Mon 4 Jan, 2010 05:54 pm
One of the very best things about shopping for books at Goodwill is that they sometimes get shelved in funny categories. It's certainly understandable -- nobody reads everything. I like it because it draws my attention to things I might not otherwise come across.
And sometimes it's just plain funny.
Today I came across The Poisonwood Bible* shelved under "Religion/Spirituality.
*TPB is hard to describe quickly so I'll just say it's about one missionary family's folly in 1950s Africa while the Congolese are fighting for independence from Belguim.
I also found The Historian (a book about Dracula hunters) in the history section.
I thought it might be fun to suggest some other misshelved titles.
(Please give a very brief description of the book because, well, nobody reads everything.)
Ready?
Set?
Go!
Now does this have to be books you have actually seen misshelved? Or just titles/sections that would be funny?
Just titles or plots that would be funny shelved in the wrong category. Something a shelver might make an honest mistake about.
Here's a list of Amazon's book categories just to make things a bit easier:
Arts & Photography
Biographies & Memoirs
Business & Investing
Children's Books
Christian Books
Comics & Graphic Novels
Computers & Internet
Cooking, Food & Wine
Crafts & Hobbies
Entertainment
Gay & Lesbian
Health, Mind & Body
History
Home & Garden
Literature & Fiction
Mystery & Thrillers
Nonfiction
Outdoors & Nature
Parenting & Families
Politics
Professional & Technical
Puzzles & Games
Reference
Religion & Spirituality
Romance
Science
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Self-Help
Sports
Textbooks
Teens
Travel
well the most obvious to me is
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy in the Travel Section
THGTTG is a sci-fi comedy trilogy in 5 parts (for those who don't know)
Dune in Outdoors & Nature
Dune is a sci-fi novel about a native uprising on a desert planet
The Graveyard Book in Religion & Spirituality
The Graveyard Book is a fantasy novel about a living child raised by spirits
You just might find Trainspotting in the hobby book section.
@tsarstepan,
David Sedaris' Holidays on Ice might be found in the Entertaining section of the cookbook aisle.
@tsarstepan,
Cat's Cradle by
Kurt Vonnegut could be misplaced in the Young Adults section.
@tsarstepan,
Breakfast of Champions by
Kurt Vonnegut can accidentally be shelved in the Health Books, Diet & Fitness Books section.
Catch-22 in the Sports section, or as a fishing guide on the Nature & Outdoor section
Even Cowgirls Get The Blues in the Self-Help section
@djjd62,
I Lock My Door Upon Myself by
Joyce Carol Oates might be found in the reference section for beginner locksmiths.
@tsarstepan,
Man Crazy by
Joyce Carol Oates a near miss in Sex & Relationships
@tsarstepan,
Where would
Graham Greene's The Quiet American accidentally fall into? Mythology or Inspiration?