This past weekend I was in Washington, D.C. for a few days. I was walking in Georgetown and a little bookstore caught my eye. The owner began to wave me inside and, as a book lover, I couldn’t resist.
I was browsing around, not looking for anything in particular and hand invention of making a purchase - I actually do not impulse buy books (I don’t impulse buy anything for that matter….) Yes, I purchase a lot of books, but every addition is very calculated. If I come across a title I’m interested in, I research it. I’ll read spoiler-free reviews and if I’m intrigued, I’ll then look for the one edition I’d prefer to own. Even then, I may not immediately purchase the book. I’ll wait a while, often just for the sake of practicing self control.
However, when I saw that this bookstore had And the Earth will Sit on the Moon, a collection of short stories by the infamous Russian author Nikolai Gogol, I knew needed to bring this little edition home with me. I haven’t read Gogol yet, but he is on my list and it’s actually rather tricky to come across Pushkin Press editions. I usually have to order them from the UK and even, used editions tend to retain retail prices.
I’m so happy to own this little book and even though my reading list is constantly growing, I look forward to eventually reading it. Nevermind the fact that I also literally have 11 (I’m not joking) Tudor historical fiction novels sitting in various online carts waiting to be adopted by me. (Shhh, don’t tell...]).
Do you impulsively buy books, or calculate your purchases?
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