tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24731384.post4542993318479821759..comments2023-04-16T05:43:18.780-07:00Comments on Who Said Pixies Are Rational Creatures?: Why do people buy books they never read?Sha'el, Princess of Pixieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14049854555801812071noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24731384.post-55728572879561622502010-09-05T02:54:12.830-07:002010-09-05T02:54:12.830-07:00As far as I know there are at least five of the &#...As far as I know there are at least five of the 'brain/brawn ships' novels that feature Helva from 'The ship who Sang'. 'The City who Fought was the first novel in which the 'brain' that ran a city/space station was the star of the show, so to speakWiddershinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07696633516326208046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24731384.post-91750105207961529742010-09-04T10:36:00.000-07:002010-09-04T10:36:00.000-07:00I really don't know. It's always a puzzle ...I really don't know. It's always a puzzle to me. And some people are very careful with books. I don't especially like paper bound books, but I do own and read them. I can read one and have it look like new when I'm done. I'm careful with my books, and I wonder if that doesn't account for some of this. <br /><br />The good side is I end up with nice books I can't afford to buy new in the quantity I can buy from a thrift store. There is a huge difference between thirty dollars and a dollar or two.Sha'el, Princess of Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049854555801812071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24731384.post-11000947421701914132010-09-04T10:24:24.331-07:002010-09-04T10:24:24.331-07:00I think the most common must be litfic bestsellers...I think the most common must be litfic bestsellers, that people buy because everyone else is reading them (or claiming to have read them) and then find they don't like at all. <br />But those are odd to find unread. I wonder if someone bought them as a gift, and failed to turn their friend on to sf?batgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15143310557906978680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24731384.post-73983548961802292362010-09-04T04:46:14.540-07:002010-09-04T04:46:14.540-07:00You got some bargains there!You got some bargains there!fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24731384.post-80969032880790922602010-09-03T23:09:24.225-07:002010-09-03T23:09:24.225-07:00The City Who Fought is a follow up to their "...The City Who Fought is a follow up to their "The Ship Who Sang."Sha'el, Princess of Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049854555801812071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24731384.post-16603944853911593572010-09-03T20:54:02.495-07:002010-09-03T20:54:02.495-07:00I Loved "The City Who Fought". I think t...I Loved "The City Who Fought". I think there is a sequel floating around somewhere. Anything those two've written, together or separately, is worth a read... And like you I can't understand why books are bought and remain unread.Widdershinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07696633516326208046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24731384.post-9502057692173884722010-09-03T14:37:10.404-07:002010-09-03T14:37:10.404-07:00Those sound like good treasures to find! Hope you ...Those sound like good treasures to find! Hope you enjoy them.Rachel V. Olivierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993034871233904955noreply@blogger.com