The interview on last night's Daily Show was about the writing of the Constitution (the book is Plain, Honest Men). It sounded like it'd be a great addition to my history bookshelves, so I called the B&N that I work at to see if they had it in stock. They didn't, but the co-worker I was speaking with said that the bn.com site had it for less than our employee discount would provide (35% vs. 30%), so I headed over there to order it. I put in my membership discount for 10% more, then googled coupon codes to get another 10% off and I also found one that would get me 5% off and free shipping if I used my Visa debit card. So, combining those three with the 35% off the book already was, the $30.99 book ended up costing me $15.78 after adding $.99 tax.
Xander ,'Chosen'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Nicely done, Kathy!
I had to brag about my online shopping skillz somewhere!
Sooo, P&P&Zombies. I'm about halfway through it, and have been giggling a lot. How faithful is it to the original novel? Um, I don't know. I've never read the original.
waits for a whole flock of you to revive from fainting
What? All I read as a child/young adult/teen was SF, fantasy, and horror. P&P was exactly the sort of book I avoided if at all possible. Yes, I promise to read the original P&P once I'm done with the zombie re-mix.
I was an English major and didn't read any Austen until I was in my mid-30s.
I was an English major and didn't read any Austen until I was in my mid-30s.
English was my undergraduate degree, too, and I have read exactly two Austen novels. By the second, I'd worked out that they were all the same, and I was done.
Thomas Hardy and the Brontes (mostly Emily) I could read forever.
I hadn't read any Austen till college, and even then I've only ever made it through Emma, which I do love, and most of of Pride and Prejudice. I love her stories and characters, but her style is just too dated for me.
Thomas Hardy and the Brontes (mostly Emily) I could read forever.
::sits next to Seska::
Thomas Hardy
t hisses, throws tomatoes
Joins Dana in the hissing and throwing, which I did do to Tess. God, that girl's whining got to be waaay too much for me--I just wanted to smack her and say, "Get over it!"
Of course, I feel the same way when I have to watch Gone with the Wind--Scarlett drives me bonkers.
Thomas Hardy deserves something stronger than tomatoes.