PristineBookkeeper40
PristineBookkeeper40 t1_j1eds6p wrote
Reply to comment by Galaxy-Hitchhiker42 in Have books gotten more expensive? by syncomatic_columbia
We have a used bookstore about a half hour away that I do really like, but we also get a lot of hand-me-downs from her older cousins and a really nice library. There's something special about college town bookstores tho...
PristineBookkeeper40 t1_j1beg6p wrote
Reply to comment by Upton_Sinclair_Lewis in Have books gotten more expensive? by syncomatic_columbia
I was trying to buy my daughter (4.5) some books for Christmas, and a couple of the hardcover ones are nearly $20 apiece! For a kid's book! I'm not saying the authors aren't deserving of the money for their work, but holy cow. (Sometimes I get hard cover books because they're easier for her to hold, whereas the paperback ones are super floppy.)
PristineBookkeeper40 t1_j22hdjq wrote
Reply to What are your Saddest DNFs? Books you think are super interesting in concept, but you just... Can't? by tiny_purple_Alfador
The Revenant. I watched the movie and thought maybe there would be some deeper meaning or something I missed beyond the survival/revenge story. I don't think I made it 50 pages in before I put it down and never picked it back up. It's been years since I've watched or read it, and I do think about trying again, but I can't bring myself to do it.