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Diogenes
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Far From The Madding Crowd is also superb and not at all sad, apart from the sheep. I think Hardy might just be my favourite writer, certainly of the classics.
Diogenes
Diogenes
Jan 2017
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P..S. The books I bought yesterday were Brian Bilston's collection of poems You Caught The Last Bus Home, and Christie Malry's Own Double Entry by b. s. Johnson.

Bilston is the guy who wrote that refugees poem I posted the other day. Here is the title poem.

you took
the last bus home

i still don’t know
how you got it through the door

but you’re always doing amazing stuff

like the time
when you caught that train
GregP
GregP
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Nice :)
Badger
Badger
Jan 2017
10:02am, 10 Jan 2017
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Badger
I must buy one of Bilston's books. I've been following him on Twitter for a while - good stuff.
Sharkie
Sharkie
Jan 2017
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I've read the first three Dublin Murder Squad books, Little N. She overwrites a bit in the first two ('yes, that's all very lyrical, you can do lyrical' I want to say) but they ARE a cut above. Sort of intoxicating....
Chrisull
Chrisull
Jan 2017
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I'm on the 4th currently (Broken Harbour), I hear a rumour the 5th is the best - with Antoinette Conway being the most compelling character yet (the sidekick in 5, and the main one in 6?).

The protagonist of 4 was a real dick in 3, but his only family problems are bubbling to the surface now making him more intriguing.
Sharkie
Sharkie
Jan 2017
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Chris - I have the 4th lined up after Tenant of Wildfell re-read. I admit to loving her minor to major trick through the books. I don't want to give stuff away!
Bintmcskint
Bintmcskint
Jan 2017
12:20pm, 10 Jan 2017
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Great poem :)
Little Nemo
Little Nemo
Jan 2017
12:24pm, 10 Jan 2017
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Little Nemo
Good to know the rest of the series are worth reading, I love having a whole series of books to look forward to :-)
Diogenes
Diogenes
Jan 2017
12:25pm, 10 Jan 2017
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I will finish Nod on the way home today. I think the thing I like best about it is that it has taken so title time to read.

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