This month the book club I'm part of is reading The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. I sort of wish it was here this morning because it is storming outside. It is so gray and nasty, the perfect day to cuddle up on the couch with hot tea and a long book.
Speaking of long books, I recently finished Terry Goodkind's Wizard's First Rule. As you can see in my review, I was un-enthused. Very disappointing, as I had several friends whose opinions I trust recommend this series. I'm pushing through the second one, Stone of Tears, which seems to be picking up a bit, but even on this rainiest of days, I don't feel compelled to read it.
What I'd really like to be reading is the penultimate Wheel of Time door-stopper, Towers of Midnight. I tried to order it last night, along with this month's book club selection. On Amazon, the order came to around $24.50 and on Barnes & Noble, $26.03. Those of you familiar with online ordering know that I wanted to order from B&N because I would get free shipping. So I put both books in my online cart and, lo and behold, the price of Towers of Midnight dropped by $1.42. Which would normally be great, but this time would in fact cost me $4.98 in shipping, a losing deal. I'm not going to the store to pay full price for either book, so I guess I'll wait a few days and see if either book price increases by $0.39. Only I could be upset at prices dropping!
So instead of reading today, I'm applying for a new job. Wish me luck...
i've read Wizard's First Rule. i only liked portions of it. and the overall plot was pretty predictable even though there were a couple of minor twists that weren't necessarily foreseen. i'd tried starting stone of tears, but never got into it. kinda glad i didn't cuz they're too long for me to bother with anymore. i've put a page limit on a lot of my reading lately. at least the fiction reads...
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