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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee...
That book changed my life and how I _iew the world "
I love this book,I also encouraged my older 4 kids to read it, cant wait for the youngest 2 to read it..  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway"
To Kill a Mockingbird" should be compulsory reading for everyone.
Aso like Catch 22 and Wuthering Heights. |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
"“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway"
To Kill a Mockingbird" should be compulsory reading for everyone.
Aso like Catch 22 and Wuthering Heights."
Shirley by Charlotte Bronte is a very good and underrated novel. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I cant decide on just one sorry:
Stephen King's The Stand
Catch 22
One flew over the cuckoo's nest
James Herbert's Domain
Fear and Loathing in las Vegas
Punisher: Garth Ennis volumes |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway"
To Kill a Mockingbird" should be compulsory reading for everyone.
Aso like Catch 22 and Wuthering Heights.
Shirley by Charlotte Bronte is a very good and underrated novel."
Not read that but will do now seen as we are from Bronte Country... |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
"“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway"
To Kill a Mockingbird" should be compulsory reading for everyone.
Aso like Catch 22 and Wuthering Heights.
Shirley by Charlotte Bronte is a very good and underrated novel.
Not read that but will do now seen as we are from Bronte Country..."
I think it is way better than Jane Eyre - and it is the reason why Shirley became a woman's name rather than a man's name! Almost an early feminist tome! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Quite a few know im addicted to my vamp novels so would have to say anything by J R WARD.
But have liked many. catch 22 , although it took me ages to read.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I have never read Catch22. Will put it on the Kindle list!"
It drove me up the wall when i first try to read it.... had to keep going back and re reading it....eventually i got the hang of it and it was suprisingly good..with funny moments.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway"
To Kill a Mockingbird" should be compulsory reading for everyone.
Aso like Catch 22 and Wuthering Heights."
To Kill a Mockingbird was and still is compulsory in schools. I read it, and I know my eldest will, because it was in the English class when we toured the school prior to sending him there. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Grapes of Wrath (surprised it's not been mentioned yet)
The Road
The Cold Six Thousand
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Catcher in the Rye
....and I'm sure more will come to me as soon as I hit 'post message' |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway"
To Kill a Mockingbird" should be compulsory reading for everyone.
Aso like Catch 22 and Wuthering Heights.
To Kill a Mockingbird was and still is compulsory in schools. I read it, and I know my eldest will, because it was in the English class when we toured the school prior to sending him there."
Its not compulsory. Its one of the choices of 20th Century text at GCSE. Some choose Mockingbird some Of Mice and Men some Animal Farm.
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
"“Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway"
To Kill a Mockingbird" should be compulsory reading for everyone.
Aso like Catch 22 and Wuthering Heights.
To Kill a Mockingbird was and still is compulsory in schools. I read it, and I know my eldest will, because it was in the English class when we toured the school prior to sending him there."
It's not compulsory. There are classic texts to choose from which includes To Kill a Mockingbird. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I forgot also to mention Dante's Inferno as my favourite poem. For dark ages text written by a monk, it translates surprisingly easily. A lot of fun to read |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
"I forgot also to mention Dante's Inferno as my favourite poem. For dark ages text written by a monk, it translates surprisingly easily. A lot of fun to read"
I love Paradise Lost and Heaneys translation of Beowulf. |
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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago
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"The Historian: Elizabeth Kostova
So well written I couldnt finish it - was far too life like.. an awesome text"
A short extract..
My great hope in making this story public is that it may find at least one reader who will understand it for what it actually is: a cri de coeur. To you, perceptive reader, I bequeath my history"
mmm |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The Bear Nobody Wanted is obviously for kids but makes you feel like even though you might not fit it, you'll find your propose in life.
The Red Tree is just brilliant. Only about. 20 pages long but it's so deep and just says exactly what you feel in certain situations.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime is also pretty good and for some reason I love Disco Biscuits which is a collection of short stories based around the late '80s, early '90s dance scene. I found it in the library at school and it really shouldn't have been there in my opinion!
I've never actually read any classics which is what I planned to do on my new phone but I just can't read without holding and smelling a book! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Have you read Simon Armitage's Beowulf?
Didn't know he'd done one. I only know Seamus Heaney's."
Err, oops, he didn't (sorry) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight I meant. Me and my mixed up legends.... |
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By *roquoisMan
over a year ago
Portsmouth |
Wild Swans by Jung Chang....a true story of 3 Chinese women, a grandmother, mother and daughter and their story of growing up from the Warlord period of China right through Communist rule...another tale to bring shivers down the spine of the cruelty of mankind. Yet still gives hope and shows that even in the most extreme conditions there are still people who display real courage and humanity. Incredibly touching and in parts shocking at an entirely different world and culture in such a beautiful country. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"anything by Terry Pratchet or Clive Cussler and on the modern classics side a tase of honey or Kes"
Kes, definitely! Having lived in Barnsley.
This thread has made my summer reading list for me, great work! |
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By *roquoisMan
over a year ago
Portsmouth |
Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson...everything you need to know about everything (well, nealry...lol) to do with the beginning of the Universe and the sciences in a simplified and humourous format...Infact Bill Bryson is such a funny writer I would recommend any of his books...other than the Shakespear one....He is very dry and you will often find yourself laughing out load in the most inappropriate of places if you are engrossed in his stories. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Many great classics mentioned above but shocked nobody has said
Lord of the rings.
Another couple of modern classics are
Dean Koontz's
Watchers & Life expectancy. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The earths children series by jean m auel. First one is clan of the cave bear - excellent books  "
I love these books nice to see it on here made me excited to see someone else who has read them.
MissD |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson...everything you need to know about everything (well, nealry...lol) to do with the beginning of the Universe and the sciences in a simplified and humourous format...Infact Bill Bryson is such a funny writer I would recommend any of his books...other than the Shakespear one....He is very dry and you will often find yourself laughing out load in the most inappropriate of places if you are engrossed in his stories."
 one of my fab books to
MissD |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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All of Gerald Durrells books and the same for Douglas Adams .
When I was at school I work research avidly (before Internet) for any book written by them that I may have missed .
School also introduced me to the Hobbit , way before the film, and it blew me away.
I had never read anything like it .
But I suppose the book , or series that started it all for me has to be Peter and Jane and the Ladybird series at primary school.
This is really where most of us started .
I can remember the pride of going up from 2a to 2b etc . |
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Angela's Ashes
great book
My father grew up in the place (exactly) where the book was set.......he is adamant it wasn't nearly as bad as this......"
Shoulda said...exactly the same time too......went to leamy's school same time as frank mc court...
Xx |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Wild Swans by Jung Chang....a true story of 3 Chinese women, a grandmother, mother and daughter and their story of growing up from the Warlord period of China right through Communist rule...another tale to bring shivers down the spine of the cruelty of mankind. Yet still gives hope and shows that even in the most extreme conditions there are still people who display real courage and humanity. Incredibly touching and in parts shocking at an entirely different world and culture in such a beautiful country."
That's reminded me, The Good Women of China is also an amazing book |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Many great classics mentioned above but shocked nobody has said
Lord of the rings.
Another couple of modern classics are
Dean Koontz's
Watchers & Life expectancy."
I love his Odd Thomas books |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
"Wild Swans by Jung Chang....a true story of 3 Chinese women, a grandmother, mother and daughter and their story of growing up from the Warlord period of China right through Communist rule...another tale to bring shivers down the spine of the cruelty of mankind. Yet still gives hope and shows that even in the most extreme conditions there are still people who display real courage and humanity. Incredibly touching and in parts shocking at an entirely different world and culture in such a beautiful country.
That's reminded me, The Good Women of China is also an amazing book"
Is that the one by Xinran? Good book. Read it a couple of times. |
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T E Lawrence
First Light by Geoffrey Wellum (or Enemy Coast Ahead by Guy Gibson if you prefer your WWII aeroplanes with more than one engine)
The Interrogative Mood by Padget Powell
Persuasion by Jane Austen
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
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"Good choice...2 of my favourites there (1984/ Clockwork Orange) & am reading Handmaids Tale now...intriguing. "
I think it is very relevant given the rise of the religious Right in the US and the attack on abortion rights. Not to mention how religion in other cultures is used to oppress women. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Not such a huge fan of 1984, preferred Homage to Catalonia and Road to Wigan Pier.
Moby Dick though - very good call
The Restraint of Beasts also a personal favourite |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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far too many
Z for zachariah (nuclear holocaust)
Men in love / women on top by Nancy Friday. (sexual fantasies)
Go ask alice (diary of 60s head)
H. (diary of 70s heroin addict)
Headhunters by John king (football hooligans)
The bible ( fantasy Sci fi tosh) |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The earths children series by jean m auel. First one is clan of the cave bear - excellent books
I love these books nice to see it on here made me excited to see someone else who has read them.
MissD "
I even named my daughter after the female lead lol xx |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The most loved book I ever read was given to me when I was about 4 and contains about 300 words.
Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are.
I've still got it |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Wild Swans by Jung Chang....a true story of 3 Chinese women, a grandmother, mother and daughter and their story of growing up from the Warlord period of China right through Communist rule...another tale to bring shivers down the spine of the cruelty of mankind. Yet still gives hope and shows that even in the most extreme conditions there are still people who display real courage and humanity. Incredibly touching and in parts shocking at an entirely different world and culture in such a beautiful country.
That's reminded me, The Good Women of China is also an amazing book
Is that the one by Xinran? Good book. Read it a couple of times."
Yeah, I've only read it once but that's only because I've got a lot of books to read already. A tutor at college recommended it to us |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The earths children series by jean m auel. First one is clan of the cave bear - excellent books
I love these books nice to see it on here made me excited to see someone else who has read them.
MissD
I even named my daughter after the female lead lol xx "
Oh wow what a beautiful name. They are such a good series of books and the last book was the last ever present my nan brought me so it always brings back happy memories for me. x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Crime and Punishment probably shades it.
Or maybe Jude the Obscure
or maybe.....Homage to Catalonia ....so many!
Bury my Heart' certainly is a wonderful piece of work |
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By *roquoisMan
over a year ago
Portsmouth |
Yes...her radio show opened the door for women to be able to _xpress themselves in a very surpressed society...albiet often in coded speak to protect themselves....She pushed boudaries even whilst she herself was censored. |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
"Yes...her radio show opened the door for women to be able to _xpress themselves in a very surpressed society...albiet often in coded speak to protect themselves....She pushed boudaries even whilst she herself was censored."
I assume this is Xinran? |
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By *roquoisMan
over a year ago
Portsmouth |
"Yes...her radio show opened the door for women to be able to _xpress themselves in a very surpressed society...albiet often in coded speak to protect themselves....She pushed boudaries even whilst she herself was censored.
I assume this is Xinran?"
Yes |
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"Weaveworld and cold heart canyon by clive barker"
Weaveworld would be at the very top of my list with a couple of other clive barker books. My favourite set of books would have to be the dark tower series, originally 7 now 8 books by Stephen king. |
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"Weaveworld and cold heart canyon by clive barker
Weaveworld would be at the very top of my list with a couple of other clive barker books. My favourite set of books would have to be the dark tower series, originally 7 now 8 books by Stephen king. "
The two I mentioned are the only books I have re read, I'm also an avid reader of Dean Koontz |
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"Weaveworld and cold heart canyon by clive barker
Weaveworld would be at the very top of my list with a couple of other clive barker books. My favourite set of books would have to be the dark tower series, originally 7 now 8 books by Stephen king.
The two I mentioned are the only books I have re read, I'm also an avid reader of Dean Koontz "
Galilee is up there with weaveworld. |
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Of Mice And Men (Read it in school).
To Kill A Mockingbird.
The Harry Potter books (Obvious and childish, yes, but I love them).
Nikki French's "Killing Me Softly" - I know a lot of her books follow the same storyline but that one drew me in and took me on an emotional roller coaster!
Annnd got rather addicted to a raunchy BDSM book called Constance but I can't for the life of me remember the author. 
- Amy. x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: by Kurt Vonnegut about World War II experiences and journeys through time of a soldier named Billy Pilgrim. |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
"Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: by Kurt Vonnegut about World War II experiences and journeys through time of a soldier named Billy Pilgrim."
OMG forgot about that! And all that weird alien shit! Great book - 'so it goes'! |
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"Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: by Kurt Vonnegut about World War II experiences and journeys through time of a soldier named Billy Pilgrim."
Anything written by Vonnegut is full if awesome.
I'm a sucker for an epic series though, completely in love with The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan. Dying for the last book to come out in paperback.
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Fight Club/Rant/Survivor....in fact anything by chuck palahniuk
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas/Kingdom Of Fear-Hunter S. Thompson
It-Stephen King (Far better than the shite tv movie)
World War Z-Max Brooks
Band Of Brothers-Stephen E. Amberose
A Scanner Darkly/Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep-Philip K. Dick
I, Lucifer-Glen Duncan
Civil War-Marvel Comics.
The Chronicles Of Wormwood graphic novel. |
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By *ss2011Man
over a year ago
Leeds/Bradford |
The Trial/everything by Franz Kafka
Oliver Twist, David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Heart of Darkness, Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad
We could be here a while...
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