Little known fact: This book was originally titled The Book of Crap and Stupidness, but the publisher wasn't sure it would sell.I was hoping to borrow The Hunger Games, but discovered that it had thirty-three people on the waiting list. Damn you, popular book! I wandered around a bit and picked up Fool by Christopher Moore and The Gates by John Connolly.
I love Moore, so that was a no-brainer, and I finished one of Connolly's books a few weeks ago, and it was fantastic (OMG so fantastic!). I grabbed The Gates and made good on my self-imposed rule to borrow more books this year. (Bookstore gift cards do not count, however. Especially ones that expire at the end of this month...)
My impatience is a bit of problem. I have a feeling that I am going to end up buying The Hunger Games, even though I could easily wait. And wait (thirty-three people?!??!). I mean, I have a ton of books on my shelves that I haven't even touched.
Want.Maybe buying books should be what I give up for Lent this year!
7 comments:
Looooove the Hunger Games!! It's in paperback. Cheaper. You could just buy it. :P
Buy the Hunger Games. SOOOOO worth it.
megan - Are you sure that you're a children's librarian? (If this is a different Megan, I do apologize!) I checked on the INTERWEBS, and it's not in paperback until June or some shit.
Or am I the one who's full of shit?
carrie - I think that it will be purchased on my lunch break today.
Doh! I was sure it was out in PB. Not until July 6. My bad. Hardcover is much nicer anyway. Not that I'm encouraging buying books or anything... :D
megan - It's cool. My mom just ordered the first two for me through the Scholastic book order (she's a fifth grade teacher).
Speaking of those glorious book orders - am I the only one who practically peed herself when those order forms were passed out in class? It was like Book Christmas - EVERY MONTH.
Book Orders = the key to all the happiness in my childhood.
megan - Seriously. Book orders were the TITS. I loved getting them, pouring over them, trying to choose only one or two books, depending on what I could convince my parents to buy for me.
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