I am looking through my books because I am moving soon, and I have a question for the other bibliophiles. If there is an author you normally really enjoy who writes one book that you really don't like, do you get rid of that book, or do you keep it so that you will have every book by that author?
It's a real burden being right so often.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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sj - Apr 12, 2008 8:21:52 am PDT #5448 of 28344
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
megan walker - Apr 12, 2008 8:25:00 am PDT #5449 of 28344
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Hmmm, as an anti-pack rat completist, that's a tough one.
Do they match?
sj - Apr 12, 2008 8:26:41 am PDT #5450 of 28344
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Do they match?
They're all hardcovers, if that's what you mean.
Anne W. - Apr 12, 2008 8:28:17 am PDT #5451 of 28344
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
If they're hardcovers, I'd be inclined to keep.
megan walker - Apr 12, 2008 8:30:49 am PDT #5452 of 28344
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Oh sj, you are talking to someone currently selling some of her Asterix collection in order to repurchase new ones so that all the bindings match (the publishers changed mid-stream).
sj - Apr 12, 2008 8:32:50 am PDT #5453 of 28344
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Oh sj, you are talking to someone currently selling some of her Asterix collection in order to repurchase new ones so that all the bindings match (the publishers changed mid-stream).
Wow. You're more serious than I am. I'm happy if I either have all of the same author is hardcover or paperback.
megan walker - Apr 12, 2008 8:36:43 am PDT #5454 of 28344
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'm not sure serious is the word you are looking for...
Dana - Apr 12, 2008 8:39:48 am PDT #5455 of 28344
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
sj, I would get rid of it. If you don't like it, why keep it?
Susan W. - Apr 12, 2008 8:46:21 am PDT #5456 of 28344
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I'd keep it if it were part of a series but get rid of it if it's a standalone work.
meara - Apr 12, 2008 8:48:15 am PDT #5457 of 28344
I'm with Susan. I'd hate to lose the middle of a series, even if I didn't like it, but I'm thinking of paring down some of my books, and am definitely getting rid of some authors' one-off books (or series I didn't like), but keeping others. Like keeping all the Kate Elliot Jaran books, though I dont' like the last couple, but getting rid of the few I have of her other series.