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

lauralou83

InaPickle wrote: »

Welcome to bookaholics lauralou! :hello:

And after an AGE I have FINALLY finished another book: How To Manage Your Time by Duncan Bannantyne.

It's really good. I would totally recommend it.

And I will...I WILL finish Bad Science if it kills me!

Hi InaPickle, thanks for the welcome, a friend of mine has just read the duncan bannantyne book, they also recomended it, might be one i hunt out once ive finished my mountain of unreads!
is it bad that i have started a list of books id like to buy??!

blindtoast

Just finished 'The day I killed James' by Catherine Ryan Hyde, which i enjoyed but I don't think was as good as some of her others.

Just started 'One Day' by David Nicholls which I've had for ages - thought it was about time to start it!

lauralou83

blindtoast wrote: »

Just started 'One Day' by David Nicholls which I've had for ages - thought it was about time to start it!

everyone i know seems to be reading this at the moment ive added it to my id like to get list, let me know what you think of it, ive heard a few mixed reviews.

blindtoast

lauralou83 wrote: »

everyone i know seems to be reading this at the moment ive added it to my id like to get list, let me know what you think of it, ive heard a few mixed reviews.

I think I bought it in the sales after Christmas last year so its about time I got around to reading it!

I will certainly let you know what I think of it - I've just finished chapter one - so far so good!

scubaangel

Finished Phillipa Gregory's The Red Queen last night at work, have another book in my locker to get started on tomorrow but can't remember which one I took with me now!

ladsmadd

lauralou83 wrote: »

ooo i have just finished carman reid's personal shopper too, didnt think it was as good as some of her others though, what did you think ladsmadd?
i have also just finished Dave gorman's are you dave gorman? very very funny, have got googlewack which i will start after reading the james patterson that i started last night.
ive realised there is one problem with this group, hearing the books that you are all reading makes me want to go and find them and buy more books :embarasse

Hi lauralou83, have to agree with you found this one very hard to get into at first but once half way in was easyier to read, think Celebrity Shopper was the best of hers have read so far, have just got how not to shop to read but going to leave it for few weeks.

finished abela the girl who saw lions by berlie doherty, today was very easy read just wanted to see how ended.Have started reading mother of the bride by kate lawson. Still managed not to buy any books.

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

I buy books based on scarcity qaulity and value so my Market is not your conventional Literary Book Prize List or Lists at Amazon or WH Smith.
However I feel the idea could be adapted to my life as reading as much as possible before I need to buy another book. No idea how to measure.
The idea is an excellent one which in my case needs a strong partial adherence too. I fear that might not be in the spirit of the Challenge hence this post.
:beer:

scubaangel

Oh dear one of my work colleagues noticed that I've taken to reading 'real' books while I'm at work and brought me a present of a couple of books this evening. I've popped them in my locker - can't remember what they are - and will keep them as the next ones to read while I'm working, she doesn't want them back so will probably donate them to the charity shop afterwards.

InaPickle

I bought a book today. It was Terry Pratchett's latest, Snuff, and I didn't even know it was out.

I do not feel guilty in the slightest, however, as I LOVE Pratchett's books, and I consider them a worthy addition to my bookshelves.

scubaangel

InaPickle wrote: »

I bought a book today. It was Terry Pratchett's latest, Snuff, and I didn't even know it was out.

I do not feel guilty in the slightest, however, as I LOVE Pratchett's books, and I consider them a worthy addition to my bookshelves.

I'm resisting - its on my Christmas list so if noone gets it for me I'm going to have to get it in the New Year myself or rather to buy two copies as if I only get one I would put money on Mr S and I having a falling out when he takes it with him when he deploys!