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I have decided a long time ago that life is too short to waste time on bad books. Or on books that simply don't seem to be written for me, no matter how much critics or other readers love them. I don't feel guilty when I abandon a book that fails to capture me. In some cases, though, I have...

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And Then There Were None - Agatha Christie

Nope. Do you like birds?

Red, mostly, although I have come to appreciate a good white, too. Ever driven a forklift?

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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making - Catherynne M. Valente

Blueberry. Chocolate or gummy bears?

The Silence of the Lambs - Thomas Harris

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Yuck! Ever eaten anything insect-y?

Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert

Yes, I think they should. Do you buy organic?

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The Book Thief - Markus Zusak

Depends on the car - but all of mine have been blue so far. Same.

Just finished Me Before You by Jojo Moyes and liked it a lot more than I had expected. It's the story of Lou, a young woman who suddenly finds herself out of a job and, more out of desperation than anything else, ends up a carer for quadriplegic Will Traynor, crippled in a road accident. He is...

I'm outside the run-down farm building that's my new home, in the middle of nowhere in northern Germany, and my new neighbour has felt the need to give me some useful tips about how to split wood.

Oh, me too. It always makes me weep. On topic: my mother tongue is German, and I've also read a few books in French. Same.

War and Remembrance - Herman Wouk