Until I discovered the gateway drug know as Pandemonium Books, where I met this guy
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It started innocuously enough. I was reading David Eddings on the train, when I struck up a conversation with a nice man who told me I could find the book I was missing from the series by visiting this bookstore in Central Square.
I walked through the door, and a little threw shot through my spine - here was a whole bookstore dedicated to what is usually regulated to a tiny corner in the back of Barnes and Noble.
It shames me to say that the only genre I like to read is SciFi/Fantasy, and I could really skip the whole SciFi part. I feel like I'm not a truly literate person, because I ought to be curling up to War and Peace or something else written by a foreigner.
In any case, I pick out my selections, and as I'm checking out, I get asked by the man pictured above if I'd like become a member.
"It's free," he said in that monotonous yet expressive tone that only hardcore nerds are able to affect.
"Free!" I squealed. I'm still working on my tone.
Membership meant that after I spent a $250, I'd get a free $25 coupon for the store. Considering that the books I was purchasing cost less than $4 each, I know it it would take awhile to reach my goal, but what was the harm?
Then I was offered the newsletter.
The newsletter contained all the hip happenings taking place in the store, like gaming, parties, author book signings, gaming, forums, gaming, singles parties, gaming and gaming.
I know I should say no, but I couldn't. Something in my soul cried out to be unleashed!
"Sure, send me the newsletter," I said.
I walked out the door with my books in hand, but I knew that I lost more than $8.95. I surrendered to the dark side, baby, and I could never go back.
2 comments:
Comic book stores are where I geek out. Though I usually get the comics I want through subscriptions, I like the atmosphere. It's the only place where I can look at toys and not be judged by people around me. And they have all the good graphic novels. I need to replace some of the books I gave to Jordan over the last few months, so maybe a visit to one is due soon...
Haha I guess I'm as purely illiterate as you. Probably more so since Pete also got me addicted to comics. I can only hope Searcy has some sort of bookstore, even if its not nearly as amazing as the one you discovered.
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