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[Tracey]

Can I just add that as I'm also reading Transatlantic by Colum McCann which is also written beautifully and just my cup of tea I'm stricken which to pick up first.

[Jason]

Haha, nice commanding of Paul. :)

I've only read Fahrenheit 451.

[Tracey]

Well Jason you too are missing a cracking read :) In fact you'd be nuts not to buy it and read it before anything else you have planned ;)

[Bella]

Tracey wrote: "Arrrgghh! Is anyone on planet GR reading Something wicked this way comes by Ray Bradbury? I'm bursting to discuss it as I read it because it's so fantastic."

Have you read Dandelion Wine? It's the first book of that series. I understand it's quite different in tone.

[Tracey]

Bella I haven't but it is the style I'm loving.. It's full of similes and metaphors, descriptions and lush prose . Bliss :)

[Patricia]

Tracey wrote: "Bella I haven't but it is the style I'm loving.. It's full of similes and metaphors, descriptions and lush prose . Bliss :)"

This sounds right up my alley! More books to add to my list! Yay!

[Lisa]

Someone should suggest reading Ray Bradbury on the monthly reads, sounds like it could be worthwhile!

[Tracey]

Patricia, Lisa I'd vote for that :) Fahrenheit 451 is one I'm itching to get at.

[Paul]

With apologies for the photo:

http://www.nudge-book.com/blog/2016/0...

[Jason]

Brave of you to use the crime watch photo.

[Paul]

Very droll...

[Lisa]

Great article, Paul. Despite photographic evidence I still picture you in my head as Dilbert :)

[Paul]

Thank you Lisa

[Tracey]

Loved the article Paul.:)

[Pat]

You aren't far off what I imagined you would look like. Good article. Thanks for sharing it.

[Paul]

Thank you Tracey & Pat.

[Pamela]

Nice article Paul - and some great suggestions for the tbr

[Paul]

Thank you Pamela

[Bella]

Paul wrote: "With apologies for the photo:

http://www.nudge-book.com/blog/2016/0..."

I'm saying this in advance because sometimes it's difficult to judge tone and intent on the internet: I'm not being flirty or sarcastic.

But isn't Paul just adorable? (This would be the not flirty part.) I love your glasses and you're lucky- I think you're one of those people who look good or better with glasses. (Not sarcastic or flirty.) My son is turning 18 soon and wanted to get contacts, so he walked around the house without his glasses for a while. Finally said that he thought he looked weird without them- and I do think he looks better with glasses, somehow.

[Paul]

Kind of blushing a bit now Bella

[Catherine]

So nice to see you at last. (although I did have a chuckle at Jason's comment). I have to agree with Bella, a very warm and cuddly person you look (and like Bella, not being flirty just an ordinary judgement call). I didn't realise it before but like Lisa I had been imagining you looking a lot like Dilbert!
Also a very good article though. I'll be adding a couple of those books to my reading list.

[Paul]

Thank you Catherine

[Cathy]

Enjoyed your article, Paul. More for the book list then...

And nice to see the real you too!

[Bella]

Cathy wrote: "Enjoyed your article, Paul. More for the book list then...

And nice to see the real you too!"

Yes, Paul has excellent taste. Sometimes I'm stuck for what to read next, and I'll go through his books- especially for non-fiction- to find my next read. Haven't been disappointed yet. Other than disappointed that some of the books aren't available in the US.

[Paul]

Thank you Cathy. My TBR is only slightly out of control... So I have no guilt about adding to others.

[Jason]

Found an interesting walk I might do soon.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ston...

Anybody done it before?

[Paul]

No, but it looks good Jason

[Jason]

Yeah it does, hoping to do it in a couple of weeks.

[Jackie]

I didn't know where else to out this question so I plumped for in here...

Does anyone just mostly use the app for this site? I can leave a comment on a book I've just finished but then can't read them back say a week later. I never write reviews, just a couple of sentences to remind myself if I liked/disliked the book but lately I've had to use the review option. It's s bit irritating & just wondered if I'm doing something wrong all of a sudden?

[Paul]

What do people think of the new look of the web site?

I think that it ok, but I kind of wish that they will sort some of the little glitches out first.

[Sandy]

I'm dusting book shelves today and found a book of my grandma's, which made me think of her today. The book is Slow and Sure, in the front cover it is dated 1915 with her signature. She lived to be 99 yrs. old. Seeing her handwriting took me back to my childhood and our time together.

[Jason]

Not changed for me yet.

That was an awesome find Sandy.

[Sandy]

Again, sorry to hear about your grandma Jason. I'm sure you'll miss her.

[Paul]

Happy Easter all!

[Pat]

You too Paul

[Mike]

Likewise - happy Easter everybody.

[Jason]

Happy Chocolate to you guys.

[Paul]

Had an email from Good Reads today saying I was in the top 1% of reviewers, I cannot quite believe it.

[Jason]

So did I Paul. I reckon it's the massive numbers of users who join and don't come back have pushed me into the top 1%.

[Paul]

Well done Jason. You may be right though

[Jo]

I was amazed to receive same said email. I really don't review much, usually give a star rating for my reads but often don't add to that.

[Paul]

Well done Jo

[Seraphina]

Do you sign up to be a reviewer or is it based on your own read book reviews? Well done guys, ye read tons. Deserved.

[Paul]

Thank you Seraphina. I think that it is based on the number of reviews and ratings that you have on here.

[Trine]

Pretty sure it is based on just the number... I got the same email aswell, and my best review ever got like 5 likes xD

[Paul]

Mine has 20 likes Trine

[Jason]

My best got 12 likes.

[Paul]

Does anyone here have a book blog? If so who do you use, and how much does it cost each month?

[Paul]

Went for Blogger in the end: http://halfmanhalfbook.blogspot.co.uk

[Mike]

As did I. It has its frustrations, and eventually I suppose I will go over to Wordpress, but for now it's doing the job.

http://www.mikerobbinsnyc.blogspot.com/