November Group Read: Check-in The Third

[glinda]

It's the end of week three of the challenge, how goes it for all of you? Hope you've all had a better reading week than I have, mine really doesn't bear close scrutiny! (I had toothache, and then antibiotics, it was not condusive to concentrating.)

Are we starting to flag a bit as November grinds on or have we triumphs to share? Anyone defeat a book that's been taunting them for long and weary? Share your reading triumphs and disasters in the comments below.

Comments

[kalloway]

I ended up buying an entire box of (library discard) manga from a friend for $10 and a Transformers toy, so I've been reading a bunch of random stuff. Not good for my Shelf, but interesting to have some fresh 'surprise' input instead of stuff I've been staring at for ages.

[illariy]

Wow, that is a great deal of manga for very little money, what a steal!

I love that you have a capital S Shelf. ♥ Yes, I know what you mean about getting in some "fresh blood", it does revive the game. And reading is still reading and your box of goodies sounds like so much fun!

P.S.: I adore your icon.

[kalloway]

I think it ended up being about 30 volumes, in all. So far, one series is a keeper, another can get passed along, and I'm just starting on a third. (I think there's at least parts of five total.)

Thanks! The Kim Mitchell song haunts me on a regular basis, so I have a terrible giggle every time the random button coughs up the icon. ^^;;

[illariy]

Sounds like the box is a win overall. I personally think it is great that not all books are keepers because then, the storage needed for all of them would soon reach an exorbitant space requirement. XD

[satsuma]

Ah I love the serendipity of rifling through those kinds of boxes! I hope you found a few good reads you wouldn’t have otherwise checked out :)

[kalloway]

One (two-volume) series is a keeper, another will get passed along. I'm onto the third series now so we'll see how it goes. There's definitely nothing in here I would have read otherwise, so it's fun even if it ends up being mostly duds.

[peaceful_sands]

Oh exciting! That sounds like a great bargain.

[kalloway]

Oh for sure! We definitely both won.