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'No More Buying Books Until I've Read the Ones I've Already Bought' Thread
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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.0 -
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.0 -
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.0
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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:Jan10: 28,315.81 Jan11: 18,015.32 Jan12: 7,682.58 Jan13: 2,987.73 Current debt: 1,225.55
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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)Please call me 'Pickle'
No More Buying Books: ???
No More Buying DVDs: ???
NMB Toiletries ??? and I've gone back for my Masters at the University of Use Ups!
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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 **** Fat Bum Shrinking: -7/56lbs **
**SPC 2012 #1498 -£152 and 1499 ***
I do it all because I'm scared.
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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!
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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:0
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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.
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