Smell. The smell is musty and comfortable. Oh, and all the books. Those are good, too.

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yep, part 2 is the gold, but you need to dig into the part 1 mine first

Am I the only one to mention the prices?? I wouldn't be able to buy books in person if not for "half price books". Barnes and noble is awesome, but it can eat my ass for its prices

So many scenes I could pick from that series. But if I could only pick one, I'd say "Weep for Manetheren. Weep for what was lost."

I loved the Lincoln Highway. Try it too.

The beatniks called anyone falsely claiming to be hip 'hippies' So anyone claiming to like beat poetry may be false.

They’ve got what looks like a real bummer of a post about 2 years of self publishing so yeah, they’re clearly going through… something.

You seem to think this is an incredible gotcha. But yes, I do, cause I subscribe to Clarkesworld. It also doesn’t matter at all cause it’s not like Dracula or the Bible would see the light of day.

The penultimate chapter of Faulkner’s Light in August—the one charting the entire life of Reverend Hightower. Still haven’t encountered a chapter so perfect.

It goes through a lot in a short time. The whole founding, the reveal, first crisis… all happen fairly quickly and are very interesting to me at least.

“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.”

Because of Booksale, chain of used bookstores here in the philippines, I was able to get thousand splendid suns, life of pi, angela's ashes, and red rising at cheap prices, the first 2 were in pretty good condition too 🥰

Can i be completely honest with you? I actually prefer long-form mysteries like Christie and others.

I really like short stories and I notice that a lot of them have a similar style of denouement so that’s why I suggested it!

If you find any good ones! Feel free to let me know!

THE SMELL OF BOOKS THAT HAVE LIVED MANY LIVES, TOUCHED MANY HEARTS, BEEN TO DIFFERENT PLACES/HOMES AND KNOW THEY WERE LOVED AND WOULD LIKE TO BE SHARED TO OTHER FELLOW READERS WHO WILL DISCOVER THE AMAZING CONTENTS INSIDE.

I read this with my book club last summer. I didn't care for it but everyone else in the group liked it.

Imagine a gay kid who doesn't have support at home going to the library to stand in a segregated aisle like that. Or, books are not segregated and the kid can check out the one that interests him or her without the chance family members will notice what type of book it is. This is important because not everyone can safely come out of the closet.

I’m assuming you’re reading it in English? In Spanish it’s a bit of a harder read because of the archaic language but that doesn’t take away from the amazing story! I had to read it in grade school so I guess I bare the scars of being forced to read it but I have definitely learned to appreciate it more as an adult.

Can you just stfu. Your post and your tone and the head up your ass is just annoying. Please go away.

Hi I'm a librarian, while the exact rules and procedures may vary a bit state by state, this will largely be in the hands of the Library Board. I would find out when they meet and ask to be put on the agenda. It would help if you could get a bit of a crowd together that supports your side to attend the meeting as well, and/or get as many people as you can to sign a petition for their integration.

The truth is that usually not many people show up to library board meetings, so it really doesn't take much to make a strong showing. So if you can show that there is strong support in the community for the integration of LGBTQ+ materials you would have a very good chance.

Beyond that find out their meeting schedule and attend the meeting regularly. They are open to the public and and it will help you keep abreast of what is going on at you local library and any challenges they are facing.

It could also be useful to join your local Friends of the Library group. While they don't have any official authority over the library, they tend to be a major source of donations and volunteers at the library and as such tend to be fairly influential.

I loved the descriptions of childhood in small town America (and how the familiar setting creates a sort of uniquely American evil). What I remember most, I think from that section, is his description of driving with his father, which is word-for-word what I experienced.

It was the "Uncle Balt and the Nature of Being" section roughly 1/5 of the way in (around page 117 of my 600+ page edition). It may not be the best of all time, but it sure hit me right when I first read it.

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In 1984, when shit goes south and we learn what happens inside Ministry of Love in Room 101. That was an intense climax.

What’s the point of that? So people in search of LBGTQ books can easily find them? That would be the effect. I don’t see how it would prevent exposure to that kind of content.