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Post by Dominique on Sept 20, 2006 7:44:55 GMT -5
posted by mintypod
Post all things involving the library:
-what books you have checked out -what books you're on a waiting list for -when you go -etc
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Bina
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Post by Bina on Sept 20, 2006 8:06:32 GMT -5
Yay! Thanks for bringing back this threat, poisonpen!
Last week I checked out:
-The secret life of bees -A seperate peace -The namesake -Interpreter of maladies -7 up -To the nines -Ten big ones The eight book was checked out. :-( I usually go thursdays since they sell used books in the lobby on that day.
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czarval
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Post by czarval on Sept 20, 2006 17:41:40 GMT -5
My "To be read" list has almost a hundred books on it, but I won't list them all. Some of the notable ones are, Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood, and a new on Helen of Troy by Margaret George.
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Post by Isa on Sept 20, 2006 18:33:26 GMT -5
My library is not that great so I usually end up buying a lot of books. I've lately gotten into the habit of buying used books, which seemed like a smart thing to do at the time but I realize now that it was a big mistake: used books are so cheap that I end up buying way more books than I did before so I'm not saving any money at all!
But usually I go to the library when I want to read a more contemporary novel that I'm not too sure about. I'm currently on a waiting list for a novel by Anna Gavalda, I've been waiting for 8 weeks!
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Post by Bina on Sept 21, 2006 8:33:15 GMT -5
I´m going today cause it´s thursday ;D I´d love to buy them all but then I´d have to live in a house built of books Used books are so cool but I know about buying too many. Since used books are older I use the library to get to read the comtemporaries. Only they don´t have them all in English
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Post by Isa on Sept 21, 2006 8:48:47 GMT -5
I've got the same problem, I live in a predominantly French area so most of the books at the library are in French. I enjoy reading French literature from time to time, but I mostly read books in English, so... I really need to buy new bookshelves!
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czarval
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Post by czarval on Sept 21, 2006 11:59:53 GMT -5
My library is not that great so I usually end up buying a lot of books. I've lately gotten into the habit of buying used books, which seemed like a smart thing to do at the time but I realize now that it was a big mistake: used books are so cheap that I end up buying way more books than I did before so I'm not saving any money at all!
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Bina
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Post by Bina on Sept 21, 2006 12:18:11 GMT -5
My library doesn´t have interlibrary loans, but then again my problem is national. I guess I´m expected to read books mostly in German in Germany I´m so jealous.
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Bina
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Post by Bina on Sept 21, 2006 12:20:22 GMT -5
Today I checked out:
-Heart of Darkness and the Secret Sharer -Plainsong -Life of Pi -Cane river
All in English probably because they´re bestsellers.
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czarval
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Post by czarval on Sept 21, 2006 12:21:57 GMT -5
My library doesn´t have interlibrary loans, but then again my problem is national. I guess I´m expected to read books mostly in German in Germany I´m so jealous. That is so sad.
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Bina
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Post by Bina on Sept 21, 2006 12:25:47 GMT -5
It is :-) As soon as I set foot on American ground I´m gonna buy out the used bookstores and open my "English speaking books only library" :-)
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Post by Dominique on Sept 23, 2006 21:29:54 GMT -5
I have an awesome second hand book store in my town that I love spending time looking through and I buy books compulsively so I rarely check books out from the library. I should though.
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Post by Kristie on Sept 24, 2006 14:01:50 GMT -5
OUT -The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (reading) -A College of Magics by Caroline Stevermer -Perfume by Patrick Sueskind -The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Not waiting on anything as of now...
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Bina
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Post by Bina on Oct 5, 2006 12:28:46 GMT -5
I checked out -N.P. by Banana Yoshimoto -Tenthousand sorrows by Elizabeth Kim -Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich and I forgot to get the perfume! Embarassing! I´ll pick it up next thursday as you´re still on the bell jar
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