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

mrs-moneypenny

i lent a signed hard back to a friend, 3 months later when i ask how shes getting on with it she denys me ever lending it to her :mad:
i KNOW i did

at least i'd read it first so i suppose it would only be sitting on my shelf bt it still annoys me. If she just said shed lost it or something i woudnt have minded but she just denyed borrowing it

charlies_mum

I have a confession to make, and wonder whether anyone else has this problem. When I have a new book, I can't bear to break the spine, friends hate to borrow books from me in case they do it.

Another no no is turning over the corner of a page. Maybe I need therapy

niccatw

charlies_mum wrote: »

I have a confession to make, and wonder whether anyone else has this problem. When I have a new book, I can't bear to break the spine, friends hate to borrow books from me in case they do it.

Another no no is turning over the corner of a page. Maybe I need therapy

Not at all... I do both of those things. They are perfectly acceptable .

The spine thing was completely reinforced when I worked in a book shop too (never made much money there - always had a shelf of books to buy by pay day!). We were allowed to borrow books as long as we didn't break the spine and the books were still in an as new, saleable condition when we returned them. If they weren't, then we had to buy them. Ah, those were the days!

gilligansyle

niccatw wrote: »

solventsoon wrote: »

I'm giving up on Inspector Alan Grant - I know he's in a series of detective novels but no idea which one. Sounds like a good read though, so will look it up if you tell us which one:D

Did any-one get the answer to this yet? Terry, you're going to have to put us out of our misery .

I had to give in and google it as I had never heard of him either. If anyone can't stand the suspense link is here

gilligansyle

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

i lent a signed hard back to a friend, 3 months later when i ask how shes getting on with it she denys me ever lending it to her :mad:
i KNOW i did

at least i'd read it first so i suppose it would only be sitting on my shelf bt it still annoys me. If she just said shed lost it or something i woudnt have minded but she just denyed borrowing it

I received a Christmas card from a friend a while ago in which she reminded me she had my copy of 'Empty Cradles' by Margaret Humphreys. Its a really upsetting true story of the children who were shipped out of Liverpool to Australia whilst in care. My mum was on the Social Services Committee and helped the author gain access to records and is mentioned in the acknowledgements so I must get it back as its been out of print for years.

Tete_en_l'Air

charlies_mum wrote: »

I have a confession to make, and wonder whether anyone else has this problem. When I have a new book, I can't bear to break the spine, friends hate to borrow books from me in case they do it.

Another no no is turning over the corner of a page. Maybe I need therapy

Oh no, the first thing I do is break the spine, I like a book to be well-loved I write notes and keep postcards and things in my travel books too

But I don't like turning the corner of a page over though!

charlies_mum

Tete_en_l'Air wrote: »

Oh no, the first thing I do is break the spine, I like a book to be well-loved

Oh, I wish I could do that, it is such hard work trying to read a book without opening it properly.

bargainbetty

Just a quickie, I posted earlier and have only just caught up with the thread.

For those who asked, the library does graphic novels too - my local has a really good collection, and they are very expensive to buy brand new. I've even got my brother reading them, and he hates reading. Philistine.

solventsoon

jintyb wrote: »

I know! I left school in 1976 to work in an accounts office - we had to take turns if we wanted to use the amazing new invention - an electric adding machine! It was locked away every night because "it was very valuable" according to the boss, whom you had to address as Mr and we were all called by Miss or Mrs! Sorry, slightly off topic there!

That takes me back, jintyb.... does anyone else remember telex machines - my first job was in an export office and we had to type quotes on telex tape which would often end up being 12 feet long - the trick was trying to remember which end was the start when feeding it through the machine to send and which was the right way up - ahh, those were the days :rotfl:Sorry Pickle, totally off topic there:o

Dinah93 wrote: »

Hi everyone, I love reading, but I think my problem may be outside the scale of this challenge. I have at least 300 unread books in boxes in the shed, I don't actually know how many as I haven't been out in a while as I keep 30 books or so on my shelf inside. We're buying a house in a few months hopefully, and I don't even know where the 3000 or so books we have are going to go!

Welcome along Dinah93 - you're in good company here:D

Tete_en_l'Air wrote: »

SS, as regards autobiographies, I didn't even enjoy Bill Bryson's one and I love love love all of his other books. Can't see OH getting into books like yours did unfortnately, he has this theory that he was never read bedtime stories and never read for pleasure as a child, so he doesn't like it now, which I think might have something to it - I was always reading as a kid. What do others think?

Not sure about that, Tete en l'Air, my OH and his sister didn't read as children either, but OH is an avid reader now, always got at least 4 books on the go at once, and his sister reads, but not that much.... It's an odd one really, what makes some people read avidly and others not bother. I can't imagine life without books... sorry, Pickle, digressing again:o

Re new books, I can't stand breaking the spines on books and hate it when I lend books out and they are returned with the spines broken and NO WAY will I turn the page corners over - do I have a problem as well, charlies_mum?

Well done Pickle for getting in the email, and for starting this thread, great place to hang out, have a gossip and exchange book ideas :j.

jintyb

feedumall wrote: »

hi all reading thorn at the moment but also started the tent the bucket and me about hols in the 70's by emma kennedy it is so funny only on page 15 and already had to stop reading as i am laughing so much ,feeling poorly so this is great medicine

That sounds like a good read - Im putting it on my list!

charlies_mum wrote: »

I have a confession to make, and wonder whether anyone else has this problem. When I have a new book, I can't bear to break the spine, friends hate to borrow books from me in case they do it.

Another no no is turning over the corner of a page. Maybe I need therapy

I totally agree - I cannot bear the turning of the corners - it outs my teeth on edge! Also cant stand to see someone folding back a paperback, I also hate if someones written on a book, but worst of all are those bloomin stickers that bookshops put on ie 3 for 2, richard and judy bookclub etc - they never come off !!

Pickle - I know what you mean about reading everything - I read all the time - books, mags, MS threads etc but not necessarily in that order!

OK - Im off to get on with My Sisters Keeper - I WILL NOT GO ON AMAZON AND ORDER ANYTHING - NO I WONT!