The Book Thread
 

Along with the MTB thread, the car thread, the running thread......

This is a good one though. Just recommend books that you have read! I'm a big reading fan but I rarely go and buy a book unless someone recommends one or gives me one (a book, that is ;) )

Just finished My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. Absolutely blown away and would definitely recommend it. Very emotionaly stirring and a lot to think about even after you have finished it. I have read a few of her books but so far, this is the best.

It is about to be released as a motion picture which will invariably pale in comparison to the book, so read it instead!

:)

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The Key to Rebecca, Ken Follett - WWII based espionage thriller set in N.Africa.
Eye of the Needle, Ken Follett - similar to the above.

Aggerssor, Andy McNab - half way through and pretty good so far.

Read a few of Dan Browns as well - always a good read.

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Also:

A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini

and

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - Jonathan Safran

Are very compelling reads.

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I personally enjoy fairy stories & humour so anything by Terry Pratchett. Also read a good one called Magician by Raymond E Feist.

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The Electric Michelangelo by Sarah hall

Anthing by Terry Pratchett

The Medrith Gentry series by Laurell. K .Hamilton

His Dark Materiels aka The Golden compass/Northern lights, the amber spyglass and the subtle knife by Phillip Pullman

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Check out the Medrith Gentry Series by Laurell K Hamilton then, be warned-they are v v rauncy in places ;)

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Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett - excellent!

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Anything by Patrick Robinson, if your into counter terrorism/naval warfare you'll love these.
Nimitz Class (1997)
Kilo Class (1998)
H.M.S. Unseen (1999)
USS Seawolf (2000)
The Shark Mutiny (2001)
Barracuda 945 (2003)
Scimitar SL-2 (2004)
Hunter Killer (2005)
Ghost Force (2006)
To the Death (2008)
Diamondhead (2009)
I've yet to read the last two but the rest are in chronological order and follow on from each other.
Also by the same author, One hundred days, absolute fantastic read, all about the memoirs of Falklands battle group commander Admiral Sandy Woodward.

Just finished reading "Escape" by Carolyn Jessop, based on her life story of being a wife in a polygamous marriage within the FLDS. A very dramatic life stlyle indeed. Certainly opens your eyes to certain religous cults and their bigoted view of the rest of the world.

Just started reading, The first casualty, Ben Elton.
Will give my thoughts on this as and when i finish it.

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Anything by Kathy Reichs - foresnic anthropology/pathology/crime/sex.

Currently reading her latest novel, 'Devil Bones' - really good.

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im reading a couple of books I got from my daughter on mothers day.

slummy mummy - dont know who wrote it and I cant be bothered going upstairs to look - but it makes me laugh out loud

how to kill your husband - same as above

Baby and toddler meal planner - annabel karmel (probably not everyones choice) lol