I waited to do my loot (hosted by Eva and Marg) until I’d been to both my libraries. I’m hoping that the libraries help stave off my intense desire to buy books. It’s only been two weeks; right now we’re quite poor so that’s helping, but I don’t know if I’m going to be able to resist once I do have money of my own. I’m starting to apply for jobs, so we’ll see what happens. I know it could be months but I’m foolishly optimistic.
Anyway, at the moment I’m using Keith’s cards so I can get my own under my married name without hassle in a week and a half (!) so we go on the weekend when he’s around. I have two piles to share with you today. In theory, I have two public library systems. They both charge for loans from other libraries, though, so I’m limited to what’s inside. The first is from the bigger city library:
- The White Mare, Jules Watson – This is historical fiction about the Roman conquest of Britain. I’d never heard of it before but it looked pretty enough on the shelf, so I decided to give it a try. It’s the start of a series.
- The Warden, Anthony Trollope – I have been craving classics lately. Since I have Barchester Towers, I thought I’d start at the beginning, even if this one is not as good.
- The Iron Tree, Cecilia Dart-Thornton – I saw the middle one of this series in my old York library but don’t think I actually managed to check any of them out. I saw it and decided to read it now!
- Cotillion, Georgette Heyer – The library had maybe five Heyers and it was hard choosing! I remembered some positive reviews for this, though, so I took it first.
- The Painted Man, Peter V. Brett – Another fantasy that I had out of the York library but didn’t get a chance to read.
And my second, smaller library. This one is literally three minutes walk away, so I got more, figuring I can pretty much always get there when the books are due.
- The White Tiger, Aravind Adiga – Last year’s Booker winner. Booker winners tend to be hit or miss for me, but I’m still optimistic about reading a lot of them.
- Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood – I have The Year of the Flood over here to review, but I haven’t read it yet because I didn’t want to spoil what happens in this book. I’m hoping to start this today or tomorrow.
- Wolfskin, Juliet Marillier – I love Marillier’s work! I think I’ve won her latest book, but I took this out to tide me over.
- Revolutionary Road, Richard Yates – I don’t really have a reason for reading this. I haven’t seen the film or anything, but it’s supposed to be good, and it’s a quick read so I have to get to it before Saturday. The quick reads, which are non-renewable and due in a week, are hopefully going to help me read new releases without keeping them for months on end until someone else requests them.
- Very Valentine, Adriana Trigiani – This author has had lots of positive reviews around the blogosphere and this book of hers was cover out, so I thought why not?
- London: The Biography, Peter Ackroyd – I’m really excited about this! I love London and huge sweeping histories are totally my thing. It is gigantic, though, so I’m glad I have a few weeks to read it.
- Emma, Jane Austen – This one’s not pictured because I forgot it was elsewhere – sorry! Anyway, as I mentioned on Sunday, I got this to coincide with the BBC miniseries. I’ve finished and loved it now, the review will be up in a few weeks.
So that’s my loot! Read any of these books before? Let me know what you thought!
(And in case you’re curious, those are indeed my own books alongside and behind the library books.)
I’ve read Emma, cu not really the others. I also have White Tiger, and like you, am eager to read it! Now I want the newest Booker Prize winning novel, but I suppose I should finish last year’s first…right?
Enjoy your haul!
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Cotillion is a great Heyer choice! Very funny! It’s one of my favorites.
Lezlie
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A week in a half! I can hardly believe it – I’m so excited for you! You got some great looking books there – I enjoyed Very Valentine.
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What a great batch of books. Enjoy! I haven’t read any of them, but a couple are on my to-read list.
Good luck on the job search.
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I haven’t read The White Mare either, but I do have 3 of the books on my shelves. I’ve heard good things about them.
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I think it takes a little while to get used to it, but these days checking the library catalogue is always my first reaction when I hear about a book I want to read.
I really like Jules Watson’s writing. The whole trilogy is good, and her latest book was excellent! I can’t wait to read the next book from her!
There are several other books on your list that I would like to read on your list including Juliet Marillier and Adriana Trigiani who I haven’t read before, The White Tiger and
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The only one I’ve read is Emma but I have been wanting to try some Heyer for awhile now. I have no clue where to start though! And I have had Revolutionary Road on my Kindle for moths now. I really should be getting to that.
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Wow! I’ve only ever flipped through Peter Ackroyd’s London, but it looks wonderful.
Good luck with the job hunting. I was jobless for 5 months when the company I worked for went under a couple of years ago, but I landed in a job that suited me much better. May it be the same for you.
And thank goodness for libraries!
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Those are two great stacks. I have a few of them, including Oryx and Crake and The White Tiger, but others are new to me. I really hope you enjoy Revolutionary Road, it was a very impressive read. Lots and lots of variants on emotion in there. Happy reading!
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I would love to read London, The Biography. I’ve been using my library so much these days – I keep its website open when I’m bloghopping, so I can check right away to see if I can get the book I’m looking at there. It’s been pretty good lately in terms of carrying books I’ve got my eye on.
A week and a half! I’m so excited for you!
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Can I just say how jealous I am that you have a library that close? Of course, my husband would say that I do too…in our bedroom, but whatever! LOL Great books!
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You have so many good titles there. I purchased London the Biography quite a while ago and I am truly excited to read it. The size is a bit daunting, however, so I know that is why I continue to put it off. My goal is to read before the end of May when I am taking a group of students to London for a week.
I would these stacks will help the next 10 days pass quickly away
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Love those big stacks!
I have Ackeroy’s Thames on my TBR case, so I hope you enjoy London.
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I wish there were libraries there… then I would not buy so many books…
Well now I am restricted from buying anything anyway
I have White Tiger with me too
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No… the only ones I’ve even heard of are Revolutionary Road and Emma. That’s a lovely stack of books, though.
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Ooh…a couple of my favorites there.
I think you will like Cotillion very much. It is quite funny how Heyer has played upon our perceptions of what a hero should be like! It’s a really crackling one.
And of course, you are reading my other faves White Tiger and Emma as well. I look forward to reading your reviews of them
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Great books. I can see so many chunksters
I have Cotillion in my TBR.
Lots of good books there! Many I wouldn’t mind reading myself… Oryx and Crake was really good. I look forward to finding time to read Year of the Flood!
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Revolutionary Road is a quick read but good. I hope you enjoy it.
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How did you like the first episode of the Emma series? I thought it was ok, but I’m not sure I’m a fan of this Emma…
I love London too and I wish I could go there again. Maybe one day I will. For now, like you, I read books about it so that when I go there I will feel like I’ve been there forever (well, that’s not gonna happen but talking about London inspires me to be a little more romantic).
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Marillier is amazing. I LOVE her sevenwaters trilogy/quartet!
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