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Jay
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Favorite Books?

It's National Library Sheflie Day! If you have a local library, or even a small home library/single bookshelf/nightstand with a book on it that you've been neglecting for months, you can share a shelfie Man LOL or some of your favorites in your collection! I can always use some good reads. 

I usually have my "library" on display

 

And for books that you'd typically see in a library, I've been reading through The Witcher series by Polish author, Andrzej Sapkowski. 


I'm a big fan of Fantasy, Horror and Thrillers, but I've been wanting to read more non-fiction as well. Any suggestions?

-Jay

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MarkJFine
Professor

Hmmm... no Hush?


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I do own the entire Hush run but it's hidden somewhere in one of my long boxes. 

I used to rotate the books on the wall regularly, but I've gotten lazy on that recently. Batman #612 was up on the wall for a long time!

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-Jay

Of course there's this, too.btdkr.jpg


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That's actually one I don't own in a first print, just the graphic novel form. It's on a short list of books I need to buy Smiley Frustrated

I have it digitally, which is fine for me. I can't justify the space for what I would have accumulated and disk space is cheap.

 

I used to have lots of long boxes of golden age comics (40s-60s) back in the mid-60s. They disappeared in one of our moves.

 

Worth adding that I used to have original newspaper-style copies of Rolling Stone and the first few years of Heavy Metal in the 70s. My hoarding skills started early.


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If you need to offload any other comics, I'll send you my address. Smiley Wink

GabeU
Distinguished Professor IV

I'm not much of a novel reader, as I don't really have the longer or more relaxed attention span required for it, but I do like reference works, and especially those concerning history.  I'm a sponge when it comes to historical information, and especially that concerning WWII, though the older I get the less of it I retain.  😛  I can also get lost for hours in Wikipedia articles.  

 

I am currently reading Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, though, which is a bit odd considering I don't normally read things like that.    

maratsade
Distinguished Professor IV

"am currently reading Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, though, which is a bit odd considering I don't normally read things like that. "

 

I love the Meditations.  Yes, I'm weird.

GabeU
Distinguished Professor IV


@maratsade wrote:

"am currently reading Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, though, which is a bit odd considering I don't normally read things like that. "

 

I love the Meditations.  Yes, I'm weird.


It's definitely a good book.  He was a pretty brilliant guy.  

 

BTW, did you notice that the introduction was LOOOOOONG for such a small book?   I thought, nah, this has got to be a mistake.  A third of the book is the introduction!  😛 

maratsade
Distinguished Professor IV

He was amazing, and YES, they do make you wait a bit with that long intro!

That sounds intense, but I'm intrigued, so I'll look into it.

 

Don't really have a fave, but one very memorable book that affected me was house of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. It made me scared of the dark again as an adult. Robot surprised A spooky and creatively mind-bending read.hol.jpg

 

 

I do have a couple of fave authors: Kurt Vonnegut and Haruki Murakami, but sadly it's been a few years since I picked up and (re)read any of their books.

 

-Liz

 

 

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GabeU
Distinguished Professor IV

@Liz 

 

After reading a little about that book, it sound very interesting, and most definitely unique.  

maratsade
Distinguished Professor IV

I love House of Leaves. It's weird and creepy. 

 


@Liz wrote:

 

Don't really have a fave, but one very memorable book that affected me was house of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. It made me scared of the dark again as an adult. Robot surprised A spooky and creatively mind-bending read.hol.jpg

 

 

 

-Liz

 

 


 

maratsade
Distinguished Professor IV

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Currently reading this in when I have a few moments. 

(Looking forward to National Pie Day tomorrow!!)

Just read the synopsis, it looks interesting! I'll add it to my list of non-fiction to get to.

maratsade
Distinguished Professor IV

It's actually very good, but I'm a corporate atto*ney, so it's of interest to me. I don't think it has superheroes in it, but it can be argued it does have villains. 😉

 


@Jay wrote:

Just read the synopsis, it looks interesting! I'll add it to my list of non-fiction to get to.