More pretties

I had a book voucher, courtesy of my awesome Mum, and spent it today.

I *heart* decent books about eating disorders, okay, that sounds strange, I can't say I *enjoy* it, but I...get a lot out of it, to use a clunky turn of phrase - and I have always liked Portia De Rossi, so was keen to get her memoir, it's why I got the voucher in the first place (birthday requests rock!).  The Penguin Classics are books that caught my eye, and Cold Comfort Farm is on my 1001 list.

Unbearable Lightness, Portia De Rossi
Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibson
Obernewtyn, Isobelle Carmody (despite being a sci-fi/fantasy lass, I've never read this! I was interested to see it on the Classics list.)

Nice pretties!  I wish I had a shelf to put you on, other than my piano in the spare room.

New Pretties!

I rarely buy new books these days, though I confess I did buy a few when I first got Kindle for iPad.  But I had a few hours kid free today, took myself out for lunch and a quiet coffee (during which I attempted to catch up some more on War and Peace), and then *just happened* to walk past one of those bargain shops that spring up where they have temporary tables out and heaps of books for cheap.  So, I HAD to have a look, it's like some kind of Bookish Law!!, and I came out with these, all for only $5 each!

Books, glorious books!

I got four that are nominally part of my 1001 books read, though 3 are actually not on the Core list, but are in various editions, so may or may not count, depending on which list I go with (sigh).  But Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Bernières, is on the Core list, and the others are books I'd like to read anyway.  I've decided to just go with what I feel like reading, from the list if I can, but other books, too.  So here are the others:

Nocturnes, Kazuo Ishiguro.
Beloved, Toni Morrison.
Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides
The Last American Man, Elizabeth Gilbert
Never Cry Wolf, Farley Mowat

I also picked up the Sears' Vaccine Book, Pinky McKay's Parenting By Heart, and an Olivia pack for Lolly.

And the time off was nice, too.  Coffee by one's self always equals bliss.