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

I love 'I Capture the Castle' by Dodie Smith, and only discovered it recently. Everything about it is perfect: it's written beautifully, the characters are enchanting, the story is addictive.

Wonderful.

I'm also a huge fan of anything by Nick Hornby, Jane Austen and Hanif Kureshi. I don't get the chance to read fiction as much as I'd like to, but what a joy sitting quietly with a book is.

When I was younger I loved Tom's Midnight Garden, The Ghost of Thomas Kempe, The Velveteen Rabbit and all the Narnia books. Also Babar, Orlando the Cat books and Frederick by Leon Leoni.

Love them

Anna

"Capture the Castle" has just been made into a film (I think it should be released fairly soon) with a good cast of British actors (Tara Fitzgerald and Bill Nighy are ones I remember).
I don't know how it will compare to the book though.

I love my books, I also like books that go in a series, the Jilly Cooper's Riders series and Jackie Collins Lucky series are my favourites I've been reading them from book 1.
I still have my favourite childrens books, What Katy Did, The Secret Garden, The Magic Faraway Tree stories and Ballet Shoes (I kept all these so my daughter could read them honest).

One of the best books I've read is Holding Out by Anne O Faulk, it's the story of what happens when the women of America go on a sex strike

I love 'I capture the castle'- it's been made into a film?

Dear Schrödinger's Cat-flap and Annie-the-newbie,

Yup, it's been made into a film and I've seem a preview!!!!! Abi's seen it too. Just to reassure you, it's not a bad interpretation. I'm not sure when it's out, I suppose it should be soon

Dear Reefgirl,

How could I have forgotton The Secret Garden? Thanks so much for the reminder!



Anna

im a book-reviewer for t&a, so i lurve reading absolutely anything!!!! what's this 'castle' book?? not heard of it!!!!

It's really good. It's the journal of a young woman called Cassandra who writes about her family and the events that happen when they receive some American visitors. Read it!

who's it by????? ill search it out!!!

Dodie Smith

my absolute faves are horrors, ;

the stand - stephen king
the bad place - dean r koontz
tommy knockers - stephen king
vamphyric - simon clarke

TO NAME A FEW

I also love Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder, the His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman, Life of Pi by Yann Martel, and anything by JRR Tolkien, Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams of course, etcetera etcetera......

Life of Pi is a brilliant book, it is writen so well i couldnt put it down, and the ideas it raises are very interesting, what did you make of the end? Its a question I always want to ask but i dont know anyone whos read it!

I also like Tolkien, he creates a brilliant atmosphere and the Hobbit is a delight to read no matter how many times I re-read.

WOW

I think it's leaving you with a choice- which story do you believe?

does any1 ACTUALLY buy/read mills and boon????

I read a Mills and Boon once - my friend's mum had written it. It was very good! I've only ever regreted reading and finishing a book once. I was on holiday, ran out of books, and ended up reading 'A Virgin in Paris' by Barbara Cartland. It was utter dross. Totally appalling.

Anna

barbara cartland is the original 'pink'..... do u reckon she writes from experience???? eeeuuurghhh!!!!

Some of the best books of recent time (IMHO):

The Years of Rice and Salt: Kim Stanley Robinson
Cryptonomicon: Neal Stephenson
feersum enjin: Iain Banks
Stranger in a Strange Land: Robert Heinlein
Catcher in the Rye: J D Salinger
To Kill a Mockingbird: Harper Lee
The Difference Engine: Bruce Sterling & William Gibson
The Colour of Magic: Terry Pratchett (the first in the series)

and too many others to mention

Bleurghhhhhh!



Anna

Jostein Gaarder was mentioned earlier, if you liked Sophie´s World you will probably also like "The Solitaire Mystery", "The Christmas mystery" and "Maya". The two first titles are for children/teenagers but can absolutely be appreciated by everyone. The last one "Maya" is written for an adult reader. I loved reading these novels.

My Mum's old next door neighbour belonged to a mills and boon book club, she passed them on to my Nan who then passed them on to members of her Derby and Joan club, I personally don't read them I read trashy historical romance the one's with the long haired bare chested pirate/highwayman/stableboy/rebel soldier etc on the cover, sad I know but it passes a couple of hours