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

charlies_mum

Just finished Chris Evans Memoirs of a Fruitcake (his autobiography part 2) and it gets :T:T:T:T:T from me.

Now reading Maeve Binchy, Minding Frankie, and enjoying it.

Think I might tackle Lord Sugar next

jintyb

elaine12022 wrote: »

Hi everybody

Just had a quick relook at my 'Clear Your Clutter' book by Karen Kingston. She has a section on people with lots of books. By clearing out excess books she says you can make room for new interests & relationships.

I was spurred on before Christmas, have finished 'The Weaker Vessel' by Antonia Fraser, and one of the books about the Civil War, Also the book by John McCarthy & Jill Morrell about the time he was a hostage in Beirut. Enjoyed all these.

One novel about the Gunpowder Plot has gone to my mother.

Now have on the Go 'The Secret Life of Water' by Masaru Emoto (amazing book, the pictures of water crystals are so interesting, did you know water responds to different words in different ways? ), I'm still on a book about the British constitution, (nearly finished) and another book on the Civil War. Also a book about Celtic things, a novel about Welsh life about 100 years ago(nearly finished this too) and the autobiography of a Welsh Punk Rocker (hadn't realised how well known the group had been). Oh and a John Grisham novel. (this won't take me long I don't think).

Have only acquired 2 new books - one I was given for Christmas, old Celtic tales. And one came free with a magasine!

What an interesting list of reading material. I like seeing what everyone is reading!

charlies_mum wrote: »

Just finished Chris Evans Memoirs of a Fruitcake (his autobiography part 2) and it gets :T:T:T:T:T from me.

Now reading Maeve Binchy, Minding Frankie, and enjoying it.

Think I might tackle Lord Sugar next

Hope you dont get" fired":rotfl:
Seriously, I'd be interested to know how you rate it!

So far this year I have read:

I Still Dream of You by Fannie Flagg

At Sea by Laurie Graham

I love both of these authors and thoroughly enjoyed both books

Currently reading The Snowman by Jo Nesbo, so far so good. I think he's an excellent writer, his plots are great with lots of twists.

I got all of these from the library. My "problem" is that our library is brilliant for ordering from, so I keep getting my books from there and not tackling my "to read" pile. Its not getting any less. Maybe I should alternate between the pile and the library.
So many books.......so little time:(

bargainlover08

Only just found this thread, this was my New Years Resolution. Got a lot of reading to do! Must have about 30 unread books

InaPickle

charlies_mum wrote: »

Just finished Chris Evans Memoirs of a Fruitcake (his autobiography part 2) and it gets :T:T:T:T:T from me.

Now reading Maeve Binchy, Minding Frankie, and enjoying it.

Think I might tackle Lord Sugar next

I got that out of the library today: I'm already 100 pages into it. It's really good so far: it might not last until tomorrow night.

carlislelass

was doing fairly well then got 8 new autobiographies for christmas!!!!

InaPickle

carlislelass wrote: »

was doing fairly well then got 8 new autobiographies for christmas!!!!

But you didn't buy them, did you?

mrs-moneypenny

finished across a summer sea by lyn andrews yesterday lent to mil and will then be passed on to my mum.
started the white queen by philippa gregory yesterday i borrowed it from the shelf in the drs so it wont count off my tbr list total

InaPickle

I just finished 'Memoires of a Fruitcake' by Chris Evans and I totally concur with charlies_mum: it was well written, far more intelligent than I bet most people would expect from him, thought-provoking, funny, sad and thoroughly entertaining.

:T :T :T :T :T

littlepinkstars44

Finished Awakened by P.C Cast last night. Was hoping that would be the last in the house of night series, but no there is a 9th book coming out in Novemeber!!
Going to go back to Last Sacrifice tonight and see how much of that i can get through!

littlepinkstars44

Finished Last Sacrifice last night (more like at 4am this morning)

Not sure if i want to finish Bloodlust or start something else, will see how i feel. Might not get any reading done tonight though, friend is coming up for a take away and a dvd night