Abby

When I came across this thread the other day it inspired me to have a look through the gorgeous book journals available on Amazon. Although I love the idea of them it seems like the majority of the specialist book journals only have room for about 60-80 books which isn't all that many considering how many I can get through in a year. I think I might just use one of the many gorgeous hardback notebooks I already own instead.

How many seasons are there in total?

I've just recently bought the first 5 seasons off of Amazon as they were such great prices - I'd heard such good things about the show I thought I'd snap them up. I haven't actually started watching them yet though, but after reading a few of the posts in this thread I'll think I'll make a start on Season 1 at the weekend.

I didn't know he'd even released a single, let alone a charity one.

I can understand people reading say a fiction book alongside a reference book, but for me personally I don't think I'd want to read two fiction books at the same time, regardless of their genre.

I would love to read some of the classics, but whenever I've tried in the past I've only lasted a couple of pages before giving up on them. I did notice that there is a Reading Circle and a Classics Club on here so I might explore those sections a bit and see if I can psyche myself up to try again.

I'm from England too, Oxford to be precise.

I was up early this morning, so I've already done my chores for the day. I'm going to be pottering around online for about an hour - catching up on emails, Google Reader and of course having a browse on here - and then I'm going to snuggle up on the couch with a new book. Not sure which one yet, though. I'll need to have a look through them all and see which one takes my fancy.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone.

The Mentalist (Season 1) - I only started watching it on television towards the end of its run on Five, so a lot of the episodes (with the exception of the last 5 or 6) I didn't see first time around. I pre-ordered it as soon as I got hooked though and I've gone through the entire season since it arrived on Monday. Fantastic show and I love Simon Baker!

I'm 28, so I'm an adult but not quite a proper grown up (in my eyes you have to be 30 for that). I will, however, be turning 29 in July though so I'm getting closer! Eeek!

I'm just over half way through reading Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. I picked this book on my most recent visit to Amazon because of all the fabulous things I read about it on the internet. It's really rather good and I highly recommend it. I'm planning on finishing it this afternoon.

I tend to keep the vast majority of the books I own. I do occasionally hand in a bag of books to my local charity shop but I only give away those books I know I will never read again. I also have no qualms about giving back the books I bought in the charity shop in the first place!

A lot of my books used to be stored in big plastic storage containers which were then stacked up in the bottom of the wardrobe in the spare room mainly because I never had any proper bookshelves. Some - those that were being lined up to read or new additions - were stacked in piles in the corner of the bedroom or stacked in smaller piles on the desk or bedside table. My boyfriend, however, got a little tired of either knocking them over or tripping over them, so caved in and bought me a set of matching bookshelves for Christmas one year so most of them are now taking pride of place on them in the spare room which I now like to call 'The Library'. My next three or four reads though, along with my current read, are still sitting on my bedside table and those that have recently been bought are stacked on the desk waiting for me to catalogue them. I log each book I buy in a spreadsheet, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who does that, right?!

I can spend hours browsing online - Amazon, Book Depository etc - but as I work near my local shopping mall and tend to pop across to the shops in my lunch hour my browsing time is really rather limited. On average I probably don't spend any more than about 20 or 30 minutes in a bookstore due to time constraints. Like I said though browsing online is a whole other matter!

I don't feel like reading is a chore as such, although if the book I'm reading is a bit hard going or boring or extra, extra long it can feel as if I'm reading it just for the sake of reading it rather than for any sense of the word enjoyment. I do have this thing about finishing books once I've started them though and don't give up on them unless I absolutely have to, so yes sometimes I guess it can feel like a little bit like a chore. Books to me are to be savoured though - they're my escape from reality, a way to relax - and I do sometimes get a little intimidated by the rather large mountain of books I have waiting to be read, but at the end of the day it doesn't stop me from buying more!

Like others have said they are two completely different types of books, but for me personally the Harry Potter series wins hands down. It's a whole other world, full of magic and yet in a way totally believable. I think J K Rowling has done a marvellous job of creating the magical world...so well in fact I find it a little hard to believe it all came from her imagination. Surely noone can come up with so many intricate details about a secret world unless they're a part of it. Yes, I do secretly believe it's all real! As for the Twilight series, I bought all the books soon after the last one was released and have so far only managed to read the first one. While I thought it was good, I didn't really understand what all the hype was about, although I do have to admit that the whole vampire thing isn't something that really interests me, so that may well have had something to do with me not being completely enthralled with it.

I only ever have one book on the go at any one time. I know it's a personal choice but I just can't understand why anyone would want to be reading more than one book at a time. Maybe it's just me but I think it would be a little confusing, unless of course the books in question were from completely different genres etc, but for me personally I like to finish one book before starting another.

I work within a 10 minute walk of my local library so quite often pop up there in my lunch hour for a browse, hence the reason why my TBR pile never seems to get any smaller. I suppose they do have a fairly decent selection available and I have actually came across a few gems that I probably would never have read otherwise but overall I think you have to be fairly lucky to be able to find the exact book you want - unless of course it's a classic or a Richard & Judy choice of which the library seems to be overrun with. Although you can request books from other libraries I've never actually used this service before. I do love the book sales they have periodically though and have picked up a fair few books for the bargain price of 25p each! I mean who can resist?!

Hello everyone! I've always been a bit of a bookaholic and have recently been toying with the idea of starting my own book blog. I haven't quite managed to get around to doing that quite yet, but one thing I did want to do was find a messageboard or a forum where I could meet like minded people who share my love all things book related. Book Club Forum was the first one that popped up after doing a Google search, and after having a little look at a couple of the others that were listed below it I decided I liked the look of this one best. So voila, here I am. A little bit about me.... I'm in my late 20's, I work as a Personal Assistant for the manager of a local company and I live with my boyfriend, Ryan, who I've been with since the age of 18 - he still doesn't really 'get' my obsession with books though and probably never will! I love all genres, although I do tend to avoid anything sci-fi related because it's not really something that interests me all that much, and I'm ashamed to admit it but I've also never read any of the all time classics (except Jane Eyre that is which I did at school and that I did actually quite like), although I am hoping to rectify this situation at some point in the future. Anyway that's about it.