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As there is a film thread and i'm more of a book person I thought this may be a good topic.

 

Fiction

 

The Pickwick Papers, great expectations, nicolas nickelby-Charles Dickens

Jane Erye-Charlotte Bronte

The Book of ultimate Truths-Robert Rankin

The Erye Affair (and the Sequels) -Jasper Fforde

Going solo, boy-Roald Dahl

the time travellers wife-the niffenwotsit woman (i can't spell her name)

the paddington books by micheal bond

the steps up the chimmney - william corlett (plus sequels)

Emma, mansfield park, northanger abbey-jane Austen

IT, desperation,the regulators, misery-stephen king

The neverending story-micheal ende

The woman in white- wilkie collins

 

Anyone else? I'm always looking for a good book, and i haven't even touched on the great non-fiction books i've read

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Go to e-bay, do a search for Jane Duncan, the "My Friends..." series. In the 60/70s, she was one of the top sellers in the UK, but sadly, she is fast being forgotten and I try to encourage as many people as I can to discover her absolutely wonderful books.

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Nabakov: Lolita

Voltaire: Candide

All of Jane Austen

Douglas Adams: Hitchhiker's Guide - all of them

Terry Pratchett - the whole lot

Louis Carroll - everything

Spike Milligan: Silly Verse for Kids

Vera Brittain: Testament of Youth

 

And that's just some of my favourite fiction.

 

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Hi HC, The Spike Milligan silly verse for kids. This is one of my most treasured possesions. My teacher gave me her copy when I was 9 cos I loved his poems soooo much. I receite his poetry all the time. I am currently reading 'The Bible according to Spike Milligan' His version of 'Lady Chatterleys Lover' was amusing.

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I can't find my copy.

 

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Also Hilaire Belloc: Selected Cautionary Tales

Edward Lear

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George Orwell - 1984 - my favourite book!

Firestarter - Stephen King (before he got all 'posh' and poo)

The Spear - James Herbert

Lightning - Koontz

Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown (it might be poorly written, but it's a good fast read - same goes for the other 3 of his too)

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And everything else by Orwell as well

 

Ian Rankin: all the Rebus books.

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Oh - and my Bible:

 

Lynne Truss: Eats Shoots and Leaves. I've read the rest of her books, but they're not as good, imo.

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Oh - and my Bible:

 

Lynne Truss: Eats Shoots and Leaves. I've read the rest of her books, but they're not as good, imo.

Indeed. That reminds me of another one: Watching the English, by Kate Fox. Anthropology has never been more entertaining. :-D
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I'll have to put that one on my wish list. Another of my favourites for dipping into is Schott's Original Miscellany. Great for reading in the bath - and for quiz ideas.

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vera brittain - testament of youth...just got the shivers when i saw that - boy did i struggle with that one for my A level. and that was years ago!!!!!

 

 

Oh - I love it - such a statement of feminism. And all those brilliant lives lost due to the great war. It makes me cry, even now.

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You should! And the TV adaptation was not bad, either.

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Ringworld - Larry Niven

 

The Nights Dawn Trilogy - Peter F Hamilton

 

Everything by Tom Sharpe, but especially Wilt (so much better than the TV adaptation)

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Tom Sharpe - agreed! Very funny books - don't agree with Wilt being the best one though, for me it was Porterhouse Blues.

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George Orwell - 1984

Vladimir Nabokov - Lolita

Harper Lee - To kill a mockingbird

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Oh - I love it - such a statement of feminism. And all those brilliant lives lost due to the great war. It makes me cry, even now.

 

Yes, a great book .. and have you read Vera Britten's Testament of Friendship? Very very moving ...

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Oh yes, and Testament of Experience as well.

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LOL wino

 

Virginia Woolf: A Room of One's Own

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