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[Kristina]

I just downloaded

definitely a wide variety lol!

[Janice, Moderator]

Judy wrote: "Matterhorn....on my Vietnam TBR list. :-)"

I had The Lotus Eaters on my Vietnam TBR list and forgot when I was in Chapters. Oh well, I've heard Matterhorn is a very good book.

[Beverly]

I read both of them and they're both very good reads. I think I liked The lotus Eater the best.

[Autumn]

Amber wrote: "My most recent Nook purchase was Best Kept Secret: A Novel for my book club meeting this week. So far all of the other ladies have really enjoyed it. One of them actually said she..."


i really enjoyed the lotus Eaters.. ive come to realize that i Love wartime love stories..

[Claire]

Amber wrote: "Cynthia wrote: "Hi Amber
Have you read many of the Scandavian mystery writes?"

I have only read the first two of The Millennium Trilogy, but I absolutely loved them. (Book club re..."

I just finished the Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg. Excellent read!!

[Trudy]

Amber,

is brilliant, isn't it? I bought a copy for my son a few years ago. One of those books to keep and treasure I think. I'll have to keep an eye out for - let us know what you think of it.

[Kristina]

I downloaded a few last night and this morning

[Valerie]

Well, not that I just bought it, but had on pre-order for months.... just received . Such a beautiful edition, and I LOVE all of the annotations & illustrations along the page edges! The publisher, Harvard University Press, is supposed to have plans to do all 6 Austen books in this format. I got the first one last year, which was , and the editor who worked that one is supposed to be working on an edition for Sense & Sensibility. Looking forward to adding that one to my collection too!! :)

[Dem]

I just got The Language of Flowers byVanessa Diffenbaugh and Kensukes Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo

[Sam]

I recently found myself down the book aisle of the supermarket where there was a 3 for £5 deal so Stieg Larsson's Millennium series ended up in my trolley and I've managed to buy another book this lunchtime (damn that ebay) so I've got Dan Smith's Dry Season on the way too!

[Autumn]

I stopped at the goodwill after work today in hindsight maybe that wasnt the best idea because i picked up 8 books.. , , , , , , and .. now i gotta find a place to hide these from my hubs :)

[Jennifer]

Reading The Closers . Love Harry Bosch.

And bought what I thought was a "few" cozy ebooks and when I looked at my kindle it was like 13!!! Someone PLEASE stop me!!! There are a couple with John and Abigail Adams as protagonists that look kinda cool...

[Autumn]

Jennifer wrote: "Reading The Closers . Love Harry Bosch.

And bought what I thought was a "few" cozy ebooks and when I looked at my kindle it was like 13!!! Someone PLEAS..."

I feel better about buying only 8 books now.. thank you! Lol

[Valerie]

I got 2 new books last week: and

[Kat]

I've been very good this weekend! Only three books:

I am Legend & Desperate Times 2 Gun Control on Kindle and Battle Royale arrived on Friday (totally forgot I'd even ordered it, oops).

Then again, I have a whole Sunday still ahead of me....

[Jennifer]

Autumn wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Reading The Closers . Love Harry Bosch.

And bought what I thought was a "few" cozy ebooks and when I looked at my kindle it was like 13!..."

Oh, well, as long as it made YOU feel better!!! One of us should!!! ;-)

[Autumn]

Judy wrote: "Autumn wrote: "I stopped at the goodwill after work today in hindsight maybe that wasnt the best idea because i picked up 8 books.. , [bookcover:The Weight of Sil..."

God only knows when ill get to it I have over 20 books out from the library right now..

[Autumn]

Hehe my lastest buy... the kindle fire!!!!! Yayyy.. my hubs bought it for me.. I think to stop my whining and sighing.. nevertheless ima happy camper!!! Its beautiful..

[Sofia]

I bought yesterday "el prisionero del cielo" by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. The same author who wrote "the shadow of the wind" and "the angel's game".

"El prisionero del cielo" was released the last week in Spain and I couldn't help myself :P

[Alison]

Autumn wrote: "Hehe my lastest buy... the kindle fire!!!!! Yayyy.. my hubs bought it for me.. I think to stop my whining and sighing.. nevertheless ima happy camper!!! Its beautiful.."

Lucky you! No Kindle Fire for us here in Europe yet.

[Dem]

I just got The Secret Garden
Journey into the Whirlwind
In Pale Battalions
The House by the Dvina: A Russian Childhood

[Sam]

Just bought Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King on ebay, which is a little naughty with Xmas coming up but it wasn't on my book list that I've given to people so it doesn't matter...at least that's what I'm telling myself anyway!

[Dem]

Judy wrote: "Dem, I enjoyed The Secret Garden as a youngen' I probably would still enjoy as a middle agin'. :)"

I am getting nostalgic Judy !!

[Chrissie]

Judy, I loved the Secret Garden. Who wouldn't?! Nobody reads The Lost Prince, by the same author. It is in fact even better.

ETA It was not the plot that engaged me really, but how I felt for Marco and the Rat. I was in their shoes. When they were hurt, I was hurt. When they were happy, I was too. The author made me, a child, feel complete empathy for these two fictional characters.

I wonder if I would love it so much now, but for me then it was one of the best books ever written. That is why I have given it 5 stars.

[Kat]

I haven't bought a single book since Thursday or Friday last week.

I'm sure my bank is fearing for my wellbeing!

[Autumn]

Kat wrote: "I haven't bought a single book since Thursday or Friday last week.

I'm sure my bank is fearing for my wellbeing!"

LOl has your bank called you about mysterious inactivity yet?

[Autumn]

Alison wrote: "Autumn wrote: "Hehe my lastest buy... the kindle fire!!!!! Yayyy.. my hubs bought it for me.. I think to stop my whining and sighing.. nevertheless ima happy camper!!! Its beautiful.."

Lucky yo..."

thats simply horrible when does it arrive in Europe?

[Sofia]

Judy wrote: "Sofia wrote: "I bought yesterday "el prisionero del cielo" by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. The same author who wrote "the shadow of the wind" and "the angel's game".

"El prisionero del cielo" was released t..."

Judy, I am currently reading The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. As soon as I finish it I'll start with El prisionero del cielo and I'll let you know what I thought about it :)
Oh one thing I can tell you, in the story we meet again with the Sempere family and the cementery of the books :)

[Michelle]

I just bought 3 books for my (almost) 9 year old daughter for Christmas. They are in the Friendship According to Humphrey series, about a classroom hamster. They are all written from his point of view. And since I needed to reach the $25 threshold on Amazon.com to get the free shipping I just HAD to buy something for myself, right? So I ordered Earth Abides - an older book that I have been having a hard time tracking down. It's been on my TBR list about a year.

[Sam]

Oooo I read Earth Abides in February after discovering it in my local library and I loved it. Have you read it before Michelle? If not I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

[Michelle]

No, I haven't read it, Sam. I think I learned of it from an author interview with the author of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle - one of his favorites/influential books. Patiently waiting for my package to arrive from Amazon!

[Lori]

Dem wrote: "I just got The Secret Garden
Journey into the Whirlwind
In Pale Battalions
The House by the Dvina: A Russian Childhood"

READ

In Pale Battalions!!! My favorite. I would love to hear what you think of it. Have you read other books by Goddard? I've read most but this one remains my favorite and was the first that I read.

[Chrissie]

Dem wrote: "I just got The Secret Garden
Journey into the Whirlwind
In Pale Battalions
The House by the Dvina: A Russian Childhood"

Dem, I absolutely adored House by the Dvina! Furthermore, I would like to know your opinion of Pale Battalions and whether it would fit me..... What will you read first?

[Sofia]

Judy wrote: "Sofia wrote: "Judy wrote: "Sofia wrote: "I bought yesterday "el prisionero del cielo" by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. The same author who wrote "the shadow of the wind" and "the angel's game".

"El prisioner..."

yay!! Then read it! :)
Carlos Zafón is one of those authors that you know it's not going to disappoint you :) I hope you enjoy it!

[Dem]

Chrissie wrote: "Dem wrote: "I just got The Secret Garden
Journey into the Whirlwind
In Pale Battalions
The House by the Dvina: A Russian Childhood"

Dem, I abs..."

The book list is getting longer Chrissie.... probably will try
The House by the Dvina: A Russian Childhoodas you really seem to have loved it. Will keep you posted !!

[Chrissie]

Dem, I am so happy you are reading Dvina soon!!!! It makes me really, really happy!

I have forgiven Oscar.

[Sue]

Anne told me about the sale at Bookcloseouts and went a little crazy. 2 books of poetry, 3 books of short stories, Purple Hibiscus, Remarkable Creatures, Fire in the Blood, All Our Worldly Goods, The Golden Notebook, In the Time of the Butterflies, and The Sorrows of an American.
Prices are very inexpensive.

[Anne]

I went much crazier than Sue. The Bad Girl , Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, The Magus, The Septembers of Shiraz, Portobello, Out Stealing Horses, Olive Kitteridge, Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa, The Republic of Love, The ReportOrdinary Thunderstorms, Doctor Zhivago,How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone, The Lotus Eaters, Burnt Shadows, Sashenka, Brideshead Revisited, The Buccaneers, The Great Fire, The Royal Physician's Visit, The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century, The Attenbury Emeralds: The New Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane Mystery

[Dem]

Chrissie wrote: "Dem, I am so happy you are reading Dvina soon!!!! It makes me really, really happy!

I have forgiven Oscar." LoL ! Thats one cute dog Chrissie.

[Sue]

Anne wrote: "I went much crazier than Sue. The Bad Girl , Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, The Magus, The Septembers of Shiraz, [book:Portobello|430648..."

You got a couple I was thinking of and decided to wait on --Out Stealing Horses, Brideshead, Olive Kitteridge. I didn't see The Forger's Spell and I have Dr Z and Septembers of Shiraz. I read The Magus a long time ago. Nice choices Anne.

[Anne]

Sue wrote: "Anne wrote: "I went much crazier than Sue. The Bad Girl , Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter, The Magus, The Septembers of Shiraz, [book:Port..."

Thank you, Sue.

[Sue]

I think I can speak for both of us in saying we will (though I should let Anne speak for herself).

[Anne]

Thanks, Judy. Wow is right. Each book cost between $1.50- $2.99. Impossible to resist.

[Anne]

Judy wrote: "Those were some great deals! Can't beat that for new books."

That's right. I have a few friends still going through their thousands of books.

[Sue]

I have my hands tied behind me ... well except for my typing this message... so I won't go back.

[Anne]

Sue wrote: "I have my hands tied behind me ... well except for my typing this message... so I won't go back."

While you're typing it would be so easy for you to click over to the sale.

[Sue]

Bad, bad, bad you two. I wish I could but I set a budget for today. Maybe I'll go back for their day after Christmas sale---they must have one of those.

[Anne]

Sue wrote: "Bad, bad, bad you two. "

Okay, we won't tease you anymore.

I wish I could but I set a budget for today. Maybe I'll go back for their day after Christmas sale---they must have one of those."

Probably.

[Sue]

OK, one last confession of the day. I did have one last purchase planned for today....I had a few things in my cart at Amazon that I didn't want to lose. I just went, knocked a couple out and added The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. Among the sale books was The Enchantress of Florence, After Rain. So I did well or was crazy today depending on perspective.

You may tease....I definitely deserve it.

[Sam]

Michelle wrote: "No, I haven't read it, Sam. I think I learned of it from an author interview with the author of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle - one of his favorites/influential books. Patiently wait..."

Well I hope it arrives soon for you, I favour stalking the postman until they arrive, it seems to speed things along (or it might just distract me enough that it doesn't seem so long, either way it works)!