Kellibee - 100 years is my favorite book. It took me three attempts to read it before i could get through it though. it is a tough read, and i kept having to go back to the family tree myself. But in the end it is worth it. I really do find it to be an amazing book. Perhaps you should try "Love in the time of Cholera" I loved it too and it was a much easier read.

I am ashamed to say I have discovered romance. After years of teasing my mum and her Mills and Boon collection (now Georgette Heyer's Regency romances) and the fun of my brother swiping the book form her and chasing her around the garden quoting bits from the book ...! Well I am very into Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark hunter series - they hunt down daemons etc and there is raunchy romance on offer too. She has pix of models on her website of what the guys are supposed to look like - OOOOOOH!

Well, in my defence I am very into vampires etc etc.

My reading club were reading Precious Bane over the holiday. I quite like it. We read the Joy Luck Club before that. I recently picked up The Good WOmen of China which I already think will be very good - about a lady who had a radio programme in China and all these women opened up to her over the air.

I also love reading crime stuff especially Ian Rankine's stuff. I love his character, Rebus.

Oh yes and that Curious Incident of the dog in the night was very good I thought.

I also read the Da Vinci code but wasn't that impressed with it.

Kellibee... I'm with you. I usually have a couple of "heady" books on the go, but at the same time, I'll read a cozy mystery or even some of my old childrens books.
I loved Vanity Fair.

Squeak, The Vagina Monologues is great! Ruth gave me a copy when she was acting in it last year. I need to get her to sign it... it may be worth big money some day.

Virginia, are you still writing poetry?

Peahen, I read the Joy Luck Club this summer... it wasn't as good as I was expecting it to be. Did you like it?
Last year I read Wild Swans, Three Daughters of China, by Jung Chang, which I may have been comparing Joy Luck to in my mind (for some stupid reason). It was a fantastic book.

I write everyonce in a while
when something gets into my head
I should have pen and paper at my nightstand
because it usually comes to me while in bed.

A man can lay his head down
and dreamland comes right away
a woman tends to think of everything
that has happened thoughout her day

My poetry can not be compared to Shakespeare
They are not literary works of art
Its simply tidbits of my life
Spoken from my heart

You don't have to look for a deeper meaning
Or what I am trying to say
It's out there for all to see
Just as plain as day

Thanks for asking Ellis, I have'nt actually written anything since before Christmas!
Challenge to all who like to write.
Maybe I will copy this and open a new thread!!
Virginia

Virginia, you're amazing!
Yes, open a new thread with it, please!

Thanks so much Ellis, you make me feel good about myself!
Go and give it a try in the new thread, its really not hard
Virginia

Good one Virginia!

Peahen - Georgette Heyer's books are wonderful! My mum brought her collection over when she moved to Canada in 1965- still has some of them but has gradually replaced them over the last five years whenever she finds a copy in better shape than hers. A couple of my favorites are "These Old Shades" "Faro's Daughter" and "The Black Moth".
I just love historical novels

Hmmm I am resisting them Mauv - I am already fast turning in to my Mum!!! A friend of mine also recommended them but I don't really like historial romances. At the moment I am into Vampires/were hunter etc. Obviously not grown up yet!!! No I read all sorts. I recently read Kitchen COnfidential by Anthony Bourdain. He is a chef and it is a warts and all book about the world of the chef, kitchens etc. Quite fascinating!

Peahen, I must have read those Georgette Heyer's when I was 12! So don't worry about not being grown up yet - I'm not there yet either! I like vampire novels a long as they are well written. I quite like Nancy Collins. Use to read Anne Rice but got bored after The Tale of the Body Thief. Did not like Pandora at all... I haven't found anything that interesting lately.

Orson Scott Card did a vampire trilogy which I read some time ago but can't remember what they were called....

Oh Thanks Mauv-

I went to check up on Amazon UK for a list of Nancy Collins books and I see I have already read Sunglasses after dark (long ago from the library) so that will be a re-read and I wil devour her other books as well!


Cheers!