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

Flat_Eric

I'm just waiting for my food shopping to be delivered and then I might have a walk into town to browse the charity shops..... of course I shouldn't be buying any more books so I might just have to make myself cozy on the sofa with my current book which is Never Look Away by Linwood Barclay. I'm 177 pages in and I am really enjoying it. :j

I have a full quota of books on hire from the library at the moment so plenty to pick from after Never Look away is finished. I think it will be The Hand that first held mine by Maggie O'Farrell that I will read next or a Cat called Norton.

decisions decisions

littlepinkstars44

Finished Ink Exchange this morning! Really want the 3rd one to hurry up and arrive because i am tempted to dive into the 4th one right now!!

catching up with some anime shows tonight, but planning on starting The Giver - Lowis Lowry later!

scubaangel

mcculloch29 wrote: »

I support that thinking, Jinty. :T
You mentioned having to wait for books ordered from libraries.
In County Durham I've rarely had a problem getting books on order from our local libraries. It's a fair sized county with lots of little branches (many of which are under threat in cutbacks) and ordering online I can often see more than one copy of a book to request so if one's not available, I'll have another possible opportunity to get it.
If your local libraries are under threat and there is a campaign going to save them, please get behind it. Not just for the books, but the internet access too. This is often a lifeline for people on low incomes in isolated communities.

To paraphrase the Manic Street Preachers, libraries not only gave us power, they continue to give us power.

Completely agree about getting involved in the local libraries - I recently joined the one near where I live now, not borrowed anything yet as I want to get through the pile of books I already have in the flat but once I'm making progress I plan to start reserving books recommended on here.

That said my local libraries aren't in danger of closure (yet) and the nearest one is in the main council offices but the one nearest where I lived before I moved here as much as I liked it was hopeless, I spent three months trying to join online, and when I finally gave up and went in they had no idea how to link the online application to a walk in one....but while I was browsing it was pretty obvious that the books they had there were the shortly to be got rid of ones and the internet terminals never seemed to be working!

jintyb

mcculloch29 wrote: »

I support that thinking, Jinty. :T
You mentioned having to wait for books ordered from libraries.
In County Durham I've rarely had a problem getting books on order from our local libraries. It's a fair sized county with lots of little branches (many of which are under threat in cutbacks) and ordering online I can often see more than one copy of a book to request so if one's not available, I'll have another possible opportunity to get it.
If your local libraries are under threat and there is a campaign going to save them, please get behind it. Not just for the books, but the internet access too. This is often a lifeline for people on low incomes in isolated communities.

To paraphrase the Manic Street Preachers, libraries not only gave us power, they continue to give us power.

Sorry, I maybe didnt make myself clear.:o My library is brilliant for being able to reserve books online and usually there isnt too long to wait at all. However, I think in the case of the Jo Nesbo books, they are so popular, there is a "queue" of folks wanting to borrow them, hence the wait.
My library isnt under threat ATM, but I know other areas of the country are affected, and that is really worrying. I am in total agreement with everything you said in your post!:T

Catslovelycats

I've just finished "Breif Gaudy Hour" bu MArgaret Campbell BArnes.
It was a Christmas present that I asked for.
A novel about Anne Boleyn - I love all that period of history and can't read enough of them!
If you like historical 'fiction' I thoroughly recommend it.
Only downside is that I felt much more was made of her pre-marriage relationship with H8th than her last days of the trial etc and I would have like to read more about the trial etc.

So, 11 more books to go this year.
Have just bought a kindle, but have so far managed to keep to 'buying' free books (except for a 70p Macbeth which I'm going to use for planning a yr10 unit, so it's kinda sorta wrok-related purchase.....)

littlepinkstars44

Finished The Giver last night, and going to start Jodi Picoult - House Rules today.

mrs-moneypenny

finished the pilots wife - didnt go where i thought it would, very good book.

starting the grafton girls by annie groves today

mrlevity

I've just invested £17 on some software to unlock my Audible audio books so that I can put them on MP3 discs.(I normally listen to them on my Audible enabled PDA,which also does e-books, so I'm well sorted Who needs a Kindle ?) I've spent all day doing (some of) them, which meant that I've not had a chance to do any reading today.

I've just started Robert A Heinlein's unfinished book Variable Star, as adapted by Spider Robinson. Very good so far. I was also given a lovely bird-watching book for my birthday, and now know how to tell the difference between a house sparrow and an eagle !!!!:rotfl:

charlies_mum

mrlevity wrote: »

I was also given a lovely bird-watching book for my birthday, and now know how to tell the difference between a house sparrow and an eagle !!!!:rotfl:

Trust me, you don't need a book to tell you that :rotfl:

Anyway, nearly finished the Snowman, brilliant. Not sure what's next, have lots to choose from though. Have a Peter James, so might read that one next, loved his book The Prophesy.

littlepinkstars44

Started Touch the Dark - Karen Chance tonight (as part of a buddy read over on goodreads) Still only about 1/3 through House Rules as well.