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

Bubblesmum

Morning

Finished two Charlotte Bingham favourites - Daughters of Eden and House of Flowers

WW2 saga based on Blechingly and special agents - young women whose lives were changed forever

Have Teresa them .... This time though they are going out the door

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Some great recommendations, as ever, from everyone and I can see my library and library van getting a lot of reservation orders from me. I'm not reducing my own book mountain much but at least I'm not spending money buying books:j

Last night I finished The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom. Can't remember whether I saw it mentioned on here but I picked it up at the library recently when there didn't seem all that much I fancied. I'd already seen it mentioned on Mumsnet with pretty mixed reviews. I only go on there for the book threads but am thinking of stopping because they can be really scathing about some books and if I read them I always have a different opinion:eek:. I'm almost embarrassed sometimes by my own taste/lack of it after reading what's said on there:o. I never post my own opinions, just read theirs as I don't want to be shot down in flames.

Anyway, I absolutely loved this book and can't wait to read his others now. I don't know whether I was just in the mood for something like that or that it was fairly short but whatever it was it's a winner:T

Bubblesmum, I love anything to do with Bletchley and that fascinating period in history. You've reminded me that I still have Enigma by Robert Harris to read. Started it months ago and after a few pages had to put it aside for urgent family 'business' and never got round to starting it again. Might find it and read that one next:T

mrs-moneypenny

Carbootcrazy, I'm so glad you liked five people you meet in heaven, I loved that book. It was the first Mitch albom one I read. I thought it was rally cleverly written and as you said it's not a heavy read so you get straight into it.

Read farm boy last night and am on the last wolf now.

mrs-moneypenny

Read waiting for Anya by Michael morpurgo over the weekend, sad and moving story of the villagers in France close to the Spain border who risked their lives smuggling young Jewish children over the border and away from the dangers of the German soldiers and the concentration camps during the war.

mrs-moneypenny

Read the nine life's of montezuma (Michael morpurgo) yesterday, moving tale of a little ginger kitten born on a farm and who he lives and loses each of his nine lives. Obviously rather sad at the end but written in a lovely style.
Private peaceful is the next Michael morpurgo I've picked, I also read some of the book of sheringham that we bought on holiday last year, I've flicked through and looked at the pictures before but because I'm heading back there soon it's inspired me to have a read up about the place.

Penguins86

I've still got a big stack of books in my to read pile, all currently sat on our landing after redecorating the spare room. I'm planning to have a bit of a cull so they hopefully all fit on one bookcase. It'll break my heart to do it...but I really do need the space. I may have a pile of ones to read just the once towering over me on my new book step!

Last night I finished reading Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey. It was really good though sometimes felt quite muddled. Makes sense considering it's written from the character's viewpoint who is suffering from dementia. It was quite sad in places and although it eventually ended the way I expected it to (in the epilogue rather than final chapter), it solved Maud's childhood mystery (not how I expected) and her present day one. There are some advantages to not being able to sleep!

Happygreen

Penguins86 wrote: »

Last night I finished reading Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey. It was really good though sometimes felt quite muddled. Makes sense considering it's written from the character's viewpoint who is suffering from dementia. It was quite sad in places and although it eventually ended the way I expected it to (in the epilogue rather than final chapter), it solved Maud's childhood mystery (not how I expected) and her present day one. There are some advantages to not being able to sleep!

I'm glad you enjoyed it, too. I felt that this was one of the best first novels I've read for a long time. Besides being a good read it creates a new understanding of dementia as it's written from Maud's perspective. Did for me anyway!

I'm still enjoying Kate Atkinson in the kitchen and Hakan Nesser at bedtime. Sleep for me way comes too early, penguins, I wish I'd go through my pile of books faster....

mrs-moneypenny

DH had a pile of sports and fitness reference books stacked up in the lounge that he said he wanted to keep but move so they were tidier and had a home. We've got a book shelf upstairs and in an attempt to fit more books on I'd taken the bottom shelf out and my paperbacks were stacked upright in four piles, so I've put the shelf back in, given him the bottom shelf for his reference books and put what I could of mine on the newly inserted shelf so I now have paperbacks triple stacked at the side of my dressing table - they are as high as the table top!
That's why I've taken to reading the quick reads that I know I will donate after its an attempt to make some room.
One day I will just have books that fit on a bookcase!! Not sure how long I'll take to read the ones in the bedroom, I'm guessing if I don't buy anymore I have possibly 3 years worth in there alone!

Sundaysgirl

Hi all, lots of books being finished by you all! I have a couple to report:


15/26. Port Mortuary, Patricia Cornwell - a quick and enjoyable read, I hadn't read any of hers until I picked up one from a hotel bookshelf last year, and I do like them. Though Scarpetta is rather self-absorbed I find!


16/26. Killing the Shadows, Val McDermid - his had been on our bookshelf for years. At bit gory in places but I love stories that intertwine, as this does, and it kept me guessing until right up to the end. Would definitely seek out more by her.


Both of these were left behind so progress is being made!


I also picked up The Scarpetta Factor from the hotel - another quick and enjoyable read, I do love a good thriller!


I'm now onto The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum - have had this for several years, a set of three were gifted to me and I'm ashamed to say that (despite having enjoyed the films) I was deterred by the covers! It's a great read though, very easy to see why they decided to make it into a film.

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Everyone's doing so well with their finished books. Please keep up the recommendations everyone, I've got lots of good ideas of what to read from this thread:T.

I like the idea of reading books for older children as an adult, mrs-moneypenny. Have never read any Michael Morpurgo but found the War Horse film so sad that I'm a bit put off him:o. He did write that didn't he?

Just come back from the mobile library van with 5 more books, though goodness knows when I'm going to find the time to read them:eek:. One is the fictional adventures of a cat (can't remember the title offhand and I left the books in the car and OH has just gone off in it). It was in the adult section not children's and looked a bit 'different'. Will maybe start that one tonight, it doesn't look heavy going:j.

I'm embarrassed to say I've never read anything by Alexander McCall Smith yet:o and one of the books I borrowed today was 44 Scotland Street . I hope I like his style as there'll be plenty more to go at if I do:rotfl:

Mrs-m, I envy your bookshelf organising. I doubt I'll ever see the day when all my books will fit on the shelves I have as instead of making headway with them I'm borrowing from the library whenever I get the chance:(. I sometimes think that, like they advise people to do with clothes they've had years and never worn, I should just bite the bullet and give away or sell any books that I've had for yonks and never got round to reading. I just can't do it though, I'm hopeless:o