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Yes, well i guess a classic would be like when it has been recognized internationally as one and has been that way for some time (say 40, 50, years?) It's getting harder and harder to atually find a classic among all the *modern* classics, but the ones that really stand the test of time should...

Is lego land windsor still popular? ;) I totally remember legoland windsor and those "go bananas" places...i know this topic is getting a little tired but i'm just a kid at heart that wants to go back to those carefree days when all you did was play, eat, sleep or go to legoland :p Anyways i'm...

not really an author, but... Quentin Blake (did those lovely illustrations for Roald Dahl)-B ;) P.S. you can thank me for getting that pesky Q out of the way :p

clarification, please What do people mean when they say, *peanut gang* and *the boards*? I'm a newbie to all this, uh, book forum lingo *sorry no other phrase to describe it* so somebody please tell me what the heck they mean! :confused: -B

Wow. You guys are, um...intense. No offence meant, of course. I just thought I could create this thread to sort of cool people down on this very *hot* topic. Well so I really liked that Richard Simmons biography...and I can tell you, unfortunately its DEFINTELY not listed under fiction. Ok of...

Maupassant isn't really my favourite author of all time (I have many others that I really like) but I really enjoyed his short story "the necklace". It has a lot of meaning leaden with irony. I've also read some of his other stories, which are also very good. -B

just read of mice and men I've finished reading of mice and men by john steinbeck yesturday and i have got to say it had more emotional depth and power than any book or movie i've ever encountered. The relationship between the two main characters is so touching and i genuinely cried at the...

Well that is pretty crazy...but it's a small world, I guess. No, I've never seen that pub before....I was only 8 when I lived there, you see, so.... :p Anyways when I get the chance I'm going back to England, just to see it again. Oh, those quaint little English cafes and markets! I can go on...

I used to live in Colchester, Essex a few years ago and I miss it so much!! :( I loved everything about London and I never wanted to leave... *sigh* I also had really good friends there too...oh well, memories. -B p.s. for anyone living in england, how's the queen's party? ;)

Hi everyone...yes, I've given into my dark side (geek) :p of course I'm not saying you guys are geeks, but I bet I can see the look on my friends' faces if they knew I joined an online book forum. ;) *Beth...we need to get you some help* So this will be my own little dark secret...but anyways on...