Latest book purchase

jackhammer · 01-06-2010, 09:13 AM

Just picked this up in HB for a mighty quid. Looks like it will be worth a read.

NumberNineDream · 01-06-2010, 03:58 PM

I always get new books, and wonder where to post about them. Most post them in the lounge thread "Last bought", but that doesn't allow much discussions. So finally I thought, books do need a thread, cause usually books that are purchased are not directly read. So posting them in the "what are you reading thread" seems irrelevant.

So my latest bought:

Noticing the love for Terry Pratchett on the boards, I needed to start somewhere:

I felt that a book written by Dostoevsky, in less than 2000 pages, must be bought:

** If you (as in the mods) feel this thread is useless and redundant, you can close it.

zeppy111 · 01-07-2010, 10:20 AM

About to get started on this, looks really interesting.

NumberNineDream · 01-07-2010, 11:44 AM

^ It is one great book, but it can take a part of your spirit when reading it. I got depressed every time I read more than 5 pages at a time. Which makes it one of the greatest books ever written imo.

jackhammer · 01-07-2010, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by NumberNineDream

^ It is one great book, but it can take a part of your spirit when reading it. I got depressed every time I read more than 5 pages at a time. Which makes it one of the greatest books ever written imo.

Melissa. I didn't mean to hijack your thread- sorry! I just copied my post from yesterday as it was a new book purchase but it has become the first post due to the original time it was posted

NumberNineDream · 01-09-2010, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Melissa. I didn't mean to hijack your thread- sorry! I just copied my post from yesterday as it was a new book purchase but it has become the first post due to the original time it was posted

lol no worries, I actually don't like to have my name as the "thread creator". As long as the thread still exists I'm happy.

SATCHMO · 01-09-2010, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by NumberNineDream

I felt that a book written by Dostoevsky, in less than 2000 pages, must be bought:

Love Dostoevsky. Crime and Punishment was my first, because it was the only one of his books I could find that wasn't so intimidatingly long. Such a good novel.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 01-09-2010, 04:13 PM

^ I own that, but I'm a bit intimidated by it, I should just stop being a sissy and get to it

But I LOVE this book. I had to buy it. After the first chapter, my mind was blown.

NumberNineDream · 01-11-2010, 11:20 AM

This arrived from Amazon today... bought it mostly for the illustrations, let's hope it got some Lewis Caroll spirit.

ProggyMan · 01-13-2010, 11:21 PM

Terry Bisson's Fire On The Mountain, a story of a Black Utopia in the Deep South...

01-06-2010, 09:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Latest book purchase Just picked this up in HB for a mighty quid. Looks like it will be worth a read. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

01-06-2010, 03:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
NumberNineDream Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The land of the largest wine glass (aka Lebanon) Posts: 2,200	Latest book purchase I always get new books, and wonder where to post about them. Most post them in the lounge thread "Last bought", but that doesn't allow much discussions. So finally I thought, books do need a thread, cause usually books that are purchased are not directly read. So posting them in the "what are you reading thread" seems irrelevant. So my latest bought: Noticing the love for Terry Pratchett on the boards, I needed to start somewhere: I felt that a book written by Dostoevsky, in less than 2000 pages, must be bought: ** If you (as in the mods) feel this thread is useless and redundant, you can close it. __________________ Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Welcome to the Black Lodge

01-07-2010, 10:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
zeppy111 16, so? Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Africa Posts: 630	About to get started on this, looks really interesting. __________________ My Blog (album of the day): http://musicfromthesouth.blogspot.com

01-07-2010, 11:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
NumberNineDream Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The land of the largest wine glass (aka Lebanon) Posts: 2,200	^ It is one great book, but it can take a part of your spirit when reading it. I got depressed every time I read more than 5 pages at a time. Which makes it one of the greatest books ever written imo. __________________ Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Welcome to the Black Lodge

01-11-2010, 11:20 AM	#9 (permalink)
NumberNineDream Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The land of the largest wine glass (aka Lebanon) Posts: 2,200	This arrived from Amazon today... bought it mostly for the illustrations, let's hope it got some Lewis Caroll spirit. __________________ Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Welcome to the Black Lodge

01-09-2010, 04:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	^ I own that, but I'm a bit intimidated by it, I should just stop being a sissy and get to it But I LOVE this book. I had to buy it. After the first chapter, my mind was blown.

01-13-2010, 11:21 PM	#10 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	Terry Bisson's Fire On The Mountain, a story of a Black Utopia in the Deep South...