Brian. Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Oh dear! I don't have anything to send in return, unless you'd like a copy of Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith? I do have an extra copy of Kafka on the Shore but I'm sure you've already read it or have at least a copy on your TBR pile? The first book doesn't really look like my kind of thing and I do already have a copy of Kafka on the Shore. I know that it can be awkward receiving a book with nothing to swap but the offer is open, just let me know. I won't force it on you, that's a bit evil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 The first book doesn't really look like my kind of thing and I do already have a copy of Kafka on the Shore. I know that it can be awkward receiving a book with nothing to swap but the offer is open, just let me know. I won't force it on you, that's a bit evil Well I'd be happy to read the book and if you'd like to send it to me, I'd be happy to receive it, thank you very much, that's very kind of you! But I tell you, I'm going to keep a close eye on your wishlist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Football's never entertaining, read Zafon!! This game is, end to end stuff!! No choice here anyways with two football mad sons! Glad you finished it though, love Zafon, really must get around to reading The Angel's Game sometime soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Hah, truer words were never spoken! I feel a support team coming along... This game is, end to end stuff!! No choice here anyways with two football mad sons! Glad you finished it though, love Zafon, really must get around to reading The Angel's Game sometime soon... Oh dear, they've got you Well at least you like dogs, too I have The Angel's Game to read, too, and the third novel in the series, but I feel like I'd like to re-read The Shadow of the Wind first, to get to the feel of the book and the characters, but I'm afraid it won't be as good as the first time I read the book.. I'd hate it if I didn't like it as much the second time around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Oh dear, they've got you Well at least you like dogs, too I have The Angel's Game to read, too, and the third novel in the series, but I feel like I'd like to re-read The Shadow of the Wind first, to get to the feel of the book and the characters, but I'm afraid it won't be as good as the first time I read the book.. I'd hate it if I didn't like it as much the second time around! I lurve football but then I was brought up with it, I didn't stand a chance! I think I have enough of TSotW still in my head but the reviews of TAG have put me off a little as reviewers have said it's not as good as TSotW, there's only one way to find out I suppose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooshie Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 (edited) Having real trouble choosing a book to read now I have finished The Tenderness of Wolves. I think I have decided on The Final Reckoning by Sam Bourne, on the basis that it should be quite quick to read and not too challenging Edit: my choices were a limited a bit in that I can't get the smell of onion and garlic off my fingers so I could only choose from paperbacks that I'm not too bothered about! Edited January 2, 2013 by Ooshie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Edit: my choices were a limited a bit in that I can't get the smell of onion and garlic off my fingers so I could only choose from paperbacks that I'm not too bothered about! Cold water and lemon juice works wonders!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobblybear Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 I've got the 12 days app on my iPad where you get a free gift everyday for 12 days and today its from the iBook store, The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. Needless to say ive downloaded it because its been on my wishlist for a long time! I hope you enjoy this book; it's such an epic story. I've read it twice and I plan on reading it again at some point (when I finished all my other books perhaps!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooshie Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Cold water and lemon juice works wonders!! I'll give that a try, I have tried everything else! Thanks, chaliepud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Cold water and lemon juice works wonders!! It also makes a nice drink on a summers day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Also, if you have a glass of water with a lemon wedge squeezed into it, it'll take away the burn from spicy foods. Haven't read much at all the last few days. Must remedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggle not Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Also, if you have a glass of water with a lemon wedge squeezed into it, it'll take away the burn from spicy foods. Haven't read much at all the last few days. Must remedy. Surely you don't have spicy foods in Louisana/New Orleans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontalba Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Surely you don't have spicy foods in Louisana/New Orleans. Why, shucks y'all!, not down here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMonty Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Hey everyone! I've read a fair few books this year, due to my purchase of '100 Classic Book Collection' for Nintendo DS during December. Since New Year's, I've read: Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll The Adventures of Pinnochio by Carlo Collodi The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas The Call of the Wild by Jack London The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde by Robert Lewis Stevenson The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain I'm currently reading Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, but I'm almost finished. I'll likely read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen after Eighty Days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 oh boy I can't wait to get my packages! One order is being packed and the other is gathering from the warehouse. I got a few non fiction books myself too! I'd say there would be more fiction books though. I can't wait to see if we did buy similar titles! The $3 sale was just a selection of books, this 30% off is every book on the site. I have also noticed the pop up one I go to seems to be getting in less of a selection every time I look. They do deals though, not sure if yours is the same, but this one has them for $5 each or three for $10. I got mine today! It was massive and very heavy. 24 books and 1 jigsaw puzzle. It's like Christmas all over again! I haven't seen any 3 for 10 deals. I only ever see them for $5 each. Not to worry; this little lot I received today will keep me going for a while. I got a book in the mail today.... It's Noel Riley Fitch's Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation: A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties & Thirties!!! Thank you Kylie, you have superb taste! Thank you, m'dear. But actually, it is *you* who has superb taste - I just chose from your wish list! Football's never entertaining, read Zafon!! So glad I'm not the only one that thinks that way! Sometimes it feels like I'm the only person in the world who hates football. Goodness me, DJMonty! That's a heck of a lot of books to read in just a few days. Have you had a chance to sleep or eat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 I lurve football but then I was brought up with it, I didn't stand a chance! I think I have enough of TSotW still in my head but the reviews of TAG have put me off a little as reviewers have said it's not as good as TSotW, there's only one way to find out I suppose! Yeah, I've noticed people haven't seemed to take into the sequel as well as the first novel. And the third in the series is even lesser of a novel, I hear. But I think it's good that we've heard these none-too-pleasing comments and can adjust our expectations accordingly, and we might actually like them a'plenty because we won't expect too much from them Thank you, m'dear. But actually, it is *you* who has superb taste - I just chose from your wish list! Oh but you know that there are books-I-want on my wishlist and then there are books-I-seriously-want-asap-! on there, too And you always know which are the latter Besides, I'm not sure if the title might actually be something I noticed first on your list and then snatched it for my own wishlist So glad I'm not the only one that thinks that way! Sometimes it feels like I'm the only person in the world who hates football. Hehehe Well, I will say that I'd rather watch footy than, say, Formula1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessi Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Made it over the half way mark with the Book Thief today - loving it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Finished Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks, good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Quiet morning so started and finished Petals in the Ashes, the sequel to At the Sign of the Sugared Plum... Undecided as to what to read next.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueK Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Just finished a Kindle Single called Broken Voices - a very good ghost story - and now reading The Ambassador's Daughter by Pam Jenoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I think half the fun is picking what you will read next! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooshie Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I think half the fun is picking what you will read next! More often than not, yes - but sometimes it can be very stressful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Think I'm going to give 'Rebecca' a shot, it's been on the TBR shelf far too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooshie Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Think I'm going to give 'Rebecca' a shot, it's been on the TBR shelf far too long. It's been years since I read Rebecca, but I remember it as a really good read. Hope you enjoy it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 It's been years since I read Rebecca, but I remember it as a really good read. Hope you enjoy it Thanks Ooshie, I'd better or i'll be having words with a few members on here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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