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Just in time to order three books through betterworldbooks (www.betterworldbooks.com) to capitalise on the Black Friday Sale (15% off for 3 books and above).

Purchased David Edding's "The Mallorean vol 1" and "The Belgariad vol 1", as well as Frank Herbert's "Green Brain".

The reason I made the decision so late was cos I checked out the prices for the two David Eddings' books over the weekend and found them to be more expensive locally ($42 SGD vs $23 USD), even if shipping is included. Books in Singapore are mostly seriously overpriced. So much for promoting literacy.

I remember reading The Belgariad and Mallorean when I was in early secondary School; the characters were interesting, though the plot was slightly cliched. In general though, it made for a highly entertaining read and got me through the first two years of school as I read and re-read it countless times.

I probably need to get back to serious reading. I'm just starting off my reading list with Jules Verne's "Journey to the centre of the Earth", and hopefully progress to finishing " Crime and Punishment" by this year.

The vernacular in US and Russian novels (eg The Great Gatsby, Catcher in the Rye, Crime & Punishment) are slightly difficult to get engrossed in - I think maybe it's because I grew up with UK books, so when slang or dramatic writing is introduced, I lose all interest.

Probably a bad thing since it seriously makes me a picky reader.