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Old 18-05-2018, 06:42 PM   #5001
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A Trick I Learned From Dead Men - Kitty Aldridge.
3 stars (liked it).





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Don't try to calm the storm, calm yourself, the storm will pass.

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Old 20-05-2018, 07:41 PM   #5002
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Without You - Saskia Sarginson.





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Old 21-05-2018, 03:19 AM   #5003
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I'm so impressed by how much you read Lindsay!

I finished 'Eleanor Oliphant' and loved it. Best book I've read in ages. Now I'm reading 'The Year of Less' by Cait Flanders. I'm not thrilled by it so far, but I'm only a couple of chapters in.



"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
It'll get better. Until then, have a day."


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Old 21-05-2018, 04:17 PM   #5004
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Maybe the book you're reading now isn't living up to the Eleanor Oliphant experience. Hope it gets better or you can find something else interesting to read.

I have plenty of time to read. I usually go somewhere on the bus most days and read then, and do maybe an hour of reading in the evening too.





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Old 22-05-2018, 05:29 PM   #5005
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Two steps forward by Graeme Simsion arrived in the post today. Really looking forward to it!




"It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit"
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Old 24-05-2018, 05:29 PM   #5006
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Without You - Saskia Sarginson.
3 stars (liked it).

I finished it when I was out and had my kindle with me but wanted to read a real book so I started reading Brief Horrible Moments - Marko Pandza since it is only one sentence horror stories so I could have something to read when I was out but can finish it quickly and get onto another book.





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Old 24-05-2018, 08:42 PM   #5007
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The Comforters - Muriel Spark.





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Old 25-05-2018, 06:34 PM   #5008
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Had to stop reading The Comforters because a library reservation arrived.

Now reading The Rosary Girls - Richard Montanari.





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Old 27-05-2018, 05:23 PM   #5009
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Brief Horrible Moments - Marko Pandza.
2 stars (it was ok).





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Old 28-05-2018, 01:20 AM   #5010
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I'm still halfway through 'The Year of Less' but it's really boring. I do want to finish it and will keep reading, but I'm now also reading 'Wild' by Cheryl Strayed, which I'm loving so far.



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Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
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Old 28-05-2018, 11:26 AM   #5011
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I might add Wild to my to read list.





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Old 31-05-2018, 04:26 PM   #5012
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The Rosary Girls - Richard Montanari.
3 stars (liked it) would have given it 3.5 stars if possible.

Now back to reading The Comforters - Muriel Spark.





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Old 03-06-2018, 06:46 PM   #5013
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Also reading The Little Pocket Book of Mindfulness - Anna Black.





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Old 04-06-2018, 06:45 PM   #5014
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The Comforters - Muriel Spark.
3 stars (liked it). I liked reading it but didn't understand a lot of what was going on. Plus the characters alternated between using their first names and their surnames which made it difficult to remember who was who. I probably would have given it 2.5 stars overall.





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Old 05-06-2018, 06:33 PM   #5015
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The Ice Twins - S. K. Tremayne.





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Old 05-06-2018, 07:55 PM   #5016
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in a cottage in a wood
i'm also going to get "After Anna" after i'm nearly done
I don't know how to describe the book i'm reading, but it's worth checking out

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Old 06-06-2018, 08:45 AM   #5017
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The Ice Twins - S. K. Tremayne.
Are you enjoying it? I LOVED it. It was one of those books I was sad to finish because even if I read it again it wouldn't be the same because I'd know the ending! I had certain issues with it but I could forgive them because it was such a good read.



"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
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Old 06-06-2018, 04:24 PM   #5018
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I have that on my Kindle but haven't read it yet. Please let me know what you think of it when you finish.

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Are you enjoying it? I LOVED it. It was one of those books I was sad to finish because even if I read it again it wouldn't be the same because I'd know the ending! I had certain issues with it but I could forgive them because it was such a good read.
I'm 104 pages in and persevering. I'm finding it a bit repetitive in places so far but I'm interested in seeing what is going to happen. Plus since you LOVED it, I will definitely keep going.





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Old 06-06-2018, 04:25 PM   #5019
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i'm also going to get "After Anna" after i'm nearly done
Oh and I've read this, rated it 3 stars (liked it). I can't actually remember anything about it though!





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Old 07-06-2018, 09:13 PM   #5020
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Oh I hope you start enjoying it more Lindsay!

I really didn't like After Anna, I found it really irritating!



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