Yes Nannyconnie – a very interesting post which may well run for a while. I used to be a great reader, with 2 or 3 books on the go at once. But, like Bobcat, I have found that the forum seems to be taking over some of the time I used to devote to reading, especially before bed, and again, Im a bit out of the habit. So this post has encouraged me to get back to reading, and not to restrict it to a few minutes in bed, where I usually fall asleep after a few pages.

More recently however, I read “The Road Home” by Rose Tremain – my friend highly recommended but I wasn’t too sure – but I was hooked by the 1st few pages, & couldn’t put it down. One of those books you don’t want to end. At the moment I’m reading Irish “chick lit” – “3 Days in New York” by a Michelle Jackson - a reasonable read which just suits my mood at the moment. I also loved “The Return” by Victoria Hislop, & am keen to read “Winter in Madrid”, also about the Spanish Civil War.

We have all talked about the books we like – what about the books which you didn’t like? There have been a few books I just couldn’t get – no matter how hard I tried! I really struggled with “The Time Travellers Daughter” & managed to get just over half way - & gave up! And “A Thousand Splendid Suns” didn’t do it for me at all. If I don’t enjoy the 1st few chapters of a book, I don’t have the staying power to keep going.

Some other points - if you buy your books – probably mostly paperbacks – do you just add them to the already full bookshelves, or do you hand them out to friends or a charity shop? And – are there many books you do read again, or several times? The one book I love to read from time to time has to be “Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier