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Originally Posted by floatingslowly
leaving anything scattered around the house simply to "show off" is cuntestry at it's finest. anybody that would likely be impressed by such a display is not worth inviting over.
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Well, I agree in effect. That the dude has Finnegan's Wake laying out is especially suspect. Then again, it's not like we all haven't done it before, is it?
Anyway, a lot of the Joycean works (he hee) just scream pretentiousness.
The three I listed (now just two are out) are out for substantive reasons.
The Kierkegaard is on a shelf near the door because I'm still reading it and take it with me sometimes.
Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records of the Sixties was on my bed because I was reading it here and there when I posted. It's the kind of book you can dip in and out of because it's a history of the recording sessions of every song; I've been learning a few new ones on guitar lately and thus also reading about the songs.
And Picasso's Picassos is on a coffee table because it's a very nice coffee table sort of book. I bought it used. It's in perfect condition with the original dust cover. The shop had it priced at $70 and I ended up paying $48.50. Uh-Huh.