Elaine Paige Fan Forum - Favourite authors/books

Jan 3^rd, 2010 at 8:31pm

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So, what do we all like reading then? Any recommendations of books that you think everyone should read - or that they should avoid like the plague?!

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Reply #1 - Jan 3^rd, 2010 at 8:38pm

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I have just finished reading both of John Barrowmans autobiographies. A good entertaining read with a few EP memories thrown in too.
I am also a Dr Who fan so his anecdotes on that and Torchwood were also interesting. Its a funny, articulate read. Review over xxx

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Reply #2 - Jan 3^rd, 2010 at 8:43pm

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Autobiographies are usually good fun - think my favourite is Felicity Kendal's one, really interesting.
I love Elinor Brent-Dyer, Mary Higgins Clark, Barbara Erskine, Karin Slaughter, Brontes, Dickens, LM Alcott, Maeve Binchy and so many others

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Reply #3 - Jan 7^th, 2010 at 12:40pm

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Two of my favourite books of all time that never fail to make me laugh are by a little know writer called Joyce Fussey. Cows in the Corn and Milk my Ewes and Weep.

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Reply #4 - Jan 7^th, 2010 at 12:51pm

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The last one I read was "The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia De Luce Mystery 1)" by Alan Bradley
and the biography of Alan Rickman.

age is just a mind of a matter
if you don't mind
it doesn't matter

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Reply #5 - Jan 8^th, 2010 at 9:21pm

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A favourite read is Cold Comfort Farm - why do tv programmes never do books justice?!

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Reply #6 - Jan 9^th, 2010 at 12:21am

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my favorite author is John steinbeck I have read 11 and I loved them all but I will just warn you if you read Of Mice and Men by john steinbeck it is very sad,and shocking.

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Reply #7 - Jan 12^th, 2010 at 3:08am

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Love some James Michener--Poland is my fave. Also love Mexico. He does tend to go back in history before dirt--but I enjoy his story telling.

Have read Of Mice and Men and also seen an opera version--agree with you Sandra--I find it a little disturbing!

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Reply #8 - Jan 12^th, 2010 at 4:25am

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I read Sweetness at the bottom of the pie over Christmas - a good read. A Fine Balance is one of my all time favourites.

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Reply #9 - Jan 16^th, 2010 at 5:32pm

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What is your opinion about Kazimierz Wierzynski, Franz Werfel, Alexander Marai or Walter Scott?

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Reply #10 - Jan 22^nd, 2010 at 3:17pm

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I really like Paulo Coelho, have read all his books. But there's so many good author! All the classics of course, and I like James Rollins, Dan Brown and Raymond Khoury too. And Toni Morrison, James Baldwin and Nadine Gordimer.

My mother is a librarian so there were always great books around when i grew up. But many kids today have never read a book, isn't that scary?? I've learned so much from reading!

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Reply #11 - Jan 22^nd, 2010 at 3:23pm

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I know what you mean Gemini- a girl I work with has never been seen with anything more than Heat magazine! She has no idea what she's missing out on Wink