Melissa wrote: "I guess it's a safe addiction, this book buying. Not safe for my budget, but it could be worse!"

I wonder how good you would do on a book buying budget, only allowed to spend so much on books per fortnight or month! hehe. Thats a great relaty tv show idea!

Yeah safe and fun!

I guess it's a safe addiction, this book buying. Not safe for my budget, but it could be worse!

Melissa, you definately need to lock yourself away and read your books! That will take so long and if you are anything like me you will still keep buying more books!

For me I dont really have any specific comfort books, just the books that I treasure and love to bits will do me good.
Haha, you two have heaps of books to read!! I wonder how long it will take you to read 200 odd books......

40 is a drop in the bucket! I have over 200. I don't know what's wrong with me! I, too, need to lock myself away. I told myself that in 2009 I would only read my personal bookshelf books and new releases in series I was caught up on. Didn't work.

I have about 40 books at home that i havent read yet. I need to just lock myself away and read them before i buy more!

That's brilliant! I am really digging the site so far. :) 8 books! You have a lot of reading to do!

I signed up to the UK version about a week ago or maybe a little longer and i have already traded 8 books! Its great. Im getting books i really want for the price of postage and a book i dont want anymore :)

I listed with PBS last night and have two books on their way and hopefully a third by week's end! AWESOME Stuff! Thanks for the heads up Jo!

Thats great Nona :)

I listed with pbs and wow, I've already got 5 on the way and three on the out. It's really easy I'm amazed I have not done this sooner.

Nona, paperbackswap.com is a big one. Bookmooch.com is another. You swap your books permanently. :)

Umm i heard people talking about one called paperbackswap and one called book mooch... or something like that. Maybe you should google them names and see what it comes up with

I'm in the US do you happen to know of any sites here?

You put on the books you dont want anymore and then you swap them for a book you do want. You keep the book you got from someone else and they keep yours. At least thats how the UK one readitswapit works

on book swap sights are you just loaning the book or swapping it out for good? I have a few that I wouldn't mind swapping out however I'm not sure how it works.

I swapped my copy of Virgin Suicides last week. It was on the site for about 2 hours before it got snapped up :)

Jo wrote: "Someone agreed to swap Paint It Black with me on readitswapit today :) "

Awesome!!!! I can't wait to hear your take on it! I am still looking for someone to swap my books for 1984, Virgin Suicides, Middlesex and Germs, Guns and Steel. They are the last books on my "summer to read" list...oh and VOX. ARGH! :\

Someone agreed to swap Paint It Black with me on readitswapit today :)

Jo wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Jo wrote: "I like to read books about messed up people Joe, dont know why "

Then you should read Paint it Black or White Oleander. Very good. :)"

I really want to read White O..."

They are by the same auther, Janet Fitch. She's very dark and has a lot of mommy issues but the books are beautifully written and very sad...I think you would really love them both. :)

Jessica wrote: "Jo wrote: "I like to read books about messed up people Joe, dont know why "

Then you should read Paint it Black or White Oleander. Very good. :)"

I really want to read White Oleander! I've seen the movie and i thought it was great and i've been told that the book is loads better :) I will look up Paint It Black

Joe

If you frequent used bookstores, generally you can come across a used copy of White's Letters for relatively cheap with a little persistance. Otherwise in the last five years they've been revised and added to, and now I believe in paper. Fun book to browse.

Joe wrote: "Nathaniel wrote: "Letters of E.B. White.

They're funny, brilliant, sad and moving. (He was friends with noted humorist James Thurber -- they wrote a funny book together called "Is Sex Necessary..."

LOL I did notice that there aren't very many males in this group. I'm sorry Joe and Nathanial we need to get the word out so you guys won't be so lonely... ;)

When I was a kid it was EIGHT COUSINS by Louisa May Alcott. Now it is any of a bunch of series that I've kept copies of so I can re-read. When I want to comfort myself I read books I already know I'm going to love.

Nathaniel wrote: "Letters of E.B. White.

They're funny, brilliant, sad and moving. (He was friends with noted humorist James Thurber -- they wrote a funny book together called "Is Sex Necessary?") Its a great docu..."

nat..i am glad to see a male writing here. i was beginning to become lonely. i usually post at constant reader,,MODERN AMERICAN LIT. i read a great bio of eb white and was surprised at how talented and interesting he was. i have a copy of CHARLOTTE S WEB but will read it to my grand kids someday..happy reading..joe

Jo wrote: "I like to read books about messed up people Joe, dont know why "

Then you should read Paint it Black or White Oleander. Very good. :)

I like to read books about messed up people Joe, dont know why

i usually post at constant reader MODERN AMERICAN LITERATURE. strange as it may seem,my comfort books are bios. they read faster for me than any other form. i think my lack of patience and or imagination are the reasons for this choice. i have recently read;sylvia plath,edna st vincent millay,jack kerouac, malachy mccourt-which i hated- . these were horrible people and yet sold many books. i have to read, carrie fisher and gypsy rose lee-more horrible people. i think reading about horrible people makes me feel not so horrible..lol..joe

Narnia and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are my comfort books.

Anything by Harlan Ellison is my dis-comfort book, I guess ... but I return to his writing again and again because I love it.

Letters of E.B. White.

They're funny, brilliant, sad and moving. (He was friends with noted humorist James Thurber -- they wrote a funny book together called "Is Sex Necessary?") Its a great document of his marriage, his life, the progress of his work - especially the childrens stuff, and his career at the New Yorker.

(Letter that always makes me laugh. Postcard. The caption on the back reads "San Francisco at sunrise." Its address to his boss at the New Yorker. The postcard reads simply. "I wasn't up. White." )

The Anne of Green Gables Books and Emily of New Moon books. Think I've read both series three times. I just adore them. I've actually wanted to read them again but I haven't found a place for them since we've moved and they're still boxed up. :o( I need another bookshelf!

Jessica wrote: "Jo, I agree. Have you read The Cather in the Rye by Salinger? Raaaaallly good. :)"

No i havent but i really want to. Its on my list of books to buy! Glad to hear its good :)

[book:Love Story|150525. Not the happiest ending but it's one of my favourite books.
and anything by Hazel McIntyre. She's a local author who mostly writes around the famine of ireland era. I like her but some of my friends found her hard to read but she's a big comfort read.

Jo, I agree. Have you read The Cather in the Rye by Salinger? Raaaaallly good. :)

Jessica wrote: "Jo wrote: "Im gonna have to be really unoriginal and say Twilight and Harry Potter. I also would liked Perks of being a wallflower and would probably read that again if i needed cheering up and was..."

Yeah its not exactly a very uplifting book but i really like the character and its one of them books i can lose myself in

I usually re-read the books I have by Johanna Lindseyand my HR books by Elizabeth Lowell.

Chrissy315 wrote: "When I was growing up The Flame and The Flower by Kathleen Woodiwiss. I wore the copy I had out reading it so much. I finally talked my mother into reading the book also she loved it. I remember pa..."

That was the first full length romance novel I ever read and still have a copy to reread sometimes.

Yz wrote: "Jessica wrote: "I know this is going to make me sound like I'm a smarty pants but I'm totally not! I just really love Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. I've read it so many times I've had to tape the cov..."

Holy crap! Don't get me started on the men! I can never decide which one I want Dagny to end up with the most. The very first time I read it I wanted it to be Hank...now I think John but that's only because I've read it at least a dozen times and have changed my mind at least eight times. I also have the book with really large print. So much easier to read. It's so funny that you have all the speaches dog eared because I do too! Whenever I want a little taste of the book, even though I'm in the middle of another one, I turn to one of the "speeches."

Mlady_Rebecca (great name by the way) YOU MUST GIVE ATLAS A SHOT! SO GOOOOD! Yes, the length of the book and the fact that it can often be found in the philosphy section seems daunting but it has everything! Mystery! Romance! Intrigue! Really fantastic characters that you just fall for! There's even some action in there for the fellas! Yes, I just said fellas. Why do all of my posts make me sound like I grew up in the forties and fifties? Anyways, I hope you do read it and I hope that WHEN you do (whenever that may be) you will write Yz and I to tell us what you think.

Jessica wrote: "I just really love Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. I've read it so many times I've had to tape the covers to the book. I don't know if it's Dagny's unrelenting idealism or her relationships or the watching society slowly decay (in the book) or even the subtle mystery that weaves the whole thing together"

I've been meaning to read that. I thought it would be one of those books that you'd have to slog through, but you'd appreciate it in the end. I'm glad to hear it's more than that.

i havw not bonded to the characters in the godslayer series as much but i think there is a chance if he ever gives us a 3rd one i like taylor and dart a lot .. they are quite different he has broad imagination everyone i know who has read either series rates them high it makes me happy

Gothicladybug wrote: "Joy wrote: "Gothicladybug wrote: "i love all the banned and the banished nad have read witch like at least 8 times i started reading in when i hated life and it swept me away from all that nothing ..."

I read the first book in the Godslyer chronicles, but haven't picked up the second book yet. Its sitting on my bookshelf. LOL I was suprised at how the two series are totally different. Most author seem to write many series that are similar, but Clemens wrote two series that are opposite one another. I still prefer the Banned and Banished series, but the other one is good too. I really do need to read the 2nd book...

When I was growing up The Flame and The Flower by Kathleen Woodiwiss. I wore the copy I had out reading it so much. I finally talked my mother into reading the book also she loved it. I remember packing to go on vacation and making sure I had my book with me.

Joy wrote: "Gothicladybug wrote: "i love all the banned and the banished nad have read witch like at least 8 times i started reading in when i hated life and it swept me away from all that nothing has been as ..."

have u read hinterland by him the new serise is great 2

Jessica wrote: "I know this is going to make me sound like I'm a smarty pants but I'm totally not! I just really love Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. I've read it so many times I've had to tape the covers to the book...."

When I saw the topic of this thread, Atlas Shrugged was the first book that came to my mind. As I read through the responses and saw your response, I actually laughed. I thought I was the only one.

My original, small print copy is so tattered that I went out and purchased a large-print version. It permanently resides on my bedside table, together with Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood books (which is another set of comfort books).

I'm not into philosopy and such stuff, but I just love Atlas Shrugged. I admire Dagny, and I have big crushes on all the men...Francisco, Hank, and of course, John Galt. When I'm not feeling well, I would pick out long passages that I love and read them out loud..ex. D'Anconia's money speech, Hank's speech to Dagny when he realized his feelings, John Galt's "on the air" speech, etc. I know..sounds silly..LOL!

Okay..I better stop...but yes...I'm not a nerd, nor am I into deep philosophical stuff..but yes, I love Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.

The Harry Potter series for me! :-) So totally love losing myself in Hogwarts every so often to ease up my troubles.

oh wow where do I start.

Devils Desire by Laurie McBain, historical romance
The Conquest, Elizabeth Chawick, historical fiction
The Champion, Elizabeth Chadwick, historical fiction
Mansfeild Park, Jane Austen, regency romance
Beauty Robin McKinley, Beauty ad the beast retold.

just to name a few.

new_user wrote: "I'll read it! LOL. Since it's so highly recommended. ;)"


LOL That series has stayed at the top of my favorites list since I was a teen. THAT is how good the series it. The 1st book is ok, but once you hit the second book...each book in the series gets better and better. :)
As an added plus...the series is complete so there is none of that annoying "Oh, geez I have to wait an entire year for the next book!" LOL

I'll read it! LOL. Since it's so highly recommended. ;)

Gothicladybug wrote: "i love all the banned and the banished nad have read witch like at least 8 times i started reading in when i hated life and it swept me away from all that nothing has been as bad as it when when i ..."

I've been surprised at how few other people have read that series! I am sooooo happy to have someone else who recognizes how great that series is! I love the world he portrays, and how he constantly managed to surprise me. I remember thinking that James Clemens mind must be on a completely different plane than the rest of us, because he thought of some pretty amazing things for that series. I forced my uncle, and my husband to read the series and they devoured it! I really wish more people would read it! :(