Linzi
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What are you reading ATM?The Amber Spyglass (again!)
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Dragonrat
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I had visions of you sat there copying the whole of this topic over from the old forum then!
Night before last re-read Nightworld by F. Paul Wilson. It's really odd reading this after reading the Repairman Jack novels, as this was written way before but it set after the RJ books, and he's so clueless compared to how is is in the more recent stories.
Last night read 6th Target by James Patterson. Don't really know why I bothered. I can't believe he's the same author who wrote Kiss The Girls, etc. Mind you, considering that he got somebody to ghost-write at least one of his novels, he may not be the same! We've actually got so disillusioned with him that we've stuck all his books, bar about the first five Alex Cross ones, on eBay.
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catsnratties
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The Crystal Gorge - David and Leigh Eddings
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Helen
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The Mirror - newspaper 
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Dragonrat
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| Helen wrote: | | The Mirror - newspaper |
 Neanderthal!
Help! I don't know what to read tonight. I've got my David Gemmell book, but if I read that I'll have to acknowledge that he's dead and that this is the last series ever. I've got the Terry Goodking one, but I want to re-read the previous one, and it's about 1500 pages. I've got the one my sister wants me to read, which really doesn't appeal. I've got the latest Brian Lumley, which may do. Then there's the Agatha Christie one I want to re-read (The one where the title's something to do with Four and Twenty Blackbirds).
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dogbertisgod
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I got Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett out of the Library. Just finished a load of X-Men graphic novels...
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Dragonrat
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I went for Pocket Full of Rye in the end.
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FluffyBuffyWatwat
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Oh  6th Target isn't any good then? I've just bought the 5th one, and still need to get the 4th one. I love all the Alex Cross books, but the ones about the winged children did my head in. And I remembered enjoying the one about the virgin mothers, till I tried to reread it and last the will to live.
Rereading all the Richard Laymons at the moment, currently on Funland.
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Dragonrat
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| Buffy_Rat wrote: | | Oh 6th Target isn't any good then? |
I've just totally lost patience with him. You could count the number of chapters in 6th Target that had more than two pages on the fingers of one hand. And it's just so bloody unlikely. The winged kids did me in too, and I never bothered reading the virgin mothers one. Bah!
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Linzi
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Three Hands in the Fountain - Lindsey Davies
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Dragonrat
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Read The Touch by Brian Lumley yesterday. I enjoyed it, but I do think he's stretching it a little thin now.
Started reading Next by Michael Crichton at about 10pm last night. Jon made me stop at about half one this morning.  I don't know how much of this is based in reality yet, but there's some truely scary stuff in there - patenting individual genes, even getting the patent on an individual's cells so that he no longer owns or has any right to them himself.
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rattychris
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just finished the house at rikverton and am now a few chapters into the savage garden
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FluffyBuffyWatwat
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The Kerrang special magazine thing about the Foo Fighters.
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Dragonrat
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| Dragonrat wrote: | | Started reading Next by Michael Crichton ... I don't know how much of this is based in reality yet, but there's some truely scary stuff in there - patenting individual genes, even getting the patent on an individual's cells so that he no longer owns or has any right to them himself. |
Finished this last night. For the first time, I think I'm going to read some of the books in a bibliography. As atory, this book was fairly disjointed, but bloody hell has it worried me. Perma-puppies!
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Lynsay
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Karin Slaughter - Indelible
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Dragonrat
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| Lynsay wrote: | | Karin Slaughter - Indelible |
Is that one of the books in the series that had The Surgeon?
I'm about half way through State of Fear by Michael Crichton. Don't know what I think yet.
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FluffyBuffyWatwat
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Michael Crichton is another one who's very hit and miss. I've really enjoyed a lot of his books, but Congo nearly drove me to drink!
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Lynsay
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| Dragonrat wrote: | | Lynsay wrote: | | Karin Slaughter - Indelible |
Is that one of the books in the series that had The Surgeon? |
Umm I don't think so. There are a few books by her that have the same people in them but it's not really a series, haven't heard of that one.
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rattychris
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| Lynsay wrote: | | Dragonrat wrote: | | Lynsay wrote: | | Karin Slaughter - Indelible |
Is that one of the books in the series that had The Surgeon? |
Umm I don't think so. There are a few books by her that have the same people in them but it's not really a series, haven't heard of that one. |
Leigh are you thinking of Tess Gerritsen?
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Dragonrat
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| rattychris wrote: | | Lynsay wrote: | | Dragonrat wrote: | | Lynsay wrote: | | Karin Slaughter - Indelible |
Is that one of the books in the series that had The Surgeon? |
Umm I don't think so. There are a few books by her that have the same people in them but it's not really a series, haven't heard of that one. |
Leigh are you thinking of Tess Gerritsen? |
Yes
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rattychris
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im always getting authors mixed up...she actually has a new book out i think
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Dragonrat
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I know it was Karin Slaughter who I went off of, 'cause we sold all the books. It's the series where the ex-wife's the town paediatrician and the ex-husband's the sherrif, isn't it. Please let me be right this time.
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Dragonrat
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Night before last was a re-read of Alien Resurrection after weatching the film.
Last night started a re-read of Dark Celebration by Christine Feehan. Can I be a Carpathian, please?
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Dragonrat
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Finished Celebration, and re-read Dark Prince and Dark Magic, which I finished just in time for my birthday order from Amazon to arrive yesterday.  So started Dark Possession last night.
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Sare
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Just about to start a Vampire\Warhammer Omnibus ..Genevieve Undead,Drachenfels,Beasts In Velvet,Silver Nails
*loves warhammer books*
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FluffyBuffyWatwat
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I've just finished The Lake by Richard Laymon.
I know it was one of the books published after his death and it seemed to have been written by about six different people, the story kept changing.
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Dragonrat
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| Buffy_Rat wrote: | I've just finished The Lake by Richard Laymon.
I know it was one of the books published after his death |
Is he dead? When?
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FluffyBuffyWatwat
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God, four or five years ago now.
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Dragonrat
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Whoops. Missed that.
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Dragonrat
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| Dragonrat wrote: | | ... started Dark Possession last night. |
Meh. She finally brought werewolves into the mix, having mentioned them fairly early on in the series, but this book was a bit of a drag. Plus MaryAnn has got to be one of her least likable lifemate women. Stop whinging, woman!
Just finished the latest in Christopher Golden's Menagerie series, Crashing Paradise. It was by far the shortest of the lot, and in all honesty, could have been even shorter. Danny, the half-demon teenager, is getting bloody annoying, as is the ghostly Dr Graves.
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Linzi
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Not started it yet as I'm finishing a re-read of Ode to a Banker by Lindsey Davis, but next on my list is 'Money Matters' the new Terry Pratchett. Really looking forward to that.
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Dragonrat
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Read Deep As The Marrow a couple of nights ago - still F. Paul Wilson but under his pseudonym of Colin Andrews. No supernatural bits, just a straight thriller. Okay, but not really my sort of thing.
Now reading Chainfire again, by Terry Goodkind. It's been a while since I've dipped into heroic fantasy, but I've had the next and most recent installment (Phantom)in the series sat there since the day it was published, and just haven't fancied reading it. As my memory's so bad, I'm having to re-read Chainfire, and it's just as well I thought to do it because I can't remember a thing!
Another thing I like about Goodkind. You know how you build a picture in your head of an author and when you see their photo they're nothing like you'd imagined. Well, Terry Goodkind looks as though he should be out there swinging a sword and rescuing the fair maiden, not writing books!
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FluffyBuffyWatwat
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Monday Mourning by Kathy Reichs
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muirbrae
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I think its called "The Killers Of The Law". Its a book about unsolved murders in Dundee (where im from). Its actualy kinda good lol.
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Dragonrat
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*Sob* Finished Phantom, and it was excellent, and I so need the next (and last) of these books. Sare, have you read any of these? If you haven't, do; other than Gemmell, he's the best writer of heroic fantasy I've seen.
Wasn't sure what to read next, so grabbed The Foundation by Colin Andrews (F. Paul Wilson) which I wasn't really expecting to like that much, but it was very good. Almost Crichton-esque; a straight thriller set in a medical academy, fairly similar to Coma.
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Sare
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I like Gemmell :) but i could never get my head round Terry Goodkind at all .. i persevered for a long time with him but for some reason i couldn't fathom him whatsoever
Hubby loved the Goodkind books though :)
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JaneAustensRats
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I like Gemmell too, and also have problems with Good kind, I just don't enough about his characters??? and the books are too big to carry around!
I am currently reading two books on organisation yes I know but slowly and surely my room will be sorted!
they are by two American ladies I never knew you could so excitedand positive about organisation.
xx
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Dragonrat
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I think you definitely need to read them in order, and yes, they are bloody heavy; my wrist is killing me from five nights reading two of them in bed and holding them up so I can see. I think the first was Wizard's First Rule, but I had Stone of Tears first. A friend gave it to me and I had it for a good year and didn't fancy it, but then he died and it was the only thing of his I had.
Started Armageddon's Children (Terry Brooks) night before last - I didn't realise this was a straight back to the beginning (I suppose the name should have given it away) and wish I'd left it until I'd re-read the Word/Void series.
| Dragonrat wrote: | | For the first time, I think I'm going to read some of the books in a bibliography. |
The one I ordered (Clone Age: Adventures in the New World of Reproductive Techniques by Lori B. Andrews) came yesterday, and I've read the first 4 chapters of that as well. Scary stuff, and it's nearly 10 years out of date. I may have to get something more recent as well.
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Sare
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| Dragonrat wrote: |
Started Armageddon's Children (Terry Brooks) night before last - I didn't realise this was a straight back to the beginning (I suppose the name should have given it away) and wish I'd left it until I'd re-read the Word/Void series.
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I absolutely adore Terry Brooks but didnt realise there was one called *Armageddons Children* ... has been a while since i've bought anything from that genre ....... i've been working my way through all my old Warhammer books as well as the Genevieve Omnibus i mentioned recently
The Word/Void books were fantastic though 
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Dragonrat
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It's the first in the new series (followed by Elves of Cintra), and is the link between the Word/Void and Shanarra series.
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Sare
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Ooooh thanks for the heads-up
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Dragonrat
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Re-read Running With The Demon by Terry Brooks.
| Dragonrat wrote: | | (Clone Age: Adventures in the New World of Reproductive Techniques by Lori B. Andrews) came yesterday, and I've read the first 4 chapters of that as well. Scary stuff, and it's nearly 10 years out of date. I may have to get something more recent as well. |
If you've any interest in IVF technology or cloning, I'd definitely recommend this. It by an American lawyer who appears to have been in on the majority of decisions about reproductive technology (whether they listened to her or not) and it shows all the moral dilemmas behind the use of the technology, and how many of them have been ignored. I don't know if it's the same now, but when the book was written there was no regulatory body in the US for reproductive technology; literally anyone could start IVF clinics, promise and charge for cloning, etc. The scientists were so caught up in 'can we do it', that they weren't at all interested in 'should we do it'. It's fascinating reading, even to me considering that I've absolutely no interest in babies at all. Defitely recommended.
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tigerbabe
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In the last week I finished the last in the Stephen King Dark Tower series.
Then read I'm Watching You by Karen Rose,
The Cold Moon by Jeffery Deaver,
Live Bait and Dead Run by P.J Tracey
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sarattie
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Guess who has finished "my sisters keeper"!!! only a years worth reading!!
Ive also just read "deranged"
and I have just started reading "talking with serial killers"
Yay!!
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jan
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just bouth that sepulchre by kate mosse gona start it later
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Dragonrat
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A Knight of The Word by Terry Brooks
| tigerbabe wrote: | I'm Watching You by Karen Rose,
The Cold Moon by Jeffery Deaver,
Live Bait and Dead Run by P.J Tracey |
OOh, I've read all them. I love the Lincoln Rhyme books, and the Monkee Wrench stories are quite good, although I thought Snowblind was a bit weaker. Is the Karen Rose one where the murderer kills people as presents to her?
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tigerbabe
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| Dragonrat wrote: | | OOh, I've read all them. I love the Lincoln Rhyme books, and the Monkee Wrench stories are quite good, although I thought Snowblind was a bit weaker. |
I'm started Snowblind last night, I think Dead Run was my favourite so far though.
| Dragonrat wrote: | | Is the Karen Rose one where the murderer kills people as presents to her? |
Yeah that's the one, I really enjoyed it.
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Dragonrat
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I've read another good one by Karen Rose, but can't remember what it was.
Currently on Angel Fire East by Terry Brooks.
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tigerbabe
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| Dragonrat wrote: | I've read another good one by Karen Rose, but can't remember what it was.
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Count To Ten?? I didn't buy that one... which I'm regretting now that I've read the other one. I might see if they've got it at the library.
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rattychris
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| tigerbabe wrote: | | Dragonrat wrote: | I've read another good one by Karen Rose, but can't remember what it was.
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Count To Ten?? I didn't buy that one... which I'm regretting now that I've read the other one. I might see if they've got it at the library. |
I have it if you want it?
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Dragonrat
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| tigerbabe wrote: | | Count To Ten?? |
That's the one. Not bad, either.
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tigerbabe
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| rattychris wrote: | | tigerbabe wrote: | | Dragonrat wrote: | I've read another good one by Karen Rose, but can't remember what it was.
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Count To Ten?? I didn't buy that one... which I'm regretting now that I've read the other one. I might see if they've got it at the library. |
I have it if you want it? |
Ooh yes please Chris
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rattychris
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PM me you address hun
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tigerbabe
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| rattychris wrote: | | PM me you address hun |
Done
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catsnratties
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Pandora's Star by Philip F Hamilton and halfway through the sequel - Judas Unchained
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Dragonrat
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Fallen back on an old favourite: Phantoms, by Dean R Koontz.
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Sare
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Just picked up Terry Pratchett's * Making Money * in smiths for £9 ... guess what i'll be reading later
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Linzi
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| Sare wrote: | | Just picked up Terry Pratchett's * Making Money * in smiths for £9 ... guess what i'll be reading later |
I read that a couple of weeks back. It is good, but I didn't think it was one of his best. Still an enjoyable read tho!
I'm currently on Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde.
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Sare
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Oh,and i read Jeffrey Deaver's *The Bone Collector* the other night
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Dragonrat
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| Sare wrote: | | Oh,and i read Jeffrey Deaver's *The Bone Collector* the other night |
Good girl. 
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Dragonrat
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| Dragonrat wrote: | | Sare wrote: | | Oh,and i read Jeffrey Deaver's *The Bone Collector* the other night |
Good girl. |
Now on the novelisation of Alien by Alan Dean Foster. I think it'll survive this one last read, but it's going o be touch and go.
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Sare
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| Dragonrat wrote: | | Sare wrote: | | Oh,and i read Jeffrey Deaver's *The Bone Collector* the other night |
Good girl. |
It was sooooooooooooo much better than the film
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Ratmad
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Just finished The Harlequin by Laurell K hamilton and I'm moving onto one of the following but not made mind up:
The Knights of the Black Earth - Margaret Weis
Captain's Blood - William Shantner
Next - Michael Crichton
or one of the Clifford Simak books on the shelf....
and the winner is..................
The Autumn land and other stories - Clifford Simak
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Dragonrat
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You've got to read Next after that though, just so I can talk to someone about it. 
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Ratmad
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LOL - OK yes dear
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Dragonrat
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No, I mean it. That book's really got to me.
Currently on Sister Night by F. Paul Wilson, which has also been published under the title Sibs. I hate it when that happens; I never seem to figure it out until after buying the same book again.
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Dragonrat
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I've just read Crossroads, sort of by Mercedes Lackey. I say 'sort of' because it's an anthology of short stories set in Valdemar, her world of Companions, bondbirds and Heralds. However, she's only written one of them. I love the Valdemar books, but I wasn't really fussed on this; the Tanya Huff story wasn't bad, but I definitely prefer Lackey's stories.
Finished that last night, so started a re-read of Messiah by Boris Starling.
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Ratmad
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Did I say i enjoyed the Harlequin by the way? Well yes, yes I did
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Dragonrat
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In the last week, have re-read Aliens, Alien3, Alien Resurrection, Aliens: Earth Hive, Aliens: The Female War, Aliens: Nightmare Asylum and am now on Aliens: Alien Harvest. Anybody notice a theme here?
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Linzi
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| Dragonrat wrote: | | In the last week, have re-read Aliens, Alien3, Alien Resurrection, Aliens: Earth Hive, Aliens: The Female War, Aliens: Nightmare Asylum and am now on Aliens: Alien Harvest. Anybody notice a theme here? |
Now you come to mention it.... 
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Dragonrat
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Since my Alien jag (I'll do the Alien vs. Predator ones later) I've re-started the Harry Potter series; am currently up to Goblet of Fire.
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suzyrat
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Reading nowDeja Dead - Kathy Reichs
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muirbrae
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I just finished reading Carries War to Kaitlyn...I think I enjoyed it more than she did lmao
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Dragonrat
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Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix
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FluffyBuffyWatwat
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The House of Thunder by Dean Koontz.
I'm killing time to Christmas, in the vain hope that my father has actually taken notice of all my (subtle) hints and bought me Richard Hammond's autobiography.
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Dragonrat
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| Buffy_Rat wrote: | | I'm killing time to Christmas |
I know what you mean. I'm debating whether it's worth me (Jon) dragging the last two Harry Potters down to Wales with me.
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Linzi
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Me too. But then I know I've got 5 new books for Christmas, cos they're my pressie to me!
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FluffyBuffyWatwat
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They are very big heavy books.
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RattyHelen
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CBT for Dummies 
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Linzi
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| helensy wrote: | | CBT for Dummies |
One of the projects I've been working on recently is to implement some CBT software for SAP training.
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RattyHelen
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| Linzi wrote: | | helensy wrote: | | CBT for Dummies |
One of the projects I've been working on recently is to implement some CBT software for SAP training. |
Tis very interesting and I've learnt a fair bit about my behaviours, I still worry too much though but I'm getting better.
We shall soon be moving on "Indexing" or my favourite "English Grammar for Dummies". Yes, I am truly that sad
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Dragonrat
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| helensy wrote: | | CBT for Dummies |
CBT as in cognitive behaviour thearapy?
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Ratmad
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tis what I was wondering too.... altho I cant imagine it's compulsory basic training for motor bikes?!
if it is CBT as in therapy is there a CAT for dummys? cos i have to go for CAT
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Linzi
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Well assuming Helen and I are talking the same CBT (although it's entirely possible we aren't!) it stands for Computer Based Training. Going on the fact that she writes technical documents (and help) for a living, that was my assumption!
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Dragonrat
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Oh well.
Am now half-way through Half-Blood Prince; had a bad night last night, so lots of reading.
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Ratmad
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No Humans Involved Thankee santa
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FluffyBuffyWatwat
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On the Edge by Richard Hammond.
Sometimes the hints do reach my dad.
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RattyHelen
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| Linzi wrote: | | Well assuming Helen and I are talking the same CBT (although it's entirely possible we aren't!) it stands for Computer Based Training. Going on the fact that she writes technical documents (and help) for a living, that was my assumption! |
 Nope, it was Cognative Behavioural Therapy
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RattyHelen
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| Dragonrat wrote: | | helensy wrote: | | CBT for Dummies |
CBT as in cognitive behaviour thearapy? |
Yep - it's very good. I was using it to see if I could master some techniques for my constant state of worry. I have now finished it so if anyone wants to borrow it, shout
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Linzi
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Too many acronyms!
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FluffyBuffyWatwat
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There's also another one, which is very, very, very, very rude, so I'm not going to put it on the board.
A friend come across it whilst researching cognitive behaviour therapy.
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Dragonrat
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Finished my Harry Potter re-reads, cried again at the end of Deathly Hallows. Am now four-fifths of the way through Ingrid Black's The Dead Eye (possibly the Dark eye) which is okay, but not as good as her first.
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Dragonrat
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Now on the third in Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series, Cursor's Fury.
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Ratmad
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The Monster book of Modern Ghost Stories - have just started with Oh whistle and I'll come to you my lad and the next one is Video Nasty...
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Linzi
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Well I've started working my way through my Christmas books, which are the last 4 paperbacks of Lindsey Davis's 'Falco' series (Liz will know the ones I mean!!), currently on The Jupiter Myth.
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Ratmad
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OOH I like that one!
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Linzi
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I'm enjoying it so far, but then I haven't yet met a Falco book I didn't like.
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Ratmad
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Thats true........
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Dragonrat
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Now on the second in Christopher Golden's Myth Hunter series; The Borderkind.
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sarattie
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talking with serial killers
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