why are books so expensive? i would've spent a total of $490 if my sister didn't already have some of the books i need this semester. after opting to pick out used books (at least those that were available), i paid a total of $185! phew...

i am taking a british lit course this semester, and these are the books we will be reading:

Hard Times by Charles Dickens
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Oroonoko and Other Writings by Aphra Behn
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

buying books got me all pumped. i'm ready for school!