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Hi there Mouse, Welcome! Your name automatically makes me think of the Walter Mosley character with the same name!

My top 3 are: Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill First two I own and I read Heart Shaped Box and enjoyed it. Most of the top 15 look good and the majority are available from my library.

I highly recommend Clive Barker for horror. He has a series of short stories called "Books Of Blood" which have been printed in Volumes 1-3 and Volumes 4-6. He also wrote a novella called "Hellbound Heart" which was made into the movie "Hellraiser". Similarly, his novel "Cabal" was made...

I'll second (or third) The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.

Lullaby - Chuck Palahniuk :stars3: The Accidental Billionaires - Ben Mezrich :stars3: The Death Of Bunny Munro - Nick Cave :stars3: Water For Elephants - Sara Gruen :stars4: A Quiet Belief In Angels - R.J.Ellory :stars3:

Kudos WickedWitch!

Add : Lost Light - Michael Connelly (360 p) .... thanks chiangmaifalcon!

I've gotten serious this year and have a list of the books that I have read and also made a TBR List. The only rules I have with my TBR list is that the book is less than 600 pages (due to my slow reading pace, anything larger seems too daunting) and that it is available at my local library...

Happy Birthday!

My library has "The Heart Of The Matter", "The Age Of Innocence" and "The Portrait Of A Lady". Prefer one of the first two but will also see what other people put up...

Oops, February 2010 BOTM!

I purchased this novel in 2006 after it had been perennially placed on a Top 100 list from a national bookshop. It lived on my bookshelf and despite calling to me was never picked up. During that period, many colleagues read this book and gave it mixed reviews. January 2010 BOTM - finally its...

Wow, they are impressive numbers! How much time do you get to read (on average) every day?

I usually get through a book in 1 to 2 weeks. That means between 2 and 4 books in a month. I'll be optimistic and list four... Lullaby - Chuck Palahniuk Water For Elephants - Sara Gruen (or whatever wins BOTM provided I can get it from my library!) The Accidental Billionaires (Sex...

The Intimate Adventures Of A London Call Girl - Belle De Jour 2/5 Homer And Langley - E.L.Doctrow 4/5 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold 4/5 The Pilo Family Circus - Will Elliott 3/5

Where in Australia are you?

I would recommend: Akrobatik - Balance (2003), Absolute Value (2008) Lupe Fiasco - Food And Liquor (2006), The Cool (2007) Little Brother - The Listening (2003) Murs - Murs 3:16 The 9th Edition (2004) Common - Like Water For Chocolate (2000), Be (2005) Atmosphere - You Can't Imagine...

From Publishers Weekly: With its spotlight on elephants, Gruen's romantic page-turner hinges on the human-animal bonds. The novel, told in flashback by nonagenarian Jacob Jankowski, recounts the wild and wonderful period he spent with the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth, a...

I like Mos Def but don't know the others - I mainly listen to hip hop.... am I blacklisted now? ;)