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RE: Question for Lord of the Rings readers
Thank you for going into so much depth to answer this question! Its just
fascinating to me that books can mean something different to you each time
you read them. I am *almost* inspired to go and pick up a Tolkien book - I'm
not much of a reader so that's saying a lot. I'm curious to know how my
brother would answer my question.
As for the issue of having so many books:
DON'T GET RID OF YOUR BOOKS. Our books leave a legacy. Books are the
old-fashioned way of storing enormous value in small spaces. I know we have
all kinds of technology now, but there's just something about good 'ole
books. When I buy a new hard cover book I take off the protective paper
cover and throw it away because I love the way it looks and feels with just
the binding. Now remember, I'm not much of a reader so its not often that I
experience the joy of purchasing a hard cover book but I've always admired
those who have large libraries and aspire to be like them. I think my
problem is that I'm hesitant to invest a lot of time in reading a book
because I fear it won't be good enough to be worth my time. Same thing with
movies.
Just my 2 cents
~Bug
np: Alison Krauss & Union Station - It All Comes Down To You
-----Original Message-----
From: Don Smith [mailto:dasmith at rotse2_physics.lsa.umich.edu]
>But how can I get rid of *books*???? Books are my identity. Every so
often I try to purge, but it's
like huge icebergs breaking off the antartic shelf of my soul and drifting
off
into the sea. I haven't cracked open any of the books in my Arthurian
collection
in years, but somehow to get rid of them would be like excising that period
in
my life when I was steeped in those legends. And besides, I might want to
read them again someday. Someday I want to have my own house, and my dream
is
to have books everywhere. Particularly so that it can open up new worlds
for
kids, the way my folks' books opened up new worlds for me. We had a "book
closet" in the house I grew up in, and that was every bit as magical as
Lucy's
wardrobe, because I would curl up in there, with the bare light bulb
dangling
from the ceiling, and be transported *anywhere*.
Here I go...
--
Don Smith Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment
donaldas at umich_edu http://xte.mit.edu/~dasmith/
"Laugh while you can, monkey-boy." - John Whorfin
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