thebitterguy

I had not seen this before, but amazon has a page on the Tales of Beedle the Bard, the charity book sold by JK Rowling.

I was surfing Amazon looking to see what they were asking for for the boxed set. Much the same as Costco. I have most of the books already (4-7), but was contemplating getting the hardcover "grownup cover" boxed set, because I am of the breed of geek who prefers boxed sets to having the things running around loose.

I then wondered if anyone will ever buy the books seperately again. I can't see them being put into an omnibus like the Lord of the Rings trilogy, so it's likely they'll find their way in bunches like the Narnia books do. A bookstore wondered if they would have any future sales, and I assume they'll still be on shelves for a while.

I wonder why they don't have a boxed set of the Chronicles of Prydain.

I also got the Myth books in bunches of boxed sets when I was younger. Does anyone know if the newer ones are good? Because God knows after Myth-Inc In Action they were generally various degrees of unreadable.

I recently finished Chuck Closterman's Sex, Drugs and Cocoa puffs. An interesting selection of essays, although as with most essays it's best absorbed in chunks. Reading two in a row will probably give most people indigestion.

And for a humourist, he's not really that funny in this book.

The essay on Saved by the Bell just dragged. Did I really miss some vital touchstone of pop culture by never seeing an episode of this show? Is the fact I know Dustin Diamond only as a piece of celebrity detritus and Mario Lopez as the dancing guy and Whatserface as the chick in that movie that's really horrible but

noizangel loves on a different level unfortunate for my development as a human being, or good news?

Maybe Fargo Rock City will be more enjoyable.