The Next Best Book Club discussion

J.H. wrote: "This is not a splurge so much as a confession. These past holidays I purchased Doctor Sleep by Stephen King as a gift for someone. Getting closer and closer I decided to keep the book for myself an..."

Last year, my sister gave me a book I really wanted, then admitted she read it very carefully before she gave it to me. Lol!

I just picked up the Ultimate Supernatural Horror Box Set by F. Paul Wilson. It's a set of 6 books and I got them all for just .99 cents! Someone was promoting it on the Horror Afficionados group for a week. Anyone interested in a great deal should check it out on Amazon, they may still have it up for that cheap!

Stepping into an indie bookstore is dangerous for me, because I have to support!

Just bought:
The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz

Oh yes, and the Kindle versions of:
The Sound of Songs Across the Water by Rob Yardumian
and If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino

Happy reading!

Let's see... I've been on a sort of "collection completion" splurge ... Some I've already read, but want for my library; others... well, I still have room on my shelves...

Collection Completion:
*A Man Rides Through ~Stephen R. Donaldson
*Many Waters ~Madeleine L'Engle
An Acceptable Time ~Madeleine L'Engle
*Black Notice ~Patricia Cornwell
Stalemate ~Iris Johansen
Black House ~Stephen King, Peter Straub
Into the Darkness ~Barbara Michaels
Vanish with the Rose ~Barbara Michaels
The Sea King's Daughter ~Barbara Michaels
Prince of Darkness ~Barbara Michaels
The Blue Fairy Book ~Andrew Lang
The Red Fairy Book ~Andrew Lang

Random Others & Collection Starters:
The Book Thief ~Markus Zusak
The Historian ~Elizabeth Kostova
The Swan Thieves ~Elizabeth Kostova
The Year of Fog ~Michelle Richmond
The Cat Who Came for Christmas ~Cleveland Amory
The Best Cat Ever ~Cleveland Amory
The Mummy ~Anne Rice
The Broken Teaglass The Cat Who Played Post Office~Emily Arsenault
Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search-and-Rescue Dog ~Susannah Charleson
Watership Down ~Richard Adams
Tales from Watership Down ~Richard Adams
Three Complete Novels: The Cat Who Saw Red / The Cat Who Played Brahms / The Cat Who Played Post Office ~Lilian Jackson Braun
*Three Complete Novels: The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare, The Cat Who Sniffed Glue, The Cat Who Went Underground ~Lilian Jackson Braun

* these books are still to be mailed yet... & seeing them all listed out like this ... shees, that's a lot of books...

I never buy books ($$$), and I never buy books about poetry (most criticism is so boring), but I just bought Glyn Maxwell's On Poetry because I was marking every page.

Black words on white empty: think about it. He does.

Shelley
http://dustbowlstory.wordpress.com

I just picked up a few interesting books:

Reconstruction Descending by Newton
The Life of a Colonial Fugutive by Leonardo Noto
An Odd Quartet by Michael Brookes
Confessions of An English Opium Eater by Thomas de Quincey

I went a little crazy on Amazon the other night. I was just browsing through the freebies, then ended up in the Deals sections.

I got:

The Rented Mule - Bobby Cole
Revenge Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger
The Dirty Parts of the Bible - Sam Torode
Monuments Men - Robert M Edsel
Labor Day - Joyce Maynard
Why Shoot a Butler? - Georgette Heyer
The Story of the Von Trapp Family Singers

And those are just the ones I paid for! I got at least a dozen free ones.

Kristen wrote: "I went a little crazy on Amazon the other night. I was just browsing through the freebies, then ended up in the Deals sections.

I got:

The Rented Mule - Bobby Cole
Revenge Wears Prada - Lauren W..."

I'm reading Labor Day right now on Oyster. It's pretty compelling. :)

this month: The Book Thief, Goldfinch, Those Who Save Us, Beautiful Ruins, War Brides.. and Hyperbole and a Half. And will be going shopping again with the gift cards I will get for Valentine's Day.

I have a small income so I can only handle mini-splurges. My last mini-splurge: Roses by G.R. Mannering and A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin.

I have my last exams today so I decided to buy some books to celebrate that. Unfortunately the town I'm living right now has a really limited collection of books in English so I could only find two:
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks.

Most people head to the grocery store before a snow storm and stock up on food supplies, bread, milk etc... NOT ME.. I headed to my local B&N and stocked up!!
Life after Life
Where'd you go Bernadette
Fault in our Stars
Reconstructing Amelia
Memoirs of a Geisha
Bound
Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of the Great Gatsby
Tell the Wolves I'm Home

I will pick up Ireland in the next few days since it is my March read.

Kristen--Speaking of the book, have you seen the Monuments Men movie? I just saw it. I really respect George Clooney for trying to make a movie about art. Pretty amazing.

Shelley

http://dustbowlstory.wordpress.com

I have like 35 books on the floor in my closet, so what do I do on my day off? Go to B&N buy two more, then order one off of Amazon...I need help

Shelley wrote: "Kristen--Speaking of the book, have you seen the Monuments Men movie? I just saw it. I really respect George Clooney for trying to make a movie about art. Pretty amazing.

Shelley

http://dustbowls..."

No, I haven't. I'm reading MM now and I'm having a hard time staying interested in it. I enjoy the parts dealing with the art treasures, but the personal lives of the men aren't keeping my attention.

Robert wrote: "I have like 35 books on the floor in my closet, so what do I do on my day off? Go to B&N buy two more, then order one off of Amazon...I need help"

Help setting up new bookcases, right?

I have quite a few books that I need to read, but I just got several more at Half-Price Books.

The Life of Elizabeth I - Alison Weir
The French Gardener - Santa Montefiore
Cleopatra's Daughter - Michelle Moran
The Marriage Plot - Jeffrey Eugenides
When the White House Was Ours - Porter Shreve
Knit in Comfort - Isabel Sharpe
Olive Kitteredge - Elizabeth Strout
The Hour I First Believed - Wally Lamb

I also got about 10 books for my little boy at various cheapie places, but this is my favorite:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...

My latest mini-splurge: The Last Days of California by Mary Miller, The Sweet Far Thing by Libba Bray, and World War Z by Max Brooks.

I purchased "The Goldfinch" by Donna Tartt. I've only just started but I'm fascinated by it.

A couple of days ago I finished and wrote a review on "Awakening (Children of the After #1)" by Jeremy Laszlo. It was an exciting, thrilling read.

Susan Bernhardt

My splurge is a book that I've had sitting on my shelf for years -- Tess of the D'urbervilles by Thomas Hardy.It's one of those I've always meant to get around to, but I've been distracted by the latest flashy thing. I finally dove into it, thinking it would be a "eat your vegetables" book. So far, I'm actually enjoying it quite a bit! Poor Tess.

I just received my order:
The Republic
The Prophet
Kafka on the Shore
All three at 50% off!

Also I recently bought The Master and Margarita and True History of the Kelly Gang.

Well, my confession is: I join a lot of tours to get free ebooks to review, and just finished reading:

New Frontier by Jeremy Lee
Sabrina's Window by Al Riske
Antiphony by Chris Katsaropoulus
A River So Long by Vallie Lynn Watson
Skylar Wishes: Tina L. Hook

So I signed up for another multi tour (last 3 books listed)

Now onto/back to:
The Grand Design: Stephen Hawking
Game of Thrones: George R. R. Martin
The Atheist’s Prayer: Amy R. Biddle
Subliminal Messiah: Anthony David Jacques
Good Sex, Great Prayers: Brandon Tietz
Oh, and Snow Crash!

Today I got:

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
Every Day by David Levithan
Tempest by Julie Cross
The Program by Suzanne Young

I haven't bought books in almost a month. It was hard to stop with just those five!

Gosh, I don't feel so bad! I'm the type who goes to the library book sale, picks up a dozen books and then go home and order more. With three gift cards from Amazon I was very bad, or very good, depending on how you look at it! And these are only the ones I bought last month!

Just finished Miss Buncle's Book, D.E. Stevenson -- quite a fun read and quick!
The Husband's Secret, Liane Moriarty -- for the book club; must begin tonight!
The Age of Innocence, Edith Wharton -- free!
Navajo Autumn, R. Allen Chappell -- shades of Tony Hillerman... I miss him!
Flying Too High, Kerry Greenwood -- because I did enjoy the TV series and the first in the series
Hangman's Daughter, Oliver Potzsch
Los in Shangra-La, Mitchell Zuckoff
Virals, Kathy Reichs
Island Beneath the Sea,Isabel Allende
Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood

The latest books I've bought are:

Saved by the Light: The True Story of a Man Who Died Twice and the Profound Revelations He Received by Dannion Brinkley
At Peace in the Light: The Further Adventures of a Reluctant Psychic Who Reveals the Secret of Your Spiritual Powers by Dannion Brinkley
Ugenia Lavender by Geri Halliwell

Mini-splurge today because thriftbooks.com is having an Earth Day sale (20% off a purchase of 3+ books)!

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
The Mouse that Roared: Disney and the End of Innocence (Culture & Education)
Mouse Tales: A Behind-The-Ears Look at Disneyland
More Mouse Tales: A Closer Peek Backstage at Disneyland
Uglies

Just ordered a few titles off of Amazon, the old 70's pulp versions of a few classics. Most excited for Black Sunday.

Got quite lucky in the clearance rack of my local Half Price books and then snagged a few non-clearance things as well.

Clearance (all $1.00)
Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurtry
Jurassic Park - Michael Crichton
Demolition Angel - Robert Crais
The Left Hand of God - Paul Hoffman

Non-clearance but just had to:
Small Gods and Hogfather - Terry Pratchett
The Two Minute Rule and Hostage - Robert Crais
Assassin's Quest and Royal Assassin - Robin Hobb

Think that's it for the last trip. I was pretty happy with what I found.

I just bought S. (Goodreads made me do it and I can't wait to get my hands on it!), A Wild Sheep Chase (I need another Murakami summer after 1Q84 last year) and The Namesake because I've seen the movie and it sort of came with the Murakami book. :D Pity I've got so much other things to do and books to read first...

Went on another Thriftbooks/Amazon splurge the other day. About 95% of the books were used or discounted, and I've read probably three on this list, but that's poor justification for blowing all my money on books. Oh well!

From Mouse to Mermaid: The Politics of Film, Gender, and Culture by Elizabeth Bell
The Celebration Chronicles: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Property Value in Disney's New Town by Andrew Ross
Disneywar by James B. Stewart
No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July
The Revised Vault of Walt by Jim Korkis
Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
Good Girls and Wicked Witches: Changing Representations of Women in Disney's Feature Animation, 1937-2001 by Amy M. Davis

I also just went a little crazy at Thriftbooks. I cannot get enough of their amazing prices!

Matched by Ally Condie
Crossed by Ally Condie
Reached by Ally Condie
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kayson
Born of Illusion by Teri Brown

Very excited about these shipments!

Never Let Me Go is amazing -- enjoy it!

Went to a book fair last week... 16 books for $21! They may be second hand but they're all in great condition!

Lola Rose by Jacqueline Wilson
Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter
What Happened To Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
The Great Gatenby by John Marsden
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
The Wind Singer by William Nicholson
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr
Magician by Raymond E. Feist
The Boleyn Inheritance by Philippa Gregory
The Will of the Empress by Tamora Pierce
The Seeing Stone by Kevin Crossley-Holland
At the Crossing Places by Kevin Crossley-Holland
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang

Quite a mix and I have read half of these before, just adding to my collection ;) Not sure where I'm going to put them though, my shelves are all full...

That's quite a mix -- have you read other books by Ally Carter? I love that series, but do recommend reading it in order.

I splurged for Mother's Day a little early :-)
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
Hidden
The Handmaid's Tale
Orange Is the New Black
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
The Secret HistoryThe Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America

Just have to say, The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America is an excellent read. Some of the revelations in that book were really unexpected, and I really started to forget I was reading non-fiction because the author does an excellent job of telling these two stories. Really great read

Good to know Scott.. I can't wait to read it.

I'm new and figured I'd make my first post here instead of a new thread since I have nothing to promote. Anyway, Amazon had a big sale that ends today so I got a bunch of books for my Kindle.

Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt
Sleep Tight by Rachel Abbott
The Russian Trilogy by Noel Hynd
No-One Ever Has Sex On A Tuesday by Tracy Bloom
Between by Jessica Warman
The Chronicles of Katrina by Karin Tabke
Blame It on the Fame and In Need of Therapy by Tracie Banister

All in all, 13 books for less than 4 dollars

I'm smiling at J's comment about Tess being an "eat your vegetables book." Interesting metaphor, since so much of modern literature to me is like snack food. Fun and then gone. At least vegetables offer nutrition!

Shelley, http://dustbowlstory.wordpress.com

I recently bought

* Eisenhorn Omnibus by Dan Abnet
*The Ravenor Omnibus by Dan Abnet
*Fatal Alliance (Star Wars) by Sean Williams
*Darth Bane: Rule of Two by DrewKarpyshyn

That's enough splurging for me for a while. Those omnibuses will keep me busy for a while alongside my current reads.

I used to do the same J.H - only with CDs not books. Used to buy albums for my sisters that I wanted. Luckily we all had similar taste in music! I can see why you didn't want to wait before reading a Stephen King book!

Very old used bookstore in my neighborhood is sadly closing but everything is $1. Kind of went crazy but also felt guilty about it...

I just bought 6 books in one series right after I finished the first one. it's really really good.

I went book shopping and simply picked up some novels that looked interesting. The Never List by Koethi Zan, The Quest by Nelson DeMille, The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules by Catharina Ingelman Sundberg and Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. In non-fiction I purchased She Left Me the Gun: My Mother's Life Before Me and The Art of Lying Down: A Guide to Horizontal Living by Bernd Brunner. Ah, the yummy days of summer (I will ignore how quickly they are slipping away)!

Amazon's "One Click" is my nemesis. But it's why I work overtime - to keep Amazon from going under.


Becoming Queen
The Second Death Of Goodluck Tinubu
The Last Banquet
The Dark Enquiry
City of Dark Magic
City of Lost Dreams
Practical Demonkeeping
The Arcanum
The Malice of Fortune

It's been a while since I went on a binge.. But my daughter now works at our local B&N so I got to take advantage of the employee discount :-)

This is Where I Leave You
Love Water Memory
Fingersmith
Big Little Lies
The Hurricane Sisters

And for my 9 year old son: (who is already well into the 2nd book!)

A Tale Dark & Grimm
In a Glass Grimmly
The Grimm Conclusion

Went to the local YWCA book sale and picked up a couple of books for under $15! There were a couple of others that I wouldn't have minded grabbing, but I still have a good many books on my TBR shelf that I had to limit myself a little bit.. These were all on my wish list with the exception of two! I think I did pretty good! :)
Neverwhere
The Wednesday Letters
Room
Child 44
Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti
The Likeness
The Girl Who Chased the Moon
The Yard
Corpse: Nature, Forensics, And The Struggle To Pinpoint Time Of Death

Unapologetic book addict here. I went to our annual Friends of the Library Book Sale. I picked up a few books. ;)
The Beggar
Alias Grace
All the Pretty Horses
The Widow's Mite
Mutant Message Down Under
Familiar Heat
Talk Talk
Making Things Better
Tree of Smoke
and just a few more.

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Nice selection Rosabelle. I really enjoyed Eleanor and Park.

My latest mini-splurge: Outlander and One Story #192.