Goodreads Loot

I consider myself a bibliophile.

When I'm too lazy to stay at home (read: do household chores) or in a so-so mood, I always rush to a bookstore. My lazy or so-so day won't be complete without scanning the bookshelves, picking up a book, reading the summary at the back (if there's any) and scanning to check whether the text and font are friendly to my peepers. Yes, I'm that picky. But I can always adjust to the genre or writing style of the author. Weird eh? :) I even influenced fiance with this by hanging out at Booksale every now and then.

So when I saw a white card on our mailbox  telling me to claim a package at Window 37 from Q.C. Central Post Office, I was beyond happy. I went there immediately, paid Php 40 as customs inspection fee (not so happy about it) and got this. What a happy Holy Monday it was!

 From Arcata, California to Philippine Islands (sounds pre-war to me) with ♥

 

My first Goodreads loot. Hoping for more giveaways.

 Hmmm... must be one of the reasons why the author picked me.

Short & simple

I'm addicted to you, Goodreads. I vow to update and post my own book reviews soon. I swear by placing my hand in my own copy of Mostly Rapscallions. So help me God.

Booksale Loot 4

February 5, 2011

Booksale Shopwise Cubao

Clockwise from left: The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason, The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory, The Last Summer (of You and Me) by Ann Brashares, Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout, and Strand of a Thousand Pearls by Dorit Rabinyan

Booksale Loot 3

February 2, 2011

Booksale Shopwise Cubao

2011 so far has underwhelmed me, but February always underwhelms me. Or I'm just overreacting/too excited to worry/bored. Good thing KHFC and HVD are just around the corner to keep me excited. But boredom really sets in once in a while. And that's when Booksale comes into play to fill the gaps of boredom. 

 

Clockwise from left: The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell, The Many Lives & Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. by Sandra Gulland, Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes and Dream When You're Feeling Blue by Elizabeth Berg

Booksale Loot 2

February 1, 2011

Booksale Shopwise Arcade

They surely add variety to my book collection. Weeeeeeeeee!

 

Clockwise from left: (1) Supernatural Girls (Get the Scoop), (2) Da Vinci Code Decoded by Martin Lunn, (3) D is for Dahl and (4) Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding

Booksale Loot

January 22, 2011

Booksale 

Shopwise Arcade Cubao

1) Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières

I like collecting novels which were later made into films. I watched the movie years ago but I couldn't remember whether I enjoyed it or not. Probably not.

2) Hatchet Jobs and Hardball: The Oxford Dictionary of American Political Slang 

A fun read. American political slang is certainly amusing.

3) The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve

I have to watch the film adaptation of the same name to fully appreciate this novel.

I Heart Booksale!

January 15, 2011

Booksale

Shopwise Arcade Cubao 

As a general rule, I condemn sudden heavy downpours. Who doesn't? Seldom would you find an umbrella in my possession or any protective gear designed to shield me from instant fever and runny rose; hence the general rule. Just like any rule, it admits of exceptions. (Omigod! I suddenly miss Elle Woods drama!) So, the heavy rains forced me to sashay into Booksale - one of my favorite places in The Cube - to kill time and patiently wait for the rains to stop. Obvs, I always treasure every minute I spend in that place. Look what caught my eye and destroyed my weekly budget. 

It's THE Nancy Drew! I literally gasped at the sight of this. It brought back wonderful memories of my bibliophilic grade school years.

 Brand new & thick as an old school family album

 It got an envelope at the back which says "Postcards". When I opened it (note the whitish area), book covers of ND series posing as postcards were revealed. Smells good too!

All pages have interesting features which showcase ND's adventures in the series. Pop-ups galore. Very interesting. As of this writing, I actually finished reading the book. Told ya, I'm a fan!

Spell H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S.

I'm eager to click "publish post" now just so I could read the rest of my book haul upstairs. Au revoir!