Books - that made you turn the page

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So what book had that wow factor for you? It doesn't have to be a classic, just something that changed your life a little.

Mine is 'The Last Time They Met' by Anita Shreve.

I won't give the ending away, but it's a book about regrets and how one thing, one meeting, can change a life forever. We're not talking about romance necessarily, just choosing a pathway.

Shreve is a prolific writer and this particular novel is inter-twined with another - The Weight of Water.

Maybe they're all books for females, but the way the characters are constructed - and desconstructed - makes any of her novels an excellent read.

Cleo
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    My favourite book of all time is Little Women! I even have 2 copies of it! im not sure why though i can just never put it down whenever i pick it up
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    My favourite book is Flowers in the Attic by Virginia Andrews; it's supposed to be a true story.

    But I also like My Story by Dave Pelzer, Ugly by Constance Briscoe and all of the other Virginia Andrew books. These are all true stories, maybe that's my thing :? and they're all quite disturbing and mostly about child abuse. All of these books really touch me, in good and bad ways.
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    Yeah the Dave Pelzer books are all really interesting and the first one made me cry!
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    well i am wi gem there flowers in the attic is really good and yes gem i heard it was a true story the film spoiled it tho!!!

    dave pelzer books r really good i ave them all an didn't stop cryin while readin the 1st one i also have his brothers book which again is a really good read!!!

    i also like a book called what katie did this is because my grandma gave me a copy of it which she had been given to her as a child it is a really good book but also hold sentimental value as well!!!

    k
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    I didnt think his brothers book was as good i was a bit annoyed about it really cos it only sold because of Daves book
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    ye it prolly did but still thought it was a good read it took me a while to read it tho coz it didn't grip me as much as other books

    jus readin sharon osbourne now but that is takin me ages to get into, good book but jus not grippin
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    katieh wrote:

    jus readin sharon osbourne now

    Cant stand the woman.
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    katieh wrote:
    what katie did
    k

    great song as well!
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    I am currently reading Plato "the last days of Socrates"
    Best book I ever read was called 'The Psalm Killer' and I would highly reccommend it
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    Any book by Harlan Coben is great! Especially ones with Myron Bolitar in! I have all of his books!
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    I'm currently reading jade Goody's autobiography, but Kerry Katona's, Ant & Dec's or Shane Ritchie's have to be the best books i've read, oh and both of Jordan's books
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    RaeRae wrote:
    Any book by Harlan Coben is great!

    Def agree - and with Anita Shreve books - she has a new one out in April and I can't wait!
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    Nicola Szandurski wrote:
    I'm currently reading jade Goody's autobiography,
    Good god why??!! :shock: :shock:
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    Hmmm.. slightly easier than picking music. Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow would be top of my list, followed closely by Thomas Ligotti's sylish, intelligent and distinctly unsettling collection of horror stories The Nightmare Factory. I probably wouldn't want to be without Tristram Shandy, Ulysses or J H Prynne's Poems.

    You'll notice that there's nothing by Cox and Fardon in my list :)
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    Angels and Demons - I loved it.
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    I have disliked all Dan Brown's books - Angels and Demons was probably the best of a very bad bunch. I don't even think he's a particularly good or exciting writer and his style is a bit kiddy-ish at times.

    I thought The Da Vinci Code was just an uninspiring load of old pants after all the hype, but then others have loved it, proving we all have different tastes!

    Robert
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    I thought The Da Vinci Code was just an uninspiring load of old pants after all the hype, but then others have loved it, proving we all have different tastes!

    Hear Hear! But I still watched the film.
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    But it made me turn the page - which was the point of this thread.

    Worst book I've ever read is PS I Love You which has sold millions and is being made into a film.

    I've kept the book as an example of you can achieve with the right agent!

    :wink:

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    Currently reading 'The Shining' I have never read Stephen King, but I am getting through the pages
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    I was really disappointed with the end of The Da Vinci Code - it felt like a huge build up for nothing.

    Angels and Demons was so much better - I thought Digital Fortress was ok, a bit predictable. Deception Point is on my shelf waiting to be read - am currently reading Wuthering Heights.

    Is PS I Love You by the same author who did Chasing Rainbows? Cecila someone? I read Chasing Rainbows and thought it sucked!
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    I like FHM and NUTS

    Oh and I did read Dave Pelzer ones too, good books. I seem to like Lord of the Rings too.
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    phunkyphantom22 wrote:
    I was really disappointed with the end of The Da Vinci Code - it felt like a huge build up for nothing.
    Is PS I Love You by the same author who did Chasing Rainbows? Cecila someone? I read Chasing Rainbows and thought it sucked!


    Da Vinci Code - totally agree. I think he just started including as many daft things as possible.

    PS written by Celia Aherne - her father is the Irish PM.

    Couldn't get into Wuthering Heights. Think I sold it on Ebay!

    :oops:
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    Wuthering Heights - I too am struggling to get into it, but am determined to read it!

    One thing I can't understand is what the heck the character Joseph is saying and I'm not even sure what his accent is supposed to be.

    I'm also not sure I understand it correctly! As far as I know so far, Catherine's father found Heathcliff and took him in as a son and they fell in love - incest?!
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    phunkyphantom22 wrote:
    Wuthering Heights - I too am struggling to get into it.
    As far as I know so far, Catherine's father found Heathcliff

    Who's Catherine?

    LOL

    :wink:
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    Did I get the name wrong or do you mean you didn't get that far in? :D

    She was the daughter who lived at Wuthering Heights - I know she dies (they say at start so not ruining it for anyone) but I don't know how yet - not got to it.
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    It's been a while since I read Wuthering Heights, but I always interpreted Joseph as having an Irish accent- can't remember what type though. Also, if I recall correctly, Heathcliff is Catherine's step-brother, so it may not be incest in the legal sense, and they aren't blood-relatives at all.

    Anyway, favourite author? Bernard Cornwell for straightforward military history action-adventure. I particularly enjoyed the Harlequin/Vagabond/Heretic series set in the Hundred Years War.
    Chuck Palahnuk (of Fight Club fame) is a favourite of mine, especially Survivor and Invisible Monsters.
    Terry Pratchett's Discworld series is also a lot of fun.
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    phunkyphantom22 wrote:
    Did I get the name wrong or do you mean you didn't get that far in? :D

    She was the daughter who lived at Wuthering Heights - I know she dies (they say at start so not ruining it for anyone) but I don't know how yet - not got to it.

    Sorry attempt at humour - failed again!

    :roll:
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    Mr Men :D

    I liked the da vinci code but didn't really think it was anything special. I hated Angels & Demons, I couldn't finish it.

    Has anyone said Harry Potter yet? :D I love him
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    Harry Potter is great! i even like the films! :lol:
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    I hate the films. They miss so much out :evil:

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