tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post115807392341479331..comments2023-10-25T03:40:54.655-07:00Comments on Neth Space: Nethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963540055415924510noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-91233789174631063312006-12-22T14:45:00.000-07:002006-12-22T14:45:00.000-07:00I think it's wonderful that part of the way you tr...I think it's wonderful that part of the way you treasure your books is to read them. There is nothing so sad as shelves and shelves of book whose owner has no intention of reading them.Imanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647980707788075258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-1158323696519222482006-09-15T05:34:00.000-07:002006-09-15T05:34:00.000-07:00I once bought two copies of each book, keeping the...I once bought two copies of each book, keeping the hardcover new while wating for the paperback version to arrive in order to read the story.<BR/>Unfortunately, somehting along the way happened, I ran out of room in my house, causing me to box up so many copies that I don't any longer get a chance to view and enjoy. Last count I had approx. 8,000 volumes in my house, and a wife readt to divorce me, why don't they get it?<BR/>In any event I have been forced to become more selective in my purchases, only keeping the pristine versions of those books I know I will love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17224228.post-1158081203567609552006-09-12T10:13:00.000-07:002006-09-12T10:13:00.000-07:00I dream of owning nice books. Right now I can't af...I dream of owning nice books. Right now I can't afford them, and in any case space in my room is limited <I>and</I> I'm leaving home.... <BR/><BR/>...but one day I will have a job and if I am lucky/good at said job I will have a home and I will buy, of often as is feasible, nice books.<BR/><BR/>And then I will read those books. If I have those books in a less-nice format I will sell - or give away - the less-nice version.<BR/><BR/>It's not just that I agree with you - books should be read - but I'll admit to a mildly peurile pleasure in holding a nice book and reading it. (It's how I got through the original Shannara trilogy - the omnibus I'd borrowed was a hardcover with the author's signature.)<BR/><BR/>Anyway... I believe I will never have pristine and untouched books, just as I knew I would never leave my Barbies in the box. The answer is <I>always</I> "to read". :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com