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OK, why did nobody tell me that a new book by Zizek has been released over a month ago?

Amazon really surprises me, people. Based on the number of Zizek’s books I bought from them, it would make a lot of sense to recommend this new and hugely expensive volume to me. Yet, Amazon never informed me of its existence.

At the same time, it keeps recommending this stupid Fifty Shades of Grey crapola, even though there is absolutely nothing in my buying history that would make Amazon think I might buy it.

In any case, I will be lying on the beach reading my new 1,000+ pages long Zizek book in less than two weeks.

Life is good.

11 responses to “Amazon Fails”

  1. Lindsay Avatar
    Lindsay

    Maybe they’re just recommending that book to everyone, because it’s selling so well?

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  2. Ol. Avatar
    Ol.

    1056 pages of pleasure.

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    1. bloggerclarissa Avatar
      bloggerclarissa

      I’m getting it on Thursday. I CAN’T WAIT!!!

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      1. Ol. Avatar
        Ol.

        I have just ordered Eagleton’s new book. Beach reading in three weeks!

        And it is a book about literature!

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        1. bloggerclarissa Avatar
          bloggerclarissa

          Oh, do tell me if it’s good! I’ve been wondering if I should get it.

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      2. Ol. Avatar
        Ol.

        It has to be better than his last attempt at explaining Marxism. I need to read his recent book because I am disenchanted by literature and that troubles me.

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        1. bloggerclarissa Avatar
          bloggerclarissa

          Gosh, my Amazon review of the book on Marxism recently had a real freak get on my case. He was then scouring the Internet trying to research me.

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    Anonymous

    I hope you did not buy it from Amazon.

    (This is from David Bellamy. I am in Mexico using a Spanish language keyboard and cannot see how to enter an (at) sign form the keyboard.)

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    1. bloggerclarissa Avatar
      bloggerclarissa

      I did not buy the stupid thing from anywhere.

      Have fun in Mexico!!

      P.S. “The stupid thing” referred to the 50 Shades of Grey, not Zizek’s book, of course.

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    Anonymous

    Did you check it out of your library?

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    1. bloggerclarissa Avatar
      bloggerclarissa

      No, I will need to use it for work for years to come. So I bought a used copy. Somebody returned t already. 🙂 It does look daunting.

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