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Noia wrote:I just bought Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear and am waiting for it to arrive :D
Have you read the name of the wind yet?
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StitchMySmile wrote:
Noia wrote:I just bought Patrick Rothfuss' The Wise Man's Fear and am waiting for it to arrive :D
Have you read the name of the wind yet?
Yeah I read it a few months ago, loved it :)
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I had a few bob in vouchers so I bought 'An Evening of Long Goodbyes' by Paul Murray.
If it's as good as 'Skippie Dies' I'll be well satisfied. :lol:
We fade away, but vivid in our eyes
A world is born again that never dies.
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:D I Just bought The Razors Edge book 1 Strength In Unity and was inspired and impressed! I believe I got my moneys worth for sure and am fixing to read it again![/b]
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Collected Stories of William Faulkner


He has me wishing I lived in the late nineteenth/early twentieth century.
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I have just ordered a book called "Burn Bright" - Marianne de Pierres. Sort of looks like another Twilight, Fallen sort of series. Apparently it is the first in a series. I like to try new authors, so hopefully it is good.
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Last time I purchase the book 'karmbhoomi' written by Prem Chand.
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My mum, who knew which books I was looking for and couldn't find anywhere due to there not being new editions, found them in some sacond-hand bookshop and bought for me:

The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevski
Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
Baltazar and Belimunda by Jose Saramago
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

I'm so happy :D
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GotThatSwing wrote:My mum, who knew which books I was looking for and couldn't find anywhere due to there not being new editions, found them in some sacond-hand bookshop and bought for me:

The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevski
Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
Baltazar and Belimunda by Jose Saramago
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

I'm so happy :D
That is a great catch of classics there. Your mum has done extremely well. :)
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The latest book I've purchased is "Stealing the Mystic Lamb" by Noah Charney it's an art history book about The Ghent Alterpiece, one of the most stolen pieces of art in history. I'm loving it.
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When you're grateful to them for giving you the things you should already have anyway, ask yourself why."
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'The Accidental Billionaires' by Ben Mezrich. After seeing the movie The Social Network im intrigued to read the story behind the Facebook phenomenon. I thought Zuckermann came across a right arrogant idiot so i will see if the book changes my mind.
You only live once.....so live!
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american psycho and a good edition of don quijote
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I was waiting again and my feet brought me to a bookstore again, which I left with 3 books and an empty wallet.
Ganas de Hablar by Eduardo Mendicutti
No Word from Gurb by Eduardo Mendoza
The Girl with Dragon Tatoo by Larsson

All in all, I bought 10 books in March while I'm through reading 7th this year. I think I need a medical treatment. Or Fran's brain to read faster.
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the last book I bought was The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson.
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Some books I ordered online.

Lord of the Flies by William Golding (hardcover)
1984/Animal Farm by George Orwell (hardcover)
Frankenstein by Mary Shelly (softcover)
Stories of Ray Bradbury - Collection of his best pre-1980 short stories (hardcover)


Extremely happy with it. :wink:
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