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Donna - I used to hold on to most of my books but have learned to swap, give away or donate. Nevertheless, I have 4 tall bookshelves in my yarn room/study, and I forgot I just installed a new bookshelf in there for my yarn and crafts books. In the hallway, I have two tallish bookcases and a smaller one. Oh I forgot, there's a 6th smaller bookcase in the yarn room, In my bedroom, I have one medium sized that is overflowing. downstairs, I have only one smallish one. I hold on to most of my Irish fiction and non-fiction, poetry, lots of travel books, and select mysteries. Other literature, and selected children's books. And I'm not including work where I have about 6 floor to ceiling bookshelves. I try to sort out books at work and donate and get rid of things as they get older. It's sad when faculty retire and leave behind books that are so outdated they are only good for the shredder.
May have lost the plot this evening, 13 new books coming the post... In my defence a lot of them are monthly and buddy reads etc. so technically you are all to blame :)
The more I think about it, I'm not far different from the main character in Confessions of a Shopaholc.
Hopefully I won't leave one out.At Swim, Two Boys
The Barrytown Trilogy: The Commitments / The Snapper / The Van
The Bell Jar
The Orphan Master's Son
True Grit
The Complete Novels
(Have read The Third Policeman and 'An Beal Bócht', but its still cheaper this way for the remainer)
The Name of the Wind
The Wise Man's Fear
The Son
The Fault in Our Stars (I'm soft deep down I swear)
Eleanor Knotts' Introduction to Early Irish Syllabic Poetry
Jamie's 15 Minute Meals (a manly man is allowed cookbooks too!!)
The Complete Poems :P
I think that's it.
Let me know what you think of the Patrick Rothfuss. Hes one of those authors I always meant to try.
I've never felt tied to a genre, the closest being that I've read a lot of Stephen King I suppose. Will do Paul, the series was recommended to me by two pals so hoping its not a disappointment.
I've heard good things of the sries anyway.
i managed to get the special edition for over the cost, didn't get it in time to be signed and missed out on a signed version ... oh and bought The Revenge of Seven signed of a site awaiting for it to be dispatched first thing of that site but may not be the last thanks Paul ;)
Good man. Say goodbye to all your spare cash ☺
oh indeed Paul lol i'll limit myself to maybe once a month or something lol depending
I try to do the same. I'm actually at one of those rare points were i've only one preorder with them ☺
Kevin wrote: "Allan, google never fails to provide images that fit the picture in my head.http://atyourlibrary.org/sites/defaul...
How I imagine you at home :)"
So perfect. It's exactly how I imagine Allan but with a paint can next to him.
Trelawn, have you noticed that Allan is much more devilish since he changed his profile picture? I think his true character is coming out. :)
Thats a bargain it really is. I was looking for the catch but the seller has a good rating.
He was just lulling us into a false sense of security Susan with his talk of house painting and romantic breaks. And all the time he's being plotting in his library/lair :-)
Paul wrote: "Thats a bargain it really is. I was looking for the catch but the seller has a good rating."I've recently bought of them they are a big shop in NYC
Trelawn wrote: "He was just lulling us into a false sense of security Susan with his talk of house painting and romantic breaks. And all the time he's being plotting in his library/lair :-)"He's probably got the devilish chuckle too that sends fear into his students.
I don't know Susan, did you hear the list of books he is picking out for his students? I wouldn't mind being in that class :-)
It's funny. I have not heard of any of those books. We must use different ones in CA or I am very removed from what kids read or both.
You've never heard of Boy or Going Solo? They are Roald Dahl's autobiography and are fabulous reads. Man, he could tell a story.
No. I don't think Dahl is as popular here.
Trelawn wrote: "I don't know Susan, did you hear the list of books he is picking out for his students? I wouldn't mind being in that class :-)"I missed the list - where is it? I went back quite a ways on this discussion.
Sorry Diane, it's over on the What are you reading? thread.
Everyone should read Dahl . He was a special genius.
I won't get around to reading it for another week or so but I'll make sure to let you know. I've heard good things and I can't imagine anything Bear does is boring :)
Kevin, I have to say that my recliner is much more comfortable than that one looks. That one would be good in that I could wheel myself over to my bookshelves to choose from my TBR shelf, but unfortunately I have to unrecline at present.An impressive book buying spree of Sara / Barbara proportions, I must say, Kevin-may I be so bold, given that you're from Limerick, to recommend Gerard Stembridge's 'Unspoken' and 'The Effect of Her', both of which feature your home city heavily in all but name, to add to that list? Seraphina was able to pick up loads of small things from the books that non Limerick residents wouldn't have done, but even for non natives, they're both great reads!
Susan, re my profile pic, there was me thinking that my cheesy grin was angelic rather than devilish, but there you are! And I'd have to say that an icy stare works a lot better than a devilish laugh when it comes to controlling a class-I have that one off to a tee when it's required...
Re choosing the kids' books, I have to say that I'd rather be reading my own stuff at present, but needs must, I suppose. I've kept the Dahl aside to read during the week, though, as I do think I'll enjoy it, even as an adult. Susan, while you may not know too much about him as a writer, you may be interested to know that Dahl was married to Patricia Neil, the Oscar winning actress, for a long time...
Susan wrote: "No. I don't think Dahl is as popular here."Susan, his books weren't popular in the US when we were kids (probably because they weren't written yet, haha) but I'll bet you've seen some of the movies based on his books. Matilda was a blast and had Rhea Perlman and Danny Devito in it.
Emma wrote: "You mean you haven't trained the dog to get your books for you Allan :-)"dogs tend to drool and the pages would be wet.
Allan, I lay in wait for the day when your recliner decides to do a full 360 and lands you on the probably marbled floor of your luxury library :)When it comes to recommending me books, you will find I am very encourageable/gullible :)Both are added to the TBR list to keep track of the names. Think I'll head into town and pick them up tomorrow.
Scratch that, O'Mahonys don't stock Unspoken so I've bought both online to be here by the end of the week :/ Total brought up to 15 for the day. Guess who isn't eating meat this week!!
I really enjoyed unspoken Kevin along with a good few other members here who read it. Beware of Alan, he will have your tbr list piling high lol.I'd love to have a library, would settle for a cozy reading area though
Seraphina, when it comes to book recommendations, keep them coming!! :)
Emma wrote: "It's a bit like Dr Suess. He's seems to be huge in the States but was relatively unknown over here until they started to make the films."They've made films of Dr. Suess?
I know Cat in the Hat was made into a film. Abysmal but still technically a film. Another low point in Mike Myers career.
Emma wrote: "Also the Grinch and a few others though I can't remember exactly which ones."I used to love Yertle the Turtle best. At one point I had it memorized.
Oh, yes, Diane. Jim Carrey did How the Grinch Stole Christmas and my grandson has a cartoon of Horton the Hears a Who. My daughter-in-law has stenciled on the kid's bathroom wall, "No one is more youer than you."I just love that the kids get that message every day.
I did know, Allan, that Dahl was married to Patricia O'Neal. I knew of the movie Mathilda but my kids were in their 20's when it came out and I had no grandkids so I didn't see it. I know he's supposed to be good.
Kevin wrote: "Allan, I lay in wait for the day when your recliner decides to do a full 360 and lands you on the probably marbled floor of your luxury library :)When it comes to recommending me books, you will ..."
Oh, you have Allan pegged right away, Kevin. He leads the lifestyle we all wish we had. He even went to a hotel in Spain with a water slide in the lobby or some such thing and just stayed at some hotsy totsy hotel in Dublin. You have to heed Seraphina's warning. Be careful of him or you'll have stacks of TBR piles all over your house. Thank goodness he is a charmer.
Seraphina wrote: "I really enjoyed unspoken Kevin along with a good few other members here who read it. Beware of Alan, he will have your tbr list piling high lol.I'd love to have a library, would settle for a cozy..."
I'd second or third that recommendation of Unspoken, Kevin. I enjoyed it so much that I bought the next book by Stembridge--The Effect of Her.
Kevin wrote: "Hopefully I won't leave one out.At Swim, Two Boys
The Barrytown Trilogy: The Commitments / The Snapper / The Van
The Bell Jar
[book:The Orphan Master's Son|1..."
A very impressive list!
I'll say while Kevin's pic made me laugh, I don't think his wee dog could pass for the cat :)
Lol re recommendations for books-I didn't realise that I was such a bad influence on people! I have to say that my own TBR pile has grown ever larger with similar recommendations being received from GRI members, so it goes both ways. If I recall, Kevin is a college student, so it'd maybe be sensible to drip feed him recommendations, as otherwise he'll be running out of funds and will be forced to drop out of his course!Cphe, glad to see that you were able to pre order the Belfast Noir-I'm sure you saw my post about McKinty's blog on the book in the newspaper thread, but I've included it below in case you haven't.
http://adrianmckinty.blogspot.co.uk/2...
You must admit there is some poetic justice in a literature student dropping out due to excessive reading! I think it's more likely that I become so enthralled with a book that I forget to submit my essays! :)
Just picked up Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity and Don't Let's Go to the Dogs TonightI'm slowly getting through my books to read 2014 list.
Seraphina wrote: "Just picked up Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity and Don't Let's Go to the Dogs TonightI'm slowly getting through my books to ..."
Those are two books I've often heard about, Seraphina. I'll be interested to see what you think of them. I think both are on my miles-long TBR list!
Seraphina wrote: "Just picked up Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity and Don't Let's Go to the Dogs TonightI'm slowly getting through my books to ..."
Both are excellent choices!
Cphe wrote: "Yay! - just pre ordered Belfast Noir on kindle."Cphe - your post sent me to Amazon. They say the paperback is due out here Nov.4th but also says they only have 17 copies left??? and I can order it an get it tomorrow???? The Kindle edition is out Oct. 13th. I definitely want to paperback and am tempted to order and see what happens.
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Donna, that rings a bell. For the longest time--years and years--I never got rid of any books I bought. But that's just not realistic anymore given the size of our small house. I have a small computer room/study with two floor to ceiling bookcases, so most go there. I also have a small bookcase/bedside table in our bedroom, another in the guest room, and there are built-in shelves in our basement/rec room, so I've put books there, too. As you can imagine, though, storing books in a basement isn't the best--so those are ones I have some sort of attachment to, but if something happened to them, I would be okay. No matter what I do, I usually end up with some piles here and there. So a few times a year, I pack up boxes and donate them to the library or I give some away to family and friends. That definitely keeps things in check--more or less :)