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P.D. James' The Lighthouse. The book left me with ambivalent feelings. I'll pass on reading any more P.D. James books in the near future.

LOL! Good point. Like in all things, as individuals, readers have their own likes, dislikes and perspectives in what they think warrants praise or censure and most of all brings them reading pleasure. Within the genre of heroic high fantasy to me Tolkien sits pretty close to the top rung of...

Unfortunately the lizard came to an untimely end at the paws...or more correctly the teeth...owned by one of my cats not long after I took the shot. We leave the drop bear photography to the tourists. ;)

It seems to be more and more acceptable for the English language to be butchered or bastardised; such as irregardless and (ugh!) redonkulous...two words I hate hearing or reading more than 'no'.

Some superb photos posted already. :) N'Gaio kitty And a drop tail lizard in my garden

Though I have read the Chronicles of Narnia series several times I'm not much of a fan of the books or--this may be blasphemous to some--even C.S. Lewis. It's LOTR and Tolkien for me. Lord of the Rings and Tolkien’s other works (The Silmarillion aside...that was a yawn fest) read less like...

Homesick by Kings of Convenience. YouTube - ‪Kings of Convenience - Homesick‬‏

Not a misspelt word, but an erroneous word. And its usage, spoken or written, irks me no end...The offending word? Irregardless.

Forty-two degrees north? Lol, that's fabulous! Thank you for the welcome, Isabell, it is appreciated no matter when it is given. :)

My apologies if this posted in the incorrect place. Today found me taking a step into the larger literary world...I joined a creative writing circle, lol. I joined the group as another way of keeping my mind active and not from any illusion that I hold a modicum of talent. And whilst I have...

A superb piece, momac! :)

There are so many poet's I enjoy, Poe, Tennyson, Frost, Browning, Coleridge, Puschkin, Cummings--the list goes on--which makes it hard to choose one poem amongst so many, however, at the moment I find myself partial to Inchcape Rock by Robert Southey. Inchcape Rock No stir in the air, no stir...

Ken Follett...an author who sits on my 'overrated author' list. The Pillars Of The Earth and World Without End...excellent stories lost in Follet's telling of them. I shall never understand why Follet's writing has received so much acclamation. But then who am I to criticise when my own...

Reviewing the swag of books I borrowed from the library today I noticed that they were trending to a slight dystopian society literary bent; this coupled with a news article I read earlier this evening about an organised book burn, Mein Kampf and The Communist Manifesto being two of the book...

The Worm Ouroboros by Eric Rücker Eddison. The grandaddy of the heroic fantasy novel. I found it a bit of a slog, but appreciated the genre the novel gave birth to.

*reads suggestions*...*Is unamused* Hmm okay...

My sentiment also. ;) The countdown to 6 weeks holiday in 3 months time has also begun. Heading to Denmark and Belgium to visit family. :D

[Forrest Gump]Stupid is as stupid does[/Forrest Gump]So...the audience is also stupid by association? lol.

Being a newbie I never had the opportunity of getting to know you on any level, Carlos, but for what it is worth it is a little sad to see any forum, especially one that has little traffic, reduced by one...and a long time poster to boot. Happy trails, Carlos.

I began to feel heartedly ashamed of myself as I started to read through the replies to my question of whether people posted whilst working...By the grace of sparkchaser and Will my shame was dimmed by a shade or two. :p As I work in an ICU I don't indulge whilst on the job so-to-speak; the...