Comments on: Keeping Kerouac, fighting Freudenberger, and other tales from book organizing

By: david

david — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:11:21 +0000

I totally agree about On the Road, that’s one of the most common literary arguments I have…

I have been cleaning out my own bookcases, too, and now have three boxes of books and four boxes of CDs available to friends and family (they are especially popular with touring musicians and authors). For a long time I had trouble getting rid of even mediocre fiction, now I just give it away if I didn’t like the book.

By: Jodi

Jodi — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:50:33 +0000

About a Boy and How to be Good. You want them?

By: holtz

holtz — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:47:52 +0000

Which Hornby books did you get rid of?

By: Placemat

Placemat — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 04:13:34 +0000

If I didn’t care for the book – it goes.

If it’s hardback, & I’ve read/liked the book – it stays.

If it’s paperback, but I love it – it stays until I score a hardback.

Everything else (comics included) might get cut during a purge, unless it’s reference.

By: Kristy

Kristy — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:24:41 +0000

I can’t purge anything….it’s a bad bad problem and I own nearly 2,000 books now. Some are total crap and yet….I can’t purge. I also can’t find a therapist who handles this issue nor can I find a self help book to buy on the issue….lol If I could…purchasing such a self help book would defeat my purpose. *sigh*