Most of my purchases are done by the "wander through the bookstore" method. I'll usually walk in with something specific in mind, but walk out with much more, especially if there are any good sales. I love wandering through bookstores. I'm sorry you're no longer able to do that.
Lately I've been buying books based on recommendations from a new(ish) friend who is very well-read and who has similar taste. I usually don't go wrong if I read something he likes. I've blown through most of Chuck Palahniuk's fiction that way in the last couple of months.
But generally, I've been on a book-buying binge after a long drought. I filled a three-shelf bookshelf within the last two months. As a result, I currently have more than 200 unread books in my apartment. Some of them are reference books I'll never sit and read, but a good 75 percent of them are just books I'm waiting to get to. I'm hoping for a nice, cold winter. :)
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Date: 2008-10-19 11:40 pm (UTC)Lately I've been buying books based on recommendations from a new(ish) friend who is very well-read and who has similar taste. I usually don't go wrong if I read something he likes. I've blown through most of Chuck Palahniuk's fiction that way in the last couple of months.
But generally, I've been on a book-buying binge after a long drought. I filled a three-shelf bookshelf within the last two months. As a result, I currently have more than 200 unread books in my apartment. Some of them are reference books I'll never sit and read, but a good 75 percent of them are just books I'm waiting to get to. I'm hoping for a nice, cold winter. :)