An embarrassment of riches
So I went from not having anything to read to having way too much. And since I don't usually talk about what I buy or why, I figured maybe I'd start doing that. I don't know if anyone else cares, but I'm always fascinated about what books people buy and why (as in what attracted them to that book--maybe once I finish start my guest blog on breaking up with authors, I can do one on why we buy what we buy).
ANYWAY.
This came for review:
I'm excited to read that because the author was compared to Harlan Coben and there's a blurb from Michael Connelly ("A one-sit thriller"). If you like mystery/suspense novels and you don't read Coben and/or Connelly, you should bow your head in shame and then race to the store. (I would mock you for it, but I'd be too busy being envious that you get to read them for the first time.)
Anyway. I also got my Amazon binge today.
Someone mentioned this book recently, but I don't remember who. I do know that my friend Josh (Local Josh) was reading it and he loved it. (And...add to cart.)
Emily was talking about it and the premise sounded fantastic. I seem to really like odd memoirs--anything by AJ Jacobs, for example. And I like books about books and/or reading. (And...add to cart.)
Love the title. And someone was just talking about it. (Emily, maybe?)
And finally:
This was on a friend of mine's 15 Book List on Facebook. We tend to like the same books (or at least I tend to like what she likes; we sort of are hit and miss when it comes to my recommendations for her).
Comments
That must be such a fun job, translating.
It must be weird having to translate slang or idioms though.
Wait, didn't you mention the book a while ago? A week or two, maybe? Maybe it was you I got it from.
I mentioned it a while ago on facebook. At least 6 weeks ago actually, because I took it on vacation with me and didn't read a single page.
I've been tweeting about this book a lot lately - it was a #bookspotting find, and then I bought it that day too.
It is interesting to see what books people by and why. I used to buy almost all the books I was interested in, but working in a library now (and uh, having bills to pay) has really kept me from buying as many. Every now and then though I just can't resist and I'll impulse buy something at Books-a-Million, even if it's something I hadn't heard of before.
I hope so. :) I am a hardcore reader and I tend to be a pusher for the books I like.
I would love to work at a library. I think it's got to be one of the best jobs ever. (Also book critic, although there are a lot of books I wouldn't want to read.)
And yes, being a book critic would be a blast! Our library actually hosts a book review competition every year for the students. I only entered it once when I was a student, but it was a lot of fun to do.