Athena

Welcome here ! I've read the first two books in the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin. I plan to start the next one not too long from now.

Welcome here ! I also love Sophie Kinsella / Madeline Wickham! I liked Macbeth, the other Shakespeare works are on my TBR (to be read). I own one Agatha Christie book but haven't read it yet. Some of P. G. Wodehouse's books are / will be on my wishlist. Emily Brontë - Wuthering Heights is on my TBR (it's on my shelf but I haven't read it yet). I look forward to see you around the forum.

Welcome here ! I love fantasy too, it's one of my favourite genres. You named some great authors, I look forward to see you around on the forum.

Welcome here !

We were going to watch a new episode (for us) of The Big Bang Theory, we recorded it but for some reason it wasn't on when the TV guide said it was going to be on ><. I don't know if it was on at a later time, my parents wanted to see The Voice of Holland so we couldn't record any longer. We would've been able to if the SD channels worked but for some reason the satellite seems to not want to display them. I'm not sure what's going on with it. But the Blu-ray of season six comes out soon and I've asked it for my birthday (in October) so only two more months and then I can see it . We have been watching the DVD of Welcome to the N.H.K. which is an anime TV series. It deals with themes such as social anxiety, it's quite interesting and funny at times.

Talisman, it's great that you're making progress in the relationship with your sister . The walk is a very proud achievement too, well done! Kell, good luck with the move, and the new baby! I hope it all goes well . Sabry, welcome here, I wish you good luck with your degree. What are you studying? Piecefield, good luck with your surgery. I hope your recovery is speedy . Chrissy, I wish you lots of fun in Italy! This week I'm going to be writing book reviews, sorting out my new books, and one day going out hopefully. I plan to rest a lot, I'm still very stressed from the past while. My body is so used to being stressed from the past years, that I guess it takes more than two weeks to get it out of my system. I'll try to be patient, it might take a while.

I hope you both find your mojo again!

I hope you feel better soon, vodkafan.

Wow Eleonora, that sounds really tough ! I hope you can find a way to deal with it .

That sounds interesting, Karsa, I'll have to keep an eye on it (the paperback release).

Thanks for all your comments about my books ! @ Little Pixie That makes sense. I try to find a balance between holding up to some social rules while also being myself. I tried to fit in at secondary school and be someone I'm not, and that didn't really go well! I became very unhappy. I hope you enjoy The Night Circus! Today I went to Het Boekenfestijn, a book fair in the Netherlands, and bought a lot of books ! Pictures and list will follow at a later time. Right now I'm tired and the next few days it's the read-a-thon so I'd like to get some reading done. But who knows, if I really feel like it I'll compile a list and post some pictures. I'm currently reading Susan Hill - Howards End is on the Landing as paperbook and Temple Grandin - Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals on the Kindle. For the read-a-thon I plan to read several short(er) books.

Personally I find walking easier than jogging or running, so maybe that's an idea, frankie .

I just wanted to say, good luck to your granddaughter !!

Congrats ! My weight seems to stay at the same point lately, despite my water drinking (I think it might be because of my medication among other things). Maybe some exercise will help, I plan to do more of that once I'm more rested.

x Too late for that already . I think I'm about half way through the book and so far I'm really enjoying it . x x That's good news! x x I hope you won't get into a slump!

Yay! I'm looking forward to it too .

Sorry, I haven't read it yet. I've heard really good things about it, which is why I bought it, but I haven't got around to reading it yet. I should really do so sometime.. I think the problem with it is that I'm not sure what to expect so I haven't been in the mood yet (or something). I'll be sure to post a review once I do read it, though .

Thank you ! I really like how they look. I'll have to read them to see if the content is also nice (minus the ones that are re-reads), but I have good hopes for a lot of them.

^ that would be nice! I think for me it won't be useful as I have to buy Kindle ebooks from Amazon.com and I buy physical books from Amazon.co.uk, so the same thing probably won't apply. But for those it will apply to, great. I think it's an excellent idea . I read that Amazon might eventually update the firmware of the original Kindle Paperwhite, to include some of the new features (those that are possible). I don't know if this'll be true or not, but it's exciting, I would love that.

Temple Grandin - The Way I See It, Revised and Expanded 2nd Edition: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger's Genre: Information, Biography Format: Kindle Pages: 339 Synopsis (GoodReads): In this innovative book, Dr. Temple Grandin gets down to the REAL issues of autism, the ones parents, teachers, and individuals on the spectrum face every day. Temple offers helpful do’s and don’ts, practical strategies, and try-it-now tips, all based on her “insider” perspective and a great deal of research. These are just some of the specific topics Temple delves into: How and Why People with Autism Think Differently Economical Early Intervention Programs that Work How Sensory Sensitivities Affect Learning Behaviors Caused by a Disability vs. Just Bad Behaviors Teaching People with Autism to Live in an Unpredictable World Alternative Medicine vs. Conventional Medicine Employment Ideas for Adults with Autism And many more! This revised and expanded edition contains revisions based on the most current autism research, as well as 14 additional articles including: The Role of Genetics and Environmental Factors in Causing Autism Understanding the Mind of a Nonverbal Person with Autism Finding Mentors and Appropriate Colleges And many more! My thoughts: This book consists of articles Temple Grandin previously wrote for a magazine. They're grouped by subject, forming the chapters. Because of this, sometimes things are repeated across articles. This didn't bother me a lot, but if the book had been written as a whole, these things might've been less apparent. Overall the book flows very well, other than the aforementioned. I found some articles / some parts of the book more interesting than others. It was interesting to read about her own experiences, though it's also of interest to note that some things work differently for me. For example, she talks about three thinking styles among people with autism, I have a bit of all three. But each person is different. It was still interesting to learn about other people with autism, how things worked for her, her experiences, but also her advice. While I don't agree with all of her advice, in relation to myself at least, since some of it is US-based (ie. driving laws, mentors, colleges) and not fully applicable here, some of it is quite good advice for people for whom it is appropriate. It didn't help me much on a personal level other than extra information about autism (ie. brain scans), though I agree with some of the tips, ie. you should be well groomed when you're outside, you should be clean, dressed nicely, etc., they weren't applicable to me, because I already know this. I was about to talk more about specific points the book made, but it's probably better if I don't get too rambly. I think the book is a good addition to anyone who already knows about autism, but if you know very little about autism there are better books to start with, in which things are explained clearer. Overall I'm glad I read it, and might purchase some more of her books (I have Animals Make Us Human already, but that's more about animals, as far as I know). Rating: **** (8/10)

I know, and the ones I didn't like can be easily deleted, but I'd like to keep the ones I like, just in case I want to read them when I don't have an internet connection. That's probably silly, though. It's good that you can redownload them from Amazon .

I've started reading Susan Hill - Howards End is on the Landing (paperbook). I've nearly finished Temple Grandin - The Way I See It (Kindle).

Yesterday evening I learned some new words: haberdasher (this word makes me giggle) Armistice Day (we don't have this in the Netherlands)

I'm very happy with my Paperwhite, but who knows I might be tempted to buy another one at some point. Especially since I've used up most of the space on it (I have some books with illustrations, and some free Kindle books). The new one looks good, I like the new features.

Here's a photo of some books I bought recently (see earlier in this thread), my TBR-soon and my "might read during the read-a-thon" TBR.