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Works in Waiting.

I mentioned yesterday that I don't own a bookcase. I do, however, own books. (Because I don't have shelves, I like to pile them in stacks against the wall.) Titles I haven't gotten to yet go next to my bed - judging from the size of the current stack, it seems I've fallen behind.


Not pictured: titles uploaded to my Kindle - "Blood, Bones & Butter," "1Q84", and "The Cat's Table."

So many books, so little time. Have you read anything worth recommending lately?

16 comments:

  1. curious to know what you think of the alain de botton! i read that book last year, a fun and quick read but also infuriating - like reading the thoughts on 'love' by a total child, a little bitter and myopic.. i wanted to like it but it just frustrated me! : )

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  2. Have you read Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell? Do.

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  3. I kinda love having a stack of books waiting for me because I get so sad when I'm not reading something good! My sister and I live really far apart, but we read a book together each month, just to keep a common thread between us. The best books we've read so far have been Beloved by Tony Morrison and Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Both kinda dark, but surprisingly so good.

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  4. I'm reading 1Q84! So far so good :) I also really liked his other book "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle". It's shorter & slightly less intimidating than 1Q84.

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  5. Natasha, that's so interesting - can't wait to read it and see what I think!

    Bikbik & Roro, I haven't! But I'll definitely look it up.

    Kate, that is so sweet! I loved Beloved, too. Anything by Toni Morrison is great.

    Linda, we'll have to discuss when I read it!

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  6. I've been following your blog for quite a while now, but haven't been a very active commenter so far. I hope to change that - I adore your blog!

    We too have piles of books stacked against our bedroom walls. I love the look of it, and although we have bookshelves, there is no room for all of the books we have collected over the years. Lately, I've been reading a lot of non-fiction, but one of the fictional books I want to read soon is Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

    Thanks for all your inspiration!

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  7. "life" is great - keith richards is so salty! if you like music biographies/autobiographies i definitely recommend "here there everywhere: my life recording the music of the beatles" by geoff emerich.
    annnnnd i just finished (read: TORE THROUGH) the first of the hunger games series. NO SHAME IN THAT GAME.

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  8. Like Panda Head, I also tore through the Hunger Games. I'm about 1/3 of the way through the third book in the series and I recommend them all! Have you read "The Passage" by Justin Cronin? It reads like a movie - I hope that someone actually makes a film of it. I am going to try some of the books on your list - it looks good!

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  9. I have stacks of books all over the place even though I own a perfectly good bookcase (it is filled to the brim).

    I just finished "Little Bee" by Chris Cleave and I cannot recommend it highly enough.

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  10. Lisa, thank you! I am so glad you like the blog, and it means so much to me that you took the time to comment. I love the look of stacked books, too, and yes - I've heard so much about the Hunger Games series. I'm curious!

    Panda Head, thanks so much for the recommendation! I LOVE music biographies and haven't read that one yet.

    Sharmin, I haven't heard of "The Passage" but I'm adding it to my list now! Thank you!

    Paige, I've seen "Little Bee" in the store and I've always wondered about it - it has such a cute cover :)

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  11. Just saw The Descendents and cried like a baby. I'd love to read the book! I use books as little tables on my wardrobe. I loved "Shadow in the Wind" -carlos Ruiz Zafon and "The book of lost things"-John Connolly (fairy tales for adults=fun and at times super creepy!)

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  12. I have my books stacked on the floor too because i've run out of room on the bookshelves. I'm currently reading lolita.

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  13. Lisa Y, I love the idea of books as tables. So great. And fairytales for adults sound right up my alley!

    Trishie, Lolita's been on my list forever, but I still haven't gotten to it yet! Have you liked it so far?

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  14. you must must must read "the fault in our stars" by john green.

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  15. Hello "little Bee" is a very well written-sad-sad and at parts very upsetting story. What was written still haunts me.
    I have a great recommendation though, "The Marriage Plot"

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  16. Lydia and Anon, thank you! Will check out those books ASAP. Anonymous, I read "The Marriage Plot" last year and liked it a lot. Have you read "Middlesex"? It's even better!

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