As I’ve alluded too in previous posts, I am one of many addicted souls who help fund their Monkey by taking advantage of discounts available by pre ordering via a subscription. This saves me a fair amount of cash each month (not so much that the put upon Mrs Dimitri doesn’t raise an eyebrow upon seeing the receipt each month though!!) but means that this very disorganised Monkey needs to be up to date with solicits and I have to be quite discriminating.

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It is a strange experience. Finishing a book and then being compelled to pick it up and to read it again straight away. There are various reasons for this of course. You could be checking to see if it was as bad as you though, you could have been blind drunk and hadn’t taken a word in, or just occasionally it’s because you have read something so enjoyable, you just can’t wait to dive right back in. 

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