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

What’s your favourite book or book series?

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

The Wheel of Time. Epic in every sense.

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By *uzzy NavelWoman
over a year ago

so near and yet so far....

Anything by Lee Childs

Love Detective stories and Thrillers

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

Favourite series of books are Philip Kerr’s Bernie Gunther novels closely followed by Philip Pullman’s dark materials or the original girl with the dragon tattoo trilogy. Single book is like choosing your favourite child so I’ll resist that

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

Typically, the Harry Potter series is my all time favourite.

But I like The Dollanganger series by V.C Andrews, I enjoyed Lolita, ASOIAF, A Series of Unfortunate Events (timeless), and Cathy Glass books. Oh and The Hunger Games.

I need to read new books, but I just go back and reread all of these. There’s a few more I enjoy but I can’t think right now

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

My favourite book is The nemesis file by Paul Bruce. To date it's the only book I've read twice. My first choice would be Martina Cole for an easy read or Peter Robinson for keeping you going to the very end x

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

Sorrow, Memory and Thorn by Tad Williams springs to mind but there are loads of others.

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

Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy.

I’ve read it so many times. I read it at least once a year

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By *ensuallover1000Man
over a year ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

An instruction manual for a circa 1985 Toshiba VHS player. You know, after all these years, I still can’t make head nor tails of it. Hell, it makes even the late Stephen Hawkins, ‘A Brief History Of Time’ seem simple by comparison

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By *he Queen of TartsWoman
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over a year ago

My Own Little World

Wheel of time

The Sword of Truth

Song of Ice and Fire

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By *esus H ChristMan
over a year ago

birmingham

"Typically, the Harry Potter series is my all time favourite.

But I like The Dollanganger series by V.C Andrews, I enjoyed Lolita, ASOIAF, A Series of Unfortunate Events (timeless), and Cathy Glass books. Oh and The Hunger Games.

I need to read new books, but I just go back and reread all of these. There’s a few more I enjoy but I can’t think right now

Do love the Harry Potter series, as a child it was Enid Blytons Famous Five, teenage years Adrian Mole.

Expelliarmus....!

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

I could pretend to be all pseudo intellectual.. but the truth is I only really tend to read when I go on holiday and then I like to keep it very easy on the thinking!!

So on my last holiday I read An Idiot Abroad by Karl Pilkington (both books) and the Secret Footballer. Yes, I’m that shallow!!

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By *olfAndKittenCouple
over a year ago

Bristol

Terry pratchetts discworld novels, especially those following the Ankh Morpork city watch

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

James Patterson the Alex Cross ones. Pretty much anything by him to be honest

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

"Wheel of time

The Sword of Truth

Song of Ice and Fire"

Always good to see other Wheel of Time fans

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

"Wheel of time

The Sword of Truth

Song of Ice and Fire"

Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth was a masterpiece and i devoured it with relish. Imagine my excitement to discover it had been made into a television series and my utter disappointment to realise it was complete shite. Some things are best left alone.

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

Pied Piper by Nevil Shute

Anything by Roald Dahl

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

Just discovered Chris Carter. Great books, lovely and gory. Just the way I like them

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

Chronicles of the raven

Hirad coldheart is my idol

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By *uteness69Woman
over a year ago

Walthamstow

Impossible to choose a favourite.

Latest read was 'How to Stop Time by Matt Haig.

Very good.

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

I tend to lean into the fantasy world of books.

Really enjoyed the Dresden files books by Jim butcher

The iron Druid chronicles by kevin hearne

And the eagles series by Simon scarrow

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By *otBunsHunWoman
over a year ago

Yorkshire

A Discovery of Witches trilogy by Deborah Harkness.....but I'm currently reading Why Mummy Swears by Jill Sims...the follow on to Why Mummy Drinks....hilarious and highly relatable if you've had young children or still do

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

The Warlord Chronicles .. by Bernard Cornwall... immense

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By *elma and ShaggyCouple
over a year ago

Bedworth

"Typically, the Harry Potter series is my all time favourite.

But I like The Dollanganger series by V.C Andrews, I enjoyed Lolita, ASOIAF, A Series of Unfortunate Events (timeless), and Cathy Glass books. Oh and The Hunger Games.

I need to read new books, but I just go back and reread all of these. There’s a few more I enjoy but I can’t think right now

I love potter and I’ve just started reading the Dollanganger series again. It must be at least 10 years since I last read any VC and I’m really enjoying them

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By *hoenixAdAstraWoman
over a year ago

Hiding in the shadows

I love crime, horror & physcological thrillers.

Peter James is one of my favourite authors.

James Patterson, Jonathan Kellerman, Patricia Cornwell, Gilliin Flynn.

Have all their books on my Kindle.

Stephen King & James Herbert have boxes full of their books from my younger days

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By *bsolutebeginnersCouple
over a year ago

Planet Ork

To kill a mockingbird.

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

"Just discovered Chris Carter. Great books, lovely and gory. Just the way I like them

Have you read The Caller?

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

The enchanted wood, magic faraway tree, the magic folk of the faraway tree series, by Enid Blyton, not usually a fan of hers but they are so good!

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

"I love crime, horror & physcological thrillers.

Peter James is one of my favourite authors.

James Patterson, Jonathan Kellerman, Patricia Cornwell, Gilliin Flynn.

Have all their books on my Kindle.

Stephen King & James Herbert have boxes full of their books from my younger days

You should give Chris Carter a go

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

"Just discovered Chris Carter. Great books, lovely and gory. Just the way I like them

Have you read The Caller?"

Oh yes

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By *hoenixAdAstraWoman
over a year ago

Hiding in the shadows

"I love crime, horror & physcological thrillers.

Peter James is one of my favourite authors.

James Patterson, Jonathan Kellerman, Patricia Cornwell, Gilliin Flynn.

Have all their books on my Kindle.

Stephen King & James Herbert have boxes full of their books from my younger days

You should give Chris Carter a go

Thank you.

Got a couple of chapters left on my current book.

Then I'll have a look x

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

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

Her: the Throne of Glass series

Him: On Stranger Tides (not the crappy POTC movie)

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

"Just discovered Chris Carter. Great books, lovely and gory. Just the way I like them

Have you read The Caller?

Oh yes

It's a tough read but it's brilliant.

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

Tom woods - victor the assassin series

Vince flynn - Mitch Rapp series

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

"I love crime, horror & physcological thrillers.

Peter James is one of my favourite authors.

James Patterson, Jonathan Kellerman, Patricia Cornwell, Gilliin Flynn.

Have all their books on my Kindle.

Stephen King & James Herbert have boxes full of their books from my younger days "

You'd probably like Karin Slaughter too

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By *xyzptlk088Man
over a year ago

Galway

Charlie Parker series by John Connolly.

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By *mp411Man
over a year ago

chester

All Tolkien silmarilion- lord of the rings

Song of ice and fire

Currently into discworld brilliant

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

"Charlie Parker series by John Connolly. "

I'll give it a go

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

The gruffalo

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

"What’s your favourite book or book series?"

Starship Troopers. That book goes most places with me

Pretty sure K's is Harry Potter or a detective series by Dominic Dan.

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

The Shadow of the Wind -

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Brilliant read

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

Interesting that the majority of books are either fantasy or crime - I wonder what that says about fabbers? Or at least the ones who read lol

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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago

London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact

Razzle

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By *unterandersonCouple
over a year ago

Chippenham

So many to list!

Wheel of time

Discworld

A song of fire and ice

Age of mis-rule

The saga of recluse

Any vampire series

Mrs

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By *iSTARessWoman
over a year ago

London

American Psycho

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

"American Psycho"

Ooooh yes.

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

"The gruffalo"

Oh help! Oh no!

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

Down and out in Paris and London - Orwell

Birdsong - Faulks

A History of the World in 10 and a Half Chapters - Barnes

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

"I love crime, horror & physcological thrillers.

Peter James is one of my favourite authors.

James Patterson, Jonathan Kellerman, Patricia Cornwell, Gilliin Flynn.

Have all their books on my Kindle.

Stephen King & James Herbert have boxes full of their books from my younger days

Yep they’re all my sort too. Every one of those authors. Peter James - I agree, brilliant.

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

"The gruffalo"

Have you tried the Scots version? The kids at my last job (in a nursery) loved listening to me attempting to read it

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By *rimson_RoseWoman
over a year ago

Tamworth

Love the Harry Potters - I have them in English and French.

I also enjoy anything by Philippa Gregory or Anne O'Brien - in fact anything historical, fact or fiction.

I'm a big fan of crime too - MJ Aldridge and Val McDermid are favourites.

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

"The enchanted wood, magic faraway tree, the magic folk of the faraway tree series, by Enid Blyton, not usually a fan of hers but they are so good! "

Oh wow that takes me back! Moonface and silky and mr whatshisname

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By *an_LexaCouple
over a year ago

Sunderland

I do read non fiction stuff more these days, it’s easier to dip in and out of.

But I love Rupert Thomson and Graham Joyce, maybe Book of Revelation and Tooth Fairy as one of each.

Lex

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

Picked up To Kill a Mockingbird in a charity shop and am rereading it.

Brilliant .

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
over a year ago

Seaside Sussex

For me, it's The Karla Trilogy by John Le Carre and my favourite of those is The Spy Who Came In From the Cold.

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By *rozacMan
over a year ago

london

"American Psycho"

Glamorama is equally as good

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By *rozacMan
over a year ago

london

The glass books of the dream eaters, series is quite good. Victorian Steam punk style james bond thriller escapades

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

"The gruffalo

Have you tried the Scots version? The kids at my last job (in a nursery) loved listening to me attempting to read it"

And the Gruffalo's wean

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

"The enchanted wood, magic faraway tree, the magic folk of the faraway tree series, by Enid Blyton, not usually a fan of hers but they are so good!

Oh wow that takes me back! Moonface and silky and mr whatshisname

Oh my goodness I love those books! I still have them up at my mums. May need to take them next time I’m up there

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

My fav as a child was Charlie and great glass elevator.

As a teen and into my 20s it was Jurassic park (so much better than the film).

Now?

Got a few tbh.

The Martian

The Ice Princess

The gaunts ghosts series by Dan Abnett.

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

Sandman slim series by Richard Kadrey are a good read

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

Havnt read a book in years but call of the wild and white fang were quality

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By *ugga MannMan
over a year ago

Heathrow

No contest ... “She comes first”. Taught me a lot. Proved it works. Will spend a lifetime becoming a master practitioner xx

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By *herbert fountainWoman
over a year ago

Hanley

"Terry pratchetts discworld novels, especially those following the Ankh Morpork city watch "

This...And I love ones about the witches too!

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

The Wool Trilogy (Wool, Shift, Dust) all by Hugh Howey

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By *.D.I.D.A.SMan
over a year ago

London/Essex... ish... Romford to be exact

"The enchanted wood, magic faraway tree, the magic folk of the faraway tree series, by Enid Blyton, not usually a fan of hers but they are so good!

Oh wow that takes me back! Moonface and silky and mr whatshisname

Oh my goodness I love those books! I still have them up at my mums. May need to take them next time I’m up there

Forgot the wishing chair books too.

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By *istalloverCouple
over a year ago

Pays de la Loire -Normandie -Brittany borderFrance

Three best sellers

Flashing your boobs by Seamore Bust

Arab Masturbation by Mustapha wank

old age by Jerry Attrick

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By *igerstyle2k2Man
over a year ago

Oxfordshire

It's got to be Harry Potter, amazing and timeless!

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

"The enchanted wood, magic faraway tree, the magic folk of the faraway tree series, by Enid Blyton, not usually a fan of hers but they are so good!

Oh wow that takes me back! Moonface and silky and mr whatshisname

Oh my goodness I love those books! I still have them up at my mums. May need to take them next time I’m up there

Forgot the wishing chair books too. "

Oh yes the wishing chair! I think these books were bad for me. Read them all so much. Think that’s why I still live in a bit of a fantasy world now!

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

Favourite of all time has to be Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks - truly moved me when I read it.

Favourite series is the Roy Grace books by Peter James they're unputdownable!!

Used to also like Alex Cross (James Paterson) but lost interest when they became a bit clichéd and went down the co-author route.

Tom Thorne series (Mark Billingham) ate worth an honourable mention, although the last couple have gone off the boil a little.

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

Anything by Bill Bryson

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By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York

Stephen Kings "It", I've read it a few times over the years and it's such a well crafted and creepy story. The original TV miniseries and the more recent film, whilst enjoyable, don't even capture a fraction of it.

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By *xyzptlk088Man
over a year ago

Galway

"Stephen Kings "It", I've read it a few times over the years and it's such a well crafted and creepy story. The original TV miniseries and the more recent film, whilst enjoyable, don't even capture a fraction of it. "

Much prefer Richard Bachmans stuff to King's.

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

The Master & Margarita

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

"The enchanted wood, magic faraway tree, the magic folk of the faraway tree series, by Enid Blyton, not usually a fan of hers but they are so good!

Oh wow that takes me back! Moonface and silky and mr whatshisname

Oh my goodness I love those books! I still have them up at my mums. May need to take them next time I’m up there

Forgot the wishing chair books too.

Oh yes the wishing chair! I think these books were bad for me. Read them all so much. Think that’s why I still live in a bit of a fantasy world now! "

Weve come for mister grimm!! Id love the land of goodies! I still have Bimbo and Topsy too!

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

Which as a man, i shouldnt admit lol

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By *ugs and JunkCouple
over a year ago

Bellshill

I stumbled across a series of books called the bourbon kid by an anonymous author on amazon. Really brilliant books.

Also love all chuck palahniuk books too

Mrs

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By *oodmessMan
over a year ago

yumsville

Terry Waite: Taken on Trust

RIP (2015). Donations in lieu, if desired, to the Alzheimer's Society.

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By *ulldog_71Man
over a year ago

Sedgefield

Got to be Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy

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By *vilgasamWoman
over a year ago

The dot in the i

The casteel series by Virginia Andrews, she’s mainly known for writing flowers in the attic in the 80’s

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By *tella HeelsTV/TS
over a year ago

west here ford shire

I’d probably say Kate Mosse

Labrynth

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

"The casteel series by Virginia Andrews, she’s mainly known for writing flowers in the attic in the 80’s "

I love Flowers in the Attic. Although I read it too young and it scarred me for a while

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

"The enchanted wood, magic faraway tree, the magic folk of the faraway tree series, by Enid Blyton, not usually a fan of hers but they are so good!

Oh wow that takes me back! Moonface and silky and mr whatshisname

Oh my goodness I love those books! I still have them up at my mums. May need to take them next time I’m up there

Forgot the wishing chair books too.

Oh yes the wishing chair! I think these books were bad for me. Read them all so much. Think that’s why I still live in a bit of a fantasy world now!

Weve come for mister grimm!! Id love the land of goodies! I still have Bimbo and Topsy too!

Love it. And the famous 5 and the secret 7

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

The Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett.

The Shardlake books by CJ Sansom

The Gaunt's Ghosts series by Dan Abnett (I'm a geek)

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

The dark tower series by Stephen King

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

Much prefer Richard Bachmans stuff to King's. "

I got the joke.

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By *cott73Man
over a year ago

brighton

"American Psycho

Ooooh yes."

Don't touch the Rolex....

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

The Logan Mcrae series of crime thrillers by Stuart McBride

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

Not enough walls left in my house for more bookshelves

but no tv for 14 years! A card carrying library member here

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

"What’s your favourite book or book series?"

Got to be the necroscope (Harry Keogh)

By Brian Lumley

Sci-Fi action fantasy horror.

Read all the books at least 3 times now.

Or the Joe ledger books he's hard as nails

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

This thread reminded me of a book I read years ago called "Let's go play at the Adams" a real horrific story. Copies of the book are now selling anything upwards of £35 -think I need to get in the loft

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

"The Master & Margarita"

I’m impressed - I was going to put this down as favourite book but didn’t think anyone else would have heard of it - love all his work - heart of a dog is amusing and the one about the young country doctor is fascinating

Top choice

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Mortal Engines and the film looks fantastic!

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

"Razzle"

I thought you’d be too young for that lol

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