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

blindtoast

Thrifty_Pixie wrote: »

in other news, i finished another book:

#27 The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly 5/5 (a keeper)

and picked up another from a table sale:

Touch Wood by Carole Potter £1

I really liked The Book Of Lost Things - though it was nothing like I expected. Glad you enjoyed it

Thrifty_Pixie

blindtoast wrote: »

I really liked The Book Of Lost Things - though it was nothing like I expected. Glad you enjoyed it

yeah i'm a sucker for retold faery tales and such, so it was right up my street

blindtoast

Finished "Don't Let me go" by Catherine Ryan Hyde today. Excellent read tho sad in places.

I have been leant a book called Robopocalypse which is apparently very good so I'm not sure whether to start that or read Numbers which I have borrowed off the library.

silvermist05

Finished Gone girl. Have to say I was gripped by this book couldn't put it down. What a twisted couple. The wife was well disturbed. Reading another by Gillian Flynn called Sharp objects.

anamenottaken

Why haven't I found this thread before?

Confession time (sins of commission):
Over the 8 days of 23 to 30 June I bought 9 new books. One as a present for OH's birthday; two biographies (Lloyd George and John Donne); one autobiograph (Karen Armstrong); one cookery book and one about Japanese diet (and I've already got a bookcase in the kitchen which is overflowing); one on calculus (to re-visit 'O' level territory); and 2 novels.

Plus side:
Have recently finished reading a number of books which had been by my bedside, partially read, for some time. However (sins of omission) they are still in the house.
There's a cookery book waiting by the front door ready to go to a CS the next time I go out shopping. (It's leaving the house because I had two copies.)

The novel I'm currenly reading is Donna Leon's Death in a Strange Country. Will finish that today. It will then go back to sit with the other Guido Brunetti stories, only one of which I have already read. I would, however, recommend these to anyone who likes police detective stories and has not already discovered them.

silvermist05

Welcome anamenottaken this is a fab thread lots of friendly people. I have another confession I picked up Alice Sebolds The almost moon. The Gentleman in the charitg shop only asked for 50 pence for that and a lovely brand new notebook set so I gave him a pound. Now I'm home I've looked on goodreads and the reviews aren't good it may be going straight back.

mrs-moneypenny

silvermist05 wrote: »

Welcome anamenottaken this is a fab thread lots of friendly people. I have another confession I picked up Alice Sebolds The almost moon. The Gentleman in the charitg shop only asked for 50 pence for that and a lovely brand new notebook set so I gave him a pound. Now I'm home I've looked on goodreads and the reviews aren't good it may be going straight back.

i did exactly the same after reading the lovely bones i too picked up the almost moon for 50p at a carboot then read the good reads reviews. its sitting on the TBR shelf and may be there for some time.

welcome anamenottaken

have been cross stitching rather than reading recently as ive got a stitch to finish for an august birthday

Thrifty_Pixie

i've just finished another:

#28 Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 4/5

i was the same as you, silvermist05 - couldn't put it down. i've now passed it onto a work colleague though as i'm not likely to read it again.

welcome anamenottaken! you will find many like minds here

ok, i'm off to decide what to read next :coffee:

scubaangel

I finished Dusty Warriors and havent picked up a fresh tree book yet, but am thinking about either one of the Vampire Diaries books or another military related one.

Bumma

I love this thread. I'm having to trawl charity shops for new reads ( or use Book People when they have free p&p offers!). I do try my local Library for new titles but all too often when I reserve them they still don't have them in stock. Just read a tatty copy of Wolf Hall that cost me 50p, and about to try ( for the 3rd time) The Good Wife by Curtis Sittenfield which everyone raves about but I've started it a couple of times and lost interest! Wish me luck this time