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Am I the only one around here who actually buys books?? *I see lots of people who spend $$$$$$$$$ on needlework supplies, but very few who spend money on books. Just the impression I get from reading here. Olwyn Mary in New Orleans. I buy books. Needlework books, cookbooks, poetry, and the occasional non-fiction book. All fiction comes from the library. If I bought all the fiction I read, I would have died under a landslide of books many, many years ago. Donna in Virginia |
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On 12/4/08 6:46 AM, "Cheryl Isaak" wrote:
What are you reading? Just finished - Open Ice by Jack Falla. Great book, really recommend this for the hockey fans. Ellice and Sara - buy this for the DH's and then read it yourself. Will check it out, thanks. I'm basically going through the batch I borrowed from Ericka! DH is on travel for work next week - Mon-Fri, so while he's warm in Charleston, I'll be able to catch up on some reading. *snip* Ellice |
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On 12/4/08 11:33 AM, "Susan Hartman" wrote:
Cheryl Isaak wrote: What are you reading? Just finished: The Bodies Left Behind, by Jeffrey Deaver - unevenly paced mystery thriller. Terrific first half kind of fizzles out and goes on too long. The Private Patient, by PD James - still evaluating this one. It was carefully crafted, but maybe too much so. A little *too* well-mannered, if you know what I mean. Currently reading: Dewey, the Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter - an absolute charmer of a book, a tribute to cats and small towns and libraries at the heart of them. Will order a copy of this for my mom for Christmas! (It helps that Dewey looks almost exactly like my cat Taz, and has a similar history. When I read it, I have my own Dewey asleep in my lap!) Just picked up the new Patricia Cornwall yesterday...that's next. "Scarpetta? The new release in hardback. I finally read Book of the Dead a couple of months ago - it was good. Ellice |
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On 12/4/08 3:40 PM, "Susan Hartman" wrote:
Olwyn Mary wrote: Am I the only one around here who actually buys books?? I see lots of people who spend $$$$$$$$$ on needlework supplies, but very few who spend money on books. Just the impression I get from reading here. Olwyn Mary in New Orleans. I'm a library girl all the way. I think of it this way: in needlework supplies, $25 can keep me busy for *months*. A book - maybe a week, tops! Needlework is really one of the cheapest hobbies around, on a per-hour basis! LOL - Sue, you always have such great reasoning! I'm a mix of expensive hobbies. Fortunately the needlework & painting do give a lot of time involvement for the $$. (But I will buy books from the library book sale...yesterday I spent $4.40 on 19 hardcover and 4 paperback books. Two for me, three for holiday gifts, and the balance to give to a friend who teaches in an inner-city school. Got lots of YA titles for her. A good day, I'd call it!) sue I'm a mix about library and buying. When the $$ are more free, we spend more on books. But, I love to use the library, especially as I'm usually a fast reader. However, I'm prone to missing due dates. There are some authors that I'll buy about everything they write. Many, many books here. Enough that even in our strict budget sense the furniture we need to buy for the lower level - 3 large bookcases (can you say Billy and Ikea). Need space to finish the unpacking. Ellice |
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On 12/4/08 3:42 PM, "Queencityxstitcher"
wrote: Cheryl Isaak wrote: What are you reading? Just finished - Open Ice by Jack Falla. Great book, really recommend this for the hockey fans. Ellice and Sara - buy this for the DH's and then read it yourself. At work: Foul Play - one of those Janet Evanovich reprints. (yes between phone calls, I read or do cross word puzzles) On the throne: Cretaceous Dawn - bunch of scientists get thrown back in time due to an experiment gone wrong. This may just go back to the library soon. Plot looks good, but the writing is only so-so. True leisure time reading - Fortune and Fate - the latest of the Sharon Shinn Twelfth House books. I really love diving into these and losing myself. Cheryl Just finished "There be Dragons", by Sharon Penman. A long historical novel, but a wonderful read of 13th century Wales, and this is the first of a trio. Good trilogy. IIRC, I liked the Justin De Quincy series as well, though I think I haven't read the last one. Also finished "One Silent Night" by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Continuing Dark Hunter Saga. Where vampires meet the gods and goddess roaming our present day. Includes the Were-Hunters and Dream Hunters. "Heart Fate" By Robin Owens. Celta planet series. Interesting choices. And I do by my books. Bobbie V. Ellice |
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On 12/4/08 4:06 PM, "Ericka" wrote:
Olwyn Mary wrote: Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply) wrote: Cheryl Isaak wrote: What are you reading? Maureen is eagerly looking forwards to reading Bernard Cornwell's latest book "Azincourt". She ordered it from the local library fully expecting to be put on a long waiting list but was delighted when the mobile library arrived on its monthly visit and the book was there for her Am I the only one around here who actually buys books?? I see lots of people who spend $$$$$$$$$ on needlework supplies, but very few who spend money on books. Just the impression I get from reading here. I'm just too embarrassed to point out how many books I buy when I have a perfectly good library nearby ;-) Some days I think I'm single-handedly keeping the bookstores afloat. I have a bad habit of taking the morning off, grabbing a book or two, and spending the morning at La Madeleine reading them. Wow - almost like being in France.... I used to really like their "French" coffee. Good thing is that you do share! And you are close to the library - and the B&N. I'm happy to keep borrowing! Though I have a stack to return soon. I just found 2 way overdue, formerly lost, books from the Reston library. Think I'll have to go retunr them. Ellice |
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On 12/5/08 8:33 AM, "Donna" wrote:
Am I the only one around here who actually buys books?? *I see lots of people who spend $$$$$$$$$ on needlework supplies, but very few who spend money on books. Just the impression I get from reading here. Olwyn Mary in New Orleans. I buy books. Needlework books, cookbooks, poetry, and the occasional non-fiction book. All fiction comes from the library. If I bought all the fiction I read, I would have died under a landslide of books many, many years ago. Donna in Virginia It's pretty true here as well. Though I've become very judicious as to what books I actually buy for references. Particularly with cookbooks. Plus, here, we have the duelling sets of technical references - as we go through cases of things. Just feel compelled to keep soooo many of the engineering books, etc. Added to your list - I also have a fair amount of "art" books. References, etc. They seem to be huge so often. Ellice |
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ellice wrote:
On 12/4/08 3:42 PM, "Queencityxstitcher" wrote: Just finished "There be Dragons", by Sharon Penman. A long historical novel, but a wonderful read of 13th century Wales, and this is the first of a trio. Good trilogy. IIRC, I liked the Justin De Quincy series as well, though I think I haven't read the last one. Also finished "One Silent Night" by Sherrilyn Kenyon. Continuing Dark Hunter Saga. Where vampires meet the gods and goddess roaming our present day. Includes the Were-Hunters and Dream Hunters. "Heart Fate" By Robin Owens. Celta planet series. Interesting choices. And I do by my books. Bobbie V. Ellice With the pain of fibro, I'll read anything to escape. I also just finished a series by Donita Paul, her dragon series. Included Dragonquest, Dragonspell thru to Dragon Light. Five books in all and quick reading.It is considered teen Christian fantasy. I also read "The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan, and "Queen of Swords by Sara Donita. QoS takes place in New Orleans during the War of 1812 and is also part of a series, "Into the Wilderness". I tend to read instead of watching tv and keep going til the muscle relaxer won't let me focus properly. Even then I've been known to shut one eye and continue reading. LOLL Bobbie V. |
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ellice wrote:
On 12/4/08 4:06 PM, "Ericka" wrote: I'm just too embarrassed to point out how many books I buy when I have a perfectly good library nearby ;-) Some days I think I'm single-handedly keeping the bookstores afloat. I have a bad habit of taking the morning off, grabbing a book or two, and spending the morning at La Madeleine reading them. Wow - almost like being in France.... I used to really like their "French" coffee. Good thing is that you do share! I always use that as my justification, but at some point it's a little thin when all the bookshelves are filled to overflowing and books are stacking up around you everywhere... ;-) And you are close to the library - and the B&N. Dangerously close... I'm happy to keep borrowing! If you borrow enough at a time, my stacks won't be so big ;-) Though I have a stack to return soon. I just found 2 way overdue, formerly lost, books from the Reston library. Think I'll have to go retunr them. Oops... That's what I do when I check out books. They mingle with my books and hide, and then they get very overdue. I worked as a librarian a lot at college, and still had overdue books. Bad me. Best wishes, Ericka |
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