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

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I love leaving books behind when my holiday is over too, MrsM:T

The very first time the idea occurred to me:o was when we were on holiday in a remote Portuguese village donkey's year's ago and I'd forgotten to take any books with me:(. No shops anywhere and even a trek to the nearest town didn't throw up anything I hadn't read before or didn't fancy. then, as if by magic, I found a discarded Jeffrey Archer that I hadn't read on a wall by the harbour. Someone had left a note with it to the effect that it was a brilliant 'read' and to take it and enjoy. So I did. That book saved my sanity:rotfl:

Whenever I went on holiday since, especially abroad, I always took a couple of already-read books to leave somewhere for someone desperate for a good read to find. I also leave behind any paperbacks that I finish when I'm there. A bit like Book Crossing except I'm not involved with them and don't register my books. Maybe I should, it would be fascinating to see where they end up.

Happygreen

I'm reading a Hakan Nesser my mum gave me - it's not been translated into English yet which is a real shame as I'd be interested in the others of this Inspector Barbarotti series here...now I can only recommend it to Swedish and German readers at the moment, lol

Happygreen

carbootcrazy wrote: »

I love leaving books behind when my holiday is over too, MrsM:T

The very first time the idea occurred to me:o was when we were on holiday in a remote Portuguese village donkey's year's ago and I'd forgotten to take any books with me:(. No shops anywhere and even a trek to the nearest town didn't throw up anything I hadn't read before or didn't fancy. then, as if by magic, I found a discarded Jeffrey Archer that I hadn't read on a wall by the harbour. Someone had left a note with it to the effect that it was a brilliant 'read' and to take it and enjoy. So I did. That book saved my sanity:rotfl:

Whenever I went on holiday since, especially abroad, I always took a couple of already-read books to leave somewhere for someone desperate for a good read to find. I also leave behind any paperbacks that I finish when I'm there. A bit like Book Crossing except I'm not involved with them and don't register my books. Maybe I should, it would be fascinating to see where they end up.

I picked up my first Adler-Olssen in Kathmandu - I don't remember what I left on the guest house shelf in return but I bet it wasn't that good...

mrs-moneypenny

Not much else has got done this morning as I've read the sleeping sword and am 2/3 through "dear olly" the sleeping sword was really good all about a boy who looses his sight but then gets caught up in a fantastic adventure after discovering Excalibur and king Arthur's shield and end up going on a quest to reunite them with the sleeping king.
I'm reading "dear Olly" now which is a beautifully moving story set partly in England then in Africa, the two a joined together beautifully by the flight of hero the swallow who is migrating from England where he hatched in the garage belonging to Matt who was supposed to follow in his mothers footsteps and become a vet after getting straight As but he wants to make people happy and be a clown so he takes his passport and what money he has saved and goes to an orphanage in Africa that he's heard about on the news where he hopes his clowning will bring smiles to the lives of the children who have been ravaged by the war.
These are such simply written children's books but all have wonderful stories and beautiful messages.

Gem-gem

Finished reading Gray Mountain by John Grisham. Good book. Couldn't put it down. But the ending was a little strange. It didn't finish with all the cases solved, it is like there is going to be a sequel.
Has anyone else read it? If so what did you think?

mrs-moneypenny

Read the dancing bear again by Michael morpurgo last night very little book so a quick read but worthwhile.
Have taken 'more than 60 ways to make your life amazing' by Linda field to read next

Sundaysgirl

Another one here who loves leaving finished books behind on my holidays - and will be doing exactly this on my mini break this weekend! Have read so many unexpected good books due to others doing the same, and on the other side it's a great way to declutter.


I have three paperbacks packed ready to take, and will also be taking my Kindle as back-up - only going for 5 days, but am so looking forward to some long reading sessions in the sun - bliss!


I finished Word of Honour by DeMille - one of his older books and one of the best I've read from him in a while, a real page-tuner about a court-martial 18 years after the Vietnam War.


Next up is Port Mortuary by Patricia Cornwell - hoping to start this today so that I'm "into it" before setting off tomorrow.

Happygreen

In the kitchen I just started Life after Life by Kate Atkinson. I'd been waiting forever for this and I think it's going to be a favourite! As other people are waiting for it I'll make sure I spend some time baking this week, lol.

Sundaysgirl

Enjoy Happygreen - I loved that one, cleverly written.

Itsa_Longshot

Well I've just made this challenge very easy for myself. I'd said before that I was keen to re-read The Wheel of Time series, and so took the first book off the shelf earlier this week. This is why the series will keep me busy:

14 books plus a shorter prequel
684 chapters
11,916 pages
4,410,036 words
Audio recording is 19 days, 5 hours and 25 minutes long

:eek:

It's all one continuous story too, so I'll be going straight from beginning to end! If you're not familiar with it, it's an epic high fantasy series, written by American author Robert Jordan and finished by Brandon Sanderson after Jordan died before completion. If you're in to Lord of the Rings and the like, I can't recommend this series enough!