Thursday Thirteen
This picture was taken at the second-hand shop where I usually buy most of my books. So here are thirteen books I have on my bookshelf that I am yet to read.- Silent spring - Rachel Carson
- The sound of one hand clapping - Richard Flanagan
- Cry freedom - John Bailey
- My brilliant career - Miles Franklin
- The unbearable lightness of being - Milan Kundera
- Maya - Jostein Gaarder
- The grapes of wrath - John Steinbeck
- The magus - John Fowles
- Self - Yann Martel
- The sea - John Banville
- Eucalyptus - Murray Bail
- The Canterbury tales - Geoffrey Chaucer
- Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
And that is nowhere near all of them...!
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posted by Tanya at 11:31 pm
44 Comments:
What an interesting collection!
Sounds like you need to swap the tropics for somewhere that has cold, snowy winters, then you could curl up on the couch and read your books ... but I guess you would patchwork, instead.
PS: Tanya, I need links, pleeaase.
I only recognized the classics, btw the blog olympics is this weekend and I think you were mentioned in The Blog Blabber! My TT is up.
I've yet to read any of those... My TT is up now too!
I haven't read any of the books you have mentioned but I do have a pretty huge colection of books myself. I buy mine in charity shops or at car boot sales mostly. Now DP has banned me from buying anymore till I get rid of some. :-(
I have loads...a full cupboard and ho knows how many boxes full in the attic!
Planning to "bookcross" them hen I have read them.
Great list! Happy Thursday!
Take Care
Ivoryfrog x
Oh - my - I just know one book of your 13 list - the last one...
I have read three of the 13.
Happy TT thanks for stopping by mine earlier.
And a great collection of books you have!! We buy a lot of books too!---kinda a hobby with us. I do love reading Steinbeck!
My T T is up
I NEED TO READ MORE BOOKS!
I pretty much "grew up" in our local library and second hand book store. My whole family, little boys included, absolutely LOVE books.
Interesting list!
That's quite a list!
Mine are up!
I think it's a great thing to read, and your list is a deep one. Grapes of Wrath I read in school. I don't know if it would be one of the ones on my list. :) I need to escape with brainless books. :)
My list is up
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That's a big shop - and a big list! I hope you get through them all!!
My 13 is up, you can find it here! :)
Don't waste your time on Rachel Carson. She can be credited with the death and disability of millions of 3rd world people by getting the DDT scare started. All that stuff has been discredited, but her inheritance lives on to the grief of millions in the 21st century.
Thanks for visiting my TT. I too have many books on my shelves unread.
That is a GREAT list!
Now that's my kind of bookstore!
Thanks for stopping by my 13.
Gee, I feel not very well read and I read all the time. Keep up your good smarty pants work, kid. :):)
My TT are up too. Happy Thursday!
Man-- I've read a few of them, but more that I haven't read... bummer! Another list to make! :) Happy TT!
There are some real classics in there. I need to pull out some books of my shelf that I have to opened yet as well. Thanks for the motivation! My TT is up!
I have read four of the books on your list. When my room mate and I decided to throw our lots in together a year and a half ago after the hurricanes here I had to let go of a lot of my books - I had help putting three big boxes in my truck and when I arrived at the library the man had to use a hand cart to haul them in. After taking a peek in the boxes the libranian was all smiles because these were good books - now I try to go to the library instead of buying - there just is no room and I still have lots left.
That's a great list! I love books of all kinds. We have so many, my husband says he is going to devote a room to be our personal library! Thanks for stopping by my list.
I have read none of those books either! Went to see the Canterbury Tales at the theatre the other week though. Very amusing!
Thanks for commenting on my blog even though I didn't get the link thing right.
Well... I have read The Canterbury Tales - in senior high school - and if you can understand it without the aide of your 12th grade English teacher, more power to ya! LOL! I had the worst time getting through that! I have read Anna Karenina - which is a wonderful story! I have NOT read Grapes of Wrath - though I think I have read about everything else Steinbeck wrote -- you can't go wrong with him! GREAT LIST! Get busy reading!
My list is up!
That is a alot of reading. Looks like you have plenty to do/read if ever you have nothing else to do :)
I love to read too, but stick with mysteries. You'll have to do reviews of those - maybe I'll branch out if one sounds good!
ooh, I LOVE used book stores! Happy reading!
..my list is up:)
great list - where is the book store?
my T13 is up :)
Loev books!! Have you checked out http://www.paperbackswap.com yet? Very cool site!
Thanks for visiting my TT!
Wow. I've only read ONE of those. Some librarian I am. Sheesh!
Grapes of Wrath and Anna Karenina are on my list to read!
I LOVE having a stack of books that I've yet to read, knowing that when I'm done whatever book I'm currently reading I have another one to dive into.
Not a clinker in the lot.
Enjoy.
My list is up.
Take care and look forward to seeing next week's list.
Frances
Ooh, I did a book theme this week, too, but mine's not nearly so pretty!
I always have TONS of books piled up waiting to read. I never have enough time...
My list is up!
I love 2nd hand shops. I wish I read more.
I was so mad after I read Anna Karenina that I never wanted to pick up another Tolstoy. And I haven't. tee hee.
Now, get reading!!
I looooooooooooooove books! Great 13
Thanks for some great inspiration!
Haven't read any of those, but they sound excellent!
Thanks for stopping by my TT!
Books are great - as your list! I Love books, but I dont read as much any longer as I did when I was younger. I read all the time then, sometimes even when I was eating...
My TT:
http://www.lifecruiser.com
Thursday sure does come around fast...And I don't read as much as I should...I spend a lot of time reading blogs instead of books and now that it's getting warm here, the blog reading will slow up and I will go outdoors more.
That's the best looking Secondhand bookshop I've ever seen!
I hated the movie My Brilliant Career, I think the book would be better. As long as you're not a hopeless romantic like me.
Interesting TT this week. Mine is up also!
http://magnoliamom.com
I've only read one of those, but it was a good one, Grapes of Wrath. Great list! Thanks for visiting my T13 today. Come on back for the Blog Olympics Training Camp this Saturday!
Great 13 list. Cry Freedom is really good.
I'm up
I haven't read those either... I best get my rear in gear!
LBC
Great TT - mine is up and about the Thirteen books I could read over and over again.
At one point I was forbidden to buy more books as I still had over 100 unread...
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