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

ThinkingOfLinking

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

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!

Vixstar

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

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!).

Flickering_Ember wrote: »

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:

InaPickle

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!"



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:).

Clap rating (*groans for the irony*): :T :T :T :T (:T)

elfen

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

Darkphaery

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!

Vixstar

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

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

charlies_mum

Vixstar wrote: »

Will now either start A Thousand Splendid Suns

Can thoroughly recommend this one :T:T:T:T