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Indulgence, for richer or poorer

Jan 29, 2007 23:35

365 days ago, I would've been about $1700 richer. Perhaps it could be said that I'm also over a hundred books richer, of which 22 of them are signed by their respective authors, and many more of them first editions. All of these would be under the category of 'pleasure reading', or, at least, I didn't buy it because it was required for school or ( Read more... )

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Seeing my library? schemeness February 2 2007, 06:42:42 UTC

Heh, you've asked to open the Pandora's box on that one - Here's some snapshots of my previous year's acquisitions:

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Book recommendations schemeness February 2 2007, 07:10:33 UTC

Hrm, I'm reading a lot of stuff that has social contexts in it (or, I collect them, at least). By social context I mean stuff that mention economics and class conflict (like "Londonstani" by Gautam Malkani). So, I don't know if I might be out of depth by recommending some of these books to you. I do take great appreciation into contemporary styles of representing narration, beyond just the plot alone. I usually like my narration to be observant in an unusual way, it allows me to sink into a sympathetic frame of the character, more than just the frame of the story. So, without further ado:

1. "Hey! Nostradamus" by Douglas Coupland
This is about a few students whose lives become intermingled through a high-school shooting. It's witty, ironically funny and tragic, with its tinges of suspense. There's romance, friendship on a spectrum from true to false. It's observant, and Douglas Coupland actually might have other books that you might be interested in - though I only know of those through recommendation. Coupland always seems to make ( ... )

Book recommendations II schemeness February 2 2007, 07:29:05 UTC

Okay, the pdf file is downloadable here: http://www.4shared.com/file/9897971/f5733f8f/2007-02-01_compilation_sm.html... )

Book events schemeness February 2 2007, 08:00:11 UTC

Before I forget to mention, the public library downtown has a book month event going on. There might be some things of interest to you, including an Anime event run by Y---U! I'll e-mail/MSN you regarding the website details, if you want. :)

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Re: Book events schemeness February 2 2007, 17:37:13 UTC

Oops, it occurred to me that I've mentioned the Toronto area before in my LJ comments, so I might as well give you this link: http://www.keeptorontoreading.ca

I've changed this post to being friends-locked though, out of cautiousness.

The month-long event has already started - and it's run in conjunction with the Toronto Public Library. There's an Anime Ball with association to YorkU, but I really don't know how good that'll be considering it wasn't too well advertised (as far as I'm aware), and runs in the middle of the week. All the stuff I'm interested in runs on Friday, which irritates me because I have late night classes on Friday. Mrgh.

Anyhow, you're welcome regarding the book recommendations! :)

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