Friday, February 20, 2009

I love book lists


So I'm a small anglophile. Actually that is a lie. I am a huge anglophile. I believe there are a lot of things to love about the British, and their dry sense of humor is defiantly at the top of that list.

So if you love the British, dry humor, or escapes from your dreary life, check out the top 10 funnies books according to British book customers.

  1. Right Ho, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse (1933)
  2. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (1961)
  3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (1979)
  4. Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome (1889)
  5. Wilt by Tom Sharpe (1976)
  6. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole (1980)
  7. Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis
  8. The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse (1938)
  9. Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding (1996)
  10. Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall by Spike Milligan (1971)

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

I could get really get use to this


I have lamented before the lack of a netflicks type of service for books. It's not that I don't love libraries and bookstores, because I do, but I'm the type that can't buy a book until I've read it and LOVED it. Plus with so many great books out there, I don't want to waste my time reading books that are just so so, and try to read only books that have won awards or have been highly recommended to me. The only problem is that all too often I find myself adding books to my to-read list at home or at work only to find that myself without that list when I head to the library. Because I can't waste a trip to the library by coming home empty handed I end up filling my bag with what usually ends up being so-so books. I know that I have the ability to request a book if the library doesn't have it, but usually if I am looking for a book I want to read it now and don't want to drive back to the library to pick it up when it becomes available. I've got to look into bookswim.com more, but I think I may have found the answer. A never ending supply of books delivered to my door. Isn't that the definition of paradise? :)