“Book Nook” & Friends of the Library

Here I am living in Tampa for the third week, and I hadn’t gone to a used book store in town until day. That’s totally out of my character. Usually by the end of my first week anywhere foreign, I’ve been to every used book store twice. Anyway, this just happened to be a place called “Book Nook” situated inside the public library. I love Friends of the Library book stores because their prices are always great, and they usually have decent novels.

I picked up Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky because I’ve had my eye on it for a while. The cover draws me to it, and the summary makes it even more enticing. I didn’t realize it was an advanced reader’s edition, so once I got it home, I noticed that it only has part 1. Bummer. It was only one dollar, though, and if I like the first part enough, I’ll go out and buy the whole book. I also picked up The Immoralist by Andre Gide. It’s been on my book wishlist for a while now, and I can’t remember why I put it on there in the first place, but I know it’ll be good. It’s an old copy that’s still in decent condition. I love that. Jewel by Bret Lott was there, and I picked that up. I’ve heard a lot of positive things about it, and even though I hate to admit it, Oprah chooses pretty good books for her book club. All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy. I always see this everywhere! I haven’t read it because I chose to read The Awakening by Kate Chopin instead when I had the chance, but I’ll get into it soon enough. Last is Monster by Walter Dean Myers. Not for any particular reason. I didn’t even read the synopsis on the back, but I always eyed it at Book Warehouse, and I thought it looked really interesting. It’s a young adult book, and I don’t buy many of that genre, so it’ll be refreshing.

I got all of them fo 4.50 which is really really good. I also inquired about volunteering there so hopefully that will come through. I would really really love that.