If you're like me, you have an ever-growing list of books you want, and people know it. So when they're desperate for a last minute prezzie, they go out and get you a gift card from Borders or Barnes and Noble or Amazon.
This year I was lucky enough to get this book, which has been on my Amazon wish list for ages. I also got a gift card from Borders, so now comes the complicated process of trying to figure out which books I need right now, and which can wait a while.
The only book reviews I read consistently are Janice Harayda's One Minute Book Reviews. I like her style, and one minute is about all I have to figure out if I want to invest in a book. In today's post, Janice points out Entertainment Weekly's Worst Books of 2007. Not that there are any on the list I was planning to buy, but it is nice to have a short list of books not to buy when the list of books I do want is so long, and gets longer every day!
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Books Not To Buy
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Well, the OJ one was obvious, but I think with the seemingly thousands of books published each week a "what not to read" list is almost as important as the TBR stack...
It's not often I learn 3 things in 1 posting.
Geberth's book is now on my wish list.
JK- Yeah, the OJ one was really obvious. But until I read a few lines of Alice Seybold's book, I thought I might want to read it. (Read Jan's review if you haven't seen any of the ghastly writing!) And although I gave up Cornwell, oh, probably six books or so ago, I occasionally do wonder whether she's gotten good again.
Leigh -
I've only had a chance to glance at it, but it's VERY cool. I foresee many hours spent poring over things I probably wouldn't want to pore over in person!
w00t w00t! Another to add to my list lest I miss out! :-) But oh, my stacks are toppling as it is.
(BTW, don't you wish everyone had an Amazon wish list?)
Oh, yeah, the Amazon wish lists are great, especially now that Amazon sells everything under the sun!
Thanks for the link to Janice's site. Her comment on Benazir Bhutto's death caught my eye:
"I was especially struck by how calmly Bhutto speaks in the book of being tortured by the regime of Zia ul-Haq, which kept her at first under house arrest and then imprisoned. Among the methods of torture she endured: She was strung up by her feet and beaten until she lost conciousness (and writes in the book about what a blessed relief it was finally to black out)."
And that marked the beginning of my admiration for Janice H. - thanks for pointing her out to me! I like the way her comments hit the target with swift clarity. Wow.
Write ON!
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