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  1. oldboy

    do you always miss the twist?

    i do never think ahead about - what might be - until affter ive finished. and then i know i think i read 1st ttime around tooo fast for my own goood
  2. oldboy

    STUART: A Life Backwards

    Read this after seeing it hyped in the Guardian about a homeless in cambridge and how he comes to be the man he is BUT it is written in reverse chronology so the story unfolds and we lear more about stuart as we travel back thru his life most original, touching biog ive ever read READ IT...
  3. oldboy

    WANDLEs

    Wondered if anyone could help When i was a youngstar I read a fairly disturbing book about these halfing type charcters than lived on the wandle can anyone shed any light as to what the name of the boook might have been?
  4. oldboy

    @ THE FORUM WITCHES - Tell me a SPELL Book

    my girlf is a witch too ya see: cackles a lot parks up her broomstick outside always being followed by cats and rats and i thought id get her a SPELL book to complete the picture does any1 know of any good ones it must cover tje following: a] evil spells / curses - shes not...
  5. oldboy

    Andrea Levy: Small Island

    Small Island wins Whitbread http://news.google.co.uk/nwshp?hl=en&gl=uk&ncl=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/insiders/guides/articles/16145797%3Fsource%3DMetro im reading it at the mo>>and its just developing nicely bit slow start but i think it's improving as the characters come thru...
  6. oldboy

    SECOND HAND vs BRAND NEW

    no shame in my game im not too proud to buy from charity / 2nd hand shops the words are the same whats the benefit of paying for a boxfresh copy?
  7. oldboy

    What books did u score for Xmas then?

    I got Small Island and Family Affairs bought myself Serpico
  8. oldboy

    Training yourself to read slowly

    I just can't do it. If I'm loving a book i have to read it double quik..miss bits, get confused, not clock different angles. but i know im gonna read it again am i simply lacking selfcontrol? is it better to savour a book first time around and long it out or is it understandable and not...
  9. oldboy

    NO point reading more than 1 by any author

    Let's face it everyone writes a book that completely stands head and shoulders over the rest of their works>> With so much to read [so little time] there's not a lot of point reading the shmaltz you might as well move on, ex to the next and pickup a new authors BEST book. or not>>>>> ???
  10. oldboy

    one day in september

    with yassers sad death yesterday i spotted footage from this on the news reminded me of the book i dont read much nonfiction but this story is so gripping and educational i might have to hunt it out again did anyone else rate is as highly?
  11. oldboy

    How To Grow The Forum

    dont let people look at it unless theyve registered this then makes them more likely to post no lukers allowed did it on our forum and membership shot up it doesnt take long to joinup
  12. oldboy

    people that can't read in cars>>>WIMPS?

    blantantly imo
  13. oldboy

    Gabriel García Márquez: One Hundred Years of Solitude

    Just started this 50odd pages>>havent really got a clue what's going on It's not the most fun book I've ever begun. Evryone seems to have the same name Thinking about packing it in>>or shall i persevere
  14. oldboy

    Joseph Heller

    Ive read Catch 22 countless times and recently picked up God Knows from a 2nd hand shops Im loathe to start it tho cos I dont wanna be disapointed. There's no way it can be as good as his debut>>any1 read Heller more widely let me know what to expect?
  15. oldboy

    John Peel Rip

    music pioneer - not sure if exBrits have heard of him? dies today on holiday after a heart attack
  16. oldboy

    running out of petrol depreciation

    jumped in the car to come to work [late] wouldnt bloody start :rolleyes: :mad: :mad: i thought id cut it a bit fine coming home last night
  17. oldboy

    Party Review>>>

    Not sure if this is appropriate for the board but ive just finished my latest Club review and thought I would post it up before i post it off for any feedback if it's not suitable pls do just delete - itll have to go as is >>>>>>>>>> Detonate @ Rock City, Nottingham. 13 October...
  18. oldboy

    PUBLISHING Books

    ive been asked this question for a jobinterview and wondered what your opinions were on what makes a book well or poorly published? Any examples that might come to mind would be great I only have limited undersyanding of the subject. Do you think they mean the advertising, the editing, the...
  19. oldboy

    BONJOUR>>>

    hello all>>howzit? im a 25 yr old ex eng lit student who has finally managed to get over all the 'classic' literature they made me read [fast] and got back to where i was before gcse's kicked in - reading for pleasure. and it's a goodlook. happy to be back in the habit..gotta decide what to...
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