32) Bable-17 - Samuel R. Delany (new pb)
Where? Off the Road Books
Why?
I probably should have done something fun on my last evening in Las Vegas, but I'd already road the roller coaster and walked across the freeway (several times) to eat at In 'n' Out Burger* so I was all funned out and took a cab to the liklist looking bookstore google maps could find me.
Off the Road Books was a sad, dusty, quiet little shop. I'm not a terribly good judge of this but they did seem to have an excellent stock of pulp and vintage sci-fi.
Someday I intend to give Dhalgren a shot, but for now dipping my toe in with a sub-300 pager seems sensible.
The cover is suitably cringe inducing for an ironic buy.
The Damage: €1.89
33) Snow White, Blood Red - Ellen Dalton & Terri Windling (used pb)
Where? Off the Road Books
Why?
I have no idea why I bought this. I may never read it. There are some good writers here, the cover is pretty enough, in theory I am interested in fairy tales but I just don't see myself getting to it.
I read the introduction in the airport, with a terrible hangover. It was fine but looking at the book in front of me now everything about it screams, you're never going to read me.
Oh well, it was cheap.
The Damage: €1.89
Total Spend €322.86
*Delicious? Yes. Worth getting run over for? Prehaps not.
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