I broke my New Years Resolution, I bought 3 books without finishing the proper number...
First and second were China Underground and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenence, purchased for my trip to Japan (a good excuse, right? right...). China Underground was finished in Tokyo, but I was too tired to read much by the time we got to Kyoto, so Zen is barely cracked. Thirdly I finally located a paperback copy of People of the Book on my birthday (another good excuse, right? yeah....) at the Barnes and Noble downtown on my way to the Paramount to see Rent (aside note: yay!).
Not to vent, or anything, but I have been trying to find a copy in a store for ages now, and all they ever carry by Geraldine Brooks is her best selling previous novel, March. I understand how they chose to stock their shelves and push the books Oprah says are good to read, but seriously, could we maybe get a little bit of diversification? I've stopped into 4 or 5 LARGE bookstores and faced the same problem: 6 or 7 volumes of March and nothing else.
It's almost as though they try to punish me for shopping in their stores instead of buying online....so sad.
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