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Can
you never resist a rummage at the second-hand book stall?
Always picking up paperbacks in the bargain bin at supermarkets?
Or are you oft to be found shopping online to make sure you've
read the top ten bestsellers?
This could be just the place for you then!
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Step
into the BBC Lancashire's Literati Lounge, a chilled out space to
hang out and wax lyrical about your passion for reading.
Whether you're barmy about biographies, get your kicks from thrillers
or it's fantasy fiction that floats your boat, share it here with
your fellow literatistas (can you tell we're making these words
up as we go along?!)
It's easy peasy, just fill in the form below and
we'll do the rest...
| Kevin
Taylor from Horwich |
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 Favourite
book?
Any of Clive Cussler stories
Any books changed your life?
Stories from the Bible
Last book that made you laugh out loud?
The Defence Diaries of W. Morgan Petty
Last book you couldn't finish?
Les Miserables, difficult to get into never mind finish it.
Favourite book from your childhood?
Wind in the Willows
Most shocking book you've ever read?
I'm shock proof!
Which fictional character would you like to be?
Dirk Pitt from the Clive Cussler novels
| Steve
Glover from Accrington |
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Favourite
book?
The amazing (and amazingly large) A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
which is fantastically well written, also very considerately as
chapters are very short. I was bought this for a present and read
a bit before setting off on a cycling tour. As it was about 5 inches
thick I used to cut off the pages I had read so that it became increasingly
easy to read in bed and less of a burden on the bike. A fantastic
author. Has he burnt himself out with that monster tome?
Any books changed your life?
All of them to some extent although it's the fact that you live
in someone else's skin for a while which stops you needing to change!
Last book that made you laugh out loud?
William and the Evacuees by Richmal Crompton. It was written during
the war and transmits a fantastic feel for the period along with
lots of laughs. William of course wasn't originally written for
children.
Last book you couldn't finish?
Can't remember the last book I couldn't finish but it was undoubtedly
some beautifully covered Booker Prize nominee or more likely winner.
Favourite book from your childhood?
It was a huge collection of Richard Scarry stories; the images entranced
me and then it disappeared and I really missed it. None of the classics
which I later read to my own kids, but all Enid Blyton, Bunter and
Biggles.
Most shocking book you've ever read?
Book on the "facts of life" from the library when
my mum refuse to divulge them to me. Oh my God! I thought children
were conceived through eye contact and so was this a shock!
Which fictional character would you like to be?
Jeeves from the PG Wodehouse books as he gets to have a fantastic
time staying at posh country houses, eating the fat of the land,
going abroad at Bertie's expense-at the same time as being able
to laugh up his sleeve at the vacuous upper class twits who surround
him.
| Andrew
Bush from Melling |
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Favourite
book?
Gerard Woodward - I'll go to bed at noon.
Any books changed your life?
About Grace, We need to talk about Kevin, Time Travellers Wife,
Electric Micaelangelo, Curious Incident, Blind Assasin. These are
some of the best books I've read in the last twelve months, they
have given me something to focus on while I have been ill.
Last
book that made you laugh out loud?
Lionel Schriver, We need to talk about Kevin. I must be a Sicko
given that its about school shootings. Stuart Mclean's Home from the
Vinyl Cafe is a more conventional hoot.
Last book you couldn't finish?
The American Boy by Andrew Taylor, if the early Victorian middle classes
really spoke like that we should have had a revolution.
I've just managed to flog it on Amazon, yippee!
Favourite
book from your childhood?
Beano Book 1967.
Most shocking book you've ever read?
Helga Schneider,Let me go.There is a constant media overload about
the holocaust but this is different,it is taken from the Nazi perspective,I
don't know which is more shocking,the treatment of prisoners or the
way the woman dumps her family.
Which fictional character would you like to be?
Shrek.
| Ketlan
Ossowski from Lancaster |
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Favourite
book?
Life, A User's Manual by Georges Perec. Beautifully written with a
classic and vicious twist.
Any books changed your life?
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. Comforting, frightening, tragic
but ultimately life-enhancing.
Last
book that made you laugh out loud?
The Enderby trilogy by Anthony Burgess. Brilliantly done and
a classic (though mostly appalling) character.
Last book you couldn't finish?
E. M. Forster's 'Where Angels Fear to Tread'. Ghastly and deeply depressing.
Put me off Forster for life. Oh, and anything by Victor Hugo.
Favourite book from your childhood?
Any of the William books by Richmal Compton, or Lord of the Rings.
Most shocking book you've ever read?
American Tabloid by James Ellroy. An excellent book but reading
it is like being hit in the head repeatedly. Powerful and excruciatingly
vivid stuff for those who remember the pre-Kennedy assassination era.
Which fictional character would you like to be?
The writer,
Kenneth Toomey, from Earthly Powers (also by Anthony Burgess).
| Margaret
Hilton from Blackburn |
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Favourite
book?
No favourite book many authors Ken Follett, Frederick Forsyth, Lesley
Pearce.
Any books changed your life?
Truefully no.
Last
book that made you laugh out loud?
Licence to live - Margaret Grimshaw's autobiography.
Last book you couldn't finish?
Wild Swan - by Jung Chang.
Favourite book from your childhood?
A Peep Behind The Scenes - by L M Alcott.
Most shocking book you've ever read?
The first book by Martina Cole, although I enjoy them now.
Which fictional character would you like to be?
Any hero in one of Ken Follett's books. Preferably a Spy.
| Anita
from Accrington |
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Favourite
book?
The most addictive book I have read recently is The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown.
Any books changed your life?
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Makes you think.
Last
book that made you laugh out loud?
Ozzy Unauthorised by Sue Crawford. Brilliant biography with
some amusing tour stories.
Last book you couldn't finish?
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown. Rather gory!
Favourite book from your childhood?
I used to really enjoy Enid Blytons.
Most shocking book you've ever read?
The Marilyn Manson biography, I can't remember who wrote it,
but it wasn't pleasant.
Which fictional character would you like to be?
Gandalf from the Lord of the Rings.
| Karen
from Clayton le Woods |
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Favourite
book?
The Green Mile by Stephen King, made me cry lots but still read it
about 5 times!
Any books changed your life?
When I first read The BFG and stayed awake late into the night reading..it
made me into the bookworm I am today!
Last
book that made you laugh out loud?
Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince..are you getting the
idea that I am big kid at heart!
Last book you couldn't finish?
I keep picking up 5 people you meet in heaven but not making it past
chapter 4.
Favourite book from your childhood?
The BFG...I loved that book and I wanted to be Sophie.
Most shocking book you've ever read?
A Child Called It by Dave Pelzter. I couldnt believe that someone
could be so cruel to a child.
Which fictional character would you like to be?
Miss Dashwood in Sense & Sensibility.
| Vicky
from Preston |
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Favourite
book?
Harry Potter and the HBP.
Any books changed your life?
The Outsider.
Last
book that made you laugh out loud?
The ultimate book of truths.
Last book you couldn't finish?
Terry Pratchett's Guards Guards Guards.
Favourite book from your childhood?
The little wooden horse.
Most
shocking book you've ever read?
Wilt by Tom Sharpe.
Which fictional character would you like to be?
Dr Scarpetta from Patricia Cornwell's series.
| Anne
from Rawtenstall |
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Favourite
book?
Loads, I tend to have favourite authors. Robert Goddard has some really
imaginative (twisted?) plots, I also like Libby Purves & Joanne
Harris at the moment.
Any books changed your life?
The Bible - start with the book of Romans or John's gospel.
Last
book that made you laugh out loud?
Bill Bryson's "Big Country" the section on cricket!
Last book you couldn't finish?
"Lord of the Rings" even after several attempts.
Favourite book from your childhood?
Famous 5's, "The little princess", "Black Beauty",
the list goes on...
Most
shocking book you've ever read?
Maybe "The diary of Anne Frank" with the observations
of life under Nazi occupation.
Which fictional character would you like to be?
Charlie in the chocolate factory!
| Katie
from Leyland |
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Favourite
book?
The Snow Spider Trilogy. I loved the stories and first read it as
my family moved to Wales so I took the legends very seriously.
Any books changed your life?
Through a Glass Darkly, by Jostein Gaarder. I read this when I was
a teenager and it prompted me to Sophie's World which lead me to study
philosophy.
Last
book that made you laugh out loud?
Journey to the South, by Annie Hawes. She writes about her life
as an Englishwoman in Northern Italy and fondly observes her adopted
but totally alien community. Also, Harry Potter 6, I've just finished
reading it and it does have some cringesomly funny scenes.
Last book you couldn't finish?
Bonfire of the Vanities. Actually I could barely start this book,
let alone finish it. I'm having another go this summer.
Favourite book from your childhood?
It's hard to choose. It's possibly a tie between Angelina Ballerina
and any Famous Five book.
Most
shocking book you've ever read?
The books that shock me most tend to be true stories and biographies.
Which fictional character would you like to be?
Anyone who got to time-travel.
| Amina
from Preston |
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Favourite
book?
Tess of the D'Urbervilles.
Any books changed your life?
The Quran.
Last
book that made you laugh out loud?
'Me Talk Pretty One Day'. It's very funny.
Last book you couldn't finish?
'Me Talk Pretty One Day'. Funny, but not enough push factor to make
me finish it.
Favourite book from your childhood?
I
loved the Roald Dahl books. They were so imaginative.
Most
shocking book you've ever read?
Hmm. I haven't been shocked yet.
Which fictional character would you like to be?
It hasn't been written yet. I'm waiting...
| Hannah
from Up Holland |
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Favourite
book?
I have so many! Harry Potter springs to mind because I'm anxiously
awaiting the new book.
Any books changed your life?
Bill Bryson's various travel books have influenced my holiday plans.
Last
book that made you laugh out loud?
Vernon God Little is quite funny in places
Last book you couldn't finish?
War and Peace - But only because I haven't had enough time yet.
Favourite book from your childhood?
Enid Blyton - Famous Five and Secret Seven books.
Most
shocking book you've ever read?
The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold is about a little girl who is
raped and murdered.
Which fictional character would you like to be?
Miss Marple!
| Emma
from Darwen |
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Favourite
book?
It's a bit sad to admit but I do like Harry Potter, you just get dragged
into the story. In fact I have to buy two so I don't have to fight
over them with the kids.
Any books changed your life?
My Next directory.
Last
book that made you laugh out loud?
I've been reading one of my ten year old son's books - Neville
the Devil by Michael Lawrence. The author was describing an embarrassing
mum and it sounded very much like me... also Join Me by Danny Wallace
about a man who started a cult by accident, it's not as rubbish
as it sounds it IS very funny.
Last book you couldn't finish?
Wuthering Heights, hated it, found it totally depressing. I like
to read for fun.
Favourite book from your childhood?
Anything by Enid Blyton.
Most
shocking book you've ever read?
Some rude bits from a Jackie Collins book can make your eyes
water.
Which fictional character would you like to be?
Elizabeth Bennett from Pride and Prejudice - I'm a bit soft.
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So
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