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Spent $35 on a used copy of Flowers for Algernon and it wrecked me for a week
I saw it at a thrift store in Portland for $35 and thought it was just some old sci-fi book. Read it in one sitting on a Tuesday night and I was ugly crying by page 80, no joke. The way it talks about intelligence and happiness just hit me in a place I didn't expect. Has anyone else had a cheap used book hit way harder than something full price?
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jason733mo ago
Slaughterhouse Five was two bucks at a garage sale and I sat in my car for an hour after finishing it, just staring at the steering wheel. Cheap books hit different, like they're sneaking up on you.
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the_jade3mo ago
Right? Is it just me or do the beat-up old paperbacks hit so much harder? I found "The Road" for a dollar at a library sale. Read it in one shift at work. Sat in the break room after clocking out, just staring at the wall. There's something about a worn spine and dog-eared pages that makes the story feel more real. Like it's already lived a life before it got to you.
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