I had to read that twice just to understand it. Then I had to check my calendar to make sure it wasn’t April 1st.
On paper it all adds up, getting people who have a common interest and are looking for similar folks in one location where they would hopefully buy books. However, it just kind of feels creepy to me.
http://mitziszereto.com Mitzi Szereto
Sounds like a great idea. At least you can hope the romantic prospects might actually be literate!
http://theharperstudio.com Debbie
You just can’t make this stuff up. Hurray for innovation though, that’s for sure!
http://halfdesertedstreets.com Lauren
When working at a bookstore, a guy came up and asked me out after telling me that he a) hates to read and b) has never heard of Huck Finn.
Okay, it is ridiculous, the Borders dating site, but if I were still single and being hit on by illiterates, I might just consider it. At least they’d know who Huck Finn is.
http://theharperstudio.com Debbie
Good point Lauren. As a single woman who’s not even being hit on by illiterates — maybe I’ll give it a whirl. I’ll report my findings on this blog.
Do you think that everyone on the site is from the other side of the pond??
http://dontknowmuch.com Ken Davis
Thirty three years ago, I walked into a bookstore for a job interview. A woman at the desk told the store owner, “Hire the kid.” (I later learned she was six months my senior.) A few months later, she read my work and said, “You should be writing books. Not selling them.”
She was so smart I married her. Love, books and long, happy marriages do sometimes go together!