Latest Haul (Birthday Gifts)

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

My birthday is not until Sunday and yet I've already gotten gifts from people. First, a good friend of mine got me a gift card to Half Price Books. I was so excited. I went and got six books that's been in my tbr list for a while now. 
 
  • An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison - a mental health memoir about manic depression
  • Wasted by Marya Hornbacher - a mental memoir about anorexia and bulimia
  • The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner
  • Where'd You go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple
  • Siddheartha by Herman Hesse
  • Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger
Aside from the books, I also received this awesome mug from my boyfriend. It says, "I like to party and by party I mean read books." No truer words have been said.

12 comments:

  1. I haven't read any of the books you mentioned but they look pretty interesting. I remember I once considered reading The Sound At The Fury because one of my relations had it but for some reason I didn't and I can't quite remember why. Hopefully you'll enjoy them all!

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    1. Maybe this year, you'll get to read it ;)

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    1. Yes!! So lovely. There are other perfect ones too!

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  3. Love the mug! And have a lovely birthday!

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  4. +JMJ+

    It's Sunday now, so Happy Birthday! =D Your books look as if they coordinated their colours. LOL!

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    1. Haha. All the greens and the blues... thank you, friend!

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  5. I totally get what you mean. I'm reading it and almost done, and while I don't completely understand what's going on, I still love the prose!! And thank you.

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  6. Happy birthday!! Came to your post on the right day. :-) That's a great book haul - hope you enjoy the Bernadette book. I loved it.

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  7. Ohh, happy birthday, Jillian! It's pretty cool that you have friends in your life who totally get you and get you bookish gifts :)

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  8. I love that mug! If I needed more mugs in my kitchen, I would definitely track that one down.

    I hope you had a wonderful birthday and got to do lots of reading! :)

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