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

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  • ljaneyr
    ljaneyr Posts: 1,135 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    I have just done a proper count up as I had got my totals a little muddled!

    I've read 12 books so far (3 on the go at the moment) and I have 15 books on the shelf including Snuff which I got for my birthday.

    Off to update my sig. I can't wait until the end of next week when the reading can really start!
    "It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living." Terry Pratchett
    Bought our house 2012 :) Married 2015 :D Started renovating 2015 :eek:
    Renovation fund... what renovation fund? :eek: Emergency fund 40% Future fund... ongoing...
  • blindtoast
    blindtoast Posts: 447 Forumite
    Just finished "Between Mom and Jo" by Julie Anne Peters. I enjoyed it, thought it was well written - the only down side was that it was a bit sad.

    I'm starting "iboy" by Kevin Brooks next.

    Kellbobs how did your book sale go? Did you resist? :D
    No more buying books Books in 2016 = 20.
    Target for 2018 = 7/21
    No more buying DVDs ? 2018 target 27/52

    Sealed pot challenge member #1733
  • mrs-moneypenny
    mrs-moneypenny Posts: 15,519 Forumite
    edited 20 July 2012 at 5:37PM
    got two new books to add to the tbr pile yesterday "salmon fishing in the yemen" and the "lady of the rivers" got other books as well but they are cross stitch ones so dont count. all were birthday pressies
    SPC~12 ot 124

    In a world that has decided that it's going to lose its mind, be more kind my friend, try to Be More Kind
  • ruby_eskimo
    ruby_eskimo Posts: 4,795 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I was bad yesterday and bought 2 books: The Pale King by David Foster Wallace and The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco. Almost finished with The Tiger's Wife and will be picking up A Dance With Dragons again when that's done tonight.
    Emergency Fund - £8572.39 / £10,000 :: Mortgage OP 2025 - £
    LISA 24/25 - £3200 / £4000 :: NSD 2025 - 2 / 150 :: Books Read: 1 / 52 :: Decluttering - 4 / 1000
    Engaged 9th December 2010 :: Married 29th October 2015 :: Bought a House 13th January 2017
  • ljaneyr
    ljaneyr Posts: 1,135 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Oops - confession time... I bought the hunger games trilogy the other day. It was only £5 in a book box at school so I couldn't resist :o
    "It is often said that before you die your life passes before your eyes. It is in fact true. It's called living." Terry Pratchett
    Bought our house 2012 :) Married 2015 :D Started renovating 2015 :eek:
    Renovation fund... what renovation fund? :eek: Emergency fund 40% Future fund... ongoing...
  • charlies_mum
    charlies_mum Posts: 8,120 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Just finished Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. Wow !!!
    You're only young once, but you can be immature forever :D
  • blindtoast
    blindtoast Posts: 447 Forumite
    ljaneyr wrote: »
    Oops - confession time... I bought the hunger games trilogy the other day. It was only £5 in a book box at school so I couldn't resist :o

    I loved The Hunger Games - couldn't put them down - enjoy :)
    No more buying books Books in 2016 = 20.
    Target for 2018 = 7/21
    No more buying DVDs ? 2018 target 27/52

    Sealed pot challenge member #1733
  • blindtoast
    blindtoast Posts: 447 Forumite
    Finished 'iboy'. really enjoyed it - interesting concept. About a boy who gets his skull smashed with an iphone - the iphone bits that remain in his brain fuse with it and it gives him iphone capabilities so he can surf the web, ring people, hack accounts etc all from his mind.

    Not sure what to read next
    No more buying books Books in 2016 = 20.
    Target for 2018 = 7/21
    No more buying DVDs ? 2018 target 27/52

    Sealed pot challenge member #1733
  • ruby_eskimo
    ruby_eskimo Posts: 4,795 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Went to a book event last night and got to meet Jo Nesbo. He's so funny with a dry sense of humour and a very likeable guy. Was good and didn't buy a copy of Phantom (brought my own copy of Headhunters to get signed instead).
    Emergency Fund - £8572.39 / £10,000 :: Mortgage OP 2025 - £
    LISA 24/25 - £3200 / £4000 :: NSD 2025 - 2 / 150 :: Books Read: 1 / 52 :: Decluttering - 4 / 1000
    Engaged 9th December 2010 :: Married 29th October 2015 :: Bought a House 13th January 2017
  • mrs-moneypenny
    mrs-moneypenny Posts: 15,519 Forumite
    picked a book off the kids bookshelf the other day and couldnt put it down called Cold Tom really quick read i finished it over the weekend but enjoyed it
    SPC~12 ot 124

    In a world that has decided that it's going to lose its mind, be more kind my friend, try to Be More Kind
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