In his essay, “Why Read the Classics,” Italo Calvino writes: “There is nothing for it but for all of us to invent our own ideal libraries of classics. I would say that such a library ought to be composed half of books we have read and that have really counted for us, and half of [...]
Category: Book Dump
book dump || No, I’m Not Hoarding
Or maybe I am. I won’t bore you [too much] with the whole sad, sorry tale. What matters is I have more books. Never mind that I’ve taken to smuggling them into the apartment since technically, our stuff’s in lockdown given the impending move. Oops. Oh well. So. Some books I bought near the start [...]
book dump || Don’t Judge Me
Think of this as a diversionary tactic: I'm not feeling too keen on writing the usual kind of posts I've been doing, and I figured a stack of books might bedazzle me -- and some of you -- long enough to not mind the drought of book thoughts. Aherm. So. Here are a lot of [...]
book dump || A Day Into Unemployment
So, job's done. It was an awesome first job, with a lot of awesome people. I won't dwell here. But, yeah, it's done. Which means I am back to spending hours on my bed in the company of books, my Moley, and a bag of Cheetos. Which means there goes my periodic rampages through bookstores. [...]
book dump || Book Ban, My Ass
[Subtitled: Don't judge me!] I don't think anyone is surprised, but man, this has to be a record. A little over a week ago, I proposed to limit myself for one book a month. Turns out, I can't do it. Huh. Moving on: Suite Française, by Iréne Némirovsky. I blame the blogosphere for this one. [...]
book dump || This Calls for a Book-Buying Ban
Yes, I know it hasn't been that long since I put up not one, but two, Book Dump posts. Which points to a rather serious problem. Anyway, here they are--and I deleted all the rationalizing I'd put after each item, haha--more bloody books: Light Boxes, by Shane Jones. Looking for Alaska, by John Green. Darkness [...]
book dump || You’ve Been A Very Very Bad Girl, Sasha – pt. 02
I told you I'd be back. So. The stack here's what I haven't read. Not yet. Rest assured that I will read them soon. Also, expect that a handful of books shall be added to this pile because, man, Friday is YaySalary Day, which is also [evilly enough] the first day of a Fully Booked sale. Augh. Or [...]
book dump || You’ve Been A Very Very Bad Girl, Sasha – pt. 01
These are the books I have, erm, acquired in the past two months--from a lot of different places, a lot of different people. I would like to thank The Boss Boss for hiring a young, upstart writer, and letting her have her wicked way with books. Aherm. It's difficult, but I do occasionally remind myself [...]
book dump || And More From Kael
I had planned on writing a Plans-for-March-Reading post, but one thing led to another. Met friends, had drinks, laughed at stupid jokes, puzzled over riddles. And then my boyfriend and I went to my friend Kael's place. Kael gives me an overflowing box of books--emphasizing that I only get to keep Yates (but I am [...]
book dump || BookSale Spelunking v.03 + From Kael’s Bookshelves
La-dee-dah. Have completely thrown off my reading schedule with these beauties. First picture, from a BookSale—never knew that there was one right beside the hospital. Imagine my glee, imagine my Waaaah at realizing I could’ve found a place to traipse to when it all got to be too much. There’s still the future. Anyway: The [...]
