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Has anyone read Twilight? thats supposed to be the next big thing isn't it ? at least i know thats the latest big movie anyway , wonder what the books like

Cool Mel, thanks for the headsup,i'll have a look out for it


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Originally posted by caitlynsmygirl caitlynsmygirl wrote:

Has anyone read Twilight? thats supposed to be the next big thing isn't it ? at least i know thats the latest big movie anyway , wonder what the books like

Cool Mel, thanks for the headsup,i'll have a look out for it


The Twilight series sounds incredible; I've also asked for that book for Christmas can you tell i like reading

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Thanks Mel !!! it looks really good


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Originally posted by Kellygirl Kellygirl wrote:

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Although it is an old book it is still one of my favourites. It is great to read when you need a boost or a new perspective.


a fabulous book I agree and the monk who sold his ferrari is another in that kind of style.
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and another of my favourites ' the life of Pi' I really love that book

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Originally posted by skp skp wrote:

and another of my favourites ' the life of Pi' I really love that book



A couple of people have mentioned this one... what's it about?

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the life....of a guy...Pi is his name I think


heheh. about a guy who gets stuck on a raft with a tiger. sounds random but isn't. very philosophical in an accesible way
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I second the "Novel about my Wife", by Emily Perkins, I've just finished reading it and it was awesome. Also second (or third!) the Khaled Hosseni books, Mister Pip, Life of Pi, Time Traveller's Wife.

A few other good ones I can spot on my bookshelf:
Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - Lisa See
The Gift of Rain - Tan Twan Eng
A Long Way Gone, memoirs of a boy soldier - Ishmael Beah
The Glass Palace - Amitav Ghosh
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
And anything by Ann Patchett
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Originally posted by Hopes Hopes wrote:

Originally posted by skp skp wrote:

and another of my favourites ' the life of Pi' I really love that book



A couple of people have mentioned this one... what's it about?



yep its about a young boy who's parents live/own a zoo in India (i think from memory) and are forced to move and take some of the animals with them and somehow he gets stuck on a raft with a small group of animals (including the tiger) and its about how he survives. worth reading i say
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Great thread girls but it's just reminding me how much I love & miss reading.

I think I've only finished 1 or 2 books since Liam's arrival. I can usually only read a couple of pages in bed at night before drifting off
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I love Jodi Picoults books, they take me a while to read and get into, but they're fantastic.

I also like Torey Haydens books (autobiographical). She's a special ed teacher who tells the stories of children shes worked with.

Another author I really enjoy is JD Robb (Nora Roberts alter ego). Especially the In Death series. It's crime based, wierd and futuristic but I like them.


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LOL - I couldn't stand life of pi. If anyone wants a free copy, just PM me.
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all the phillipa gregary's are good, and i love the secret life of bees' i read that at school. and also Jennifer donally
these have all been said but ill second them.
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I read, "Things to tell my daughters" by elisabeth Noble recently, it was lovely. REal mother and daughter stuff
I think that was the title, something about telling daughters
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I am a big book worm - I always have to be reading something and have to read most nights to get to sleep!

I like to read alot of chick lit - my favourite authors are:

Susan Lewis
Louise Bagshaw
Adele Parks
Jill Mansell
Marian Keyes
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bump for sabrina0007

Mum to JJ, 4 July 2008 & Addie, 28 July 2010
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