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  That's crazy! :( It's a shame, I was really hoping you could all have a read.
   
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  March's book: Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Prachett

  According to "The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter," "Witch" (the world's only "completely" accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner. So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon--both of whom have lived amongst Earth's mortals since The Beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle--are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture. And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist . . .source: angusandrobertson.com

   
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  [moves first bit of post to the actual thread ;) ]
  
  [act]squees at March's book[/act]
  Ohh!! Good Omens! I read it about 2 months ago, it was brilliant!
  [act]gets whispered to shut up about it until next month :P [/act]
   
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  I really am disliking my library - doesn't have the next one either :|
   
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  I LOVE Good Omens! It's hilarious lol I should get my copy back from a friend I lent it to a couple months ago...
   
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  Ooh, my brother has Good Omens! :D I've been planning to read it for ages - he highly recommended it - so hopefully I'll get the chance to do so in time for the bookclub! ;D
   
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  Huzzah I just placed a copy of this on hold from the library. Also I love Terry Pratchett, so I can't wait to read it. It'll be the first book club book I actually read. I have a hold on the Book Thief, but I'm still 13th in line for it. Oh and I'm part way through The Big Over Easy, but it's a bit late for that one now.
   
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  Alright it's March - everyone get reading Good Omens. Trust me, it's hilarious and fantastic and everyone should read it!! (Hmm, now to get it back from my brother to reread it...)
  
  Thread should open on about the 14th of March. Happy reading!
   
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  Neil Gaiman is awesome :D If you havent read it, read Stardust :)
  
  This looks awesome, i wanna read it!!!
   
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  I really dislike my local library - yet another book they dont have ":(
   
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  You need a new library! That sucks!!
   
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  I will read it as soon as i get through IC's books. . . It sounds good though. Is the book theif i've been told several times to read it but have never gotten around to it! :P
   
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  April's book: Hamlet by John Marsden Nominated by Pinkdragon

  Hamlet is bored and restless. His friend Horatio can't work him out-but who can? His father has just died, and his mother has already remarried. He seems damaged by the sudden changes in his life. Or maybe he was always a little damaged. Or maybe he wasn't. Then, on a still night, the ghost of Hamlet's father comes walking, his long silver hair blowing wildly . . . This wonderful book, by one of Australia's most loved and most read writers, takes Shakespeare's famous play and makes it into a moving and full-blooded novel. John Marsden follows the contours of the original but powerfully re-imagines its characters and story lines, rather as Shakespeare treated his sources. We are aware not only of the strength of Marsden's own writing but the sensitivity of his insight into Shakespeare. Hamlet, A Novel will be adored by adults whether young or old source: angusandrobertson.com

  
  
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  I think Eilidh's been a bit busy to update the Announcements thread, but given that there's only a week until May I think we'd better actually tell you what book it is!
  
  May - Chocolat by Joanne Harris
  
  When an exotic stranger, Vianne Rocher, arrives in the French village of Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique directly opposite the church, Father Reynaud identifies her as a serious danger to his flock - especially as it is the beginning of Lent, the traditional season of self-denial. War is declared as the priest denounces the newcomer's wares as the ultimate sin.
  
  Suddenly Vianne's shop-cum-cafe means that there is somewhere for secrets to be whispered, grievances to be aired, dreams to be tested. But Vianne's plans for an Easter Chocolate Festival divide the whole community in a conflict that escalates into a "Church not Chocolate" battle. As mouths water in anticipation, can the solemnity of the Church compare with the pagan passion of a chocolate eclair?
  
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  Yay! Chocolat's been sitting on my shelf for ages and now I have an excuse to make it skip the book-reading queue! Yay for Bookclub!! Yay for jumping the queue!! :D
   
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  June's book: Howls Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

  A new look for one of Diana Wynne Jones' funniest and most popular novels. In the land of Ingary, where seven league boots and cloaks of invisibility do exist, Sophie Hatter catches the unwelcome attention of the Witch of the Waste and is put under a spell. Deciding she has nothing more to lose, she makes her way to the moving castle that hovers on the hills above Market Chipping. But the castle belongs to the dreaded Wizard Howl whose appetite, they say, is satisfied only by the souls of young girls! There she meets Michael, Howl's apprentice, and Calcifer the Fire Demon, with whom she agrees a pact. But Sophie isn't the only one under a curse -- her entanglements with Calcifer, Howl, and Michael, and her quest to break her curse is both gripping -- and howlingly funny! source: dymocks.com.au

  
  
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  July's book: My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Piccoult Nominated by Pinkdragon

  New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness. Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukaemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate -- a life and a role that she has never challenged...until now. Like most teenagers, Anna is beginning to question who she truly is. But unlike most teenagers, she has always been defined in terms of her sister -- and so Anna makes a decision that for most would be unthinkable, a decision that will tear her family apart and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves. My Sister's Keeper examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person. Is it morally correct to do whatever it takes to save a child's life, even if that means infringing upon the rights of another? Is it worth trying to discover who you really are, if that quest makes you like yourself less? Should you follow your own heart, or let others lead you? Once again, in My Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picoult tackles a controversial real-life subject with grace, wisdom, and sensitivity. source: angusrobertson.com.au

  
  
  
   
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  YAY for our very own board!!
  
  Don't forget, you can of course rekindle discussion in any of the threads in here, now it's even easier to find them! And the great thing is there'll almost definitely be some people around who have read it! (Unlike when you read a great book and just want to talk to someone about it and no one has :( But here people have! Yay!)
  
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  Just wondering - when can we start talking about Howl's Moving Castle? :D
   
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  Woo - I'm halfway through it atm! And just finished watching the movie as well :D
  
  I'm quite fond of them both, though each time I watch the movie it grows on me :)
  
  But yes, I look forward to chatting away with you all! Love DWJ (L)
   
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  Normally we open the threads on about the 14th to give people a chance to read it first, although since we now announce books way in advance maybe that's a bit superflous... Anyway, it'll probably open on about the 14th.
  
  I read the book yesterday (started on the train on the way to my physics exam, finished it that afternoon :D ), it's good!
   
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  I know this is still 2 months away, but this is just a head's up to say September's book People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks is a bit longer than our normal books and might take a while to read. Just letting you know so that if you'd like to you can start early to make sure you're ready for the discussion in September :)
   
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  my mum just bought this book, and i've stolen it off her lol. so far its really good!!!! but its also so sad!!
   
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  August's book: Stardust by Neil Gaiman

  Young Tristran Thorn will do anything to win the cold heart of beautiful Victoria-even fetch her the star they watch fall from the night sky. But to do so, he must enter the unexplored lands on the other side of the ancient wall that gives their tiny village its name. Beyond that old stone wall, Tristran learns, lies Faerie-where nothing, not even a fallen star, is what he imagined. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman comes a remarkable quest into the dark and miraculous-in pursuit of love and the utterly impossible. source: angusandrobertson.com.au