Books for Roisin and Yorkiegirl to read!

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Thought about this thread while wrapping xmas presents today and realising that I had bought some for ds because I wanted to read them
will let him read them first! (perhaps)

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Hi! I'm enjoying CI too - I cried last night at one bit; don't want to say which bit here in case you haven't got there yet! (I've just got to the part where Christopher sets off).

I have emailed you!

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I've watched Sense&Sensibility and P&P on video over the past few days ... I need to come to my senses!

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How's Curious Incident YG? I finished Lionboy: The Chase today. I haven't decided what next.

Still feeling incurably romantic, so maybe a bit of depressing/suicidal Hardy might knock some sense into me? What do you think?

No doll. I have 5. 12, 10, 6 and 10month DTs

He's only 7 ... but he's not a 'typical 7-yr-old' iyswim - sometimes I wish he were!

Do you have 4?

YG - I've not read Molly Moon. Review please when you've read it.

I quite fancy re-reading Curious Incident, but not this week.

I'll ask him when he's back in. He's off out with his mates at the moment at an alternative Nativity talent show with the youth group.

Don't worry, I didn't feel ignored, though sometimes I feel like I belong on one of the I killed the thread threads lol.

Will be interesting to look at the other book you suggested. How old is your DS?

Mars - sorry crossed posts with you - not ignoring you! How many Lemony Snickets did your ds read? I'd be interested to hear his reasons for disliking them.

I found them rather refreshing in their uniqueness (in the same - but different - way as Artemis Fowl), but they did become tedious after a while.

Not read that. One of the kids has leant me a Molly Moon book (Georgia Byng I think wrote it) Read any of those?

I did see your thread - was delighted to read it.

Btw have you read \link{http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0749748885/qid=1102862553/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_10_1/026-4812066-4508405\Jenny Nimmo: Midnight for Charlie Bone} I just asked ds1 for his two favourite books and he responded with (fairly predicably) Order of the Phoenix, but also this one. (It's part of a quintet, three of which are written already.)

My DS1 didn't like them I don't know why. I don't think he's keen to see the film either

well, I started Curious Incident this morning, so far so good.
Did you see my 'DH apologised...' thread??
Hopefully will see Lemony Snickett when I go to my parents' next weekend

I haven't managed to persuade ds1 that he wants to see it with me yet though! Dh has taken them both to see the Incredibles this afternoon, so I hope they might see a trailer to entice them.

I'm planning on going to see the Lemony Snickett film too, let me know if its any good! Haven't read any of the books, yet another title on my 'to read' pile!

YG - you're very welcome. I can't even remember exactly how I came to end up with two copies!

Feastofstevenmum - the Lemony Snicket books are quite unusal, very different from most other books for children/teenagers. I do enjoy the style. Having said that they are very 'samey' to each other, and there are loads of them now - I've read two or three, and have no desire to read any more.

I don't really know how to describe it. The children in the story are very precocious and bright, and much of the narrative is in a rather pompous and over-eloquent style, employing longer words rather than shorter at every available opportunity. But interspersing these rather quaintly with dictionary definitions, e.g.:

Klaus sighed, and relinquished - a word which here means "gave to Count Olaf even though he didn't want to" - the book on nuptial law.

DS1 refuses to read them because of the warning on the back about the lack of happy endings! I'm hoping the film might win him over, as I know he'd love the books ... being rather pompous and eccentric himself, and speaking as though he's swallowed a dictionary!!!

are those Lemony Snicket books any good?

thanks so much for Wormwood, it came this morning!
I'll be interested to read the next part of Wolf Brother series, no doubt the child I borrowed Wolf Brother from will get it and then lend it to me!
Must start Curious Incident tonight!

Yes, finished Shadowmancer: I enjoyed it more than I expected to, but am not exactly jumping up for the sequel.

Have you finished Wolf Boy yet?

I've just started Lion Boy: The Chase. After that ds1 has suggested I should read Murderous Maths and Shocking Electricity! I draw the line there - they're a great series of books - but of no interest to me.

You don't have to justify yourself!
After all, you enjoy what you're reading, I do too, so let's get on with more great reading!
Did you finish Shadowmancer?

Hmmm... Why do I read children's books? I guess a few reasons really:

1. So that I can talk to ds1 about his reading. It gives us something in common, and his friends don't tend to read very much, so he doesn't have anyone to share it with.
2. To censor his reading. His reading ability is scarily high, and he is capable of reading just about anything, but there is a large swathe of "teenage fiction" that I don't consider suitable for him at this age (7).
3. To direct his reading. There's loads of superb children's literature been written in the last 15 years, but there's also a huge amount of complete drivel. I am at heart a bit of a snob about books, and I would prefer him to read decent books rather than rubbish. Don't get me wrong, I don't refuse to let him read rubbish (if he brings it home from the school library!) but I know he is more likely to read and re-read the books we have on our shelves at home, so having read some of the work by those authors enables me to make informed decisions on what books to buy.

Sorry that was long .. Why do I have to justify myself?