I’ve been inspired by this post on the Hogglestock blog to think about whether posting pictures of all of my bookshelves might be fun. What do you think? Would you like to see that?
However, to do that, I will need to do some shelving. So today I give you my fiction (re)shelving shelves (they’re not normally this organised; I put them into alphabetical order for this photo and to ease the shelving) …
I hope you can see all of these OK. They represent something quite specific: they are …
- fiction books
- which I have acquired to read (most of them)
- or acquired to give to someone else then it arrived damaged so I got them something else and kept that for myself because I couldn’t send them a damaged book (“This Little World” – I wonder if the recipient can guess who they are)
- or pulled out to re-read (“The Bell”, “To Kill a Mockingbird” and the Virginia Woolfs)
- and which I am keeping, i.e. I would consider I would have a good chance of reading again
- and are not teen / YA / children’s fiction, which have their own shelving pile
Looking at these two shelves, they are pretty representative of my general fiction reading – 20th century classics, Virago reprints, books by authors I collect (Sackville-West, Murdoch, Tyler, Binchy), books by people I know (Paul Magrs, Professor Elemental, Helen Cross), very few very modern books, horse books (the Jane Smiley), books from second-hand shops.
So, would there be interest in having a look through my bookshelves every now and again? Say a shelf every week or so? I’m not going to post the reviews to all of these, as they’re fairly recent reads and you can use the search option to the right of this post, but I might link to a few or talk about the authors a bit. What do you think?
Mar 18, 2016 @ 13:58:49
I just *love* to see pictures of other people’s bookshelves – it’s the online equivalent of squinting at people’s books when you go to visit! Keep posting them! 🙂
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Mar 21, 2016 @ 08:45:12
It is, indeed. I will get the stepladder out, do the shelving and then post the odd one. It’s going to be a little while until the next reviews come out, so maybe sooner rather than later!
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Mar 18, 2016 @ 17:02:50
Funnily enough I was thinking of doing the very same thing – snap! My bookshelves are ordered chromatically, so while the spines create a cohesive rainbow, the content is a completely random jumble of fiction and all sorts of oddments. I love nosing at other people’s bookshelves, so I’m game if you are! 🙂
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Mar 21, 2016 @ 08:45:47
Oh wow – I could never do that myself, as I’d never be able to find anything – how do you locate a particular book? But it sounds lovely and I’d like to see that!
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Mar 21, 2016 @ 11:05:53
The answer to that is, with difficulty. The reason I re-shelved was because my lounge is tiny, and with two walls covered with books it was looking oppressively cluttered. My husband had even suggested a book cull – shock horror! Clearly something drastic needed to be done. I liked the idea of using the books to create something visually striking, and the room is definitely a more restful space now, and no books had to be sacrificed for the sake of marital harmony. However, when I want to find a book and can’t remember what colour the cover is, my inner librarian does get a little nostalgic for the Dewey Decimal system!
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Mar 18, 2016 @ 20:35:46
You betcha. 😜
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Mar 21, 2016 @ 08:48:01
Another positive vote – I’m definitely going to do it!
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Mar 19, 2016 @ 01:06:37
I love looking through other people’s bookshelves, so I vote yes!
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Mar 21, 2016 @ 08:46:05
Great stuff. I just have to finish the shelving now … um …
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Mar 23, 2016 @ 06:53:48
I love pictures of bookshelves. Of course I have seen yours in the flesh so to speak – but still good to see them here. I might do this too from time to time.
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Mar 23, 2016 @ 08:19:34
It seems like a fun idea, although does involve some shelving. I’m about to write a round-up post – one book I’ve read to review elsewhere, one I have to hold the review until nearer publication, one DNF. Argh!
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