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Thanks Book Fiend! Will put it on my wish list and fingers crossed I will have enough money for it soon!
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I've read half of Bitten so far and am enjoying it although it seems a little long, I'm sure it will pick up again though.
I'm still waiting for some books to arrive from Amazon which is annoying I've been waiting a week! I NEED them!
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I'm having chilli with added hot. Yummy!
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Vegetable Cuppa soup
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Summary of 13 Ghosts:
Arthur and his two children, Kathy and Bobby, inherit his Uncle Cyrus's estate: a glass house that serves as a prison to 12 ghosts. When the family, accompanied by Bobby's Nanny and an attorney, enter the house they find themselves trapped inside an evil machine "designed by the devil and powered by the dead" to open the Eye of Hell. Aided by Dennis, a ghost hunter, and his rival Kalina, a ghost rights activist out to set the ghosts free, the group must do what they can to get out of the house alive.
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Ghost Ship creeped me out but I thought the end was a bit disappointing. Also 13 Ghosts made me jump out of my skin a couple of times.
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Agreed - quite apart from the 'plot' and supposed truthfulness of it all, it's just so appallingly written isn't it? I couldn't even finish the thing.
I only finished it because it was really short anyway. I've read sexier books about aliens!
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I read One Hundred Strokes of the Brush Before Bed at the weekend, totally ****!
Have read some more Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum was good reminded me of a nightmare I once had about a giant gaping hole in the floor.
Have started Bitten by Kelley Armstrong and I like the way she descibes being a wolf.
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Pinapple chunks.
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Just finished sausage and hash browns, perfect way to start a Monday!
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Watched the film Click last night and now Linger by The Cranberries is in my head!
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Tonight we're having steak and chips.
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Remegel because I've got really bad heartburn.
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I have only read three of the short stories so far. The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget and The Black Cat. The first two I found a little too wordy and long winded but the third I really enjoyed but then who doesn't like a story about a crazy man and a cat?
I also like The Raven and some of his other poems whose names have completely escaped me!
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As a compromise because there are two such different views on him I've ordered a cheapish copy of Wordsworth poems. I've also ordered a book of Lewis Carroll poems.
I haven't had a chance to look the other poet suggestions up on the net yet but when I do I will let you guys know what I think!
Thanks you guys for helping me out!
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Lentil soup and a beef and tomato sandwich.
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We've got the Book People coming in again today. Now the question is ... do I sit tight and strap myself to my desk or do I make a short trip to our reception area and have a look - it's a no brainer really:lol: I'll let you know what I buy (if any).
We had them in our building yesterday but I managed to avoid buying anything!
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@ Cookie: since Che was such a prolific autobiographer, I think you'd probably get a much better picture of what he was like from his own stuff: The Motorcycle Diaries, Guerrilla Warfare and The Bolivian Diary.
Thanks for this! I'm off to compare prices.
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Your first paragraph makes me think strongly of The Dark Visions trilogy by L. J. Smith. This includes The Strange Power, The Possessed and The Passion. It's a series about 5 teens with gifts who are taken (at first willingly) to a house where doctors can help them learn to use their powers. There was the girl who drew the future, the boy who could heal, one who spoke to animals, one who was telekinetic and one who was a physic vampire. They soon learn that something isn't right and try to escape.
This series sounds interesting, I think I might be adding this to the TBR bookshelf in the near future!
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Toast and a vanilla latte. I'm feeling delicate this morning and I'm hoping this will help.
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Has anyone read Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life?
I would like to read a biography on Che Guevara and this one has really good reviews on Amazon.
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Didn't read much last night but I managed to read The Black Cat short story by Poe and it was pretty good.
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I try to read the reviews in the middle because I feel they are likely to be a more rounded overview. I used to read the bad ones but I now discount a lot of them because they usually don't contain very good reviews they just say something like "it's rubbish" and that's it which I don't consider to be very helpful. Funnily enough I rarely read the five star reviews either because I find them too gushing and it's very rare that you find the perfect book.
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Valentine
What are you eating just now?
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Chicken tikka and salad bagette and fizzy vimto.