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My sister is looking for a film she saw years ago based on a true story. She cant remember who was in it or the title but the story is about a couple of children suffering from an allergy to the sun. The whole family move to a small American town where the inhabitants turn the place round for the children. They start to live their lives at night and sleep through the day so the children can live some semblance of a normal life.

I know that's not much to go on but pop your thinking caps on.

By the way it isn't The Others with Nicole Kidman]]>
My sister is looking for a film she saw years ago based on a true story. She cant remember who was in it or the title but the story is about a couple of children suffering from an allergy to the sun. The whole family move to a small American town where the inhabitants turn the place round for the children. They start to live their lives at night and sleep through the day so the children can live some semblance of a normal life.

I know that's not much to go on but pop your thinking caps on.

By the way it isn't The Others with Nicole Kidman]]> http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1052 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:42:37 +0000 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1052
Dead tomorrow is the fifth book in the Roy Grace series. I wasn't really looking forward to reading it with it being the fifth in the series but straight away the story had me hooked, it was fast and pacy, leaving a little teaser at the end of chapters so you had to carry on reading just to find out what happened next.I found the subject of human organ trafficking very interesting, something I've never read about before. It also touches upon Grace's private life which makes the character seem more real rather than just a detective.Thrilling, plenty of suspense, edge of the seat reading are just a few ways I'd use to describe this book. One I'd definately recommend and one which I feel like you could dive in at any point in the series and not start at the beginning like some series.]]>
Dead tomorrow is the fifth book in the Roy Grace series. I wasn't really looking forward to reading it with it being the fifth in the series but straight away the story had me hooked, it was fast and pacy, leaving a little teaser at the end of chapters so you had to carry on reading just to find out what happened next.I found the subject of human organ trafficking very interesting, something I've never read about before. It also touches upon Grace's private life which makes the character seem more real rather than just a detective.Thrilling, plenty of suspense, edge of the seat reading are just a few ways I'd use to describe this book. One I'd definately recommend and one which I feel like you could dive in at any point in the series and not start at the beginning like some series.]]> http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1051 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:02:45 +0000 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1051
Has anyone ever used this site? If so what do you think of it? Do you think it is a better idea than readitswapit or not? I cannot make my mind up about it.]]>
Has anyone ever used this site? If so what do you think of it? Do you think it is a better idea than readitswapit or not? I cannot make my mind up about it.]]> http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1050 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:30:14 +0000 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1050
It has gone missing over the years and would love to find this book or something similar.]]>
It has gone missing over the years and would love to find this book or something similar.]]> http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1049 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:29:42 +0000 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1049 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1048 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:27:17 +0000 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1048
Jasper Fforde is one of those authors I have heard of but have never taken any notice of. The woman doing the book reviews described the genre as fantasy.

I do not like Harry Potter, Lord of the rings so I am wondering if it is worth me giving Jasper Ffforde a try?

Does anyone know this author well? (as in read his books).]]>
Jasper Fforde is one of those authors I have heard of but have never taken any notice of. The woman doing the book reviews described the genre as fantasy.

I do not like Harry Potter, Lord of the rings so I am wondering if it is worth me giving Jasper Ffforde a try?

Does anyone know this author well? (as in read his books).]]> http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1047 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:28:19 +0000 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1047 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1046 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:30:02 +0000 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1046
A Fair Cop.

Synopsis.

A Fair Cop is the true story of a Leeds police officer attacked and injured on an August night in 1997. Two years later he found himself defending a charge of common assault against the person who attacked him at Leeds Crown Court.

He was astonishingly found guilty and received a four month prison sentence. The book gives graphic accounts of life behind bars for a policeman in one of England's hardest prisons as one by one the inmates turn on him.

The idea to write the book came to Michael whilst inside after he had been subjected to his first knife attack just days after his arrival on the hospital wing in September 1999. He wrote the book using diary notes he made on toilet paper and old envelopes.

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I have a bit of a bias towards this book, as i am a police officer, and i also worked for West Yorkshire Police from 1994 until 2001, when i transferred eventually to Northumbria Police. I too was also subject to a malicious fabrication against me which meant i too had to stand in a crown court dock defending myself against a totally made up story against me, i too had a father in the job who was in shock at how i was being treated, so a closer image of my own life i could not ask for.

I read this book (found it in tesco for £5) out of curiosity i generally avoid all books about police etc, as i usually always find something wrong about things said or did in the books and i usually have had enough of work when i leave and get home, but this book reached out to me personally. And is for me a depiction of what would have happened should i have been found guilty instead of being cleared by a group of my peers.

It was very upsetting account and is very in depth with the feelings of Michael Bunting completely honest and on show, he described in heart wrenching details his first few days in prison at Armley and through his incarceration. I would urge anyone who believes we have a system of justice which is envied throughout the world, to read this and see if they feel the same. I personally feel this book will give you a view offered only normally to officers who are fighting continuously to understand it and most of the time be thwarted by it.

If the book club nominations are still open i would suggest this would open a very good clear debate on the state of our country as it stands now where you only have to cry out as a victim and the good people with most to lose usually fall further than most. Whether you like Police officers or not, i would implore you to leave any prejudices at the door and see what this lad went through, i was so enthralled by it i finished it in 2 days, i could not put it down, it made me weep (sorry but sometimes we do have a heart) and smile and ultimately realise what could have been.

If anyone wishes to discuss things from it, i am quite hardened to it, so i am open and honest to anything.]]>
A Fair Cop.

Synopsis.

A Fair Cop is the true story of a Leeds police officer attacked and injured on an August night in 1997. Two years later he found himself defending a charge of common assault against the person who attacked him at Leeds Crown Court.

He was astonishingly found guilty and received a four month prison sentence. The book gives graphic accounts of life behind bars for a policeman in one of England's hardest prisons as one by one the inmates turn on him.

The idea to write the book came to Michael whilst inside after he had been subjected to his first knife attack just days after his arrival on the hospital wing in September 1999. He wrote the book using diary notes he made on toilet paper and old envelopes.

--------------------

I have a bit of a bias towards this book, as i am a police officer, and i also worked for West Yorkshire Police from 1994 until 2001, when i transferred eventually to Northumbria Police. I too was also subject to a malicious fabrication against me which meant i too had to stand in a crown court dock defending myself against a totally made up story against me, i too had a father in the job who was in shock at how i was being treated, so a closer image of my own life i could not ask for.

I read this book (found it in tesco for £5) out of curiosity i generally avoid all books about police etc, as i usually always find something wrong about things said or did in the books and i usually have had enough of work when i leave and get home, but this book reached out to me personally. And is for me a depiction of what would have happened should i have been found guilty instead of being cleared by a group of my peers.

It was very upsetting account and is very in depth with the feelings of Michael Bunting completely honest and on show, he described in heart wrenching details his first few days in prison at Armley and through his incarceration. I would urge anyone who believes we have a system of justice which is envied throughout the world, to read this and see if they feel the same. I personally feel this book will give you a view offered only normally to officers who are fighting continuously to understand it and most of the time be thwarted by it.

If the book club nominations are still open i would suggest this would open a very good clear debate on the state of our country as it stands now where you only have to cry out as a victim and the good people with most to lose usually fall further than most. Whether you like Police officers or not, i would implore you to leave any prejudices at the door and see what this lad went through, i was so enthralled by it i finished it in 2 days, i could not put it down, it made me weep (sorry but sometimes we do have a heart) and smile and ultimately realise what could have been.

If anyone wishes to discuss things from it, i am quite hardened to it, so i am open and honest to anything.]]> http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1044 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:41:21 +0000 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1044
What to say? I like to read horror the most, I guess, but am also very partial to good literature and popular science (mostly anthropology and psychology). Right now, I'm reading Collapse by Jared Diamond. Other than that, I'm a published writer of a few horror stories and I live together with my girlfriend and our cat.]]>
What to say? I like to read horror the most, I guess, but am also very partial to good literature and popular science (mostly anthropology and psychology). Right now, I'm reading Collapse by Jared Diamond. Other than that, I'm a published writer of a few horror stories and I live together with my girlfriend and our cat.]]> http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1043 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:43:07 +0000 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1043
i have wanted to watch the rebooted Battlestar galactica for a while (i know its finished now), but came across this the other day which is the story of the development of the cyclons and how it came to be in Battlestar Galactica.... I was unsure after the pilot, but i have stuck with it and i am really enjoying it so far.]]>
i have wanted to watch the rebooted Battlestar galactica for a while (i know its finished now), but came across this the other day which is the story of the development of the cyclons and how it came to be in Battlestar Galactica.... I was unsure after the pilot, but i have stuck with it and i am really enjoying it so far.]]> http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1042 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:47:31 +0000 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1042
I read a book some years ago but cannot remember the title.

The story is of a yachtsman who was run down by a large ship killing his wife. He vowed to find and sink the ship in revenge.

Can anyone supply the book's title or possible authors?]]>
I read a book some years ago but cannot remember the title.

The story is of a yachtsman who was run down by a large ship killing his wife. He vowed to find and sink the ship in revenge.

Can anyone supply the book's title or possible authors?]]> http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1041 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:03:39 +0000 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1041 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1040 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:51:17 +0000 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1040 If i Never by Gary William Murning for the next read for the reading circle.]]> If i Never by Gary William Murning for the next read for the reading circle.]]> http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1039 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:49:44 +0000 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1039
Perhaps a Trusted grown up could take over?? ]]>
Perhaps a Trusted grown up could take over?? ]]> http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1038 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:33:16 +0000 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1038
Short Review
If Clerks were about cops.

Long Review
The slice of life plot introduces the cops. Aging surfers Flotsam and Jetsam, Fausto Gamboa whose partnered with new mother Budgie Polk; Hollywood Nate, who moonlights security for film crews and dreams of being a film star and the Ukrainian-born detective Viktor Chernenko. In charge the station is The Oracle, a 46 year police veteran.

The book mixes humour, a bike riding flasher dressed as Darth Vader and the horrible a police report of a armed man, when the police show up he points a gun at them, after the body is taken away they find out the gun was a toy and he wanted to kill himself.

I only picked up this on whim, not my usual read but I really enjoyed it. You can that he used to police the same area. I’ll be looking for more of his books.]]>
Short Review
If Clerks were about cops.

Long Review
The slice of life plot introduces the cops. Aging surfers Flotsam and Jetsam, Fausto Gamboa whose partnered with new mother Budgie Polk; Hollywood Nate, who moonlights security for film crews and dreams of being a film star and the Ukrainian-born detective Viktor Chernenko. In charge the station is The Oracle, a 46 year police veteran.

The book mixes humour, a bike riding flasher dressed as Darth Vader and the horrible a police report of a armed man, when the police show up he points a gun at them, after the body is taken away they find out the gun was a toy and he wanted to kill himself.

I only picked up this on whim, not my usual read but I really enjoyed it. You can that he used to police the same area. I’ll be looking for more of his books.]]> http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1037 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:33:46 +0000 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1037
This is also a set of three books so I am praying I get into it soon.]]>
This is also a set of three books so I am praying I get into it soon.]]> http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1036 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:04:38 +0000 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1036 My brother suggested that we only buy for the children.

My mum thinks it is a wonderful idea. I was not asked really I was told this is what is going to happen from now on. She realised I was not happy. She just said that everyone else has agreed to it and it will save me money too.

I know it makes sense and that it saves everyone money but it has annoyed me because he has said it, it is now the way it is going to be. My dads birthday is on Tuesday.

I think that birthdays are special and we should make a fuss, especially as we do not live near each other anymore. My husband says that I should just ignore it and do what I want. But obviously if I do send money or a present they are going to feel obliged to buy back. Surely it is up to me whether I send presents or not!!!

Just needed to vent because it has annoyed me. ]]> My brother suggested that we only buy for the children.

My mum thinks it is a wonderful idea. I was not asked really I was told this is what is going to happen from now on. She realised I was not happy. She just said that everyone else has agreed to it and it will save me money too.

I know it makes sense and that it saves everyone money but it has annoyed me because he has said it, it is now the way it is going to be. My dads birthday is on Tuesday.

I think that birthdays are special and we should make a fuss, especially as we do not live near each other anymore. My husband says that I should just ignore it and do what I want. But obviously if I do send money or a present they are going to feel obliged to buy back. Surely it is up to me whether I send presents or not!!!

Just needed to vent because it has annoyed me. ]]> http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1035 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:18:48 +0000 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1035
I've also just discovered Robertson Davies's Cornish Trilogy, which is also rather involving. Thoroughly enjoying it so far.

Will try to drop by more regularly. Missing the book conversations and good company!]]>
I've also just discovered Robertson Davies's Cornish Trilogy, which is also rather involving. Thoroughly enjoying it so far.

Will try to drop by more regularly. Missing the book conversations and good company!]]> http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1034 Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:39:04 +0000 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1034
This book is less a novel, and more a series of vaguely interlinked stories about how the world reacts to God’s death. Certain parts tell what life was like after the initial hysteria following the news died down, but all of the tales tell a story of how ordinary lives were affected.

The writing is imaginative, and the stories which unfold in this tale are disturbing, satirical, ironic and at times very amusing. The author seems to shine a light on human flaws and strengths and shows the sort of behaviour that people will display in times of terror and uncertainty.

The book flowed easily, and although the stories within it are only loosely linked, it never felt disjointed – I realised that I was reading big chunks in almost no time at all.

I would definitely recommend this book, especially to fans of dystopian fiction.]]>
This book is less a novel, and more a series of vaguely interlinked stories about how the world reacts to God’s death. Certain parts tell what life was like after the initial hysteria following the news died down, but all of the tales tell a story of how ordinary lives were affected.

The writing is imaginative, and the stories which unfold in this tale are disturbing, satirical, ironic and at times very amusing. The author seems to shine a light on human flaws and strengths and shows the sort of behaviour that people will display in times of terror and uncertainty.

The book flowed easily, and although the stories within it are only loosely linked, it never felt disjointed – I realised that I was reading big chunks in almost no time at all.

I would definitely recommend this book, especially to fans of dystopian fiction.]]> http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1033 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:55:56 +0000 http://www.bookreaders-forum.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=1033