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veggie · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject: 2008 Book Challenge

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- Mark Haddon
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- Kim Edwards

Finished #1 and started #2 today.

Happy 2008 reading to all Very Happy

Shirazee · Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:18 pm Post subject:

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- Julie Parsons - a tense story of what could potentially be a happy family reunion with a sinister threat of rape and murder running through it, I lay in bed all morning reading this one, excellent read thumbsup

bluebell27 · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:39 am Post subject:

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: Khaled Hossenini
A fictional story based on two women's life in Afghanistan before and during Taliban reign. Although hard to understand women's status over there it is still a very good story and keeps you wanting to read on

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Couldn't put this book down and read within two days. A very reflective account of friendship between two boys mixed with history of Afghanistan. Just when you think something might happen, the author takes it in a different direction so it's not predictable. A story of father and son, friendship and betrayal and the casualties or fate

veggie · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 1:33 pm Post subject:

Hayy WOW, thanks to whoever put the links up to the bookshop Very Happy

summertime · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:42 pm Post subject:

you're welcome Very Happy

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summertime · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 2:51 pm Post subject:

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Karyn Bosnak, A light hearted look at a womans search for Mr Right, having created a self imposed maximum number of men she is allowed to sleep with, she accidentally reaches that number without finding Mr Right, so she revisits all 20 to see if she actually met him and let him slip through her fingers. A bit of a no brain strain reading but an enjoyable read Very Happy

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star-9 · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 1:34 pm Post subject:

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by Richard Hammond. Number 1 son got this for Christmas and never put it down (very rare sight indeed to see a 15 year old so avidly reading). I then took the opportunity to read it as well and found the story of "the crash" and his recovery from it interesting.

Medusa · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 6:23 pm Post subject:

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by Mark Haddon Very Happy

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veggie · Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject:

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- John Le Carre

This book will take me a lot longer to read than the other 2 as I am back into study mode now Rolling Eyes

No more sitting on the sofa for a 4 hour stretch just reading until ????

Shirazee · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:20 pm Post subject:

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- Frank McCourt

veggie · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject:

I loved that book Shirazee, I may have to hunt it out again.

Shirazee · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:35 pm Post subject:

It was one my mum leant me veggie, thought it was going to be one of those Irish ones about the laundries, so was pleasantly surprised by the tale - what the poor wives and kids went through is just incredible Shocked

very well told though Very Happy

Shirazee · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 11:22 am Post subject:

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- Claire LaZebnik - a tale of a 21 year old whose dad & step-mum die in a car crash and leave her their three year old daughter in their will.

veggie · Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 5:23 pm Post subject:

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- Frank McCourt

veggie · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 8:02 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the reminder about Angela's Ashes Shirazee, really enjoyed reading it again Very Happy

As a review:

A taste of the hard days of Ireland told in a way where you feel for their poverty but basic human love and survival shines through.

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now.

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- Sarah Harrison

Another book that I have read many times and keep going back to. Based on times before, during and after WW1 and very well written. It concentrates on a family experiencing the war in very different ways, very readable and emotive.