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I don't use libraries now I've got my degree. I buy books, from Tesco, Play and Ebay. Some I sell on again, most I keep. I hate letting books go, but cheap trashy novels I am usually happy to sell on. I love living in a house full of books.

What's the oddest thing that's happened to you this week? Today I went for a blood pressure check, ended up half naked on a bed in the doctor's office, having an ECG! Weird, scary, and I was wearing my nastiest scruffiest bra. Nightmare.

I met my fiance online. I did ask him how many books he owned within the first week though. He said 60, which wasn't many by my reckoning (I have hundreds of books) but it was more than my ex. In fact more than any of my exes. That's what made me continue to see him and we've now been...

Are you talking about "Stone Cold"? That's about an ex army man killing homeless kids to "clean up the streets" and a young lad who becomes homeless helping to catch him. If so, it's a fantastic novel and the kids love it. I've not heard of one about teens killing homeless people, and I...

I tried that, there is nothing on there. Not for this film anyway.

I'm a true crime fan, Patricial Cornwell is superb. As has been said already, Stephen King is excellent. For modern horror Richard Laymon is really good. Early James Herbert worth a look and Clive Barker too. I'm not a fantasy fan so can't recommend anything there.

I bought it a while back, my friend had a copy and said it sounded really good. Neither of us have got very far with it though! I got seriously bored and moved on to something else. I'll finish it when I've got nothing better lined up I expect. My friend's opinion is similar to mine...

What was the book in question? It's great when parents take an interest. We've actually had parents complain that their children have brought books home saying things like "we don't have books in our house". No joke. On the other end of the scale a 12 year old boy brought in the Viz...

I read a lot of books. I drink a lot of quality wine. I also drink beer. My theory is, books and wine. Magazines and beer. So my magazine choices are as follows (UK readers will be more familiar with some of these) Heat (I have a subscription and it is delivered by the postie every...

I really liked it. It's not very fast paced but it's gripping. Classic King, despite being a later one, in my opinion. And oddly enough, is not on my bookshelf for some reason... how strange! i keep discovering things that got "lost in the move".

Absolutely stunning for the older child (13 upwards I'd say). Sorry if this has been mentioned somewhere already, but it deserves another mention. I was blown away when I read it. My colleagues all passed it round and generated a series of "WOW" text messages whenever one of us finished it...

So many for me! Little Women (wasn't really a children's book was it?) What Katy Did Heidi Any of the Enid Blyton school stories, St Clares, Malory Towers etc... and from slightly later childhood, I've just bought myself another copy of Z For Zachariah. I remember reading it in...

We share our home with the following: Scarlett, a very soft rescued Rottweiler. Jodie, a scary but soft rescued German Shepherd. Max, an elderly rescued Black Lab. Mooms, Mopsy, Pete, Holly, Chesney, Bruiser and Socks, the cats. Bruiser and Socks are Chesney's kittens and were born...

Just found you tonight (I needed something sensible after seeing the Chuckle Brothers live earlier - 11 year old son's birthday "treat"). I've posted too much already and put some of my own writing on here, hopefully I've entertained rather than bored you already. Looking forward to...

It's more what I would hate, rather than miss. Imagine being forced to get up and do exercise every day! That would finish me off. I'd wheedle my way in and get a job with the thought police and eat strawberries every day.

I've seen so many books about tragic childhoods recently that I decided to write about a normal one. Mine. Well. Normallish. This is my first "chapter". I'd be interested in any comments - nobody has read any of my stuff before. It’s always about the shoes…. The one continuing long...

I read this thread with interest, as I'm an English teacher. I work with 11 - 16 year olds in a small rural school, predominately farming families and land workers. We are forced, by the government and national curriculum to teach set texts each year and obviously it is difficult to find...

I've had this conversation with myself many times, but always I come back to The Long Walk by Richard Bachman. I try to think of something more intellectual, but frankly, I just can't. I adore The Long Walk and have recommended it to so many people, lent it to them, then jiggled about waiting...

I've been a King fan since I was around 13, so the best part of (gulp) 23 years now. I've not really read much of the recent ones, I started Cell but didn't really get into it. Might try it again now it's summer holidays. My personal favourite is The Long Walk, it's the top of my all time...