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framac67 Feb 13th 2010 9:46 pm

Re: Good book
 

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 8340393)
Fabulous book if you are looking for an idea on how to stop someone leaving the country......:sneaky:

must look it up.:sneaky::lol:

scottishcelts Feb 13th 2010 11:08 pm

Re: Good book
 

Originally Posted by framac67 (Post 8340519)
must look it up.:sneaky::lol:

:sneaky:;)

Pollyana Feb 13th 2010 11:09 pm

Re: Good book
 

Originally Posted by scottishcelts (Post 8340655)
:sneaky:;)

Its perfect :sneaky:

scottishcelts Feb 13th 2010 11:10 pm

Re: Good book
 

Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 8340658)
Its perfect :sneaky:

Plan c might just work after all :eek:

ChocolateBabz Feb 16th 2010 2:50 pm

Re: Good book
 
Thought I would update y'all with my recent reads.

The Charming Man - Marian Keyes - half way through
The Recipe Club - Andrea Israel & Nancy Garfinkel - 7/10
Fledgling - Octavia Butler - 6/10
Kindred - Octavia Butler - 8/10
Her Fearful Symmetry - Audrey Niffenegger - 7/10
Parable of the Sower / Parable of the Talents - Octavia Butler - 7/10
The Dome - Stephen King - 8/10
Barefoot - Elin Hilderbrand - 7/10
The Blue Bistro - Elin Hilderbrand - 8/10
Wastelands (Stories of the Apocalypse) - Various inc S King - 7/10
Seed to Harvest - Octavia Butler - 6/10

When I look back that is quite a mix of horror/romance/sci-fi and thriller.

Got my Amazon order in for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson, The Brightest Star in the Sky, Marion Keyes and Earth Abides, George Stewart.

scottishcelts Feb 16th 2010 2:52 pm

Re: Good book
 

Originally Posted by ChocolateBabz (Post 8349253)
Thought I would update y'all with my recent reads.

The Charming Man - Marian Keyes - half way through
The Recipe Club - Andrea Israel & Nancy Garfinkel - 7/10
Fledgling - Octavia Butler - 6/10
Kindred - Octavia Butler - 8/10
Her Fearful Symmetry - Audrey Niffenegger - 7/10
Parable of the Sower / Parable of the Talents - Octavia Butler - 7/10
The Dome - Stephen King - 8/10
Barefoot - Elin Hilderbrand - 7/10
The Blue Bistro - Elin Hilderbrand - 8/10
Wastelands (Stories of the Apocalypse) - Various inc S King - 7/10
Seed to Harvest - Octavia Butler - 6/10

When I look back that is quite a mix of horror/romance/sci-fi and thriller.

Got my Amazon order in for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson, The Brightest Star in the Sky, Marion Keyes and Earth Abides, George Stewart.

I'll go for The Dome/Stephen King :thumbup:

Dreamy Feb 16th 2010 2:59 pm

Re: Good book
 

Originally Posted by scottishcelts (Post 8349256)
I'll go for The Dome/Stephen King :thumbup:

I loved that one. More so because it was a surprise when I saw it in the bookshop and had to have it.

Read it all the way through in about 2 days and didn't want it to end :(

I got a load of Amazon vouchers for Christmas, this thread has reminded me I need to go browsing :D

scottishcelts Feb 16th 2010 11:28 pm

Re: Good book
 
Just finished James Herbert's The secret of Crickley Hall today - quite a disturbing read, but great story :thumbup:

I shall have to do an Amazon shop to get myself sumore books :thumbsup:

scottishcelts Mar 22nd 2010 2:00 am

Re: Good book
 
My Amazon order of books are slowly arriving :thumbsup:

Just started Dean Koontz Cold Fire - all good so far :thumbup: woo hoo

Dreamy Mar 22nd 2010 8:01 am

Re: Good book
 

Originally Posted by scottishcelts (Post 8438762)
My Amazon order of books are slowly arriving :thumbsup:

Just started Dean Koontz Cold Fire - all good so far :thumbup: woo hoo

Rah, thanks for the reminder SC! I've still got all my Amazon vouchers from Christmas to spend :D

Kapri Mar 22nd 2010 8:04 am

Re: Good book
 
I'm halfway through Fever of the bone by Val McDermid. It's brilliant (as all her books are :thumbup:).

For those who haven't read her - she is a brilliant thriller writer who wrote TV's wire in the blood.

scottishcelts Mar 22nd 2010 11:35 am

Re: Good book
 

Originally Posted by Dreamy (Post 8439571)
Rah, thanks for the reminder SC! I've still got all my Amazon vouchers from Christmas to spend :D

:thumbsup: lucky you - get stuck in.

asher Mar 22nd 2010 7:51 pm

Re: Good book
 
I have ben reading about some about Australian drovers

hell west and crooked by Tom Cole and Goldie by Bill 'swampy' Marsh
both are good short books with interesting stories

for a bigger read shantaram about India's slums and an Australian escaped convicts life in Bombay this is also a true story.
I love shantaram but the sheer size of the book can be daunting.
Anne Rices vampire books are excellent and Dean Koontzs books by the light of the moon and from the corner of his eye are lovely.

Bernard Cornwells new book the lords of the north is good as is the sequel to pillars of the earth world without end by ken follet

host is a brillint book by stephanie meyer far better than the twilight books I thought.
I am a bookworm and a fast reader the book depository is good as is the local second hand bookshop but I do miss cheap books from play.com

DeadVim Mar 22nd 2010 7:54 pm

Re: Good book
 
"Any Old Eleven" - Jim Young

It's about park cricketers in Oz (true stories) ... an acquired taste, obviously, but very keenly observed, I'm enjoying it muchly.

scottishcelts Apr 5th 2010 9:46 pm

Re: Good book
 
Reading Dean Koontz 'Ironheart' just now and thoroughly enjoying :thumbsup:


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