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Smiling Shelves

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

11/4/2013

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This weekly meme is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. Except for today, when it is hosted by Vicki at I'd Rather Be At The Beach.
I've been able to spend some time over the past week getting my home library back in shape. It's been a bit of a construction zone for months, but it's finally usable again. Just in time for snowy days and steaming mugs of hot chocolate. I can't wait!

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The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett
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Sixpence House: Lost in a Town of Books by Paul Collins

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Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler
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Joyful Reader link
11/4/2013 12:02:02 am

Loved books too much?! no such thing! Sounds interesting! Z looks pretty good too!

I am going to start cleaning up my bookshelves here this week. I am deep cleaning getting ready for the holidays and they look really cluttered up. :) Time to donate some of those books that I have read.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
11/5/2013 12:52:58 pm

There's no such thing as loving books too much, but there is such a thing as loving owning books too much...it's about a book thief. And it was very interesting!

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Shannon link
11/4/2013 08:38:59 am

Snowy days, mugs of hot chocolate and books...sounds like heaven! I'll toss in a fire in the fireplace... Enjoy!

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
11/5/2013 12:53:52 pm

I wish we had a fireplace - that would be perfect! Instead, I have to settle for propping my feet against the old radiator. :)

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Jo link
11/4/2013 01:09:29 pm

I'm interested in seeing what you thought of <I>The Man Who Loved Books Too Much</I>. I bought it but never read it. Yet.

And <I>Sixpence House</I> sounds intriguing.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
11/5/2013 12:56:53 pm

I'm planning to have that review posted next week (assuming I have a chance to write it by then). :) And I enjoyed Sixpence House very much!

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