I love Barbara Kingsolver, plus got hooked on the Diana Gabaldon series (although sometimes the books just annoy me! Lol)
And I've always been a Bryce Courtenay fan, but have found the last couple of his books quite hard-going... Jodi Picoult is good too, but some of the books I just can't connect with, so get annoyed at! -------------  
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 3:47pm
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If you look at my bookcase it's got:
Lee Child Martina Cole Patricia Cornwall Fiona Walker Mitch Albom Jeffrey Deaver Sometimes Anita Shreve and Mary Higgins Clark. I'm currently reading Lee Childs new book, and I love it. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: SquishysMum
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 4:54pm
| I'm a huge fan of the Diana Gabaldon series - starts with a book called "Crosstich". I've just read the whole series again (6 books - and not small ones!). |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 5:13pm
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I like Agatha Christie too. Read a few Ngaio Marsh but wasn't as impressed.
The only one of Jodi Picoults I've ever read was My Sisters Keeper and TBH I thought it was waaaay overhyped, none of the characters really made me empathise with them. Mum likes The Lovely Bones, haven't read it myself tho. I started reading Edward Rutherfurd's London while I was pregnant with Maya and still haven't gotten thru it 5 years later lol, but if you can cope with sagas then his books are renowned. My all time fave writer tho is Maya Angelou (no kidding, I named my first born after her ), I have all 6 volumes of her autobiography, she has had THE most amazing and varied lifed, and I've also got a couple of books of her essays and poems.------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 5:16pm
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Emma, I love it when she's been on Oprah, I love the way she speaks, and what she speaks about... shes an amazing woman.. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 5:29pm
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She sure is! I can lend you some of her books if you like, they are so easy to read but the things she has done in her life! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 6:53pm
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Have got the Lovely Bones out of the library lots of times but never actually read it - I see it and think "that's meant to be great and I should read it" but mindless trash wins out. ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 8:12pm
| My sisters keeper is what i am reading at the mo. my year 12s are going to read it next term, so i'm keeping ahead. so far so good, but interesting reading. A good friend of mine was born after her sister was diagnosed with a terminal illness and I know she had similar feelings (although this was years before the whole saviour sibling thing) |
Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 8:27pm
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Im so excited, the road to paradise is on the road to my house (thats a bit corny isnt it) thanks to the lovely becks.
Ive got Lovely Bones, found it really hard to read cos i kept imagining what the poor girl went through. I think the moving would be more interesting than the book though, it was kind of slow going. Ive got my sisters keeper, it totally freaked me out! |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 8:45pm
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OMG I cried the whole way through his 3 books, I could not believe what she did to him and how he got away from her and now he is a wonderful man. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
MorgansMum wrote:Posted By: Rackhell
Date 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. |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date 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? |
Posted By: maysie
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 10:33pm
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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?? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 11 April 2008 at 10:47pm
| 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 |
Posted By: lizzle
Date 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 |
Posted By: Maya
Date 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. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 12 April 2008 at 10:04am
| oh could you really? that would be really awesome Emma, id really appreciate it :-) |
Posted By: Maya
Date 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. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 12 April 2008 at 4:11pm
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goodness not only have i never read anything you ladies are talking about, i haven't even heard of most of it! ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 12 April 2008 at 6:53pm
Is that next week? yah i can do |
Posted By: Maya
Date 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! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: my2angels
Date Posted: 12 April 2008 at 9:52pm
| dont worry vanessa, neither have i! |
Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 19 March 2009 at 11:03am
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bump for sabrina... ------------- 
Mum to JJ, 4 July 2008 & Addie, 28 July 2010 |
Posted By: LadyLizard
Date Posted: 19 March 2009 at 1:13pm
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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. ------------- http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: FionaO
Date 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 By: monkey33
Date Posted: 19 March 2009 at 8:34pm
| 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! |
Posted By: jaz
Date 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. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: pebblegirl
Date 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. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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