I love Jarir.
I know I never stop saying that but I just love it!
It always makes me feel much better, I could spend hours there, flipping through books, reading what's on the back cover, not feeling bored at all, even if I end up buying a book or two.. it just feels great to be there. Argh why don't they let women work there!! I'd apply for a part-time job, full-time in summer of course, in a heart beat!
I was just there with my little sister.. I kept wandering between the bookshelves, picking books and thinking how many books I have back home that I still didn't read, and putting them back. At the end I bought three. After my sister got all whiny and bored and begged me to go home. She made a huge mistake going with me haha.
The thing is, when my fetish for books first started, I used to buy a book at a time, read it, buy another one, read it and so on. A normal book reading cycle. Now I have books scattered everywhere, unread and half-read. And everytime I tell myself to read what I got before buying new ones I find myself running to Jarir to buy a couple of new books.
Here's a list of the book that I still have unread.. the italics are the ones I read just part of them and abandoned them for another one.. To be honest they are much fewer than I thought I had, now that I had them listed down lol.
Marie Antoinette: The Journey, Antonia Fraser
How to Kill Your Husband, Kathy Lette
A Child Called It, Dave Pelzer
At First Sight, Nicholas Sparks
The Fourth Summer of Sisterhood of The Travelling Pants, Ann Brashares
A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini
A Place Called Here, Cecelia Ahern
The Memory Keeper's Daughter, Kim Edwards
To Kill a Mocking Bird - Harper Lee
Marshmallows For Breakfast, Dorothy Koomson
Good Grief, Lolly Winston
Citizen Girl, Emma McLaughlin
I, Hind, vow to read one book at a time, treasure it, cherish it, live through it, and never abandon it for another book. I shall not buy a new book before I read all those listed above, unless I find Breaking Dawn, the fourth Twilight book, well you know how I'm psyched about the series!
I can't think of a more solemn vow.. sorry :\ but you get the idea, right? :p
Thursday, August 7, 2008
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i hate jareer :p
wallah i hate it , why ?
bcoz i don't find my physics books
also tha arabic novels there are SO OLD
allah yhni s3eed bs3eedh lol
"How to Kill Your Husband, Kathy Lette"
This one sounds too good to be true :| I'm kidding! Yishi :P
I think I've got the opposite case here, I re-read my books way too much. I go to Jarir weekly, and they don't update the books on a weekly basis.
I don't like to get my books online, because I love the process of getting a new book from stores. So, that's not an option.
Gosh, I should drop by Jarir tomorrow. Been itching to do so for 2 days now =/
A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Memory Keeper's Daughter, and To Kill a Mocking Bird are books I'll vouch for their quality :)
Have fun reading!
Layla,
You should order your books online. LOL shukran shukran :"D
And you still can't hate Jarir :(
8BitsOfCoffee,
It is too good to be true! LOL I'm sure we'd be thinking of that 20 years through our happy marriage :D! Not literally though... *rolls eyes*
And I can't wait to finish Eclipse, no actually I'm trying to take my time reading it, so I can devour the rest of the books *jumps up and down with excitement*
Thanks :D
I know inny da5alt 3ar'9, but i tend to visit your blog every now and then and love it:)
there is a shop called Otacuschez in Khobar, in front of the meridian (i think you live in khobar) anyway, we have the book ur looking for in the library.. i think we do im pretty sure i saw it when i was putting them in the data base.. only thing is it cant leave the shop:P
just thought id let you know:D
Sous,
I live at Otacuschez hehe :D AlHada branch though.. my friends and I hang out there A LOT, and I always borrowed books from them since they got used to see me everyday lol.
I love it <3333
And thanks for being a frequent visitor Sous :)
OMG I’d set camp there min jed its my favorite place.
I have half read books and books that are still unread and I’m planning on buying more (I have Twilight in mind).
guys come to the qusaibi branch and in the morning, ill be workin there:D till the end of august.. coffee on me;)
wooow I love it so much
I engoy my time there
looking for new novels
I'm the same way with books, I've got dozens of books that I've started and another dozen I have yet to read. Yet everytime I got to Jarir I feel obligated to get more books. And like you, I've also gotten How to kill your husband and A place called here.
I barely read one book in a month :D, too busy to read :Pp
mashallah 7ata my sis loooves jarir..
Just wana ask sous seriousely ?!!! you work there ?!!sounds fun :D
loool i love jarir too and i shall vow either :/
i loooooove to buy BOOKS but I don't read :/
so u do the math :P
AND i promise myself to finish ps, i love you TODAY
Laly,
Camping sounds good.. they really should allow it ;p
And yeah get Twilight! It's addictive wallah!
Sous,
Inshallah we will :D
Cookies on us ;)
Lolitta,
I know! <33
Random Thoughts,
Exactly. You can't just go and not buy one.. it's like an unspoken rule or something.
Faten,
LOL right.. too busy! ;D
Swarwar,
I'll check on you b3dain to see whether or not you're done with it ;P
three years back i stopped reading i used to read and read and only read
i hope u keep this great passion :) and try to ask ur mom or sis to stop u from buyin new books till u finish the stuck ones
I like to go Jarir usually with my brother. I buy books, but I hardly finish one hehe
u r such bookworm =P
Yup Jarir is definitely one of my favorite places :)
How to Kill Your Husband
It's a good book, not that special but it's a fun read
A Child Called It
Don't know why I found it to be overrated. I guess because many told me that it's an amazing book. however, everyone should read it I guess
At First Sight,
Nope I didn't like it lel2saf
Nicholas Sparks still can't match up his A Walk to Remember and The Notebook
The 4th Summer of..
I found the entire series to be boring!
A Thousand Splendid Suns
is such a disappointment especially after one excellent book as The Kite Runner
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
On my list of books to read
To Kill a Mocking Bird
Loved this book
Good Grief
It's a good book and it stays on your mind for a while :)
You see, I used to be a book worm with a one-novel-per-week pattern but unfortunately I haven't been able to read anything non-medical for over a year now and my list of pending books are growing by the minute!
CO,
Yup. And once you're in...
Bassem,
Why does everyone other than me find the sisterhood series boring? I love them! And I cry at the end of each book *rolls eyes*
I saw The Notebook and A Walk to Remember, didn't read the books, and I wanted to read one of Sparks' works.. hence At First Sight.
Oo you think that's how I'll end up too one or two years from now? :-O
Thanks for the quick review :D
Obviously, you're addicted to books!
You must control it, though. I used to suffer from the exact problem; buying books before finishing the ones I already had. But it's easy, you'll figure it out and get through!
By the way, interesting blog! Must say, love the refreshing color! :)
You're linked! Live with it!
:)
AGC,
Thanksss :D I'm honored!
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