pickle Posted December 30, 2010 Posted December 30, 2010 I'm just over 100 pages into Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde, and am finding it quite odd and a little confusing to be honest. But seeing as he's one of my favourites I'll carry on. I also went out and bought 7 books that I clearly needed eventhough my TRB pile is over 200 books already! It took me a while to get into this one as well but it is good once ot gets going and you get a bit further in, I am not sure its as good as the Thursday Next and Nursery Crimes books bit I love the idea of it. I am most of the way through Andrea Camilleri - The Shape of the Water which although I have read before I am loving it, transporting me to a hot Sicily. I popped into waterstones today but I couldn't find anything I really wanted to buy, all the sales were a bit rubbish 3-2 on a load of books I own or already read and ones I wanted they didn't have the second one of, so a little frustrated with them, gonna go onto Amazon later and spend away money I don't have
bobblybear Posted December 30, 2010 Posted December 30, 2010 Finally slogged my way through The Girl Who Played With Fire. Have now decided to read something a bit 'lighter', and have started The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. bobblybear
joe Posted December 30, 2010 Posted December 30, 2010 I am re reading all the Twilight books over the festive period as they are all my feel good books.
Kylie Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 Just finished Lew Wallace - Ben Hur. Deciding what the first book for 2011 should be. How did you find this Vinay? I have it on my TBR pile. I finished The Last Battle by CS Lewis, thus completing the Chronicles of Narnia. It only took me about 3 years to read them all! I'm over halfway through Wings by Terry Pratchett and will easily finish that today. Now to decide on my first read for 2011... Other book activity indulged in today includes shelving my new books and taking updated photos of my bookshelves for the start of the new year.
Raven Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 Walked through three different bookshops and didn't buy anything. Good to see I'm saving some money if nothing else!
Kylie Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 Walked through three different bookshops and didn't buy anything. *shakes head sadly* How disappointing...
Peacefield Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 I made a quick run to Half Price Books today and even though I spent a lot of time searching I didn't find a book I wanted! They didn't have any specific titles I was looking for, and if there's one thing I hate is buying something just because it's cheap and there on the shelf. I did however find a great Gerry Mulligan jazz CD .
Cyra Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 I didn't buy any but my Mum came over with the hardcover Enid Blyton books that I used to read as a child. She was going to get rid of them and thought my daughter might read them. They are a bit beyond her reading level but with my help she is doing ok with them. She started with Don't Be Silly, Mr Twiddle. Last night I managed to knock off another chapter of A Game of Thrones.
chesilbeach Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 Read Fup: A Modern Fable by Jim Dodge yesterday. Want to try and finish A Christmas Carol today, and then I'm only reading two books. I'd hoped to start the new year with afresh but no way am I going to be able to finish either of the other two books I'm reading, so I'm going to try and make those the first two books I finish in 2011!
bobblybear Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 Finished The Little Prince last night. What a sweet little story. Now I have to decide what to read next. Should I start the Harry Potter series, or should I look at some of those 12 Days of Kindle bargains I picked up last night? Decisions, decisions.... bobblybear
Kylie Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 I've finished Wings by Terry Pratchett. I highly recommend the Bromeliad Trilogy; they're excellent! I've now started by first read of 2011 - Watchmen by Alan Moore. I'm reading this is an ebook so unfortunately it won't count as one off my TBR pile. Not to worry. I'm just finishing up the first part of 12 and I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes.
lauraloves Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 Well I went back to the little bookshop with more money today and brought The Borrowers - Mary Norton The Borrowers Afield - Mary Norton The Borrowers Afloat - Mary Norton The Borrowers Aloft - Mary Norton The Borrowers Avenged - Mary Norton Five on a Secret Trail - Enid Blyton Five on Kirren Island Again - Enid Blyton Five Have Plenty of Fun - Enid Blyton Keeping Faith - Jodi Picoult David Copperfield - Charles Dickens White Teeth - Zadie Smith Life of Pi -Yann Martel all for under a tenner too
Lucybird Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 Finished The News Where you are. Not sure what I'm going to read next.
bobblybear Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 Started the first Harry Potter book and am loving it so far. Funny, because I tried reading it a few years ago and just couldn't get into it.
Pixie Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 Just received my last books for awhile, as my new year's resolution starts tomorrow. At least I didn't pay for these myself. I used a gift card I got for Christmas. The Blue Rose Trilogy by Peter Straub which includes Koko, Mystery, and The Throat Deerskin, Sunshine, and Chalice by Robin McKinley The Flanders Panel by Arturo Perez-Reverte
pickle Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 I finished Andrea Camilleri - The shape of the Water this morning but my afternoon reading and pottering has been disrupted by car breakdown but home now so might go read now
chesilbeach Posted December 31, 2010 Posted December 31, 2010 Just finished A Christmas Carol - not only my first read of it, but also my first Dickens as well! Excellent festive reading
bobblybear Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Have picked up At Home by Bill Bryson again. So fascinating.
page turner Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Have started my first read for the new year, it's the first book in the Mistborn series - The final Empire by Brandon Sanderson. I loved the cover and the catcher line on the front "what if the Dark Lord won?" reminded me of Harry Potter so I'm in. Hoping it's good as I've already bought the rest of the series.
chesilbeach Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Decided to start the year with a quick fun read of one of my Christmas pressies Raoul Taburin Keeps A Secret by Jean-Jacques Sempé.
The Sleepy Reader Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Last year I happened to catch the made for TV movie based on the Debbie Macomber book Mrs Miracle on TV and as it was such a sweet Christmassy story decided to treat myself to the book. Today, nearly a whole year after it came into my possession, I finally made a start on it. Cute book!
vinay87 Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 (edited) have started The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. bobblybear I absolutely love that book! It's wonderfully refreshing to say the least. I hope you enjoy it! I started reading Leo Tolstoy - War and Peace. Call it my way of starting the year with a self-challenge. Have started my first read for the new year, it's the first book in the Mistborn series - The final Empire by Brandon Sanderson. I loved the cover and the catcher line on the front "what if the Dark Lord won?" reminded me of Harry Potter so I'm in. Hoping it's good as I've already bought the rest of the series. I haven't read any of his original work, but I do love his work on the Wheel of Time books. I hope to read his other books soon, especially since I've started listening to his podcast Writing Excuses. Happy reading! Edited January 1, 2011 by vinay87
Univerze Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 Finished the last 20 odd pages of Memoirs of a Geisha today, loved it. LOVED it. Amazing. Won't be the last time I've read it I can tell you that.
Guest Eliza1 Posted January 1, 2011 Posted January 1, 2011 On the last part of Priestess of the White. It's such a good book, but since xmas my reading has been a nightmare. I haven't even been reading the paper properly! Oh well, starting from tomorrow, I'm looking to jump start
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