Day 151: Fantasy Revival

So a while back, I started reading a fantasy book, which I promptly put down due to much internal mocking and gave to Borders. Well kids, after a long hiatus, I finally bought a new fantasy book. The general consensus on the post comments for my fantasy reading challenge was that I needed to try Neil Gaiman (although all of your other comments were wonderful suggestions!), so yesterday I picked up a book I'm committing to--"Neverwhere."

The back cover had a review that called the book "urban fantasy," "a modern Alice in Wonderland" which I'm drawn in by. Mostly I'm hoping means that there are no "faeries" and "daemons" or that if there are, they aren't stated as such. We'll see how far I get. Asking a genre so defined by "faeries" and "daemons" to not be that is a stretch, I know.


So far, there's a girl named "Door" which is a name I hate. I'm not expecting everyone to be named Jennifer and John, but Door? No thanks. It's like "Price Hairstreak." WTF? Just call them Mestoliphious for all I care, just not a name that's a really random noun. It weirds me out.

I've also already lost track of a couple tertiary characters, but I'm thinking I'll get back on track soon. I'll give you a blog about how this goes when I finish, which may be a long time. It's a long book after all!

I am more positive about reading this book though. Believe me.

Day 69: Adding to Borders' Inventory

After deciding with utmost certainty that I had no interest whatsoever in finishing The Purple Emperor from my "read a fantasy book" challenge, I thought of a creative way to eliminate it from my life. I left ye old Emperor in the Fantasy section of Borders, next to Frost Bitten, The Reluctant Mage, The Evolutionary Void and Total Eclipse. I think he'll make some friends in this section, even if he is a little awkward.

As you may be able to see, there is a little purple tab sticking out of my book. I left this note for the future owner to find:

Okay, so, major typo...there's no "@" in the web address, but hopefully this person is smart and will figure this out.

Before leaving, I had a strange change of heart. While I was definitely benefiting the customer in that he would get a free book, I was simultaneously ripping off Borders. The person that picked up my book may forgo buying another book. My conscience was distraught thinking of how I was damaging the publishing industry and all, so I decided to buy something to make up for it.

I heeded the advice of Ashley and Katie and bought the Avett Brothers CD, which is most certainly overpriced anyway, so Borders is making profit in spades.

I can't wait to see if someone actually finds it!!