I was super tired this morning because I had to get up early for my church gig. I was about to schlep my butt back home afterwards when I decided to stop in at this little used bookstore called Original on Sherbrooke in Montreal. I went a little nuts and got 10 books! Most of them were $2-$4 and a couple were $10 (Vonnegut's Welcome to the Monkey House and 2 super nice Mark Twain hardcovers!!). The complete list is over this-a-way and down -->
You better believe I was a happy camper after this shopping trip! Forget schlepping, I was practically skipping to the metro! (Wow I'm a loser...XD)
One book I'm actually mega excited about is Goethe's Faust which I got in its original form with an English translation by Walter Kaufmann. Since I'm an opera singer I'm fairly used to reading German poetry and Faust is a story I've always wanted to read.
Moral of the story: Go to used bookstores people! So worth it.
Status Update: Chapter 3 of All Creatures; Chapter 3 of Breakfast (Classic Vonnegut so far. Lovin' it.
Wow, you hit the jackpot! I could have lent you the joan of arc book and huck finn, but I know you like your own copies so that's fine. Have fun!
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