I bought Extraordinary Chickens as a gag gift for a friend, when I saw it at Barnes and Nobles I immediately started laughing because it is so funny.

I just brought



and

Emilee wrote: "Oh just got back from Library book sale! I so scored!!!!

twenty-five cents a book:

Treasure Box~ Orson Scott Card
The Devil's Artithmetic~ Jane Yolen
The Lost Boys~ Orson Scott Card
T..."

Emilee: Oooh, I so want Memoirs of a Geisha !

Just bought Fallen by Lauren Kate, Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia, and Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick.
I just don't know what to start on first!

Just finished some online shopping on BN.com with my gift card.

I bought the following:
Ruth - Elizabeth Gaskell
The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
Sarah's Key - Tatiana de Rosnay
The Elegance of the Hedgehog - Muriel Barbery
I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith (I've already read this but I wanted my own copy :) )

I just love walking around there, it's like going back in time or something. When I get my own house, I tell everyone that I'm going to have a library like the one in Beauty and the Beast. Hahaha <3

I wish they also had some discounts and stuff. Although teh books are relatively cheaper than Borders and B&N, sometimes I can't afford even that, and I love books. :)

I feel exactly the same way.

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. :(

I <3 the Strand.

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

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

Oh I just have to see the movie.

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.

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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 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.

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)

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

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

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

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 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? :)

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

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

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

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.

I bought The Beach and Lonesome Traveler

Your welcome :)

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

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 :-)

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.

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 :).

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

Women Talking Dirty - I absolutely loved the film.

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.

I just love those Borders coupons and Rewards!

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.

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.