Bookworm

 I love the smell of an old bookstore, and the yellow'd pages. Being an avid classic reader, I hate that publishers now love to cover books in identical covers. Sure, it may look good on the shelf, but it sucks out the character of the books causing them to blend into one another. Nowadays, instead of Border's comfy chairs and Dymock's serene bliss I venture into the cluttered almost magical world of second-hand bookstores. I seriously suggest this to any avid reader, usually dirt-cheap (although this depends on the store) you can find books with truly art worthy covers and beautifully printed pages. 


However, today's store was an expensive one :'( I just managed to buy Charles Dicken's A Tale of Two Cities and a collection of short stories by Edgar Allen Poe  with the $30 gift voucher I had. My old English teacher really got me into some amazing authors, like Poe, Steinbeck, Orwell and Ellison. The tales are often short, but very thought-provoking. 


And the dictionaries? I bought both for $5 at a library book sale!? They are 1964 edition's and even contain chapters on French, Latin, Yiddish, Italian and German containing basic words and pronunciation. What really got me was the term Funk and Wagnalls. I cannot say that without giggling !

Until next time,
xx Kiki

" For the love of God, Montresor !"

          "Yes," I said, " for the love of God !" - The Cask of Amontillado, Edgar Allen Poe