The big book-purge
Jun. 21st, 2015 07:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
scripsiI’m currently purging my bookshelves, something badly needed. At the moment books are stacked on books and spill over on tables and as we don’t have room for more shelves books it it. I’m going to get rid of my old textbooks, my university days are long gone and I haven’t looked in any of those books since then. I’m also getting rid of a lot of paperbacks bought when stuck at various places with nothing to read- usually those are thrillers that I won’t read again. And I’m keeping all my constant re-reads like Bujold and Sayers- those books are easy.
But then I have a lot of books that I used to read all the time, but don’t anymore. Between eight and sixteen I re-read Tolkien over and over again. In fact, I read them so many times that I still know most of it by heart despite not having read anything by him for nearly 30 years. and I wrote fanfic! Funny, I had completely forgotten about that until right now. I invented a sister to Legolas who also joined the fellowship. She had silver hair and eyes that changes colour depending on mood and could do anything Legolas could and more. She was a terrible Mary Sue, really. (Husband just forbid me to get rid of Tolkien, so that’s settled…)
Isabel Allende is another author I used to read constantly in my late teens and early twenties. I loved them so much but after Paula I haven’t even managed to get through any newer books. and I haven’t re-read any in years. Should I still keep those, or not? I’m definitely getting rid of the ones I haven’t read, though.
Not getting rid, but getting; I have managed to find a second hand copy of Tanith Lee’s Elephantasm. I still haven’t located where my Tanith Lee-books actually are. I asked my ex to see if they were still at his place, but I doubt it. He’s very good at forwarding my stuff when it surfaces, so I think they would already have come back to me in that case.
But then I have a lot of books that I used to read all the time, but don’t anymore. Between eight and sixteen I re-read Tolkien over and over again. In fact, I read them so many times that I still know most of it by heart despite not having read anything by him for nearly 30 years. and I wrote fanfic! Funny, I had completely forgotten about that until right now. I invented a sister to Legolas who also joined the fellowship. She had silver hair and eyes that changes colour depending on mood and could do anything Legolas could and more. She was a terrible Mary Sue, really. (Husband just forbid me to get rid of Tolkien, so that’s settled…)
Isabel Allende is another author I used to read constantly in my late teens and early twenties. I loved them so much but after Paula I haven’t even managed to get through any newer books. and I haven’t re-read any in years. Should I still keep those, or not? I’m definitely getting rid of the ones I haven’t read, though.
Not getting rid, but getting; I have managed to find a second hand copy of Tanith Lee’s Elephantasm. I still haven’t located where my Tanith Lee-books actually are. I asked my ex to see if they were still at his place, but I doubt it. He’s very good at forwarding my stuff when it surfaces, so I think they would already have come back to me in that case.
