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Animal Farm - George Orwell Easy to read, lots to think about

Hi Motokid, Screwtape is subtitled Letters from a Senior to a Junior Devil (or something similar) Lewis imagines that a novice devil is working in the field and is receiving advice from his line-manager on how to lead souls to damnation. It is really the story of one young man who is being...

Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman. Very good so far

Or: There Was a Young Person of Smyrna. By Lear, Edward . There was a Young Person of Smyrna, Whose Grandmother threatened to burn her; But she seized on the cat, And said, "Granny, burn that! You incongruous Old Woman of Smyrna!"

This is quite cheery: There Was an Old Man With a Beard. By Lear, Edward . There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, "It is just as I feared! - Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard!"

Spent much of the day cleaning the kitchen. We have an invasion of ants and I'm trying to cut off their food-supply. don'i mind doing that kind of job so long as i can listen to my beloved Radio 4 at the same time!

If you liked The Screwtape Letters, I think you'll like The Great Divorce - full of wisdom but also very atmospheric.

A poem which always inspires me: Ithaka As you set out for Ithaka hope the voyage is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery. Laistrygonians and Cyclops, angry Poseidon - don't be afraid of them: you'll never find things like that on your way as long as you keep your...

Carol Ann Duffy: The World's Wife, The Feminine Gospels

Try The Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith. Published 1892 but still very, very funny. I guarantee you'll never forget Mr Pooter, his dear wife, Carrie and errant son, Lupin.

Can't help looking at novels as that's what I trip over as soon as I go through the doors. However, I always browse the poetry section as I love poetry. Am enjoying Carol Ann Duffy right now. Good poetry site: http://www.poems.com/home.htm

Agree. Brilliant book. Use of language is exhilarating. Lots to think about in terms of free-will, treatment of crime etc.

Has your mother discovered Precious Ramotswe yet? I would strongly recommend Alexander McCall Smith's Botswana novels starting with The No. One Ladies' Detective Agency.

The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith (nearly finished - brilliant) Iris Murdoch As I Knew Her by A N Wilson (just started - interesting) Memory and Identity by John Paul II (can only read a few pages at a time- dense but enlightening)