two things that anyone who came around the house found most annoying when i was a kid were
my constant pleading for stories
and my incessant whys
but all that stopped when i learned to read
and my dad taught me how to use a dictionary (one of my fondest memories for sure)
i have never been able to leave the world of books...
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two things that anyone who came around the house found most annoying when i was a kid were
my constant pleading for stories
and my incessant whys
but all that stopped when i learned to read
and my dad taught me how to use a dictionary (one of my fondest memories for sure)
i have never been able to leave the world of books ever since
the books i enjoy the most are inevitably those that have something to teach me
even more so if they answer questions that i haven't even formulated yet
but then there are also times when it's as hector said in the history boys
"The best moments in reading are when you come across something - a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things - that you'd thought special, particular to you. And here it is, set down by someone else, a person you've never met, maybe even someone long dead. And it's as if a hand has come out, and taken yours."
as for the contents of my shelf (and the incomplete or disorganized tags)
it's taking me forever to put up all the books i've read or owned
there are so many that aren't there (wrong edition, different language, etc)!
and then there's also the organizing with the shelfari's system (!)
but slowly, slowly
t.
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