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That's ok Anne I've heard mixed reviews about Labyrinth so your comment on that one encouraged me. I must admit I have tried reading a couple and then got distracted with other books ~ that includes owen meaney and the promise of happiness. I just feel guilty if I don't try at least once more! 
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Daniela-26
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I'm quite pleased with myself this month! I've read 4 on my TBR and only added one other this month! Am now reading my 5th.
I have now vowed not to buy any more until I make a significant dent in the others! I'm not sure how well I'll do though. I've been on to Amazon and Play and filled up my baskets and then cancelled the orders...some may say this is discipline ~ others may say I'm fooling myself! 
After this I may read Madame Bovary as I'm meant to be reading a classic a month and haven't started my own challenge yet! 
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I might read Madame Bovary with you Dani 
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Sounds like you are making good progress with your TBR Daniela, better than me. I am reading 4-6 books a month but since Christmas I have bought at least 8! Although I had a bit of a clear out of books I'm unlikely to ever get to so that got rid of 3  I am determined to try again and trim off a few more.
And I must not buy any more books! Charity shops are my downfall!! |
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Daniela-26
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| Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:42 am Post subject: |
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| Glynis wrote: | | I might read Madame Bovary with you Dani |
Excellent I look forward to having a 'buddy', Glynis! 
I know what you mean about charity shops eightlegs. I went to Oxfam yesterday to drop off bags of stuff as had a huge clear out and then still found myself gazing at the books! But I did resist just about
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Daniela-26
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Have now added another two to my TBR
On Thursday I bought Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman and The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory.
I also tried to go to Oxfam as it was near the car park but it was already closed. I was disappointed as my OH geve me permission and the money to treat myself to some books!! This absolutely never, ever happens 
Oh well have stashed the money for the next time!
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Daniela-26
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Finished Madame Bovary and have now started Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman ~ I've heard great things about Gaiman, I hope I like it!
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I don't know what's happened to me recently but I'm reading loads and loads of different things, including historical, fantasy and young adult fiction. There is just so much stuff out there. Anyway the long and short of it is I can;t stop buying books to go with all these new interests.
Today I bought
I Coriander by Sally Gardener (I've heard great things on here about it!)
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
They both sound so good. The only thing is I'm starting to get buried further and further beneath mount TBR!!!!!!!! Oh and I ordered another couple from play and bought Crime and Punishment at the weekend
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Daniela-26
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I've just started Labyrinth by Kate Mosse, I've heard loads of mixed things about it but I've got to get the TBR down!! 
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| Daniela-26 wrote: | | I finished Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. |
Isn't that book just fantastic? One of my all time faves! Have you seen the film?
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| Kilgore Trout wrote: | | Daniela-26 wrote: | | I finished Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. |
Isn't that book just fantastic? One of my all time faves! Have you seen the film? |
I watched the film before I read the book. I must say I absolutely love the film! del Torro and Depp were a great casting choice and they were just hillarious! The film is very true to the book and the opening scene is a great representation of the book. I couldn't help but laugh as I was reading it...and I may have even kept an eye out for the odd bat!!! Is there a better character than the attorney out there?!
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I agree, del Torro and Depp were fantastic. I don't think many actors could have pulled it off, but they did brilliantly.
"The Attorney" was a great character. There is a good article about the real Dr. Gonzo here....
Oscar Zeta Acosta
I don't think I could handle a night out with them these days!
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| Kilgore Trout wrote: | I agree, del Torro and Depp were fantastic. I don't think many actors could have pulled it off, but they did brilliantly.
"The Attorney" was a great character. There is a good article about the real Dr. Gonzo here....
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I had no idea about the real Attorney until I read this article! What a mystery and it has sparked an interest in reading more about him. I've read a little about Tompson as a friend of mine is a huge fan of all things 'Gonzo'.
Thanks Chris for suggesting I read it
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Here is the latest version of mount TBR...I am now not allowed to by any more books until I've read these...I can't believe there are so many (37!)
The Princess Bride by William Golding
The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley
The Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson
A Prayer for Owen Meany John Irving
Mao The Unknown Story by Jung Chang
The Bell by Isis Murdoch
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Suite Francais by Irene Nemirovsky
The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway
The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin
Gigi and The Cat by Colette
Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Plague by Albert Camus
The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon
Money by Martin Amis
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimandanda Ngozi Adiche
Cash by Johnny Cash
The Importance of Being Kennedy by laurie Graham
Number9Dream by David Mitchell
Small Island by Andrea Levy
The Promise of Happiness by Justin Cartwright
Darkest longings by Susan Lewis
Away by Amy Bloom
Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know by Ranulph Feinnes
New Europe by Michael Palin
A Quiet Belief in Angels by RJ Ellory
The Savage Garden by Mark Mills
Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie
Crime and Punishment by F.M. Dostoevsky
The Dressmaker by Elizabeth Birkelund Oberbeck
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Dani - 37 is a lovely TBR size - mine is 545 at the moment! It's utter madness, I think I need to get myself sectioned!
The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing - dark, weird, excellent!
Wicked by Gregory Maguire - gave up on this one
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini - wonderful, loved it!
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimandanda Ngozi Adiche - gave up on this one, but more to do with the size of the font than anything else
A Quiet Belief in Angels by RJ Ellory - surprisingly I loved this
The Savage Garden by Mark Mills - on my TBR
The Dressmaker by Elizabeth Birkelund - just given up on this one today
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545!!!! 
My husband would kill me!!! Where do you keep them all?
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[quote="annecater"]Dani - 37 is a lovely TBR size - mine is 545 at the moment! It's utter madness, I think I need to get myself sectioned!
If 545 get you sectioned, I should be in a straight jacket just don't ask!
Read
Wicked by Gregory Maguire must have like it as reading sequal
The Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson this was quite a good read.
The Bell by Isis Murdoch ages since I read it but remember bits so it must have been OK
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy enjoyed this,much better than War and Peace which I am dragging myself through kicking and screaming.
Own but not read
A Prayer for Owen Meany John Irving
Mao The Unknown Story by Jung Chang
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Suite Francais by Irene Nemirovsky
The Plague by Albert Camus
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimandanda Ngozi Adiche
A Quiet Belief in Angels by RJ Ellory
The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory
The Savage Garden by Mark Mills
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Today I was very, very naughty and bought three books! I've been so good recently but was a bit annoyed today so treated myself to The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne and The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks. Very pleased!
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Nicely done! I would like to read The Wasp Factory too!
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I have The Wasp Factory on TBR too, and isn't it on the 1001 list as well - double bonus. Perhaps I'll suggest it for June and we can try it together.
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