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May 25, 2014

Retrospect #21: May 25th

May 25, 2014

In My Life

My weeks feel like they’re melding into one another, so I sometimes forget what happened exactly when. Looking back on the past week, I’m not so sure anymore what did happen then and what actually happened the week before that. I think it is time I introduce structure into my life again, instead of going with the flow. Even when it comes to reading, I’m completely losing my overview. A change of pace will probably kick some zest into my life again.

What I do remember is book mail! Of course that made me happy but I’m disappointed with the time it took for these books to reach me. In the past when I ordered books from The Book Depository, they would reach me within a week, or two tops. This time round, it took more than three weeks from the day I ordered until the day all the books had reached me. I’m not sure what’s going on with the major slowdown in shipping but I hope that delivery times won’t drag even more in the future.

Book Haul

This is the first time I went with hardcovers of books in English. I don’t like dust jackets, so given the option, I automatically pick paperbacks. But I somehow expect to like both The World Outside and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, so I disregarded my personal rule this one time.

On the Blog

Reviews
  • [19 May] Leap of Faith by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley ★★★★
Blog Posts
  • [23 May] Ebooks Are Real
  • [25 May] Retrospect #21: May 25th

Around the Blogosphere

Bloggers & Blogging
  • Rachel @ Parajunkee has a few tips to the removal of non-British classic works from the GCSE syllabus, courtesy of Michael Gove.
Rating & Reviewing
  • Cait @ Notebook Sisters took it upon herself to find out what publicists think of negative book reviews.
Reading
  • Nikki @ The Paper Sea considers why she read YA, even though she is an adult. Her reason’s pretty much the same as mine. Not surprising, since we both are in our early twenties, not married, without children, and have no mortgage to pay off.
  • Rosie @ Rosie Reads wants to say these 7 things to people who don’t like to read.
  • Stormy @ Book. Blog. Bake. shares her experiences with the idea of gendered reading as she grew up.
  • Marianne @ Boricuan Bookworms discusses the place of cliffhangers in books. While I rarely, if ever, look upon them with favour, she has found some appreciation for them.

Quote of the Week

“Some things are of value, even if they aren’t worth money. You’d be wise to understand that lesson.”

—Marva Meier Rios, Objects of My Affection by Jill Smolinski

With consumerism so deeply rooted in our lives, I think we sometimes forget that there are a lot of things that matter that money can’t buy. This is why I like this quote. It reminds us that the monetary cost and the value of something can be two very separate concerns.


Have you had any problems with book shipments recently as well?
There is so much information that I come across each day, I sometimes find it hard to process it all. This is why I decided to post a weekly recap post of what’s been going on here on my blog and with me in general, in the blogosphere and also about books as a whole. Retrospect has been inspired by none other than the lovely Asti @ Oh, the Books! when she used to do her weekly Bookish Recaps on her original blog, A Bookish Heart.

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  1. Marianne @ Boricuan Bookworms says

    May 27, 2014 at 05:33

    Books from The Book Depository always take at least a month to arrive at my house. I thought that it was just because of where I lived, but I’ve heard other cases where it’s taken a lot of time. Weird.

    Anyways, I’ve been hearing so much about To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before and am really looking forward to reading your review. Enjoy your books! :)

    • Joséphine @ Dudette Reads says

      June 1, 2014 at 00:11

      Wow! One month? I’m glad it hasn’t come to that for me yet. But I’ll definitely take note of the time it takes for the most recent books I ordered. 3 of them were dispatched this week, so now I wait. Haha.

      I’ll probably read it towards the end of June when my library books have mostly found their way back to the book drop, so I can pick up the books I actually do own to read :)

  2. Kayla @ The Thousand Lives says

    May 26, 2014 at 07:06

    I recently ordered some books for a friend from BD, and I think they got to her within a week. That’s really strange to hear they took so long for you! Hopefully it was just a fluke this time? One or two weeks I can understand, especially since it’s free shipping and that’s a HUGE benefit to BD, but three or more is like… where’s my books dude??

    • Joséphine @ Dudette Reads says

      June 1, 2014 at 00:09

      I guess it isn’t really the fault of TBD. Once the books are out of their hands, it comes down to the carriers they selected. I don’t think it was a fluke. It’s been taking more and more time for books to reach me. Allegiant took 3 weeks to reach me last year. I clearly remember wondering what the point in pre-ordering was if I had to wait that long. But since they’ve got free shipping, like you said, and the books are almost always cheaper than in bookstores, I don’t usually mind the wait. It takes me quite some time to get down to reading the books I buy anyway. Haha. I’m too fond of my library, and am always trying to read the books I borrowed before they’re due.

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