Recommend me a book, or two...
24 July 2005, 04:29 PM
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Recommend me a book, or two...
I've got a date with a surgeon on Friday, and I'm going to be confined to my bed for a week or two following that.
I've just finished the fourth and final book from Dan Brown and I'm wondering what you can suggest that's of a similar style to keep me entertained.
I've just finished the fourth and final book from Dan Brown and I'm wondering what you can suggest that's of a similar style to keep me entertained.
24 July 2005, 05:08 PM
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http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthrea...ighlight=Books
Try the above link....there's loads in there...good luck with the man with the knife
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Try the above link....there's loads in there...good luck with the man with the knife
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24 July 2005, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by moses
read pity the nation by robert fisk or any alan garner books like elidor and weirdstone of brisingamen and the moon of gomrath
sing elidor sing!!!!!
giant under the snow is one of my favorites.. i have an autographed copy somewhere!!!
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24 July 2005, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by mart360
sing elidor sing!!!!!
giant under the snow is one of my favorites.. i have an autographed copy somewhere!!!
Mart
giant under the snow is one of my favorites.. i have an autographed copy somewhere!!!
Mart
u remember it, i loved it, we read it in school
the old house abandoned in manchester and they go through this door and come out in a different world, it was scary and awesome and sad thing is it follows them back to this world afterwards
weirdstone and part 2 moon of gomrath my fave classics
and the irish book across the barricades and sounder
i luv tintin, blistering barnacles
24 July 2005, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by moses
u remember it, i loved it, we read it in school
the old house abandoned in manchester and they go through this door and come out in a different world, it was scary and awesome and sad thing is it follows them back to this world afterwards
weirdstone and part 2 moon of gomrath my fave classics
and the irish book across the barricades and sounder
i luv tintin, blistering barnacles
the old house abandoned in manchester and they go through this door and come out in a different world, it was scary and awesome and sad thing is it follows them back to this world afterwards
weirdstone and part 2 moon of gomrath my fave classics
and the irish book across the barricades and sounder
i luv tintin, blistering barnacles
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24 July 2005, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by mart360
always wanted a backpack with strings.... the leathermen gave me the heebs
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did u ever wear those funny coats i used to luv them, all kids used to wear then , they were cheap the blue long coats and even black with big furry hats
u mind then and those times their were no fancy nike trainers and adidas only the older kids used to wear the adidas samba'sbut i used to luv those cheap sandshoes, all black with brown soles for the gym classes
24 July 2005, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by speedystuz
give the yellow pages a try thats a good two week read, thiers even stuff about fly fishing by some 1 called j r hartly..
pmsl lol lol lol :~}
pmsl lol lol lol :~}
yellow pages isnt fiction contrary to popular belief!!
LOL
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24 July 2005, 10:01 PM
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Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet - superb book chronicalling the trials and tribulations of a master builder but unearthing the truth about the church and how twisted and unlawful it was/is 
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Originally Posted by Soulgirl
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet - superb book chronicalling the trials and tribulations of a master builder but unearthing the truth about the church and how twisted and unlawful it was/is
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i've just finished a book called "The Graft" by Martina Cole.
Really easy to read and is about the darker side of the underworld. I gaurentee that you wont put it down. I've read many books but this is just awesome especially if you like the underworld / gangster scenarios. Please dont just dismiss it, it's an exceptional book that is a "must read". The writer pulls no punches and writes as she sees it, really compelling stuff. I haven't read anything this good in years and yes that includes all the stuff you would normally consider as "must read" literature.
Really easy to read and is about the darker side of the underworld. I gaurentee that you wont put it down. I've read many books but this is just awesome especially if you like the underworld / gangster scenarios. Please dont just dismiss it, it's an exceptional book that is a "must read". The writer pulls no punches and writes as she sees it, really compelling stuff. I haven't read anything this good in years and yes that includes all the stuff you would normally consider as "must read" literature.
25 July 2005, 06:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Apparition
Soulgirl & Mart.... so there is someone out there who has heard of this boook !!! My fav. Saving it to read again one day.
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25 July 2005, 08:44 AM
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Soulgirl ; If you want more of the same, or similar, try Edward Rutherford's sagas.... Sarum, London, The Forest, Russka........ very much in the same vein as Pillars.
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25 July 2005, 09:05 AM
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Not fiction, and not new, but very well written. I found this a fascinating read.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...847716-2868608
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...847716-2868608
25 July 2005, 09:33 AM
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Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks 
is a gripping, but slightly haunting read.
The Hobbit and LOTR
is a gripping, but slightly haunting read.The Hobbit and LOTR
25 July 2005, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Apparition
Soulgirl ; If you want more of the same, or similar, try Edward Rutherford's sagas.... Sarum, London, The Forest, Russka........ very much in the same vein as Pillars.
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25 July 2005, 04:28 PM
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London was probably the most interesting. However, Sarum has a place in my heart since it was the first one of his I ever read.It moves from just after the Ice Age up to the 1970's. The Forest was interesting because it gave an insight to the history and importance of the New Forest. He manages to mesh real historical facts in with fiction in such a way to make it all come alive. He follows his characters right through the ages and their interaction with real time historical events. Oh there was Dublin too ...... can't really say any one of them was bad..... they were all good in their own right. Haven't finished Russka yet.
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