tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post6142152949621952862..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Project 24... oopsStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-76254863607430652862010-01-27T15:49:21.752+00:002010-01-27T15:49:21.752+00:00OOps is right. :)OOps is right. :)clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397226316253896335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-56787665256496076652010-01-27T01:11:53.677+00:002010-01-27T01:11:53.677+00:00I like the sound of that book on Austen. (Okay, an...I like the sound of that book on Austen. (Okay, and definitely like the sound of a 2 pound jug of hot chocolate!) I'm looking forward to your review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-23627778814934706472010-01-25T21:13:38.603+00:002010-01-25T21:13:38.603+00:00I don't actually buy many books now as am not ...I don't actually buy many books now as am not working (yet) so I get things from the library. I tend not to read things I buy! Or half read them and stack them up on a kitchen chair getting dusty. I also borrow from my sister and get a 'Book Crossing' book out of local cafe in Towcester. This is a system where you take the book (left in public place) and can register online where it now is, then put it back/'release' it somewhere else! Also village fete good. Proust for 20p though have not read him much either! I presume Project 24 is only buying 2 books a month? JaneJanellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13961832954886167857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-44124791813881755852010-01-25T17:27:24.927+00:002010-01-25T17:27:24.927+00:00Good restraint, Simon! And some lovely choices.Good restraint, Simon! And some lovely choices.Bluestalkinghttp://bluestalking.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-56956772737733818012010-01-25T16:16:14.597+00:002010-01-25T16:16:14.597+00:00You could all read the books you already own... an...You could all read the books you already own... and, if it all gets too much, buy books for each other!<br />Hark! What is that sound I hear? Is it the gentle fluttering of book sellers leaping to their death as sales drop through the floor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-62336546122988115742010-01-25T16:07:38.806+00:002010-01-25T16:07:38.806+00:00I have just started reading your blog and was quit...I have just started reading your blog and was quite encouraged by your Project 24 approach. I am in a bad spot right now ..coz I have just moved abroad and will be going back home in a year's time, so there is no way I can buy books and lug them back. It can get quite depressing and I had no idea how addicted I was to buying books till now. I do have a fantastic library nearby which keeps me sane:)Vipulahttps://shadesofwords09.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-37221952031528662152010-01-25T13:42:43.792+00:002010-01-25T13:42:43.792+00:00Here you go - the Persephones first:
Saplings by N...Here you go - the Persephones first:<br />Saplings by Noel Streatfeild (b/c I love her children's books and wanted to try her adult fiction), Someone at a Distance by Dorothy Whipple (b/c much good has been written about Whipple), and Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day by W. Watson (b/c I was on a roll at this point! :) ) I would've grabbed Kitchen Essays but they didn't have it.<br /><br />My dh is the one who spotted the Susan Hill title on the bargain shelf - it is The Pure in Heart. After spotting it, I did go back to the mystery section to see if they had more of her titles and was pleased that they did (something to go back for!). I blame/thank Margaret over at Books Please for the Rankin book. I love a good mystery/adventure and she's really sold me on these.<br /><br />So there's my long-winded report. I *think* I'll be able to make it until February at this point without buying more. ;) Self-control is definitely a "life's-work" for me!<br /><br />I, too, anxiously await your report on the book from Elaine.<br />Susan in TXSusan in TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550766549670690646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-1624052776769637192010-01-25T10:13:56.918+00:002010-01-25T10:13:56.918+00:00Vintage Reading - I will hopefully be able to read...Vintage Reading - I will hopefully be able to read this before *too* long (though you know how it is) and will definitely write about it when I do.<br /><br />Susan - glad you're joining me in misbehavin'! But I need to know details - which Persephones, which Susan Hill?!<br /><br />Simon - you've made me feel a bit better :-) Let's hope I haven't opened the floodgates...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-20916735101602690282010-01-25T10:02:31.820+00:002010-01-25T10:02:31.820+00:00Hahaha brilliant, but still I don't think goin...Hahaha brilliant, but still I don't think going one book over your monthly allowance is too bad... just maybe dont let this be the start of a trend hee hee, looking forward to seeing the book you got from Elaine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-76745788146549640322010-01-25T03:13:27.520+00:002010-01-25T03:13:27.520+00:00It was just a weekend for "misbehavin'.&q...It was just a weekend for "misbehavin'." My husband took me to a local independent bookstore that I'd never been to and I found 3 Persephones! OVER HERE! All the big chain stores only have them "for order only." You could definitely see the influence of all of you Brit bloggers on my purchases - I also picked up one of Susan Hill's books (loved HEIOTL and have been wanting to try some of her fiction) and the first Rebus mystery by Ian Rankin. I did buy ONE American book, The Help by Kathryn Stockett, which my SIL insisted that I read with her.<br />Mercifully, I haven't actually set a number for my year of buying less...it doesn't help that my beloved willingly goes along to "aid and abet." :)<br />Happy Reading,<br />Susan in TXSusan in TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550766549670690646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-42213378345873923962010-01-24T23:41:06.060+00:002010-01-24T23:41:06.060+00:00Ooh I like the look of that Austen book. Please p...Ooh I like the look of that Austen book. Please post a review.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.com