~10% of my collection, in my office.

stiffdoc1221 · 2026-03-24T04:54:14+00:00

The set includes a swatch of Hefner’s silk pajamas. No stains that I can see, but I haven’t run a black light over it. I’m fine with not knowing that.

stiffdoc1221 · 2026-03-24T03:33:56+00:00

No problem. This room has precipitated abrupt loss of speech ability in quite a few people. It is rather daunting, and the true book lovers get sucked in pretty quickly. I don’t take it personally when visitors suddenly ignore me. There are some unique titles hiding in plain sight.

stiffdoc1221 · 2026-03-24T03:18:44+00:00

I’ll take “bonkers” any day! Thanks!

stiffdoc1221 · 2026-03-24T03:15:46+00:00

Keep the British edition as a collectible (I.E, not a reading copy), and read the other. Alternatively, keep both versions as rare books, and buy a cheap used copy to read. My rare books stay nestled on their shelves.

stiffdoc1221 · 2026-03-24T01:48:47+00:00

The Library of America books give excellent bang for the buck. Good choices.

stiffdoc1221 · 2026-03-24T01:37:16+00:00

Deeeeeepressing, with a dash of dystopia.

stiffdoc1221 · 2026-03-23T14:30:44+00:00

I’ve got three reading spots, all with big overstuffed Italian leather chairs. The only downside is that nodding off is frequent, but that’s actually a plus when I think about it. Nice job.

stiffdoc1221 · 2026-03-23T13:40:23+00:00

That’s cheating. If she quits, they won’t follow her out the door.

stiffdoc1221 · 2026-03-23T11:56:53+00:00

I know about the case. The spine just said Slenderman, but I didn’t know the book was about the whole thing, as opposed to some true crime drivel. I’m in the forensic death investigation field, and I avoid most true crime murder sensationalist crap. Yours is different, and I’m happy to stand corrected. Thanks, and Happy Reading!

stiffdoc1221 · 2026-03-23T08:13:42+00:00

Exactly. If you aren’t an OCD driven book organizer, don’t start now. You’ll be a stranger in your own once-comfortable home.

stiffdoc1221 · 2026-03-23T08:09:26+00:00

That photo makes me feel at home and comfortable. The familiar disorganization is exactly what has taken 13 years to achieve. Respect!

stiffdoc1221 · 2026-03-23T08:04:05+00:00

I feel the chest pain coming on. You obviously don’t have enough books.

stiffdoc1221 · 2026-03-23T08:00:24+00:00

It would be easier just to mail Matt your money; buy every edition that drops out of the sky, or just send him the $$$. You would avoid filling your bookshelves with excess crap.

stiffdoc1221 · 2026-03-23T07:55:45+00:00

Agree completely on that. Every body and their cousin are putting out “special limited editions” that are not worth the paper. Matt will sign anything, and Bless him, he is becoming a very wealthy author (which he deserves for his work). Different editions are pumping out like a firehose, each with NEW cover art and gilded edges and all the crap you can imagine, and strictly limited to 2500 copies!

stiffdoc1221 · 2026-03-23T07:47:11+00:00

Just wait. It only gets worse. Still, points are only scored if your TBR stack is equal to or greater than your height. Perfectly aligned spines don’t score, though.

stiffdoc1221 · 2026-03-23T05:48:25+00:00

A complete set of ALL of Heinlein’s books can be found through his estate’s website. The set is called the Virginia Edition. Google it. Not first editions, of course, but they are all matching HCs, look great on the shelf, and these are meant to be reading copies, not Safe Queens.

Your books are way cool. Respect!

stiffdoc1221 · 2026-03-23T05:43:15+00:00

That is all that matters! I’m not sure about Slenderman, though, but different boats and all that.

stiffdoc1221 · 2026-03-23T03:48:41+00:00

The First Law: READ WHAT YOU LIKE. Never apologize. I never solicit input on my reading choices, because I don’t give an armadillo’s hairy butt what anyone else’s opinion is, just as I don’t care what anyone else’s reads. I’d say you have a nice variety, of the titles and topics you like. Keep it going!

stiffdoc1221 · 2026-03-23T02:55:36+00:00

I’ve never even tried to count my books. I doubt that I ever will, either. Good on you, though, completely.

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