Out with the books

[avram]

So what I’ve been doing the past few days is asking myself “Am I ever likely to read this book again, or am I just keeping it out of inertia or a belief that this book is the sort of thing I ought to have around?”. I’ve asked it a few hundred times, and it turns out that I’m only answering yes to the first part about 20% of the time. Then the books that fail get stuffed into boxes and hauled out to the curb. Except for the Liavek books, which I brought home to ladymondegreen.

(BTW, drcpunk, do you have your copy of Fevre Dream, the old mass-market paperback with the white cover? I think the copy I’ve got is one I bought used at a con a few years ago, and I returned the one I borrowed from you.)

Even throwing out the comics is less painful than I’d anticipated, though it takes longer. I’m not likely to decide I suddenly need to flip through Dilvish, the Damned before throwing it out, but those Grant Morrison JLA issues, well.

Comments

[nightface.livejournal.com]

This may be bizzare but...any chance you want to mail them to Israel? I'd be happy to pay for postage and something for the books too.

Really. Especially if it's before May 14th, which is when the rates go way up.

[avram]

It's not really practical. The books are heavy, the post office is far away, I don't have a car, and any obstacle that gets in the way of my just getting rid of the damn books means I don't get rid of the damn books.

[nightface.livejournal.com]

No problem. Good luck with the cleaning out and the move.