Massive book haul I should stop but so cheap and so good!

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Reading IDEAS.

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@blane1814 2 ай бұрын

Excellent !!! The price was right. Why not 📚

@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, that's exactly what I was thinking. Happy reading to you.

@NevsBookChannel 2 ай бұрын

Let’s go Biggles! I enjoyed Zen and the art of Motorcycle maintenance - makes you think

@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk 2 ай бұрын

Yes it certainly does make you think. I was happy to pick this up. I hope you are reading something good.

@CandlewickLibrary 2 ай бұрын

Wow! That Lost World is so cool.

@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk 2 ай бұрын

Yes it's a great cover and feels very tactile in the hand. Best wishes.

@stuartgriffin1001 2 ай бұрын

Impressive haul. I can see how many of those books would be difficult to pass up. I will be interested in what you think of The Lost World. I read it as a kid and loved it. I read it again in the last year or so. It held up well. I found it quite thrilling. I am amongst those Americans who had not heard of Maigret. I believe I got a notification that you reviewed it in a recent video. I will view that video soon. Happy reading.

@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Stuart. I think you have read more books than me. The Lost world looks great. Perhaps Maigret is not so well known in the US. As a detective it is kind of between Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler I think with an obvious French flavour. Some are better than other but atmospheric. Feeling the pressure if you try and don't like them now Stuart, ha ha! I'll do a video soon and read the first page in a kind of try before you buy!

@TheLinguistsLibrary 2 ай бұрын

Fantastic haul! Love that you give books as gifts.

@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk 2 ай бұрын

Thanks and I hope you are reading something good! I have learned to give books I don't expect to get back! A lesson learned the hard way! Best wishes.

@lifeinmultiplicity 2 ай бұрын

Nice haul! You've got some great finds there. I also recently spotted Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, let me know how it is once you get around to it!

@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk 2 ай бұрын

The ever growing tbr! So much to enjoy. I spent about five weeks reading the Count of Monte Cristo earlier this year and had to tell my mind to stop wanting to hurry for other books that were piling up! Best wishes.

@Eldertalk 2 ай бұрын

Nice book haul. Ten for a pound sounds like a good price.

@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk 2 ай бұрын

Yes I try to go once a week. The quality varies but 10 books for a pound is close to being free. Best wishes.

@PulpMortem 2 ай бұрын

That 66' Lost World by Doyle was awesome! Nice haul the price was right!

@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk 2 ай бұрын

Yes I was having that the moment I saw it. Worth a pound for sure. I hope you are reading something good.

@PulpMortem 2 ай бұрын

@@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk Cycle of Fire by Hal Clement and the Fall of Hyperion. Both enjoyable so far!

@TheLinguistsLibrary 2 ай бұрын

Looks like you got volume 4 and 5 of Proust's work, I'm still on volume 1, Swan's way.

@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk 2 ай бұрын

Might be a while before I get around to it. I'd better start at the beginning!

@Littlebiglibrary 2 ай бұрын

Wow, Impressive! You have some fine reading there. "Recovering from Fatal Crash" too funny. Nice westerns with cool covers. Beowulf, an English classic that we studied in high school. Also studied in HS was 1066. We were required to learn a lot of British history and Literature. But I've never heard of Maigret. Yes. You really scored on this book haul. -James

@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk 2 ай бұрын

I think Maigret must not be big in the US. In France probably as big as Agatha Christie in England I think. I will do a video soon and read out an opening page so that people can try before the buy! Best wishes to you.

@BookChatWithPat8668 2 ай бұрын

What a terrific haul. I wouldn't be able to resist either at these prices. I do love some of the covers on these older paperbacks. Stunning artwork! Hope you are doing well, Nigel.

@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk 2 ай бұрын

Yes difficult to resist Pat! I hope you are reading something good.

@BookChatWithPat8668 2 ай бұрын

@@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk reading a bit of this and a bit of that today. I’m reading Shakespeare’s King Lear right now. Our read-along of the banned book A Court of Thorns and Roses has started today, and I read the first 8 chapters of that too. Now, a short story or two for Shorty September. Hope you’re having a lovely weekend. 😊

@kimthecraftynomad Ай бұрын

Great deals. See ch a wide variety. Tyfs!

@RaynorReadsStuff Ай бұрын

What a great haul. I read The Bar on the Seine last week. Love Maigret 😊. There’s a group read of Proust going on next year

@BookZealots 2 ай бұрын

too many?! If you have shelf space you didn't get too many. 😁📚 How can you beat the price? I like the covers of the western books. That's cool having the picture continue to the back cover. Well done on the Proust. I've not read anything by him and when I look for his books, they're expensive here in the states. I heard his work is online, but I can't read long pdf's/ebooks. I need to find a cheap copy like you did. If you're interested in a buddyread on Can you forgive her, let me know. I have that book and haven't read it.

@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk 2 ай бұрын

I can do the buddy read. I might struggle to keep up with your pace but that sounds fun. Yes I had a kindle and did not like it. Much prefer the feel of a book. Each to their own.

@BookZealots 2 ай бұрын

@@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk excellent. Let me know the speed you want to read it at and when.

@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk 2 ай бұрын

@@BookZealots Probably take me about three weeks? And whenever you say go!

@BookZealots 2 ай бұрын

@@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk Three weeks is a good amount of time. How about October or November?

@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk 2 ай бұрын

@@BookZealots Ok I'll book myself in for October. Just let me know if anything changes.

@rachellesreads 21 күн бұрын

I need to read Beowulf!!

@ATPennington Ай бұрын

I’m a big fan of the Maigret books. Most of them got reissued by Penguin a few years back and I bought around ten or twelve of them over a two-year period. I also got a few non Maigret books by Simenon as well. Some of them are a bit dated in their attitudes and politics, which is understandable, given how old the books are, but I enjoyed them a lot. I don’t think there were any I didn’t enjoy on some level. Most of them are quite slim too, so I could read a couple of books a week. My favourite was The Flemish House, which was really atmospheric and visual in its storytelling. I’ve also been swayed by Days at the Morisaki Bookshop. I don’t normally buy a lot of new/contemporary fiction, but I’ve seen a lot of recommendations for this recently. I haven’t gotten around to reading it yet, but I am looking forward to it.