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

CurlyTop

Hi Xandersmum

I've just gotten into the Debbie Macomber books, wanted a change from chick lit but still wanted a bit of romance!! Anyway, found 16 Lighthouse Road was the first in the series. Managed to get up to number 5 from the library but then ended up getting the rest off Amazon market place and flying them in from USA at the cost of £4.21 per book. They were all new and so I was realy chuffed. The stories all carry a thread from one into the other and the characters feature throughout. Debbie Macomber also does the Blossom Street series which are books featured around a knitting shop. Very light and easy to get through, ideal at the end of the day. Enjoy

charlies_mum

Just finished 'Her Fearful Symmetry' by Audrey Niffenegger (who wrote the Time Travellers Wife). Really enjoyed it, but then I love a good ghost story. Gets :T:T:T:T from me.

Now reading the Midwife Trilogy. Already read 'Call the Midwife', but really enjoyed it, so reading it from the beginning.

Have Debbie Macomber 'The Shop on Blossom Street' on my pile, so will read that one next, thanks for the recommendation

kezlou

Hi all, i seriously need to do this too, the amount of books we have is unreal.

so today is a new day of no more buying books unless its for chrimbo pressies or if i'm giving money. Well it could happen!:rotfl:

So i now have two books on the go:
Charles Dickens biography
The Gods Trilogy by Terry Pratchett

The above should keep me going for a while.

footymadgal

I've finished reading The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon and really loved it, it was so atmospheric.

I think I'm going to read a Philippa Gregory book next, The Boleyn Girl, I think it's called, I've had this sitting on the bookcase for ages.

elfen

Stephen King - Carrie/Salem's Lot/The Shining
Stephen King - The Dark Tower vol 6 Wolves of the Calla
Stephen King The Dark Tower vol 7 The Dark Tower
The Pythons - Autobiography by The Pythons
Disaster Movies
Beyond Hammer
Politically Incorrect Jokes from the Internet
Grant Naylor - Red Dwarf
John Grisham - The Summons - read
J.G Ballard - Kingdom Come
E-Tales 1, 2 and 3 - read
Stephen King - The Green Mile
Karen Armstrong - A Short History of Myth
Various - Horror Stories: A Collection
Jodi Picoult - Salem Falls
The Little Book of Insults
Various - Uncanny Tales selected by Dennis Wheatley
Stephen King - Thinner - read
Terry Pratchett - Wyrd Sisters
Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards!
Terry Pratchett - Moving Pictures

Am getting there! Need to add Wolf of the Plains, Bones of the Hills and Lords of the Bow (all read however) and Vols 3 and 4 of The Dark Tower (have started 3)
Also reading Oliver Twist and Henry IV part 1

footymadgal

footymadgal wrote: »

I think I'm going to read a Philippa Gregory book next, The Boleyn Girl, I think it's called, I've had this sitting on the bookcase for ages.

Correction: I am now reading The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory (read the first chapter last night). I've already read The Other Boleyn Girl!

charlies_mum

footymadgal wrote: »

Correction: I am now reading The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory (read the first chapter last night). I've already read The Other Boleyn Girl!

I love Philippa Gregory, have bought her new one 'The Red Queen' but have given it to DH to hide for Christmas.

mrs-moneypenny

i love philippa gregory books and really enjoyed both the ones you've mentioned, read the constant princess if you get a chance. its Catherine of Arragons story.

Xandersmum

Thanks Curlytop - I have read all the Blossom Street ones and thought they were great - Saw this one in the works, glad that it is the first in the series, and great tip about Amazon Market Place!!

Was very proud of myself today - walked past the book aisle in or big Mr T without a glance!!

candyapple_2

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

i love philippa gregory books and really enjoyed both the ones you've mentioned, read the constant princess if you get a chance. its Catherine of Arragons story.

I too love Philippa Gregory's books. The Other Boleyn Girl and The Boleyn Inheritance I have read and thoroughly enjoyed. I was surprised as historical novels are really not my thing.

I'd no idea there was another novel about one of Henry VIII's wives, although I've clearly read them in the wrong order I might see if I can beg steal or borrow this one from somewhere, thanks!

charlies_mum wrote: »

I love Philippa Gregory, have bought her new one 'The Red Queen' but have given it to DH to hide for Christmas.

Oh that's going on my christmas list I think.