03.May.2010 April Incoming Books
Last month I redeemed a Dymocks gift card from my credit card points, valued at $100! (Actually, I got TWO cards, but I’ll save the other one for later.) So I hopped away, like a girl going to candy store. Or just say book store, literally.
Not long after I realized that the books here were so expensive that $100 really doesn’t mean much at all compared to overseas online stores. I’m all for local bookstores, but when the price is NOTHING near competitive, it puts me in a tough position (with a very clear winner in my opinion). But this time I got my gift card so I was happy and tried to maximize my $100 as much as possible. My priority was books that I couldn’t get at my libraries.
Here’s what I got:
Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne (colored an all, aaww)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera (what’s with the white dog on the cover?)
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter (which was the thinnest of the bunch and cost 1/4 of that $100… Already read and reviewed.)
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (talking about Markus Zusak, check out the last video from First Tuesday Book Club with him as the guest with Sarah Waters, discussing Solar – McEwan and Strange case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde — picked by Sarah Waters. I never thought Zusak could be sooo cutely Australian!)
Oh and I let hubby chose one book and he got Sherlock Holmes in hardcover. A nice pick!
Apart from those, I got these three books from lovely fellow bloggers:
I received not one, but TWO Angela Carter’s books from our generous Angela Carter Month host Claire! The Magic Toyshop and Nights at the Circus.
And After Dark by Haruki Murakami from my best blogging buddy Michelle!
Thanks you two! I’m excited about these books! <3
THEN, did you get your free comics on Saturday? I got two! (I queued another time after loosing my sweater and hair, because they limited one comic per customer. Hope it’s not too big of a crime.)
Wish I could keep coming back for more, because there were a few that I wanted! But I was running out of disguise.
Hubby picked Iron Man/Thor. He’s really into any kind of super-heroes. I’m into anything cute.
Kinokuniya was jam-packed with people on Saturday! Apart from people hunting free comics, there were a lot that actually bought some (since graphic novels and comics were on 20% sale too on the day). Then there was also Cosplay going on. What a weird day. We saw lots of people dressing up as Star Wars characters at the book aisles, and some other fantasy characters. I took photo with a giant R2D2 Dalek (with a man inside). If a random non-reader visited Kino that day she must have thought there were SO MANY READERS in the world!
It was my first time getting the free comics on Free Comic Book Day. I’ll look out for the day again next year. Too fun!
mee 
