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Acknowledge, share, mock, or praise each other's bookshelves!

Here's 1/4

>> No.21344464
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>>21344462

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>>21344464
3/4

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>>21344462
My shelf has been seen irl by too many people who potentially browse lit. I cant risk doxxing myself as a cretinous 4chan user, so for that reason, I'm out.

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>>21344468
>>21344464
>>21344462
4/4

>> No.21344621

Great taste.

>> No.21344631

>>21344462
>>21344464
>>21344468
>>21344472
Nice
>>21344471
Thanks for letting us know, faggot

>> No.21344646

>>21344471
how big do you think /lit/ is? The chances of the few people who've seen your shelves to be on here in this specific thread are abysmal.
people here really like to pretend as if this board is somehow actually relevant. It's not. Only a handful of schizos who are tired of the rest of 4chan come here

>> No.21345977

>>21344472
looks like you have multiple copies of the same poetry books, was there a reason for that or just accidental?

>> No.21345980 [DELETED] 

>>21344462
>>21344464
>Atwood
>Franzen
Gross.

>> No.21346035

>>21344646
>how big do you think /lit/ is?
I suspect there are less than 100 semi-regular posters on here

>> No.21346043

>>21345980
What is wrong with Franzen?

>> No.21346054

>>21344621
Lol

>> No.21346250
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Books? Lov'em.

>> No.21346283

>>21344462
I need to get more shelves so I can take pictures where there aren't two rows to a shelf.

>> No.21346286

>>21344464
You have different taste from me, but I respect you and acknowledge your intelligence.

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>>21344462
Thoughts?

>> No.21346397

>>21346391
It's alright for a beginner's shelf, I guess.

>> No.21346412

>>21346397
<3 u 2

>> No.21346453

>>21346250
Show us that large beksinski book please!

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>>21346453
I hope you mean this one?

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>>21346482
Because the other ones are kinda small comparatively.

>> No.21346498

>>21344471
surely if they browse /lit/ themselves they won't judge you, anon

>> No.21346512

>>21346482
have u read all those books

>> No.21346523

>>21346512
It's a library and not a "books I have read"brary. I've read around a third probably. I usually get rid of books I read and don't want to read again or don't expect to be referencing.

>> No.21346576

>>21344462
>>21344464
being out of your teenage years and still liking hunter s thompson yikes dude

>> No.21347056

>>21346576
Had to read him for an American literature course. He's not that bad.
>>21345980
Neither of them are terrible. Atwood is a little overrated, but her work outside of "The Handmaid's Tale" is actually decent. Franzen is just inconsistent.

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Don’t feel like posting a bunch of photos but here are the books I’m reading or interested in at the moment. Next time I’ll post my whole collection

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I have a lot of memories of all the books my parents had. Because of that, I rarely buy them physically. The thought of that much stuff sitting in the apartment bothers me. Kindle and audible are a blessing to me

>> No.21348415

>>21344472
>>21344468
>>21344464
>>21344462
Do you even read those books?

>> No.21348422

>>21346035
That's fucking tiny. It's thousands.

>> No.21348543

>>21346391
looks good, mane. now, get to cracking those spines.

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I have no bookshelf (1/2)

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(2/2)

>> No.21348717

>>21348543
I've read 95% of them, just carefully so as not to damage spines.

>> No.21349171

>>21348543
What he said. Basically everything looks brand new and unread

>> No.21349175

>>21348717
It's impossible to read a paperback and not get the spine even a little bit worn. These look totally pristine and new.

>> No.21349224

>>21349175
It is possible you ape.

>> No.21349280

Sharnt be replying to this redditor who has not even read a single book on his shelf based on the obvious evidence that his spines are all totally pristine and it is IMPOSSIBLE not to crack a spine even a little when a paperback is read and finished

>> No.21349454

>>21344472
why is your copy of chronicles so thin? looks like a dvd?

>> No.21349464

>>21346391
gay because you've got the whole of plato and aristotle (which i doubt you've read) yet have 2 tiny books of descartes?

>> No.21349467

>>21348415
Like any big bookshelf some I have and some I haven't. At this point, I've probably read about maybe half of the books that are on my shelves, but recently I've been slowing down. After I finished my MA a year and a half ago I went into a reading slump and didn't read anything, besides a few pages of poetry here and there. Picking it back up though. Knausgaard, Rilke, and Rushdie have reinvigorated my love of reading again which is good.

>> No.21349493

>>21348625
roger scruton ewww

>> No.21349496

>>21349171
>>21349175
Like being accused of hacking in an online game. Feels pretty nice.

>> No.21349533

>>21349175
Not him, but it is possible to read paperbacks without causing any wear to the spine. Usually you'll still see some wear to the edges, but honestly it depends on how a person handles the books and the book itself..

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yes, sir!

>> No.21349691

>>21349533
This. It is a sign of the times if anons are suspicious that another isn’t reading. Why buy a bunch of paperbacks if you don’t read? Seems more like projection to me. Books stay in great condition as long as you take care of them which takes minimal effort

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>>21349691
I buy books I've already read to replace tattered copies. I also have Oxford, pleiades, heritage, and folio of some classics like Flaubert, Zola, Rousseau, etc.

>> No.21349728

>>21347933
Ah Miller anon, greetings.

>> No.21349730

>>21349723
That copy of mimesis is a good example, I already read it and bought a reference copy.

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>>21349723
>>21349730
>>21349691

My copies of mill and Burton here are extensively annotated but look unread, they're just nice paperbacks.

The tale of genji I won't read, except the intro, I read as much of it as I'd like honestly, as a student. I bought it to replace my ratty copy.

>> No.21349789

>all these shelves of unread books
Lmfao

>> No.21349857

>>21344462
Is it a bad thing I have to use milk crates as she living to store my book collection?

>> No.21349863

I want to see more sci fi focused shelves in here

>> No.21349872
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>>21349863
The shelf that saved /sffg/

>> No.21349889

>>21349872
Damn

>> No.21349927

>>21349872
Stop spamming this you fucking faggot. It's not even your shelf.

>> No.21349932

>>21349927
It’s better than any one in this thread

>> No.21349933

>>21349872
Can I get the quick run-down on Schweitzer?

>> No.21349935

>>21349872
That's a sexy bookshelf with a great collection of the classics. Well done and I'm jealous.

>> No.21349954

>>21349872
SOVL

>> No.21349964

>>21349872
This shelf is probably worth like 50 grand. put me in your will, anon

>> No.21350036

>>21349723
those books look kinda heavy for that

>> No.21350142

>>21346391
Better than most, go for the stars!

>> No.21350157

>>21349597
looks like someone is studying philosophy in here!

>>21349723
impressive. what do you do for work to be able to afford this many everymans? are you le rich?

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1/14

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>>21350193
2/14

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>>21350199
3/14

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>>21350202
4/14

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>>21350206
5/14

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>>21350211
6/14

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>>21350215
7/14

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>>21350218
8/14

>> No.21350224

>>21346482
This is the one. Show us more please!

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>>21350221
9/14

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>>21350227
10/14

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>>21350231
11/14

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>>21350235
12/14

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>>21350237
13/14

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>>21350241
14/14

Books that I’m not interested in anymore or that I've upgraded over the years

>> No.21350264

>>21349728
Hey. How’s it going? Hope everything is well

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>>21350157
The pleiades and 18th century books are worth significantly more than everyman's, which are relatively cheap books, I think that first edition confederacy of dunces is also pretty expensive.

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>>21350269
These too

>> No.21350327

>>21350202
what did u think of that tao te ching trasnaltion?

>> No.21350331

>>21350327
I liked the Penguin one a little bit more.

>> No.21350340

>>21350331
i was talking about the penguin one. DC Lau's right?

>> No.21350353

>>21350340
Yes. I felt Lau was easier to grasp and apply than the Hendricks one.

>> No.21350386

>>21346523
what does anybody get from you posting a shelf full of books you haven't even read?

>> No.21350393

>>21350386
Once your library gets to a certain size there will inevitably books you’ve never read. Doesn’t mean they aren’t part of your library

>> No.21350414

>>21350327
i read that book in a tent once getting a blowjob from a female friend - something about a wheel with spokes

>> No.21350425

>>21350264
I'm doing well man. I'll tell you an annecdote, I ended up lending my copy of Gogh's letters to a teacher of mine which put me on friendly terms with them and now they've presented me with an opportunity to participate in a speech competition where people from all over the city will come. Gonna be held next week, excited for it.

It's absolutely jarring how one minor event can lead to such things.

>> No.21350464

>>21350386
Calm down. No one cares what you think.

>> No.21350614

>>21350386
Anon...

>> No.21350626

>>21350425
Nice. Glad to hear. It just goes to show you that if you’re open and receptive to the opportunities the world gives you, a butterfly effect can occur. I just got a hardcover edition of Van Gogh’s Letters; in the next couple years I hope to get one of those nice box sets

>> No.21350662

>>21346391
Based imo

>> No.21350891

>>21350157
I'm not studying philosophy I just dislike fiction, non substantial non-fiction and essays. Science on the other hand is unreadable and studying science is too hard and non-interpreted

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My shelves are a bit boring, just much of the same.

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Yep, I guess you could say I’m a bookworm

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Needs to grow.

>> No.21351624

>>21351603
schizo

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>>21346391
>Has The Conquest of Bread
>Has Fields, Factories, & Workshops
>Hasn't Memoirs of a Revolutionist
mfw

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>> No.21352236

>>21351624
Fag

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>>21346250
Always nice to see the may man, just picked up the six volume insel Goethe for 1.50.

>> No.21352533

>>21352522
>Goethe
Apart from a beaten paperback copy of Faust I and II I have none of his stuff on my shelves kek
But I think I'll consoom his major works as audiobooks once I finish my list of popular genre trash.

>> No.21352893

>>21346482
I've been debating between getting that one or the 4 volume box set

>> No.21352905

>>21352893
Unfortunately I accidentally missed getting the black box set when I was in the museum so I can't make an educated recommendation. The large book was made later and there are always paintings appearing that haven't had proper photos yet. So it's probably better to get the big one.

>> No.21352911

I'm homeless.

My books are on a Kindle and downloaded from the local public library.

>> No.21352921

>>21352911
ok

>> No.21352949

Test

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>> No.21353692

>>21350626
That's great man. Hope to keep colliding with you here time and again.

>> No.21353848

>>21353676
>book railings
Are you on a boat, anon?

>> No.21353939

Id like to just show off some of my collector's items, not whole shelves. Would this be the right place or should I start a thread?

>> No.21354019

>>21346035
Bro really? That little? Is there any reason you would think such a number?

>> No.21354021

>>21353939
I would enjoy a thread. I hope they are real cool though anyways do post sometime anon

>> No.21354032

>>21354021
K making thread

>> No.21354040

>>21352911
Where are you homeless? Are you cold bro?

>> No.21354065

>>21354021
>>21354056

>> No.21354096

>>21352911
thanks for the blogpost bozo
where to unsubscribe?

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>>21351043
>your pregnancy

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>> No.21354177

>>21354168
based

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>>21350157
Not rich, but live near a good bookstore

>> No.21354208

>>21346391
I truly hate this

>> No.21354242

>>21353676
homie lives in a crypt

>> No.21354444

>>21344471
Same. I'm pretty sure I have a friend who browses this board because his tastes are the boring anglo-centered /lit/core. I still respect myself too much to ask him about this place.

>> No.21354504

>>21344472
The clutter makes it look like a boring thrift store shelf. Why keep a bunch of crap you'll never read again?

>> No.21354535

>>21346391
Probably won't impress any women, but you will do fine with like minded males.

>> No.21354543

>>21350199
thanks you reminded me to buy some henry miller

>> No.21354546

>>21348717
Did you wear gloves and turn the pages with tweezers?

>> No.21354552

>>21346576
Most teenagers don’t even know the political context of a lot of Hunter’s work to even fully absorb it. Get your average zoomer to read Generation of Swine. What are they gonna think?

>> No.21354556

>>21349872
>The Complete Works of /lit/ Meme Books

>> No.21354559

>>21346250
Why do you own the english version of Labyrinth der Träumenden Bücher when you clearly speak german?
Also get better art taste. Still above average shelf overall though.

>> No.21354560

>>21350245
Wow. You actually posted all 14. It's like a wall of text that no one reads.

>> No.21354569

>>21354168
Only good shelf in the thread.

>> No.21354579

Protip: anyone with a shelf worth looking at would probably have the mentality not to post it.

>> No.21354591

>>21351603
>mein kampf
>kids toy
checks out

>> No.21354597

>>21346391
You don't read books. That's my thought.

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>>21354559
>Why do you own the english version of Labyrinth der Träumenden Bücher when you clearly speak german?
I asked Moers to send me one because I was interested in how Brownjohn translated certain things.
>Also get better art taste.
Does this other art shelf here at least slightly please you, your highness?

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>>21354853
And here are some comic books.

>> No.21354895

>>21354877
>>21354853
hoarding books doesnt make you an intellectual, it makes you a hoarder

>> No.21354901

>>21354895
>comics
>intellectual
anon are you ok?

>> No.21354910

>>21354168
peak performance

>> No.21354930

>>21354901
i wasnt referring to the comics post specifically but to the size of her library (all her other posts)

>> No.21354931

>>21354895
I love reading and I love drawing. Why would I not have tons of cool books on my shelves when I have the space?

>> No.21354934

>>21354930
>A hoarding disorder is where someone acquires an excessive number of items and stores them in a chaotic manner, usually resulting in unmanageable amounts of clutter. The items can be of little or no monetary value.

>> No.21354976

>>21351070
I would say you're a fagget if you honestly read that garbage

>> No.21355007

>>21354895
>hoarding books
What is wrong with you, you freak. That’s not even that many books. Most people who like books have them on shelves. It’s not anyone else’s problem you never have guests over

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>>21350218
>penguin bible

>> No.21355103

>>21355007
look at all her other posts, it's ridiculous. she has as many books in her home than my local bookshop sells.

>> No.21355114

>>21355103
yes, you're anonymous here but that doesn't mean you should make posts that reek of clinical retardation like you do, anon

>> No.21355324

>>21355103
Post your local bookshop then, fag.

>> No.21355333

>>21355324
>>21355114


>>21354877
>>21354853
>>21346482
>>21346250
Look at all these posts and try to create a mental image of that room.

>> No.21355342

>>21355333
Trips won't get you out of this, retard. Post your bookshop now.

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>>21355333
No need for mental images, my friend.

>> No.21355440

>>21355103
People like books you fucking loser. Go find a real person and tell them “and then I told the person on 4chan that they had too many books!” and see how sane they think you are. And shower first.

>> No.21355442

>>21355437
That room looks cozy as shit. I’d love to read some books in there

>> No.21355499

>someone owns books
>this, somehow, makes anon angry

>> No.21355504

>>21355026
Fuckin’ right!

>> No.21355512

>>21355499
It comes off as jealousy. No other reason for it

>> No.21355527

>>21355512
They’re a fat shut-in loser with no friends that thinks owning things is “consoomerpilled” or whatever made up internet bullshit they’ve internalized and think is normal. There’s no way that guy is under 300 pounds or showers more than once a month

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i started reading about a year ago, used to maybe read 1 non fiction book a year before, some of which are in the 2nd shelf.
the top shelf is all stuff ive picked up over the past year, i've read most of it now but still to read karamazov, quixote and shogun. i'm really enjoying it, looking forward to challenging myself a bit more with older books soon. cant believe i didnt start reading earlier desu but no regrets now

>>21346250
awesome, id like to have something like that some day when my reading becomes worthy of it

>>21346391
beautiful!

>>21353676
really cool

>> No.21355582

>>21355103
How many hours have you spent playing video games this year fat boy

>> No.21355784

>>21355527
The anti-consoomers are just as bad as consoomers. Asceticism is just a warped form of consumerism; it’s the other end of the spectrum. If you have a hobby, you’re not a “consoomer”. They get it twisted

>> No.21355873

>>21355527
>>21355582
i am not 'anticonsoomerpilled' or whatever nor am i fat or dirty (nor do i play video games). i did not know having that amount of books was considered sane, i have never seen anyone with such a large library, but it appears i am wrong.

>> No.21355877

>>21355565
>ellul
how accessible is this? Do you think someone without a background in academic philosophy will be able to grasp what hes saying (and not misinterpret it)?

>> No.21355881

>>21355873
>so many books in one place
>AAAAAH IMM GOOIIING INSAAAAANEEEEE AAAAAAHHHHH

>> No.21355889

>>21355877
Yes. You should also read Marshall McLuhan, Harold Innis, and Walter Ong.

>> No.21355901

>>21355873
It's a pretty normal amount for artists and writers. Other writers have way over 10,000 books. I'm on the lower end.

>> No.21355937

>>21355873
You probably aren’t taking age into account. Read 50 books a year for 20 years and there is 1k right there, not including books dropped or that you’ve never got around to

>> No.21355946

>>21355937
This. I'm around 70 to 80 books a year. Not every book is strictly for reading from cover to cover. And I'm not in my early 20s anymore.
It's a lot of books but it's clearly far from hoarding since they all have their proper place and space.

>> No.21356036

>>21355873
Maybe if you went somewhere other than McDonald’s whenever you leave your moms house you’d see how real people live

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Still haven't fully unwrapped my gibbon

>> No.21356357

>>21356349

why would you unwrap the second part before the first?

>> No.21356371

>>21356349
My controversial opinion is that Rieu is the best English translator of Homer. There, I said it. Prose works better than verse

>> No.21356481

>>21355877
I found it eminently readable, with periodic googling about things I didn’t understand. Far more so than BGAE for example which I dropped to read after I had read other things. For context the only philosophical book I had read before it was Republic and you can see from that picture I barely have any philosophical books there anyway.

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>>21356357
Because I have 6 copies of it.

>> No.21356549

>>21356545
Ive got to ask. Why? Just a fan of Gibbon and a collector?

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>>21344471
>wants to stay anonymous
You snivelling bloody troll demon coward.

>> No.21356692

>>21356349
What's the best translation of the Golden Ass?

>> No.21356731

>>21356545
That's a bit too many copies.

>> No.21356920

>>21356553
kek

>> No.21356929

>>21344462
Best thread on /lit/. Not even joking

>> No.21357085

>>21356731
>>21356549
I'd like an eighteenth century copy but they can get pricy as a folio. Each copy has different attributes, different commentary, and format. I think my least favorite is the great books copy. I think the folio and everyman are great, but the text is easiest to read in the heritage. The everyman's be are so cheap I be don't mind banging them up a bit.

>>21356692
I've only read parts of it, for a course, so I'm not sure. This copy has great paper, weighs like 5lbs, and has a scholarly apparatus. Robert Graves does well so get one of his translations.

>> No.21357567

POST YOUR FUCKING SHELVES

>> No.21357954

>>21357567
will do

>> No.21357955

>>21356929
Thanks, anon. I do my best.

>> No.21357956

>>21351682
mutual aid is the must read....

>> No.21358498

>>21355437
Your brain must get fucking huge just sitting in that chair.

>> No.21358572

>>21350211
Everyone flexing these Everyman book editions, are they worth a cop?

>> No.21358575

>>21358572
Yes, I love them. I own all the phillip k dick ones. They are beautiful and well crafted

>> No.21358580

>>21358575
I am a bit iffy on my books all looking the same but I think I'll browse the collection online

>> No.21358609

>>21358580
sorry, i meant the library of america, everyman are nice too, but library of america are excellent. IMO as a collector, LOA or similar types of things are the best you can get next to a first edition. They are excellently crafted, durable, and beautiful. The only downside is it makes you look like a pseud because people will probably assume you havent read them.

>> No.21358786

>>21346391
>no fun allowed

>> No.21358795

>>21346523
>It's a library and not a "books I have read"brary.
lol

>> No.21358843

>>21351603
Haven't seen that specific version of Mein Kampf in 5 years. Neat.

>> No.21358852
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Poetry

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>>21349933
I like him a lot. The Mask of the Sorcerer is one of my favorite fantasy novels. Definitely check it out.
>>21349964
Not that much but it is growing. I will post a new picture sometime. I obtained many more R A Lafferty books which are very rare

>> No.21359072

>>21357954
Do it now.

>> No.21359253

>>21358498
After six months living like this I have to say it's hard to sit there and read. Because all the time I have the urge to get up and grab some book from the shelves and bask in the random sentences and their potential.

>> No.21359496

>>21344471
Whoever figured you out would also be a cretinous 4chan user, you plonk

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>>21344462

>> No.21359516

>>21359509
N-no...

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Reorganizing

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>>21359628
Magicbook

>> No.21359646

>>21359628
why the fuck is the Loeb collection so expensive, even second hand those things cost a minor fortune.

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I really need to build another shelf

>> No.21359658

>>21359646
I pay .75 to 6.00 for them at my used book store. Wouldn't buy them new honestly. Where else can I get tatius?

>> No.21359660

>>21359646
>around 40 bucks each
I'd call that a fair price. There are WAY more expensive books out there.

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>>21359658
Forgot pic

>> No.21359934

>>21359663
absolute steal. I havent seen any for less than 18 euro, and those were shitty looking ones

>> No.21360014

>>21359651
You should. Looks like a hoarder's place.

>> No.21360333

What do you guys use for bookmarks?

>> No.21360343

>>21360333
old tickets, flyers, receipts, stuff I found in second hand books etc.

>> No.21360372

>>21359628
if not for the cardboard id have thought this image was from the 1920s

>> No.21360451

>>21355565
Have you read "In the Miso Soup"? I was thinking about getting it because I though that the cover (the one with a shocked cartoon character) looked cool and the exerpt I read was enjoyable

>> No.21360456

>>21346391
>spines

>> No.21360477

>>21360333
I buy a book from bookdepository for the bookmark

>> No.21360708

>>21360014
My wife took three rows of books off the living room shelf for Xmas decor. I need to put these books up in boxes until January.

>> No.21360717

>>21360372
That box has the complete 14 volume Cambridge modern history of Europe and a few gallimards. There are several 18th and nineteenth century books in that photo.

>> No.21360722

>>21360708
My condolences

>> No.21360730 [DELETED] 

>>21349872
what is that CS Lewis book (top shelf, to the left)?

>> No.21361181

>>21360730
the entire Narnia collection

>> No.21361185 [DELETED] 

>>21361181
Nice. Did you like them? I'm consider getting those or his Space trilogy.

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>> No.21361205

>>21361185
ya its great. Space trilogy is so interesting. And his Screwtape Letters may be his best

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>>21361201
FTFY

>> No.21361216

>>21361214
thanks bro

>> No.21361269

>>21349597
Basado

>> No.21361609

>>21361214
Not enough shirtless people in this

>> No.21362450

>>21346391
HAHAHAHAH OH NO NO NO......

>> No.21362967

>>21354930
>>21355103
>her >her >her
I know this tactic lol
>but to the size of her library
his* All are male until they post their tits. Sorry lad, I don't make the rules. I just enforce 'em.

>> No.21362984

>>21354168
My wife's collection is better, but not bad.

>> No.21363062

is it cheating if I just buy a job lot of everymans classics and call it a day? I can get 100 here for £150 lol

>> No.21363369

>>21363062
Where? Used?

>> No.21364282

>>21351070
>HP in paperback
You're a terrible person.

>> No.21364288

>>21354168
Now THIS is a collection worth showing off.

>> No.21364291 [DELETED] 

>>21363062
100 books for 150 bong dollars?? that's a nice deal

>> No.21365355

>>21364291
When the pound crashed I bought 15 folios and shipped them to the us for less than $100. My last six everyman's came from the UK cheaper than they are used here with free shipping somehow.

>> No.21365365 [DELETED] 

>>21365355
When did the pound crash? I've noticed that Everyman's Library books seem pretty cheap these days judging from their website (which has the prices in pounds). Do you buy from Amazon or BookDepo?

>> No.21365551

>>21365355
good thinking, you could have bought some shares in the FTSE too. even though all my money was in £ i still ended up making some good money

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>>21344462

>> No.21365620

>>21363062
I'm not a huge fan of Everyman's but for that price I would've done the same.

>> No.21366128

How the fuck do you niggers read so much

>> No.21366132

>>21366128
no tv
no tiktok
no video games

>> No.21366138

>>21354191
Those are some great prices. I would overbuy immediately.

>> No.21366165

>>21366128
most people ITT just hoard books they never read. look how most of the bindings are in pristine condition, without any wear. if a sizeable book gets red once it should have streaks along its spine.

>> No.21366167

>>21366128
Be in your 30’s and consistently read everyday for 15 years

>> No.21366169

>>21366165
>tfw reading a 180 yo book that no one had read before me
rare feeling

>> No.21366172

>>21366165
Don’t open a book more than 90 degrees and tilt it accordingly. Don’t throw it around. Very simple

>> No.21366175

>>21366165
t. anon who reads in his bathtub and probably has dropped each book he read at least once in the tub

>> No.21366225

>>21366128
neetlif

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I need advice on a new bookshelf. Considering something taller and wider but custom made so I need to figure out the spacing between shelves..

>> No.21366881

>>21366175
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bEBYi1hjoU

>> No.21366936

>>21366868
lol

>> No.21366956

>>21366868
God I wish I could still do drugs.

>> No.21366989

>>21365355
>>21365365
The pound crashed in late September. It was almost on parity with the dollar.

I bought from a private dealer through eBay because they do cheap global shipping somehow. Worldofbooks does free international BB it you roll the dice with condition. They've sent me two library books.

>> No.21366999

>>21366167
>>21366128
I did a PhD and read as an undergraduate. Easily read over a thousand books in 6 years.

>> No.21367010

>>21366128
I work nights and have around 4 to 5 hours of my 12.5 hour shift where I can just sit by myself, drink coffee, and read.

>> No.21367192

>>21366999
Well, you should know you aren’t the typical case

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>>21359509
I...I think I had enough /lit/ for tonight...

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I am at my winter house for the weekend so this is my tertiary library (where my crime novels come to die)

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>>21368108

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>>21368118

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>>21368129

>> No.21368190

>>21346391
The quintessential "I don't read but I want people to think I read and I'm smart" shelf.

>> No.21368194

>>21368190
The quintessential “I’m jealous” post

>> No.21368209

>>21368194
No, my "I don't read but I want people to think I do" collection is much larger.
Plus I took the time to make the books look like they've been read :)

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>>21366128
>Read
Just download the audiobook then buy the book

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>>21368190
I read that stuff, and few people see my books aside from my family. I read little outside of works like those

>> No.21369445

>>21368234
huge brained bookshelf

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>> No.21369553

>>21368234
Tucker Carlson...

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>>21344462

>> No.21369818

>>21368190
No one but me has ever been in my room (that I'm aware of), desu.

Literally half the responses are just saying that I've not read any of them despite, as I've said, having read them all. My conclusions: sour grapes; /lit/ makes up for its lack of sexual release by viscerally tearing at their books whilst reading (I paint 40K figures).

>> No.21369872

>>21369818
>No one but me has ever been in my room
kinda sad desu desufam

>> No.21369912

>>21369872
I didn't write that thinking to flaunt myself as a social-saint.

>> No.21370063

>>21362967
based

>> No.21370069

>>21368234
beautiful

>> No.21370207

>>21348625
How's that Ravel book anon? Is it any glod?

>> No.21370216

>>21350237
I hate that fucking review on the 2666 cover, what they were thinking

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>>21371366
name of the NYRB books?

>> No.21371449

>>21346391
>entire shelf for le greeks
>not a single page has been read
Most /lit/ shelf of all time

>> No.21371452

i don't own a single physical book

>> No.21371472

>>21361214
lots of good stuff but you ruin it with Sapiens

>> No.21371529

>>21358498
kek

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>>21371366
>AS
Nice.

>> No.21371863

>>21366165
>should
if you can't handle your books/don't care about the way they will look after you've read them then yes
I have a 1100 page paperback that I've read and yet it looks untouched (really good binding ig)

>> No.21372618

>>21354168
> #10, the Ghost Next Door

Blew my MIND in 1999

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>>21359628
You and me both pal.

>> No.21372684

>>21368108
Why do you have a winter house and why do you have so many crime novels

>> No.21372687

>>21346391
I creamed myself this is such a slick sexy collection mmmmmm

>> No.21372692

>>21372669
I like all the colors this image is so pleasing to me

>> No.21372697

>>21372669
I dislike all the colors this image is so displeasing to me

>> No.21372702

>>21372697
:( this made me unhappy

>> No.21372741

>>21372669
I dislike the lack of diverse themes this image is so displeasing to me

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>>21371421
here you go anon

>> No.21372751

>>21372669
>nothing but translations
nice larp shelf lmao

>> No.21372785

>>21372751
this board is full of such vindictive bitterness it makes me nauseous I can feel the self-loathing oozing out of my screen through the internet I pray that you all learn how to be gentle and kind and nonjudgmental and unpretentious and, most of all to yourselves, or else you'll all rot in the poisonous resentment in which you're smothering your human hearts

>> No.21372809

>>21346391
Pages aren't cut on 90% of these books. Also it looks really ugly. Truly pathetic.

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okay don't be too harsh on my taste guys!

>> No.21372821

>>21372817
xD

>> No.21372846

>>21372785
pussy

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1/2. Only been getting physical books the past 2 years

>> No.21372903

>>21372785
just learn latin, sweaty

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>>21372900
2/2. I need to get a bookshelf badly. Planning on finishing all of Vinland soon.

>> No.21372915

At least the thread's almost over now.

>> No.21372972

>>21372846
gimme kiss

>> No.21373495

>>21346391
I'm impressed at your effort but at the same time it feels like you just googled "most important books" and took a big stack of everything. It's hard for me to actually get a feel for you from something this broad and is like someone saying their favorite movie is Citizen Kane.

>> No.21373539

>>21344462
>Roth

Reading Portnoy's Complaint is a blast

>> No.21373572

Used to have tons of books but they're all stored up in my parents place.
Imagine reading paper when you have a tablet. Easy access to every published work through #bookz, perfect for annotating and portable as fuck.

>> No.21373632

>>21372669
alright this guy's weird

>> No.21373635

>>21344462
What wood is that?

>> No.21373743

>>21373572
>Easy access to every published work
hahahaha HAHAHA

>> No.21373842

>>21372911
ive never bought physical manga, just not worth it at all in terms of value for money. a £10 book is like 500 pages which will probably last me 2 weeks while a manga volume I can finish in an hour.

>> No.21373843

wew we hit bump limit

>> No.21374227

>>21373842
Yeah but I like flicking through the art and covers/spines are nice to look at