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  We Need to Talk abut Kevin, by Lionel Shriver

  I just finished this book and I was so floored! My heart was pounding! Such a twist at the end. It took me ages to get through as it is so heavy, but I am glad I persisted with it.

  Nature versus nurture. Personally, I think he was a bad seed, but I know others who think the mother wasn't a very good person. A greta book for discussion.

  Posted 29 Jan 08

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  Oops

  I started a topic but noticed there was already one about it. Oops!

  There should be a way to delete topics completely, not just rename them.

  Posted 06 Aug 07

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  The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

  Yes, I enjoyed this one. Thought the first half was amazing but it dropped off a bit for me by the end. Looking forward to Hosseini's new one, Thousand Spendid Suns.

  Posted 06 Aug 07

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  The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini

  The latest book my book club is ready is the Kite Runner. Anyone read it? It is really good. The first 100 pages are amazing. It is sad. About the life of a boy growing up in Kabul.

  Posted 05 Apr 07

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  The Sea, John Banville

  The next book my book club is reading is The Sea by John Banville. He is a very descriptive writer which at first I thought I wouldn't enjoy, but his use of language is so beautiful and poetic. And the storyline has me intrigued. I have about 100 pages left and must finish by 27 March, in time for the next book club meeting.

  Anyone else read it?

  Posted 21 Mar 07

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  Books that sadden

  Tully is awesome. By Paulina Simmons (spell?). Such a page turner. It is sad but hopeful as well I thought. How she had to make a choice at the end between her lover and her son. *sob*

  Posted 21 Mar 07

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  The Peaceful Pill Handbook

  But what would you say if someone wrote a book on how to make a bomb and blow up a train station? Surely that should be banned? Maybe some banning isn't so bad. Question is, where do you draw the line and who draws the line...

  Posted 21 Mar 07

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  War of the Worlds

  I thought the movie was really bad and so have not bothered with the book. But I did like The Time Machine, also by Wells, so maybe I shouldn't be so dismissive...

  Posted 21 Mar 07

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  D.H. Lawrence

  I am in a book club and our current book is Lady Chatterley's Lover. Anyone read it?

  Bit slow to start but it's picking up now.

  Posted 01 Feb 07