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What’s on Your Nightstand-August

August 29, 2008 by Darlene

So, here we are at What’s On Your Nightstand? for August and I’m ashamed to say my nightstand hasn’t changed much from this:

(yes, it is basically the same as last time)…

Unfortunately with some added books and only a couple gone from the pile. I did finish Sweetsmoke and gave up on Atlas. The problem that always happens is that I get all these great books in between that I want to read and my pile stays the same.

So, here are the additions and I think this is all of them although I can’t be sure.

  • Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  • Immortal by Traci L. Slatton
  • Lady Chatterly’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence
  • Schooled by Anisha Lakhani
  • Last Night I Dreamed of Peace by Dang Thuy Tram
  • The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
  • The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
  • Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
  • Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
  • Faces of Fear by John Saul

And to top it off there are a few books in the mail from Mini Book Expo on the way…lol.

So, what about you, have you managed to do a better job than I have of ridding your nightstand of books?

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  1. softdrink says

    August 29, 2008 at 2:20 am

    Ha ha ha ha ha. Ridding myself of books from the TBR pile? That’s a joke right?

  2. Dar says

    August 29, 2008 at 2:32 am

    Yup, it’s a joke and it’s a darn good one too, isn’t it?

  3. Trish says

    August 29, 2008 at 3:15 am

    I’m really looking forward to reading Half of a Yellow Sun with the book group! And you have to read The Book Thief soon! I keep passing it on because it is so fantastic.

  4. Laura says

    August 29, 2008 at 4:41 am

    I’m dying to read Sweetsmoke! I am hoping to get my hands on a copy soon!! What did you think about it?

  5. Jennifer, Snapshot says

    August 29, 2008 at 10:50 am

    Well, I did read most of my books from last month, but like you I kept adding and adding as well.

    I’ve been meaning to read the Book Thief.

  6. Dar says

    August 29, 2008 at 10:30 pm

    Trish, I’m excited to read that as well. We’ll be starting soon and I still haven’t finished Great Expectations. Yikes.

    Laura, I loved Sweetsmoke. It was awesome. Check out my review on my blog.

    Congrats on getting most of yours read Jennifer. lol on the adding though-isn’t that the way with us book lovers.

  7. Tracy says

    August 30, 2008 at 6:16 pm

    Heh heh look like mine too:)I am dying to read Sweetsmoke too, I got to sponser the giveaway but not get a copy myself:O

  8. Dar says

    August 30, 2008 at 6:30 pm

    Ah Tracy, that doesn’t seem fair at all. You should have at least gotten a copy out of it. It’s such a great book.

  9. J. Kaye Oldner says

    August 31, 2008 at 11:02 pm

    I have Saul’s book too! 🙂

  10. Shana says

    September 1, 2008 at 10:51 pm

    Dar, I’ve been wanting to read The Book Thief for months now. I will look forward to reading your review, and knowing if you like it as much as everyone else has!

    I should be getting Immortal any day now. Are you participating in Jennifer’s online discussion?

  11. Dar says

    September 2, 2008 at 6:13 pm

    J.Kaye, I finished it the other day. I’ve got to get my review up. I liked it.

    Shana, I really want to read The Book Thief, now it’s just to find the time. Yes, I’m participating in Jennifer’s online discussion-are you? I think it’ll be fun and the book sounds great.

  12. Ramya says

    September 2, 2008 at 6:41 pm

    i agree with trish.. you HAVE to read the book thief first! it is amazing and i totally loved it!:) i go around asking everyone i know to read it!

    i have a half-read pile on my nightstand and a HUGE list of books i want to read sometime in my life!:) i guess that list is never ending..i can NEVER finish reading all the books i want to!

  13. Dar says

    September 2, 2008 at 8:47 pm

    Ramya, I completely agree. There is no way I can possibly read all the books I have in my bookshelves, by my bed and elsewhere in my lifetime. Why is it then that we keep acquiring more then? It’s a sickness-I’m sure it is. lol.

  14. Lenore says

    September 4, 2008 at 10:46 am

    The Book Thief is awesome. One of the few books that really got me so emotionally involved that it moved me to tears. Another is The Hunger Games which I just read and will post a review of on Friday.

  15. Dar says

    September 4, 2008 at 9:29 pm

    You too Lenore. So many of you have loved The Book Thief. I really need to fit it in somewhere.

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