As I've mentioned before, as long as these foolish book clubs keep sending me no/low-obligation introductory offers, I'll keep accepting 'em. I just received a big box from the Smart Reader Rewards club, containing The Tender Bar by J. R. Moehringer, Family History by Dani Shapiro, Saturday by Ian McEwan, The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, On Beauty by Zadie Smith, and The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. The first five books came to $1 total; the fifth book was 50% off ($7), so now I just have to buy one more book to cancel the membership. Shipping was steep, $14.25, but that still comes out to six brand-new books for $22.25. Can't beat it. I did the same thing for the Good Cook Club last week, and had already done it once in the spring. The cookbooks that I flip through but don't end up keeping I sell on half.com. Clever, eh?
Oh my gosh, I LOVED Time Traveler's Wife and I didn't expect to at all. Let me know what you think.
Posted by: Margaret | October 17, 2005 at 07:30 PM
Time traveler's wife.....so good, so sad. I sat alone in my chair one afternoon just to finish it crying like a fool. Give it a chapter or two to get acclimated and then bang. Right in.
The secret life of bees was great as well. Mainly because I think I was born a southern woman in another life...lol, or should have been.
Posted by: jo | October 17, 2005 at 10:10 PM
"Saturday" looks like a good read.
Posted by: Mquest | October 18, 2005 at 10:36 AM
I just started reading "Saturday" at MetroDad's suggestion. I also loved Time Traveler's Wife. I reviewed it in one of my virtual book clubs. The book freaks out some people, but I thought it was lovely.
Please report on the others!
Anne
Posted by: Anne Glamore | October 18, 2005 at 12:40 PM
i didn't know that one could sell one's own books at half.com? hmmmmmm.......
Posted by: dana | October 18, 2005 at 04:37 PM
Secret Life of Bees is wonderful. If you are looking for another, I suggest Jim the Boy by Tony Earley. It's really a young adult book, but it is a wonderful coming-of-age story.
Posted by: Charlotte | October 18, 2005 at 06:27 PM
That's all half.com is: a marketplace for people to sell their books to other people. I've made hundreds of dollars selling my books -- some new, some like new, and some just gently used. Kids' books we got as gifts and didn't like, books we had doubles of, computer manuals, and so on. Amazon Marketplace is the same thing, but half.com provides a shipping allowance.
Posted by: Karen | October 18, 2005 at 07:59 PM
I liked the Time Traveler's Wife and found it interesting but also a bit too confusing and disjointed. I know that was the whole point, but it made for difficult reading.
Posted by: Lisa | October 19, 2005 at 08:22 PM