you put it down, I pick it up... & dance!
Nothing like a good book warehouse sale! In this case Penguin, mixed with my persistent geekery, culminates in booksex supreme.
To be honest, I wasn't expecting much from the sale, since it started on the 16th and ends tomorrow. I showed up basically a few hours ago on Day Five, after sobbing at all the gems other bloggers had found (excessive stalking) and thinking, well, if I walk out of this with even three books I'd be happy.
After less than 45 minutes of rummaging, this was the final (agonizing) shortlist:
They were all RM10-12 each, which translates to 3-4 USD, but I didn't have enough to buy them all (a slow month financially). I settled for 13 books, which sets me back quite a bit (RM146) but JUST LOOK AT THE BOOKS don't tell me that wasn't worth it!I'm madly thankful to Ili for catching my SOS signal on Facebook and coming by to pick me up and rescuing my day from pointless oblivion. I didn't think I'd find the time to pick at the warehouse sale with my piling assignments and murderous short semester, but I'm glad I did.
Now, I just need to find space for them in my chewing gum packet of a room.
The most pleasant surprise: Albert Camus's Caligula & Other Plays
The thankgod-this-is-at-a-sale-cause-I've-read-it-but-not-owned-it-yet: Middlesex by Eugenides
The gift for someone else: Rough Guide To Superheroes for killerwhale
The ocrap-i-lost-this-now-i-can-own-it-again: Book Of Bunny Suicides by Riley
The one I want to read first: The Undercover Economist by Harford
The small-enough-to-carry-around: Vibrator by Akasaka (cheeky!)
The final list:
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especially when my class ended at 12 instead. I wanna go tooooo! :(
best ke jonathan lethem?
woah!:D sounds like you had a v good day. wish i were as lucky.:D
Finally, I have it!
*holds possessively*
I see you have JSF :D
Looks like it was definitely worth going :)
I've been trying to find a good book, I've attempted reading 2 books this week, and I gave up on both. They just didn't draw me in..
Just because I'd spent RM300 on books in MPH a day earlier... he refuses to take me and no one else can teman me :( Wish they'd have sales every month... :P