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For amusing, but clever poetry read John Hegley. He's also very good if you see him live.

Have to admit I'm not really into poetry...the only ones I really know and like are.....

The Second Coming; by William Butler Yeats

Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening; by Robert Frost

Charge of the Light Brigade; by Alfred, Lord Tenyson.

Spike Milligan ...Silly verses for Kids ..A classic book !

Just finished 'Starter for Ten' (no.5 on the list)

It was written by one of the writers of Cold feet and it has a lot of that type of humour but with much stronger language.
Not a book I would have picked to read but I enjoyed it.

Now reading 'Notes on a Scandal' (No.9) ...about a teachers affair with a 15 year old boy....should be interesting.

When you finish reading it - let's know what you think of 'Notes on a Scandal', please, cheekiechickie? I picked it up in my local book-shop the other day was thinking of buying it....but then I picked up another book 'A Round-heeled woman' and thought 'Interesting, I'll buy this instead'....then I started thinking...'hmm, what shall I have for lunch'.. and wandered out of the book shop without buying either of them - but not before putting the books back, I hasten to add.

Well Geena i finishe dthe book but I did struggle with it a bit....can't honestly say I recommend it.
The style of writing wasn't very enthalling and just didn't grip me. If I didn't need to get it back to the library I don't think I would have bothered.

Here is the name of a book I'm reading at the moment CC.

Asylum by Patrick McGrath. A brief review:
In the summer of 1959 Max Raphael becomes deputy superintendent of a remote hospital for the criminaly insane. His wife Stella, beautiful, isolated, befriends a patient, Edgar Stark, and the affair between them develops into an obsessive, destructive love.....
It costs 6 pounds 95pence. You will also be able to get it from the library.

Thanks, will look out for that.....How did you get on with toast?

I couldn't get anymore of the books from R&J's book club at the moment so I did a review search and found what i hope will be a good book....seems to be a few people top tip.
It's 'The house of the Spirits' by Asabel Allende

Also got 'Sophie's World ' by Jostein Gaarder on Geena's recomendation

I wish I could make bread and butter pudding out of it CC.
I found it very boring and he came across a bigger snob then his mother or father.

The Lovely Bones is top, although I still have about a quarter of it to go.

I loko forward to reading Zoe Heller "Notes on a Scandal" and also have Clare Morrel "Astonishing Splashes of Colour" (lol, i've gone Booker Prize crazy) and I really want the Columbine-inspired Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre.

highly recommend: anything by Ian McEwan, he tells a great story, ("Atonement" is fantastic, as is "Enduring Love").

Also, the best book i have ever read (bar Pride and Prejudice) is by Maggie O'Farrell "After You'd Gone". Absolutely stunning book, very emotional (bit of a weak sub-plot sadly).

Thanks for the feedback, chekiechickie ...saved me a few quid guess I'll try 'A round-heeled woman' instead.

Has anyone read Life of Pi, if you haven't read this I recommend it. It really is a very good book.

I know of a good site to buy second hand books from, is it OK to post links to toher sites here?

I haven't read that, but heard it was good. It's not a sad one is it..can't do sad at the moment.

Yes please post the link ..thank you.

No it's not sad, it's the only book I've ever read that actually made my jaw drop at the end. It would be right up there in my top 3 favourite ever books.

Here is the link Second Hand Books most paperbacks on here are £3.75 with free delivery.
Don't be put off by the used description, everything I have bought from here has been in almost mint condition.

That's a really good site, thanks Grim - cheaper than Amazon and without the hassles of ebay.

Glad you liked Life of Pi (was it you I was taking to about it last week?). My jaw dropped several times - not just at the end.