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

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

I have got to get to my target, hit 75 up target little by little but so I am keep it and then declare a final total. If I am a good girl. Too much TV not enough reading. Use TV to rest from reading!

mrs-moneypenny

went to a church fair on saturday and came away with 4 books (2 are childrens so dont count)

Sessie

Hi folks, been a while!

Have a good few books on the go at the moment as all I have the energy to do once the children are in bed is sit and read.

Am reading:

What You See Is What You Get - Alan Sugar's autobiography
Paul Burrell's book about Diana (can't for the life of me remember the title and am at work!)
Honest - Ulrika Jonsson (got from a charity shop but I have to say, I'm not really bothered about it, may not finish it)
Beg To Die - some random light crime author

Have recently finished :

23-11-62 - Stephen King (the Master back to his best, really good)
Clarkson's latest (not good form to admit liking him currently but I like his humour MOSTLY!)
Piers Morgan's second book - yes he's unashamedly a name-dropper and 'sleb schmoozer but if you "go with it" it's entertaining enough.
Also, he has some surprisingly deep insights on politics and newsworthy subjects.

Unfortunately someone had a book on their dashboard this morning about 9/11 which looks AMAZING and is as big as a brick so I had to look it up on Amazon and will be getting that tonight. Will get the cheapest I can... not my fault, if I hadn't seen it....etc...excuses...etc...

Santa should be bringing a fair few books too so I'm getting through the ones I've got and not actually personally BUYING new ones so... I'm doing KINDA okay... right?

*returns to place as "Worst Person In This Thread For Actually Doing What The Aim Of It Is"

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scubaangel

Recieved a book I won the other day so adding 'Night before Christmas' to my to read pile.

InaPickle

I have an 'in'.

It's Dracula, by Bram Stoker. I have 2 excuses:

1) it's a big book and it was only £1 instead of £6.99 brand new from a proper bookshop;
2) I got it as part of my order from the Scholastic Book Fair sale and each book is £1, but you have to order £10 of stuff, so it was getting me past the magic number (the other books are all presents for children for Christmas).

It looks really good - can't wait! :j

blindtoast

Sessie wrote: »

Have recently finished :

23-11-62 - Stephen King (the Master back to his best, really good)

I don't usually read Stephen King as I'm a big wimp that can't deal with horror but I have to say that this one does make me want to read it - have you also read "Full dark, no stars"? That also sounded really good.

Sessie wrote: »

Unfortunately someone had a book on their dashboard this morning about 9/11 which looks AMAZING and is as big as a brick so I had to look it up on Amazon and will be getting that tonight. Will get the cheapest I can... not my fault, if I hadn't seen it....etc...excuses...etc...

What was the book? Talk about cliffhangers!!

Sessie wrote: »

Santa should be bringing a fair few books too so I'm getting through the ones I've got and not actually personally BUYING new ones so... I'm doing KINDA okay... right?

*returns to place as "Worst Person In This Thread For Actually Doing What The Aim Of It Is"

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I think you're doing better than me who is both buying books and also getting some for Christmas! Am really trying to read them quicker than they come in though!! :rotfl:

blindtoast

InaPickle wrote: »

I have an 'in'.

It's Dracula, by Bram Stoker. I have 2 excuses:

1) it's a big book and it was only £1 instead of £6.99 brand new from a proper bookshop;
2) I got it as part of my order from the Scholastic Book Fair sale and each book is £1, but you have to order £10 of stuff, so it was getting me past the magic number (the other books are all presents for children for Christmas).

It looks really good - can't wait! :j

I liked Dracula - don't remember it being that long - though I may have read an abridged version! Or I have a bad memory!! :rotfl:

I'd like books for £1! Although it's probably safer if I don't!

Sessie

Blindtoast - the Stephen King isn't a horror this time, though I know you'd expect it to be. If I said it was about time-travel you might think, "oh, not for me.." but seriously, it's way more than that, it's a great book with fantastic characters and asks a lot of questions.

The "book on the dashboard" was The Eleventh Day by Robbyn Summers and Anthony Swann and is about 9/11 in depth. I have my own theories about that particular event and the guy reading it couldn't stop talking about it so.... that's going on order tonight!

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Itsadogslife_2

I finished To Kill a Mocking Bird last night, stayed up 45 minutes past my bedtime to finish it (I am very tired this morning!), what a book. A really, really good book - very thought provoking.

My FIL has given me a book to borrow it is quite small so shouldn't take long, it is called the Auschwitz Violin so I will be starting that today.

I loved Dracula, it was great

I also like Stephen King, I seem to be collecting his recent ones but not actually reading them. I have on my bookcase off the top of my head, Duma Key, Cell, Liseleys Story but they are all quite big books so I keep putting them off

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

Last 2 books to read for my Goodreads 2011 Reading List Challenge.
I have started on 'The Critical Tradition, Classics and Contemporary Trends' 1,470 pages to give myself a bridging Challenge between this year and 2012. However got to make target so an audiobook, i am not good at making sure I read as electronic devices like tv take me away from reading and I end up reading in bed instead of on the sofa as part of my daily routine.
*silly girl*