because with the postal service in Russia, he probably wouldn't get it anyway.
yeah, it sucks. usually if we send him anything, we have to send it to London for his sporadic visits there, and he picks it up. However, if I buy the ebook I will send it to him.
"So many vows. They make you swear and swear. Defend the King, obey the King, obey your father, protect the innocent, defend the weak. But what if your father despises the King? What if the King massacres the innocent? It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or another."
No, it is going to be a lot more expensive - I remember last time you gave me a link to where I could calculate it (it was about JAS), it came out about a quarter what I earn a month - there were some specific conditions for some countries and sure enough, Russia was one of them. Anyway, I'll never be able to buy it new, even here it's way too expensive; so either a student (I have some rich ones - rich here means they make more than $500 a month) makes me such a present on my next birthday, or a miracle happens and I find it in Paris at Gibert or Fnac at "prix special", or - well, will have to wait for a paperback.Originally Posted by pablo
Jean, why didn't you order the book from Amazon for nine bucks when it was still at that price? Even with shipping to Russia, it's gotta be about the same as a new book in Russia, most likely?I hate you all...
::jealous::
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That truly sucks, no other word for it. I just hate seeing you miss out on a new book like this.
Don't feel too bad Jean, I always wait for the paperback. ;D
"People, especially children, aren't measured by their IQ. What's important about them is whether they're good or bad, and these children are bad." ~ Alan Bernard
"You needn't die happy when your day comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from beginning to end and ka is always served." ~ Roland Deschain
Jean - Doesn't Fedex or UPS deliver to your area?!?
The Man In Black Fled Across The Desert...
...And The Gunslinger Followed.
“I’m always on the Batman rule, sir.” - Kate Kane / Detective Comics 857
"It is the story, not he who tells it." Except to us collectors who have to put limits somewhere. - jhanic
Remember, Remember, The Fifth of November, The Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot.
Are there any little used bookstores out there where you can find books cheaper? I know it probably wouldn't work for Under the Dome since it's so recent, but you could maybe find some other good ones there. That's where I get a lot of my books from.No, it is going to be a lot more expensive - I remember last time you gave me a link to where I could calculate it (it was about JAS), it came out about a quarter what I earn a month - there were some specific conditions for some countries and sure enough, Russia was one of them. Anyway, I'll never be able to buy it new, even here it's way too expensive; so either a student (I have some rich ones - rich here means they make more than $500 a month) makes me such a present on my next birthday, or a miracle happens and I find it in Paris at Gibert or Fnac at "prix special", or - well, will have to wait for a paperback.Jean, why didn't you order the book from Amazon for nine bucks when it was still at that price? Even with shipping to Russia, it's gotta be about the same as a new book in Russia, most likely?I hate you all...
::jealous::
Or what about a library?
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
I just woke up from a nap, into a dream because in the stack of mail on the table was
Under The Dome!!!I got to go get started! OH JOY , and The Stephen King Library!
The answer is within
all matter is energy, all energy is GOD
Heather love, we are a Russian-speaking country... chances of finding a recent King, in English, in a used book store are so low I don't think I am able to calculate them. The same goes for libraries.
I always get my English books in used book stores, too, but not here - in England or France. That's where I hope to find my Under the Dome, but, since I don't think there'll be a paperback as early as next spring (hopefully, I'll go to Paris in April), I hope Alexander can get one for me as soon as it comes out; then I'll get it by Xmas 2010; all that, I repeat, if a student doesn't think of something before that time.
Pam
Pablo and Irish Dawn:
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, here's hoping when you go to Paris in April, you'll be able to score the hardcover. It's a beautiful book.
psst
Spoiler:
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good luck Jean.
I'd send you my copy if I knew it would safely make it out to you.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
But Jean, as a book lover, surely you know it's not that same...
I'm sure Jean will agree that that is true, but as a russian book lover I'm sure he'll say it's also much more readily available.
Yes to both.
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Road
Wanted to read it before the movie comes out. What an interesting way of writing Mr. McCarthy has.
I regret leaving my soul
I forgot I needed it, to feel
maybe when I die
I'll just grab it real quick
How do I want to read Under the Dome.
Instead, I'm reading Alastair Reynolds' Pushing Ice and trying to forget about all the magnificent NEW books around.
"...neither the stupid jokes nor the easy surface emotions were the truth of Cuthbert Allgood."
I gotta go and buy Under the Dome sometime soon. I don't want to have people spoil me the fun in all those threads out there...
I am also reading The Road. I am about halfway through it. He has a very poetic style. Yet, it is quite choppy and disconnected. Beautifully frustrating. Also the lack of punctuation and grammer is distracting. I found "No Country for Old Men" both easier to read and less entertaining.
Sloth Love Chunk
Yes, I think I can see how you find see the grammar and punctuation distracting. It hasn't really bothered me much, but I'm only about 60 pages in. I do have to say though, the book is very easy to visualize. It's almost so real in my head. This being my first McCarthy, I'm quite interested in his other books now.I am also reading The Road. I am about halfway through it. He has a very poetic style. Yet, it is quite choppy and disconnected. Beautifully frustrating. Also the lack of punctuation and grammer is distracting. I found "No Country for Old Men" both easier to read and less entertaining.
I regret leaving my soul
I forgot I needed it, to feel
maybe when I die
I'll just grab it real quick
No Country For Old Men is good, though excedingly violent. However, I think the needless violence is kinda the point. It is written in a much more fluid manner than The Road, but I think that some of the poetic discription found in The Road is missing from this book.
Sloth Love Chunk
Yes, I've only seen the movie so I cannot comment on the book, the violence is very much the point. I think I might give All the Pretty Horses a shot sometime.
I regret leaving my soul
I forgot I needed it, to feel
maybe when I die
I'll just grab it real quick
My next McCarthy book will be Blood Meridian. Though, I have several in "the stack" atop that one.
Sloth Love Chunk
I'm reading Blood Meridian right now. It's frustratingly beautiful (to steal a phrase) in the sense that some pages will require more than one reading due to McCarthy's style and the amount of information and references that can be found in any given page can be a bit overwhelming at times. Despite that however, I'm still thoroughly enjoying it.
All the Pretty Horses is such a normal, romantic story compared to other books by him. It started way slow for me..put it away a couple times..but I ended up really enjoying it. Frank Muller reads the audiobook too!
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