Comments | rachelmanija: Book newly purchased

rachelmanija

Book newly purchased

Jan 07, 2009 17:11

The Borders at the Promenade had a 40% going out of business sale. People were rushing about with armfuls of books in a manner which made one think of predatory or carrion-eating life forms, like vultures and sharks.

I ran into an old friend and forced him to buy one of my very favorite books from last year (now out in paperback), Atul Gawande's ( Read more... )

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sophia_helix January 8 2009, 01:30:58 UTC

Ugh, that one's going under too? *wails in despair for husband's job which slides closer to oblivion every day* And they just fired the rainmaker CEO they hired last year too. Sigh.

erinlin January 8 2009, 03:41:27 UTC

I love 'High School Debut', and 'Fullmetal Alchemist' is one of my very favourite series. Hope you like them!

leiliaxf January 8 2009, 06:18:57 UTC

I really enjoyed "The Caliph's House"--I read it just before my first trip to Morocco.

It also made me want to read more of his writing...

keilexandra January 9 2009, 00:12:42 UTC

A little OT, but have you read Salman Rushdie's ENCHANTRESS OF FLORENCE? It's about the Mughal dynasty, I think (at least the first few chapters), in a really weird dreamy, magic-realist style.

rachelmanija January 9 2009, 02:54:21 UTC

I haven't read any Rushdie. (I know, so embarrassing.) That sounds good though. I keep meaning to read Midnight's Children.

keilexandra January 9 2009, 05:05:29 UTC

This is my first Rushdie, for a monthly book club I run at school. I want to read MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN too; yay SF!