Comments on: I’d Rather Rotate Crops than Book Purge

By: Marie

Marie — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:49:09 +0000

Purge schmerge. I ADORE my books. I want to keep everyone for all time. Books are precious a piece of another world you can enter at will, like magic, and be transported anywhere you want to go, even another time!

There are the occasional ‘junky’ paperbacks that I will part with, a distracting bit of fun but nothing special. And I found Paperbackswap.com, while an awesome idea, simply too much work to keep up with.

So I am back to keeping my beloved books. And don’t even get me started about the Kindle: the anti book. lol

By: The Lawyer Mom

The Lawyer Mom — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:47:32 +0000

Dahling, I think so much MORE of you after that shot. Bravo!

By: Margo

Margo — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:57:51 +0000

YOu see then how serious this is.

By: ABQer

ABQer — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:48:10 +0000

Start w/ the Mitford book on the bottom shelf.

By: Nanna

Nanna — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:04:19 +0000

Oh my goodness, I went through a “moving stage” where I moved often for a while – and threw away things every time.

But NEVER the books! Jeez – those are like my kids!!

By: Kate Coveny Hood

Kate Coveny Hood — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:16:33 +0000

I have a hard time giving up books… And I love your farming metaphor. It wonder how many seeds have planted with me that I never even noticed…

By: Hilary

Hilary — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:47:14 +0000

I get most of my book at yard sales and get rid of them the same way. I keep only the very best

By: Aunt Jackie

Aunt Jackie — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:25:58 +0000

I don’t think less of you, if it makes you feel better–looks 10 times better than my bookshelf hehe.

That’s true what you say, so you may as well go on and write about it.

By: jen

jen — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:59:43 +0000

I have three piles of magazines to weed through and books to give away and sell. boo hoo for me. try selling some on half.com but it is so hard, once I love one I keep it, I sell my college books though.

By: The Mayor

The Mayor — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:39:11 +0000

Common thread here it seems. My “special” books I must keep are overtaking my walk in closet. I could purge some clothes…no problem.