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    doing my head in but looks like a lost cause
     
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    Lee Childs

    16 books in a series with Jack Reacher as the central character.
    they are seperate stories but i guess it makes sense to start at the beginning although until last few they aren,t interlinked.
    they are cheap on amazon

    not life changing books but entertaining
     
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    never got round to reading this but been looking at the books on my kindle reader for android and found heart of darkness by Joseph Conrad,know it's a classic just never got round to reading it ...any good?
     
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    will keep this in mind <ok>
     
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    I'm a fan of those too. The Repairman Jack novels are a good read as well although some of the recent ones have been a bit below par!
     
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    got the repairman jack ones but haven't got round to reading them should have really as i started reading the keep again recently
     
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    Every now and then a have a Hitchslap fest and watch all fifty or so of them in order! Sad life I lead but it is good fun! <ok>
     
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    Shadows of the apt, it's a series by Adrian Tchaikovsky. I'm on book 7 (just released)

    It's a fantasy, but not the usual goblins elves etc. It is completely original and an absolutely fantastic read.

    Also recoment the Study trilogy by Maria V Snyder, followed by her Glass trilogy.

    Can't stress enough that your better off reading them in order.

    Also worth noting, after the first page or so of shadows of the apt I put it down and didn't touch it because I thoguht it was rubbish. I came back to it after I'd finished the Sharp series and I'm so glad I did! Best set of books I've read.

    Personally, I think better than HP and LoTR by quite some distance, though probably wouldn't make as good a film :)
     
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    The Jack novels are really a continuation of the Adversary cycle anyway so you should enjoy. The early ones in particular are good.

    The Keep is brilliant. The film got me into reading the book and from there all the rest. Really wish they would release the film on dvd it is number one on my "unreleased films that I really want" list!
     
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    The only time I have is spent reading the 1500 page Physical Chemistry by Atkins. Reading it is just like seeing a guy write a blackboard full of fancy equations...
     
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    i'd prefer them to redo the film with a bigger budget
     
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    Hitchslap <applause>
     
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    toilet books to read on the loo

    Llewellyn Xavier: His Life and Work
    Disorder in the Court: Great Fractured Moments in Courtroom History -CM Sevilla
    The Timewaster Letters - Robin Cooper
    The Devious Book for Cats: Cats Have Nine Lives. Shouldn't They be Lived to the Fullest?
    The World's Stupidest Instructions
    Roger's Profanisaurus - Viz and Roger Mellie
    The Little Book of Complete Bollocks - Alistair Beaton
    The Little Book of Crap Advice - Michael Powell (no pun intended)

    used to enjoy the Sven Hassel books as well
     
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    'Rude Kids' by Chris Donald is a cracking read.
     
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