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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Recommend a book as it's World Book Day.

Weaveworld, Clive Barker: a dark fantasy about parallel worlds. Not quite like Fab but I sometimes feel this is a sort of Weaveworld.

Enjoy!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

11/22/63 by Stephen king. I wasn't a fan of his and was handed this book but its fantastic!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Paul gascoinge's autobiography , god that man was nuts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Final Truth:Autobiography of a Serial Killer - Donald 'Pee Wee' Gaskins.

The Iceman - Philip Carlo

Mud, Sweat & Tears - Bear Grylls

The Damage Done - Warren Fellows

How to make love like a porn star - Jenna Jameson

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By *oobsandballsMan
over a year ago

st andrews

Any of the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett

Apocalypse Cow by Michael Logan

The Split Worlds series by Emma Newman

The Ack-Ack Macaque books by Gareth L Powell

I'm currently reading Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, not what I was expecting at all and thoroughly enjoying it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Janet and John go to town

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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago

Bristol

"Recommend a book as it's World Book Day.

Weaveworld, Clive Barker: a dark fantasy about parallel worlds. Not quite like Fab but I sometimes feel this is a sort of Weaveworld.

Enjoy!"

I haven't read that in ages. It's going on the list for this weekend then once I have finished the last in the Ben Aaronovitch Peter Grant series, which I recommend because I am binging on them at the moment.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Recommend a book as it's World Book Day.

Weaveworld, Clive Barker: a dark fantasy about parallel worlds. Not quite like Fab but I sometimes feel this is a sort of Weaveworld.

Enjoy!"

If you like this, try the Neil Gaiman books, such as Never where, American God's and Anansi Boys. They aren't quite as nuts, but if you are setting the opening bar at Weaveworld not much is going to come close!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To Kill A Mockingbird (classic that'll annoy Gove)

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By *he Queen of TartsWoman
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over a year ago

My Own Little World

I would recommend that my child give me the letters about going to school in costume on world book day more than 2 days before hand!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Recommend a book as it's World Book Day.

Weaveworld, Clive Barker: a dark fantasy about parallel worlds. Not quite like Fab but I sometimes feel this is a sort of Weaveworld.

Enjoy!"

That's a great book and so is the great and secret show by the same author.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I, Lucifer by Glen Duncan (the devil comes to earth and has fun. And is a bit of a dirty bastard!)

Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z Brite (homosexual serial killers meet and get a bit crazy! And has one of the best front covers ever)

The Felix Castor series by Mike Carey (makes London seem really dark and spooky!)

The Game of Thrones books. Really, really good!

That's enough for now, but I may come back to this thread throughout the day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No Matter What- Debi Gliori. If you have children you read to this is a lovely short story that brings a lump to my throat every time I read it

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By *erbyDalesCplCouple
over a year ago

Derbyshire

Anything by Thomas Hardy, romance, tragedy and full of fascinating details about rural life at the end of he 19th century.

Or "Goodbye to all that" Robert Graves for an autobiography.

Or anything by Antony Beevor for historical non-fiction. He makes every subject readable and full of interesting details.

I wouldn't recommend "War and Peace" as something to do before one's 50 though

Mr ddc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Final Truth:Autobiography of a Serial Killer - Donald 'Pee Wee' Gaskins.

The Iceman - Philip Carlo

Mud, Sweat & Tears - Bear Grylls

The Damage Done - Warren Fellows

How to make love like a porn star - Jenna Jameson

The Damage Done is possibly the best book I have ever read. It's stayed with me. Never met anyone else who's read it

Red Notice - Bill Browder

The five People you meet in heaven - Mitch Albom

Gangs- Ross Kemp

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

If you haven't read The Lovely Bones then do.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If you haven't read The Lovely Bones then do.

Awww that's an awesome book too! I watched the film after, and it was nowhere near as good.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bret Easton Ellis - Less than Zero.

Just finished James Frey - The final testament.

Currently reading James Frey - my friend Leonard.

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

"The Felix Castor series by Mike Carey"

Agreed. I've read all if them and I think they're great books.

I'm intending to read No Country For Old Men next because the teacher of my writing class recommended it. I also have The Great Gatsby on my list. Actually, I've got quite a lot of books on my list!

For any supernatural urban fantasy fans, I recommend Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld series. I enjoyed her Nadia Stafford books too, though they aren't fantasy, (they're about a disgraced police officer turned assassin).

Kim Harrison's The Hollows (Rachel Morgan) series is good too.

I enjoyed The Time Traveller's Wife for how clever the story is and how it's put together, even if the writing isn't the greatest.

Snow Crash and The Big U by Neal Stephenson are a bit bizarre but good for sci-fi/fantasy fans.

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By *ere-for-my-convenienceWoman
over a year ago

Tenbury Wells

Alice Walker

The colour purple

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By *r and mrs willingCouple
over a year ago

SOUTH WEST & WALES

An Instance of the Fingerpost - Iain Pears . Fab read.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Tipping the Velvet, Sarah Waters

Any of hers, in fact.

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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

"Anything by Thomas Hardy, romance, tragedy and full of fascinating details about rural life at the end of he 19th century.

Or "Goodbye to all that" Robert Graves for an autobiography.

Or anything by Antony Beevor for historical non-fiction. He makes every subject readable and full of interesting details.

I wouldn't recommend "War and Peace" as something to do before one's 50 though

Mr ddc"

Now I understand...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

travels with Charley, John Steinbeck

the wasp factory, Ian Banks

a river runs through it, Norman Maclean.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I agree with the Thomas Hardy as Far from the Madding Crowd and Tess of the D'Ubervilles are two of my favourite books.

I'm in the middle of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and really enjoying it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I agree with the Thomas Hardy as Far from the Madding Crowd and Tess of the D'Ubervilles are two of my favourite books.

I'm in the middle of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and really enjoying it.

loved the premis of the Harold fry book, just made me wanted to slam the front door and keep going.

no spoilers, so won't comment on the ending.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Shadowlands series by Cherise Sinclair

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Get some Tom Sharpe in yet.

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By *andS66Couple
over a year ago

Derby

We've just read Still Alice...... superb book, and very enlightening in a difficult subject.

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By *omethingSoGoodAboutSofiaWoman
over a year ago

Blackburn/Preston

The Stars tennis balls by Stephen Fry,

A piece of Cake by Cupcake Brown,

Shame by Jasvinder Sanghera,

Cry silent tears but can't think for the life of me as to who the author is!!!

Apart from the first, I love a true life story!

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By *-elleWoman
over a year ago

Romford

"Janet and John go to town"
I was obsessed with her red coat and matching hat, I think I still

Am x

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By *ushandkittyCouple
over a year ago

Gloucester

A streetcat named Bob.

Penguins stopped play.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Have just started reading stephen lawhead's Pendragon Cycle of books based around the Arthurian and Atlantis legends ..... A ripping yarn

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