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

mrs-moneypenny

morning all
finished love and Dr Devon by Alan Titchmarsh last night so that can go back to the shelf in the Drs Waiting room, wasnt bad a bit of a romantic easy read.
going back to home truths by Freya North now

ruby_eskimo

ljaneyr wrote: »

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

Definitely can't wait to see what happens next!

Have since read:

- The Devil's Star by Jo Nesbo
- The Redeemer by Jo Nesbo
- Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Now on to The Leopard by Jo Nesbo and then I'm almost up to date with those books. But have left it (and my kindle) at home so I have had a long boring journey to work this morning and will have an equally boring journey home tonight.

blindtoast

Bought some books yesterday - i was browsing in Tesco and came across "Truckers" and "Diggers" by Terry Pratchett in a set for £3.86. I remember reading them quite a few years ago and loving them and for such a bargain I couldn't resist.

I also bought Jodi Picoults new book (the one she's written with her daughter). I wasn't going to but I found it half price and it's a very nice book with beautiful illustrations in it.

Apart from that I think the library is keeping me out of trouble lately!

ljaneyr

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.

My class love the Famous Five books and always request them. I love reading them as they bring back memories

robberbutton

WOW this is a pertinent challenge for me. What a bloody good idea. June I spent £46 and July £49 on books can you tell I have a slight problem? (We home educate so that explains some but not all...)

I would definitely like to join in with this one if that's ok.

robberbutton

ljaneyr wrote: »

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:

I've read that! DH bought for a present ages ago. I thought it was v good although I can't remember a huge amount of it. I finished it at least, which is more than I can say for Midnight's Children (did not get on with the narrator at all).

I'm afraid I mostly read books on child-rearing, education and religion, so prob not very interesting to post about! Currently reading Raising Your Spirited Child, to help me with my DS(6), who's very [STRIKE]explosive[/STRIKE] passionate and [STRIKE]a persistent little monkey[/STRIKE] determined Also reading Teach Your Own by John Holt. Schools in America seem like scary places...

Giggles86

Can I join in? I have half a bookcase full of books I've not read! And a long list in my Amazon wishlist I'd love to buy but am refusing until I've read the books I already own (or have borrowed!)

I've spent the past week reading Catching Fire (Hunger Games) which I've been totally hooked on. Looking forward to the final part now!

InaPickle

missladyannie wrote: »

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!

I loved the Famous Five, too, as well as The Five Find-Outers. I think they were my favourites. I seem to remember thinking that The Secret 7 were a bit 'babyish' by comparison!

blindtoast wrote: »

Bought some books yesterday - i was browsing in Tesco and came across "Truckers" and "Diggers" by Terry Pratchett in a set for £3.86. I remember reading them quite a few years ago and loving them and for such a bargain I couldn't resist.

Apart from that I think the library is keeping me out of trouble lately!

Anything by Terry Pratchett (and Ian Rankin) is automatically on my Safe List and may therefore be purchased with impunity. I may have to add the new Jo Rowling book when it comes out next month as well...(The Safe List is my only 'get-out' clause in this challenge, apart from college books, of course.)

ljaneyr wrote: »

My class love the Famous Five books and always request them. I love reading them as they bring back memories

I know exactly what you mean! :cool: Although I had a friend whose mum wouldn't allow her to read Enid Blyton as a child as she felt she instilled funny values into her. *Insert scratchy head smiley*

So what else have I been reading?

Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui by Karen Kingston: some interesting ideas, although some of the reasoning behind them seemed a bit mad, sometimes. And she really took 'clear your clutter' to a new extreme by proposing colonic irrigation - and not to your house! :eek: :rotfl:

Fifty Shades of Grey: OK, I must confess, I didn't find this as shocking as everyone has been going on about (perhaps cos I was kind of forewarned cos everyone was going 'Oooh!' before I started and also cos I read way naughtier as a set text at uni!), but I didn't find it particularly well written, either: the dialogue and other scenes felt pretty much like filler just there to link up the sex scenes and I have no particular desire to read the second or third volumes, apart from the blurb for the third which declared that 'tragedy strikes', so I will lend it from BF and flick that bit just to see what happens...maybe.

Am currently in the middle of reading one other book and listening to another. Will be back to report ASAP.

InaPickle

robberbutton wrote: »

WOW this is a pertinent challenge for me. What a bloody good idea. June I spent £46 and July £49 on books can you tell I have a slight problem? (We home educate so that explains some but not all...)

I would definitely like to join in with this one if that's ok.

Giggles86 wrote: »

Can I join in? I have half a bookcase full of books I've not read! And a long list in my Amazon wishlist I'd love to buy but am refusing until I've read the books I already own (or have borrowed!)

There's no need to ask...just jump in! You are both most welcome..pull up a comfy chair and start on your book piles and let us know how it goes. :T

Giggles86 wrote: »

I've spent the past week reading Catching Fire (Hunger Games) which I've been totally hooked on. Looking forward to the final part now!

...With all these recommendations for The Hunger Games, I'm going to have to get started reading them ASAP. *Zips off to library*...

*zippy*

I'm going to join you too if thats ok I have a cupboard full of books that never get touched because I keep getting the latest releases from the library. I would really like to claim the space back though so have just started White Wedding by Milly Johnson.