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Based on most of the recent reviews on Goodreads, I just ordered the Dermot Healey novel 'A Goat's Song' off Amazon for a penny.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
The joys of Amazon, Paul. My only problem is that the pennies plus £2.80 postage soon start to add up!
Declan wrote: "@Barbara. Of course he liked that book. It's about too different people(?) with different backgrounds getting along well together and having a good friendship. Who doesn't like that? It might be pa..."Declan, your comment just made me laugh out loud. I know. It is a lot, especially since I'm not a speedy reader. But we have the 4th of July coming up, and it's either going to be blazing hot or we'll have thunderstorms so hoping to make good headway.
Declan wrote: "@Barbara. Of course he liked that book. It's about too different people(?) with different backgrounds getting along well together and having a good friendship. Who doesn't like that? It might be pa..."P.S. I'll let you know about the Creativity book. Mihalyi C. (I can never spell his last name) is a well-regarded psychologist who writes about creativity and "flow" experiences. So many articles and books I read reference him, so it's time to go to the source. From what I understand, he's a good writer, too--not an academic who writes jaw-breaking prose.
Declan wrote: "@Barbara. Of course he liked that book. It's about too different people(?) with different backgrounds getting along well together and having a good friendship. Who doesn't like that? It might be pa..."Declan - that must have been it, and I never thought of it that way:)
Cathleen - that's a good haul I will probably finish Harry Quebert today.
@Cathleen. I look forward to hearing about it. As long as it's written with the layers in mind I'll probably read it. :) And here's hoping Independence Day is free from thunder.
I went to the library used book store today to donate around 35 books and bought 6 (sigh). At least there is a lower total of books in my house. Here's what I bought: A Goat's Song - it was only $1, though I think I still have a copy (can't find it at the moment)
The Cure of Souls and A Crown of Lights by Phil Rickman for $1.50 each.
Travels with Charley: In Search of America for $1.50 and the Viking edition (1953) of The Short Novels of John Steinbeck for $2.00.Married Love and Other Stories by Tessa Hadley for $1.50 and Out of Ireland: The Story of Irish Emigration to American which I already have but it was only $1.
I had the Steinbeck, Healey and Rickman on my list when I went in. The Hadley is on my paperback swap wishlist.
I have two Rickman on my TBR shelve but have never pulled them out for some reason. Have you read him or did the books just appeal to you?
Great haul again, Barbara! I love Travels with Charley in particular, and have a few of the Short Novels still to read, but it's a volume that I know is very popular. My Healy has been dispatched, so I'll probably end up reading it myself over the summer at some stage. All this book buying is giving me an itch that needs scratching...!
Susan - I read the second in Rickman's series featuring Merrily Watkins (I didn't know it was the second until I looked it up now) and liked it. They aren't easy to get on Paperback Swap so I thought I'd look at the library store.Allan- I think I'll read Travels with Charlie soon. I hope my book buying frenzy is over...
Silly question - I see the scan feature on my iphone GR app - but why would I scan my books? Or just new books to add to my TBR pile?
If you scan the barcode it automatically search the very edition of the book you using, Barbara, by using the ISBN.
Barbara, I was scanning the other books on my physical shelves that I hadn't managed to add to my virtual shelves after my previous account meltdown-rather than having to input every title physically via the search, the phone picks up your exact edition in a fraction of a second, and allows you to store 40 before you shelve them. I'll be using this feature to add any new books I buy to my Goodreads shelves-it's definitely a very useful tool.
I got two new books this morning, they were unbirthday presents. I got One Summer by Bill Bryson which I have been dying to read for ages. Also, Northanger Abbey bu Val McDermid. My two year old son knows my book tastes so well :-)
Great stuff, Trelawn-it's good to hear of a 2 year old with discerning tastes! I've been tempted by the Bill Bryson book for a fair while myself-I hope you enjoy it and the McDiarmaid!
Thanks Allan, I have yet to be disappointed by a Bill Bryson book so I have high hopes for it.
No I haven't. I thought i'd try this one first. I liked the other adaptations that I hace read by crime writers or with a crime twist.
I'm looking forward to see how Austen works in the modern world. Which authors are doing the other books do you know?
I hope George RR Martin does Pride and Prejudice. Bet that would be different.
Well if he writes it at his current pace i'll be 40 before it comes out.
Isn't there a Pride and Prejudice Zombie novel?I love Bill Bryson but try not to take it out in public because his books often make me laugh out loud and people stare as the tears run down my face. I am interested in the Summer one. Please let me know how it is.
I'll let you know how the Bill Bryson one goes Susan
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by Harvey Cox which I became interested in it after reading that influenced the costuming in Godspell
I don't keep track of e-books or audiobooks in my "to read" list on Netflix, because it would be too depressing. I did, however, just get as an e-book Gavin Corbett's This Is The Way. Hopefully I'll get to read it before Barbara and I's Irish book group meets next Monday.
Sara - This Is the Way is a quick read. I'm halfway through, and not sure what I think of it.
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They are:
Kabu Kabu by Nnedi Okorafor: Short speculative fiction stories from a Nigerian American author (the new find!)
Hold tight gently: Michael Callen, Essex Hemphill the Battlefield of AIDS by Martin B. Duberman
and finally Kirinyaga by Mike Resnick which be ready to go back to the library quickly considering my science fiction book group meets Thursday. I like when the books my book clubs select are available at the library.
And I'd still like to get the low-down on Kirinyaga, in spite of already adding it.
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@Sara. I can wait. It'll be almost Halloween before I get to read it.
@Jamielynn. It's a pretty divisive book. Each to their own.
@Jamielynn. It's a pretty divisive book. Each to their own.
Sara - I read Duberman's bio of Howard Zinn and would like to read more by him.Having said that, I did a bit more shelf straightening and book sorting. I cannot justify any more purchases, sigh, as the number of books I am dying to read on my shelves, is boggling.
I went to the library to pick up a book I requested. I read two of my library mysteries last week, and still have 3 to go.
Barbara you can always justify buying more books :-)
Exactly. When I gave up smoking I had so much book money. Thats why I soil myself with signed , special and limited editions :-)
absolutely. Money is nice and being able to breath
@Paul. I knew you enjoyed buying books but I didn't know you "soiled" yourself when you bought them.
I just find it refreshing to see somebody else doing it. :)
Damn it. Ah well, happens to the best of us. Shows how excited I get at New books :-P
We really should check our posts before hitting enter
Theresa wrote: "Yes Paul, we should check what we're doing. I hint enter once by a mistake and joined Gooreads Ireland ;)"LMAO
Yesterday, I went on my little day jaunt out to the Montague Book Mill and found a couple of books. All of the books are used, and the prices were so reasonable, I bought without knowing anything about either one. Has anyone read The Mammy or This Side of Brightness?
I've read The Mammy, Cathleen, and I think you'll enjoy it. It's the first incarnation of O'Carroll's character which also went on to become a theater show, a DVD release, a tv show and now a movie. I think the book paints a better character than any of the others.
Declan wrote: "I've read The Mammy, Cathleen, and I think you'll enjoy it. It's the first incarnation of O'Carroll's character which also went on to become a theater show, a DVD release, a tv show and now a movie..."That's good to know. The cover looked very appealing, but you know how that goes sometimes! It was so hot and humid, I just didn't have the brain power to do a thorough look at the book. It was 92 degrees with high humidity, and it's an old mill building with no air conditioning. I'll have to remember to go in more temperate months.
Oh, wow! And I was so sure you have a lovely time. That sounds like hard work. It sounds like you got two good book, though. Even though I haven't read the McCann, he's usually a safe bet.
Declan wrote: "Oh, wow! And I was so sure you have a lovely time. That sounds like hard work. It sounds like you got two good book, though. Even though I haven't read the McCann, he's usually a safe bet."Oh, we did have a lovely time. I'll post photos (if there are any good ones!). We went to another nearby town, Shelburne Falls, that has a "Bridge of Flowers." It was beautiful--they've taken an old trolley bridge across a river and turned it into the most lush garden imaginable. Sadly, it's a memorial for the war dead in this tiny little town--and there were quite a few. It's just that it was hot and humid. I've realized (!) that I really prefer cooler weather--like Dublin! :)
Then you'll have to return soon, Cathleen. :)
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@Cathleen. That's a hell of a lot of books. Let me know what you think of Psychology of... I might be interested in reading that myself.