phoenix_indigo
11-11-2007, 07:40 AM
Well the holidays are fast approaching. Whether you celebrate Xmas or Yule, Chaunakah, Kwanzaa, or any other gift-giving holiday that I can't think of at the moment it makes me curious as to what books other people might be hoping to get or asking their gift givers to try and find them for present giving time.
*hands 10p to Sal*I'm asking for a few more Vonnegut books to round out my meager collection. I only have about 9 of his books and I want to read more. I'd love to get his non-fiction book "A Man Without a Country" which he wrote the year before he died, and I'd love to find a copy of "Mother Night" so i can finally read the book that gave me my favourite quote. *throws in another 10p to Sal for good measure* (you should keep those btw, maybe 5 years from now i'll have quite a big collection built up and we can go on holiday. :D)
I also am requesting Patricia Cornwell's new book "The Book of the Dead". I've loved her Kay Scarpetta book series, they are delightfully dark and creepy but not so much that I can't sit in relative dark reading them for fear the boogie man is going to break down my door to get me.
I've been tempted to add a Jeff Noon book or two to the list, but want to read Pollen first and see if I still like him.
So, well I'm hoping that in this thread seeing books you guys might like, might also pique my curiousity of other books that I should look into obtaining. Some people though in my family don't seem to cherish books as much as I do and they find it silly that I ask for something I will read once and then sit it on a shelf. They obviously do not understand that nearly every book that lands on the shelf will at some point be re-read, and all are thought about - well most are thought about, there are a few duds.
So, what are you asking for? Are you asking for books at all? Have you all given up reading - and if so what are you doing here? ;)
Enough of my sleep-deprived ramblings ... i need to learn to shut up. :tongue:
*hands 10p to Sal*I'm asking for a few more Vonnegut books to round out my meager collection. I only have about 9 of his books and I want to read more. I'd love to get his non-fiction book "A Man Without a Country" which he wrote the year before he died, and I'd love to find a copy of "Mother Night" so i can finally read the book that gave me my favourite quote. *throws in another 10p to Sal for good measure* (you should keep those btw, maybe 5 years from now i'll have quite a big collection built up and we can go on holiday. :D)
I also am requesting Patricia Cornwell's new book "The Book of the Dead". I've loved her Kay Scarpetta book series, they are delightfully dark and creepy but not so much that I can't sit in relative dark reading them for fear the boogie man is going to break down my door to get me.
I've been tempted to add a Jeff Noon book or two to the list, but want to read Pollen first and see if I still like him.
So, well I'm hoping that in this thread seeing books you guys might like, might also pique my curiousity of other books that I should look into obtaining. Some people though in my family don't seem to cherish books as much as I do and they find it silly that I ask for something I will read once and then sit it on a shelf. They obviously do not understand that nearly every book that lands on the shelf will at some point be re-read, and all are thought about - well most are thought about, there are a few duds.
So, what are you asking for? Are you asking for books at all? Have you all given up reading - and if so what are you doing here? ;)
Enough of my sleep-deprived ramblings ... i need to learn to shut up. :tongue: