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I have a slight book-bying-addiction-problem...

Same Problem, it´s dangerous once i see a bookstore. :)
I bought Dracula by Bram Stoker, Around the World in Eighty Daysby Edgar Allan Poe(i have read some of his work and loved it so i wanted to know more) and The Picture of Dorian Grayby Oscar Wilde wich i am currently Reading. And today i bought The Idiotbecause my parents advised me.


Oh I read Ocean at the End of the Lane in one day. Just such a darling (and short) book! I hope you liked it too.

The last book I got really excited about buying was Napoleon's Privates (bought it a couple of weeks ago. One of the first days of my vacation actually). I saw the spine, which means just the title, on one of B&N's bargain shelves with other history and military books and I snickered at the title. Cause you know. Gotta have some immature humour. My friend started to pick it up and me (and other friend) exclaimed "No! Don't ruin the fun!" Cause obviously we thought it was about actual boring privates in his army. The girl who picked it up simple laughed and went "I don't think this ruins it".... Well, it turned out to be a book about Napoleons actual private parts, among a bunch of other things. Naughty bits in history. Had to buy it. Absolutely hilarious book.
I have a book buying problem when I'm on vacation. I tend to pick up random books on sale. NOT good for when you have a single suitcase and a weight limit.

1. they were only a dollar each(gotta love the dollar tree)
2. I have a problem
3. Their title was appealing
4. A separate country is in my genre of interest (history or historical fiction)

The Sea Inside by Philip Hoare. I love the ocean and this book sounded intresting and it has New Zealand in it, what can I say.
The Vesuvius Isotope by Kristen Elise. I tried to win this book but missed out, however the author let me know I could buy a signed copy for a good price. So I got it. She signed it to me and sent me bookmarks and bits about the book. Which was so good of her.
I love Goodreads :)


That's always how it is, I hope you like it =)


and I also bought a Walk to Remember, because I loved the movie so much and I'm hoping to love the book as well


Ishbel, have fun reading the maze runner. That's one of my favorites as well. :p

Night Film by Marisha Pessl
One Summer America 1927 by Bill Bryson.
Yes I am spoilt.






the first one because I really wanted to know more about Esther, the second one because heard a lot of hype about it in goodreads! hope they are worth it!

Books mentioned in this topic
The Fault in Our Pants (other topics)Dracula (other topics)
Around the World in Eighty Days (other topics)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (other topics)
The Idiot (other topics)
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