There was a library booksale this morning. Near my house, and on a Sunday, which meant I could go, because of it not being a Saturday, when the car goes to Boston. It was an unusual booksale--a local library has just moved to a bigger, better building, and everything they left behind was for sale....
And the kids/YA books were three for a dollar.
Mercifully, I only bought eight that I haven't read including my first Discworld purchase--Wee Free Men. The others were things like my own copy of The Velvet Room (finally! I knew one would come to me eventually, if I waited patiently), a considerable number of YA fantasy books that I didn't have, and things like The Arabian Nights illustrated by Maxfield Parish....
But still I am wondering if the insurance will cover the seemingly inevitable collapse of the poor house under the weight of all the books. And I am wondering if I will ever be Caught Up. I feel that if I could get caught up on all the books I want to read that were published before April 2011, I would be able to stay caught up, but somehow I feel that there is little hope of this...
And I'm thinking that maybe I'll call that library tomorrow and ask if they want to get rid of a few of the bookshelves while they're at it....
Hahahahaha!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean.
Between library books, Netgalley and my pile of ARCs from Fall 2010, I'm not sure if I'll ever get caught up.
And to think I actually thought I was the only one. :)
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that you're going to read The Wee Free Men!
Yeah. Feel your pain. I didn't really need a bound copy of all of the Melendy books, but it was 50 cents... I'm glad you found The Velvet Room. I have a very bad paperback copy I would have sent you!
ReplyDeleteSometimes I feel like the Imelda Marcos of books (which is rapidly becoming an obsolete cultural referrence, I guess). I'm glad I'm not alone!
ReplyDeleteI understand not being caught up on the TBR, but I'm salivating over your uber deal. I would love a stack of 27. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteLOL at the "Imelda Marcos of books", it's not an obsolete reference here in the Philippines. I was in the bookstore with some friends on Saturday and they were saying, "we'll buy you books when you finish your pile" and I just said, "that's not going to happen anytime soon."
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