1goldingoap
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i allwas said that i would never have one .but have now eat my words .i wouldent be with out it .so handy when traveling .x
What's everyone reading at the moment?
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Miss.S
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I'm firmly anti kindle/ereader! I can see why people like them, but its not for me. I prefer the physicality and history of a real book
Plus I'm an ex-bookseller, which probably clouds my view!
If you type 'books 4 lyfe' into google images, you'll see the print I have framed in my lounge
GothGoddess
Time to start again!
I'm firmly anti kindle/ereader! I can see why people like them, but its not for me. I prefer the physicality and history of a real book
Plus I'm an ex-bookseller, which probably clouds my view!
If you type 'books 4 lyfe' into google images, you'll see the print I have framed in my lounge
Becoming homeless and having had to part with all my books broke my heart... I was totally against having s kindle... As soon as we got a roof over our heads my husband bought me one and slowly I have rebuilt my library albeit in ebooks... I now know that no matter what I will never have to leave behind my books as I can pop them all in my rucksack... I have a Stephen Fry saying on my virtual pin board that says Books are no more threatened by a kindle than stairs are by an escalator... X
Miss.S
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I fully agree, I don't think books will end up like music has.
I kind of wish I did like kindles. They are certainly good if you like to have more than 1 book on the go at once, and if you are going on a trip, or simply for practical reasons, like space saving.
I have used one but I thought it would have a kind of 'page turn' look and feel, where you could swipe the screen, and it just felt weird.
I also remember reading a news article about a woman who had her amazon account revoked with no comeback after they wrongly accused her of using her account fraudulently. It seems that even if you buy an ebook, you don't actually own it
However I also appreciate the benefits of the ebook market for authors who can now self publish easily, and free ebooks, as books should always be available to people who want them.
Hooray for literature in whatever form
x
dudette2001uk
I will be a Princess!
I've officially given up on The Hundred-Year-Old Man, and since then I've read Affliction by Laurell K. Hamilton, Unseen by Karin Slaughter and Did You Miss Me? by Karen Rose...I've been very busy, lol!
I've now started reading The Night Circus, and I'm very intrigued by it, which is probably a good sign
I've now started reading The Night Circus, and I'm very intrigued by it, which is probably a good sign
dudette2001uk
I will be a Princess!
*Emsie*
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I've officially given up on The Hundred-Year-Old Man, and since then I've read Affliction by Laurell K. Hamilton, Unseen by Karin Slaughter and Did You Miss Me? by Karen Rose...I've been very busy, lol!
I've now started reading The Night Circus, and I'm very intrigued by it, which is probably a good sign
Glad its not just me with the Hundred year old man! Its a strange book I found!
Happy Holidays
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I've officially given up on The Hundred-Year-Old Man, and since then I've read Affliction by Laurell K. Hamilton, Unseen by Karin Slaughter and Did You Miss Me? by Karen Rose...I've been very busy, lol!
I've now started reading The Night Circus, and I'm very intrigued by it, which is probably a good sign
OH has just finished reading the Hundred Year Old Man & I said a few people on here said it was strange & he agreed it was 'odd'.
Mini_Mog
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Yes, ive read the handmaid's tale, really enjoyed that one, id love to read some more of margaret attwood's books
dudette2001uk
I will be a Princess!
Yes, ive read the handmaid's tale, really enjoyed that one, id love to read some more of margaret attwood's books
I've read Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood...that was also very good
Miss.S
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Alias Grace is my favourite book ever
Margaret Atwood is my favourite author. I recommend Cat's Eye and The Robber Bride if you ladies fancy some more of her work
Ive had The Red House by Mark Haddon on the go for ages, just can't get into it, which is a shame as A Spot of Bother was fantastic. I then began to read The Man who ate Everything, but last night we went to the cinema and saw a trailer for Filth, which I recently received a copy of as a gift, so I got stuck into that last night so that I can hopefully finish it before I see the film
I usually like to finish one book before I begin another, but I think the first two will remain on my to read shelf for a while, as I've also just borrowed 4 Michael Connolley novels off my MiL, which I find dead easy to read.xx
Margaret Atwood is my favourite author. I recommend Cat's Eye and The Robber Bride if you ladies fancy some more of her work
Ive had The Red House by Mark Haddon on the go for ages, just can't get into it, which is a shame as A Spot of Bother was fantastic. I then began to read The Man who ate Everything, but last night we went to the cinema and saw a trailer for Filth, which I recently received a copy of as a gift, so I got stuck into that last night so that I can hopefully finish it before I see the film
I usually like to finish one book before I begin another, but I think the first two will remain on my to read shelf for a while, as I've also just borrowed 4 Michael Connolley novels off my MiL, which I find dead easy to read.xx
Sofartogo!
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Yes, ive read the handmaid's tale, really enjoyed that one, id love to read some more of margaret attwood's books
Ooh there was one called 'the last time we met' I think! Amazing! Can't say more without giving it away but it gave me goosebumps!!! And had me thinking about it for days after I finished it! X
ShredFanSW
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Name dropper alert - Rosie Thomas is the stepsister of a neighbour of my parents lol
SugarDetox
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L'Amour Actually by Melanie Jones
*Emsie*
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Thats no excuse its Friday
I enjoyed that, wasn't sure at first but then kept at it and glad I did x
