Just went on my occasional book-buying spree. It had been a sort-of tradition with me till last year, but this year, all traditions and routines have flown out of the window. Of late, I was beginning to feel guilty of abandoning my passion. So, today was a moment of repentance.
For my friends, a summary of my proposed penance:
- The Collected Short Stories of Saki – Hector Hugh Munro
- The Moonstone – Wilkie Collins
- The Man Who Would Be King & Other Stories – Rudyard Kipling
- The Diamond as Big as the Ritz & Other Stories – F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Les Mis̩rables (Volume 1) РVictor Hugo
- Silas Marner – George Eliot
- The Inimitable Jeeves – P.G. Wodehouse
- The Girl in Blue – P. G. Wodehouse
- Aunts Aren’t Gentlemen – P.G. Wodehouse
- Big Money - P.G. Wodehouse
- Ring For Jeeves - P.G. Wodehouse
- Jeeves in the Offing - P.G. Wodehouse
- The Clicking of Cuthbert - P.G. Wodehouse
- Piccadilly Jim - P.G. Wodehouse
- Right Ho, Jeeves - P.G. Wodehouse
- Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves - P.G. Wodehouse
16 books, and can you imagine, the tab came up to just Rs. 1482. That makes it just Rs. 92 (approx. $2 or £1.15) per book. A real bargain if any. Mumbai offers a splendid deal when it comes to buying quality stuff at low costs, be it from street dealers or even from officious book-stores (of course the book stores nowadays are more friendlier than ever before). I haven’t had the opportunity to see elsewhere so really cannot comment on a comparative basis.
3 comments:
I have bought books elsewhere, so I can comment. Mumbai has a decent share of book-shops, and Delhi is about the same. But Delhi is much better for getting second-hand books.
Mysore is quite cheap as well, but they don't have a lot of shops here.
I've heard that Bangalore and Chennai are great spots for book lovers as wel -- anyone care to comment?
Bah! no time to read.no need to buy :(
do u have a time-turner or a watch-stopper or something? when do u read n when do u write? do u at all sleep?
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