Show Off Your Bookshelf

~~MicShazam~~ · 06-03-2018, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

^ I've done my share of reading stuff that was difficult to digest, but these days I don't have much patience with authors that are too challenging. But yes, I also like the essay form; it's a sober, under-the-radar form that never gets much attention. I have to say, though, that my favourite essay collections are by journalists, not academics.

Sontag is difficult, but Wallace is all over the place. Many of his essays, like the one titled "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again" (in which he goes on a cruise for Harper Magazine and writes about the experience), are light enough and downright funny. He can write both as an academic and as more of a journalist. He's also written several books of fiction, but I've read none of them yet.

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

^ I wouldn't worry about that MicShazam: you sound like my dad, who once justified not reading novels by saying, "Well, they're not real, are they?"
Today I probably read two non-fiction for each novel I read, although in the past novels absolutely dominated. My attitude used to be, "Non fiction = school text book, so I'm not reading it unless a teacher tells me to"!

I watch plenty of movies and my comics are fiction too, so I don't actually understand why I so strongly prefer non-fiction when it comes to books. So did your dad also not enjoy movies? ... Or comics?

DwnWthVwls · 06-03-2018, 08:30 AM

I don't have a real bookshelf or anything, but here's what's left after the last round of book donations. Sadly all my non-fiction is packed away (minus God No, which was a gift I haven't read yet).

Lisnaholic · 06-03-2018, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

I don't have a real bookshelf or anything, but here's what's left after the last round of book donations. Sadly all my non-fiction is packed away (minus God No, which was a gift I haven't read yet).

^ I think Tolkien is the only name I recognize there, DWV! But I'm guessing the other books are mainly fantasy too. BTW, I used to have exactly the same DIY shelving system in the closet of my previous bedroom. I also like the little teaser in your photo; we can just see the clothes hangers, but not the clothes!

DwnWthVwls · 06-03-2018, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

^ I think Tolkien is the only name I recognize there, DWV! But I'm guessing the other books are mainly fantasy too. BTW, I used to have exactly the same DIY shelving system in the closet of my previous bedroom. I also like the little teaser in your photo; we can just see the clothes hangers, but not the clothes!

You don't know Neil Gaiman? He's pretty popular right now.Actually the majority of that shelf is fairy tale stuff. The Fables comic series is a fairy tale retelling of all the classic characters living in disguise in the city, and the 5 books Cinder-Winter, is a scifi young adult series retelling the stories of a Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, and a couple others.

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Originally Posted by Mindfulness

lremoved water and added dinner to photo

OMG, clean yo damn bookshelf. Also, that's blasphemy, you're a fraud.

The Last Humans was okay. Young adult dystopian scifi. I probably wouldn't recommend it to anyone, but I had fun reading it. I really like where the story started, but it quickly became predictable. Lots of filler "action" scenes that I didn't really liked compared to the politics.

Mindy · 06-03-2018, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

You don't know Neil Gaiman? He's pretty popular right now.Actually the majority of that shelf is fairy tale stuff. The Fables comic series is a fairy tale retelling of all the classic characters living in disguise in the city, and the 5 books Cinder-Winter, is a scifi young adult series retelling the stories of a Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, and a couple others.

OMG, clean yo damn bookshelf. Also, that's blasphemy, you're a fraud.

The Last Humans was okay. Young adult dystopian scifi. I probably wouldn't recommend it to anyone, but I had fun reading it. I really like where the story started, but it quickly became predictable. Lots of filler "action" scenes that I didn't really liked compared to the politics.

yeah the thing is a bit messy, i just thought in my head its still "on the shelf" even if its on top of other books.

i used to be into books more than i am now. Ive been focused on coding for the few other years. i want to read that old book though, thats next to do i think in 2019. (book from 1895, called history of the world)

The Batlord · 06-03-2018, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

You don't know Neil Gaiman? He's pretty popular right now.Actually the majority of that shelf is fairy tale stuff. The Fables comic series is a fairy tale retelling of all the classic characters living in disguise in the city, and the 5 books Cinder-Winter, is a scifi young adult series retelling the stories of a Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, and a couple others.

Have you ever read Orson Scott Card's Enchantment? A modernized version of Sleeping Beauty but oddly tongue-in-cheek and charming about it.

The Batlord · 06-03-2018, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

I don't have a real bookshelf or anything, but here's what's left after the last round of book donations. Sadly all my non-fiction is packed away (minus God No, which was a gift I haven't read yet).

That Sandman omnibus is giving me a boner.

Mindy · 06-03-2018, 08:40 AM

DwnWthVwls · 06-03-2018, 08:49 AM

That's not your book shelf. You'd never own that kind of water.

Mindy · 06-03-2018, 08:53 AM

lol^ i pour those bottles into my fiji when i dont have enough to fill the fiji up from my pitcher

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removed water and added dinner to photo

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