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

natc

Hi all,

Been lurking around on this thread for a while! Interesting to see what other people are reading, and are going to read. Im so bad when it comes to charity shops and car boots! My OH goes mad, I spend ages looking at books, which he has to wait around whilst I do, and then I buy a few which then go on the mounting pile at home! He says, why do you need more books, you ve still got loads you havent read yet - It is an addiction!

Well, I never finished the series of Harry Potter, I love the books Ive read so far, and the films, and I know the last film is out in June, so ive decided to not buy any more books and start from the beginning again and finally finish the series before the film comes out!

Another great thing is that there a couple of us at work who all read, and we bring books in for each other that we have read and pass them on to each other. FREE! : )

InaPickle

jintyb wrote: »

Despite all the contraversy about Enid Blyton, it was her books that hooked me into reading as a young child and gave me the love of books have had all my adult life!

What exactly IS all the controversy about EB? And she did something similar for me, too.

And how rude of me! All the best to you with the rest of your pregnancy, Caroline. Perhaps you should read aloud and get your baby hooked on books in utero!

caroline78

My hubby never read until he met me and even then didn't like it too much as he struggled with the words. So he started reading really easy first readers, and has now progressed to Horrid Henry and Jiggy McCue books. They are aimed at maybe 8-12 year olds and he loves them. I am just proud of him for reading anything at all.

Anyway, my point there was that I bought him Enid Blyton books at Christmas...the full set of Magic Faraway Tree....and I just had to read them over the Christmas and New Year period...they were brilliant and really took me back to my childhood...xx

ma-ri-ella

please forgive me for i have sinned..... after going into boots and not getting anything i decided to go into the oxfambook shop nearby...bought 7 books!!
2 of the edge chronicals
magic lost,trouble found by lisa shearin
magic study by maria snyder
soul music terry pratchet
gluten intolerance cookbook

going to start challenge again,not that i got that far into it (2/20)

now reading tug of love- picked up at waterstones from the bargain bin:T

newmoneysaver_2

littlepinkstars44 wrote: »

Went to Asda with my mum and ended up buying 2 books

IN:

Lament - Maggie Stiefvater
Entangled - Cat Clarke


So now my list looks like this:
(red = currently reading)
[STRIKE]Last Sacrifice - Richelle Mead[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Misguided Angel - Melissa de la Cruz[/STRIKE]
[STRIKE]Awakened - P.C Cast[/STRIKE]
Divided Souls - Gabrielle Poole
Bloodlust - Alex Duval
Initiation - Alex Duval
Ritual - Alex Duval
Legacy - Alex Duval
[STRIKE]The Deceleration - Gemma Malley
The Resistance - Gemma Malley[/STRIKE]
The Legacy - Gemma Malley
Divine by Mistake - P.C Cast
Divine by Choice - P.C Cast
Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater
Linger - Maggie Stiefvater
Lament - Maggie Stiefvater
Wicked Lovely - Melissa Marr
Ink Exchange - Melissa Marr
Glass Houses - Rachel Caine
The Dead Girls Dance - Rachel Caine
Midnight Alley - Rachel Caine
Feast of Fools - Rachel Caine
Lord of Misrule - Rachel Caine
Carpe Corpus - Rachel Caine
Fade Out - Rachel Caine
Evermore - Aylson Noel
Blue Moon - Aylson Noel
Shadow land - Aylson Noel
Dark Flame - Alyson Noel
Hush Hush - Becca Fitzpatrick
Second Glance - Jodi Picoult
Change of Heart - Jodi Picoult
Dear Nobody - Berlie Doherty
Second Star to the Right - Deborah Hautzig
Running on Empty - Anna Paterson
Skin Game - Caroline Kettlewell
Smashed - Koren Zailckas
Spin Cycle - Zoe Strachman
Negative Space - Zoe Strachman
My Summer of Love - Helen Cross
The Host - Stephanie Meyer
Entangled - Cat Clarke

Forgive me for jumping in.

I was just browsing through the thread - looking for ideas to sell/swap some of my books. But having been drawn to littlepinkstars list my amazon wish list had just taken a hammering. It seems we have very similar taste in books.

Anyway - I have taken the plunge and listed some of my booksets on ebay.

littlepinkstars44

newmoneysaver wrote: »

Forgive me for jumping in.

I was just browsing through the thread - looking for ideas to sell/swap some of my books. But having been drawn to littlepinkstars list my amazon wish list had just taken a hammering. It seems we have very similar taste in books.

Anyway - I have taken the plunge and listed some of my booksets on ebay.

No problem! I tend to only read YA/supernatural/vampire type of stuff, i feel i need to broaden my horizons a bit, after i've got through this lot i plan on reading some classics.

If you even need any recommendations about young adult books though, let me know

I don't think i could sell any of my books, i'm such a book snob! I like to have them on display.

newmoneysaver_2

Oh classics - my only other genre is cheesy chick-lit.

I have no where to store my books and promised hubby I would get rid of some before I buy anymore. The problem is I tend to read series of books so end up with lots. I've got my Twilight series, true blood and House of Night on ebay atm. I have my eye on the Morganville vampire series.

I have also read Shiver and Linger (from your list), I haven't read Lament but I don't think it's connected to the other books, although there is a third due out soon for this series - Forever. I'm glad to see The Host is low down on your list

slowlyfading

Just finished House Rules by Jodi Picoult and am onto Room by Emma Donoghue Bought another 3 books from A$da for £1 each though.. oop

mrlevity

Er, do audio books count ? I just couldn't resist 29 Piers Anthony Xanth audio books for about 75p each from E-bay. Enough for a whole year of journeys to work.:j

Just finished reading Lee Child's "The Visitor", which was excellent, and am going to get one of my kids to pick me a random book from my TBR pile tonight.

Observer

mrlevity wrote: »

Just finished reading Lee Child's "The Visitor", which was excellent, and am going to get one of my kids to pick me a random book from my TBR pile tonight.

I recently read that too and loved it. Ive read a few more recently and will be asking for another when my birthday comes (not for a few months yet thou )