Seagazer Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Now look what you have made me do! She's made me do it too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 You won't regret it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I watched My Sister's Keeper on DVD with YD last Friday night. I know that it was based on a book by Jodi Picoult. I found the story very real and moving, are her books like this? If anyone has read them could they tell me if they would be suitable for a fairly worldly 13 year old to read, she is looking for more adult fiction to read but it is hard to know what is suitable although she is not easily shaken by scarey stuff and having two older siblings there isn't much that she hasn't heard about The books do need to capture her interest though because she is very easily distracted and bounces from one thing to another. (very like me ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickendoodle Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I think Jodi Picoult would be fine for a worldly 13 year old (although I haven't read them all as I found them a bit "samey" after a while) There is a good one about the Amish community - Plain Truth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Loved that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I think they'd be ideal for a 13 year-old who's a sophisticated reader, there's nothing unsavoury in them, and they usually present both sides of an argument - the parents who want to do anything to save their sick child, and the sibling who's being used for 'spare parts', for example, as in My Sister's Keeper. They are a bit 'samey' after a while, I agree, even though the topic under debate is different in each one. I caught a bit of the Radio 4 Book at Bedtime last week, and then saw it in Smith's 'buy one, get one half-price' - My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You by Louisa Young. I broke my 'buy nothing new', usually my books are from charity shops but I really wanted this one. Absolutely brilliant, and I haven't even finished it yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Thanks I will look out for some for her then. We both cried buckets whilst watching the film and my OH couldn't watch it all he had to leave and go and listen to some music instead, he is a lovely sensitive soul YD and I put the world to rights and had one of those really good open honest chats after the film, I had been reluctant to watch it having lost my brother in an accident when I was 8 and we dicussed this and many other things, proper quality time I am thinking about getting a copy of Before I Die by Jenny Downham too, which is the story of a teenage girl who is dying of lukemia and her list of things to do before she dies, although I don't want to thoughly depress her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I caught a bit of the Radio 4 Book at Bedtime last week, and then saw it in Smith's 'buy one, get one half-price' - My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You by Louisa Young. I broke my 'buy nothing new', usually my books are from charity shops but I really wanted this one. Absolutely brilliant, and I haven't even finished it yet! That's it! I'm not reading any more recommendations...... I'll have to send one of the kids to work up a chimney to pay for the books Just bought this one too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Just read a sample of The Soldiers Wife by Joanna Trollope on my kindle which I really enjoyed so that will be my next read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I caught a bit of the Radio 4 Book at Bedtime last week, and then saw it in Smith's 'buy one, get one half-price' - My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You by Louisa Young. I broke my 'buy nothing new', usually my books are from charity shops but I really wanted this one. Absolutely brilliant, and I haven't even finished it yet! I bought it along with "Before I go to sleep" in Smiths. I suggested it for our next book club read so glad to hear it is good There is a good one about the Amish community - Plain Truth I loved this one too. I think it is her best, so interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pips_pekins Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I recently read The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. I really enjoyed it and it was a quick read. Might be quite good for early teens as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickendoodle Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 am thinking about getting a copy of Before I Die by Jenny Downham too, which is the story of a teenage girl who is dying of lukemia and her list of things to do before she dies, although I don't want to thoughly depress her. I Get it - it's a brilliant book and life affirming rather than depressing. It is also quite funny. Obviously it is also very sad but the story is told in a beautiful way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 I have read the book myself but in the course of trying not to double insulate my house with book cases it was sent to the charity shop a couple of years ago, I will look for a copy for her to read, because I felt that it was written in a very real way from the perspective of an otherwise normal teenager who just happened to have a terminal illness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Testament by Alis Hawkins. Set between 14th cent and current day about the building of and crisis at a college (not Ox or Cam but ficticious) IMHO a real cracker of a debut novel and recomended. The two stories interweave really well and I am having real trouble putting it down. Can't wait till boys are in bed and OH is out raising the average age at The Red Lion as is his wont on a Monday. THEN I'll have at least TWO WHOLE HOURS alone with it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I bought Two Old Fool Ole! for my Kindle. It's the sequel to A chicken, a mule & two old fools. We all enjoyed that, so when I saw this - I knew I'd have to read it. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 I am reading 'The Hunger Games' at the moment & am finding it really hard to put down I am sure someone on here recommended it to me - Snowy maybe? - anyway thanks,I am really loving it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I would like to highly recommend the Oscar Wilde mysteries series by Gyles Brandreth - yes,that Gyles Brandreth. Don't be put off if you don't like Brandreth - these are stonking reads. Very witty,very historical & beautifully written & researched. They would make amazing movies The first one is linked HERE I guarantee that you will love it & download all the others too - I read them all in one fell swoop I have just finished Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders. It was marvellous. I'll definitely be reading more in the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I've been meaning to recommend 'The Passage' by Justin Cronin. I devoured it and once I started it I pretty much neglected my house and family. It is dark, scary and worrying and sometimes a bit gruesome but its also exciting and magical. The author's daughter told him that his books were boring and he asked her what she would like him to write about. She said she wanted a story about a girl who saves the world. It's a trilogy and I have to wait until August for the second part. I miss the first book, I was totally immersed in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 I would like to highly recommend the Oscar Wilde mysteries series by Gyles Brandreth - yes,that Gyles Brandreth. Don't be put off if you don't like Brandreth - these are stonking reads. Very witty,very historical & beautifully written & researched. They would make amazing movies The first one is linked HERE I guarantee that you will love it & download all the others too - I read them all in one fell swoop I have just finished Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders. It was marvellous. I'll definitely be reading more in the series. So glad you liked it It took me by surprise how well it was written,as I am no fan of Gyles Brandreth.....but he just 'got' the characters beautifully. it would make a fantastic TV series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I have just finished Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders. It was marvellous. I'll definitely be reading more in the series. So glad you liked it It took me by surprise how well it was written,as I am no fan of Gyles Brandreth.....but he just 'got' the characters beautifully. it would make a fantastic TV series I agree with both your points. Inside my head it was Stephen Fry as Oscar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 It could not possibly be anyone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I agree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmommasally Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Just finished Forever is Over by Calvin Wade - £1.74 on Kindle. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Forever-Is-Over-ebook/dp/B006EAMOUY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1329779527&sr=8-1 Great read, an emotional rollercoaster of a story with totally believable characters. The book was also great trip down memory lane as it contains many references to TV programmes, historical events, shops etc from my younger days. The only downside was the terrible grammatical and typographical errors which at some points nearly made me give up reading it, glad I didn't though, I wonder if the typographical errors are just on the kindle version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 Yes,they probably are. I believe that in some cases they run a book through a program to make it Kindle friendly,but it throws up problems of its own....I recently had this with a book too. Make sure you contact Amazon & complain,as you should be refunded,& unless they are told by people,they will never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickendoodle Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I am reading 'The Hunger Games' at the moment & am finding it really hard to put down I am sure someone on here recommended it to me - Snowy maybe? - anyway thanks,I am really loving it. I am halfway through this - isn't it amazing. Reading it while eating my breakfast this morning - very anti-social book Reminds me a bit of the Black Magicians Trilogy (in the sense of a young girl discovering herself) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Magicians-Guild-Black-Magician-Trilogy/dp/1841499609/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1329815592&sr=1-2 which I absolutely loved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
