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[Ian, Moderator]

I don't bother with them. I prefer looking at the books that other people in this group with similar tastes as me read.

[Weenie]

I occasionally have a scan of the Recommendations, added a couple maybe but you're right, most of them bear no resemblance to the books you'd want to/have read!

[Helen]

When I click on mine it tells me why it's been offered and I can see links. Although they aren't necessarily books I'd choose.

[Nick 2E0NAQ]

I have just added a peace of writing to my profile that I wrote for my English course.
Please let me know what you think of it.

[Helen]

Just discovered my bedroom ceiling has water coming through it between plaster board panels. Waiting a roofer, who is charging me £85 just to visit. Hope it's easy to find the damage. Course, it's still pouring.

[Lynne - The Book Squirrel]

Helen wrote: "Just discovered my bedroom ceiling has water coming through it between plaster board panels. Waiting a roofer, who is charging me £85 just to visit. Hope it's easy to find the damage. Course, it's ..."

Poor you! Hope its sorted soon!

[Em]

Problem solved Helen or is it still raining indoors?

[Helen]

Hoping it's solved, seemed madly expensive.

[Susan]

Wishing everyone a Verry Merry, peaceful and fun Christmas.....have a great time.

[Dave]

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

[Lynne - The Book Squirrel]

Merry Christmas everyone. I hope you all have a lovely time.

[Helen]

Merry Christmas everyone, I hope everyone enjoys it.

[Nick 2E0NAQ]

You hear of writers getting writers block. Can Readers get readers block? Because I have just finished my first book for this year only yesterday and today I went to my book shelves to choose another I just cant get into any of them. Not even the two I got for christmas, "Dead Centre" by Andy Mcnab and "The Haunting" by Alan Titchmarch.

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Nick wrote: "You hear of writers getting writers block. Can Readers get readers block? Because I have just finished my first book for this year only yesterday and today I went to my book shelves to choose anoth..."

I do that sometimes Nick, I have a pile of books and just don't fancy reading any of them so I end up not reading for a couple of days, then buy a book and tend to then read them later. You also find you enjoy the book more if you read it when you want to not just because it is there.
You have read 1 book already, I have not finished mine yet. I'm finding it hard to fit in reading at the moment as I shattered!

[Katie]

Nick wrote: "You hear of writers getting writers block. Can Readers get readers block? Because I have just finished my first book for this year only yesterday and today I went to my book shelves to choose anoth..."

I wish I had Reader's block as I'm meant to be revising. Instead I have new books luring me away from partial differential equations.

[Dave]

Katie wrote: "Nick wrote: "You hear of writers getting writers block. Can Readers get readers block? Because I have just finished my first book for this year only yesterday and today I went to my book shelves to..."

Why don't you think of each book as an independent variable and the time it takes to read them as the partial derivative (with respect to that variable).

Does that help at all??

Wikipedia making it sound like I know what I'm talking about since 2005

[Dave]

Nick wrote: "You hear of writers getting writers block. Can Readers get readers block? Because I have just finished my first book for this year only yesterday and today I went to my book shelves to choose anoth..."

When this happens I usually stop reading for a few days then come back again and see what grabs by fancy. At the worst I simply head to a book shom and buy something new then come back to the TBR pile later.

[Dave]

A thought of for the new year. Does anyone fancy a group meeting in real life.

I though maybe somewhere central with lots of books - London? Maybe on one of the May Bank Holidays?

If there's any interest I'll set up a separate topic.

[Deanne]

Interesting Dave.

[Nick 2E0NAQ]

I woke up last night to find the ghost of Gloria Gaynor standing at the foot of my bed. At first I was afraid.......then I was petrified........

[Susan]

Nick....you've really made me laugh.....that's very funny.

[Dave]

Nick wrote: "I woke up last night to find the ghost of Gloria Gaynor standing at the foot of my bed. At first I was afraid.......then I was petrified........"

LOL :)

[Dave]

This made me smile the other day :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKVcQn...

[Helen]

I liked that clip too.

[Dave]

I do wonder if when all the books come to live the literary books bully the likes of Twilight and The Da Vinci Code in a corner somewhere? Or maybe its the other way round?

[Helen]

I like the idea of organising shelves by colour.

[Lynne - The Book Squirrel]

Dave wrote: "I do wonder if when all the books come to live the literary books bully the likes of Twilight and The Da Vinci Code in a corner somewhere? Or maybe its the other way round?"

Must admit mine move I am sure in the night! I can never find what I am looking for and its never where I thought I have origanally but it! I think they breed too!

[Dave]

Lynne - The Book Squirrel wrote: "Dave wrote: "I do wonder if when all the books come to live the literary books bully the likes of Twilight and The Da Vinci Code in a corner somewhere? Or maybe its the other way round?"

Must admi..."

LOL - yep mine must breed - but the books keep getting thicker and thicker.

@Helen Red and yellow, and pink and green, Purple and orange and blue. Would presumably be the correct order of colours?

[Katie]

Found this hotel when randomly browsing.

http://www.libraryhotel.com/index.cfm

Every room is devoted to a category in the Dewey Decimal system. Wish I could afford a visit.

[Helen]

Wonder which colour I'd have most of.

[Louise]

that hotel looks amazing, I might start saving now.....

I think I'd like rows of coloured old style penguin books.....

[Dave]

Katie wrote: "Found this hotel when randomly browsing.

http://www.libraryhotel.com/index.cfm

Every room is devoted to a category in the Dewey Decimal system. Wish I could afford a visit."

Just wow - I'd need 2 weeks holiday.

A week to enjoy the hotel and its contents - and a week to further explore New York

[Lynne - The Book Squirrel]

Re Library hotel - Now that would be worth going to for a get together!

[Nick 2E0NAQ]

I thought you would like to hear this as you all seem to take interest in what in do.

I found out when I arrived at my English course that my tutor wanted to enter me in for the student of the year. However they took too long in sending Caroline the forms she missed the closing date.
I have had a big smile on my face all day ok! Caroline missed the closing date but that was not her fault . I feel so proud that I have improved so for Caroline to even think to want to put my name forward and like Caroline said there is always next year.

[Em]

That's great Nick - recognition for all your efforts means a lot! x

[Lynne - The Book Squirrel]

Nice one Nick! Knew you were brilliant!

[Susan]

I'm not surprised you're smiling, Nick....what a brilliant compliment to you, and to all your hard work.

[Helen]

Well done NIck, that is lovely. A boy in my class has been recognised and is going to meet the mayor. He's had such an awful life, is only 6 and I'm so proud. We should always celebrate achievements.

[Em]

I totally agree with you Helen.

[Liz, Moderator]

Nick wrote: "I woke up last night to find the ghost of Gloria Gaynor standing at the foot of my bed. At first I was afraid.......then I was petrified........"

Ho ho! :)

[Liz, Moderator]

Dave wrote: "This made me smile the other day :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKVcQn..."

It's great!

[[deleted user]]

Nick wrote: "I thought you would like to hear this as you all seem to take interest in what in do.

I found out when I arrived at my English course that my tutor wanted to enter me in for the student of the y..."

Well done Nick

[Ian, Moderator]

Nice one Nick - well done

[Nick 2E0NAQ]

thank Ian

[Dan]

Hey, well done, Nick.

[Dave]

Nice one Nick - well done!!

[Liz, Moderator]

Nick wrote: "I thought you would like to hear this as you all seem to take interest in what in do.

I found out when I arrived at my English course that my tutor wanted to enter me in for the student of the y..."

That's great Nick :)

[Liz, Moderator]

Helen wrote: "Wonder which colour I'd have most of."

I have a confession. My novels ARE in colour order; starting with white, cream , pale green (penguin modern classics), dark green (virago), blue, orange (penguin), red & lastly, black.

I do try and keep all novels by the same writer together - Margaret Atwood completely throws the system, as each of her's is so different!

My art books, however, are in size order....

My husband wonders how I find anything, but I know exactly where to look for what I want (it's just that nobody else does!!!!!)

[Em]

I think this comment is very revealing about you Liz. My books are pretty random, but I have a sixth sense for where specific books are located - lounge bookcase, bedroom bookcase, under the bed or on top of the wardrobe!

[Nick 2E0NAQ]

I have my book on my bookshelves in Alphabet order of authors and if they have write series they are in order too. Yes I know i am sad lol