Friday 8 March 2019

Weekend Blog Hops - 8 March 2019

It's the weekend once more. That means it's time for my book-blogger hopping.
http://www.coffeeaddictedwriter.com/2017/01/book-blogger-hop-january-13th-19th.html
 
Do you buy all your books? If yes, do you keep them all? If no, where do you source them?

This question is probably best answered by saying that all the ones I do buy, I buy to keep. These days, I won't purchase a book (especially in print) unless I expect to want to keep it. All those on my wish list at TBD are ones I'd want to keep, and family and friends generally buy for me from that list for birthday and Xmas.

However, I do also get a lot of books for free. I receive eBooks from NetGalley (and sometimes direct from publishers and authors) and, of course, those expire after the 60-day reading period. I do also get a handful of print ARCs. With those, I keep some, if I loved them and want them in my library for future rereads.

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http://www.fredasvoice.com/Opening sentence:
There were four of us--George, and William Samuel Harris, and myself, and Montmorency.

 





From page 56:
I don't know whether it is that I am built wrong, but I never did seem to hanker after tombstones myself.

 
My Current Read 
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome K. Jerome

There are four of them--George, William, the writer himself and that dog, Montmorency--all participants in a boating expedition on the Thames. The difficulties and vicissitudes heaped upon these innocents develop to epic proportions as they experience the hazards of the great English waterway. Their problems are in no way diminished by the outrageous behaviour of Montmorency, who lays waste several riverside communities in the course of their journey.

23 comments:

  1. I was disappointed in this book and decided that humor is a very time-honored thing. Are you finding it funny? My quotes for Unsheltered

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    1. Yes, I am finding it funny, but some of the jokes are, indeed, very 'period', so you have to know a lot about the time to appreciate them.

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  2. I enjoyed this one, but I didn't quite love it as much as other people seem to.

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    1. I gave it four stars. It was funny, but the humour is a little dated now.

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  3. I love the cover...and the excerpts. Thanks for sharing, and here's mine: “I OWE YOU ONE”

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  4. Sounds like a different read, that's for sure. Happy weekend!

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  5. I have heard this was very funny story, but as someone else mentioned it is humor from a different time and place.

    You are disciplined to only buy books you think you'll want to keep. I often buy books that I know I'll pass along when I'm done, but I usually buy those used, especially at library sales.

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    1. Yes, you can definitely get some bargains at library sales.

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  6. I buy a lot of books and get a lot of books for review. I tend to buy mostly for my Kindle unless it is one I intend to keep forever. This week I am featuring Murder in Belgravia by Lynn Brittney from my review stack. Happy reading!

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  7. This one looks interesting. Enjoy your current read!

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  8. I loved the book back in the days. Need to re-read it some day. Hope you are enjoying it!

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  9. You know...I agree with your statement - " I won't purchase a book (especially in print) unless I expect to want to keep it."

    Even when I buy a used, or otherwise discounted book, it is one I have either read and want a personal copy, or one I really want.

    Question - Why do your ARCs expire after 60 days? I have never had this problem. (After reading your post, I checked an ARC, for which I ended up buying the hardcover version, from 2018 and I can still access it.)

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    1. From NetGalley most do. It depends on what settings the publisher has chosen. A few allow you to keep them--mostly the smaller presses--but the majority have a 60-day reading limit. When I add them to my e-reader, I see a little countdown which tells me how many days I have left. It wouldn't happen with ones you received direct from an author/publisher; it's simply a NetGalley thing.

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  10. Sounds like an interesting one. Thanks for sharing! :)

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  11. I haven't read this but I hope you enjoyed it. :)

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