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Every book collection reflects its owner’s personality. A unique mix of gothic novels, engineering manuals, romantic poetry and cookbooks are like strands of DNA. Just as people change, book collections also evolve.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago

That's a moronic take if I ever saw one.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The title is in reference to some random John Waters quote and has very little to do with the post itself. A more apt title would be "I Got My Apartment Renovated: Intellectual Masturbation by The Bookshelves".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

The other commenters won't know this, because they don't read or get laid.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"looks at bookshelf of completely unread books." Oh... Yeah I love books!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I know you're joking but it's absolutely possible to love books even when most may be unread. Umberto Eco sings the praises of the so-called "anti-library" here: https://www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/24/umberto-eco-antilibrary/

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago

I only got eBooks. Do I show off my epub and pdf collection then?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Sexting only in that case!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah, I gave all of my physical books to the library and have like 1k books on my Kindle.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I don't know, but that's a good question 😅

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I give books away, so I'm out.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I had a near visceral reaction reading that article when he suggested refusing people asking if they can borrow a book.

What's the point of having a library if you aren't going to share?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I use books for a decoration

[–] Fiivemacs 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Steady on Adolph.