I Feel Inadequate!

[needawin]

I feel inadequate. I do not have a wall to wall bookshelf filled with books.

[lady-janine]

If the average is 5 books per household then I've got a lot of other peoples books and I'm keeping them. So there.

I have been in houses where there aren't any books and this before kindle, etc. No newspapers and no books. Someone boasted to me that they had never read a book as it wasn't necessary. Their loss.

[vulcan42]

I had a millionaire friend, now sadly deceased. On the first visit to his house he showed me around and entering one room he said it was the library. Expecting to see wall to wall bookshelves, I was puzzled not to see books until I eventually spotted a small rack on the desk which held exactly six books.

[lady-janine]

Apart from learning from books there is a lot of pleasure to be had from reading.

[Apc2604]

We have so many books, I wouldnt know where to start counting.

[maggiebee]

Tried to have a clear out of books as I seemed to have so many. In the end I just tidied them up as I couldn't bear to part with any.

[TonyV]

I just use local library, or will do when it reopens.

[Cloverjo]

I love looking at people’s bookshelves. First thing I do when I go to someone’s house is have a sly peak at their books.

I think I’ve got all of Terry Pratchett’s books. My son loved them. I could never get on with them, myself. I think Rincewind put me off.

[maggiebee]

Oh Cloverjo, you must try to read Wyrd Sisters. Two friends and I played the three witches in a wee spoof at work and I was Magret Garlic. So funny and from then on we were always known as the three witches.

[Cloverjo]

Thanks, maggie. I think I will try that one.

[Mozz71]

Oooh so many fans of Sir Pterry here!

Cloverjo, he's not for everyone, but I'd recommend Mort or Guards! Guards! If you're ever inclined towards some Rincewind-free Discworld. Alternatively, if you want some giggles from another source, Robert Rankin is wonderfully ridiculous, Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next books are great and dear old Douglas Adams also gets dusted down if I'm feeling blue and need cheering up.

[Mozz71]

Maggie, a friend of mine also did an amateur dramatic version of Wyrd Sisters! She was Granny Weatherwax though. The fella who played Nanny Ogg utterly stole the show though, he went into complete Les Dawson mode!

[Spicerack]

maggiebee
//So funny and from then on we were always known as the three witches.//

Before that, I think.