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

Gem-gem

Enjoying the Elizabeth Elgin novel.
Got lots of books from the girl at work. Have already passed lots on. Not much more room in my cupboard!!!
Merry Christmas everyone.

Happygreen

I've started Rebecca Wells "The divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya sisterhood" and so far I am enjoying it. This one was kicking round on my bookshelf since 2004....

Enjoy Christmas, everyone - I hope we'll all find time to read, lol

InaPickle

Hello everyone!

I'm now on my Christmas break, so I get to do a bit of reading - hurrah!

This means that I've now finished My Story by Bruno Tonoli.

It's his autobiography. I found it in a pound shop a few weeks ago and could not say no for that kind of money. It was pretty interesting. I'm unlikely to read it cover-to-cover again, but it was fun.

Take care and have a wonderful Christmas everyone! xxx

Bubblesmum

Finished when I fall in love - Miranda Dickinson - very good, although the prevalent theme of loss did leave me with a ball of sadness remember those I have lost..... At this time of year

Now on The Cornish Coast Murder - John Bude - no 47 in my Goodreads challenge

FrugalinShropshire

Last night I finished Wild, by Cheryl Strayed, about a woman who walks 1000 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail in the US alone. It was an interesting book, a bit monotanous in places, but thought provoking too.
Just started A Christmas Carol by Dickens for my xmas fest

zagubov

Happygreen wrote: »

A very good Saturday morning, all.

I'm almost done with both books of "Notes and Queries" which I found thoroughly enjoyable. The way people replied to the questions was so much more civilised and funny than the internet can do, lol. I have to ask OH if The Guardian still publishes that column today (I don't have the time to regularly read the paper).
I will now move back to Russel Kane's The Humorist. So far I am finding it very dark and it has not made me laugh yet.

I remember these books from years ago. Thought they were great.
I find the "No Such Thing as a Fish" podcasts satisfies the same itch for me now.
Anybody used this site before? I've enjoyed reading his other site on philosophers.

Happygreen

zagubov wrote: »

I remember these books from years ago. Thought they were great.
I find the "No Such Thing as a Fish" podcasts satisfies the same itch for me now.
Anybody used this site before? I've enjoyed reading his other site on philosophers.

Thanks so much, I love podcasts! I'm currently catching up with Serial but will get onto the "Fish" soon!

FrugalinShropshire

I was given 4 new books for Christmas, two Persephone books, Mariana by Monica Dickens and Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, one of my fave books. My beloved was very MSE and bought used copies of both.
I have already finished Mariana and it has become one of my favourites ranking along side Nancy Mitford and Elizabeth Jane Howard.
I am currently reading The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak, another pressie.:j

Happygreen

FrugalinShropshire wrote: »

I am currently reading The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak, another pressie.:j

I loved this book - and the movie, which is rare for me

Nobody gave me books :T so I can keep working on the shelves and piles. I am enjoying "the Divine secrets of the ya-yas) but it is very small print and tires my eyes. Might need new glasses! So I'm reading a few pages of "Dressed to kill" by Eddie Izzard (autobiographical) in between.

Penguins86

I'll have to have another count up and see how many books I have on my shelf. I've just moved house and got rid of some books. I also won't have books on my mum's shelf to count. I'm working my way through a number of different lists of award winners And having a go at the BBC Big Read so there are many books to read, but I've got a lifetime to read them...first I need to read the ones on my shelf!