Tuesday 22nd 2004f June 2004

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I Hate Secondhand Books

A , posted by Anthony in the evening.

Surprisingly busy week, what with two last minute shorts, a parental visit and a very definite sense of ennui, but I’ll blog about all that at a later date. This is an appeal.

I visited the Strand bookshop the other day, and purchased a used copy of “Single and Single” by John le Carre. I was enjoying it right up until the point when I realised that somebody – some callous previous owner, I assume – had ripped out the last chapter. This did not please me.

So, I appeal to anybody out there who has a copy to please email me a precis of what happens in the end, after Oliver runs off from Aggie on the motorbike. Basically, I have the first page or two of chapter 19 and nothing thereafter.

This isn’t funny, memories of Hancock notwithstanding. Please put me out of my misery!

Comments on "I Hate Secondhand Books"

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    Comment ID: 1531

    At 7:29 am on Wednesday 23rd 2004f June 2004, Nigel blurted

    The curs! What a terrible thing to do!

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    At 9:16 pm on Wednesday 23rd 2004f June 2004, Crack Jr. proclaimed

    1. Locate the nearest NY bookshop with convenient inhouse Starbucks, comfy chairs, and unambitious security guards.
    2. Pluck a crisp, shiny new copy of ‘Single and Single’ from the shelves.
    3. Purchase latte. Flop.
    4. Finish the book, being careful not to break the spine.
    5. Once finished, return it to the shelves.
    6. Leave the shop, wondering what Aggie ever saw in Oliver in the first place.

    $10 can secure your eternal happiness…why wait? Send your money c/o Anthony RIGHT NOW and experience VALIANT FIDUCIARY TRUTH. This is NOT a pyramid scheme.

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    At 3:23 am on Friday 25th 2004f June 2004, Babs realised it was important that we all should understand

    The butler did it.

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    At 7:33 am on Friday 25th 2004f June 2004, BF was inspired to add

    And I was that butler, hehehehehehehehe! Or something. But seriously, what a barbaric thing to do. Someone asked me what a barbarian was the other day and now I know what I should have said!

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    At 11:35 am on Sunday 27th 2004f June 2004, eleanor was compelled to share

    How are Mum and Dad getting on? What have you all been doing? Are they going to write a blog entry? We need to know!!!

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    At 6:27 pm on Monday 28th 2004f June 2004, daragh pounch stated

    1. this is a good omen.
    2. write the last bit yourself.
    3. the baby dies at the end.
    4. they run out of petrol.
    5. theres a movie in this somewhere
    6. maybe it was supposed to be this way – ( for you, i suppose maybe ‘they’ dont want you to end it?
    7. ahh i see it now, this is the ending – for you – what are the chances mmmmmmmm
    8. make a movie of the ending
    9. ....... but what ever you do for god sake don’t read the ending, you don’t want to know…... trust me…..... ok …... i’ll tell you…..... its

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    At 9:33 pm on Monday 05th 2004f July 2004, goofisto discoursed

    thats why i always read the first line and then the last page before buying any book
    second hand or not

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