Whatcha reading?

[Dr. Medulla]

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... -about-you

The tone here suggests no matter what you do with your books, it's to be an asshole seeking to impress somehow. Me, I'm #4—because, yeah, asshole, I do actually come back to books and would like to fine the one I'm seeking—that evolves into #1, because I tend to accumulate stuff until a fit of cleanliness afflicts me.

[Olaf]

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... -about-you

The tone here suggests no matter what you do with your books, it's to be an asshole seeking to impress somehow. Me, I'm #4—because, yeah, asshole, I do actually come back to books and would like to fine the one I'm seeking—that evolves into #1, because I tend to accumulate stuff until a fit of cleanliness afflicts me.

I'm #1 apparently, but honestly, it's not meant to convey anything. Except lack of organization, maybe.

[Olaf]

Also #5, but I keep my books inside the table.

[Dr. Medulla]

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... -about-you

The tone here suggests no matter what you do with your books, it's to be an asshole seeking to impress somehow. Me, I'm #4—because, yeah, asshole, I do actually come back to books and would like to fine the one I'm seeking—that evolves into #1, because I tend to accumulate stuff until a fit of cleanliness afflicts me.

I'm #1 apparently, but honestly, it's not meant to convey anything. Except lack of organization, maybe.

Yes, those photos are like my shelves. It starts out as #4, and whenever I clean shit up it returns—temporarily—to that state, but with time it turns into #1.

[Dr. Medulla]

Also #5, but I keep my books inside the table.

Oversized stuff either lies flat or is on the very top where there's more room. Again, it's about finding a space rather than curating one.

[Olaf]

Wonder if I should give this a go for 99 cents.

Obviously, the story will never be able to match up to the cover.

[Dr. Medulla]

Wonder if I should give this a go for 99 cents.

Obviously, the story will never be able to match up to the cover.

There was an old rule in the pulp novel biz in the 40s–50s that the weakest stories received the best covers. Those books were never advertised, so they relied on flashy covers or word-of-mouth recommendation (or brand satisfaction—if you liked Gold Medal's last couple books, maybe you'll like their next one …).

[Silent Majority]

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... -about-you

The tone here suggests no matter what you do with your books, it's to be an asshole seeking to impress somehow. Me, I'm #4—because, yeah, asshole, I do actually come back to books and would like to fine the one I'm seeking—that evolves into #1, because I tend to accumulate stuff until a fit of cleanliness afflicts me.

Fucking most British thing I've read today.

[Kory]

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... -about-you

The tone here suggests no matter what you do with your books, it's to be an asshole seeking to impress somehow. Me, I'm #4—because, yeah, asshole, I do actually come back to books and would like to fine the one I'm seeking—that evolves into #1, because I tend to accumulate stuff until a fit of cleanliness afflicts me.

I'm a combo of 1 and 3, I have way too many books to even bother trying to organize them anymore. Plus my bookcases all have shelves of varying heights so the odd tall book would throw the whole thing off anyway when I had to find another place for it.

[Dr. Medulla]

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... -about-you

The tone here suggests no matter what you do with your books, it's to be an asshole seeking to impress somehow. Me, I'm #4—because, yeah, asshole, I do actually come back to books and would like to fine the one I'm seeking—that evolves into #1, because I tend to accumulate stuff until a fit of cleanliness afflicts me.

I'm a combo of 1 and 3, I have way too many books to even bother trying to organize them anymore. Plus my bookcases all have shelves of varying heights so the odd tall book would throw the whole thing off anyway when I had to find another place for it.

I do have piles of books in certain places (mainly research to-read or current course texts), but by no means are they artfully assembled or displayed.

[Kory]

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... -about-you

The tone here suggests no matter what you do with your books, it's to be an asshole seeking to impress somehow. Me, I'm #4—because, yeah, asshole, I do actually come back to books and would like to fine the one I'm seeking—that evolves into #1, because I tend to accumulate stuff until a fit of cleanliness afflicts me.

I'm a combo of 1 and 3, I have way too many books to even bother trying to organize them anymore. Plus my bookcases all have shelves of varying heights so the odd tall book would throw the whole thing off anyway when I had to find another place for it.

I do have piles of books in certain places (mainly research to-read or current course texts), but by no means are they artfully assembled or displayed.

Oh yeah, I didn't mean that part was what I was doing, just that I have distinct "to read" piles.

[Dr. Medulla]

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... -about-you

The tone here suggests no matter what you do with your books, it's to be an asshole seeking to impress somehow. Me, I'm #4—because, yeah, asshole, I do actually come back to books and would like to fine the one I'm seeking—that evolves into #1, because I tend to accumulate stuff until a fit of cleanliness afflicts me.

I'm a combo of 1 and 3, I have way too many books to even bother trying to organize them anymore. Plus my bookcases all have shelves of varying heights so the odd tall book would throw the whole thing off anyway when I had to find another place for it.

I do have piles of books in certain places (mainly research to-read or current course texts), but by no means are they artfully assembled or displayed.

Oh yeah, I didn't mean that part was what I was doing, just that I have distinct "to read" piles.

Piles serve as guilt nags for me. They aren't convenience, but rather silent scolds.

[Kory]

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... -about-you

The tone here suggests no matter what you do with your books, it's to be an asshole seeking to impress somehow. Me, I'm #4—because, yeah, asshole, I do actually come back to books and would like to fine the one I'm seeking—that evolves into #1, because I tend to accumulate stuff until a fit of cleanliness afflicts me.

I'm a combo of 1 and 3, I have way too many books to even bother trying to organize them anymore. Plus my bookcases all have shelves of varying heights so the odd tall book would throw the whole thing off anyway when I had to find another place for it.

I do have piles of books in certain places (mainly research to-read or current course texts), but by no means are they artfully assembled or displayed.

Oh yeah, I didn't mean that part was what I was doing, just that I have distinct "to read" piles.

Piles serve as guilt nags for me. They aren't convenience, but rather silent scolds.

They definitely loom.

[Dr. Medulla]

Still chugging along with Meet Me in the Bathroom aka a Celebration of Rich Kids Pursuing Fame By Exploring/Exploiting the Bohemian Life. It's become a hate-listen. The music aside—some of it I like, some I don't get the big deal—but the biographies and anecdotes don't endear me one bit to the main characters. So and so inherited some money and decided property would be a good investment, so he bought a bar. This guy met that guy at boarding school in Europe. I didn't know what to do with my life, so my mother found me a film school course in NY and moved me there. And because there's no context or analysis from Goodman, the intended reading of it all should be celebratory. I remember a student in my punk class thought we should read this. If we had, it would have been me steering them to understand that there is nothing punk about this story.

[Silent Majority]

Still chugging along with Meet Me in the Bathroom aka a Celebration of Rich Kids Pursuing Fame By Exploring/Exploiting the Bohemian Life. It's become a hate-listen. The music aside—some of it I like, some I don't get the big deal—but the biographies and anecdotes don't endear me one bit to the main characters. So and so inherited some money and decided property would be a good investment, so he bought a bar. This guy met that guy at boarding school in Europe. I didn't know what to do with my life, so my mother found me a film school course in NY and moved me there. And because there's no context or analysis from Goodman, the intended reading of it all should be celebratory. I remember a student in my punk class thought we should read this. If we had, it would have been me steering them to understand that there is nothing punk about this story.

I'm a lot more careful about my inverted snobbery than I used to be but I feel so much of a lack of artistic hunger or urgency in these artists, particularly after their first albums. Lots of great music came from the middle class, but these people in their stylish and expensive leather jackets are the same scions of the idle rich who would have busied themselves with a Grand Tour at that time in their lives in another century.