[~Kizwiz~]

Originally posted by BigSister
lol well thats not fun as it ruins the book

I know... the end was a big let down

I'm now reading Marian Keyes Watermelon

[Siouxsie]

yep i like real life as well jordans book was good

[~Kizwiz~]

I enjoyed Jordans book too.... althought it wasnt exactly a hard read

[Siouxsie]

yep finished it in a day

[Ruth]

Originally posted by kizwiz
Just finished Phillip Pullmans Dark Materials trilogy (well worth a read) and Ben Eltons Past Mortem (not so good as I guessed the murderer half way through)

Have you read Dead Famous by Ben Elton? It's really good, especially for Big Brother fans!

[Ruth]

Originally posted by gazzap999
The last one i read was: A Child Called It by dave pelzer

That's a really sad book isn't it? I remember being really upset by it.

[Ruth]

Originally posted by kizwiz
I'm now reading Marian Keyes Watermelon

I read that a few years back - it's a good read.

[~Kizwiz~]

Originally posted by Ruth

Have you read Dead Famous by Ben Elton? It's really good, especially for Big Brother fans!

I havent read that one but it's on my list to read. I do enjoy his books and i loved popcorn & blast from the past

[Fangz]

Originally posted by Ruth

That's a really sad book isn't it? I remember being really upset by it.

Oh yeah, that's a sad book, especially because it's a true story. It upset me as well, but at the same time it's slightly uplifting, I think, because it shows how resilient the human nature can be.

[ThaGazBoi]

I havent read the other two parts. I need to purchase that

[Fangz]

I've got one of the other two parts, but I'm not quite sure where it is...

[ThaGazBoi]

I borrowed it from my aunty, thinking it wont affect me, but it really did upset me. I will probley use me libary card [if i can find it] and look for it at the libary

[Fangz]

Originally posted by gazzap999
I borrowed it from my aunty, thinking it wont affect me, but it really did upset me. I will probley use me libary card [if i can find it] and look for it at the libary

I know, I remember picking up the book and thinking 'ooh, that's bad' but the blurb really doesn't prepare you for what's inside the book.

[ThaGazBoi]

Yeh i know. I was quite surprised at how upset i was actully i didnt think it would affect me. I might start reading again soon.

[Fangz]

Originally posted by gazzap999
Yeh i know. I was quite surprised at how upset i was actully i didnt think it would affect me. I might start reading again soon.

Did you end up really really REALLY hating his parents? I remember getting really angry about it.

[ThaGazBoi]

I did indeed, and i feel the dad could have done more to help him. I thought im really happy to have such a great mum.

[Fangz]

His dad was useless, and almost as bad as the mum, in a way. The book made me really grateful for what I have.

[Ruth]

Yes me too. It really made me count my blessings.

[Fangz]

Another true story that made me count my blessings was 'Chinese Cinderella'. It wasn't any where near as extreme as David Pelzer's story, but it's about a chinese girl whose family ostracized her because her mother died giving birth to her. They told her this meant she was 'bad luck', and she was treated like dirt by her siblings, her father and especially her step-mother.

[Ruth]

I haven't heard of that, but I'll keep an eye open for it. There's a book called Once In A House On Fire by Andrea Ashworth, which again, isn't as extreme as Dave Pelzer's book, but it's very sad.

[Fangz]

Ooh, well I'll keep my eye out for that one, then.

[Corkie]

well im just too start a book called candy (for teenagers)

[Siouxsie]

my sis always reads the last chapter of a book before ahe starts to read it how sad is that ?

[bonnie43uk]

Here are 2 of my personal favourites..
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse .. read it when i was 17 .. (many moons ago) .. and it still leaves me profoundly moved!

..And, Unreliable memoirs, by Clive James, this has to be the funniest autobiography of all time.

[Z]

Spy High series by AJ Butcher.

Oh yeah, and Liars and Saints by Maile Meloy