Four things. First, I need to spend more time reading. Seriously.
Second, I hit up the bargain book sale today outside the bookstore and now have exactly 1,000 books. Finally! (They’re all in my apartment except for maybe twenty on my desk at work. I, um, have lots of shelves. :))
Third, the book I got today that I’m most excited about is the first volume of Scull & Hammond’s The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide (the chronology). It’s absolutely beautiful and delicious and I’m ecstatic that they had it at a decent price. Oh, man, it’s great. I get goosebumps just skimming through it.
Fourth, the book I got today that I’m almost as excited about is The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary. I checked it out not too long ago but now I’ve got my very own copy. Mmm. (Just for the record, I also got six other books — including a nice three-volume boxed set of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell.)
Books! O bliss! O joy! ;)
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I am currently listening to JS and MN and it’s quite good. I think you’ll probably enjoy it.
Haha! Nerd. I bought a couple of books for myself last week. I couldn’t help it. My trip into a bookstore feels so unfulfilled if I don’t come out with something in hand :)
I love your kid-at-Christmastime giddiness over books :)
Janssen: Excellent. :)
Haley: Mmm, amen! I have kept myself from going back to the book sale to buy more, though. But maybe tomorrow I’ll give in again…
e: So do I. :P
They were out of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell when I went back. :( At least I got my Children of Hurin and Mistborn!
I still haven’t gotten Children of Hurin…