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[Janie, Group Owner & Book Addict]

Not to mention Dustin it has a 4.04 rating which is amazing too.

[Dustin]

Janie wrote: "Not to mention Dustin it has a 4.04 rating which is amazing too."

Great point, Janie! Thank you.

[Shell]

Dustin wrote: "Michelle wrote: "Yesterday I purchased a brand new copy of Jessica from the local hospital op shop for $2! I read this book about 15 years ago - I picked it up one afternoon and couldn't put it dow..."

YAY!!

[Veronica]

Dan wrote: "Bought these two today...
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I saw the movie trailer for World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War and it looks CRAZY!!! I want to see. I may read it before I see the movie

[GeneralTHC]

I've found out the hard way not to put too much into goodreads rating's. Now I only take the rating into account when it's been rated many thousands of times. Even then I find a lot of the time books I've liked (some award winners) aren't rated that high. Then there are books I didn't like at all that are rated high (usually very few ratings though).

[Chris]

I agree Chuck, however, I am more likely to read a book that I normally wouldn't if the majority of my Goodreads friends rated it highly. I tend to have very similar tastes to my friends here so I will pay attention to those.

[GeneralTHC]

Chris wrote: "I agree Chuck, however, I am more likely to read a book that I normally wouldn't if the majority of my Goodreads friends rated it highly. I tend to have very similar tastes to my friends here so I ..."

I tried that for a while, but it rarely worked for me. There's only a handful of people I'll take recommendations from these days and those are generally the people I match up with the best using the goodreads comparison tools.

[Holly]

I'm really hoping to get some new books for my birthday. :-)

[Janie, Group Owner & Book Addict]

Awww I hope you get some new books too Holly! And Happy Birthday when it comes!

[Holly]

Thanks so much Janie!!!!

I have my birthday wish list up on the fridge lol :-D

[Janie, Group Owner & Book Addict]

Hehe, that'll work!

[Holly]

:-)

[Dustin]

Holly wrote: "Thanks so much Janie!!!!

I have my birthday wish list up on the fridge lol :-D"

So what do you have on your list?

[Holly]

Lincoln by David Herbert Donald
Mary: Mrs. A. Lincoln by Janis Cooke Newman
Writing and Selling Your Mystery Novel by Hallie Ephron
Washington by Ron Chernow
Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure by James Scott Bell

[Dustin]

Hmm... interesting! Another Lincoln book, eh? He must be a truly fascinating character!

[Holly]

Thank you. Yes, he really is. After reading My Thoughts Be Bloody, I'd really like to know more about him and his wife. I can't wait to see the movie as well.

[Dustin]

I know very little about them, and so I'm definitely looking forward to being enlightened.

[Holly]

Fantastic! :-)

[Holly]

Plus it's a bonus that he was from Illinois.....hehe :-D

[Dustin]

Oh, he was? Awesome! That's definitely a plus!

[Holly]

Yes, yes it is. :-)

[Alondra]

Just ordered some books in series, that i must finish. Dead Man's Song, The Dragon Factory and The Death Cure. I am so ready; all of these series are excellent! :D

[Cheryl]

An Inspector Calls
Dexter By Design
Legally Blonde

[Cassie]

Hubby got me an Amazon.com giftcard for Valentine's Day!!! Will post purchases later...

[Janie, Group Owner & Book Addict]

how awesome Cassie!

[Cassie]

I'm excited!

[Dustin]

That's awesome, Cassie!!

[Cassie]

Thank u Dustin...I got a good hubby!

[Chris]

I love amazon gift cards, but I must admit, I rarely buy books with them. I always buy more expensive stuff that I wouldn't usually buy.

So I went to Barnes and Noble to brows there bargain section. Found a few books I thought about getting but didn't really feel like spending the money. I must be sick because this is so unlike me. I guess even though I found some interesting titles, nothing jumped out at me as a must have now.

[Dustin]

Aw, you're most welcome, Cassie.:)


Sometimes you can find great deals in the bargain section, Chris. We don't have a B&N around here, but there is a Hastings, and they have a decent sized bargain selection, along with used books throughout the other sections.

[Chris]

Well there are no used book stores around me anymore, they have all gone out of business. Barnes and Noble is all I have and in the past I have found amazing finds. Some even Hardcover first editions of my favorite authors for cheap. this time around, nothing stood out as amazing. I almost felt what they had I'd rather get from the library than spend 6$ on a hard cover. I wonder if I am becoming more practical as I get older.

Bummer.

[Janie, Group Owner & Book Addict]

Could be Chris. I would have passed up the hard covers myself but most assuredly not paperbacks. LOL I am a book fiend and I dont think I will ever get the feeling of wanting to just borrow rather than buy. But I do fortunately have a great UBS locally and that really does make a difference. I rarely buy from B&N.

[Dustin]

Chris wrote: "Well there are no used book stores around me anymore, they have all gone out of business. Barnes and Noble is all I have and in the past I have found amazing finds. Some even Hardcover first editio..."

That's certainly possible.. but still, $6 for hardcovers isn't bad at all!

[Chris]

Well I am crazy and I have to have the Hard covers of my favorite authors. For me there is nothing better than a first edition hardback. I have shelves full of them and they look great. I guess since we are being more cost conscious I buy less books.

Maybe one day that will change again. I tend towards more ebooks these days because the are cheaper, or the library.

[Janie, Group Owner & Book Addict]

Yea Chris I hear you on the costs, could be why I dont shop B&N lol. I am thankful I have a UBS though. And yea a lot of people do prefer the hardbacks. IDK I just never have grown accustom to that. I may one of the weird ones. LOL

You can also shop through Amazon through the used books and maybe find some of the great hard covers too Chris.

[Chris]

No worries Janie, we all love books here and that makes us weird to so many others. I do love shopping at B&N. I used to work there for several years and absolutely loved that job, just had to find one that allowed me to make more money. I love the smell of bookstores, and when I buy a new hard cover, I love the sound of the spin as you open it for the first time.

The downside of course, is when I fall asleep lying on my back holding a hard cover, it hurts more when it hits me in the face. The Kindle kind of hurts too, but at least I don't risk paper cuts, LOL.

[Janie, Group Owner & Book Addict]

ROFL I'll bet it does hurt Chris! Wow to work at the book store would be great. I keep saying I am gonna work at the UBS lol.

[Dustin]

I also love the smell of new books, and the sound of breaking open the spine, the turn of a page, etc.. is most heavenly!

[Rachel]

i just called in my order ut will have to wait about a week before they all come in :O

i ordered:

Heartsick

The Voice of the Night

Five Quarters of the Orange

The Memory of Water

Cards on the Table

and

The Silver Linings Playbook

[Janie, Group Owner & Book Addict]

Oh nice selection Rachel! :) Will you be reading Heartsick with us?

[Rachel]

yes janie- looking forward to it :D

[Janie, Group Owner & Book Addict]

Hehe me too Yay!

My Song Of Ice And Fire series should arrive today! So excited!

[Janie, Group Owner & Book Addict]

Yay my books have arrived!(ASOIAF) I am really excited to read this series!

[J.S.]

Just had Iscariot show up on my porch! http://www.goodreads.com/photo/author...

[Dustin]

Janie wrote: "Yay my books have arrived!(ASOIAF) I am really excited to read this series!"

YAYYYY, Janie!!:)

[Janie, Group Owner & Book Addict]

JS dontcha loved getting new books? LOL I do!

Thanks Dustin! Hub is gonna start reading them now lol. :/

[Dustin]

Oh wow, your husband's interested in them, too!?:)

[Holly]

Yay Janie!!!!!

[Janie, Group Owner & Book Addict]

Yep I guess so. I dont think he really knows what he is getting into though. I am a little scared by this attempt of reading them since it is fantasy and I am NOT a fantasy buff at all.

[Holly]

Maybe you'll be pleasantly surprised Janie. I'm very happy that you decided to read them with us.