Conquering the Tome - The Terror by Dan Simmons
It's story time, folks. I have these two friends. Fabulous fellows. When we hang out, we like to go to Barnes and Noble to get iced coffees and browse books. Last winter, we were doing exactly that - killing two hours by looking at all the books. In my head, I'd play the "I've Read That!" game, I'd attempt to supply witty commentary about how popular books were. (I'm not sure they appreciated it though honestly.) Then one of my friends made an innocent comment about a book he wanted to read, but how it would be cheaper on Amazon. And he was right. It was cheaper on Amazon. Except the book lover in me was OFFENDED that he'd browse a book store and then purchase a book from it's competitor just because it was cheaper. I was determined to buy a book from them, even though I didn't have a ton of money, because damnit, I wanted to support brick and mortar stores. Barnes and Noble has been a staple of my life. The book I bought was The Terror ...