Can I just say, I’ve rarely seen such a gorgeous book? I got my first book subscription box book, Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, and it’s glorious. The front cover has these lovely green and blue pastels with reds and oranges in the center illustration. That’s a high quality hardback, right there. And it has BOTM printed on the front cover in a very subtle, classy symbol. The same is on the spine, and on the back is printed “I Heart BOTM” with “February 2017” in smaller letters bellow it. It just feels crisp and new.
Once you take off the dust cover, you have a hardback with the Book of the Month colors, and, again, BOTM printed in the bottom right corner. Honestly, it looks so nice. “February 2017” is reprinted, as well. Basically, this book is everything you love about hardbacks with some special nuances thrown in for nostalgia sake. I’m definitely keeping this book, and it’ll always be fun to look at it and remember where it came from. It’s almost like a bit of my own history.
Book of the Month is a really simple service. Through a link of an affiliate, I was able to get my first book for just $5.00. You may remember me saying this already, but I’m honestly just so excited to have received such a beautiful copy of a book for so little.
A significant difference between Book of the Month and other subscription boxes is that it’s just the book. Honestly, I’m very relieved not to get the little doo-dads and trinkets that come with a lot of other boxes, mostly because I’m simply not interested in them. They’ll sit on my desk and gather dust until I throw them out. Book of the Month just sends the book and a personalized bookmark with a message from one of the selectors. I know what I’m about, and all I want are books.
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I’m pretty sure part of the reason they can send such beautiful books for such a low price is specifically because they don’t mess around with nick knacks. I fully appreciate this. I’m a pretty simple person with simple tastes, and Book of the Month really reflected that. I paid for lovely book, got it, and am 100 pages into reading a quality work of literature.
The selectors are definitely dependable–Pachinko is a wonderful book. The storytelling is great, and there’s an excellent balance between dialogue and description—not an easy task for a writer. The family aspect of the book is key, and though the characters aren’t incredibly complex, they are refreshingly good.
I enjoyed this book box with all my nerdy, bibliophilic heart!
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