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Member: covertprestigeCollectionsYour library (592) ReviewsNone Tagsfiction (415), 2004 (89), 2007 (86), 2005 (77), comics (70), 2009 (64), nonfiction (64), 2010 (63), 2006 (61), 2008 (61) — see all tags Cloudstag cloud, author cloud, tag mirror GroupsAsian Fiction & Non-Fiction, Comics, Librarians who LibraryThing, Post-apocalyptic Literature, Read YA Lit Favorite librariesChicago Public Library - Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago Public Library - Logan Square Branch About my libraryThis is a list of books I've read, not of books I own. I do not own very many books because I don't really see the point. You can get them for free at the library and if you have more than a few they are heavy and a pain to move if you decide you want to live somewhere else. I am in library school and I work in a library, and in some ways I feel like this explains why I don't feel the need to own books, but in other ways I feel like those facts should make me want to own books and celebrate the sacredness of the printed text or whatever. But I don't want to. I would rather be able to leave town in a hurry, if you know what I mean. Also onFlickr, Last.fm, LiveJournal, Rate Your Music Favorite authorsNot set Account typepublic, lifetime URLs
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Thanks,
Chris
posted by cmtusa at 8:44 pm (EST) on Sep 3, 2009
posted by cat.ennis at 2:22 pm (EST) on May 14, 2007
i admire your not owning books stance. you're right. it doesn't make sense. my catalog is only of books i've read too, but i own WAY too many books. i'm not sure why. honestly, it's probably because i want to look smart when people come over. when i move in july, i'm going to give ALL of my books away. except for the very few sentimental ones that i got as gifts from my grandfather, etc. there's no need to own books, really.
posted by cat.ennis at 5:50 pm (EST) on May 7, 2007
we have the weatherman by clint mccown in common. it's only us and one other person! i just wanted to see what you thought of it. he is my professor for fiction writing, and i was really impressed by his novel. it had a great pace and i loved his ideas about the subjectivity of history.
xox,
cat
posted by cat.ennis at 2:02 pm (EST) on May 3, 2007
You totally know who this is.
We only have one book in common.
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posted by ksiazki at 5:02 pm (EST) on Mar 11, 2007