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Hi Ian, I'm here in the UK and bought both these books over here, but Amy Tan is well known in the US as well, I think (where I am originally from). Tan writes about personal stories and doesn't hold back ont he tragedy and honestly. One you may have heard of is 'The Joy Luck Club'? Jenny...

Forgot to ask.... What was the bits in italics about? I am usually quite quick to catch things, but I don't remember them continuing through the end of the story and I am not sure what they meant in the beginning. Can anyone help?

If I combine my partners and mine we have well over 1000! Our room is being taken over. Seriously, there is barely any room to move in there. We installed wall to wall shelving wherever there was a bare spot, it's ridiculous! We go to charity shops almost every weekend and buy at least 5...

Yep, it helps! I shall try that method and let you know how I get on. Thanks, KT

Occassionally I have to treat myself to a new hardback (Birthdays/Anniversaries, ect) but for the most part not only is it a paperback, but it's a paperback at a charity shop or secondhand bookshop. Charity shops are some of the best places to find great books at great deals, especially Oxfam...

Thanks for the links Stephen. I like the Nervousness site a lot, but I just can't work out how to get my foot in the door to get started. It seems to be swamped with people trying to get involved and all I want to do is exchange my art with others, do you have any tips? Thanks, KT

Gosh, what a difficult question. Mine, like many others, is in a constant state of change. It depends on my mood really. Sometimes there is nothing better than a good twisted crime novel (even though I know it won't win any awards) and other times I marvel at the classics. So at the moment...

Hello all. Nope, I snatched the photo from the internet. I have only photographed sharks in an aquarium setting unfortunately. Hoping to go up to Cornwall to take some footage of the migrating Basking sharks to rememdy that. :) I am not too fond of romance novels either. I am currently...

Yes, one is called 'The Facts Behind Helsinki Roccamatios' and the other is 'Self'. It was the 'Self' one I was wondering if anyone read. It looks interesting, but I think I should give it some time in between 'Life of Pi' so I am not as tempted to compare the two.

I'd have to say (and this list is subject to change at any time): A Streetcar Named Desire Spendor in the Grass Silence of the Lambs Donnie Darko Shawshank Redemption Beyond the Valley of the Dolls The Matrix Schindler's List Bridget Jones' Diary Swingers

The books I remember loving as a kid were 'The Good the Bad and the Rest of Us', 'Where the Red Fern Grows', 'Flowers for Algernon' and 'Charlotte's Web'.

Stephen, What's the site for that? I would love to participate in something like that. It sounds like a fantastic idea. KT

About 3 a month. I am a slow reader and really hate to see a good book end. Plus if I read while lying in bed, I can only manage a few pages before I am snoring and drooling on it.

This weekend I am going to the Mecca for second-hand bookshops and bookshops at a mega-discount (it's in a little town called Hay-on-Wye in Wales) and I really need some suggestions on what to look for. First, I was wondering if anyone knew of a good novel for my friend who has been looking...

I just finished 'Life of Pi' and before that it was Naomi's Room by Jonathan Aycliffe and now it is 'Scaredy Cat' by Mark Billingham.