[The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne]

I have a few more chapters of Watchmen left to read and then I intend to read this next. This book is part of the 100 Classic Book Collection on Nintendo DS, so it will be the 1st one that I read on it (providing that i don't get eye strain).

[Managing Your TBR Pile?]

Due to problems with depression and drinking, I haven't been reading for the last few years but was still buying and collecting books that appealed to me.

 

Now that I've turned the corner I suddenly find that I have a lot of books, classics and new novels that I can't wait to get stuck into.

 

A rough estimate would be around 120 books in my TBR pile . Most of these I have had years and never read them.

 

And due to the discovery of this forum, I am branching out to new genres so I can see my TBR pile increasing.

[Book Journal]

I've never even thought about keeping a journal, but as its the start of a new year, and I've nearly finished my 2nd book this year so far, I'm going to take the plunge and buy a book journal from play.com.

[What is your favourite reading genre?]

I picked Sci-Fi, Horror & Classics.

 

I'll read most genres though, especially if a book has been recommended.

[Where do you get your books?]

I buy my books from different places.

 

I would prefer to buy from local bookshops, generally Waterstones and Peak Bookshop (as its a day out and an excuse for a nice vanilla latte) but I also buy online from play.com and amazon.co.uk.

[Audiobooks?]

I tend to listen to short stories on my way to and from work. At the moment I have Classic Tales of Ghosts & Vampires on my iPod and am loving the different stories.

 

I find an audiobook on the way to work takes my mind off of the stress and problems that await me there.

[The Black Magician Trilogy - Trudi Canavan]

I've been looking at this trilogy for a while in my book club and I think you have all now persuaded me into buying it. I do like a good fantasy story to get away from the toils of the real world

[Where is your favourite reading place?]

Yup same here. I find birds singing distracting when i'm in the garden I wish I could block it all out!

 

lol, no matter how hard I try I can't concentrate when things are happening around me.

[How was 2008 for you reading wise?]

**Watch You Bleed: The Saga of Guns N' Roses by Stephen Davis.

[How was 2008 for you reading wise?]

I read Heroin Diaries and loved it! the content is intriguing. The world of drugs and rock and roll is not anything I can relate to but he described it painfully real in his journal entries. I felt like I was living his life. And to top it off, the book is just esthetically gorgeous! Glossy coloured pages, i loved it!

 

I couldn't agree more. I'm a big Rock fan and grew up loving Motley Crue, I have Dirt (the biography) but Nikki Sixx Heroin Diaries is so personal and quite sobering to read. The CD that accompanies it is well worth a listen too.

 

I've bought Slash but have not read it yet, have you read Watch it Bleed, The Gun's N' Roses Story yet Nici76 or whitegold?

[Where is your favourite reading place?]

I bought a reclining leather chair for my conservatory to sit in and read. The only problem is I can't sit in there during these cold months so I tend to read in bed.

 

I wish I could lie on the sofa and read but I get distracted with the TV and games consoles too easily and tend to re-read the same sentence over and over again.

[How was 2008 for you reading wise?]

2008 was a very bad year for me reading wise. I think I only managed to read 4 books, one of them was a Ghengis Khan biography and another was Nikki Sixx Heroin Diaries.

 

I did manage to finish my Selected Stories by Edgar Allan Poe though.

 

A new year and a new me, I have seriously cut back on my drinking pursuits and plan this year to re-discover the love for books that I used to have. I plan to read a few classics this year as well as books that are recommended on here, starting with the Reading Circle choice for February.

 

2009 should be a good year!

[Reading Quirks!]

I always check to see how long the chapter is before I carry on reading.

[Have you read a book in one sitting?]

I would struggle to find enough time to be able to read a book in one sitting as I tend to read when I can steal the odd hour here and there (or when I go to bed).

 

Would reading anything by Roger Hargreaves count though ?

[Where Are Your Books Kept?]

My books are spread out throughout my house. My reference books tend to be on the same bookshelf in my dining room with the rest of my books on shelves in my bedroom and in the conservatory (where I like to disappear in the summer)

[How Many in your TBR Pile]

I've just bought 100 Classic Books for my Nintendo DS, so I've got 100 there to be read straight away

 

Other than that I have :-

 

Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill

Three Men in a Boat by J.K. Jerome

The Host by Stephenie Meyer

Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro (for next months reading circle choice).