Outside of a Dog: Snicket, Lemony: (07) The Vile Village

Kathy Li

Kathy Li wrote on March 24, 2004 at 8:24 PM:

I gave in to temptation ages ago. And I have to shamefully admit that 1) I buy them at Costco and 2) I nearly love the books as much for their design as their writing. I adore things like the duplicate page gag, and the reversible wrap-around cover and faked documents of the Unauthorized Autobiography.

Kate

Kate wrote on March 24, 2004 at 9:47 PM:

The design is lovely, though we haven't got to the Unauthorized Autobiography yet. We were briefly tempted by a Borders buy-2-get-1 sale that included them, but then came to our senses because we don't _really_ need to own them. And we spent an appalling amount of money on books that weekend anyway.

Kathy Li

Kathy Li wrote on March 25, 2004 at 3:26 PM:

I used the Borders buy-2-get-1-free thingie on filling out my Diana Wynne Jones backlist. I've also noticed how the inflationary factor of Book Money or DVD Money doesn't compare to other Moneys. I'd hate to think what I'd consider appalling for Books. At least thrice what I'd consider appalling for groceries, I'm sure. :-)