My daughter gives me huge lists of Manga she wants so that I know what to choose from for gifts.

Wool was great. Try Sand. Same author. Also Great!

Far more than a few mistakes lead us here….

I contacted Pearson over the book. Waiting for their reply.

I've had the same with Routledge. I ordered five books, three of which were poor print on demand, two were good quality.

Have you complained to the company themselves? What did they say?

Can’t really see any agency helping, it’s a book really - if it’s readable and such it’s probably fit for purpose.

But blurry content and such I’d be complaining to the retailer/publisher

I can't help you I'm afraid but I was recently comparing a new printing of a Pearson textbook with the same one from 5 years ago and the difference was shocking. I've also seen some bad printing quality from Routledge as well but that's been hit and miss for years in my experience.

I remember the good ol days where bomb threats were used to get out of tests. Where have we gone wrong

Well the fact that they can’t spell proves that bigots/ terrorist idiots have about as many brain cells as expected.

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I give books to kids frequently. Especially if I know their interests well. I try to go outside the standard "classics" picture books and get newer authors, and lesser known titles by famous authors. For older kids, I try to find new series that are relevant to their interests or similar to books I know they like. Graphic novels are fun too.

absolutely

great for kids

adults

anyone

you will like this book

I did the same. Saw wool half price and was like why not. I was in a reading drought, couldn't get past 60 pages of anybody. Read this and immediately sought out the sequel and gave in and bought the 3rd book online. I'm tempted to start again

Attempting to lend one to someone was more drama to begin with than it was even worth.

She was a single mother from class (university) asking for new books to read. However, she wasn't into genre fiction, and I was. I gave her something fairly tame, and that I didn't mind so much if I didn't get back. She tried to start it, but something got in the way, and because kids exist, it eventually came back with a spill and warped pages. This was a calculated risk, and in this case, I got exactly what I expected. Hence, I didn't give her anything I couldn't stand losing.

At some point, not sure when, she (friend 1) also lent a copy of a DESIGNER magazine she reads and collects, to a mutal friend (friend 2), who friend 1 saw as lazy and stupid, and the mutual friend threw that magazine - which was a DESIGNER magazine - in the bin, not understanding the difference or what it meant to the friend 1 who gave it to her.

This was probably 14 years ago and I'm glad I'm not around either anymore, the former especially due to a host of dramas and high-strung personality, the other due to a party personality being all there really was.

Some of my favorites! Such a well-imagined world.

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The Wool Trilogy is one is my absolute favorite series and I’m so excited to hear it is going to tv soon. Was such a good read.

I listened to this on audible few years ago and thought it was good. Never went on however.

Hearing about the tv show first time here

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Anyone against libraries has never actually used them.

I read this series years ago before it was published and loved it. I was super hesitant to read the prequel but it was excellent. I’m terrified that the story will be mangled unrecognizably when it’s turned into a tv series. Has anyone heard or read who is writing the script?

She's using the bottom part of her overskirt (frock). She probably had another three layers of skirts under that.

Ah okay thanks for the warning, but your description sounds like something I might be into!

The books weave this amazingly deep mood into you and if you let it really sink in you'll find yourself tripping over the themes and ending for years; mostly in dark, cold places and late at night when you wonder why we're all here.

I give vouchers, page marks etc. But not a book

Giving books to kids below 10/ below 7 still works