tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post6973973079878908041..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: What happened next and a giveaway.Desperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-55257815412804235892011-06-27T19:51:18.722+01:002011-06-27T19:51:18.722+01:00I will sometimes get a pile going of books I no lo...I will sometimes get a pile going of books I no longer need, but if I don't get rid of them right away, they slowly make their way back to my bookshelf. I hope those 20 gone will give you extra space :)Short Story Slorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09139511411002760755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-60879954697927926492011-06-26T21:44:39.215+01:002011-06-26T21:44:39.215+01:00Simon, I'm quite careful about what I let on t...Simon, I'm quite careful about what I let on the shelf, books I don't think I'll want to keep get passed on pretty quickly. I could have got rid of more but almost everything would have been my take on contemporary fiction (less than 30 ears old) and it may well be that I'll want to read it one day.<br /><br />madbibliophile, the Gissing is a duplicate copy as are the Trollopes and a few others. I don't want to get rid of books so much as find a way to control them, and find space for more of course..<br /><br />Lisa May - it's a good point. I don't want my flat to turn from being a home into a good impression of a second hand book shop. I need a bit of balance.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-67772573948758207852011-06-26T16:51:36.346+01:002011-06-26T16:51:36.346+01:0020 books is a lot to sort out at once, I usually o...20 books is a lot to sort out at once, I usually only manage one or two. Are the Trollopes extra copies, or ones you didn't like? I was reminded of something Susan Hill said in Howards End Is On the Landing, which I've been trying to keep in mind when weeding: "You don't have to pay its rent just because it is a book."Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-44165813646129888102011-06-26T12:11:22.091+01:002011-06-26T12:11:22.091+01:00'The Odd Woman' looks good and I've he...'The Odd Woman' looks good and I've heard great reviews on that. <br /><br />I don't even want to try getting rid of my books. I might when I move to another place but at the moment, they're happily stuffed in their own little corner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-50148575629507083272011-06-26T09:57:29.629+01:002011-06-26T09:57:29.629+01:00I love that there are only 20 you can part with! ...I love that there are only 20 you can part with! I was envisaging you getting rid of 500 or something. I think I could get of 20, if I tried...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.com