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

missladyannie

Im reading The Angel at No'33, really good so far!

blindtoast

After struggling to get into anything the last few days I got an e-mail from the library to tell me my reservation had arrived at the library so I am now reading the 3rd Gallagher Girl book - "Don't judge a girl by her cover."

cactuspotty

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

anyone on hear go on good reads, my kids put me up to it ive just spent ages listing all my books on there and its recommended me loads more. not sure i suould have done that.

curently reading home truths by freya north and love and dr devon by alan titchmarsh. the alan titchmarsh one doent count its off the drs shelf. but i did take over by margaret forster down there and donated that so ive not added any.

I'm on goodreads too, as cactuspotty. On there practically every day! It's great for keeping track of what you've read, what you thought of each book, and also great for putting in order what you want to read next!

ljaneyr

I finally finished A Dance with Dragons, I couldn't string it out any longer! What a cliff hanger! Overall I really enjoyed it, it was much better that book 4 and much much better than some reviews suggested. I really hope he doesn't take another 6 years to bring out The Winds of Winter!

Next on my pile is Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. I've had it for ages but always been put off by the 1006 pages :eek:

ruby_eskimo

ljaneyr wrote: »

I finally finished A Dance with Dragons, I couldn't string it out any longer! What a cliff hanger! Overall I really enjoyed it, it was much better that book 4 and much much better than some reviews suggested. I really hope he doesn't take another 6 years to bring out The Winds of Winter!

Next on my pile is Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. I've had it for ages but always been put off by the 1006 pages :eek:

"lalalalalala I'm not listening" On page 278 of the 2nd part of A Dance with Dragons. Hoping to get it finished this weekend so I can move on to something else!

ljaneyr

ruby_eskimo wrote: »

"lalalalalala I'm not listening" On page 278 of the 2nd part of A Dance with Dragons. Hoping to get it finished this weekend so I can move on to something else!

How did you get on? He certainly is the master of cliffhangers!

mrs-moneypenny

i bought about 10 books at the carboot last week was rude not to as a lovely couple were culling their bookcases and only charging 20p for them, will sort them out and list what i got

must read faster

InaPickle

Hi all,
I went away on holiday for a week and brought two self-help/alternative thinking books with me in order to realise the meaning of life etc. while I was away. However, thanks to a particularly stressful time just before I went, they were the last things I needed to be reading really, so I found myself nipping into a charity shop and coming out with the following:

Celebrities My !!!! by Ricky Tomlinson
The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory
McCarthy’s Bar by Mick McCarthy
The Height of Nonsense by Paul Clements

I read the Celebrities and Boelyn book, but still have to read the other two. I also managed to read How to Mind Map by Tony Buzan while I was away, and since I came back I bought Gok Cooks Chinese by Gok Wan which is VERY NAUGHTY as it is yet another cookbook, but also very necessary as I blummin’ love Chinese food and don’t know how to cook much of it, so this seemed to be the answer to my prayers (will let you know how it goes!)

Am currently in the middle of reading three other books. I’ll let you know as soon as they are finished.
After a shaky, busy start to the year, I seem to have got my reading mojo back! (Well, that and my time isn’t taken up with college all the time so I have time to read things other than college textbooks. )

InaPickle

Also, I've just listened to the audiobook 'Look Out, Secret Seven' as a result of going a bit mad in the library the other day in the audiobook section. It brought me back to my youth, as an avid fan of Enid Blyton, and also back to Going Live as Sarah Green read it!

I will decline to rate this out of acknowledgement that I am old enough to know better, but it was still a fun walk down memory lane.

missladyannie

InaPickle wrote: »

Also, I've just listened to the audiobook 'Look Out, Secret Seven' as a result of going a bit mad in the library the other day in the audiobook section. It brought me back to my youth, as an avid fan of Enid Blyton, and also back to Going Live as Sarah Green read it!

I will decline to rate this out of acknowledgement that I am old enough to know better, but it was still a fun walk down memory lane.

Oh I loved Enid Blyton, the Famous Five were my favourites!

I bought myself a book in the Charity Shop this morning, World War Z which another member recommended on here, was quite chuffed as I can now take it off my Amazon wish list and it was a lot cheaper!