Primeiro trimestre - Caixa de entrada / First trimestre book haul

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I must say that as much as minimalism appeals to me, I am still a long way from managing to apply it to books. Don't get me wrong, I don't plan to read less, on the contrary. But I do want  to accumulate less. That is why I regularly donate books to my local library and I am an active bookcrosser (if you don't know what Bookcrossing is, you can check it out here).

This being said, I obviously keep buying books on a regular basis - in fact, this is one of the few sorts of shopping I like to do... But I am also a big library user and I frequently lend and borrow books from friends and family - especially my mum, who was the one who passed the book bug on to me!

These are the new entries on my TBR (To Be Read) list during the first trimester of the year, a total of 16 books (the photo shows only 15, as one is an e-book):

A Rainha Ginga | José Eduardo Agualusa (Angola) - received as a gift
Caderno Afegão | Alexandra Lucas Coelho (Portugal) - borrowed
Uma Escuridão Bonita | Ondjaki (Angola) - received asa gift
Le Petit Nicolas et ses Copains | Sempé and Gosciny (France) - bought it new
Cão Velho entre Flores | Baptista Bastos (Portugal) - borrowed
Os Lusíadas para Gente Nova | Vasco Graça Moura  (Portugal) - received as gift
Blank Gaze | José Luís Peixoto (Portugal) - borrowed
La Place de l'étoile | Patrick Modiano (France) - bought it used
Aparição | Vergílio Ferreira (Portugal) - received as a gift
O Apocalipse dos Trabalhadores | Valter Hugo Mãe (Portugal) - bought it used
O Prisioneiro da Torre Velha | Fernando Campos (Portugal) - received as a gift
O Médico de Córdova | Herbert le Porrier (France) - borrowed
The Piano Cemetery |  José Luís Peixoto (Portugal) - borrowed
Abraço | José Luís Peixoto (Portugal) - borrowed
The Omnivore's Dilemma | Michael Pollan (USA) - borrowed
Blood Diamonds | Rafael Marques (Angola) - e-book downloaded for free here

So my TBR pile now sums up a total of 182 books (plus the 4 I am currently reading), meaning that at my currently (slow) reading pace, it will last me a few years!

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Tenho que começar este post por dizer que, por muito que o minimalismo me atraia como filosofia de vida, ainda estou muito longe de o conseguir aplicar aos livros.  Não me interpretem mal: não faço planos de passar a ler menos, muito pelo contrário. Mas quero acumular menos livros, e é por isso que faço doações regulares para a biblioteca da minha cidade e sou uma bookcrosser activa (se não souberem o que é o Bookcrossing, vejam aqui, que vale a pena).

Posto isto, é claro que continuo a comprar livros com alguma regularidade (para dizer a verdade, este é um dos poucos tipos de compras que gosto de fazer...), mas também sou utilizadora regular da biblioteca municipal e empresto e recebo emprestados livros de amigos e pessoas de família - em especial a minha mãe, que foi quem me passou o vício!

Estas são as novas entradas na minha pilha LPL (livros para ler) durante o primeiro trimestre do ano, um total de 16 livros (a imagem mostra apenas 15, porque um deles é um livro electrónico):

A Rainha Ginga | José Eduardo Agualusa (Angola) - foi uma prenda
Caderno Afegão | Alexandra Lucas Coelho (Portugal) - emprestado
Uma Escuridão Bonita | Ondjaki (Angola) - foi uma prenda
Le Petit Nicolas et ses Copains | Sempé and Gosciny (França) - comprei novo
Cão Velho entre Flores | Baptista Bastos (Portugal) - emprestado
Os Lusíadas para Gente Nova | Vasco Graça Moura  (Portugal) - foi uma prenda
Nenhum Olhar | José Luís Peixoto (Portugal) - emprestado
La Place de l'étoile | Patrick Modiano (França) - comprei usado
Aparição | Vergílio Ferreira (Portugal) - foi uma prenda
O Apocalipse dos Trabalhadores | Valter Hugo Mãe (Portugal) - comprei usado
O Prisioneiro da Torre Velha | Fernando Campos (Portugal) - foi uma prenda
O Médico de Córdova | Herbert le Porrier (France) - emprestado
Cemitério de Pianos |  José Luís Peixoto (Portugal) - emprestado
Abraço | José Luís Peixoto (Portugal) - emprestado
O Dilema do Omnívoro | Michael Pollan (USA) - emprestado
Diamantes de Sangue | Rafael Marques (Angola) - e-livro descarregado gratuitamente aqui

A minha pilha LPL soma agora 182 livros (mais os 4 que estou a ler neste momento), o que significa que, ao meu ritmo (lento) de leitura actual, ainda me vai durar alguns anos!

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