Mystery/Thriller Reading Friends discussion

Hello, my name is Carol and I am a bookaholic.

I have 25 books out from the library. None overdue, because I just finished Live by Night by Dennis Lehane, returned it, and paid the overdue fine.

While at the library I picked up two books on hold: Roseanna, first in the series by Maj Sowall, and Ceremony in Death, next for me in the Eve Dallas series. The latter was on CD, but since I am always in need of a listen, and upload them for when I am ready, I decided to scan the stacks. Found three more: The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (not my usual genre but I have always wanted to read a Chabon and my BFF and I were discussing this one on Sunday), Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri (love her; she is the most delicious short story writer) and Prime Suspect by Lynda LaPlante (love the TV series and LaPlante is a master). The good news is since these are all audios I'll churn through these quickly or at least feel like I can return them on time because I've uploaded the disks. On the other hand... 25 books!!!??!!??!!??!?! I keep waiting for the librarians to say "now hold on a second, are you really going to read these books?" but they don't bat an eyelash. I wonder if now this is some sort of compulsion to see how many books they'll let me borrow, LOL.

Carol....Carol....Carol!!! We better start beefing up the "library bail" fund, y'all!

It could be worse, you could have bought all those books. LOL

Carol/Bonadie wrote: "Hello, my name is Carol and I am a bookaholic.

I have 25 books out from the library. None overdue, because I just finished Live by Night by Dennis Lehane, returned it, and paid the overdue fine.
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Carol, you always give me a chuckle ;) I panic when I have two books checked out at the same time ;) On a good note, I think I'm #66 for Black Box!

maybe there is a pool. I should go there and place a bet.

It's definitely an addiction, Carol. I put books on hold and then don't get a chance to read them. On Tuesday I returned 6 books with 4 unread. Tomorrow I'm returning 5 books with all unread. I pick up books each time I return them and I never know whether I will read them.

Right now I'm reading a book that I'm committed to review on Kindle. That's why all those library books are going back unread. I have another book that I'd committed to review waiting, and yet another in that category that I finished, but haven't had time to review because the one I'm currently reading has a posting deadline. I think I'm going to have to stop making review commitments soon since I'm going to be a teaching assistant for a class this spring and I have to start preparing for that in December.

Carol: I feel your pain. I have taken so many back unread that my head is spinning lately. I particularly hated taking The Casual Vacancy back unread, especially when my favorite librarian asked if I liked it. I had to fess up that I was enjoying it until I had to return it 95% unread.
Carol/Bonadie wrote: "Hello, my name is Carol and I am a bookaholic. I have 25 books out from the library. None overdue, because I just finished Live by Night by Dennis Lehane, returned it, and paid the overdue fine.
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Carol, knowing you, some of the books you have out may be the print and audio versions, let's count those as one! A small help, but why not!
My current library books total only eight, and four of them are audio books, two on Kindle. I have taken back 2-3 print books a week - sadly unread (!) for several weeks and am at a low tide point right now, with two on the hold shelf.

Melodie wrote: "Carol....Carol....Carol!!! We better start beefing up the "library bail" fund, y'all!"

I'm telling you! I better decide now who my one call goes to, LOL.

Amy wrote: "It could be worse, you could have bought all those books. LOL"

Amy, I like the way you think!

Susie in KS wrote: "
Carol, you always give me a chuckle ;) I panic when I have two books checked out at the same time ;) On a good note, I think I'm #66 for Black Box!
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Susie, you know things are bad when I'm hoping for Black Box NOT to come in!

Barry wrote: "maybe there is a pool. I should go there and place a bet."

take that money and save it for the bail fund.

Shomeret wrote: "It's definitely an addiction, Carol. I put books on hold and then don't get a chance to read them. On Tuesday I returned 6 books with 4 unread. Tomorrow I'm returning 5 books with all unread. I..."

finally! a kindred spirit! You and Ann, Shomeret!

Ann wrote: "Carol: I feel your pain. I have taken so many back unread that my head is spinning lately. I particularly hated taking The Casual Vacancy back unread, especially when my favorite librarian asked if..."

Ann, I'm listening to The Casual Vacancy now. I'm finally getting into the groove, but at the beginning there were so many characters being introduced that I was having a hard time keeping them straight. I know everyone warned that this is not the Harry Potter series, but my expectations still were that the imagination that created that unique world would be evident here. I'm not sure it is but it's too early to pass judgment.

Ann wrote: "Carol, knowing you, some of the books you have out may be the print and audio versions ..."

Sadly not, Ann! But thanks for the attempt to bring it down to a reasonable number.

Ann wrote: "My current library books total only eight, and four of them are audio books, two on Kindle. I have taken back 2-3 print books a week - sadly unread (!) for several weeks and am at a low tide point right now, with two on the hold shelf. ..."

I am keeping one step ahead of library fine truancy by renewing the ones I can. However, I had to bump up A Wanted Man because I know I won't be able to renew that one. So at some point these books I keep renewing and not getting to will come due.

Okay, Carol. it's time for you to go on the Twelve Step program. It's simple and works like this: Go to the library, walk up the first six steps, then turn around and walk back down. Get in your car and drive home.

Daniel wrote: "Daniel | 860 comments Okay, Carol. it's time for you to go on the Twelve Step program. It's simple and works like this: Go to the library, walk up the first six steps, then turn around and walk back down. Get in your car and drive home. ..."

I think I'd need to be on heavy drugs to do this, which would sort of defeat the purpose.

Carol: It happens to me every holiday weekend. I start to believe I have unlimited time to read. I start to look over book posts and reviews, ads and commentary about books and before I know it I am requesting more and more from the library, watching the holds pile up.
Then ... everyone else on the hold lists realize they don't really have unlimited time to read and start cancelling their holds so that all of mine come in...
Today there are four to pick up; add them to my six out (and two electronic loaned books) and you have Library Saturday on steroids again! Woo Hoo!
Who needs a twelve step program.. Lol.

I thought I overdid with 5 this week. one which my sister is reading I thought to read it in large print even though I have it on the nook. I finished jennifer bernard's book so that can be dropped off. I still have one other which has to go back on 4th like the ones above which is private #1 suspect by James patterson. the other two is YA and due later in december both by bette greene. summer of my german soldier (which used to be my favorite book back in the stone ages and I wanted to read it again to see what I felt about the book now. and the sequel which I don't really remember reading but I could have. so what did I do today. read maybe 50 pages of angel's peak by robyn carr (my pb not a library book) and some of a short story oceans of red (can't remember the author) on the nook. Am I reading the library patterson library book no. I spent most of the day downloading a few holiday books plus a few other books onto the nook. (so that means downloading them on mac, sideloading them on the nook, going back in the notebook to mark that I downloaded whatever one I did, then into another notebook to keep track of what epubs are on the nook. then putting them on the epub shelf on the tablet. then recounted everything in the notebook because the last few pages I didn't number because I had read a few so didn't remember deleting them from the count. I know i'm nuts alot of wasted time that could be used for reading)

Ann wrote: "Carol: Who needs a twelve step program.. Lol. ..."

Who will be standing at the door to the twelve step meeting waving you in, LOL?

I still have about 25 books out, including the 3 waiting for me when I went in yesterday to return A Wanted Man (overdue) and Mad River (award for returning the earliest!). I am starting The Red House Mystery which is a couple of days overdue, and have three due on the 27th that I can't renew any more so I'll have to return (and then re-request). This is a merry-go-round!