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

ChocolateTree

Since I last posted I've read "The Hypnotist" and "The Nightmare" - Lars Kepler, both very good but think I preferred "The Hypnotist". Then read "Gone Girl" - Gillian Flynn, well deserved of all the great reviews it gets (will have to get the other two now!). "The Secret History" - Donna Tartt was next, loved this so much, couldn't put it down and will reread at some point. But the most surprising one was "Life of Pi" as I didn't think this would be my sort of thing at all and I would go so far as to say it is one of the best books I've ever read ... absolutely brilliant! I've just started "Saigon" - Anthony Grey, will let you know how it goes.

CurlyTop

It's lovely reading about people's choice of books - provides me with some good recommendations.

Problem I have, is that I'm still buying. I try to download to my kindle some of the free ones, or the 20p ones (glad I did that with 'The 100 year old man who climbed out of the window and disappeared' - I gave up after reading 40% of it).

Love the 'Chicken Soup' series - have bought loads of these over the years.

Just thought on, I did go to the library the other day and borrow 'Christmas at the Cupcake Cafe' - loving it.

For those who can resist the temptation to buy - well done you. I'll go and slink into the corner with my head held in shame !

mrs-moneypenny

Curlytop, i mostly buy books at the carboot sales so during the summer all my good work reading and giving away read books will be undone. inn reality all im really doing is clearing a bit of space for my summer purchases.

i love this thread and the good reads site for recomendations but i hardly have any friends on good reads. if anyone does want to be my friend im 'Diana' on there.

Thrifty_Pixie

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

Curlytop, i mostly buy books at the carboot sales so during the summer all my good work reading and giving away read books will be undone. inn reality all im really doing is clearing a bit of space for my summer purchases.

i love this thread and the good reads site for recomendations but i hardly have any friends on good reads. if anyone does want to be my friend im 'Diana' on there.

erm...which diana are you? there are about 50 :rotfl:

mrs-moneypenny

im me, dont know how you tell me from the others:D

im currently reading chicken soup for the soul and dress to kill by eddie izzard if that helps

Thrifty_Pixie

are you in the uk? do you have an icon?

or you could try finding me? i'm Pixie on there and have a little pixie wearing a hat and sitting cross legged reading a book as my icon - currently reading 'Of Bees and Mist'

mrs-moneypenny

LOL its like a game of guess who isnt it:)


ill look for you there are bound to be less pixies LOL they obviously arent so common


LOL, ive found you but i think there are more pixies than dianas out there

Thrifty_Pixie

you'd be surprised...there's tonnes of them, but i think i'm about halfway down the list.

having said that i am tempted to call them on it, as some of them don't even look like REAL pixies *disgruntled look*

blindtoast

I looked for friends of friends and hoped someone had already added you as I had the same problem with Dianas! Knowing which book you're reading helped as well though

Thrifty_Pixie

who are you on there, BT?