I want to get my book snob friend a present. Which book should I get her?
Thanks.
2007-06-19 09:29:24 · 23 answers · asked by 99% fat free 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Snow White by Donald Barthelme. It's a deconstruction of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. Ah, postmodernism. I thought it was hilarious, but then again, I'm a book snob.
2007-06-19 09:40:26 · answer #1 · answered by God_Lives_Underwater 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your friend really loves books, try the Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde. It brings new meaning to the phrase "the wrold of fiction". It is a seriously funny series -- but only book geeks will get the jokes. The first book is called "The Eyre Affair", and it is one of the best things I have read in a long, long time.
2007-06-19 18:14:23 · answer #2 · answered by sweet byrd 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your budget. Can you afford to get her a first edition of one of her favorites?
I'm a book nut (not actually a snob, but gimme Faulkner or Doestoyevsky and I'll read it if I run out of best sellers) and I just love first editions!
eBay is a great place to look for first editions, or try your local used book store.
2007-06-19 20:45:05 · answer #3 · answered by silverin.unwritten 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon. By the time she finishes reading all 1085 pages, she probably wont be a book snob anymore. She will also have great biceps from holding it up all that time. Pax - C
2007-06-19 16:34:09 · answer #4 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The Sound and the Fury, which is my personal favorite. She will either love it, or bang her head against the wall until the last page. And the last page comes pretty quickly; its only about 300-ish pages. It's a great book, I loved it, and Quentin Compson, one of the narrators, is my favorite character in all of English Literature. Or, at least, the English LIterature I have read.
2007-06-19 20:04:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Without a doubt, Ulysses by James Joyce. A few years ago it was rated as the best book in the English language. See if you can find an early edition, like 1922.
2007-06-19 16:33:29 · answer #6 · answered by cjones1303 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I wish I know what girls read, and for a book snob at that.
But then,maybe you can give her something you've read yourself, and liked. With a character or a story she can identify herself with.
2007-06-20 13:48:28 · answer #7 · answered by DannyLua 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Book snobs are so hard to buy for. I know, I am one. Of course, all of us have our guilty pleasures (mine are J.K. Rowling and Stephen King), but if you don't know what your friend's vices are, it's always best to stick with a hardcover classic (the bookstore employees can help you find what you need.)
If, however, you 're really afraid of getting her something she won't like, give her a gift card. Then your friend can get whatever she wants. (I, personally, love getting gift cards to bookstores. It's better than chocolate!)
2007-06-19 16:41:32 · answer #8 · answered by missyshell05 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Jane Eyre
2007-06-20 00:09:33 · answer #9 · answered by Bronte 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Missyshell05. Get your friend a gift card to her favorite bookstore. Not only can she pick out what she wants, but if you buy her a book you think is great for her and she doesn't think it is, she'll consciously or sub-consciously judge you for your perceived lack of literary taste.
2007-06-19 17:43:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋