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Hey Infinity! I was probably about your age when I became REALLY passionate about literature and reading...I mean, I always read avidly as a child, but it was studying literature for my exams which made me really turn onto it! Do you intend to follow Literature in your studies I wonder? Or...

Beaded jewellery mostly. I use a lot of Miyuki glass beads from Japan, and swarovski crystal bicones from Austria. I go through phases - Recently I went through a phase of making stretch tile/antiqued style bracelets. Now I am obsessing about chandelier style earrings - I particularly like to...

The book I found most disturbing was In Cold Blood - Truman Capote I don't read horror so it may not be shocking or gruesome in the sense that horror fans expect. It is Capote's "factionilised" account of the murder of the Clutter family in smalltown America in the 60s (haven't read it for...

"Worlds Apart" by And you will know us by the trail of dead....

I joined a year ago because I really wanted to be part of an online community where I can talk about BOOKS!! I then became part of a reading group on another forum I frequent and didn't post here for a long time :o The other forums I go on (not book related) appear to have descended into...

Oh i do recommend you pick it up! You will devour it in one sitting, and if your reason for reading it is to get "inside" the mind of someone with Aspergers - you will NOT be disappointed! I thoroughlly enjoyed it. It was fascinating if nothing else. Some people complain that elements of the...

Hello again... this is more of a re-introduction as I actually joined the book forum last January, but I haven't posted much since. I have read and lurked but am coming out again :) I am an avid reader and particularly like Alice Hoffman, Elizabeth Berg (smalltown america!!) Armistead...

Feel cheeky making a suggestion as I haven't posted on here much since I joined last January - but I have enjoyed lurking and reading your posts.... *dips toe tentatively in water* I'd like to suggest "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger. I am reading it at the moment and would...

Agree with everyone else who said it depends what mood you're in! So here'e my list for today and today only!! Possessing the Secret of Joy - Alice Walker The Cement Garden - Ian McEwan In Cold Blood - Truman Capote Dreams of Sex and Stage Diving - Martin Millar Blackbird - Jennifer Lauck...

It wasn't Alice Walker's "Possessing the Secret of Joy" was it? That's the only novel i can think of that I have read which involved something similar....?

Ooooooh if I can provide any English treats (Marmite included ;)) then I will gladly swap with a stateside friend for as many Reeses Pieces as they can fit in padded envelope!!! Actually Woolworths now stock Reese's PeanutButter cups so I guess I'll survive!! There are websites aren't...

Thanks for that - I may give it a try then...I just didn't want particularly to read a book that dealt with cot death over and over again. Maybe I'll try Survivor too - I actually bought it for my brother (along with , is it "Invisible Monster"?) for Christmas..... should have read them first!!

No way can I pick just one! I would have to pick a range which cover pretty much all my favourite styles and my favourite individual books. I seem to have quite different taste to the majority of people on here. A lot of people seem to like sci-fi or Spy stuff like Grisham...I've never been...

I have seen Fight Club but didn't actually read the book. I have however read "Choke" - it is excellent. I too keep meaning to read more of his stuff - he is pretty unique and i like the darker grittier side to his work. It's not always comfortable reading but it's extremely rivetting. Ace...

I am a member of three forums. This one, which I am fairly new to and tend to lurk somewhat at the moment... One for LUSH cosmetics - which is a small company in the UK who make handmade fresh environmentally/animal friendly skincare products etc. They now have stores all over the world. It...

"Under the Window" - Kate Greenaway

I tend to be quite a good judge of cover these days! I like modern fiction - the sort of small town American things - Alice Hoffman, Elizabeth Berg etc etc I quite often judge a book by it's cover - and am usually right - for my tastes anyway! I am also a member of several bookclubs so I...

Can't help you I'm afraid but just wanted to say thanks as oyu've just inspired me to track down lots of old childhood favourites on ebay! Flossie Teacake by Hunter Davies shall soon be mine again!!! :D

I used to live in Yorkshire and Haworth is a great place to visit. Best to go out of season, if you want to avoid crowds obviously. I am more a fan of Emily than Charlotte, and in the parsonage they have the chaise longue sofa-type-thingy (how eloquent) on which she died. It moved me. Just...

I too am a contradiction I think. This is no doubt going to turn into a ramble as I'm just going to type things as they come to me. I am very outgoing and confident - yet painfully private and protective of the things and people I care about. I am not materialistic - good company, good...