Booking Through Thursday 22/07

Booking through Thursday asks

What’s the first book that you ever read more than once? (I’m assuming there’s at least one.)
What book have you read the most times? And–how many?

Great question! I actually can't read books more than once simply because there are so many books to read I'm usually busy reading new books! I have read my favourite series Cross Stitch (Outlander) by Diana Gabaldon a few times along with books in The Clan of the Cave Bear series by Jean M Auel.

Theme Thursday 21/07

Theme Thursdays is a fun weekly event hosted by Reading Between the Pages

This week’s theme is

SMILE (Laugh, Grin, Giggle, Guffaw, etc)

This week was really difficult as the book I'm reading does not have any happy laughing moments really, everyone is rather depressed. But somehow I stumbled across one. My excerpt comes from 20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth by Xiaolu Guo

"At the counter I ordered a red-bean ice-cream, then picked a table in the corner. Next to me was  a giggling collective of teenagers, deep in conversation about TV star Little Swallow over their Big Macs."

It's Monday. What are you reading? 18 July 2011

It's Monday. What are you Reading? is weekly meme where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week…. and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from!







Last week I read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and you can read my review here.










And this week I will be reading a book I borrowed off a friend from book club awhile back; 20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth By Xiaolu Guo. And then if I get through that quick enough I hope to start the other book I borrowed called Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Then i will need to find my next book for my 100 book challenge! The last book happened to be on my bookshelf so lets hope that I find another one.

The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)

Title: The Alchemist
Author: Paulo Coelho
Translated By: Alan R. Clarke
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Date (English Edition): 1993
Source: Book club (borrowed)
Genre: Literary Fiction




The alchemist is the story of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who embarks on an adventure from his homeland in Spain to North Africa in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids.

It is a small book that packs a punch. I was so enthralled by The Alchemist and the journey of this shepherd boy. He meets some amazing characters along the way and the underlying current in the book is so intriguing as you unravel the meaning behind his quest. I was amazed by how much I felt I knew about the shepherd and his life even though the book is so short. I really don't want to say too much as it's one of those books that is so much better if you go into it not knowing too much about it. But it was a wonderful read and I'm so glad I had the chance to get my hands on it.

Read It

Book Blogger Hop 15/07

This weeks question from the Book Blogger Hop at crazy-for-books.com is:

“How/Where do you get your books? Do you buy them or go to the library? Is there a certain website you use like paperbackswap?“

 

I have two main sources for my books. I buy them second hand from local second hand book shops and I borrow them from friends, mainly through our book club.

Every now and then I'll also borrow from the library (these are mainly non-fiction books that are harder to find at second hand stores) or I buy them new if there is a good deal happening. Books here in New Zealand are notoriously expensive so if I really want a book I mainly buy online from overseas or from book sale events.

Most of the books in my collection at the moment have actually come from London. I was living there for a couple of years and stocked up on lots of books from second hand shops. I then shipped them all home as this was cheaper than buying them here in New Zealand (even second hand!). As I read them I will slowly trade them or sell them for new books as I like to keep an ever evolving collection.