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

ruby_eskimo

I managed to finish 'The Happiness Project' and 'Headhunters' this weekend. Now I'm on to 'Nemesis', yet another Jo Nesbo book! So that's 3 out of a possible 100 read already!

mrs-moneypenny

whats the happiness project about please ruby-eskimo, and was it worth looking out for?

scubaangel

Still plodding through The Duchess, but have finished three more on the Kindle.

neveah

hi , finished the playgroup ..it was a nice read .
read a really good book last night and i literally couldnt put it down ..finishe it at 3 am lol .
it was by amanda brooke ..yesterdays sun xx

ruby_eskimo

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

whats the happiness project about please ruby-eskimo, and was it worth looking out for?

It's kind of a self help book. Basically a woman decided to create her own happiness project for a year, concentrating on a different area of her life each month and trying to improve it. She also had a list of 12 commandments to live by and 4 real truths (as well as a whole list of adult rules that every adult should know). Overall I thought it was pretty interesting and it's made me want to start my own happiness project.

System

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

welcome to our little book group Rosy
i watched the film which i enjoyed DD read the book and said book is better thats why im starting again with it.

my 50 for my 50th challenge is based on the good cause knitting i do (mostly through the knit a square on here and also loving hands) my aim is as im 50 this year:eek:, im going to knit 50 items by my birthday, the pattern ive chosen is one close to my heart its a little bodywarmer for prem babies, the pattern was designed by a lovely lady that used to post both on here and loving hands, she sadly passed away recently. Also my brother and his partner had twins born 3 months early last september one came home at christmas the other has had countless operations and is still in hospital 7 months after her birth contuining her fight to good health with the wonderful doctors and nurses there helping her every little step of the way. once ive knitting the items they will be sent to loving hands for distribution to hospitals and special care units where they are needed.

That sounds like a really good idea; my first was in special care when he was born and the hospital were so good it's lovely to be able to help out a bit in return isn't it sadly I can't knit so had to do other things but I know the little clothes that people had knit were so useful for the prem. babies cos you just couldn't buy things small enough.

I'll have to look out for the Time Travellers Wife on DVD it will be interesting to see how they do it.
I've been re-reading Anne McCaffrey books over Easter, they're a really easy read but I love them

Rx

ljaneyr

Eek - looked up the 1001 books list online. I've read 25 (on the most recent list) so only 976 to go :eek::eek:. At the rate I read I should finish them when I'm 67 :eek::eek::eek:. Think I'll try to get through my 'to read' shelf first. Now if I could just stop adding to it!

lynseydee

Made a list of all my to be read books yesterday and they stand at 80. Would be good if I could read as many as I'm swaping

neveah

hi reading lesely pearce .. belle but its so sad x
im back to work saturday after a few weeks on the sick so the reading will slow down a bit x

blindtoast

Am still reading Dave Gorman - which is very good but has made me want a dart board! Was on holiday last week and had no time at all to read - I seem to sometimes go on incredibly packed holidays!

I did buy a book while I was there (Jersey) though - The Invention of Hugo Cabret. It is a book that I've been looking for for ages and it was on offer in Waterstones. Had a bit of a shock when they added tax to it though - they don't seem to put tax on anything else - think they're just trying to be difficult doing the opposite to England! So not quite as cheap as I had 1st thought but still not full price