I had a devastatingly depressing thought as I was shifting books about the other day so I could get across my half-a-flat.... that I probably haven't got long enough left to reread all the books I've got - let alone read all the ones I want to that I haven't read yet ..... and as I am a bit of a rereader of old favourites this does nothing to uplift my spirit......what a happy thought! My favourite books are the copies I have reread till they are dropping to bits - the most precious copy of a book I have is the one I actually read - whatever condition it is in - and some - like Sweet Danger and Greenmantle I have had to buy 2nd copies of to read in bed as the pages are all falling out of the originals ......I have to keep the originals of course.
Migsie

A sunny day in the pub
Tuesday, 28 November 2006
28/11/2006
I had a devastatingly depressing thought as I was shifting books about the other day so I could get across my half-a-flat.... that I probably haven't got long enough left to reread all the books I've got - let alone read all the ones I want to that I haven't read yet ..... and as I am a bit of a rereader of old favourites this does nothing to uplift my spirit......what a happy thought! My favourite books are the copies I have reread till they are dropping to bits - the most precious copy of a book I have is the one I actually read - whatever condition it is in - and some - like Sweet Danger and Greenmantle I have had to buy 2nd copies of to read in bed as the pages are all falling out of the originals ......I have to keep the originals of course.
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