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It's true that you can only please some of the people some of the time, I've previously ran my own forum & therefore appreciate how completely impossible placating everyone is. In my opinion, one of the things which attracts me to forums is the diversity & choice given over which parts of the...

I'm in England too, but it's nice to know I can enjoy mother's day without being forced to consume breakfast made by my well meaning little kids. Happy mother's day to all those celebrating today though - you've deserved it!

Must confess that I still love The Twits, Roald Dahl had such a dark sense of humour.

The books which always made me laugh the most tended to be Douglas Adams ones, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency being one of my favourites.

John travolta is just one of those few people who merely the sight of them makes my skin crawl - I'm relieved to hear I'm not the only one though. He is so slimy & his eyes always seem so devoid of emotion, which I think is the main thing which makes me dislike him. The only thing I can say...

I whole heartedly agree with this argument, sometimes an author has such a huge & elaborate plot/world that they wish to convey, that simply squashing it all into one book would never do justice. If the author has already carefully planned the plot for the whole series & how much is to be...

I also had some difficulties with the thick accent, but thought it was a very clever book. I agree that it didn't glorify drug addiction, if anything it was a gritty portrayal of the desperation these people sunk to at times & the self loathing involved.

I take it that one step further where if an author keeps the same character for their books I even need to read those in the correct order. Drove my hubby nuts when he lovingly bought me a Patricia Cornwell book & I had to by the previous ones before reading it.

That's a tricky one, up until Easter it was text books I was reading, so if you just count the ones since then: The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown (Sorry Stewart) Post Mortem - Patricia Cornwell Body of Evidence - Patricia Cornwell All That Remains - Patricia Cornwell Deja Dead - Kathy Reichs Death...

I am really tempted to be honest, all depends upon how much tickets are. Was hoping someone here might have been before & could let me know if it was worthwhile or not. Ooooooo, I could be like a roving correspondent ;)

First of all - apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere (did a quick search & couldn't find anything) but I was intrigued by the sound of the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival and was wondering if anyone had experienced this in previous years or was planning to attend this year. As if the...

I couldn't imagine a better combination for remaking this film. It's always been the slight edge of darkness which I enjoyed from Roald Dahl books which I loved as a kid & I think not only is Tim Burton excellent at giving films this sort of atmosphere but I couldn't think of a better actor for...

Hmmmmm, I'm sure my mum warned me never to accept offers of the moonbeam mumbo from wabbits without checking the small print first .... does look seriously tempting though

I think Jenem raised a valid point: however surely those who morally object to certain medications being prescribed should have questioned the importance of their beliefs before chosing that profession. The decision with whether or not particular medicines should be prescribed falls upon a...

thank you to everyone who welcomed me, and I hope this answers your questions Wolhay I used to be very much into my horror books & particularly enjoyed Shaun Hutson & Stephen King, but also LOVE the humour of Douglas Adams. I'm now starting to get into my thrillers and have been trying out...

What i think would be interesting is for Ron's jealousy of Harry to manifest to the extent he becomes a death eater & it is Ron who dies.

I think some of the best actors & actresses are the ones who are so subtle you barely even notice them. One of my current favs is Vincent D'Onofrio who I think is an excellent character actor, also there's Kevin Spacey, who always puts in a quality performance, Brad Pitt & Johnny Depp have...

I must confess that I read this book and whilst i spotted quite a few plot flaws I really enjoyed it. Admittedly, I ended up skipping over certain chunks of text as I didn't need to know the exact measurements of things, which way the wind was blowing, or what the old woman on the bus had for...

Hello everyone, having been devoid of a "corner" of the web to lounge around for some time now, this place was recommended to me. Hmmmm, I'm not sure how to introduce myself to people I don't know, so if you want to know anything just ask. I must confess to having been lazy with regards to...

That would explain the mysterious look in your eyes in Phil's incriminating photo!