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[oyceter]

Oh dear. I went down to the used bookstore to sell some of my books and ended up finding vols. 3-4 of Alice 19th in Japanese. I willfully resisted, but once I have trade credit, I fear I will relapse. I need to stop buying books in non-English because I will never read them! And yet... three dollars each!

So then, of course, I decided to head over to Books, Inc. and proceeded to end up getting Fruits Basket 4, Saiyuki Reload 1 (I miss Minekura art. I need to scout for artbooks when I go home), a gift for a friend, and Megan Whalen Turner's The Thief. I haven't even started reading all the books I got while I was in NY, or even the books I got when rachelmanija was here. I think I need a book-buying hiatus.

The sad thing is that in the back of my mind, the book-buying hiatus is littered with loopholes (It doesn't count if I get manga! It doesn't count if I get stuff with gift certificates or trade credit!).

Also, I curse all of you who have gotten me back into manga and so impatient that I cannot even wait a month for my Amazon gift certificate to get more Fruits Basket. The only reason I stopped at only one volume was becuase vol. 5 was in bad shape and they didn't have another copy.

I curse you all to be deluged with too many good book recs and have no willpower to resist!

*madly cackles*

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[coffeeandink.livejournal.com]

I curse you all to be deluged with too many good book recs and have no willpower to resist!

You mean that's not the default state?

[oyceter]

Drat, obviously I need to think of a new curse!

(The Turner is All Your Fault, by the way)

Hrm, my other one was going to be "May you never have enough shelves," but I suspect that's the default state as well...

[coffeeandink.livejournal.com]

If you only said, "I curse you to have always needed more shelves," it could be like Delirium's curse of Mazikeen in Brief Lives.

[oyceter]

Hee!

Oooo, btw, is there anything you'd like me to look for in Taiwan (artbooks, etc.)?

[coffeeandink.livejournal.com]

EEE! Saiyuki Gaiden, any volumes that are out, please. Oh, and Wild Adapter likewise. I'll pay you back!

How much do artbooks cost in Taiwan, with the exchange rate? Because I think I can get most of the Minekura ones in Kinokuniya; they're just expensive.

[oyceter]

Okie! I suspect I will be buying much for myself as well ;).

I think artbooks are... um.... it's a good question! I suspect around $25? At least, that was when I was in high school... hrm.

[coffeeandink.livejournal.com]

Just the manga, I think. For those I have text translations bookmarked, and also I think they have some of Minekura's prettiest art. (I don't love Wild Adapter the way I love Saiyuki, but it's got better art. I wish it would get licensed.)

[rilina.livejournal.com]

I need to stop buying books in non-English because I will never read them!
This is what I was thinking in the Narita aiport bookstore, but I still walked away with lots and lots of manga!

I've just ordered the first two Salty Dog artbooks. I can't wait until they get here!

[oyceter]

Mwahaha! Thanks so much for the Saiyuki by the way! I got them and petted them and ogled and the beautiful color pages.

(btw, lemme know if there's anything you'd like from Taiwan)

[rilina.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the offer, but I think I'm all set. :)

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

I want non-perishable goodies, plus lots and lots of food-blogging. With photos. Take a photo of a mangosteen!

[oyceter]

I shall indeed! Sadly, I think the mangosteen is a summer veggie, but I will drag my camera to places.

Maybe I will get you plastic food this time instead of real food =(. We have to visit again so I can make you stuff!

[umadoshi.livejournal.com]

*baffled* . . . you talk about impending Furuba addiction like it's a bad thing. ^_-

Now I want new books. *sighs*

[oyceter]

LOL! My poor wallet begs me for mercy ;).

Just finished vol. 4 and want to hurry up and read till 7 at least so it's caught up with the anime and new stuff starts happening!

[umadoshi.livejournal.com]

. . . I feel obliged to warn you that the anime includes a chunk of material from vol. 8 as well, due to the last quarter (maybe the last third?) of the anime storyline being shuffled out of the correct order of events. However, there's a completely-unanimated chapter in vol. 6, some new material in vol. 7, and most of vol. 8 *is* new. 8 is the first of my favorite volumes--it's where I discovered that Kyo wasn't my favorite character after all. ^_^

[oyceter]

Yeah, I keep wanting to get to vol. 8 so I can meet the horse girl!

[umadoshi.livejournal.com]

She breaks my heart and makes me smile in all sorts of ways, all at once. *bliss* (I remain irrationally bitter that the anime cut the first reference to her, which happens in a chunk that *was* animated. I know perfectly well that referring to a character who wouldn't be in the show would have been idiotic, but I still want them to acknowledge her. -_-)

. . . do you know anything about her, or have you managed to stay unspoiled? (Which may be a silly question, since you read this journal, but I try to be careful about spoiler cuts . . . )

[oyceter]

Awwwwww! I only know the little bits that I scanned on your site (I dropped by because I was curious about her after hearing so much), but not much history at all. Just that she's the horse and that there's something with her and Hatsuharu.

[umadoshi.livejournal.com]

and that there's something with her and Hatsuharu.

*nods* There is indeed--one of those lovely subplots that comes out in bits and pieces and is full of misdirection and hints. *happy shivers*

[oracne.livejournal.com]

I curse you all to be deluged with too many good book recs and have no willpower to resist!

*madly cackles*

Too late....