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

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  • ThinkingOfLinking
    ThinkingOfLinking Posts: 11,828 Forumite
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    setmefree2 wrote: »
    I'll be interested to see what you think of Man and Wife - I adored Man and Boy so much I kept it:D

    I loved Man and Boy...didn't get into a couple of his other books but to tell you the truth, although I packed the book in my bag, I won't be reading it this weekend, got so much else to do and in fact my head has no room for anything non essential at the moment so I think non fiction reading has to take a back seat for the next few months.
  • sockdrawer
    sockdrawer Posts: 677 Forumite
    Just joined MSE, and two or three pages in, I can definitely relate to this! I have huge numbers of books i've bought on impulse on Amazon, (yes I do sell some back, but not as many as I should!) So I'm up for this challenge. I also need to remember to do a library online search before I order, as I did that at the last moment earlier today, only to find copies of the books I ordered.
    One tip I have is to join your local university/college library (after having a good look round of course) I joined ours for £30 a year, but I get access to loads of textile/clothing/food/language books I would never ever be able to afford. Hope it helps someone. Thank you for the challenge!
    Saving up £25000/£3500 by Jan 1st 2012 by selling my clutter. Remember I'm doing it for Dad.
    Textiles, languages, travel and a lovely home are not stupid things to want. You have immediate family's support.Appreciate what I've achieved so far. Other people's opinion of me is none of my business.
  • Vixstar
    Vixstar Posts: 967 Forumite
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    On the verge of finishing 2 more books. On the less positive side bought three books from a charity shop...no excuse except that 2 are on my amazon list and would have cost 4 times as much without helping a charity.
  • niccatw
    niccatw Posts: 3,096 Forumite
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    elantan wrote: »
    i miss reading books for fun .... i miss all the laughter and tears that i used to shed reading a book ... since i decided to go to uni all i have read is referance books and it is annoying me no end

    Totally understand! My first degree was English studies. Took me a very long time to relearn to read a book for fun, without the feeling of "having to" and automatically over-analysing it! Now I find it's great because I notice thing other people might not (I figured this out one day discussing "Ghostwritten" by David Mitchell with a friend! I couldn't belive the stuff that had passed him by. Mind you, with that particular book, I think you'd make new connections each time you read it!).
    What's your username? I'll check your books out...And also I recommend the forums there for tips and advice. I'm FlickeringEmber on there.

    It's the same as here. But don't judge me yet ;). I've only been brave enought to list my "rubbish" books - probably why they've not sold! Have another pile of books I know I'll never read again, but still need to let go!

    However, I think I've caught your bug Flickering EMber - I just want rid of the clutter!
    setmefree2 wrote: »
    Finished Michael Cricton's "State of Fear" :T:T:T:T claps from me. Exciting story line (in a Dan Brown way) and very very thought provoking on Green Issues. Excellent.

    Ooh, always fancied that! Might pick it up from Green met when I eventually sell a book there :).

    I did buy a book today, but it's a book of sewing projects and is my birthday pressie to myself, so I won't beat myself up about it too much!

    I also got "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" radomly through the post from W*t*r*t*n*s... I never oredered it and am assuming it's a birthday present from some-one... I just don't know who! :cool:
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  • InaPickle
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    niccatw wrote: »
    Totally understand! My first degree was English studies. Took me a very long time to relearn to read a book for fun, without the feeling of "having to" and automatically over-analysing it! Now I find it's great because I notice thing other people might not (I figured this out one day discussing "Ghostwritten" by David Mitchell with a friend! I couldn't belive the stuff that had passed him by. Mind you, with that particular book, I think you'd make new connections each time you read it!).

    I get where you guys are coming from: once you have had your life dictated to you by reading lists, reading for pleasure seems an alien beast. I remember first setting foot into my local library after finishing my undergrad and getting a distinctly heady feeling when I told myself "Ooh, I can read ANYTHING I want - and in English, too!" :D



    I finally finished 'La Dame aux Camelias'. It's good - very good, in fact. For those of you who have never heard about it, it's the story of a young man called Armand who falls for a courtesan (high-class prostitute) called Marguerite. It's the story of their love, but I can't say much more than that without giving away too much.

    I'm not normally one for soppy romances, but I enjoyed it very much. I now want to read Manon Lescaut, to which reference is made many times in the book. It was also very funny to read people speaking in a ye olde fashioned way in French, which, for no particular reason, I always think only happened in English (probably cos I am naive and hadn't read too many ye olde worlde books in French).

    Right, if I can find him, Le Comte de Monte Cristo is next, although for now he seems to have escaped my book box (how appropriate! :rotfl:).

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  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    Have got four out of the library (one's by Alice Sebold - The Lovely Bones so should be good)
    Two of my uni books have turned up too - yay! Will put names and authors to book later :)
    ** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **
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  • Darkphaery
    Darkphaery Posts: 235 Forumite
    Am reading Janet Evanovitch's Finger Lickin Fifteen at the minute, got it at the Library at the weekend, i love her books-easy readers :) My OH has told me i can get some new books for going on hols in Aug but looking at my bookshelves there are lots i want to read, not buying has made me realise what i have at home and i'm really looking forward to getting stuck into them, so may not buy any holiday reads...i must be ill! :D
  • Vixstar
    Vixstar Posts: 967 Forumite
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    Finished Inkheart (:T:T probably not intended readership!) and Alison Weir's six wives of Henry V111 (:T:T:T1/2 think I prefer David Starkey's version which is a long way down my to read list) . Will now either start A Thousand Splendid Suns or try to continue with my first world war history - although first I need to put in some serious Spanish studying after making a complete idiot of myself at an online tutorial - though part of it was not being able to visually interact with the people I was speaking to and the fact I left the prep notes at work!!!!:eek:
  • elfen
    elfen Posts: 10,213 Forumite
    Ok, the six books I have are:
    The Almost Moon - Alice Sebold (about a woman who kills her mum)
    One Little Sin - Liz Carlyle - about a man who takes in a girl and his sister who is his daughter....16th century
    The Magician's Guild - Trudi Canavan
    A Painted House - John Grisham

    And the two uni books:
    Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
    The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne
    ** Total debt: £6950.82 ± May NSDs 1/10 **
    ** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
    **SPC 2012 #1498 -£152 and 1499 ***
    I do it all because I'm scared.
  • charlies_mum
    charlies_mum Posts: 8,120 Forumite
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    Vixstar wrote: »
    Will now either start A Thousand Splendid Suns

    Can thoroughly recommend this one :T:T:T:T
    You're only young once, but you can be immature forever :D
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