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Deception Point: Dan Brown

Dan Brown writes conspiracy theory geek books with just enough in them that normal people read them. Its maybe not so obvious in Da Vinci but oh my is it obvious here. Like, don't get me wrong. Iwas till gripped enough to read this in a day but it was quite loaded full of geek theories.. about Roswell and stuff. Now, he doesn't believe them BUT he still feels morally obliged to put them in.. And he is still quite rubbish at writing about relationships.. But its a good trashy novel I suppose..

The Long Loneliness: Dorothy Day

Err... I think I finished this one.. book written by the Catholic Worker Movement founder- Dorothy Day. It charts her journey from Communism to Catholicim with remarkable care.. looks at some of the most difficult times in US history and comes out all reflective and smiley. Sorry that is not a good review of what is a pretty remarkable story. Its not told in the most gripping of ways but is still a very cool one.. wonder if its easily avaiable in the UK?

At Risk: Stella Rimington

Great little thrillerette... all about terrorism but made better cos its written by teh lady who used to run MI5.. so she knows. I liked it. Good female lead, pretty decent characterisation too which is always good. Was a good one to keep me reading rather than sleeping on the train!

Go To Sleep Little Bear

Yeah.. its the end of November and the tally numbers 53.. so this counts.. Its a big read aloud book that Rach had cos she is a primary teacher... and it made me cry. Very cute.. about a little bear who is scared of teh dark until he sees the thing that makes it not so dark anymore.. It will take you about ten minutes to read but is SO worth it.. so so worth it!