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So I failed at my quest not to buy any more books before I had read at least half of my TBR-list. The thing is I went to Ireland and there were so many book I wanted so I decided books bought in a foreign country does not count. How often do I go abroad anyways. So this is a list of books I found: 1. Fallen by Lauren Kate 2. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 3. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón 4. Ulysses by James Joyce 5. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 6. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 7. Five People you meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom 8. Ireland's Master Storyteller- The Collected stories of Eamon Kelly I've already read Five people you meet in heaven and loved it!

I've been feeling like I did not get anywhere on my TBR list so I sat down and read Det finns en särskild plats I helvetet för kvinnor som inte hjälper varandra (There is a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women) by Liza Marklund and Lotta Snickare in one sitting just to be able to cross something of my list. It was a short book 150 p about how men and women a treated differently in school, at the workplace and even in kindergarten. It was an okay book lots of fun insights. I liked the stories from real life that the authors presented better then all the different reasech they presented. I give it a 5/10

My dad got a new puppy a few years back and she was a not a calm and obedient one. Needless to say you should not leave your copy of Harry Potter and the Half-blood prince next to the dogs bed. Luckily she only manged to eat the first few pages that has the title and information and not any of the chapters.

Vad kul! Jag har aldrig varit I Finland men vill absolut åka dit någon gång, kan dock ingen finska

I so sorry to hear that Sara I hope you are feeling better. Not having anything to read does sound even more scary I must admit I hope you have found some great new once. Where are you from btw? I can help but notice that you name sounds very Swedish, which is were I'm from ;-)

Perhaps the Swedish author Henning Mankells Wallander books. I've only read the first two in the series but thought they were good.

Today I declared war on my TBR-list as I discovered how long it was and I need help! This is my plan: http://booksinmylife.blog.com/2010/08/10/the-battle-of-the-tbr-list-day-1/ Right now it feels slightly horribly scary but something needs to be done, please help me with suggestions :-P Rose

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keys Synopsis: Charlie Gordon is about to embark upon an unprecedented journey. Born with an unusually low IQ, he has been chosen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that researchers hope will increase his intelligence-a procedure that has already been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon. As the treatment takes effect, Charlie's intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment appears to be a scientific breakthrough of paramount importance, until Algernon suddenly deteriorates. Will the same happen to Charlie? Me thinks: This is such a brilliant book. I had heard the title so many times but never knew what is was about and I was really surprised. It unexpected, beautifully told and well yeah brilliant. You are so touched by Charlie and his story and it somehow feels real. If you know anyone who has some form of disability it's really easy to try to think what would had happened to them if they were in Charlies position? It's a scary thought because why would we want to change someone like that? It did not just change Charlies IQ but also his personality and by that a lot of things that people loved about him. If you have not read this one do! I give it a 5/5

Thank you Kylie! 1 kg is great, I haven't lost a lot so I feel every kg is a huge accomplishment. I think I've just kind of toned up, they say that it takes longer for the weight to come of if you are doing P90X then regular workouts so let hope that is true :-P Do you have any tips for losing weight? I try to eat well but I haven't been that successful with that. There are a lot of cookies at work and the sugarbug seems to have gotten me.

I fit in to my old jeans! These are a Europe size 38 which mean size 12 in the U.K I think. I've been missing them this last year but there were no way I could fit into them before! *happy dance* My goal is to reach a size 36 or a 10. But I'll be happy being a size 38 as well. It's how I feel that matters the most!

And the we came to the end by Joshua Ferris Synopsis No one knows us quite the same way as the men and women who sit beside us in department meetings and crowd the office refrigerator with their labeled yogurts. Every office is a family of sorts, and the ad agency Joshua Ferris brilliantly depicts in his debut novel is family at its strangest and best, coping with a business downturn in the time-honored way: through gossip, pranks, and increasingly frequent coffee breaks. With a demon's eye for the details that make life worth noticing, Joshua Ferris tells a true and funny story about survival in life's strangest environment--the one we pretend is normal five days a week. Review: This book grew on me. I'm not really sure why it drew me in, it's quiet oddly written, but it did. It wasn't about anything in particular but it was about a lot of different small things. There were a lot of characters and you were one of them. It did remind me a bit about the type of books Douglas Coupland would write and how he portrays his characters. If you work in an office I'd say read it and you will recognize yourself I give it 3/5

Thank you all! I've decided to read Pemberly first cause it's only 200 pages and then I'm doing the Robin Hobb one!

So I've bought a lot of books recently and as it's time o chose a new one to read I'm a bit stuck, which one do you think? Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb Pemberly by Emma Tennant The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picult So hard to choose! Rose

That is awesome congratulations!!! Today I went on the scale and got a positive surprise I had reached one of my goal which was to get under 70 kg (154 lbs). I was so happy I did a little dance! I guess that one hour of yoga last night paid of!

I went to the library today and also last Monday. They were having a book sale and I came home with 6 books! Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keys Sofies World by Jostein Gaarder Pemberly by Emma Tennant Anna Karenina part 1 and 2 by Leo Tolstoj The Thorn birds by Colleen McCullough In total I paid like 7 dollars or 55 Swedish kronor.

Atonement by Ian McEwan Synopsis: Set in 1935 England, this "New York Times" bestseller is enthralling in its depiction of childhood, love and war, England and class, making it a profound—and profoundly moving—exploration of shame and forgiveness, of atonement and the difficulty of absolution Review: I really liked this book. It's romantic and sad and incredibly well written. You feel for all the characters and get a real sense over what life was like in that time. It's written in a way that makes you see everything described very clearly, from the warm summer heat to the tired soldiers. Just a beautiful book. I give it a 8/10

I read a little in Atonement, will probably be done tomorrow. And I received royal assassin in the mail.

Yeah thats how I saw it too! DFTBA!

I wish this was my library...He's my bookshelf inspiration if you can have one. *sights and dreams of heaps of books* http://www.youtube.com/user/vlogbrothers?feature=chclk#p/u/479/nPZSiAVVGDA You have to love John Green

Me too it sound really good!

I love reading about everyone, you are all doing so good!!! Congrats to Lexie that is just amazing!!! I did fall of the wagon as well yesterday, we had a function at work and I could not say no to a strawberry danish But when I got home at 10 pm I pushed play and did my workout, that would have never happened 6 months ago. I've been working out with my bf and it's so much easier doing it together.

Well my name is really Rose Marie but everyone calls me Rose for short. But since it was already taken I added the I'm. So creative.