The Dogs of Babel... Check.
The Eyre Affair... Working on it.
Wicked... On order.
Thanks to Brandon I ordered Wicked today. It was his favorite book of 2004, and since it was on my list I felt I had no choice but to go to amazon and secretly put it in my cart, then hurry to the check-out and be gone before anybody could see me and say: 'Hey, isn't there still a big fat minus preceding the numbers on your bank account?'
By the way, I made Andreas buy a copy of The Eyre Affair, too. I let him read the description of the back cover and then read a few quotes ('Yes, yes, and Midsummer Night's Dream with chainsaws.') to him and before he knew what he was doing he left the bookstore with a copy in his hands. He told me that I stink, but I can live with that. Spreading literary fun all over the place.
Also, I checked out Powell's 2005 Puddly Awards. Again, it's Brandon who sent me there. I don't know if I even have a chance to win since I am not a citizen of the US, but I sent in my vote anyway.
I voted for 'The Time-Traveler's Wife', because in many ways it was the book that got me most. I can't remember crying over a book like I did with this one.
I also took a look at the books who won the 2004 Puddly Award and I was amazed to see that of the top ten books I have read seven. Seven!
Then again, of the top 50 books I have read only 12, so I wondered: Do I have a great taste in books or am I just plain mainstream and read only what everybody else reads?
I would like to say great taste, but I'm not so sure.
