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I read both Angela’s Ashes and ‘tis about 4 years ago. I really liked Angela’s Ashes but thought that ‘tis was not quite so good. They are certainly both worth reading but I would advise reading several other things in between. I have not read Teacher Man yet, but will put it on my list...

I can’t believe this!:confused: The Guns of August by Barbara W Tuchman Though you're interested in war, what you really want to know is what causes war. You're out to expose imperialism, militarism, and nationalism for what they really are. Nevertheless, you're always living in the past...

In January I read Midnight’s Children - Salman Rushdie The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time - Mark Haddon The Time Travellers Wife - A. Niffenegger Even if I had more time I don’t expect I would read much more than this...

I have just returned from vacation. I took “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time”, “the Time Traveler’s Wife” and two other books that I did not get around to reading because there were just too many distractions. My choice was based on what I considered to be light reading...

I read this book on holiday. It is a very quick and easy read, and even although the plot is predictable it is still an enjoyable book. :)

Best Wishes to everyone at The Book Forum. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. :) :) :)

Thanks MonkeyCatcher. I will get The Other Boleyn Girl re-stamped and read it over the holidays.:)

I have The Other Boleyn Girl on loan from the library at the moment, but I am reluctant to read it and I am leaving it till I have read all the other books I have on loan, so I probable will not get around to it. There are two reasons that I am reluctant to start it. 1) I read a lot about the...

I would like most of the things that others have mentioned. However speaking as an older person who finds it difficult to hold all the books under her arm and try at the same time to look at some other book that has caught my interest, I would suggest small trolleys to hold books while...

I bought ‘The Genesis Code’ on Ebay ages ago. It is on my to-be-read list and I may get around to it over Christmas. It is good to hear it is hard to put down.:)

I did not manage to get into Lord of the Rings either. I felt that it was too much like the Hobbit and gave up on it quite early I am ashamed to say. Perhaps I will give it another try. I have not seen the movies. Should I watch them first do you think?:o

I have just finished reading Wild Swans by Jung Chang. You might like this if you are interested in China. It is an account of the lives of three generations of women living in China in the 20th Century. After reading it I would also like to find out a bit more about China. I think I will...

I have read 27 of the top 100 books. It surprised me how many of these were books by Charles Dickens or books that I had read when I was young. I have 21 on my TBR list. This list seems to increase daily especially since I joined the Book Forum. :)

I never read another horror story after The Shining. I thought about it for weeks afterwards.

I bought The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: Mark Haddon The Historian Elizabeth Kostova Small Island Andrea Levy And three Ian Rankin “Rebus” books for my husband. :)

I have just finished reading the Kite Runner. I would give it 3 stars because I found the first part when the boys were growing up in Kabul interesting. However the second part of the book I felt was contrived, and I think that Amir, acted out of character. I kept reading because I wanted...

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome. I think I will like it here. Eva :)

Well I’ve been around for a while you know but even I was not there in 1745.:D :D :D Seriously I am not sure. I think it is very possible that the area was pretty much as DG describes it. Scotland has a very “bloody” past. At the time of DG’s books the Jacobites had been hoping to restore...

Hi MonkeyCatcher I have read all the Cross Stitch (Outlander) books and I am about to start on the latest A Breath of Snow and Ashes. It is a long time since I read the first book and although I enjoyed it and the subsequent books immensely I feel that I need to remind myself about them...

It is so long ago that I can’t remember the first book I ever read. It was probably something by Enid Blyton. One book that sticks in my memory however was Wind on the Moon. Has anyone else read this book? Eva:)