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Nice delivery Janice! It's well worth the wait! Are you going to space them out or are you planning to devour them? I read them all back to back (except the last one which I had to wait a bit for it to be published). I'm really glad you gave the first one another chance and that you enjoyed it so much you bought the rest of them!
I don't know if she always was that way or if because I tend to buy all published books in a series fairly quickly, buty wife will not read anything else once she starts a series. Goes back to back. Drives me crazy I tell her to read this book. She says can't still have 7 more to finish series. She is on wheel of time currently. I think I created a monster. I did read ASoIaF back to back basically. I snuck a couple books here and there and had to quit book 5 halfway for a while and come back to it. I read the first 3 all in span of a month though.
At least your Wife knows the series is finished Travis. Even if the end is somewhere less than 13 books away.
Sarah wrote: "Nice delivery Janice! It's well worth the wait! Are you going to space them out or are you planning to devour them? I read them all back to back (except the last one which I had to wait a bit for i..."I'm glad I gave it a second chance too. I used to read series back to back. But I would buy the whole series and then read them all. Now, I tend to buy differently. Personally, I think it's the best thing to do so that you keep the story fresh in your mind, especially where the story basically continues from one to the next. Series, like Pendergast, where the main character is primarily the common denominator, doesn't matter so much.
I'm itching to read A Clash of Kings, but I've started this other chunkster and then there's the Toppler coming up. I lovingly caress the books every time I pass by them.
That is what I like about back to back too. So easy to keep tracknof story line. But apparently most o the time I need a little more variety. Back to back for me is usually a short book im between to mix it uo
I think that's what's scaring me off about reading A Song of Ice and Fire back to back - they're all monsters. It's going to be a consider commitment of time to read them back to back.
I prefer back to back too; but when there is a Serie which is "stretched" by the autor (und/or publisher) (and unfortunately most of the today's current are) I can't stand the reading and MUST interrupt with something to get some 'air' in between
I buyed today:
Periodic Tales: The Curious Lives of the Elements
Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements
The Very Best of Charles de Lint
I picked up an audiobook in Audible's latest sale. Best thing is I was able to apply a coupon to it so go it for free - Hard Magic.
Looks like some fun, fascinating reads ahead for you, Mariab. I love the title of the last one but am more drawn to pick up the first one. Brendon gave it four stars.
I also bought Station Eleven as it was reduced in price but also quite a few of my GR friends have rated it 5 stars.
For review I got The Lowland, Adultery, Jeeves and the Wedding Bells, The Bone Season and The Mime Order.
Wow Pragya, i read The Lowland..liked it.. would love to read your reviewvof Adultery
I just ordered
:) Had been wishing to buy this since forever..finally got it!! Has anyone read it?
I do not think so, Lisa, but it is on my list now. It does look familiar though.... Oh, it was a movie. Did you see it?
I just went a little crazy on Audible's best sellers sale. I got:
I've got some listening to do!
Nice, Kristie. I have Harold Fry and Burnadette too. Some great listening ahead of you!
Great books Kristie. Almost all of them I have either read or on my tbr.
Thanks I'm really excited about my splurge. :) I think there's some good additions to my little library.
Yesterday I finished the first book in the Lord Peter Wimsey series and today I bought 2nd and 3rd bookClouds of Witness, Unnatural Death
I used a couple of Audible credits and got The Book of the Dead so that I can get going on my Pendergast series, and All the Light We Cannot See for our real life book club.
I succumbed! Audible and their series starting sale.. *grumble*I picked up two totalling under $7.00 thanks to a $3.00 coupon. I got Deadly Night. I've been wanting to read one of her books for awhile. And I got Wallbanger. It purports to be funny, among other things. We shall see.
Ah, yes, Janice. I'm looking at that sale now. I'm thinking about Daughter of Smoke & Bone and Wallbanger.
I read Wllabanger Janice. I was kind of fun, but not extraordinarie
Mariab wrote: "I read Wllabanger Janice. I was kind of fun, but not extraordinarie"I hope it tickles my funny bone. I'm in need of something light and silly.
It seems like there are few really funny books these days. Maybe it's the same reason that horror stories don't scare me anymore.
Add one more book to my new purchases. Amazon.ca has monthly kindle deals, and I picked up Inamorata. It's available as a whispersync deal, but I think I'll hold off on getting the audiobook for now.
I've picked a few up over the course of JanuaryThe Wolf's Hour
The Hunter from the Woods
Origins of a D-List Supervillain
The Atrocity Archives
Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
Off Armageddon Reef
The Cider House Rules
A Dirty Job
The Fifth Witness
White Fire
A Thousand Splendid Suns
The Lions of Lucerne
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
In Cold Blood
1776
American Assassin
Grandissimo: The First Emperor of Las Vegas
The Golem and the Jinni
Fool's Errand
Thunderhead
William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope
Eragon
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
A Drink Before the War
Black Flagged
The Skystone
The Departure
Time and Again
Nice haul Travis! Thought you'd been keeping quiet ;-) I'm intrigued about what you'll think to some of those titles.
Yeah well I posted or started posting some a couple weeks ago and fell asleep. Enough time passed when I got on goodreads again and theywere still hanging out unposted, they wpuldn't let me post. I said to heck with it and hadn't found the ambition to get back to it.
I have caught up with Christmas and beyond. So I have now on my shelf:The Remains of the Day
Boy, Snow, Bird
The Mandarin Code
On Chesil Beach
We both got:
Crap Taxidermy
Complete Asian Cookbook
Lexx got:
Ancillary Justice
Cryptonomicon
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
Post job interview shopping therapy the other day:
Flight Behavior
Cat's Eye
The Marmalade Files
And then at Costco the other day I saw a box set for cheap and grabbed:
The Maze Runner
The Scorch Trials
The Death Cure
I had to look up crap taxidermy. Sounds like things I'd love to have done but won't because going to the taxidermist is expensive. And the wife says I can only put one more thing on the wall unless I build myself a man cave. Note: all wall mounts have been used as food and not mearly just trophy kills. Being a wall hanger is jist an added bonus
Not thought of being an amateur taxidermist Travis?
I've googled images of 'taxidermy gone wrong' before, but I never knew there was a whole website devoted to it, and even a book!
Nope the taxidermy business doesn't appeal to me really. Tanning the hide and all that is kind of on the gross side. Well there was a dirty jobs where he went to a place that dealt in hides. It was gross.
What a list Travis! A Thousand Splendid Suns and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo were really good reads.
Curious to know what you think of Flight Behavior, Rusalka. I read it last year and couldn't enjoy it really. Bonus: The main character has an unusual name, in case this is the theme voted for the March reading book. ;) (I know this was already read for the group a few months ago, though)
Busy shoppers in our group!
Not sure you really want to have one of the crap taxidermy in your house though Travis. I really enjoy the twitter feed so it was a great spot from a friend. Just makes me laugh.When Dad passed away his mates at work packed up his office for me and brought the boxes over. I went through them and pulled out this thing, screamed and threw it to the otherside of the room. Crazy old bastard had a taxidermied Cane Toad. It did have a walking stick and a bottle of Bundy Rum as well but scared the crap out of me. Little brother now has it guarding his booze.
Peggy wrote: "I got The Leaving of Things. Lilisa gave it a great review so I'm looking forward to it :)"i hope you like it Peggy - I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
lol! Would love to see your face, Rusalka!
Lexx thought it was the funniest thing ever. Who has a stuffed toad? Seriously?!
Not a new purchase yet, (soon, my pretties, soon!) but have Princess Bride fans seen this? As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
Sandra wrote: "lol! Would love to see your face, Rusalka!"Me too!
Rusalka - That was one of the nominees for the GR choice awards this past year. I want to read it.
Yikes Rusalka, that's an unpleasant surprise. I think I would have had the exact same response!
Yes, Rusalka, about Carry's book. We have a signed copy. Amy went to see him speak. I have to wait for her to read it.
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I zipped over to the post office and picked up my package:
A Game of Thrones
A Clash of Kings
A Storm of Swords
A Feast for Crows
A Dance with Dragons
Crack for book lovers.