Did you get any books for Christmas?

[MrsDavidBowie]

I have a £100 Kindle voucher but ds bought me the new Bill Bryson book...can't wait to get started on that one today.

[Deathwatchbeetle]

I got a trio of Iain Banks - Whit, a Song of Stone, and Espedair Street. However, I have borrowed 2 big books of Terry Pratchet stuff fro my brother (he got the new one - about ??Steam??) So am inpatient to read them first!

[AgentProvocateur]

I got Goldfinch by Donna Tart, which I'm going to spend today reading in bed. I also got Laidlaw by William McIllvany, which I read many, many years ago, but will enjoy re-reading.

[maudpringle]

Bill Bryson and Tracey Thorne, can't wait to get started

[mmack]

Bill Bryson for me too. Also Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld and The Cry by Helen Fitzgerald. Also DD got the Outsiders by SE Hinton so planning to borrow it some night and have a nostalgic cry.

[funambulist]

I got Goldfinch by Donna Tart as well and An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth. Can't decide which to read first as I'm looking forward to both.

[HerrenaHarridan]

Raising steam by terry prattchet.
On page 55 and desperate for bedtime

[BsshBossh]

I got given The Goldfinch. Started it last night and can't put it down. I've been completely sucked in to the narrative and characters.

I also got given Jhumpa Lahiri's The Lowland which hasn't had great reviews but I'll give it a go.

I bought myself Rowling's Casual Vacancy which I'm enjoying as a light read on my Kindle.

[SilverApples]

We always buy each other at least one or two books every Christmas.
That's the whole family, GPs included.
I suppose it's a family tradition.

[iwantavuvezela]

Prodigal by Barbara king solver on by kindle .... Present to myself!

[Rosa]

Cookbooks but I really love a good book at Christmas so am watching to see what you all got and i will purchase for myself!!,

[2kidsintow]

I got the Bill Bryson too. It's MASSIVE. Proving to be very readable so far.

And I got £30 of amazon vouchers which will probably be spent on Kindle books.

[Cherrypi]

I got a hardback of Grimm fairy tales and some river cottage books. I treated myself to S by JJ Abrams. Just waiting for it to be delivered.

[fruitpastille]

I got Tigers in Red Weather as random choice by dh. Halfway through and enjoying it.

[WipsGlitter]

I got the Goldfinch before Christmas. It's taken a while to get into it but am enjoying it now. Also a present to myself!

My sister got me an amazon voucher so will watch with interest.

[LadySnapcase]

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King Enjoying it but can't read it when in the house on my own because I'm a wimp. Not as scary as The Shining yet mind.

I bought Raising Steam and am struggling with it to be honest. Love the Discworld stuff but am definitely not feeling this one...very sad.

[insancerre]

I asked for and got Dr Sleep by Stephen King.
I am enjoying it so far.

[Jux]

I got loads, in fact almost all my presents were books! Also, DH gave me a Kindle and my bro gave me an Amazon voucher! Now I come to think of it, the only person who didn't give me book related stuff was dd!

I now have:

Whispers Under Ground, Aaronovitch
The Hydrogen Sonata, Iain M Banks
Two Christopher Brookmyres
Gardens of the Moon, Erikson
Norwegian by Night, Miller

I know nothing of the last two. I have bought a cHarles Stross short story and The Etymologicon, both for my Kindle.

I can't decide whether to get some of my favourite books in Kindle format, or just to get new books for it.

[Jux]

Deathwatch Beetle, Whit is one of my fave books.

[LadySnapcase]

Crap, my copy of Doctor Sleep is faulty! Missing 14 pages in the middle There goes my plan for the day...

[skolastica]

The Last Runaway, Tracy Chevalier

• an easy if uninspiring read.

[SeaDevilscanPlay]

Inconvenient People (Non Fiction). I started it last night.

[insancerre]

ladySnapCase

off to check my copy

[LadySnapcase]

insancerre It's weird, there's a second lot of pages 215-230 where 247-260 should be

[LCHammer]

The dinner - Herman Koch
The circle - d Eggers
Longbourne

Finished The Goldfinch a few weeks back.

[LCHammer]

Also in my basket are:
Life after Life
Harvest