• Good for two senses, not so good for the third

  Filed under Classic finds, Reviews
  Feb 2

  I scored myself one of the TwinVision books, which are versions of the Happiness is a Warm Puppy series of books with braille pages and raised versions of the images inserted, for blind Peanuts fans. This time I got a copy of Home is on Top of a Doghouse, and it’s in very nice condition – the original comb binding, not missing any of the braille pages, and generally a nice thing to both look at and feel.

  But not smell.

  This book has clearly been stored in the home of a heavy smoker, and the thick paper has absorbed the stale odor of every cigarette. I’ve closed it up back in a plastic bag. The odor is so strong that I don’t dare put it unprotected with my other Peanuts books, in fear that the scent will infect other books.

  That’s life buying used books online!

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