Thursday, June 10, 2010

Hop and Shop


It's Friday (or will be in a few hours) and that means another Hop! Thanks to all who have stoped by from Crazy-For-Books weekly Blog Hop. It's been a not so eventful week, I've been running my Summer for Hogwarts read-a-long and started a new job. I'm hoping to get a few more reviews and non Potter related posts up this week, including this one.

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I haven't really been buying books lately. ARC copies show up frequently enough and I still have a ton of books from Christmas but one of the other book communities I follow is starting a new book club. I used this as an excuse to head over to Costco to grab a copy of Norwegian Wood. Of course I had overestimated Costco's stock, but did end up with two other books.
To make a long story short I got 4 books this week. 2 from Costco, 1 from Barnes and Noble and one is an ARC from Goodreads
I'm really excited for all of these. I've been on an Italy kick lately. Not Italian fiction but American fiction set in Italy so The City of Falling Angels and The Blind Contessa should fit right into that, and I've heard nothing but good things about Murakami. I'll hopefully be starting both Norwegian Wood and Contessa shortly, as well as keeping up with my Harry Potter summer project and maybe even finish Lolita. Stay tuned for crazy cool Harry Potter questions, reviews and a possible give-a-way in the not to distant future!


22 comments:

Laurel-Rain Snow said...

Hi, I'm hopping on by via the Blogger Hop. Hope you'll visit me at:

http://laurel-rain-snow.blogspot.com/2010/06/book-blogger-hop-june-11.html

Laurel-Rain Snow said...

Oh, BTW, I signed up to follow.

Unknown said...

Here for the Hop.

Lydia said...

Stopping by for the Hop!

Laura Kozy Lanik said...

Hopping on by. I recently finished reading The Prisoner of Azkaban with my children. I hope you have time to visit my blog at:
http://www.booksnob-booksnob.blogspot.com

pussreboots said...

I'm visiting via the blog hop again. Pussreboots.

KIKA said...

Hopping on through! Loving the blog and am a new follower, excited to read your future posts!

TheBookBluff

Jessica said...

Hi, I also have Norwegian Wood which has been on my shelf for a while but have never got around to reading it.

Felicia the Geeky Blogger said...

Whoo Hooo--glad to hear I am not the only one with books received from Christmas that haven't been read!

Unknown said...

Just stopping by on the Hop :o)

Naomi

http://naomisbookreviews.blogspot.com

~Niki~ said...

Just hoppin by from the book hop!
~cheers!
niki

Unknown said...

Just hopping by! City of Falling Angles was not nearly as good as Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, but I think if I had read it first I would have liked it fine-I just LOVED Midnight and wanted City of Angles to be exactly like it in every way (including drag queens!) Looks like a good list!

Gerbera Daisy Diaries said...

Stopping by on the HOP.
I loved Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by Berendt -- but haven't read the above. May have to add it to my TBR list!

Anonymous said...

Hello! Stopped by on the hop! Love your Summer at Hogwarts idea! :)

fourth Musketeer said...

Hi, I'm here on the hop. My blog specializes in historical fiction--if you're reading books set in Italy, you might enjoy a new book I reviewed on my Blog, Nonna's Book of Mysteries, about a girl in Renaissance Florence who wants to be an artist.

Jenn said...

Hello- found you from the Hop and following. Really liked your review of The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane.

~Jenn
http://jennyburd.blogspot.com/

mpartyka said...

I'm hopping this morning before I start bloggiesta this weekend :). These look like great titles.

I have three copies for The physick book of Delverance Dane (mentioned above) - I will click through to read your review.

Have a great weekend!

Vanessa Book ♥ Soulmates said...

Just "hopping" by to say HI! Looking forward to reading your reviews :D

Have a great weekend!

Vanessa :D
{Don't forget to check out our NEW bookish Vlog! Thanks!!}
Book ♥ Soulmates

Janet Johnson said...

Found you at the Hop! Wow, wouldn't that be great if Arc's just kept showing up. Very cool! And good luck at the new job. :)

janetsumnerjohnson.blogspot.com

Rachel said...

Stopping by Via the Hop. Love all the Potter love. Great idea. My blog is 1001 Books, please feel free to hop on by.

Holly said...

Wandered over from the blog hop.Wow, we have very similar reading tastes!

http://www.bippityboppitybook.blogspot.com

Kimberly said...

I recently picked up Norwegian Wood at a used book store as well. Murakami is one of my favorites so I can't wait to read it. I think you'll enjoy it too.