Certificate for a Fix
Work has long been an enabler for my book addiction, but never quite so literally. On Tuesday, I received a gift certificate for Chapters Indigo worth 10 dollars as a goodbye present for my contributions to the team (generic contributions, we all got one).
What to buy? I want to spend it soon; it's burning a hole in my pocket as well as my soul.
Suggestions are absolutely welcome. Here's some candidates from my usual scope and loiter at the book shops:
Atrocity Exhibition by J.G. Ballard
Candide by Voltaire (which I already own in cheapo version-- but look an edition with Chris Ware cover and French flaps!-- meaning I'd have a copy to give away afterwards)
Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs (the current frontrunner)
What to buy? I want to spend it soon; it's burning a hole in my pocket as well as my soul.
Suggestions are absolutely welcome. Here's some candidates from my usual scope and loiter at the book shops:
Atrocity Exhibition by J.G. Ballard
Candide by Voltaire (which I already own in cheapo version-- but look an edition with Chris Ware cover and French flaps!-- meaning I'd have a copy to give away afterwards)
Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs (the current frontrunner)
Labels: addiction, candidate, chris ware, enable, french flaps, j.g. ballard, jane jacobs, penguin books, thomas pynchon, voltaire
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