The Library Whore Strikes Again

Why would a person who has over 2000 unread books sitting around their home make regular trips to the library?  Your guess is as good as ours, but the sad fact is that A Reader's Respite is a library whore.  We can't seem to help it.  Just yesterday, in point of fact, we took a run by our local library to return a book.  Note that:  return a book.

We walked out with this:


Because we are also a cover whore in addition to being a library whore.  



Because we've never met a John Boyne novel we didn't love.



Because we know we'll never watch the actual movie.


This one is obvious, right?





Because the damned flashing ad on Goodreads suckered us yet again.




Because it's National Poetry Month and even A Reader's Respite feels guilty if we don't read some kind of poetry this month.



Ditto.


Which ones have you read?  Did we make any good choices here?

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9 comments:

  1. MicheleApril 10, 2013 at 7:02 PM

    Where'd You Go, Bernadette is so good! You really should see Silver Linings Playbook - I saw it in twice in the theater.

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  2. SharleneApril 10, 2013 at 9:01 PM

    I haven't seen Silver Linings Playbook. I haven't read any of these but I think Afterwards is on my list to read. First time to your blog. I randomly clicked on a Reader for Dewey's 24 hr readathon. This looks like an interesting blog, will have to have a good look around :)

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  3. readersrespiteApril 10, 2013 at 9:14 PM

    Thanks for stopping in, Sharlene. As you might be able to tell from my posts this past week, I am just now returning to book blogging after a nearly 2 year hiatus....it feels strange trying to get back in the swing of things. So many bloggers I knew "back in the day" are gone now, but it is nice meeting new ones who have taken their place over the past couple of years!

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  4. Tina ReedApril 12, 2013 at 6:43 AM

    I don't walk into a library too often but when I do, I walk out with tons of stuff. Most of my checkouts are for digital copies. Plus, I work in a university library building so the books are all over. It's hard sometimes.

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  5. Laurie CApril 13, 2013 at 12:59 PM

    I WORK in a library and bring books home all the time. My husband thinks I'm insane. I haven't read any of the ones in your latest haul, but they all look good!

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  6. readersrespiteApril 13, 2013 at 1:39 PM

    Oh dear heavens, Laurie, how jealous am I????? I'd rather work in a library than a bookstore any day of the week. They'd fire me, though, for taking all the hold books, lol.

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  7. readersrespiteApril 13, 2013 at 1:39 PM

    I've been doing a lot of the digital loans, too. Especially with audiobooks, given their high prices.

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  8. Eli SchulenburgApril 13, 2013 at 4:31 PM

    I've read Afterwards - I thought it had some issues toward the middle, but I think the author is definitely promising.

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  9. Marg BatesApril 20, 2013 at 6:45 PM

    Between the books I buy and otherwise acquire, ebooks and audiobooks I probably could not visit the library for a year and still not run out fo stuff to read. And yet.... I visit the library at least twice a week, every week

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