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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlo Ruiz Zafon :stars5: Loved it so much! I started reading The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory last month...it started off interesting enough, but I soon found myself losing interest around 154 pages in. I think it's largely to do with the fact that I don't...

I have read the Uncut Version! While I thought it was great, I do remember thinking that either Mr. King or his editor didn't pay too close attention when the revisions were put in place. The story originally took place in the late 70s/early 80s, but when the uncut version was published in...

This one was just really odd for me. Sometimes it was honestly suspenseful and/or jumpy, but there were also several moments that I found to be unintentionally funny (like the opening credits with the overdone music, seeing what was after the kid, the gas mask, etc.). Overall, despite its...

Wouldn't "House" or "Psych" already count as US modern-day takes on Sherlock Holmes (one being about a super-smart doctor and the other being a super smart guy who has to fake being a psychic in order to be taken seriously as a detective)? And let's not forget that new show, "The Finder"...

SUPER late reply, but wanted to confirm that the book is indeed The Woman In The Wall. It was one of my favorite books when I was a kid, and I own a copy of it.

I can't wait for this. The Shining is one of my all-time favorite books!

The New Shows I Can't Wait To See: Grimm-Won't be watching it when it airs, since it's up against Supernatural from what I've been hearing, but I'll catch it on NBC's site or On Demand (hopefully) afterward. Alcatraz-Looks very interesting, plus Sam Neill's in it and I've never been...

Fear Street was for teens (although myself and a few other girls in my class were reading them in the 5th-6th grade anyway). Ghosts of Fear Street was the series more geared for kids (I liked them better than Goosebumps from what I remember of them).

I recommend "Loch" by Paul Zindel It's got some gorey/violent bits, but it's a great read. One of my favorites when I was a kid, and continues to be one of my favorites today (I still have my copy that I bought at the book faire when I was a kid)!

Year of Wonders-A Novel of the Plague By Geraldine Brooks:stars4: Overall, a very good and captivating book. One that I would gladly re-read in the future and am happy to own a copy of.

I discovered this bit of news a few months ago when "The Land of Painted Caves" pre-order popped up on Amazon.com's front page. I'm excited to read the long-overdue conclusion of the series, and happy that she didn't dump the finale like I was afraid she would do...however, I am still weary...

The Meaning of Night is indeed an excellent novel, I loved it! Be warned though, it is written in a manner that may get on your nerves after a while ( I, personally, thought it was a really interesting way to write the novel...but could understand why others would find it tiresome. The author...

I meant to rate the book :stars2:, for some reason I couldn't get back in to fix my original post...which is why I've double-posted.

I just finished reading this book, and must admit to being disappointed with it after hearing such praise from by co-worker about it. *Beware, here be spoilers!* I don't know, it just disappointed me. However, I still liked it and felt it was very moving despite my issues with it. A...

I love the book, hate the movie, and really liked the mini-series and felt it did a pretty good job with the story (far better than the film did). However, I can't stand the kid they picked to play Danny in the mini-series...him and the poor dead make-up at times took away from the mini-series...

As long as they're full of rich/accurate information and well praised by others, then I'm interested. Thanks for the suggestions so far guys!

Borrow or Buy-Which do you prefer? If I'm interested in a book, I always buy it. I know it would probably be far cheaper to borrow from the library, but when I become interested in something I tend to end up loving it. It's very rare that I find a book that I thought I'd love and end up...

I'm suprised no one has mentioned Koji Suzuki's "Ring" series. The first two were fantastic, and I can't wait to read the next two!

I find it frustrating that in my younger years I had no interest in history, and now I'm suddenly very drawn to gaining more knowledge. I was hoping some of the other board members here would have some good suggestions for me to go by. I'm looking for: Detailed history of the past...

"Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit" came in the mail today, and I'm hoping "Who Censored Roger Rabbit" will arrive shortly. I know that the summary for the book lables it as a sequel to the film, but I had read reviews that stated that it wasn't really a sequel but more like a spin-off of...