Good book
Jun 18th 2010 | 12:16 pm
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Jun 18th 2010 | 1:35 pm
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Re: Good book
Moon Dust by Stephen Baxter. Great book and has a geologist as the main man. Yippeee. Need more of that
Jun 18th 2010 | 6:18 pm
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Jul 14th 2010 | 1:42 pm
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Re: Good book
Just finished 'Fluke' by James Herbert - it was fantastic, loved it from start to finish.
Just started 'Tandia' by Bruce Courtenay
Just started 'Tandia' by Bruce Courtenay
Jul 14th 2010 | 2:45 pm
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Re: Good book
LOVE Bryce! Have you read April Fools Day? Possible one of the most loving, moving and heartfelt true stories I have ever had the privilege of reading
Jul 14th 2010 | 2:47 pm
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Jul 14th 2010 | 4:12 pm
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Jul 16th 2010 | 9:30 am
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Re: Good book
OK quick update with my recent reads :
The Hunger Games/Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins : teen fiction but then so was the twilight saga and I quite liked them - last in trilogy out this month.
Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen : loved this - had a Benjamin Button/Carnivale feel to it - MIL read it while here on hols, DH read it and have now passed it on to a friend.
Flow: The cultural story of menstruation - Elissa Stein & Susan Kim : bit of non-fiction for a change - I now know more than I ever will need to know about the topic.
Dead in the Family - Charlaine Harris : latest in the Sookie Stackhouse series - not the best but still enjoyable
Undead & Unfinished - Mary Janice Davidson : latest in the Undead series - not the best but boy what an ending.
Blue Bistro, Barefoot, Castaways - Elin Hildebrand : nice and easy summer reads.
The Help - Kathryn Stockett : still reading and enjoying very much, bit late to the game with this one as it's been out for ages.
Oooh and very exciting I got a Nook for my anniversary so I am no longer than 60 seconds away from my next book - love it. Only drawback is lack of backlight - may have to buy the clip on light attachment.
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The Hunger Games/Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins : teen fiction but then so was the twilight saga and I quite liked them - last in trilogy out this month.
Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen : loved this - had a Benjamin Button/Carnivale feel to it - MIL read it while here on hols, DH read it and have now passed it on to a friend.
Flow: The cultural story of menstruation - Elissa Stein & Susan Kim : bit of non-fiction for a change - I now know more than I ever will need to know about the topic.
Dead in the Family - Charlaine Harris : latest in the Sookie Stackhouse series - not the best but still enjoyable
Undead & Unfinished - Mary Janice Davidson : latest in the Undead series - not the best but boy what an ending.
Blue Bistro, Barefoot, Castaways - Elin Hildebrand : nice and easy summer reads.
The Help - Kathryn Stockett : still reading and enjoying very much, bit late to the game with this one as it's been out for ages.
Oooh and very exciting I got a Nook for my anniversary so I am no longer than 60 seconds away from my next book - love it. Only drawback is lack of backlight - may have to buy the clip on light attachment.
Happy Reading
Jul 16th 2010 | 10:19 am
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Aug 8th 2010 | 3:52 pm
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Re: Good book
One Unknown - Gill Hicks
This one is a real combination of tear-jerker and inspiration; an autobiography of one of the people seriously injured in the 7th July London bombings.
Bernie put me onto it, and I know he has his own vivid memories of involvement with events that day - for a lot of people like me over here I guess it was kind of surreal watching it on TV not knowing if friends or family were involved.
The lady in this case is an Australian, living in London, she was in the first carriage at Russell Square and lost both legs. Its such a positive book, she must have had so many low points but very few of them are documented here, that's what amazes me. The sheer power and determination that she uses to get back into the mainstream of life really is inspirational.
This one is a real combination of tear-jerker and inspiration; an autobiography of one of the people seriously injured in the 7th July London bombings.
Bernie put me onto it, and I know he has his own vivid memories of involvement with events that day - for a lot of people like me over here I guess it was kind of surreal watching it on TV not knowing if friends or family were involved.
The lady in this case is an Australian, living in London, she was in the first carriage at Russell Square and lost both legs. Its such a positive book, she must have had so many low points but very few of them are documented here, that's what amazes me. The sheer power and determination that she uses to get back into the mainstream of life really is inspirational.
Aug 8th 2010 | 4:55 pm
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Re: Good book
One Unknown - Gill Hicks
This one is a real combination of tear-jerker and inspiration; an autobiography of one of the people seriously injured in the 7th July London bombings.
Bernie put me onto it, and I know he has his own vivid memories of involvement with events that day - for a lot of people like me over here I guess it was kind of surreal watching it on TV not knowing if friends or family were involved.
The lady in this case is an Australian, living in London, she was in the first carriage at Russell Square and lost both legs. Its such a positive book, she must have had so many low points but very few of them are documented here, that's what amazes me. The sheer power and determination that she uses to get back into the mainstream of life really is inspirational.
This one is a real combination of tear-jerker and inspiration; an autobiography of one of the people seriously injured in the 7th July London bombings.
Bernie put me onto it, and I know he has his own vivid memories of involvement with events that day - for a lot of people like me over here I guess it was kind of surreal watching it on TV not knowing if friends or family were involved.
The lady in this case is an Australian, living in London, she was in the first carriage at Russell Square and lost both legs. Its such a positive book, she must have had so many low points but very few of them are documented here, that's what amazes me. The sheer power and determination that she uses to get back into the mainstream of life really is inspirational.
Aug 8th 2010 | 5:06 pm
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Re: Good book
I think the reason the Gill Hicks one is so good is that it doesn't dwell on the "down"moments, of which she must have had so many. Its a really positive book when it comes to situations that most of us could never imagine being in, never mind working out how to deal with.
