The first book I buy by an author determines the format in which all their other books will be purchased, for that very reason.
Whew. I only match within series.
Buffy: I was regrouping. Spike: You were about to be regrouped into separate piles.
'Potential'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
§ ita § - Nov 07, 2006 7:54:48 am PST #1432 of 28146
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Lee - Nov 07, 2006 8:53:43 am PST #1433 of 28146
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I suddenly feel like my bookshelves have run amuck.
Amy - Nov 07, 2006 8:57:37 am PST #1434 of 28146
Because books.
I only match within series, too. But I also love hardcover books, so sometimes when I have a favorite novel in a worn-out mass market or trade edition, and I spot a used hardcover in good shape (for a good price) I'll pick it up.
Sheryl - Nov 07, 2006 8:57:44 am PST #1435 of 28146
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
I understand the feeling, Lee. Match? Books are supposed to match?
Ginger - Nov 07, 2006 9:04:48 am PST #1436 of 28146
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I feel lucky if I manage to get all the books by one author in one place.
sumi - Nov 07, 2006 9:06:54 am PST #1437 of 28146
Art Crawl!!!
I want stuff in series to be in the same format. (So that I can stack/shelf/otherwise place them together more easily.)
And really? I can mostly only afford mass market.
brenda m - Nov 07, 2006 9:09:16 am PST #1438 of 28146
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
I prefer trade to HC - I don't find them as comfortable to read, and the trade are still prettier and heftier than the mass market size.
Connie Neil - Nov 07, 2006 9:21:14 am PST #1439 of 28146
brillig
I feel lucky if I manage to get all the books by one author in one place.
Wrod.
erikaj - Nov 07, 2006 9:41:06 am PST #1440 of 28146
Always Anti-fascist!
wrod.
beth b - Nov 07, 2006 9:43:24 am PST #1441 of 28146
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
okay - my shelves have the same author together. rough alphabetical ( due mostly to lack of space . really. 9 shelves slight over 3 1/2 feet long does not come close to holding everything) But since books are often bought without plan , matching a series is crazy talk.