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

jintyb

ziggy2407, belfastgirl23 ,
procrastinator :

Thanks for all the Jodi Picoult recommendations - I like her style of writing through the different characters. I read Handle With Care before MSK, and I really enjoyed it - in fact I thought it was a little better.
This is a great thread for picking up ideas for books to read that you might not otherwise consider!

Have a lovely day everyone!

Dinah93

Got a box of books out of the shed at the weekend (where I'm storing all my stuff until I move out of my parents place again) and they're all rotten and had to be chucked! On the plus side they were only for RISI anyway, but I'm terrified all my keeper books will be ruined too Need the house purchase to speed up just so I have somewhere to put the books!

Tete_en_l'Air

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

they are knitted breasts that are used by midwives and health visitors as a teaching aid for breastfeeding. I have heard that they can also be used as prosthetics after mastectomies if ladies dont like the feel of the plastic type. i knit them for a group called loving hands who then distribute them where needed, the 2 i knitted over the weekned are definately for the breast feeding lessons as they are very brightly coloured i used a marl rainbow wool for the breast and bright pink for the nipple so they are a bit loud i usually type and do the in a range of flesh colours but ive run out of skin tone wool at the mo
I wasnt really sure what to list them as on my sig as everyone in the knit a square thread knows what they are but on the boards people might not have heard of wooly boobs before

Love the idea of 'loud' boobs!

Dinah you always mention having books in the shed and I've always wondered what kind of shed you must have, knowing that I wouldn't want to keep anything like that in our shed! You'll have to check your others quick!

mrs-moneypenny

ive come to admit buying a new book.

we went to a presentation called the art of being brilliant last night at our local high school a guy called andy cope came in and gave a really good motivational talk on how to engage your children and encourage them to want to do well at school he had some copies of his book Being Brilliant on sale for only £5 so i had to get one:o i cant wait to get started on it.

has anyone else heard of him? it was really good

Ginger_Prince

I got 10 books for £1 at Borders when they shut down over Xmas - but I'd prefer the were still open... but 'Venture Capitalists buying assets and running them into the ground when they know the market best' is for another forum!

Ginger_Prince

Oh the other thing is the great free library online: google for Gutenburg project
it is full of old (beyond copywrite) books that you can read on: PC, iPhone, Kindle, Sony Reader and other portable devices!! - this will make my bookshelves lighter!

setmefree2

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

ive come to admit buying a new book.

:rotfl:

setmefree2

InaPickle wrote: »

Oooh, once you've read Lord of the Flies, I doubt it will be going anywhere! It's fabulous, and I haven't read it since I was 16, doing my GCSE.

Finished - Brilliant! But you knew that

Next up - Kate Adie's "Nobody's Child" I was about a quarter of the way through this when I started reading something else. As I recall I was enjoying it, so it shouldn't be too much of a struggle to finish.

Rounded up about 10 books which I have read but I won't read them again so they can go to Oxfam.

Ames

I already fancied an ipod touch, but now I know it works for ebooks I'm even more keen! Especially combined with the Guttenberg project.

sashybo

Hi all. :hello: Great thread, I now have a list of books to look out for in the library or on Bookmooch. :beer:

I did buy the 3 for £5 books in The Works last week though but they were the first I've bought for ages. Have managed to get rid of a lot of books through GreenMetropolis, Amazon and Bookmooch. Have loads of points on Bookmooch now but find it difficult to browse on there, it's not the easiest search system.

belfastgirl23 wrote: »

Talking of which is anyone a Stephen King fan - I hesitate to ask because I do think there's a bit of a snobbery around him but he is also one of my total comfort reads...

I love Stephen King and I have a degree in English Literature. I must admit I was a bit snobbish about him until I read The Dark Tower series and thought it was great. I've read a lot of his stuff now and enjoy how much of it is interconnected and characters from one book pop up in another - usually only glimpsed or mentioned once. Just finished The Tommyknockers and wasn't keen on it although liked parts of it and also the glimpse of Pennywise in the drains! :eek:

Reading "Roman Blood" by Stephen Saylor now, about Gordianus the Finder, who investigates suspicious circumstances in Ancient Rome. This is the first book in the series but have read books 7 and 8 out of order from the library and enjoyed them.

Talking of investigations does anyone read the Matthew Bartholomew books by Susanna Gregory? It's a great series set in 14th century Cambridge and follows a doctor working as the university "Corpse Examiner". It's quite silly stuff but an enjoyable read.