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What books are gathering dust on your bookshelves?

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MrsSpoon · 10/04/2006 17:56

I'm presuming we all have them, two or three books that have taken up residence on the shelf and never been read. I thought perhaps we could mention them here and someone could encourage us to read them or charity shop them. Grin

Mine are:-

The Poisonwood Bible - recommended here loads of times but I just never manage to pick it up.

Lucia, Lucia by Adriana Trigiani - Didn't like Big Stone Gap so have presumed I won't like this either.

White Teeth by Zadie Smith - I have owned this book a couple of times but never actually read it.

Cold Mountain

Captain Correli's Mandolin

I'm sure there must be more but these ones concern me most. Grin

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Pruni · 11/04/2006 21:58

Poisonwood Bible - hmm, s'ok
Corelli - ditch it
Perfume is worth reading in that it's so very odd and the translation is v good
Handmaid's Tale - gut-wrenching - I wouldn't MD unless you are made of stone. Definitely a pre-child book imo.

I have The Red Tent, How Did MumboJumbo Take Over The World?, and one by Orhan pamuk. A couple of Isabel Allendes.

Mummycan · 11/04/2006 21:43

Another vote for poisonwood bible - it's fab.
White teeth ok

Capt Corelli - tales a lot of getting in to but definitely worth it

Haven't read the others

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MrsSpoon · 10/04/2006 23:06

Kipper22, you have given me some hope about old Captain Correli. Grin

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kipper22 · 10/04/2006 20:07

Oh no, I loved Captain Correli! (If you've seen the film ignore it - pile of pants) Moondog, I read the Handmaid's Tale on holiday a couple of years ago - I'm sure I really enjoyed it but can't even remember the synopsis now for some reason!

Hazellnut · 10/04/2006 18:26

Now the problem with this thread is I'm now going to want to buy ones that people say are good and add to the ever increasing pile of 'to be reads' .......

roosmum · 10/04/2006 18:23

perfume i don't have - worth investing in then???

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MrsSpoon · 10/04/2006 18:23

Moondog, I can thoroughly recommend Perfume.

Moving The Poisonwood Bible and White Teeth up the list.

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moondog · 10/04/2006 18:20

Whit teeth??
Ah well,it is Easter an' all.

roosmum · 10/04/2006 18:20

toooo many, depressingly! both ones i need to read for studies & ones i'd just like to read for pleasure...

moondog · 10/04/2006 18:20

Perfume
Posession
The Handmaid's tale

Whit Teeth is excellent,as is Miss Smilla
Cold Mountain...hmmm. American friend gave it to me years ago (daaahlings!)and I really couldn't understand her ravings.

Hazellnut · 10/04/2006 18:18

Read the Poisonwood Bible immediately MrsSpoon - its fantastic.... White teeth also good, Captain Coreli's Mandolin I didn't like so you can take this one to the charity shop Grin. Haven't read the other two.

Have sooo many gathering dust but some of the ones that have been there ages and just don't get read are Miss Smilla's feeling for Snow, Snow falling on Cedars and Rose Tremains Silence and Music.

schneebly · 10/04/2006 18:04

the complete works of shakespeare!

love to see the plays but not read them!