Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Overdue

Book club is on Thursday.  I am notorious for waiting until the last possible minute to start reading the book because I am either reading something else or I am too busy or tired to read.  I also read books rather slowly because I only read at night.  After about five minutes reading in bed I drop the book on my head because I fall asleep and forget everything I read the next day.  Although I checked out this month’s book about 3 weeks ago, I procrastinated long enough that the book was due back to the library before I had even read past the prologue.

The rest of my book club’s members were either done and had passed the book on or were in the same predicament.  The book was due last Friday, and we weren’t even close to being done.  I made the decision to keep the book – a decision not made lightly as I am a rule follower.  I don’t want to be indebted to the library for even $1.50.  But being able to speak intelligently about the books at book club is important to me so I sacrificed my integrity and the change in my wallet in order to read Jodi Picoult’s Change of Heart
  stuff 019 
WHAT A WASTE!  I do not like this book at all.  I’m already not really a Picoult fan, but her books are usually pretty easy to get through albeit tear-jerkers.  This one is just weird.  So, I’m returning the book today and paying my debt upon return.  I will attend book club because I enjoy the evening with friends and the free meal.  But I will have to resort to unintelligently talking about the book.  What a disappointment.

12 comments:

  1. Don't feel too busted. That $1.50 overdue fee is going back into supporting a public institution.

    You should feel good about your good deed.

    ReplyDelete
  2. One of the true pleasures that will never be replaced by an I-book. That feathering tearing sound made by a shite book being flung through the air with the vim of distaste and disappointment lending force to ones arm.

    ReplyDelete
  3. I must admit, I'm addicted to my library.

    ReplyDelete
  4. I hate reading. Maybe they made it into a movie I can watch.
    m.

    ReplyDelete
  5. @Hula - That is true. I should start turning all my library books in late!

    @Vince - Definitely! Everyone I know who has an electronic book thing love them, but I don't think I would - for many reasons. Of course the vigorous flinging is one, and also I would have paid for this awful book which would have cost me a whole lot more than $1.50.

    ReplyDelete
  6. @The Blonde Duck - Me too! We have three small libraries in town but are currently building a big one. I can't wait!

    @Mark - What?!?! Oh no, it's a good think I like you.
    You wouldn't like THIS movie. :)

    ReplyDelete
  7. Unless you want personally autographed books, get a Kindle. That's my take. After 100 late books it's paid for!

    ReplyDelete
  8. @GJ - Yah, but after a 100 free books from the library I still haven't paid as much as I would paid book on a kindle. I got one for my mom for Xmas and she loves it, but she really misses sharing books with friends. She has to buy them all now. I can't tell you the last time I paid for a book between the library and friends who lend them to me. I don't think I will be a kindle converter. However I said that about audio books too, but since having a puppy that needs to be walked 10 times a day, those audio books on the iphone are great!

    ReplyDelete
  9. I often feel righteous when I pay my overdue library fines, like I'm paying a librarian's salary for a day, or something, helping to create jobs, and mend our broken nation.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Sorry the book was meh! I hate wasting time on a book that I don't like.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Is it wrong that this post cracked me up? It started with, "WHAT A WASTE!"

    ReplyDelete