Kev2012
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Sep 15, 2010 at 4:30am
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COME ON BABY. WE-as in England-have beaten the Aussies, credit to the guys they were magical! KP was out of this world, Giles batted really well, Flintoff and Hoggard yesterday, THE WHOLE BLOODY TEAM, are now heroes. What a day.
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COME ON BABY. WE-as in England-have beaten the Aussies, credit to the guys they were magical! KP was out of this world, Giles batted really well, Flintoff and Hoggard yesterday, THE WHOLE BLOODY TEAM, are now heroes. What a day.
Old Baggage and Dirty Converse
the inspiration to my latest short story, "Old Baggage and Dirty Converse"
My lovely everyday Converse trainers!
My special occasion Converse trainers!!
My lovely everyday Converse trainers!
My special occasion Converse trainers!!
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The Da Vinci Code
Greatest book i've EVER read, without any doubt. It is masterful writing, full of intellectual stimulation from start to finish. Mind boggling at times, but always unravelling every plot twist to perfection, the character Robert Langdon is my new hero, the perfect balance of wit, charm, humour and an immense intellect (well he is a Harvard professor after all!).
The book took me on an emotional journey, but at the same time gave me a new slant on religion, I’m not religious, never have been, but I’ve starting delving into the Roman Catholic religious history just from the facts (open to debate most of the time!) this book divulged to me.
Overall I have never read a book that I got so into, and I found it sad to finish, while at the same time I was thoroughly satisfied. It was simply stunning, and all this superlatives are justly deserved, I hope the film adaptation that is on the horizon is everything that it is billed to be.
I’m now getting into Robert Langdon’s preceding adventure, “Angels and Demons” which is very similar in plot-line and character portrayal as The Da Vinci Code, I’m very early on into it, but so far I’m of the impression this is a “ragged” version of the Code, however lets not go off topic and deflect from Dan Brown’s masterpiece. The Da Vinci Code is a must, even if you are religious, you will find the story telling nothing short of genius. I wholly recommend this book.
The book took me on an emotional journey, but at the same time gave me a new slant on religion, I’m not religious, never have been, but I’ve starting delving into the Roman Catholic religious history just from the facts (open to debate most of the time!) this book divulged to me.
Overall I have never read a book that I got so into, and I found it sad to finish, while at the same time I was thoroughly satisfied. It was simply stunning, and all this superlatives are justly deserved, I hope the film adaptation that is on the horizon is everything that it is billed to be.
I’m now getting into Robert Langdon’s preceding adventure, “Angels and Demons” which is very similar in plot-line and character portrayal as The Da Vinci Code, I’m very early on into it, but so far I’m of the impression this is a “ragged” version of the Code, however lets not go off topic and deflect from Dan Brown’s masterpiece. The Da Vinci Code is a must, even if you are religious, you will find the story telling nothing short of genius. I wholly recommend this book.
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Prison Book Club win Prize
A Surrey prison has won an award for its book group but inmates have been stopped from taking up the prize of a visit to Edinburgh. Second prize winners, nine women from the Isle of Islay, instead claimed the all expenses-paid trip to the Edinburgh book festival.
Their books included Patrick Suskind's Perfume, about a psychopath. They also looked at Bram Stoker's Dracula and Mark Haddon's Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, a light-hearted tale of a boy with autism. Rachel Seiffert's Booker Prize-shortlisted The Dark Room, which looks at the effects of World War II on Germany, was also among the titles studied. The group which came second is going to the Edinburgh Book Festival because obviously the prison group can't go
Award spokesman
One inmate from the High Down group, known as Jamie, said meeting Hornby for a reading session of his new book, A Long Way Down, was "incredible".
"We are delighted that the judges saw something appealing in our reading group."
Another inmate said the group was "a breath of fresh air, a monthly release when close to despair". The group also received £200 in book tokens, but will miss out on the main prize. Instead the Isle of Islay Book Group will attend a celebrity panel event and meet a Penguin author when they go to the festival.
A spokeswoman for the award said the women, from Port Ellen, were taking up the award because of the "exceptional circumstances".
"The group which came second is going to the Edinburgh Book Festival because obviously the prison group can't go."
Six groups were shortlisted for the prize, which is in its fourth year.
What can you say about this? I think it’s great news that prisons are educating inmates in this way, this is the way forward for prisons and prisoners will learn a lot from the type of books they read, and also it is, as was said, an apt release from a punishment that they no doubt rightly deserved. It’s sad that the inmates don’t get to receive their prize, but I suppose it’s fair enough – however you would have thought they would have gotten “something else” instead. Anyway this is a heart-warming story in it’s self, worthy of being put into words maybe!?
Their books included Patrick Suskind's Perfume, about a psychopath. They also looked at Bram Stoker's Dracula and Mark Haddon's Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, a light-hearted tale of a boy with autism. Rachel Seiffert's Booker Prize-shortlisted The Dark Room, which looks at the effects of World War II on Germany, was also among the titles studied. The group which came second is going to the Edinburgh Book Festival because obviously the prison group can't go
Award spokesman
One inmate from the High Down group, known as Jamie, said meeting Hornby for a reading session of his new book, A Long Way Down, was "incredible".
"We are delighted that the judges saw something appealing in our reading group."
Another inmate said the group was "a breath of fresh air, a monthly release when close to despair". The group also received £200 in book tokens, but will miss out on the main prize. Instead the Isle of Islay Book Group will attend a celebrity panel event and meet a Penguin author when they go to the festival.
A spokeswoman for the award said the women, from Port Ellen, were taking up the award because of the "exceptional circumstances".
"The group which came second is going to the Edinburgh Book Festival because obviously the prison group can't go."
Six groups were shortlisted for the prize, which is in its fourth year.
What can you say about this? I think it’s great news that prisons are educating inmates in this way, this is the way forward for prisons and prisoners will learn a lot from the type of books they read, and also it is, as was said, an apt release from a punishment that they no doubt rightly deserved. It’s sad that the inmates don’t get to receive their prize, but I suppose it’s fair enough – however you would have thought they would have gotten “something else” instead. Anyway this is a heart-warming story in it’s self, worthy of being put into words maybe!?
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Church Makes Da Vinci U-Turn
The book is the best i've read! And that is not overreacting. It is simply literacy genius from start to finish. It’s been condemned as “shameful and unfounded” by the Catholic Church who even appointed one of its top cardinals to expose the novel as a lie! But finally they have seen sense, today the Catholic Enquire Office set up a website with articles, images and prayers to stimulate interest in Catholicism again. Rather than seek to ban the Da Vinci Code (which would only add more fuel to the Code’s spreading fire) the Church is now going to use the new interest it is creating in religion as an opportunity to look at people’s spirituality and provide accurate interpretation of some of the facts “distorted” in the book.
NOT only that, but the book has moved to the next level, up beside the likes of Shakespeare for it too could soon be taught in schools (article in Times Education Supplement 29th July). It’s good to see the Catholic Church is embracing not banishing questions about it’s religion. I’m very impressed not may religions would do that, it took some time, but it seems they have seen sense.
NOT only that, but the book has moved to the next level, up beside the likes of Shakespeare for it too could soon be taught in schools (article in Times Education Supplement 29th July). It’s good to see the Catholic Church is embracing not banishing questions about it’s religion. I’m very impressed not may religions would do that, it took some time, but it seems they have seen sense.
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Hello, the names Kevin Martin and i hale from that "not so fantastic" town of Llandrindod Wells. Decided to start a writing board to help gain experience and knowledge from other writers, over time it’s progressed to one of the greatest online communities ever. I play footy and work when I’m not on the forum writing, and enjoy all three to some exstent!
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