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I just got this info from Obernewtyn.net, which, being the fan-boys that they are over there (more likely fan-girls, actually) I assume that they are correct. Five series' is a trifle excessive, I agree. Yeah, she's a good writer, and very prolific. But honestly I question the merits of having...

Unassuming and without pretention. I like it. I can't help but be reminded of the movie, Se7en, when you mentioned the idea of the head in the box, though. I must say that wasn't a thought that immediately occurred to me.

Bah! :mad: See new thread/rant on Isobelle Carmody. I don't know. I haven't picked up Obernewtyn since I read it (a second time) for school in... um... 1994? Maybe? So I don't think I can really discuss whether or not her writing has changed. It certianly was her first book, though, so I...

Isobelle Carmody is an Australian author, and perhaps not too well known beyond the Australia/NZ shores. She began writing the Obernewtyn series in 1987, and is still yet to finish the series almost 20 years later. This series was primarily aimed at teenagers, however it was very popular among...

Ooo! Please start a thread! Is this the final book in the Obernewtyn chronicles, *FINALLY*????

Welcome Stephanie! :)

Why on earth would you think that? Would you think it would turn us into assassins or something? The connection between the two is coincidental at best. The book was controversial from the get go anyway, and thus the media pounced on it as an interesting element. If Chapman had a copy of...

Why did you like it? I couldn't get beyond . It was just too disturbing for me. Too real perhaps? I didn't like being inside the head of such an evil man. Perhaps that is why it appealed to you? Because the writer was able to do that? Has Koontz written anything that I might like? I don't...

Yes, I know what you mean. If someone asks for fantasy/sci fi recommendations for a newbie, I generally offer the same ones. If someone's after Australian literature, I offer the same ones. Sure, I discover new stuff all the time, but many of my core recommendations are the same. Mmm... it's...

Mmm... but aren't all the book-related forums really about recommendations anyway? I mean, if I'm looking for recommendations I look through the Forum pages for books other members have liked. I was thinking this morning that it would be nice if this 'international' list could be made a...

*That* is awesome. I would absolutely love it if my library would do that. I would like to keep a record of all the books I've borrowed just so that I can look over it once in a while when someone is asking for recommendations. I forget what I read until I either see it again or something jogs...

Is that your dogs over on the 'what we look like' thread? I'm not normally a fan of greyhounds, but these fellas are gorgeous! Btw, your photo over there doesn't look like the picture in your signature!

I'm holding out hope that once he's done with his studies he'll come around and pick up the occasional book. In the mean time I enjoy reading while he's playing his video games - it's a compromise of sorts :rolleyes: . Thanks hd! For Easter? No idea. Maybe some bunny ears? :D I lose my...

I have the DVD but am yet to watch it. My lovely brother bought me it for christmas 2 years ago, along with the soundtrack, but it was just before I moved back to Canada, and the region coding here wouldn't let me watch it :mad: . Listening to the soundtrack just makes me sad, though, because I...

Robbie...! I kick myself for not going to his concert when he was in Melbourne. Not one of my friends would go with me, and so I foolishly decided that I didn't want to go alone. ***SIGH*** Big regret! :(

I agree too! It was one of my high school books, and I used to find studying the books made me like them more, but with this one - ugh! I was so glad when I could throw it down and never look at it again. I *loved* Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon, by the way. Move that up the list a bit...

My rats are like that. If you try and play with them they'll scamper away from you, but once you stop playing with them, they either come back to you and start wanting attention, or get into trouble (Henry fell off the bookshelf twice tonight, and I rescued Potatoes from a leap of fate onto a...

This is inspired by abecedarian's post about her cat sitting on her books. One of my favourite things to do when I visit my parents for a weekend is to get up on the Sunday morning and sit in a sunbeam or on the central heating, depending upon the season, with the broadsheet newspaper spread out...

In Canada the winter olympics are considered by many to be THE Olympics. The other ones are 'The Summer Games'. Being Australian it's obviously the opposite for us. By the way, don't forget the Commonwealth Games coming up in March :D I figured I'd add a few cents in here for Australian books...

Welcome, Benjamin! What sort of books do you like to read?