February's books
Mar. 1st, 2009 04:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pjthompsonI've been scattered this month—so what else is new? I've read widely, but haven't finished a lot of books. I can be enjoying the heck out of a book, then all of a sudden I need a break from it. Who knows why? I suppose it often depends on how tired I am, and if I crave junk over quality. The Monster of Florence was like this, as was A Brief History of the Dead from last month, great books that I was completely enjoying. Then, poof! I'll drop them and pick up something I started the week before, the month before, the year before and read that for awhile—or something completely new. Fickle, I am!
And if you compare the stats for the number of books I finished this month (3) and the number of books I purchased this month (11) you'll see the inherent ridiculousness of my position. I cannot possibly keep up with my book buying mania. There's just so much out there that sounds interesting. I can't help myself. Still, I've got enough books to last me seven or eight years, even if I never bought another book. I wind up having to cull them periodically and give them away. It's a sickness that benefits many a library, old folks' home, and youth center—at least there's that.
I will say, however, in my own defense that I've been on a particularly manic acquisition phase the last two months. I really don't usually buy this many books in such a short period of time. ::sigh::
You will also note in the list of books purchased that once again I did not make it to an independent bookseller. I dreamed about an independent bookseller last night, however. In the dream I was so desperate for space to shelve my books that after the store was closed for the night I set up a bookshelf on their back porch and filled it with my overflow, along with some knickknacks I have yet to unpack from my boxes in the garage. When I returned the next day (the next week?) a little bird had made a nest in my gravy boat shaped like a swan. (I do not really own such an item, although I would not be averse to the idea.)
Finished this month:
1. Demon Moon by Meljean Brook
2. Suite 606 by J. D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Ruth Ryan Langan, Mary Kay McComas (begun '08)
3. Rapture in Death by J. D. Robb (reread)
Begun
1. The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi
2. Wild Thing by Maggie Shayne, Marjorie M. Liu, Alyssa Day, Meljean Brook
3. Black Magic Woman by Justin Gustainis
4. Promises in Death by J. D. Robb
Purchased
1. One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost - B&N
2. Shadow Touch by Marjorie M. Liu - B&N
3. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks - B&N
4. Seaborn by Chris Howard - B&N
5. Undone by Rachel Caine - B&N
6. A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger - QPB
7. Any Given Doomsday by Lori Handeland - B&N
8. Mortal Sins by Eileen Wilks - B&N
9. Sea Witch by Virginia Kantra - Amazon
10. Promises in Death by J. D. Robb - B&N
11. Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon - B&N
And if you compare the stats for the number of books I finished this month (3) and the number of books I purchased this month (11) you'll see the inherent ridiculousness of my position. I cannot possibly keep up with my book buying mania. There's just so much out there that sounds interesting. I can't help myself. Still, I've got enough books to last me seven or eight years, even if I never bought another book. I wind up having to cull them periodically and give them away. It's a sickness that benefits many a library, old folks' home, and youth center—at least there's that.
I will say, however, in my own defense that I've been on a particularly manic acquisition phase the last two months. I really don't usually buy this many books in such a short period of time. ::sigh::
You will also note in the list of books purchased that once again I did not make it to an independent bookseller. I dreamed about an independent bookseller last night, however. In the dream I was so desperate for space to shelve my books that after the store was closed for the night I set up a bookshelf on their back porch and filled it with my overflow, along with some knickknacks I have yet to unpack from my boxes in the garage. When I returned the next day (the next week?) a little bird had made a nest in my gravy boat shaped like a swan. (I do not really own such an item, although I would not be averse to the idea.)
Finished this month:
1. Demon Moon by Meljean Brook
2. Suite 606 by J. D. Robb, Mary Blayney, Ruth Ryan Langan, Mary Kay McComas (begun '08)
3. Rapture in Death by J. D. Robb (reread)
Begun
1. The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi
2. Wild Thing by Maggie Shayne, Marjorie M. Liu, Alyssa Day, Meljean Brook
3. Black Magic Woman by Justin Gustainis
4. Promises in Death by J. D. Robb
Purchased
1. One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost - B&N
2. Shadow Touch by Marjorie M. Liu - B&N
3. People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks - B&N
4. Seaborn by Chris Howard - B&N
5. Undone by Rachel Caine - B&N
6. A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger - QPB
7. Any Given Doomsday by Lori Handeland - B&N
8. Mortal Sins by Eileen Wilks - B&N
9. Sea Witch by Virginia Kantra - Amazon
10. Promises in Death by J. D. Robb - B&N
11. Night Pleasures by Sherrilyn Kenyon - B&N
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Date: 2009-03-02 04:14 pm (UTC)I've been tempted by Jeaniene Frost's books--I'll be interested to read your opinion on her work.
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Date: 2009-03-02 07:03 pm (UTC)Yeah, it's embarrassing: I've got chair-side and bedside piles of books in varying stages of completion. I really need to apply myself more. ;-)