'No More Buying Books Until I've Read the Ones I've Already Bought' Thread

elfen

Read The Day Watch, The Night Watch and Beyond Hammer. All pretty damn good

InaPickle

I've just finished 'The Fry Chronicles'. It was good - very good - once I got past the initial chapter and 'got into it'.

Clap rating: :T :T :T :T 1/2. (Maybe it deserves 5 and i'm being harsh.)

Vixstar

I am failing miserably at this no more book buying. I'm frequenting charity shops in order to try and find natty ties for my sister (don't ask) and in three I mangaed to avoid the well stocked and well priced bookshelves (although a jacket did jump into my bag when I wasn't looking). Unfortunately I caved in the third and came out with four books for £6.50, admittedly one is a hardback replacement for a cheap paperback but still...and I don't think i'll be able to offset these new ones by taking the equivalent amount back to a charity shop, at the moment all I have is well loved or unread books.

jintyb

Finished "Thin Blue Smoke" by Doug Worgul, I loved it :T:T:T:T:T
Ina complete change of genre -
Started "The Scarecrow" by Michael Connelly - just read the first couple of chapters so too early to say.

InaPickle

Vixstar wrote: »

I am failing miserably at this no more book buying. I'm frequenting charity shops in order to try and find natty ties for my sister (don't ask) and in three I mangaed to avoid the well stocked and well priced bookshelves (although a jacket did jump into my bag when I wasn't looking). Unfortunately I caved in the third and came out with four books for £6.50, admittedly one is a hardback replacement for a cheap paperback but still...and I don't think i'll be able to offset these new ones by taking the equivalent amount back to a charity shop, at the moment all I have is well loved or unread books.

Well, at least you are trying. Get onto those unread books and see what damage you can do!

sunshineyday

I have fallen off the wagon again and succumbed to the tempting allure of new books Bought yesterday on 3for2:

• The tent, the bucket and me by Emma Kennedy
• Bad Science by Ben Goldacre
• How to teach Quantum physics to your dog by Chad Orzel

On the upside I managed to sell 'Mini Shopaholic' on Amazon thus covering the cost of one of my purchases so not too bad really;)

Currently reading 'Little Face' by Sophie Hannah.

InaPickle

I've bought a book for my massage course, but the price of it has been covered by the sale of something I no longer need on Ebay, so that's positive recycling in my book (har har!).

Am currently reading Wuthering Heights and liking it very much, but managed to drop blackberry juice all over it tonight. Good job it was just a 99p copy!

feedumall

I don't fall off the book buying wagon i can never climb on ,bought a job lot approx two hundred books,but in my defence they were really really cheap so couldn't resist:D,didn't try very hard though:o.I have lined them up along the wall so insulating my house .reading jump jilly cooper's latest ordered on amazon so long ago it didn't even have a title:D.have sold some books on amazon so not all bad ,but reading through this thread so many new books to look out for:eek:.sunshiney i loved the tent it made me laugh out loud feedxx

jintyb

Shuffles in to confess.......

Took advantage of the Amazon offer through Martins email last week and got 2x£6 vouchers for £2.
I bought three books - There's nothing like a dame - Elaine C Smith ( for my Mum's Christmas) and
The Woodsman's Daughter - Gwyn Hyman Rubio

Made in America - Billie Letts.

I really like both of these authors and they dont have their books in my library.

The total was £12.46 so I got the three for £2.46 , mini spend really!;)

InaPickle

Mini spend, big bargains - well done Jinty!

Still reading Wuthering Heights and liking it very much - don't think it will be very long now before it's finished.