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im reading P.S I Love You by Cecelia Ahern.

its a very sad book...makes me cry nearly everytime i read it. its about a women who's husband dies but he writes her a little note which she has to open one by one every month...

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im reading P.S I Love You by Cecelia Ahern.

its a very sad book...makes me cry nearly everytime i read it. its about a women who's husband dies but he writes her a little note which she has to open one by one every month...

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On my hols I got a chance to read loads, must make more of an effort to keep it up cos I do love getting involved in a good book:)

The best one was Labryrinth by Kate Mosse which is really good, it's about the holy grail & flicks between the past & present, liked that one.

Also read Snowflower & the Secret Fan about girls growing up in China when they used to bind their feet - quite shocking to be honest, I didn't realise exactly what was involved & bits of it were very graphic, and sad. In the Fold by Rachel Cusk, was ok, but nothing special. And I'm just finishing Friendly Fire by Patrick Gale (got a bit confused and thought it was Mike Gale who wrote My Legendary Girlfriend but it's not at all, very different!)

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have finished reading Billy by Pamela Stephenson, funny! then read Bravemouth straight after, i kept randomly laughing in the tea room at work while reading it. It would be one of those moments of deadly silence then i would be in stitches! :blink:;) (books where about Billy Connolly by the way!!) Have now started reading a book about Che Guevara (dont think i spelt that right!!)

Its my brothers birthday soon and i was going to get a book for him, any blokey type books folk can recommend? :P

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I liked that Billy Connolly book too :blink:

A good 'blokie' book I read quite a while ago is Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer, it's about the true story about a lad in America who decided to go off on his own hitchhiking in Alaska, but it's quite sad. What about an autobiography?

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Have recently finished felidae by Akif Pirincci. I really enjoyed it - it is about a cat detective that has to find out who is murdering the local cats. And it's written from a cat's point of view. I know it probably sounds horribly twee but it isn't and it is a great story that has been translated (from German) very well.

At the moment I'm reading a travel guide to south africa cos I need to make up my mind what I fancy doing when I'm there (apart from eating veggie food and seeing penguins).

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Currently reading Nick Hornby's 'How To Be Good' and as usual its a great read - all about how someone would be regarded if they were to try to be completely selfless.

Recently read:

Ben Mezrich's 'Ugly Americans' - Good book, but not as good as 'Bringing Down The House.

Dean Koontz's 'Frankenstein' - Excellent trashy horror.

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Milan Kundera

What can be said. The is a work of post-modern genius. The man fills in the gap that Nietzsche left open.

Culture and Imperialism - Edward Said

Inspired by so many Isreal type threads. Does exactly what it says on the tin.

Nation and Narration - Homi Bhabha

As above. Exposes the true reasons for conflict and ill-tolerance which are governed by the language of nationalism and its myth of the nation state.

The Good Person of Szechwan - Bertolt Brecht

Brings a much needed humility to the proceedings and a sprinkle of genuine goodness back to the table.

Through the Looking Glass - Lewis Carroll

I like to read this and its prequel at least once every year. I named my daughter after 'Alice' so I always picture her talking to the chess pieces. And why not.

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Im actively not reading the Da Vinci Code. Im not just not reading it but picking up copeies scowling for a bit and then putting it down. If i see someone reading it, i ask them what they are reading. They expect me to engage in conversation and I just turn away or look at my finger nails.

Just finished Walden by Henry David Thoreau at the the third attempt. Tis really is a great book and truly thought provoking and life changing. Defnitely a lt could be learnt from it in this day and age of Big Brother and Heat magazine.

I really want to pick up a copy of Philip Roths everyman. Like desperately as he is probably my favourite writer ever but I think it might be impossible in China. Im moving to korea next week so i have my fingers crossed

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Being on holiday meant tonnes of time for reading over this past week:

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer - I adooooored his first book (Everything is Illuminated) and this one is just as quirky but didn't have the same effect on me. It's very unusual and a bit confusing and in places extremely funny and extremely sad but there's something a bit not-quite-right with it - a bit too knowing or clever. And the little kid annoyed me by the end.

The Time Traveller's Wife - Expected to hate it (it was described as a romance novel, bleurgh) and spent far too much time thinking logically about the time-travel plot, particularly towards the end with the parking lot chapters (stupid idea by me!) but absolutely adored it. Loved Henry's character; witty, charming, fabulous. Cried and cried at the end.

The Kite Runner - Can't remember the name of the author for this one either and I'm sure a lot of people have read it but it's a wonderful book, terribly sad but heartwarming at the same time and I loved the main character, despite his faults. Can't recommend this one highly enough :blink:

And currently reading (an airport buy, gotta love those 2 hour delays...) Ian McEwan's Saturday - so far so good, bit wordy, typical McEwan opening and attention to detail - I think I'll love it as much as I did Atonement, if I can find the patience to persevere!

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What book(s) are you currently reading? The Antichrist by Nietzche. Cultseeker recommended it to me. I've literally read the introduction. The History of God - Karen Armstrong, which I've read previously, but am re-reading again. J G Ballards new one awaits too ;)

Last book read? James Herbert - The Secret of Crickley Hall. Terrifying-ish.

Favourite author? DNA

Favourite book? HHGTTG

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At the moment I'm reading:

'Mao' by Jung Chang, and also 'Foreign Babes in Beijing' by Rachel DeWoskin

The former is a detailed biography of Mao's life, which is quite heavy-going so am complimenting it with 'lighter' books. The latter is a true story about a foreign lass who goes to work in Beijing in PR and ends up acting in one of their prime-time soap operas called 'Foreign Babes in Beijing'...she goes on about the culture shock, the differences, how the West is portrayed, and so far, I can relate 100%.

Yesterday and the day before I read 'Street Kid' by Judy Westwater. Really easy-going, and sad, but just another one of those 'poor, abandoned kid' books that all blend into one.

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The Time Traveller's Wife - Expected to hate it (it was described as a romance novel, bleurgh) and spent far too much time thinking logically about the time-travel plot, particularly towards the end with the parking lot chapters (stupid idea by me!) but absolutely adored it. Loved Henry's character; witty, charming, fabulous. Cried and cried at the end.

The Kite Runner - Can't remember the name of the author for this one either and I'm sure a lot of people have read it but it's a wonderful book, terribly sad but heartwarming at the same time and I loved the main character, despite his faults. Can't recommend this one highly enough :)

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