This week i ordered

The Bell Jar
Stardust
Generation X - Tales of an accelerated culture
City of Bones

Vonney wrote: "I read Confederacy of Dunces years ago when it first
came out in the early 80s. To this day I recommend it
to everyone I know. Must reread someday.

BTW, you ladies have convinced me I need to..."

Hi Vonney! Confederacy is one of my all time fave books! And yes I have heard of the sad tale of John Kennedy Toole. I think its great that his mom was such a champion of his work, because his book is brilliant!

Jo wrote: "This week i ordered

The Bell Jar
Stardust
Generation X - Tales of an accelerated culture
City of Bones "

I think I am going to get The Bell Jar again. Someone gave it to me and I thought that I could trust someone with it and I never got it back!

Not good! Did you read it first?

I got Strange Highways off readitswapit today

Yes I read it and loved it but THAT book meant a lot to me so even though I will never retrieve the original I would at least like to buy that particular edition.

Recently purchased Austenland by Shannon Hale. Looks really good!

This afternoon I picked up The Colour by Rose Tremain second-hand. I really enjoyed The Road Home so fingers crossed.

Yvette wrote: "Recently purchased Austenland by Shannon Hale. Looks really good!"

This is such a fun read! Loved the idea of visiting a place like Austenland.

Went to Borders today to pick up a copy of Sense and Sensibility for the group read. They had a copy of everything Austen ever wrote except S&S. They did however have a copy of Complete Illustrated Novels by Jane Austen. Emma, Lady Susan, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility. at $25. With the 30% coupon and the $5 in Borders Rewards that I had, I got it for $12.50. Now I'm set for all of Austen Autumn and a little more as well.

I just love those Borders coupons and Rewards!

I just bought The Foundling by Georgette Heyer and Royal Affairs A Lusty Romp Through the Extramarital Adventures That Rocked the British Monarchy by Leslie Carroll.

The 19th Wife A Novel - because people rave about it.

Women Talking Dirty - I absolutely loved the film.

I really liked the 19th wife, like a really good episode of big love but with more flashbacks. The history of the Mormon Church is interesting. Once you get over the whole ick factor of the polygamy thing, it is a fantastic novel, well I thought it was :).

I just got 'Dragons of the Hourglass Mage' from the Dragonlance series - looking forward to reading that! And the two first volume of what looks like a very interesting fantasy trilogy - The Shadow of the Apt (by Adrian Tchaikovsky), third volume was sold out unfortunately.

Christina Stind wrote: "I just got 'Dragons of the Hourglass Mage' from the Dragonlance series - looking forward to reading that! And the two first volume of what looks like a very interesting fantasy trilogy - The Shadow..."

Thanks, Lindsay :-)

Your welcome :)

I just bought,the Leopard by Lampedusa, Crime and Punishment and The Gargoyle by Davidson

I bought The Beach and Lonesome Traveler

Oops, quoted wrong person. I'm still not very techno-savvy :P

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Just won a £25 book voucher. The problem with GR is that I've got too much choice now, too many unread books swilling around my mind. I'm not sure what I'll buy but it'll be nice to not feel guilty about spending real money on what is essentially-dare I say it-trivial.

Bought the following recently (when I should be staying far away from the bookstore, lol):

- Anna Politkovskaya's Putin's Russia Life in a Failing Democracy
- Paul Buchan's The 39 Steps
- Michael Ignatieff's Blood and Belonging Journeys into the New Nationalism

Li wrote: "Bought the following recently (when I should be staying far away from the bookstore, lol):

- Anna Politkovskaya's Putin's Russia Life in a Failing Democracy
- Paul Buchan's [book:Th..."

Li, is this the 39 Steps that was recently adapted to the screen? With Rupert Penry-Jones

Kris wrote: "Li, is this the 39 Steps that was recently adapted to the screen? With Rupert Penry-Jones"

Yup it is (the Rupert Penry-Jones adaptation was how I was introduced to the book) =D

I agree with every comment that says something tot he effect of I should really just never enter a bookstore. Because even if I enter saying okay I'm just looking, you know i just leave with a bag full of books and an empty wallet.

Anyway, recently I've bought:

The Grave Maurice by Martha Grimes
Tigerheart by Peter David
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Fablehaven by Brendan Muil
Princess Ben by Murdock
And Both Were Young by Madeleine L'Engle

I feel like there were even a couple more, but you know I can't even remember! Terrible, huh? :)

I went to one of my favorite bookstores today to trade in some old books, and here are the new ones I got.

The World According to Garp by John Irving
Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas by Tom Robbins
Light Before Day by Christopher Rice

I'm buying The Lost Symbol today, woot! :)

galya wrote: "I'm buying The Lost Symbol today, woot! :)"

Cool! I'm going to get it this weekend. Can't wait!

Nadia wrote: "galya wrote: "I'm buying The Lost Symbol today, woot! :)"

Cool! I'm going to get it this weekend. Can't wait!"

I know, I'm so excited about reading it. My boyfriend says it's very good, and that his style of writing changed from his previous works. (in a good way)

Just bought Howards End by E.M. Forster and When Will There Be Good News? A Novel by Kate Atkinson.

I love buying books in charity shops, they're cheap, they're nearly always in paperback and you're helping a cause. My friends get sniffy but IMO buying them new at Waterstones is a last resort.

I just bought Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum, True Compass A Memoir by Edward M. Kennedy, Behind the Scenes at the Museum A Novel by Kate Atkinson and Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay.

Just bought:
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- The Behaviour of Moths
- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
- The Remains of the Day
- The Way I Found Her

any good book to recommend. i am done with the collection of haruki murakami. he left me in daze now...

nurul.h.a wrote: "any good book to recommend. i am done with the collection of haruki murakami. he left me in daze now..."

Maybe try something by David Mitchell. He should be somewhat similar to Murakami, but still different. I think Cloud Atlas is his most famous work. I have Ghostwritten on my shelf and am looking forward to reading it.

Notes on a Scandal, The Secret Life of Bees & The Handmaid's Tale.

Books are my crack ... I just downloaded a batch of free or cheap classics to my Kindle including Dracula, Frankenstein, and a collection of all the books and poems by the Bronte family.

Year of Wonders and The Christmas List both for my monthly neighborhood book club. Handle with Care, also.

I recently bought Viking Heat from booksonboard.com. It's very.... entertaining haha

Traveling Pomegranates. Olive Kitteridge, Outliers, professional books on reading and writing for students mostly on the six traits.

I just bought:Last Night in Twisted River A Novel by John Irving, Push A Novel by Sapphire, Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, Magyk by Angie Sage and Shogun by James Clavell (which I actually got a few weeks ago).

if presents also count, the I'll have to say the merchant of venice and Cymbeline

oo I'm about to buy the new Irving book too Beth, it looks good!

Just got them in the mail yesterday.

ordered from Half.com

The Desert Rose : Larry McMurtry
The Book of Lost Things : John Connolly
The Fourth Hand : John Irving
The Dewey Decimal System of Love : Josephine Carr
The Scarlet Pimpernel : Orczy
Lush Life : Richard Price
The Kind One : Tom Epperson
The Deep End of the Ocean : Jacquelyn Mitchard

Beth wrote: "I just bought:Last Night in Twisted River A Novel by John Irving, Push A Novel by Sapphire, Living Dead Girl by [author:Eli..."

Push is a very quick read and will be out soon in the movies (independent film) It's disturbing but yet I couldn't stop reading it. Finished it in a day!

I can't wait to buy Palin's autobiography and hear what she has to say about everything.

Ok I got a B&N gift card and this week they are giving member prices on all their books so I brought:


-The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
-Catching Fire - Suzanne Collins
-Until I Find You - John Irving
-People of the Book - Geraldine Brooks

I won a $200 B&N Gift Card from Sourcebooks over the weekend for their Georgette Heyer receipt promotion back in September, so guess where I went today? lol I was hoping I'd be able to control myself until around Christmas to use it, but oh well, I was craving a peppermint white chocolate mocha from the cafe so I couldn't help but spend just a little bit more :)

I bought the following:
The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane
American Gods - Neil Gaiman

Donna wrote: "Beth wrote: "I just bought:Last Night in Twisted River A Novel by John Irving, Push A Novel by Sapphire, Living Dead Girl b..."

I also finished Push very quickly. That night that I bought it :) Looking forward to the movie.

Oh I just have to see the movie.

Push A Novel was a very quick (and good) read. I definitely want to see the movie.

Gave myself a little present, and bought The Virgin Suicides, Middlesex, Gone With The Wind and The Sirens of Titan. :)
Strand is awesome.

I <3 the Strand.

Sarah wrote: "I <3 the Strand."

For me the $1 sales suck. When I don't have enough money, I fin a shelf full of books, but when I do have some money to waste, I don't find anything. :(