Just finished Wolf Hall 
- been putting that one off until the paperback came out and wasn't sure if I was "Tudored" out but it was brilliant - such a relief to find a book that doesn't have Cromwell as the villain of the piece. 
Also finished Shades of Grey
by Jasper Fforde. Loved it and got me hooked onto his other stuff including the Thursday next series. Wonderfully weird and surreal ... can't get enough of it.
I really want to read Wolf Hall.
All my books are still packed somewhere - I managed to find my Maeve Binchys but I have finished them
I have got so many books and now have a room where I can put them all but it is going to be a job and a half.
can i just hijack this thread for a moment please..?
anyone got any good ideas for a book similar to stonewylde?
someone on here recommended it to me for my OH's birthday a couple of years back
so any help would be good-its her birthday in 2 weeks
ta
That were me, I doubt if you will equal it. It was edge of the seat reading 
was it you squiggle..?
she loves them books!
do you know of anything sort of similar..?
readinf `Under The Dome` by Stephen King... having bother getting into it
Keep going with it Clumsycat, its worth it in the end. I find a lot of Stephen King's books are like that with me, and it puts me off a bit, but my son raved about it so I kept going and it IS worth it. Flippin' big book tho.
I will deffo keep at it as i have heard its his best for a while...
can i just hijack this thread for a moment please..?
anyone got any good ideas for a book similar to stonewylde?
someone on here recommended it to me for my OH's birthday a couple of years back
so any help would be good-its her birthday in 2 weeks
ta
That were me, I doubt if you will equal it. It was edge of the seat reading
was it you squiggle..?she loves them books!
do you know of anything sort of similar..?
I only wish I did - I was like a bear with a sore head if anyone dared to disturb me during the nail biting bits (and there were many of them) I came across them by accident really as the author was on local radio reading out the first chapter and I thought they sounded interesting, I had no idea, they were gripping. Tell your OH if she wants a bit of mind boggling to check into the Stonewylde website forum, there are some real devotees on there
http://www.bookgeeks.co.uk/201...1-by-david-wingrove/
I have strange tastes
Oh on my beloved Kindle 
I need light stuff at the moment so am wading through my Maeve Binchy collection.
I love her stuff, it is like sitting down with an old friend and having a really good gossip
Aww Issy I love Maeve Binchy. She's exactly how you describle. Reading one of her books is like being in her house in front of a big roaring fire with her telling you the story. I wish she would write a book a week!
She writes beautifully and I read it in an Irish accent ( if you see what I mean) and I am not Irish.
Issy we could find ourselves being sectioned
but I do the accent bit too - and I'm Scottish. Don't know what that says about us.
I do that! Not with Maeve I mean, but with Val McDermid Tony Hill books! When I read them it's the actor who plays him on the TV... Robson Green?
I need light stuff at the moment so am wading through my Maeve Binchy collection.
I love her stuff, it is like sitting down with an old friend and having a really good gossip
Aww Issy I love Maeve Binchy. She's exactly how you describle. Reading one of her books is like being in her house in front of a big roaring fire with her telling you the story. I wish she would write a book a week!
She writes beautifully and I read it in an Irish accent ( if you see what I mean) and I am not Irish.
Issy we could find ourselves being sectioned but I do the accent bit too - and I'm Scottish. Don't know what that says about us.
I do that! Not with Maeve I mean, but with Val McDermid Tony Hill books! When I read them it's the actor who plays him on the TV... Robson Green?
Jenny, I loved Wire In The Blood, but I've never read any of Val's books. I might have to buy some now.
I've just recently started reading James Patterson. Just finished Cat and Mouse. They're not bad.
Other books I enjoyed recently were The Coroner and The Disappeared, 2 books by M. R. Hall.
I love the Rebus books by Ian Rankin, and books by Patricia Cornwell, Kathy Reichs, Lisa Gardner, Karin Slaughter. Guess there's a bit of a pattern there.
You like a bit of murder then, Jen? Me too.
I like Ian Rankin's books, too.
You like a bit of murder then, Jen? Me too.
I like Ian Rankin's books, too.
Yes Yogi, I do. How did you guess?
You like a bit of murder then, Jen? Me too.
I like Ian Rankin's books, too.
Yes Yogi, I do. How did you guess?
Just a hunch.
Me too Yogi... never thought about reading the books until a friend at work told me he was reading one, and I said I recognise that storyline! I'm now starting to read through them.
Me too Yogi... never thought about reading the books until a friend at work told me he was reading one, and I said I recognise that storyline! I'm now starting to read through them.
I was discussing buying Val's books with my youngest son, last night ( he loves Wire In The Blood, too). I think I'll be buying and he'll be borrowing.
Maybe he'll buy you one for your birthday or Christmas or something. Too late for mothers day! 
and apart from that
some WWII blitz books
just having a flick through..
Blimey I bet you're just a bundle of laughs at weddings and barmitzvas.
*continues reading thread*
Have just checked out a couple of reviews on 'Room', it looks brilliant. Has similarities to the Fritzl case, too. Anyone know any good autobiographies out? (Or books on real life events such as the Fritzl case). On my course recently we had to read a bit about the James Bulger case and the psychology side of it, was really interesting, so anything like that too (examinations and theories of events) would be really helpful, thanks
and apart from that
some WWII blitz books
just having a flick through..
Blimey I bet you're just a bundle of laughs at weddings and barmitzvas.
*continues reading thread*
i like history..!
and apart from that
some WWII blitz books
just having a flick through..
Blimey I bet you're just a bundle of laughs at weddings and barmitzvas.
*continues reading thread*
i like history..!
You like being a rain cloud of doom!
Buy your missus a WW11 book for her birthday, see what happens
probably WWIII lol
probably WWIII lol
Name that tune in one!
Have just checked out a couple of reviews on 'Room', it looks brilliant. Has similarities to the Fritzl case, too. Anyone know any good autobiographies out? (Or books on real life events such as the Fritzl case). On my course recently we had to read a bit about the James Bulger case and the psychology side of it, was really interesting, so anything like that too (examinations and theories of events) would be really helpful, thanks
It doesn't disappoint Karma, it's a unique read. Very disturbing in places and sometimes dark, but its filled with examples of the indomitable human spirit and the powerful love of a mother for her son.
i also still read enid blyton..well i do..!
i like cosy things
im a taurus
i also still read enid blyton..well i do..!
i like cosy things
im a taurus
I loved Enid Blyton books.. Good on you for still reading them 
i also still read enid blyton..well i do..!
i like cosy things
im a taurus
I loved Enid Blyton.
I've just recently started reading James Patterson. Just finished Cat and Mouse. They're not bad.
Other books I enjoyed recently were The Coroner and The Disappeared, 2 books by M. R. Hall.
I love the Rebus books by Ian Rankin, and books by Patricia Cornwell, Kathy Reichs, Lisa Gardner, Karin Slaughter. Guess there's a bit of a pattern there.
I also like all those authors...
Oh on my beloved Kindle
I see so many people using Kindles on the train but I adore proper books. I like having bookcases full of them, and overflowing onto the floor. I like their tactile nature and the way much loved books look when they've been read and read and read. I love the creak of a new book as I first open it.
richard laymon and graham masterton are master's of horror ......... my fave book of all time i burial .............. spinetingling
i also still read enid blyton..well i do..!
i like cosy things
im a taurus
I was a Secret Seven kinda gal
Oh on my beloved Kindle
I see so many people using Kindles on the train but I adore proper books. I like having bookcases full of them, and overflowing onto the floor. I like their tactile nature and the way much loved books look when they've been read and read and read. I love the creak of a new book as I first open it.
There is room enough in this world for both EBooks & those tree munchers. (I have no room left for them).
The thing I love about the Kindle is the delivery of a book at the right price.
There is a huge problem though.. Not enough choice. As I said I have strange tastes. I have read many books on the decay of the human society. Unfortunately a lot that is written in Sci Fi books tends to happen eventually.
I've just watched series one and two of "wire in the blood" after reading the books - they are so good. I notice it says "based on characters created by Val" on the later ones so I haven't seen many which are the same as ones I've read yet!
Just finished "The Take" by Martina Cole really enjoyed it after having a rest from her for a while!
Oh on my beloved Kindle
I see so many people using Kindles on the train but I adore proper books. I like having bookcases full of them, and overflowing onto the floor. I like their tactile nature and the way much loved books look when they've been read and read and read. I love the creak of a new book as I first open it.
There is room enough in this world for both EBooks & those tree munchers. (I have no room left for them).
The thing I love about the Kindle is the delivery of a book at the right price.
There is a huge problem though.. Not enough choice. As I said I have strange tastes. I have read many books on the decay of the human society. Unfortunately a lot that is written in Sci Fi books tends to happen eventually.
I l have always loved books for all the reasons you state Cariad (and at one point worked in a library, but I was given a Kindle for Christmas, and am blown away by it. I love the immediacy of being able to get hold of new reading material at any time, day or night.... great for an insomniac And also of being able to download free samples (consisting of the first two chapters), which is a great way of finding new authors you like..... or checking that you haven't already read the book Another plus for me is that it is light and easy to handle, less strain on my wrists.....
Don't know of her..... I'll have to give them a try! Always looking for new reads. Thanks Croctacus!
Have just checked out a couple of reviews on 'Room', it looks brilliant. Has similarities to the Fritzl case, too. Anyone know any good autobiographies out? (Or books on real life events such as the Fritzl case). On my course recently we had to read a bit about the James Bulger case and the psychology side of it, was really interesting, so anything like that too (examinations and theories of events) would be really helpful, thanks
I read a book a few years back called All God's Children which was written by a journalist called Fox Butterworth or Butterfield and was an examination of one family and the criminal behaviour that was passed down several generations. it was quite thought provoking.
If you like fiction I find the Elizabeth George books about Inspector Lynley have quite a lot of the psychological reasoning behind crimes. I can't remember the exact title but one called 'What happened before he shot her' or summat is really good and the latest one I read (whose title escapes me) has quite a large back story about a Bulger type killing and what happened to one of the killers.
