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If you go home with somebody, and they don’t have books, don’t sleep with them (english.elpais.com)
submitted 10 months ago by tardigrada@beehaw.org to c/humanities@beehaw.org
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Every book collection reflects its owner’s personality. A unique mix of gothic novels, engineering manuals, romantic poetry and cookbooks are like strands of DNA. Just as people change, book collections also evolve.

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[–] DarkThoughts@fedia.io 23 points 10 months ago

That's a moronic take if I ever saw one.

[–] peanuts4life@beehaw.org 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"looks at bookshelf of completely unread books." Oh... Yeah I love books!

[–] lyam23@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

I know you're joking but it's absolutely possible to love books even when most may be unread. Umberto Eco sings the praises of the so-called "anti-library" here: https://www.themarginalian.org/2015/03/24/umberto-eco-antilibrary/

[–] taanegl@beehaw.org 15 points 10 months ago

I only got eBooks. Do I show off my epub and pdf collection then?

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah! Fuck e-book and audiobook users!

[–] survivalmachine@beehaw.org 6 points 10 months ago

Did you read the article? It says not to do that!

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I use books for a decoration

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I use em for heat.

[–] sqgl@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

Steady on Adolph.

[–] luciole@beehaw.org 1 points 10 months ago

The title is in reference to some random John Waters quote and has very little to do with the post itself. A more apt title would be "I Got My Apartment Renovated: Intellectual Masturbation by The Bookshelves".