Books

[bertine]

You know what annoys me about books? That I read them so fast. I went to the library this morning and started reading the book I checked out at about 5:30pm. Now, at 9:30, I am 3/4 of the way done and I won't have time to get another one until next Saturday. I really don't have a stack of "to read" books since I try not to buy books anymore because they just aren't a good investment.

Comments

[emkachan.livejournal.com]

Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! So many classic novels started out as serial stories. I was just explaining this to someone today. No one said, "Ooh, 400 pages of Dumas x 3 Musketeers books + The Count of Monte Christo and minor works." They said, "I wonder what D'Artagnan will be up to during my morning coffee for the next year and a half." It's like watching Buffy every day for six months vs. once a week for seven years. In principle, it was made for the latter purpose.

I like owning good books. I've been trying to pare down but it's hard because I have so many books I like and so many books that I haven't read yet. If you ever want to borrow books, feel free.

Two great books I randomly found at the library:
Red Land, Black Land by Barbara Mertz (who is usually Elizabeth Peters)
Growing Up in Medieval London