I think it's a good sign that we remember those books from years (or in my case decades) ago. This highlights the need for good children's books as I think they encourage us to start on a journey tha… (View Post)

Rather than derail the 'fantasy books' thread I thought I'd start a new one as I've often wondered how much our early reading influences our lives and leads us towards other, similar books. For insta… (View Post)

Blimey, this thread has taken me a long time to read and given me even more books to put on the dreaded "to read" list! LotR has to be my favourite given that when I first read it at about … (View Post)

The right kiss, at the right time, with the right person.......can say more than a thousand words. (View Post)

Baeloth. He has a wicked, dry sense of humour and provokes interesting reactions (the only problem is that you don't meet him until level 4 or 5). (View Post)