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Sob! It's all over. That took me ten whole hours, I haven't felt this exhausted since I finished HBP. I'll sit here with the tumbleweeds and wait for everyone else.....

I wouldn't be surprised if many readers stopped early. Tolkien is overly descriptive from the start; I don't mind it, but some people will run a mile. If you can bear Tom Bombadil, you're doing okay, and if you get past the Council section without crying tears of frustration, you'lll probably...

I forgot to check the dates of these posts and thought everyone was back! :( Anyway...I'd rather read Dan Brown than have all my teeth pulled without anaesthetic. If we're strictly talking about other writers, I'd go with Andrew Bolt. He makes me mad, not only for his views, but for the...

I question whether they would even be used. A woman in such a desperate situation is probably not thinking clearly; those who are would obviously leave the child at a hospital or with family. Also, a child whose mother has decided to abandon it to someone else's care is probably not in the best...

Huzzah! My own posting on this forum has dwindled of late. Reading and thus having some intelligent contributions to make would help, I'm sure (I'm talking about myself, here, not you, Aqua!).

Since I will not get the book until late morning, I'm worried some jerk behind the counter will give away some plot points in conversation with co-workers. It's happened before. I may wear my iPod for the duration of my trip to the newsagent.

I'm currently working part-time at a local bakery/cafe. Not a challenging or rewarding job, but it pays the rent (barely) and doesn't demand too much of my brain. I was completing my post-grad psych units early in the year, but became frustrated with the course content and direction, and have...

Push on, all the HPs tend to get a bit snoozy in the middle. GoF was my favourite pre-HBP book in the series, the final challenge of the Tri-Wizard Tournament is far more exciting in the book than the movie.

I like to run them over with my car. I avoid introductions like the plague after Jane Eyre was ruined for me in an introcuction. I should have realised, but I was a naive first year :(

Kids? If we had a bookshop in town, I'd be going myself. Alas, I don't think the newsagent or Target are planning anything party-wise. I haven't even pre-ordered. I know I've bitched about not caring, but the OotP movie has gotten me all Potter-happy again. Mmmm (pictures self elbowing...

I voted for It. Obviously.

Happy Belated Birthday, Lenny! Go and buy some smuttiness with thse B&N dollars.

A group of mates and I were watching late night telly a couple of weeks back when a movie called Demon Lover came on. My mate's boyfriend adapted Phil Collins' Easy Lover to "She's a Demon Lover....". I've had it stuck in my head without relief for two weeks. It's okay, I got him back by...

Animal Farm - George Orwell: audiobook, don't think it was abridged; it didn't seem to be. I enjoyed it thoroughly. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald: eugh. Didn't like this at all. No sympathy for any of the central characters, and when pressed (like, right now for instance) I couldn't...

Thanks guys! I have had a lovely day, and plan to spend tomorrow on the recovery train.

My plan has for years echoed much of what is written in the Zombie Survival Guide. I actually read it with a bit of a 'no duh' attitude, but that's the result of a macabre youth spent watching horror and playing scary video games. Basically, get ye some canned food, burneth thy stairs, avoideth...

I heartily disagree that banning smoking is an infringement of rights when it comes to nightclubs and pubs. Are we really going to continue to treat smoking as a publicly acceptable act? I understand that it is a right, that people can do to their bodies as they wish, but I do not accept that...

Ooo, good point about the non-fiction, Maizara. I have re-read Bryson's Short History.. a few times. I remember new information each time, and the topic matter fascinates me. It is packed with information though, so in order to absorb it all, I think a couple of reads are necessary. I've also...

Not sure, as I've only recently joined and haven't looked through most of the threads. I have seen it mentioned a couple of times. Having a trawl through one thread, I see "I Am Legend" mentioned a few times (even though it isn't a zombie book - still a great read). The Brian Keene novels are...

Hey FragMonkey, I'm also a member of a zombie forum, there are some good recommendations over there. I'm just branching into zombie fiction myself, let me know if you find anything good!