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I do! But then since I buy books primarily on recommendations and infamy, I typically know already what I'm getting into regardless of cover. Covers influence my impulse buys - books that I'm not familiar with, by authors I've never heard of. I recently bought Fortunately, The Milk and I had...

Ok, finally checking the website, and no, the spoiler tag remains not working. But it works on the mobile app. Hmm... I believe you can do something with the HTMLs, right Brent?

Haha, yeah, I'd imagine it would read slightly strangely. But I'm amazed at it could be done at all...

Well, I would cry too. Except I'd cry from happiness, no more late night email. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Book And Reader mobile app

Still a crime. Will probably murder you a little slower, just to register my appreciation on another sale. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Book And Reader mobile app

I'm in the mobile app now, and it's working! I'll check the actual website later. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Book And Reader mobile app

Yes, that's what I found when I tried a few of the chapters. Interesting, but so far not my cup of tea. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Book And Reader mobile app

Er, maybe Life, A User's Manual, by Georges Perec?

This is interesting discussion. While it isn't that I don't care what my son reads, I'm more concerned that he reads at all (for pleasure, I mean, not reading as a skill). He's 6, and he's juggling reading in 3 languages, so for me it's making sure he's not headed for a burnout (and it's not all...

I think this is a great idea, especially when combating prejudices. Judging a piece of work on its merits, not reputation. But wouldn't people who like books should be able to tell famous (or infamous) works pretty readily, even if they haven't read them, like even if one hadn't read Wuthering...

And how old is this nephew?

Brent, can we implement spoiler tags please?

Just finished it. Wonderful. About memories (something that I'm thinking about recently), and growing up... A lot of things to love, this book (cover and rough-cut pages notwithstanding). Made me think of my own childhood, but nothing quite so scenic, what with concrete everywhere and dusty...

Wow, dude. Firstly, you forgot you read a GGK. That's a crime. Like murder. Secondly, you're right, I suppose, in the larger scheme of things. It's just that sometimes I feel I should remember more than 'I liked it', or 'I hated it', or something equally ambivalent like that. But mostly it...

That sounds like work! :( I'll wait for the mind chip and download all the info I want...

I've not read either yet, but Perec isn't a fly-by-night author, and he's pretty well known for his other works, especially Life, A User's Manual. I was just checking Wikipedia, and found that he has another novel that uses words that only has the vowel 'e', called The Exeter Text: Jewels...

Hmm. Gotta look it up once again. His sister, Amy, is a little more sharp, I remember thinking.

You cut the pages of the old books yourself??? Are you a Hempstock?

They are called gamebooks, and I have loads of them! :) The Choose Your Own Adventure series of books is probably one of the more famous ones, but there are plenty of these around, like the Fighting Fantasy series or the Lone Wolf books.

I found this really funny somehow. :D I bought OatEotL yesterday, and I dug into it just now. Not far yet, but I find that it's a pretty well written one so far. I had several *I need to finish this bloody chapter* moments, so all is well so far. He's usually very careful about what he reveals...