Nostalgic Paperback Reader Gifts

Two Generations of Readers

"I don't care about the rating on Goodreads. We're reading Cinderella!"

Trilby - 'The old studio'.

"I'm just saying, maybe we wouldn't need the swords if we didn't wear these clothes."

Paul goes home for the holidays

"I believe it was called 'cursive'."

A vicar is reading 'The Great Begatsby' written by Abraham.

'You used to make love to me like a Flying Scotsman, now you're more like a Puffing Billy!'

'Bront?saurus.'

'It's a book, Sweetie - it doesn't have any ram!'

Mr. Stryver at Tellson's Bank

Jane Austen

Print Suicide

'Peter Rabbit and his sisters, Floppy Disc and Mopsy.'

Books*. *Batteries not included.

'What are you staring at? . . . Please save me from the English majors.'

Bookshop: Closed, Coming Soon Here Internet Cafe.

A new meaning in the Roman

"You'd like a book by Shakespeare? Certainly sir - which one. . .?"

Cinderella mopping up

'I'm so glad this bedtime story comes in audio.'

Bertie Wooster type teaching a parrot to talk

Bib's E-Book Readers.

Trilby - 'Hast thou found me, o mine enemy?'

My mom says this story is a "real page turner." I have no idea what she means by that.

"Click on 'new book smell'."

Online articles are fine, but I miss being annoyed by the fragrance sample cards in print magazines.

My aunt astonishes me

The ghost's walk

Gustave Flaubert

'I used to be somebody. . . I used to be a contender. . .'

Jane Air

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

'I don't need to check, sir, I'm positive we don't have any pop-up books for kids.'

They met at a Book Club.