J.J. in WA wrote:

> Wow, I don't know if I could do that. I have several shelves of books
> in our front room, because I re-read them. I know, most people think
> that's stupid, but I don't care -- a favorite book and a mug of hot
> peppermint tea are a tiny bit of heaven for me...


I'm not suggesting that anyone who doesn't want to get rid of their
extra books should do so, only saying that I did. I do reread favorite
books. _Reading Lolita in Tehran_ got me interested again in books I
read long ago. So I got _Pride and Prejudice_ from the library and am
rereading. It probably took me as long to get it from the library as it
would have taken me to dig it out from boxes in storage if I'd kept my
original copy. I still buy books, but now I try to give them away as
soon as I see they're piling up.

--Lia