Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who contributes to this topic. since I started following it I have read:
Uttermost Part of the Earth from the less well known books thread - thank you so much for this book - recommended it to a friend too and he loved it and my stock as an interesting reader has soared
Period Piece from same thread. loved it
Gentlemen and Players from the "what is this book about a boarding school" thread - listening to it on cd in my car and I don't mind driving any teen anywhere as a result. Spent an hour in traffic today and was happy as a clam whereas normally I'd be spitting.
Louise Penny from some other thread-listening to inspector gamache in the car for past few months and it has saved my sanity
numerous novels from the scary novel thread that I had never heard of before now
Lots of other books - can't remember them all.
I got all of these books/cds from my local library - one of the best social inventions ever, the free library.
Anyway, thanks. I am always looking for new books/new authors, especially new old authors if you know what i mean.