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I do have scientific experience but my area of "expertise" lies in the analysis of chromosomes not yawning! I promise when a chromosome thread comes up that I will try to offer some insight into that field!

I really enjoyed The God Of Small Things and would suggest that you do persevere however if you've tried three times unsuccessfully, maybe it's just not for you! Amsterdam and Atonement are the only Ian McEwan books that I have read. I thought that they both were cleverly written. "Amsterdam"...

I have read 10 off the list. It is decidely British and I'm sure that I would have read more if I lived in the UK. The books I have read are: The Time Traveler’s Wife - Audrey Niffenegger The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood The Road - Cormac McCarthy We Need to Talk About Kevin -...

I have read quite a few of the Booker Prize winners: 1988 Peter Carey - Oscar and Lucinda 1993 Roddy Doyle - Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha 1997 Arundhati Roy - The God of Small Things 1998 Ian McEwan - Amsterdam 1999 J. M. Coetzee - Disgrace 2000 Margaret Atwood - The Blind Assassin 2001...

Perfume - Susskind comes to mind. I have definitely read others too. Will rack my brain and get back to you on this one...

I have just finished reading The Slap which is a multi award-winning novel (including 2009 Commonwealth Writers Prize, 2009 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards) by Australian author Christos Tsiolkas. The premise is fairly simple: at a barbecue attended by a group of family and friends, an...

Me too! I used my first and middle names (Lex Anthony) to get Snowshoe Man - what names did you use Ryouko?

I guess not :sad: Well, there is always next year! Thanks for trying Scott.

Oh dear, am I too late? I am in Australia so maybe no one will want me anyway... :sad:

Sadly Aqua I tend to borrow books from my library. However I prefer the trade editions too when I buy a book. I absolutely despise the film tie-in editions...

Hi littlel, Welcome to BAR! Stephen King was the first "adult" author that grabbed my attention. I remember being 16 and lending the head librarian my copy of "Misery" so that she would buy some of his novels for the library - and it worked! I just mentioned Dean Koontz in another thread...

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Not sure if this is exactly what you are looking for but try Watchers by Dean Koontz. Here is its Wiki page so you can get a rough idea of the plot... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchers_(novel)

This is a great thread question. For me, being a borrower rather than a purchaser of books, my reading choices can often come down to which of my holds have come in and also how much time I have before having to return books. As a result, sometimes the length of a novel can also be a factor. For...

The Autobiography of Malcolm X - Alex Haley I found this to be an excellent book. I read it in the early 1990's when Public Enemy were especially popular and their politically charged lyrics actually made me want to learn more about the people they were referring to.

We have "Fastback" loans which can only be loaned for 7 days but otherwise you get a book for 3 weeks with a possible 3 week renewal if the book doesn't have any holds.

Hey Aqua, hope that you are feeling better now. Have had any blood tests done just to be on the safe side? I work in pathology so that is probably influencing my post!

Welcome Yawn! What are some of your favourite books? PS Congratulations on not dressing the twins the same!

Welcome Justin! A recent fictional novel that I highly recommend is The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It is set in Germany before and during World War II and the story is told from the point of view of Death. Hope this one interests you.

Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie Jitterbug Perfume - Tom Robbins The Slap - Christos Tsiolkas The Girl Who Played With Fire - Stieg Larsson