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

blindtoast

missladyannie wrote: »

Zapper didnt want many of my books either so I ended up listing DVDs instead. I put the rest of the books on Green Metropolis and Ebay!

They didn't want mine either so the books I have read are on Green Metropolis - although if I go to town before they're sold I'll probably take them to a charity shop as I need to clear the space and at the moment they've just created another pile!! Same with the DVDs I've listed in places - though I can sell those to CEX which will at least give me some money!

Twiglet0309 wrote: »

. . . this Saturday the village church is having a "Books Galore" sale in the church hall. I feel a few purchases coming on!

I'm very jealous of all these excellent sounding book sales that people are going to - where is this one? Wish my local church would do one!

Sessie - what is 77 Shadow Street like? I keep looking at it in the supermarket but am so far behaving myself and putting it back! But maybe one to look out for when/if I ever clear my shelf! I have read a couple of his and enjoyed them.

QueenB.

Well February has been a slow reading month, I haven't even finished the one book I started yet:eek: just been too busy. Plus i gave in and brought 3 new books from a second hand stall, only £2.50 for all of them and two of them are part of my collections, a Dean Koontz one and a Kelley Armstrong one so I justified the purchase that way.

Happy reading:)

Flat_Eric

I have bought lots of books this week including the new sophie kinsella plus Retribution by Val McDermid and Wire in the Blood (to re-read first) PLUS a Gill Holcombe cookbook and a few amazon deal of the days Now I really must stop buying books for my kindle and actually read what I have but its oh so easy to click that buy button....

Sammy246

Nearly finished Room by Emma Donoghue - really good book, ahve got trough it in just under 2 weeks!!! Then on to the next book not sure what one to choose...

InaPickle

QueenB. wrote: »

Well February has been a slow reading month, I haven't even finished the one book I started yet:eek: just been too busy.

Ooh, I know EXACTLY what you mean! I did really well last month and read 3 months, but this month I've been stupidly busy. I have been reading a long career book that is divided into small sections which are fast and easy to read, but I just don't seem to have the time to pick it up and finish it.

And there's another book I started last yeat and read about two-thirds of, but never finished. Honestly!

Eek! I just logged onto my library website and my book is WAAAY overdue and I've got a fine. Nooooo!

Sessie

blindtoast - sorry, only just seen your post - I don't get on every day.

To be honest, I would wait for 77 Shadow Street to come out in paperback or even until it gets to the library. It started out good but ... I have to say.... it's kind of dragging now...

I find myself skim-reading pages at a time as I can see it's just description overload and no movement to the plot. One of the things I always liked about Dean Koontz was his ability to paint a real picture with his descriptions but in this one he's taking pages at a time to describe - say - someone's hair or the layout of a room.

I've put it back down again as I was getting frustrated with it. My reading time is so precious as I don't get enough of it.

I've started a series of four books actually aimed at "the X-box generation" (of which I am truly NOT a member, being ... ahem... waaaaay past 21!). The first is called "Gone" and the basic premise is all of a sudden, everyone over 15 is just "gone". Have only read a few chapters but I'm looking forward to a nice long read tonight as my children are staying with my parents.

x

blindtoast

Sessie wrote: »

blindtoast - sorry, only just seen your post - I don't get on every day.

To be honest, I would wait for 77 Shadow Street to come out in paperback or even until it gets to the library. It started out good but ... I have to say.... it's kind of dragging now...

I find myself skim-reading pages at a time as I can see it's just description overload and no movement to the plot. One of the things I always liked about Dean Koontz was his ability to paint a real picture with his descriptions but in this one he's taking pages at a time to describe - say - someone's hair or the layout of a room.

I've put it back down again as I was getting frustrated with it. My reading time is so precious as I don't get enough of it.

I've started a series of four books actually aimed at "the X-box generation" (of which I am truly NOT a member, being ... ahem... waaaaay past 21!). The first is called "Gone" and the basic premise is all of a sudden, everyone over 15 is just "gone". Have only read a few chapters but I'm looking forward to a nice long read tonight as my children are staying with my parents.

x

Thanks for the review - sounds like one to miss - or at least wait for.

I've been looking at the Gone series for months but have so far been very good at not buying it (as I'm trying to clear my shelves a bit and I've not found it at a bargain price yet!) but it does look right up my street so I'd be interested to know what you thought of it.

missladyannie

I read 'One moment one morning' in two days last week (I was off work sick, wouldnt normally read so quickly!) It was very good, it was on offer in WHSmiths Buy one get one for £1. I tried to read 'Room' but couldnt get into it. Am also trying to get into the new Jeffrey Archer one about the War but havent managed too yet! I've also given up on Heart Shaped Box, so all in all im doing rubbish this week!

Sammy246

Fab, book completed onto the next one, just a light hearted chick flick now...woohoo loving this book thread!!

blindtoast

missladyannie wrote: »

I read 'One moment one morning' in two days last week (I was off work sick, wouldnt normally read so quickly!) It was very good, it was on offer in WHSmiths Buy one get one for £1. I tried to read 'Room' but couldnt get into it.

Really liked "One moment, one morning" - very enjoyable. I have also tried to read "Room" and oly got to about page 3 - will have another go soon though - sometimes I have to be in the mood for certain books.

I've just finished "The last family in England" a story of a family told from the dogs point of view - quite sad but very well written and an interesting perspective of life - makes you look at dogs in a different way!

Think I'm going to read "When God was a rabbit" next.