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Old 31-08-2011, 02:02 AM #201
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On page 3 currently, very worth the read if you have the time.
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Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brashares

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I'm SO annoyed because she has only gone and killed one of the main characters, it's like killing one of the Golden Trio or one of the Friends Cast, you just don't do it! And the reviews are really mixed and it's really depressing but I'll keep going and see where it ends up. You should have just left it alone, book 4 was a fine ending
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Was reading The Heir of Night by Helen Lowe,

but the actual book is a bit heavy, it's kinda awkward to hold.

So I took a break and started Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi

it's interesting so far.
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Just started reading The Bourne Identity. Never read it before, it's really different to the film (as you probably all know already). I'm really enjoying it. Oh, and just Finished Brick Lane, which was excellent.
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I watch the films, much easier way of reading
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Kept picking this up, leaving it, picking it up...... in the end I read it all. Loved it. Until I got to the end. Bloody crap
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Chances by Freya North, it's taking me forever, it's good but not exactly gripping
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The complete History of Jack The Ripper



Cos im kinda morbidly curious like that.
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Me too.. Jack the Ripper fascinates me.

Great Sig BTW.
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Euclid's Window: The Story of Geometry from Parallel Lines to Hyperspace

Got it for my 14th birthday and I didn't quite understand it back then.
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Great Sig BTW.
Thanks.

Yeah i recently went on a Jack The Ripper walk around Whitechapel and it was so interesting. So i saw this when i was shopping and i cant put it down.
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Sister - Rosamund Lupton

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Nothing can break the bond between sisters ...When Beatrice gets a frantic call in the middle of Sunday lunch to say that her younger sister, Tess, is missing, she boards the first flight home to London. But as she learns about the circumstances surrounding her sister's disappearance, she is stunned to discover how little she actually knows of her sister's life - and unprepared for the terrifying truths she must now face. The police, Beatrice's fiance and even their mother accept they have lost Tess but Beatrice refuses to give up on her. So she embarks on a dangerous journey to discover the truth, no matter the cost.
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'Truly marvellous! As compelling as it is stylish, SISTER exists in that rare place where crime fiction and literature coincide' -- Jeffrey Deaver

'Nicci French via Ford Madox Ford, anyone? Lupton's debut is an exceptionally confident domestic gothic thriller...it also packs a devastating punch' -- Guardian

'With SISTER, Lupton enters the highly charged ring where the best psychological detective writers spar, her hands raised in a victory clench. Like Kate Atkinson, Patricia Highsmith and Ruth Rendell, Lupton builds suspense not only around the causes and details of her story's brutal denouement, but also around the personalities . . . Both tear-jerking and spine-tingling, SISTER provides an adrenaline rush that could cause a chill on the sunniest afternoon' -- New York Times

Original, spooky and clever, this thriller is utterly compelling' --Closer

'Stunningly accomplished from first page to last, this is the most exciting debut thriller I've read all year. The suspense crackles, and the twists come thick and fast, but more than that it has a touching poignancy that brings tears to your eyes . . .Written with the power and panache of a young Daphne du Maurier, it s devastatingly good, and announces the arrival if a truly original talent' -- Daily Mail

'This sophisticated psychological thriller is brilliantly written and utterly gripping' -- You Magazine, Mail Online

'Lupton's crisp insights into grief and familial guilt are married to a confidently executed plot. Free from the genre s more mawkish excesses, Lupton's persuasive narrative voice is what keeps this classy debut on track' -- Independent

'Beautifully written -- you believe every word' Judy Finnegan, Woman's Own

'Tense, gripping and a total page-turner' Richard Madeley, Woman's Own

'A chilling, gripping, tragic, heart-warming, life-affirming enigma of a story' -- Booklist

'This superb debut novel has so many twists and turns as to cause dizziness -- it's the literary equivalent of "scream if you want to go faster" -- and just when you think things are slowing down to a peaceful, settled resolution, there's one more stomach-churning final turn in store' -- Radio Times

'A heart-tugging, tense mystery . . . Is is very good' -- Bookseller

'Lupton's classy debut is a welcome and exciting addition to the genre' -- The Lady

'Fast-paced and absurdly entertaining . . . Along with a juicy mystery, it resounds with an authentic sense of sisterly love and loyalty' -- Boston Globe

'A psychological murder mystery written with literary flair . . . Be prepared for page-turning' -- --Vanity Fair.com

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'An emotionally gripping and rather frightening debut from Lupton' --Sun

'A riveting foray into the territory between chick lit and thriller' --Red
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Game of thrones

Loving it so far. Dont think I have ever looked forward to the prospect of reading 5 other books of a series.
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Just finished You Against Me by Jenny Downahm which was really good, don't know what to read next.
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I've lost my book. How the bloody hell do you lose a book?
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I used to lose my books all the time Kerry. Not only books but everything I had in hands.

I remember losing a book but I couldn't find anywhere to buy it so the school lent it to me then I lost the school's book and had to buy one for me and one for them.
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I'm gonna check under the bed. It's my last hope. Thing is the gap under the bed is about an inch and the books a wedge of a thing. I'm honestly flummoxed
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I used to lose my books all the time Kerry. Not only books but everything I had in hands.

I remember losing a book but I couldn't find anywhere to buy it so the school lent it to me then I lost the school's book and had to buy one for me and one for them.
Ouch!

I'm usually OK with stuff despite having a terrible memory. The thing thats spooky is I KNOW I haven't taken it anywhere
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I've lost my book. How the bloody hell do you lose a book?

I used to do that, I have a very annoying habit of falling asleep whilst reading. Almost every single day I would wake up and my book would be behind or under my bed or even across the other side of the room, and I would have totally lost my page.


It's one of the main reasons I bought a Kindle, I still loose it but at least I know what page i'm on
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I have 16 books on my set texts for this year

currently reading Genesis (yes the bible. really.), The Picture of Dorian Gray and Eighteenth Century Women Poets... they're all positively riveting.

edit: Dorian Gray is actually my favourite book, it's just the other two combine to so much awfulness that I felt I had to express boredom.
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