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We're all friends here, so I can safely admit to you all why I got an iPhone without being ostracized for being a sheep. Aside from the fact that I was sick of never having any credit with my pre-paid account, I was extremely tempted to get an iPhone because of some of its features. When they first came out I had a very "meh" attitude towards it. But all of sudden, over the last fortnight or so, I was overwhelmed with a strong urge to get one. Why? Why the sudden change of heart?
Well, I figured it out. It was temptation of the possibility of having hundreds of books with me in my pocket at all times that did it. Yep, that's right. I'm a MAJOR book nerd (in case you hadn't figured that out already). And last night I made the best purchase of perhaps my entire life, and I bought an application that consisted of 165 old classic books for a measly $6. That's right. $6.
Among this loooong list was a bunch of classics that I'd always wanted to read, but never got around to buying: Moby Dick, The Republic, Little Women, Wuthering Heights, A Tale of Two Cities, Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey, and many of Edgar Allen Poe's works. As well as these "must reads", there are heaps of childhood favourites: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass, The Secret Garden, White Fang, Jungle Book, Anne of Green Gables and Gulliver's Travels to name a few.
I was so excited that I stayed up until 2am this morning reading through the many titles, reading bits of the first pages, and generally just being rapt that I will not be lacking in something to read for a long, long time.
If you're interested, the application is 150 Great Books and it is well worth the small change needed to buy.
4 comments:
OMG...$6.00 Well i think it's about time for me to sing a different tune as well and join the fray...i'm still hoping and wishing though that apple will come up with something better and cheaper than the kindle.
Dying to get an iPhone but fear I shall never interact with the real world again.
Then again, perhaps that's not such a bad thing????
Oh I absolutely know what you mean, but I've justified the possible decrease in interaction to the fact that I got a great bargain. And the fact that really, I don't get much outside interaction done anyway! hehe
oh thanks for that. Great recommendation.
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