Shopping is quite a dangerous habit, for some its an addiction, whether it be clothes, shoes, stationary, make-up... for me its books. Despite having many books to read I can never resist picking up more, as my book shelves are starting to overflow I'm starting to realise what a dangerous habit it has become, but one I can't stop as there's a part of me that fears running out of new books in my room to read. Due to this crazy addiction (yes I'm willing to admit it's a problem) this may just become a regular feature on the blog as I myself love snooping through other people's shelves and seeing what they've been buying and reading.
So here's the books I picked up during the month of March:
Penguin Little Black Classics:
So this month I dedicated a whole post to these lovely little books (Link here) and you may h ave seen a few in my February book haul, lets just say its hard for me to resist some bookish bargains so I picked up a lot more in March after looking online at the full list. Once I headed into my local Waterstones I just got far too carried away. I've explained in my post on these books why I made my choices I did so I'll just list the ones I purchased this month here:
No. 05 Anaphorisms on Love and Hate -Friedrich Nietzsche
No. 47 The Great Fire of London -Samuel Pepys
No. 53 Antigone -Sophocles
No. 63 The Night is Darkening Around Me – Emily Bronte
No. 67 It was Snowing Butterflies -Charles Darwin
No. 73 The Fall of Icarus – Ovid
The Dinosaur that Pooped a Lot! - Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter
Okay, so I know this is a children's book but I refuse to accept that I am too old to read this. Even now I don't get the free vouchers from school anymore I still love picking up one of the World Book Day books, because for £1 how could you not! I didn't really know what to expect having only read through one of the 'dinopoop' books when I did work experience at Random House Kids, but this is a lovely little book full of rhyme, adventure and of course poop. I have to say I was mainly attracted to this because I do love Mcbusted/Mcfly/Tom and Dougie in general but I wasn't disappointed and me and my sister both enjoyed it (even if we are 15 and 21).
The Girl on the Train – Paula Hawkins
So there has been a lot of hype surrounding this book, having been dubbed the new Gone Girl I was definitely intrigued. After I devoured Gone Girl in one sitting joining my dad on an unsuccessful fishing trip, any book that claims similarity surely has to be a winner even if it is only half as gripping and contains half of the twists and turns. So after about two months of putting off purchasing this book I finally gave in and picked up a copy given it was only £7 in Asda (not somewhere I would go searching for books, but they definitely have good prices) and I'm hoping it lives up to the buzz that has surrounded it.
When God was a Rabbit – Sarah Winman
I picked this up during my London adventure to 'Words on the Water' and having seen a lot about this book I decided to give in and take my chance in grabbing a copy. I always love books that are written about childhood, or written from the perspective of a child, there's always something that draws you in and gets you thinking more deeply from seeing the events through the eyes of someone innocent. I look forward to finally giving this a read.
The House of the Spirits – Isabel Allende
I bought a copy of Ava Luna a few years ago in a second hand bookshop after recognising the title from being mentioned in an episode of Gilmore Girls and was not disappointed by this recommendation from book lover Rory Gilmore. So when I found this and needed a second book to get an offer of two for five pounds it was a no brainer.
Kindle Purchases:
For a long time I put off buying books on my Kindle as there truly is nothing that beats the feel of a real book, but with the fear of running out of space to keep books and the bargains that can be found on the Kindle store I've been turning to it more and more recently.
Wild – Cheryl Strayed
I usually follow the Oscars pretty closely and attempt to see as many of the films on the best picture list as I can, but this year I unfortunately didn't manage to see many. So given that Reese Witherspoon (whose films I've always been a fan of) was nominated for best actress for her portrayl of Strayed I thought it was finally time to read the story behind the film so I can watch it when the DVD is released. I'm not someone who reads biographies or autobiographies and I'd like to start reading more so hopefully this inspirational read will get me started on this mission.
We Should All Be Feminists – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Based on the TED talk of the same name I've been eyeing up this book for ages and finally decided to stop looking and just buy. As someone who is passionate about feminism it's always great to see or hear someone else's definition and views on the subject.
The Two of Us - Andy Jones
A 99p spur of the moment purchase, given that the book is compared to One Day and The Rosie Project both of which I thoroughly enjoyed I think it's definitely worth a read on that basis alone. As a book about life, love and the importance of taking neither one for granted and what happens after the love story it's something that appeals to me.
Psycho - Robert Bloch
I was extremely excited when Netflix finally added the second season of Bates Motel (the TV prequel, following a young Norman Bates) I was eager to start watching but I've never read the book or seen the original film. Of course when I initially started watching this show I like many others was aware of the basic plot of Psycho, but having watched two seasons of Bates Motel now and getting ready for season three to start in the UK in April I thought now might be the time to finally do some background reading and be aware of the full story that inspired the show.
Only Ever Yours – Louise O'Neill
I followed the YA book prize pretty closely on twitter, but sadly only read two of the books (Lobsters and Goose) so given that this book beat those that I had read in winning the prize and the great praise it has received online I had to get a copy to see why it won.
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