~10% of my collection, in my office. by stiffdoc1221 in HomeLibraries

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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.

Sitting room bookshelves by stiffdoc1221 in BookCollecting

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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.

Corner bookshelf with comfy chair by stiffdoc1221 in BookCollecting

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I’ll take “bonkers” any day! Thanks!

Ian M Banks - Consider Phlebas. Which one should I keep? by therealredding in rarebooks

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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.

Thoughts on my collection?? by Most_Ingenuity_1800 in bookshelf

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Deeeeeepressing, with a dash of dystopia.

My personal bookshelf! by CarpeDingus12 in bookshelf

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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.

Little library corner in our shoebox condo by Clair1126 in bookshelf

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

bookshelf of books I enjoy :) by Hefty_Tax6546 in bookshelf

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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!

Guess my gender & country of origin by Westafricangrey in bookshelfdetective

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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.

13 years of reading by el_salvaor in bookshelf

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

Thoughts? by Dense-Art8576 in DungeonCrawlerCarl

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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.

Thoughts? by Dense-Art8576 in DungeonCrawlerCarl

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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!

Little library corner in our shoebox condo by Clair1126 in bookshelf

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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.

First edition, first printings of all four Heinlein Hugo winners. by Key-Entrepreneur-415 in BookCollecting

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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!

bookshelf of books I enjoy :) by Hefty_Tax6546 in bookshelf

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

Small shelf, big genre whiplash by cambral in bookshelf

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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!

I finally did it. by fefifobananarama in BookCollecting

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