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[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Shannon wrote: "Robin wrote: "At the end of February I bought all of these

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Yeah, I had a couple of oddballs in there. I had started [book:Room|9303985] as an audiobook and couldn't stay focused on it so I thought I would try to read it instead.

I have but haven't read it yet. It is out of my comfort zone but I will read it eventually because my oldest son recommended it and gave it to me : )

[Janice, Moderator]

I've been meaning to go to a used book store here in town called "The Rabbit Den" for a long time. I ventured in last night and ended up buying three more books!

Ghost Story
The House of the Spirits
They Shoot Canoes, Don't They? - Autographed by the author! I'm going to read this for April's challenge.

[Kimberly]

Janice wrote: "I've been meaning to go to a used book store here in town called "The Rabbit Den" for a long time. I ventured in last night and ended up buying three more books!

Ghost Story
[book..."

Nice ones! I love finiding autographed books :)

[Mikki]

Judy wrote: "Love those used book stores, and Rabbit's Den sounds like a nice name."

It does.

[Mikki]

Well, I went a tad crazy at Amazon...again. I think that there was a sale. :/

A Month in the Country
A House and Its Head
When to Go Into the Water: A Novel
The Towers of Trebizond
Wittgenstein’s Mistress
Outcast But Not Forsaken: True Stories from a Paraguayan Leper Colony
The Museum of Unconditional Surrender
The Floating Order

There might be more, but that is all that I'm admitting to!

[Sue]

I love, love, love, seeing others express their book needs. I have such a bad case myself.

Janice, I see you picked up a couple of Preston & Douglas Pendergast novels. That's such a good series.

Mikki, what a nice list. I want to read A Month in the Country (as well as see the movie again) and the others look good too. The Museum of Unconditional Surrender is an important part of a friends masters thesis and is also on my TBR.

[Mikki]

Judy wrote: "Mikki, nice group of books. The Towers of Trebizond stood out to me. I have added it. I see Anne gave it 5 stars."

Thanks, Judy. I'm glad you added it. I figure that anything that starts out with "Take my camel, Dear" has to be good! :)

[Mikki]

Sue wrote: "I love, love, love, seeing others express their book needs. I have such a bad case myself.

Me too, it's nice to see people excited about their books and to actually have a place where they can share that excitement.

"Mikki, what a nice list. I want to read A Month in the Country (as well as see the movie again) and the others look good too. The Museum of Unconditional Surrender is an important part of a friends masters thesis and is also on my TBR...."

Thanks, Sue, I'm reading A Month in the Country now and will get to the others later. But when??? :)

[Kimberly]

My Mum bought me , and when we went to the salvation army.

[Mikki]

Kimberly wrote: "My Mum bought me , and when we went to the salvation army."

Mum's are good!

[Kimberly]

Mikki wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "My Mum bought me , and when we went to the salvation army."
..."

Mum's are wonderful :)

[Mikki]

:) Yep!

[Mikki]

Oh, Judy...smh :)

[Kat]

Robin wrote: "At the end of February I bought all of these

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I love the way you say NEED!

[Kat]

Shannon wrote: "Robin wrote: "At the end of February I bought all of these

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The Hunger Games is a good series, I really enjoyed it. And I'll have to go and see the movie, of course!

[Janice, Moderator]

Sue wrote: "I love, love, love, seeing others express their book needs. I have such a bad case myself.

Janice, I see you picked up a couple of Preston & Douglas Pendergast novels. That's such a good series.

..."


I read Thunderhead and loved it. So I thought I'd give his other books a read. :)

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Kat wrote: "Robin wrote: "At the end of February I bought all of these

[..."

LOL I told my SO, I NEEDED those books if he wanted me to read the ones I already have LOL because I won't read a series out of order : ) So that was how I got by with that purchase lolol

I will eventually read the Hunger Games, but it is out of my genre/comfort zone. I hear such good things about it but now I am scared to read it because I will probably be one of the few that doesn't like it just like the detested Twilight Series : (

[Kimberly]

Even though it's Darren's (the Mister's) birthday he bought me books today, we went to Coles (It's like our B&N) and they had a 75% sale on they're books that were all ready reduced in price:
I got:
(hardcover) $1.50
(hardcover) $1.75
(hardcover) $0.50
(paperback) $1.25
(hardcover) $2.00
(Large print Hardcover) 1.75
:)

[Shannon]

Robin wrote: "I will eventually read the Hunger Games, but it is out of my genre/comfort zone. I hear such good things about it but now I am scared to read it because I will probably be one of the few that doesn't like it just like the detested Twilight Series :("


Robin, I know that I will detest Twilight series so I won't even read it but I did find Hunger Games to be quite gripping. It isn't the best book in the world but it kept my attention. Give it a try and you never know, you may like it or you may be one of the ones that doesn't. There are loads of books that I can't stand and don't understand why they have won awards and others that I think are brilliant but I stand alone in a big echoey chamber.

That's the beauty of personal choice. (choice ...choice...choice)

[Pragya]

Kimberly wrote: "Even though it's Darren's (the Mister's) birthday he bought me books today, we went to Coles (It's like our B&N) and they had a 75% sale on they're books that were all ready reduced in price:
I go..."

Such a steal. Envying you!

[Kimberly]

Judy wrote: "Happy Birthday, Mr. Kimberly! I will be eagerly awaiting to see what you think of The White Mary: A Novel. I felt like I was virtually wading through New Guinea swamps and jungles wh..."
Thanks Judy! I'm hoping I'll get to the White Mary soon! I love the cover for it :)

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Shannon wrote: "Robin wrote: "I will eventually read the Hunger Games, but it is out of my genre/comfort zone. I hear such good things about it but now I am scared to read it because I will probably be one of the ..."

Thanks Shannon!! I don't think I will be able to get to it this month but will make sure I get to it next month and let you know what I think : ) Sounds like you and I fall in the same cracks LOL Usually the books that I really like no one else seems to and the ones that win all these awards and great reviews are the worst books I have ever read. But that is ok. I can handle being odd man out but at least I know I have you as a partner : )

Choice is right and our likes/dislikes makes us all unique!

[Roz]

I bought by David Mitchell, , and all by Stephen Donaldson. I had a coupon for Abe Books and I've wanted to read the three by Donaldson for a will.

[Kimberly]

Roz wrote: "I bought by David Mitchell, ,and [bookcover:Power That Preserves|6872..."

When I worked at a used bookstore last year we had hundreds of copies of Donaldsons books.

[Roz]

Kimberly wrote: "Roz wrote: "I bought by David Mitchell, ,and [bookcover:Power That Pr..."

I started reading Lord Foul's Bane years ago, probably in the 1980s, when my kids were small and never got to finish. Probably got it out of the library. Now that my boys are grown I have more time to indulge myself. I find I like the whole Epic Fantasy genre so I've been reading Terry Goodkind, Stephen Lawhead, George Martin and a few others. I don't have any used bookstores near me but I love going to them when I travel. Growing up in Toronto I used to go to one downtown that was great. It was on Adelaide but I doubt it's still there. Whenever my husband and I go "junking" I'm drawn to the old books and always find something interesting. That's probably why I have so may books on my TBR list.

I'm curious. Where do the rest of you find most your books? Libraries? On line sites like Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Abe Books? Used book stores? Brick and mortar books stores? Attics (found lots in my own left by previous owners)? Inherited? (I got a set of Book of Knowledge Canadian version circa 1920 that way)

[Kimberly]

I find my books at used bookstores, thrift stores and amazon (mostly the kindle freebies). I do go to Chapters, Indigo and Coles (the canadian version of Barnes & Noble for the americans in the group) but usually I won't pay full price for a book unless I want it so bad that I can't get it from the library which is where I generally go to get my books. I love the library.

It's nice to meet another Torontonia Roz :D

[Valerie]

My latest additions:



And... I won a giveaway copy of

[Kat]

Valerie wrote: "My latest additions:

[bookco..."

I've heard lots of good things about [book:Home Front|12022079] and I've had Mariana for two years now and still haven't read it!

[Amy *Waitforit*]

Not sure if this counts but I am so excited I have to share. My mum just bought me a Kobo reader as a (extremely) early birthday present. I've been dropping hints for ages but thought I would have to wait until July. I am now jumping around the house whilst reading, which is awesome!

[Valerie]

Thanks, Judy!!

Kat... My daughter read the book and said it was pretty good! And I have a habit of buying books and not getting around to reading them for a while... No worries though, because I know I'll always have something to read! LOL

[Kimberly]

It took me 7 years after the series first got recommended to me but I finally bought today. I started reading it in the fall but got side tracked now I don't have to wait to borrow it from the library again thank goodness I had enough money left on a giftcard to buy it :) I have 2 of the other books in the series that I bought years ago so I'm all set for awhile

[Pragya]

Kimberly wrote: "It took me 7 years after the series first got recommended to me but I finally bought today. I started reading it in the fall but got side tracked now I don't h..."

Great! I have the first one but still to start. :(

[Kimberly]

Pragya wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "It took me 7 years after the series first got recommended to me but I finally bought today. I started reading it in the fall but got side trac..."

We should do a buddy read!

[Pragya]

Kimberly wrote: "Pragya wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "It took me 7 years after the series first got recommended to me but I finally bought today. I started reading it in the fall b..."

Oh that would be a good motivation. I am up for it! :)

[Kat]

Right, you girls read it, review it and then tell me if I should read it. That book scares me!

[Kimberly]

Pragya wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "Pragya wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "It took me 7 years after the series first got recommended to me but I finally bought today. I started reading..."

We can start whenever you like :)

[Kimberly]

Kat wrote: "Right, you girls read it, review it and then tell me if I should read it. That book scares me!"

Awww Kat you should join us!

[Pragya]

Kat wrote: "Right, you girls read it, review it and then tell me if I should read it. That book scares me!"

So smart of you, Kat. That book scares me too. :)

[Pragya]

Kimberly wrote: "Pragya wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "Pragya wrote: "Kimberly wrote: "It took me 7 years after the series first got recommended to me but I finally bought today. I..."

Alright. Give me some time. I will let you know. Right now, review books are breathing down my neck. But if you plan on starting it now, go ahead, I will join you later.

[Janice, Moderator]

I didn't buy! My husband is decluttering the house and brought me boxes of books I had forgotten about! I'm sure that there are some that I haven't read. I found a number of classics that I must have picked up from a garage sale.

I'm going to have to add them all to my Goodreads bookshelves. I keep buying duplicates!

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

Janice wrote: "I didn't buy! My husband is decluttering the house and brought me boxes of books I had forgotten about! I'm sure that there are some that I haven't read. I found a number of classics that I must..."

How fun and exciting!! It's just like Christmas when that happens : ) Enjoy!!!

[Pam]

I work in a middle school library and buy and read books to see if they are appropriate. Recently I bought Legend, The Scorpio Races, Divergent and Amy and Roger's Epic Detour.

[Kimberly]

I didn't buy it but I just recieved my free review copy of Charlinder's Walk by Alyson Miers for her blog tour in the mail :)

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

While at the library yesterday, I felt the NEED to buy these as the library NEEDS my support. I bought the whole lot for $1

[Janice, Moderator]

What a great deal, Robin! My library is selling books for $1.00 each.

[Kimberly]

I think we should all take a trip to Robin's library when they have a sale :)

[Pragya]

I agree Kimberly. So jealous, Robin.

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

LOL come on over ladies and I will take you right to the library. They always have books for sale and all you have to do is bring a bag, pick your books to fit in the bag and pay $1 per bag : ) Some of them are ex-library copies and some of them are books that people donate. I always find at least a bag full. I think the other option is 50 cents or $1 for paperbacks and $2 for hardcover in case you don't find a bag full lol I don't seem to have that problem : )

Just recently the library had an anonymous donation of a huge box of books, most of them hardcover and some paperbacks. The majority of them were barely used or brand new by some very popular authors and off of the current best seller lists. I couldn't believe it. The library is selling them $1 for paperbacks $2 for hardcover.

[Pragya]

I am bringing over a BIG bag, Robin. ;)

[Robin (Saturndoo)]

LOLOL too cute and funny Pragya : )