This final batch of books from the Wish List are at the same time more reasonable (especially reasonably priced; no book over $23) and also at the same time kind of superfluous. Much of the ancient literature is stuff that appeals to my smartypants side; whether I would actually read it is kind of a moot point, but I would be so happy to have them on hand, for reference and whatnot. There are two volumes that, until last night, were competing for my 'one book a month' resolution: Zero Gravity by Woody Allen and Borges: Collected Fictions. If I chose Woody I would have all five of his writing collections, but the clotted comedy of Mere Anarchy has kind of put me off his work for a bit, and there is only a hardcover available right now. Jorge Luis Borges is always a writer I've felt that I should be more into (what with all the fantasy and magical realism and whatnot), and having his collected fictions all in one place appeals to the completist in me. I was never that into him when I was reading Ficciones, though, although now that I'm older I might appreciate his work more. As it is, I can't decide on anything right now, so maybe I'll just let things slide until something really arouses my interest.
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