HUGE Maupin fan. Except for Sure of You. I returned it to bookstore after reading it, it made me so mad.
Whoa! I mean, I didn't love, but damn, that's hardcore. I don't know that I've EVER returned a book. I even keep (or trade) books that I hated.
Spike: We got a history, him and me. Fred: What? Spike: It was a long time ago. He was a young Watcher, fresh out of the academy when we crossed paths. It was a, what-you-call battle of wills and blood was spilled. Vendettas were sworn. It was a whole-- Fred: My God you're so full of crap. Spike: Yeah. Okay.
'Unleashed'
F2F 3: Who's Bringing the Guacamole?
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: San Francisco, May 19-21, 2006! Everything else, go here! Swag!
Vortex - Aug 29, 2005 10:16:35 am PDT #4777 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Scrappy - Aug 29, 2005 10:27:01 am PDT #4778 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Why keep books you hated? My mom had a used bookstore, so I learned that every book, no matter how lame, has someone out there who will love it. It's better to set it free to please someone, rather than have it sit around your house reminding you of an unpleasant experience.
Aims - Aug 29, 2005 10:29:28 am PDT #4779 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I mean, I didn't love, but damn, that's hardcore. I don't know that I've EVER returned a book. I even keep (or trade) books that I hated.
Joe about had a coronary when I told him I had returned it. He NEVER gets rids of books. I'll occasionaly see him reading something I know he said he hated, but he needed something to read and it was there.....
Susan W. - Aug 29, 2005 10:29:48 am PDT #4780 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I don't return a book for a refund unless the copy is physically flawed (e.g. missing pages, unreadable print), but if I don't like a book, I don't finish it, and if I don't expect to re-read it, I don't keep it even if I liked it a lot. I give almost all my spares to the library rather than selling them, though.
brenda m - Aug 29, 2005 10:31:45 am PDT #4781 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
He NEVER gets rids of books.
The Celestine Prophecy broke me of this. I don't think I've ever returned one to the store, though.
Aims - Aug 29, 2005 10:35:23 am PDT #4782 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
B. Dalton has a thingie that if you don't like the book, you can return it, no questions asked.
Vortex - Aug 29, 2005 10:44:17 am PDT #4783 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Why keep books you hated? My mom had a used bookstore, so I learned that every book, no matter how lame, has someone out there who will love it. It's better to set it free to please someone, rather than have it sit around your house reminding you of an unpleasant experience.
Probably would have been better to say that I never throw out a book. I will take stuff to a used bookstore or a read/return kind of place.
Joe about had a coronary when I told him I had returned it. He NEVER gets rids of books. I'll occasionaly see him reading something I know he said he hated, but he needed something to read and it was there.....
Okay, I'm not that bad. But I love Joe, so I will forgive :)
Susan W. - Aug 29, 2005 10:44:27 am PDT #4784 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Interesting. I still wouldn't do it, partly because I am so ruthlessly picky (and downright wrathful over certain types of historical inaccuracy). Though usually once I'm buying a book new rather than getting it used or from the library, that means I trust the author to give good story.
§ ita § - Aug 29, 2005 10:45:01 am PDT #4785 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I've never thrown out a book, but I have left big bags of them on the street.
Susan W. - Aug 29, 2005 10:45:52 am PDT #4786 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I've got some books that probably should be thrown out because I've read them to tatters. But it just feels evil to toss a book in a recycling bin.