Good Books

[Ravenfire]

Have you read any good books lately? Obviously being christmas unless you are a bookworm like me (I like to read in bed at night before lights out!) you probably wont have read much. One resolution I have made this year is to try and read some better books..lol!

[lizzie]

I read some , A boy called "IT"
and The kid , both based on same real stories about abuse they took as children , good books if you like this kind of stuff , then i read rose and fred west and what happened , this again good books if your into true life stuff

[sanjan]

I've read that one and it is really good if distressing in parts.

My recommendation is the Alan Titchmarch book Trowel and Error which my mum lwnt me and it is an interesting look into his life

[Ravenfire]

Dont think I could read the Fred West one it would give me nightmares, particularly as I always read at bedtime!

[lizzie]

I read it at bed time but was ok , felt more for the women and the kids that had the life they had

[blueberry]

DH buys the most boring books :P (the intelligent ones are always boring) and one of them is "The Life of Pi" by Yann Martell. It has a philosophical but funny take on life and survival.

[lizzie]

mark buys murder ones do you think i should sleep with one eye open :o

[snowy1974]

lol,the only book that has ever effected me was The Amityville horror.I read the first couple of pages before bed then had nightmares about people with glowing eyes,I wouldnt read the rest of it and have never seen the film.

I tend to read thrillers and have just started the new Karin Slaughter book.

[bikemad]

Originally posted by caren34@Jan 2 2005, 09:39 PM
I read some , A boy called "IT"
and The kid , both based on same real stories about abuse they took as children , good books if you like this kind of stuff , then i read rose and fred west and what happened , this again good books if your into true life stuff
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Ive read those books too-boy called it etc-i tend to always read true story books.

[Bunny]

have any of you read the 'Shopaholic' series by Sophie Kinsella ? I love them, can't wait until she writes the next one which I'm guessing will be called 'Shopaholic and Baby'

[blueberry]

Me me me!!! I think Becky is totally hilarious! Her financial misadventures are a scream (pretty bit like mine though :lol: ). And you bet I learn a lot from those books too (oh I learn about branded clothes and handbags etc so I can start a conversation at events where socialites are present :lol: ).

For those who like forensics and have never read Patricia Cornwell's Dr. Kay Scarpetta series, try it. I have most of her books. I love those books because they explain in detail about a death or crime scene, and I learn a lot about forensics from there (and from watching CSI of course :D ).

[Ravenfire]

I read shopaholic but dont think I have read any of the others. What are they called?

[angel1980]

I've just read, 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven' by Mitch Albom, excellent book.

[miltonkeynesmum]

:Hello2: At the moment im reading , flowers in the attic Originally posted by angel1980@Jan 7 2005, 08:21 PM
I've just read, 'The Five People You Meet in Heaven' by Mitch Albom, excellent book.
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[lizzie]

I'v read flowers in the attic and the other 2 that follow on brilliant books the DVD was'nt up to much compared to the books

[jimblies]

I love the shopaholic books too!! Haven't read shopaholic and sister yet - but know I won't be able to put it down!!

[lizzie]

Oh did anyone else hear this on radio 2 today its a true story about a woman who was raped and had a daughter , i'm going to buy it sounds interesting

[blueberry]

Originally posted by RavenFire@Jan 8 2005, 03:56 AM
I read shopaholic but dont think I have read any of the others. What are they called?
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Confessions of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Abroad / Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, Shopaholic Ties the Knot and Shopaholic and Sister. And Bunny is right, I think the next one will be Shopaholic and Baby :party05: . Go and get the "And Sister" book jimblies, it's totally hilarious! I finished the book in two sittings!

Which Shopaholic book have you read Raven?

Does anyone here read Jeffrey Archer? And Michael Crichton?

Caren, you should sleep with one eye open :lol: . Just make sure he doesn't complement those murder books with forensics ones which will spell trouble! :lol: Forensics books teach you how to execute the perfect murder!

[lizzie]

He watch's forensics on TV instead mmmm mind ticking now :lol: :lol:

[snowy1974]

Originally posted by caren34@Jan 11 2005, 07:08 PM
Oh did anyone else hear this on radio 2 today its a true story about a woman who was raped and had a daughter , i'm going to buy it sounds interesting
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This lady was on This Morning yesterday.It's a very sad story and she has since split from her husband due to her writing the book.

[lizzie]

Oh no why they sounded so good at what they'd come through , what a shame

[lisa1980]

im a real crime buff and have just read the stranger beside me i am now reading everything she ever wanted both books by anne rule she such a good author i enjoy reading her books

[kat]

Has anyone read "Silent Scream" The Charles Bronson story?

This is not the movie star Charles Bronson but the criminal one!!

It is and excellent read and really gives you an insight as to why a man who originally got a 7 year sentence has been "inside" for 27 year's now 23 of them in solitary.

From the beatings he got off his father to the ones he recieved off the "screws"

Highly recommended if you like these sort of books

[lizzie]

Thanks kat might have a look for that one i can read it in between reading the dictionary in bed

[lizzie]

Toni marks picking a box up from post office if you still wants these books

:D

[supamom]

I've just recently finished reading "Unexpected Blessings" by Barbara Taylor Bradford. I'm generally a Sci-Fi freek, but fancied something different. It's a good book, and anyone who has read BTB and likes her stuff, this will not disappoint. I have also read "The Elder Gods - dreamers" by David Eddings, my favorite author, and am trying to get hold of a copy of the latest book, which i have now forgotten the title of, but it is only currently out in hardback, so i think i will have to wait a while, can't afford to go spending lots of money on hard back books at the moment.

[blueberry]

Calling for Mariesmummy!!!

Michael Crichton's new book is out for quite some time now! At our shops it's still in hardback, so I'll just wait a few more months for the paperback to come out and I'll buy it. Have you checked that book out yet?

[mariesmummy]

HI Blueberry

Not yet, but I read the latest conclave of shadows book by Raymond feist yesterday/ today and this evenoing I have just read Past mortem by Ben elton - Both of which are pretty good, if completely different!

The only trouble with Feist is that I always want the next one straight away, which is a bit hard when it isn't published yet. A bit like the wheel of time seies - I am dying to get to the end, but ther are at least 2 more books to be published and they take at least 18 months between books.

Almost at the end of my xmas books now. I amy have to re read the cadfeal series to tide me over until valentines day.

Just in case anyone was wondering this is why I read the dictionary when I was at scholl - I am just too fast at reading a good book.

[mum-to-nia]

ive just finished reading cecilia Ahern's new book. Good, but not as good as ps i love you that was out last year.

[blueberry]

I'm reading The Da Vinci Code ATM, it's brill. But I have a bit of trouble understanding it because it's a bit too Christian-ty, I mean there are certain terms and background stories that I don't really understand because I never learned about them. But I love the story line, and it's packed with new facts I didn't know existed (like the Priory of Sion). DH who is a bit of an expert in comparative religions has been explaining them to me cos I'm a bit daft :lol: .

I'd recommend this book if you like escapade and code breaking type of stories.

[jimblies]

Bought my shopaholic and sister book (pb) for £3something in Asda - can't wait to read it!!

[blueberry]

Originally posted by jimblies@Feb 3 2005, 03:38 AM
Bought my shopaholic and sister book (pb) for £3something in Asda - can't wait to read it!!
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:lol: I guarantee, kid-permitting, you'll finish it in one sitting!!! A real page-turner!!! :lol: :lol:

[Ravenfire]

Is it a good book Louise. Im am trying to remember which ones of the shopaholic series I have read, think its only one so far!

[Bunny]

Toni, you'll have to read the rest of them, make sure you read them in the correct order though

[mum-to-nia]

Ive just finished reading ... A special relationship, by Douglas Kennedy.
This book was great! I had it from tesco last summer, but only just got round to reading it. Has only taken a week to read which is really quick for me!
Its in BOL for £3.50 at the moment.

Sally Goodchild’s life is turned upside-down by a whirlwind romance with a fellow foreign correspondent, quintessential Brit Tony Thompson. Within weeks of their meeting she is pregnant, married and living in London. Soon the independent, footloose 37-year-old is mired in the practicalities of finding and furnishing a house while Tony works long days at his new desk-bound job, and the couple’s cultural differences are thrown into sharp relief. As Tony says: ‘the great difference between Yanks and Brits is that Americans believe life is serious but not hopeless, whereas the British believe life is hopeless but not serious.’

Sally’s life becomes hopeless and serious when she endures a dramatic emergency Caesarian followed by debilitating post-natal depression…Then Tony vanishes with the baby and sues for custody – and her troubles begin in earnest…

[bikemad]

Originally posted by snowy1974@Jan 12 2005, 09:45 AM
This lady was on This Morning yesterday.It's a very sad story and she has since split from her husband due to her writing the book.
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Anyone know the title of this book?

Atm im reading One Child.

[Blaire]

i've read all three Dave Pelzer books ' a child called it' 'the lost boy' and 'a man named Dave'

so sad these books i was crying reading 'a child called it' for anyone that doesn't know what it is its his biogrophy of the horrific abuse he suffered as a child from age 3 onwards at the hands of mostly his mother. :(

for a bit of light reading i like marian Keyes Sushi for beginners

and horror would have to be stephen king! my fave book of his is Christine

[Girlzmum]

Originally posted by blueberry@Jan 28 2005, 03:19 AM
I'm reading The Da Vinci Code ATM, it's brill. But I have a bit of trouble understanding it because it's a bit too Christian-ty, I mean there are certain terms and background stories that I don't really understand because I never learned about them. But I love the story line, and it's packed with new facts I didn't know existed (like the Priory of Sion). DH who is a bit of an expert in comparative religions has been explaining them to me cos I'm a bit daft :lol: .

I'd recommend this book if you like escapade and code breaking type of stories.
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I just finished reading this book and it was fantastic! Couldn't put it down.

[blueberry]

Originally posted by Colette@Feb 21 2005, 10:26 PM
I just finished reading this book and it was fantastic! Couldn't put it down.
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I've finished mine some time back and had to re-read my Tom Clancy (yawnnn) while waiting for my pay to come in... TOMORROW!!! :party05:

Would anyone be interested to swap books if I have my list itemised? You can pick whichever book you like, I have mostly Michael Crichton, Jeffrey Archer, Isaac Asimov and Patricia Cornwell.

[Girlzmum]

I don't know if anyone has read the Fat Ladies Club, it's 5 women who met at ante natal classes while pregnant with their first children, writing about their experiences. I didn't read it but bought it as a gift for my aunt when she gave birth and she said it was very good.
Well, I got The Fat Ladies Club - Facing the First 5 Years free with one of the parenting mags a couple of months ago ad finally picked it up to read! Thankfully it isn't a parenting book that is filled with advice but a book about the experiences the four women have had since they had their first child (sadly the fifth member of FLC passed away - won't go into details but it's a real tearjerker). I ended up reading most of the book to my dh who wanted to know what I was laughing so hard at. There were also moments where I sat and cried.
I think it's a fantastic book for any parent - either to warn them of whats ahead or to remember about the time your child did something similar and you wanted the ground to open up and swallow you whole (and you never thought you'd be able to laugh at it!)

[blueberry]

Awwwww Colette, that's so nice...





Can we swap? :lol:

[bikemad]

Ive read one after one The Little Prisoner,One child, and am now on the sequel to The Kid-have also got Dave Pelzer(sp???)books-all 3 in one book but am keeping that for my holidays.

[mum-to-nia]

Collete......yes, ive read both of these books ( fat ladies club) and i too was laughing out loud!!! They are both brilliant, read the first one while pregnant.
Well worth reading

[lollipopadopalus]

I loved 'Life of Pi'.
I also read the Amityville horror which was scary.Don't see the film though as it is very different from the book.