Chet’s Chatter

So there I was, turning to page 230 of Dina Zaman’s I Am Muslim, to read the chapter “The Student and The Teacher” that The Bookaholic had recommended as “The episode I most love for its lyrical beauty and narrative flow.”

As I was about to begin reading, I glanced at the page numbers and was surprised to find the next page after 230 to be 235. Here, have a look for yourself:

With pages 230 and 235 facing each other, surely there would be other mismatched pages, too. Here’s what I found:

Page 224 faces page 227.
Behind page 227 is 228 which faces 225.
Behind 225 is 226 which faces 231.
Behind 231 is 232 which faces 229.
Behind 229 is 230 which faces 235.
Behind 235 is 236 which faces 233, and behind 233 is 234.

Confused? Go shake your head to get those numbers out.

Surely my copy of I Am Muslim is not the only one with mismatched pages towards the end of the book. Quick, go check your copy! If yours is also mismatched, that’s one special copy that you own. In time to come, it will be a collector’s copy. Trust me, it will.

Even without the mismatched pages, I Am Muslim is a very special book. I’ve been dipping into it and liking what I’ve read so far. For a fair review, go read what The Bookaholic has to say about I Am Muslim. For me, all I want to say is the book reminds me of Philip Yancey’s What’s So Amazing About Grace?

What I want to be when I grow up …

Posted on 24 March 2007 @ 21:59 in Being Silly

I mean, when I retire …

On MSN with Anne in Toronto …

C: I want something I don’t have to deal with people face to face
C: From my panda writings on my blog, an online friend I met today thought I was working in wild life or something
C: I told him when I retire, I want to do something in that area
C: I want to go to China and be a panda poop scooper
A: WHAT???
A: OK, says D ….let her go and be a panda poop scooper