Amazon!

Aug 04, 2006 09:24

Amazon.Com is my new best friend.

Seriously.

Let me ask you this: How much do you think that four DVDs and one CD would cost, normally (i.e. in stores)? $50? $60? $70? Even $80?

*shakes head*

I just ordered The Chronicles of Narnia score (which I've only seen in stores for $19.99, and therefore refrained from buying) and the four-disc extended edition of Kingdom of Heaven for a grand total of $37.29!

*dances in circles*

Plus, since the order is more than $20, it comes with free shipping and handling.

OMG SO EXCITED.

Teh Pretties





*g* I love it when I make bargains.

In other news, I just finished reading a Jodi Picoult book called The Pact. It's about a boy and a girl, Chris and Emily, who are best friends/lovers. The families of the two are really close, as well. One night, Emily gets shot, and as it turns out she made a suicide pact with Chris. Chris gets put on trial for first-degree murder, because he was one of the people holding the gun.

I would totally and completely recommend this book to anyone, though not because of the way it was written. The author seemed to fail with the adults, because all of their reactions seemed to be overdramatic, and I could never keep track of which ones were married to whom. However, the flashbacks to when Chris and Emily were younger were amazing, and the story itself was so compelling that I literally stayed up until one in the morning today because I couldn't put it down.

Just as a warning: There are some sex scenes, a few of which seem rather gratuitous. The book also delves into sexual abuse, which I could have seen coming a mile off, but was still affected by nonetheless.

Overall, a very good read, except for the fact that the author seemed to be trying too hard in some places, and never really did a good job with the adults.

And that would be my "I just saved money!"/"I just read a good book!" speech of the day.

books, shopping

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