Bookie

If any of you are readers, or ever were readers, I'm positive you'll see exactly where I'm coming from. You start a book series, and read all the entries in print. Maybe it's 2 books, maybe it's 10 books, but you zoom through them completely enthralled. Then the frustrating thing happens, you've been spoiled. So far, with every cliffhanger ending, you've been able to move on to the next book in the series right away to find out what happens. They have already been written. Then you read the last book that's available and it leaves you hanging on an edge. You probably curse, stub your toe, and then move onto something totally different. Leaving yourself a mental bookmark to remember about a year from now to read the next chapter in that story when it is published.

Fast forward to the distant future. You are at the library dropping off a few books you pushed your way through, because face it... they weren't that great. "Hey! Just dropping off today..Thanks! Have a great day!" and as you head back to the stairwell door you see it. A big, shiny, new hardcover book on the strategically positioned New Acquisition shelf. You keep heading for the door, but pause as your brain processes the name you just fleetingly read on the cover. Turn. Re-examine. Walk 10ft across the floor to the book.

Now, you know you've read all this series at some point in the seemingly distant, but probably not so long ago past. Flipping the book over you first quickly scan the plot summary, start drawing a blank and then begin again... more slowly this time. Your brain is stretching, trying to remember these names, these characters, and where the heck this story is starting off from. You know you know this. Come on brain! Nope, you begin to show a small frown as you realize there's not really much recall coming back. But, you do know how much you enjoyed reading the other books. Heck, it's the library. It's free. I may as well grab it... oh and speaking of which, I know the author of the book next to it too! May as well pick that one up as well....

- "Haha, Leslie! I thought you were just dropping books off today?"

- "Ya... I almost made it out the door.... almost!"