The hobbit . Inspired me to read everything and anything.
Was the first book I read of my own accord albeit it was inspired by some random excerpts of the book that our English teacher showed us ..riddles in the dark hit me with such vivid images I simply had to go home and read the entire book |
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"The hobbit . Inspired me to read everything and anything.
Was the first book I read of my own accord albeit it was inspired by some random excerpts of the book that our English teacher showed us ..riddles in the dark hit me with such vivid images I simply had to go home and read the entire book "
Read that book when I was twelve loved it |
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"The hobbit . Inspired me to read everything and anything.
Was the first book I read of my own accord albeit it was inspired by some random excerpts of the book that our English teacher showed us ..riddles in the dark hit me with such vivid images I simply had to go home and read the entire book
Read that book when I was twelve loved it "
I think I was roughly the same age mate ..I'd only ever read books we'd been set for home work..and they were never novels only short stories ..biff chip and kipper the magic key and shit 
Read the hobbit in about 3 days . Then absolutely immersed myself in everything I had available . Hobbit to harry potter ..hardy potter to Bernard Cornwell ( me granddad's books ) |
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The Watchman by Chris Ryan.
It's about a British soldier who is planted in the IRA and works his way to the very top whilst feeding intel to the British security services. There's a real twist in the plot though. I would also hazard a guess that there's absolutely some truth behind the story too |
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"The Watchman by Chris Ryan.
It's about a British soldier who is planted in the IRA and works his way to the very top whilst feeding intel to the British security services. There's a real twist in the plot though. I would also hazard a guess that there's absolutely some truth behind the story too "
I've just bought this. Love a good plot twist.
My favourite is Slaughterhouse-Five. |
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My absolute favourite changes with my mood. Right now its the Secret History by Donna Tartt. I love its slightly wistful tone, I have a huge crush on Henry and I'm a sucker for a quote from the classics. |
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"My absolute favourite changes with my mood. Right now its the Secret History by Donna Tartt. I love its slightly wistful tone, I have a huge crush on Henry and I'm a sucker for a quote from the classics."
That is a GREAT book! High on my list too. |
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I couldn’t pick just one. To me it’s akin to picking a favourite child.
The Lion the Witch & The Wardrobe & sequels entranced me as a child.
I still love The Wizard of Oz as much as I did as a child.
Philip Pullman’s, Dark Materials are not only amazing stories, but he writes so beautifully as well.
To kill a Mockingbird & Of Mice & Men started me on new journeys of literature as a teen.
Anna Karenina - simultaneously loved and hated it. I was moved, distressed and ultimately gut punched. That book, I think has a place in my heart (the heart that it destroyed & reshaped). |
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As someone with over 2000 books (real ones and kindle ones   ) it’s hard to pick one book, the two I’ve read the most though are bill Bryson a short history of nearly everything and Stephen Ambrose band of brothers, both paperback and read so many times they have fell apart.
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"Not one book but absolutely crave the Anita Blake series of books by laurel Hamilton, vampires were animals, ghosts and lots of kinky sex as well
Yes!!! I want to be Anita when I grow up  "
I used to love these but didn't enjoy the more recent ones. I also love the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs. And anything by Ilona Andrews.
Too many books, not enough time.
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