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    Can kids read too much?

    So long as they don't read under the covers at night, in the dark, then no I don't think kids can read too much - reading is certainly better for them than watching TV or playing computer games.
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    Recently Purchased/Borrowed

    'The Fan Tan Players' by Julian Lees and 'The Hippopotomus' by Stephen Fry
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    Barbara Kingsolver

    Have to agree with you on 'The Poisonwood Bible'. The writing and story is excellent and she manages to evoke extraordinary images of the Belgian Congo.
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    What do you think of the prices of new books?

    Amazon's competitiveness seems to be bringing prices down in Europe for paperbacks but on the whole new books are far too pricey.
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    What's the best opening line of a book (fiction or non)?

    They shoot the white girl first. - Toni Morrison, Paradise (1998) Quasimodo Sunday was a spiteful day. - Julian Lees, The Fan Tan Players (2010) Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. - Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita (1955) It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking...
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