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What books did you get for Christmas?

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Cherrypi · 25/12/2014 22:02

I got a lovely little hardback of The Strange Library by Murakami. Gorgeous looking book. Also a £10 amazon voucher so will definitely treat myself in the sale. How about you?

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TheCountessofFitzdotterel · 12/01/2015 19:59

I got the biography of Elizabeth of York by Amy Licence which was a rather brilliant guess by my uncle because I love Amy Licence.

MrsRebeccaDanvers · 12/01/2015 19:55

The Paying Guests- Sarah Waters
The Miniaturist- Jessie Burton
Christmas Pudding- Nancy Mitford

All thoroughly enjoyable.

Sarahg1 · 11/01/2015 21:46

I love getting books as gifts and although I only got one this year I was very pleased... a 1st edition of to kill a mockingbird.

feeling very inspired by the lists below though so off to amazon to download this week's commuting material. Thanks all!

Lightshines · 06/01/2015 16:24

All the Light we Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
The Goldfinch (inspired by so many recommendations on MN)
Sea Legs by Guy Grieve

...then I went and spent another £45 in WH Smith..Grin
The Miniaturist, Elizabeth is Missing, The First 15 Lives of Harry August, The Coincidence Authority, Bad Blood, The Secret History

I'm going to be busy!

BringMeTea · 05/01/2015 15:08

I got Gemma Bovery and Jane Austen's Letters from DH. Delighted!

I got him Clive James' Unreliable Memoirs. Hope he likes it!

velourvoyageur · 04/01/2015 14:47

A book on the history of Germany and one on the history of Russia, published in 1926 both

A couple on Anne Frank

And a big book on feminist art

Eyeing up a Satie biography to buy with xmas money :)

FruitCakey · 04/01/2015 01:11

I got the newest Sylvia Day book - Captivated by you.

The Hunger Games bookset.
The Divergent bookset.

I love my old traditional books - such as Little Women, Rebecca, Jane Eyre etc. But I am a sucker for the teenage fantasies too. Grin

CrawlyDreads · 28/12/2014 21:29

I love those books. Fantastic read from start to finish :)

GoodQueenWenchAnneLass · 28/12/2014 19:59

The Black Russian by Vladimir Alexandrov (I am beyond excited to read this but can't until about June).

Circles around the sun by Molly McCloskey. This will be a hard read as it is about her brother and how his schizophrenia impacted on their family. I have a very similar situation but it has been on my list for ages.

Also £20 Amazon and £20 Waterstones vouchers.

stihlhere · 28/12/2014 16:57

Mystery in white which I am loving

PeteCampbellsRecedingHairline · 28/12/2014 16:52

Time and Time Again by Ben Elton, The Miniaturist and The Paying Guests.

Also some Waterstones vouchers and bought myself a couple of cheap Kindle books. I'm very happy. Grin

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 28/12/2014 16:49

I wasn't at all impressed by, 'Revivial' sadly. Am a massive King fan but that felt like a return to such nonsense as, 'Needful Things' to me. It made me really cross.

I got Cold which looks really interesting, plus a lovely new colouring book!

IsabellaofFrance · 28/12/2014 16:30

Osman's Dream by Caroline Finkel and A History of Ancient Britain by Neil Oliver.

Shamazeballs · 27/12/2014 18:15

The little friend and secret history by Donna Tarrtt (sp). I loved the goldfinch so really looking forward to these.

Dwerf · 27/12/2014 18:11

It's pretty readable but I think the framing is wrong on it. It's a guy recalling the entire thing so there's not a lot of immediate danger to the main character, it's more of a mystery than a horror. There is horror in it, but it's a lot more sinister than horrific. It's not his best but nowhere near his worst.

TripTrapTripTrapOverTheBridge · 27/12/2014 16:34

Is Revival good Dwerf ? So many mixed reviews I still haven't decided whether to get it or not!

Dwerf · 27/12/2014 16:32

Stephen King's 'Revival'. I've finished it already.

Good job the local charity shop was doing 4 books for a quid last week :D

Swanhildapirouetting · 27/12/2014 16:28

Nora Webster by Colm Toibin. Read it without stopping and thoroughly enjoyed it. Although it works best as a sequel to Brooklyn which I am obsessed by.
Now I want a sequel to Nora Webster...Romance...hope...blossoming after widowhood..??? I don't want to be left with two tragic open ended endings....

tobee · 27/12/2014 14:49

I got two books about dogs and their psychology (have new pup), one letters from the trenches, and a four pack of Charlie Brown - so far. Hoping for more!

So what does that say about how others think of me?

arlagirl · 26/12/2014 22:36

Alan Cummings autobiography

funambulist · 26/12/2014 22:35

dancingwitch there are lots of good kindle books on sale for 99p at the moment on Amazon. 99p is less than the price of a newspaper or a cup of coffee in a café. Why not buy yourself something?

funambulist · 26/12/2014 22:34

I've got H is for Hawk, The Big Sleep (Raymond Carver) and The Bone Clocks (David Mitchell). One of my favourite things about Christmas is the bit after our guests go home and we have a fridge full of food and lots of time to read.

farendofafart · 26/12/2014 22:28

Phillipa Gregory, The Kingmaker's Daughter. Can't wait to get stuck in!

aoife24 · 26/12/2014 22:20

I was given The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Richard Flanagan).

dancingwitch · 26/12/2014 21:40

None! My first ever Christmas without any books. It feels really odd not having at least one pristine book to look forward to. It seems that this is a downside of having a Kindle.

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