When buying a book

I buy too many books for my own good. I don't know why I don't just go to the library .

My shopping style is very erratic. Sometimes I sit down and read like thirty pages of the thing before buying it. Othertimes I literally judge it by its cover. But then, I read a ton of fantasy, and, considering how much high fantasy shit is on the shelves these days, if there aren't any unicorns (Mercedes Lackey) or topless chicks (Jacqueline Carey) or the name Terry Goodkind on there, then it's bound to be interesting. (Hey, it worked for American Gods and Perdido Street Station.)

When I actually know and love a particular author, I purchase their new books indiscriminately. When I have the money.

Jam it back in, in the dark.