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I want to see what books people have bought, begged or borrowed this week.

The only book I got this week was

I'm still banned from buying new books!The missus is making finish all my unread books first! lol

I also have too many to get to to be buying any anytime soon... odd though that once you have 'that' book the urgency to read it fades a bit, so you get another, and another. I have a couple of years worth to catch up with!

I inherited a couple of dozen book from an American friend of mine who just moved back to Virginia. I've read The Death of Bunny Munro and I've just finished Outer Dark. I'm looking forward to reading The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses / The Crossing / Cities of the Plain and As I Lay Dying.

I promised myself that I was not going to buy anything until I was done with a couple of my books... I have about 20, must reads. Although I do have more. But, went with my son and ended up buying:The Finkler QuestionThe Hare with Amber Eyes A Family's Century of Art and LossThe Glass Room and two others for my son.
I have already started The hare with Amber eyes...

Mae wrote: "I promised myself that I was not going to buy anything until I was done with a couple of my books... I have about 20, must reads. Although I do have more. But, went with my son and ended up buyin..."


Looking forward to that one Mae, let me know how its going.

It is weird you should say that . It is exactly the same with me i thought i was the only one.

aprilla wrote: "I also have too many to get to to be buying any anytime soon... odd though that once you have 'that' book the urgency to read it fades a bit, so you get another, and another. I have a couple of yea..."

Keith wrote: "I'm still banned from buying new books!The missus is making finish all my unread books first! lol"

Dem wrote: "Mae wrote: "I promised myself that I was not going to buy anything until I was done with a couple of my books... I have about 20, must reads. Although I do have more. But, went with my son and en..."
I have to say that it is a different book. I just started. I like it. But it is different. Will keep you posted.

Carol wrote: "It is weird you should say that . It is exactly the same with me i thought i was the only one.

aprilla wrote: "I also have too many to get to to be buying any anytime soon... odd though that once you have 'that' book the urgency to read it fades a bit, so you get another, and another. I have a couple of yea ..."

Yeah... and it's not like I don't want to read them, I do! Resistance is futile though, I know that. Time (though with audiobooks I can read nearly constantly) is the problem ... or we need a lull on publishing till we catch up! Yeah, that would go down well, not! LOL

The True Confessions of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie based on the author's real life experiences being a student in an all white school and in which the only other Indian in town was "the school mascot." Not as good as his "Reservation Blues," but still told well.

Mae wrote: "I promised myself that I was not going to buy anything until I was done with a couple of my books... I have about 20, must reads. Although I do have more. But, went with my son and ended up buyin..."

I am really curious about the Hare with amber eyes, it looks fascinating. I read The glass Room about 2 years ago and really enjoyed it, which is a lot more than i can say about The Finkler Question. I struggled to finish it and i only persevered because it was the local book club's choice.

I ordered a good few books from The Book Depository last week and half of them arrived today :

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I have been struggling to read , i keep putting it down and starting something else. It's not as good as previous books i have read by her and needless to say it is not capturing my attention (have started and finished 7 books in the meantime lol) I promised myself yesterday i wouldn't start anything else until i finished it, but i'm so tempted now lol.

Oh! I have The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time to read and forgot about it! Also, I like the look/title of The Solitude of Prime Numbers I must investigate that one :)
Hmm, I was going to look out another book I heard about here in GI.... I'd forgotten. I love looking up new books and making TBR lists!

aprilla wrote: "Oh! I have The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time to read and forgot about it! Also, I like the look/title of The Solitude of Prime Numbers I must investigate ..."

The solitude of prime numbers is this month's choice for my local book club so i have to read it in the next two weeks. Will let you know what it's like.

I found a really good second hand book stall in Gorey, I got The Devil's Star and The Leopard only cost €3 each, and they are in very good condition.

Yesterday's Book Buys:

The Last Girl by Jane Casey
One Breath Away by Heather Gudenkauf
These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf
The Deep End Of The Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard
Like Dandelion Dust by Karen Kingsbury
The Divide by Nicholas Evans
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters
The Story of Lucy Gault by William Trevor
The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz by Denis Avey

~the covers~

Nothing! Absolutely nothing, this week.

It's probably the first week this year where I haven't brought any new books home.

Journey Into Cyprus by Colin Thubron
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
In the Orchard, the SwallowsPeter Hobbs

Plus a load of library books that all arrived at once. Holds are a terrible but wonderful thing.

Roberta wrote: "Journey Into Cyprus by Colin Thubron
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
In the Orchard, the SwallowsPeter Hobbs

Plus a load of library books that all arrived at once. Holds are a terrible but w..."
Loved The Night Circus

Recently one of my local bookshops was having a 3 for €5 sale so I brought the following:

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Night Road by Kristin Hannah
The Naming of Eliza Quinn by Carol Birch
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory
Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...

From the Earth a Cry: The Story of John Boyle O' Reilly

I got this after reading The Voyage of The Catalpa, a fantastic true story.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Voyage-Cata...

like others my self imposed book buying ban isn't working.

I just bought ML's 1916. I'm really rarin' to go, but my nook is waiting for a new charger, so I'll bide. I just finished a neat book about the American Indian prophet Wovoka -- it's called The Woodcutter by Steve Bartolomew. I've read a few of his and really enjoyed every one, plus they're not too long for a single sit-down read.

I passed a bookstore that was having a closing down sale today and got the following:

Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich
Sealed Letter by Emma Donoghue
Last Night in Twisted River by John Irving
The Woman He Loved Before by Dorothy Koomson
Girl in the Woods by Jennifer McMahon
Midwife on Call: Tales of Tiny Miracles by Agnes Light
A Is For Alibi and B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton

The Life of PI came in a box, today...

Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell and from second hand book shop browsing .. diary of Anne Frank and a Keats collection.

QUIET: The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking. By Susan Clarke. Hoping it will telll Me that introverts are the best thing since sliced bread and that we're just about to take over the world. Also bought Alison Moore's The Lighthouse. Great to see fiction from small publisher get recognition.

Postman just brought The Heroes by Joe Abercrombie. I've read his Best Served Cold which was very well written if extremely dark, so I'm hoping for good things from this one.

Ellie wrote: "I passed a bookstore that was having a closing down sale today and got the following:



Ellie -- be sure to approach the Irving with an open mind and no expectations. It is a wonderful story, so give it a chance to unfold. Enjoy!

Deirdre wrote: "QUIET: The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking. By Susan Clarke. Hoping it will telll Me that introverts are the best thing since sliced bread and that we're just about to take o..."

We are the best thing since sliced bread Deirdre!! :)) , but i don't think we would take over the world, we'd have to deal with a lot of people then, where would we get quiet time?

have heard/seen this book mentioned in a few places now , i must seek it out ...

Lynda wrote: "Deirdre wrote: "QUIET: The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking. By Susan Clarke. Hoping it will telll Me that introverts are the best thing since sliced bread and that we're just..."

You're right, Lynda - probably not a lot of introverts who want to take over the world anyway!

LOL! Excellent point, Dierdre. No, taking over the world requires a very peculiar pathology that needs to be in a display box.

I just came back from a trip to Barcelona, Dublin and the Shetland Islands. All my book buying was done in Dublin at the end of my trip as I could not carry them around for 3 weeks.
Books ordered before my trip and here when I got home:
Island of Wings: A Novel by Karin Altenberg ( a novel set on St. Kilda’s island in Scotland in the early 19th century)
Icelandic Knitting: Using Rose Patterns by Helene Magnusson
Writing the Irish West: Ecologies and Traditions by Eamon Wall
Daughters of Ireland: the Rebellious Kingsborough Sisters and the Making of a Modern Nation by Janet Todd

Books bought in Dublin

The Betrayal of Trust by Susan Hill (mystery)
Country Girl: A Memoir– Edna O’Brien
Where Have You Been? By Joseph O’Connor
Astrayby Emma Donoghue
The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan
The Irish File : Images for a Land of Grace by Jon Michael Riley
At War With the Empire : Ireland’s Fight for Independence by Gerry Hunt – a graphic novel

@ Barbara

I spy a knitting book in there. Do you do much knitting?

OMG yes! I just spent a week on the Shetland Islands (Oct. 7-13) for Wool Week, met up with a knitter friend in Dublin, and tomorrow leave for a 4 day trip to the New York Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, NY.

@ Barbara

Wow that sounds great, nice to meet another knitter, my highlight will be the knitting and stitching show at the RDS dublin in a few weeks, going up with a coach-load of friends.

Kate

I have read about the knitting and stitching show in Dublin. It sounds like fun.

another trip to the charity shop yielded ...
A Handful Of Dust by Evelyn Waugh
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
Letters From Iwo Jima by Kumiko Kakehashi
all for €2 .... :))

I have gone on a book acquiring jag and several books arrived either by mail or via me carrying them in. After my visit earlier this month to the Shetlands, I wanted to reread Ann Cleeves Shetland Quartet mysteries. Two arrived today:Blue Lightning and Red Bones. but I want to reread them in order so I will have to wait for the other two to get here. A huge art book arrived The Art of Knitting: Inspirational Stitches, Textures and Surfaces which was recommended by an artist in the Shetlands as one of two must-have fiber books. Also today in the mail I got The Cold Eye of Heaven by Christine Dwyer Hickey.
To add to my piles I visited my local independent bookstore this week. On Tuesday I brought home This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz (already read it in 2 days) and The Baker's Daughter by Sarah McCoy which I am currently reading. On my visit today I picked up The Reluctant Fundamentalist as a remainder book for only $5.98. In the spirit of Halloween, I bought 4 young adult novels The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde, and three by Susan Cooper Over Sea, Under Stone, The Dark Is Rising and Greenwitch. To balance bringing in these books I mailed out 9 books through Paperback Swap.

Barbara wrote: "I have gone on a book acquiring jag and several books arrived either by mail or via me carrying them in. After my visit earlier this month to the Shetlands, I wanted to reread Ann Cleeves Shetland ..."

You lucky person. I just love Ann Cleeves Shetlands quartet. I wish she would write more. She really brought the isolated experience of living on those islands alive.

She has a new book featuring the Shetlands and Detective Jimmy Perez coming out in January titled Dead Water.
Look up her website for more info - not sure how to do the html for the URL here.

I just brought today.

I just finished "The Aviator's Wife" by Melanie Benjamin about Anne Morrow Lindbergh. It's an incredible book.