Somebody stop me!

[jadesfire]

IT IS A COMPULSION

IT IS NOT MY FAULT

Apparently I should not be allowed in libraries on my own. I just dropped in to pick up a Cole Porter music book and a novel for the other half (both of which I got). So why did I also come away with:

The Man on the Balcony by Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo (naye forgive me, I can't get the accents on my keyboard :S)
Little Black Book of Stories by A S Byatt
The Vesuvius Club by Mark Gattiss

?

Anybody?

This is not going to end well, I can just tell. Remind me to remind myself to renew them...

Comments

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

Libraries are like a candy store for sugar addicts. They're just *flaunting* their books. We can't be held responsible. :)

I've been wanting to read The Vesuvius Club!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Heh, yes, that's the only possible explanation.

I'll make it next on my list after 'Capote in Kansas' (which is an excellent, easy read) and let you know what it's like!

[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

Can you renew them online? Our local library is not that advanced yet but allows renewal by telephone, which I think is very civilized.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. We can renew online or by phone. As long as, you know, we remember when they're due back... *sigh*

[phoenix64.livejournal.com]

This is why my local library system rocks like a rockin' thing: I get an email a few days before they're due. Until that little miracle I kept fearing that my face was on a Wanted poster in the staff break room.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

The university libraries do that, but not the public one, sadly.

I think I'm probably their favourite person right now, since the amount I end up paying in fines is probably enough to keep them in tea and biscuits for quite a while!

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

Ours is the opposite - the university library doesn't send notices (or even include a card or paper in the book telling you when it's due) but the public library does both. It's really helpful. Fortunately, as faculty on campus, I get to keep books for a whole semester if I want, so it's pretty easy to remember.

[stackcats.livejournal.com]

Oooh, the Vesuvius Club! Read it, read it now!

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Heh, it's next on my list after I finish "Capote in Kansas" which is awesomely brilliant.

[miss-zedem.livejournal.com]

YOU GOT THE VESUVIUS CLUB!!!! *flails at you* I LOVE that book.

I haven't read the sequel yet - I think I bought it, but it's buried deep in my 'to read' pile, which puts the leaning Tower of Pisa to shame...

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[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*g* I'll let you know how I get on with it. I'm loving 'Capote in Kansas' right now, so it's got a lot to live up to!