h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

and the odd bottle of voddy but give those criteria count me in

White wine plumbed in, I like the sound of that.. for LJ, what about you JK? maybe?

Yeh - a couple of barrels of real a week and I'll be

We;ve got the Fullers Brewery not far from us.Always get a barrel of soemthing in at christmas and for my big 40 last year we got a couple..went in a flash.This Christmas we had a barrel of London Pride and our neighbour spent most of a drinks "do" outside by the barrel!
Cheers!

The Eyre Affair Jasper Fforde - one helluva read

How can any bookworm( not just those reared by mycroft, fail to enjoy this literary adventure.It's a bit like going on a rollercoaster ride...
What an imagination to write a book about books , and about books merging with reality and crossing all time barriers.
I read Jane Eyre years ago and it all came flooding back.I'll probably read it again now but it will never be the same again!
I even think he may have found a way to introduce reluctant readers to the classics.
It was ingenious the way each chapter started with a quote from an imaginary book(diary,biography or whatever) which gave us background info about the characters and their opinions as well as helping to set the atmosphere. It's strange because it's easy reading yet thick with puns , humour and surprises.
Finally how could I not love an author who includes my hometown in the plot - albeit as a tiny detail- when Victor tracking Dr Muller assumes a new idenity. Thanks Jasper? That brought a smile to my face,and made it even more personal.

I'm now torn between reading all the others back to back or saving them to savour over a long period
thanks for the recommendations lbagpuss
eety

as i said eety i envy you just starting to read them and am so glad you enjoyed the eyre affair its just so satisfying isnt it when you know the characters and locations - i know swindon and reading very well so i love it all the more

EEty..write a review and stick it on the review section in the Book Club .

I have started reading again from the start, books by Terry Brooks from his Shannara series.

Has anybody else read anything by him

no is he a pratchett sort of writer ??
and if not what are his books about

His books are basically JRR ilk, with his own touches, sort of with a very mild lighter touch, but still very cleverly written and compulsive

hmmmm sounds interesting - i am a jrr fan so i might give them a go

thanks

The best ones are the Shannara series, although each book does in some way link back to the others, they are all written in a way that each book can be treated as an individual piece.

His first book is The Sword of Shannara, but later on in the series he wrote a prequal called The First King of Shannara, you could start with either.

thanks - i have a book list at amazon so i will add them to it and have a go - i never thought i would be reading stuff like this - just goes to show what a book club can do to you

i have just finished Firestorm the fifth in the weatherwarden series - just as good as the others and written at a furious pace - all through the book you are aware that serious things are going to happen to Joanne and i read it in a kind of panic thinking that it would be the last one but NO a new one is due in July 2007 - long time to wait but at least i can now concentrate on the books that are awaiting my attention

I need to get the first one LBP.Our library doesnt have any of them!
Enjoying Well of lost plots enormously!

you still reading it ?? i will see if i can get the first one back then i can bring them all when we come up

i still have a jasper fforde hidden away - nursery crimes not thursday next - if i remember i will bring the first one too

I had to finish my book club book but thats out of teh way now.
THanks re the weather warden , dont worry if oyu cant get it back..I'll get it from Waterstones or something if not