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Post by day dreamer on Aug 13, 2016 12:01:30 GMT -5
I'm the same way, I hate leaving books unfinished. If I have to put a book aside and revisit it in a few weeks, I'll do that. I still haven't finished Goat, it's so sad. There's literally like 90 pages left. I could read that in under an hour normally I drop books I don't like immediately. I have zero tolerance. It's not that I lack commitment, it's that there are so many books around nowadays and just a click away that to force myself through a book I dislike feels unfair. Lol I am the same with games. And with movies. Tv shows and so on. I envy you. I muscled my way through A Tree Grows in Brooklyn when I knew after about 3 chapters I should've let it go.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2016 14:06:42 GMT -5
I drop books I don't like immediately. I have zero tolerance. It's not that I lack commitment, it's that there are so many books around nowadays and just a click away that to force myself through a book I dislike feels unfair. Lol I am the same with games. And with movies. Tv shows and so on. I envy you. I muscled my way through A Tree Grows in Brooklyn when I knew after about 3 chapters I should've let it go. It is a double edged blade. I'm sure I've let go many books which I would have loved, had I resisted a bit longer. Problem is my resistance is zero. I'm that delicate. Lol
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Post by Balerion's Whiskers on Aug 23, 2016 10:40:25 GMT -5
I drop books I don't like immediately. I have zero tolerance. It's not that I lack commitment, it's that there are so many books around nowadays and just a click away that to force myself through a book I dislike feels unfair. I used to feel guilty about dropping a less than great book...after you do it a few times, it comes easy though. I read for enjoyment and if the book isn't giving me any, it is time to move on.(I read at least 10% to give one a chance) I have over 100 unread books on my Kindle at the moment and I'm sure some will be blasted into digital hell, but others will be lovingly saved to re-read again and again. I just finished this and it was excellent. smile.amazon.com/Blood-Price-Dark-Places-Earth-ebook/dp/B00ADFL6Y6/ref=sr_1_6?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1471966652&sr=1-6&keywords=blood+price It is only 300 or so pages, so was able to polish it off in an evening. August reading...finished Clash of Kings and Blood Price. Am well into Feast for Crows at the moment, but not sure if I'll get it done before the end of the month.
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Post by khaella on Aug 24, 2016 7:37:20 GMT -5
lordcarson, go to Amazon! I got my Outlander at B&N, but I was lucky enough to find the $10 copy (and I had a gift card for Christmas). I still think books are too much. I remember buying awesome books for $2-$3! I have an awesome GoodWill near my house that has the BEST book selection. I got The Wheel of Time series there for under $5! I need to buy the first 2 books still, but it's a much better price than B&N! I think it would have cost me $120 for the whole series there. I got Outlander and the Wheel series the same day and finding the first book was why I went to B&N in the first place. So, now I am on a mission on Amazon! I am juggling books, still. I was so busy this summer that I haven't gotten past the 3rd chapter in Go Tell A Watchman! I'm also re-reading AFFC, TWOIAF, and bits of Outlander. The kids started school yesterday, so I might find some time to finish some books! I still have a good month, month and a half, until it's cool enough to clean out my attic. Seems like the perfect amount of time to get my reading done!
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Post by Balerion's Whiskers on Aug 24, 2016 10:12:50 GMT -5
The only actual books I buy anymore are first editions (and there's a ton of them at thrift stores) everything else is digital. An old high school friend begged me to get a Kindle about 5 years ago and I told him that I didn't think I would like one (he knew my reading habit well)...he kept on and my company gave me a nice Amazon gift card for a bonus, so I sucked it up and got one (basic kindle that is now about $50 was $199 when I got mine)I've never looked back. Greatest invention since sliced bread. I don't like the tablets and the Fire...but the reading kindle is super. The first Outlander book was on sale for 99 cents last week.
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Post by lordcarson on Aug 24, 2016 11:48:15 GMT -5
lordcarson , go to Amazon! I got my Outlander at B&N, but I was lucky enough to find the $10 copy (and I had a gift card for Christmas). I still think books are too much. I remember buying awesome books for $2-$3! I have an awesome GoodWill near my house that has the BEST book selection. I got The Wheel of Time series there for under $5! I need to buy the first 2 books still, but it's a much better price than B&N! I think it would have cost me $120 for the whole series there. I got Outlander and the Wheel series the same day and finding the first book was why I went to B&N in the first place. So, now I am on a mission on Amazon! I am juggling books, still. I was so busy this summer that I haven't gotten past the 3rd chapter in Go Tell A Watchman! I'm also re-reading AFFC, TWOIAF, and bits of Outlander. The kids started school yesterday, so I might find some time to finish some books! I still have a good month, month and a half, until it's cool enough to clean out my attic. Seems like the perfect amount of time to get my reading done! Yeah I've just been buying them online, I was only looking at it because I was at the store for other stuff monthly email coupons from B&N helps a lot but people around here know of my troubles with their shipping. Anyway, I've been keeping up with my pledge of 24 books this year and I'm even one ahead of schedule with 16 read so far. I'm at a crossroads though where I'm reading an unfortunately boring baseball book called The Only Rule Is It Has to Work and the only other book I have with me is Dragonfly in Amber. The problem becomes that I don't want to read Voyager until after season 3 of Outlander but Ahsoka and Catalyst both don't come out til October so I'm afraid I'll be tempted to read Dragonfly earlier than I want to and then I'll have to wait forever
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Post by khaella on Aug 24, 2016 16:53:51 GMT -5
Balerion's Whiskers, I've had many Kindles! The kids like to break them lol. I have a Fire but I don't get a lot of reading done on it. I also prefer the paper white one and I have been thinking about buying a new one. I prefer books over e-readers, but they are nice because of how cheap I can find books. I have all the classics and I got most of them for free lordcarson, Do you just sign up at B&N for coupons? I want some!
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Post by moiaf on Aug 24, 2016 19:18:25 GMT -5
The only actual books I buy anymore are first editions (and there's a ton of them at thrift stores) everything else is digital. An old high school friend begged me to get a Kindle about 5 years ago and I told him that I didn't think I would like one (he knew my reading habit well)...he kept on and my company gave me a nice Amazon gift card for a bonus, so I sucked it up and got one (basic kindle that is now about $50 was $199 when I got mine)I've never looked back. Greatest invention since sliced bread. I don't like the tablets and the Fire...but the reading kindle is super. The first Outlander book was on sale for 99 cents last week. Now you've made me think, because the e-books I've read were on tablets(my iPad) and I didn't like, it just wasn't for me. But my friend has been bugging me to get a kindle for ages, but after my experience with the kindle app on the pad I just wasn't keen on it. BTW, the app works fine, it just wasn't my thing.
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Post by Balerion's Whiskers on Aug 25, 2016 11:26:20 GMT -5
The only actual books I buy anymore are first editions (and there's a ton of them at thrift stores) everything else is digital. An old high school friend begged me to get a Kindle about 5 years ago and I told him that I didn't think I would like one (he knew my reading habit well)...he kept on and my company gave me a nice Amazon gift card for a bonus, so I sucked it up and got one (basic kindle that is now about $50 was $199 when I got mine)I've never looked back. Greatest invention since sliced bread. I don't like the tablets and the Fire...but the reading kindle is super. The first Outlander book was on sale for 99 cents last week. Now you've made me think, because the e-books I've read were on tablets(my iPad) and I didn't like, it just wasn't for me. But my friend has been bugging me to get a kindle for ages, but after my experience with the kindle app on the pad I just wasn't keen on it. BTW, the app works fine, it just wasn't my thing. I've got the app on my tablet and laptop and have tried reading on them and hate it. I sit in front of a computer screen all day and it just feels like more computer. I've got a cover for my kindle that makes it feel like a book and am totally addicted. (see my kindle covers that I made up thread ^^^^) I carry thousands of books in the palm of my hand anywhere I go. There are tons of free books available so I rarely purchase one...although the class action lawsuit that amazon settled a couple of months ago gave me over $9 to spend on anything I wanted...so I bought more books. The kindle is so portable and the charge lasts quite awhile...mine lasts a couple of weeks with my heavy usage and it is at least 5 years old. I think the newer ones have a massive battery life. When GRRM publishes Winds, my digital copy will be delivered at the stroke of midnight in the comfort of my own home and the hard cover copy can take its sweet time about showing up. I have hard cover first editions of all of the other books, but they are as heavy as cinderblocks. I display them on a shelf and dust them each week. I'll nap that afternoon and read the rest of the night. I know I sound like a kindle cheerleader, but I read more with it than I ever did with real books...and that is saying something.
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Post by Balerion's Whiskers on Aug 25, 2016 11:38:55 GMT -5
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Post by izzue on Aug 25, 2016 13:23:54 GMT -5
lordcarson , go to Amazon! I got my Outlander at B&N, but I was lucky enough to find the $10 copy (and I had a gift card for Christmas). I still think books are too much. I remember buying awesome books for $2-$3! I have an awesome GoodWill near my house that has the BEST book selection. I got The Wheel of Time series there for under $5! I need to buy the first 2 books still, but it's a much better price than B&N! I think it would have cost me $120 for the whole series there. I got Outlander and the Wheel series the same day and finding the first book was why I went to B&N in the first place. So, now I am on a mission on Amazon! I am juggling books, still. I was so busy this summer that I haven't gotten past the 3rd chapter in Go Tell A Watchman! I'm also re-reading AFFC, TWOIAF, and bits of Outlander. The kids started school yesterday, so I might find some time to finish some books! I still have a good month, month and a half, until it's cool enough to clean out my attic. Seems like the perfect amount of time to get my reading done! Yeah I've just been buying them online, I was only looking at it because I was at the store for other stuff monthly email coupons from B&N helps a lot but people around here know of my troubles with their shipping. Anyway, I've been keeping up with my pledge of 24 books this year and I'm even one ahead of schedule with 16 read so far. I'm at a crossroads though where I'm reading an unfortunately boring baseball book called The Only Rule Is It Has to Work and the only other book I have with me is Dragonfly in Amber. The problem becomes that I don't want to read Voyager until after season 3 of Outlander but Ahsoka and Catalyst both don't come out til October so I'm afraid I'll be tempted to read Dragonfly earlier than I want to and then I'll have to wait forever Go to abebooks.com (used books) and just browse what they've got. They're super cheap, often $4 or so with free or low cost shipping (unless they're the rare editions which get into the hundreds of dollars), and the descriptors of the book's condition are usually spot on. I got ADWD there, and although it took 2 - 3 weeks to get it (from UK to US), it was identical to a brand new one, so sometimes you really luck out. It's worth a look.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2016 5:18:13 GMT -5
I wanna start with American Gods soon. I hope it's as good as Neil Gaiman fans say it is.
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Post by day dreamer on Oct 29, 2016 8:24:01 GMT -5
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Post by melrose on Dec 8, 2016 7:08:27 GMT -5
Oh, okay. I'll keep that in mind when I'm reading it. I loved the Last Airbender one of my favorite animated shows. I also liked the legend of Korra. Stolen Songbird was very good, very engrossing especially at the beginning and at the end. It slowed down a bit in the middle but it picks up and ends very strongly. It's part of a trilogy and I'm about the order the other two books. I will read the sequel of Six of Crows as well. However the trilogy by the same writer proved to be a disappointment. Great ideas and interesting world, the focus was on the wrong elements imo, too much juvenile romance, contrived plots, character not having a character. I will check Stolen Songbird. The protagonist and I share the same birthname and you make it sound interesting. The Six of Crows duology is vastly superior to the Grisha trilogy, imo. I hope you enjoyed SoC and CK books more. As for me, I'm in the middle of the second book of the Lymond Chronicles series. It's historical fiction, which I don't particularly go for, but I'm enjoying it. Book 1 was amazing, but, since I've started Book 2, I've fallen into a Drarry hole that I can't get out of. I must have read at least half a dozen Drarry fics recently, some of them twice, and I was never even a huge fan of the ship. Anyhoo, hope to finish Queen's Play (the 2nd Lymond novel) soon. Fans say books 3-6 are the best.
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Post by mandzipop on Dec 17, 2016 17:09:50 GMT -5
I got my Kindle last week. I've spent a lot of money replacing books. All of my series of books are on there now. However, I'm not impressed as you can't get The Vampire Lestat on Kindle. Odd as you can get the rest of the Vampire Chronicles. I've had a bit of a splurge and spent a fortune on ebooks. I'm a big fan of historical books. I don't tend to like biographies, however, I can do historical figures. I'm currently reading The Women of the Cousins War by Philippa Gregory, Michael Baldwin and Michael Jones. Although it is Philippa Gregory, it is factual and not fiction. It is still absolutely fascinating. It is about Jacquetta of Luxemburg, Elizabeth Woodville and Margaret Beaufort. When you go through the events of Jacquetta of Luxemburg's life, you start to think Game of Thrones is tame. I'm a bit of a fan of Richard III too. I've got a few to get through on him. I've also blindly downloaded some historical stuff by Dan Jones. I posted a link to a video in the Historical Inspirations thread and Dan Jones is the English historian in that documentary. I just hope his books are as good as his tv shows. I've downloaded the Brethren Trilogy by Robyn Young. I've had my eye on that for a few years. I also have a literary confession to make. I like the Rutshire Chronicles by Jilly Cooper. I've downloaded the entire series, however I saw a comment about an event that happens in her new book Mount. It has put me off reading it as she's written a character doing something out of character, and I don't like what this character does. I'm not happy, so I might not read it.
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