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    #122
    Malari
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    I read the Bourne books too, but much preferred the movies :)

    I've just started Kafka and I love it! I'm only about 30 pages in :D


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    LenaClaire wrote: »
    I read the Bourne Identity books a few years ago (by Robert Ludlum), I thought they were much more interesting than the movies. They are more about cold war politics, due to when they were written, but I found them to be fun and fairly quick reads.


    I've a bit of travelling coming up so I've downloaded the trilogy to keep me occupied :)


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    #124
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    Candie wrote: »
    I've a bit of travelling coming up so I've downloaded the trilogy to keep me occupied :)


    Half way through the first one, very entertaining :)


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    #125
    Das Kitty
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    Malari wrote: »
    I've just started Kafka and I love it! I'm only about 30 pages in :D

    Ha ha! Me too.

    You'll be finished way before me though. I'm slooooow.


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    #126
    Malari
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    Das Kitty wrote: »
    Ha ha! Me too.

    You'll be finished way before me though. I'm slooooow.

    Don't read this spoiler unless you are squeamish and want to avoid something, but I got to the bit last night where
    the cat-catcher starts killing cats and had to skip over it completely and all I read was the last paragraph :eek::(
    .

    I'm really enjoying the read though :)


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    #127
    Das Kitty
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    I'll save that for later as I'm still practically at the start. 11% says my kindle. :P


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    #128
    Merkin
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    I read Charity Norman's After the Fall recently and thought it was brilliant. So easy to pick up and put down mid-sentence but a gripping story nonetheless, perfect for a holiday read!


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    #129
    jimbobaloobob
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    The cocaine diaries. Makes for a good read, and might be a deterrent too.


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    #130
    Das Kitty
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    Malari wrote: »
    Don't read this spoiler unless you are squeamish and want to avoid something, but I got to the bit last night where
    the cat-catcher starts killing cats and had to skip over it completely and all I read was the last paragraph :eek::(
    .

    I'm really enjoying the read though :)

    I finished it last night. Jaysus!

    Great read though. I love to be left pondering!


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    #131
    Malari
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    Das Kitty wrote: »
    I finished it last night. Jaysus!

    Great read though. I love to be left pondering!

    Oh, I have about 20 pages left, looking forward to seeing how he ends it!


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    #132
    Dark Phoenix
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    Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn. She is the woman who wrote 'Gone Girl'. I liked Gone Girl but this book is way better IMO.

    "The Woods" or "Six Years" by Harlan Colben I've been enjoying his books lately.


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    #133
    Das Kitty
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    Malari wrote: »
    Oh, I have about 20 pages left, looking forward to seeing how he ends it!

    I did as well, that's why I stayed up til 1.50am. :D


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    #134
    gnilhsa
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    I love a bit of lesely pearse, more so her older stuff! Just finished Annie's girl by Maureen coppinger, a true story about a young irish orphan who tries to find her birth mother, really well written!

    Must get myself a kindle thing, spent 20euro on my last book!!!


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    #135
    The_Conductor
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    gnilhsa wrote: »
    Must get myself a kindle thing, spent 20euro on my last book!!!

    The last ebook I bought cost me 28 Euro. Just because its in electronic format- doesn't mean its any cheaper than the physical paper book. Apparently Apple are in trouble in the US over colluding with publishers to keep ebook prices artificially high- it was in the news a little while back. If you are buying a Kindle- don't imagine you're going to save yourself a fortune on books- you're not.


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    #136
    Malari
    Registered Users Posts: 18,150 ✭✭✭✭Malari


    Candie wrote: »
    Have you read Big Brother Malari? I might line that one up.
    Candie wrote: »
    You can let me know how it goes :)

    Aha, I forgot about this thread!

    I eventually read Big Brother and loved it! I really must get the rest of Lionel Shriver's books, the writing is amazing. It really makes you think long after you've finished reading.


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    #137
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    Malari wrote: »
    Aha, I forgot about this thread!

    I eventually read Big Brother and loved it! I really must get the rest of Lionel Shriver's books, the writing is amazing. It really makes you think long after you've finished reading.

    I read it too, and loved it too. I agree, like all of Shrivers work that I've read, it stays with you.

    I've got 'The Female Of The Species' lined up, looking forward to it. :)


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