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  • suzygirl
    suzygirl Member Posts: 2,005
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Toni, I have just downloaded a handful of free books to my kindle. I love my kindle, it has made reading so much more enjoyable, if that is possible! :D
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,398
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    suzygirl wrote:
    Lindalegs, I have recently read that book by Barbara Erskine, I really enjoyed it. I have read a few of her books.

    Me too, The Warrior Princess was good and more scary than River of Destiny .......it depends on how much you want to be scared sometimes. :shock: :D

    Luv,
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,089
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Just finishing little Girl Lost by Brian McGilloway

    Enjoyed it - a nice kindle cheapie :wink:

    love

    Toni xxx
  • bubbadog
    bubbadog Member Posts: 5,544
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hoping to start Gone Girl today after catching up with everything I need to do first! It's crazy how much backs up after a couple of days not doing anything!!! :shock:
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,089
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    bubbadog wrote:
    Hoping to start Gone Girl today after catching up with everything I need to do first! It's crazy how much backs up after a couple of days not doing anything!!! :shock:


    Started it today and l have to say so far so good

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    love

    Toni xxx
  • bubbadog
    bubbadog Member Posts: 5,544
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    frogmorton wrote:
    bubbadog wrote:
    Hoping to start Gone Girl today after catching up with everything I need to do first! It's crazy how much backs up after a couple of days not doing anything!!! :shock:


    Started it today and l have to say so far so good

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    love

    Toni xxx

    Glad your enjoying it Toni, hope everyone else who are reading it are enjoying it to. :)
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,089
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    It's really rather good Amanda.....

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  • suzygirl
    suzygirl Member Posts: 2,005
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I have seen this book mentioned elsewhere as a good read. Am going to start it tomorrow. Would start it tonight, but about to watch The Apprentice and laugh at the welsh lads eyebrows :lol::lol::lol:
  • kathbee
    kathbee Member Posts: 934
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    lindalegs wrote:
    I don't know if it's been mentioned before but I discovered another thing which my Kindle does .........................it can read any book aloud to me!! That means if my hands are particularly rubbish, I feel ill or I'm doing the washing up/ironing/other chore I can let it read to me.

    Only just seen this Linda, so I tried it on my Kindle HD and it works, how good is that?
    Thanks
    Kath x
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,398
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    kathbee wrote:
    lindalegs wrote:
    I don't know if it's been mentioned before but I discovered another thing which my Kindle does .........................it can read any book aloud to me!! That means if my hands are particularly rubbish, I feel ill or I'm doing the washing up/ironing/other chore I can let it read to me.

    Only just seen this Linda, so I tried it on my Kindle HD and it works, how good is that?
    Thanks
    Kath x

    I think it's a brilliant option although it did take a little while to get used to having Stephen Hawkins reading to me! :wink:

    Glad I've helped someone else though Kath :D

    I'm reading book of the month and I think ...................... I'll tell you at the end of the month :lol:

    Luv,
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • bubbadog
    bubbadog Member Posts: 5,544
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    kathbee wrote:
    lindalegs wrote:
    I don't know if it's been mentioned before but I discovered another thing which my Kindle does .........................it can read any book aloud to me!! That means if my hands are particularly rubbish, I feel ill or I'm doing the washing up/ironing/other chore I can let it read to me.

    Only just seen this Linda, so I tried it on my Kindle HD and it works, how good is that?
    Thanks
    Kath x

    Sorry to sound dim but does the original kindle do this? If so how do you set this up? :oops:
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,398
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    bubbadog wrote:
    kathbee wrote:
    lindalegs wrote:
    I don't know if it's been mentioned before but I discovered another thing which my Kindle does .........................it can read any book aloud to me!! That means if my hands are particularly rubbish, I feel ill or I'm doing the washing up/ironing/other chore I can let it read to me.

    Only just seen this Linda, so I tried it on my Kindle HD and it works, how good is that?
    Thanks
    Kath x

    Sorry to sound dim but does the original kindle do this? If so how do you set this up? :oops:

    I think they should all do it as mine's quite an old one.

    If you open a book then go into menu and when the drop down list appears there will be an option on it of 'Turn on Text-to-Speech'. Scroll to it or tap it (depending on which Kindle you have) and there you go.

    Hope it works on your Bubba.

    Luv,
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,089
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I use it Amanda - it's not brilliant - has no ability to emphasise words and as Legs say it's very 'Tinny', but it has it's uses doesn't it?

    e.g in the bath :wink:

    love

    Toni xx
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,398
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    ...............or whilst doing the ironing a030.gif

    Luv,
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • bubbadog
    bubbadog Member Posts: 5,544
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Checked my Kindle and it doesn't have speech text on it :( Never mind it must be a stone age addition! I should have known my OH did buy it for me!! :lol:

    I'm enjoying Gone Girl it is a real page turner and you can't put it down. Hope everyone else is enjoying it!
  • frogmella
    frogmella Member Posts: 1,111
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I have just finished Come to the Edge by Joanna Kavenna
    It is a book I just picked up from the library but as I just went to record it in my journal I found that I had written it down in the books i want to read section - how odd! And the next book I have to read that I also just picked up is also one I have noted down! Weird!
    Anyway. It is a funny story really. The narrator, whose name we never learn, is a youngish woman who answers an advert in the paper to be a live in help to a widow. The widow turns out to live in a house in the southern lakes with no electricity (national grid are evil), water from the well, all home grown food etc. To be honest I quite fancy that life myself! Anyway, the widow - Cassandra - hates the second home people who essentially never stay in their second homes and she hatches a "resettlement" plan for the old folk in the village.
    I enjoyed it as a different sort of book. Silly but made me think too. So I award ****
  • fowls48
    fowls48 Member Posts: 1,357
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I am Reading A Game Of Thrones , Really enjoying it , i am trying to keep up with the series as it jumps from one character to another :? i am getting ther .Wished Mr F would keep quiet when the programme is on :x
  • suzygirl
    suzygirl Member Posts: 2,005
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I am really enjoying Gone Girl :D
  • frogmella
    frogmella Member Posts: 1,111
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Game of thrones is good. It will take over your life! :lol:

    I will be interested to hear if you are all as disappointed with the ending to Gone girl as I was. Until the last bit I thought it was brill.

    Just picked up The Forgotten Garden, last month's BOTM. Will go and start it now!
  • fowls48
    fowls48 Member Posts: 1,357
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    How Sad am i .My friend is dragging me off to the sci fi convention Earls court , i am only going as peter dinkerlidge will be there :oops: :lol:

    This gone girl book looks interesting i will have to pick it up .
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,398
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    frogmella wrote:
    I will be interested to hear if you are all as disappointed with the ending to Gone girl as I was. Until the last bit I thought it was brill.

    I finished Gone Girl today and think with that ending the author's planning book two :wink:

    I'll post my review at the end of the month.

    Luv
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • frogmella
    frogmella Member Posts: 1,111
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Aha, Legs! Maybe!

    BTW I have already read nearly 100 pages of the Forgotten Garden. Enjoying it so far!
  • lindalegs
    lindalegs Member Posts: 5,398
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    frogmella wrote:
    Aha, Legs! Maybe!

    BTW I have already read nearly 100 pages of the Forgotten Garden. Enjoying it so far!
    Good :D I don't think you'll be disappointed.

    Love,
    Love, Legs x
    'Make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing'
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,089
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    lindalegs wrote:
    frogmella wrote:
    I will be interested to hear if you are all as disappointed with the ending to Gone girl as I was. Until the last bit I thought it was brill.

    I finished Gone Girl today and think with that ending the author's planning book two :wink:

    I'll post my review at the end of the month.

    Luv


    aha........ :wink:

    Good to see everyone Fowls back too :)
  • fowls48
    fowls48 Member Posts: 1,357
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hey Toni


    Its Good to be back , i,m still trying to get motivated :lol: i think i need oiling :lol:

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