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[beachlass]

[Poll #1126657]

I've already separated out the children's books, because I found Riding Desire shelved beside some kids' books this morning when my son was looking for something to read.

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[eshala.livejournal.com]

Is it cheating to
a) choose a number of options
b) know what the shelves look like anyway
c) want to make up other options

[beachlass.livejournal.com]

Is it cheating? - I'm stuck between "No" and "Even if it was, would we care?"

What other options would you make up?

Order of acquistion/ or When First Read?

On a continuum from Least Influential to Most Influential?

[eshala.livejournal.com]

True, true...

Other options...

a) according to word association (cause it would make me laugh so much to see other folks try to figure it out)
b) autobiographically - which would work with either when first read or time of acquisition, but would also work with what was going on in your life at that time
c) order of duress -- "I felt like I had to read this book because my best friend was going on and on" "This was for school" "I felt compelled to read this book because it mentioned both pirates and scientists in the title"

I am sure that I could come up with others if needed...

[beachlass.livejournal.com]

*dies laughing*

So I could start with Timothy Findley in the centre of the bookshelf and word associate outwards?

Music theory books adjacent to the Piano Man's Daughter... History books next to The Wars... Books that made me cry next to The Wars... Books with unchecked colour imagery and also rabbits and/or bonfires next to the Wars... hmmm...

Option (c) - Does White Teeth count in the section of "books my best friend was going on and on about" if I read it before you advocated it as a celebrity panelist? At least if I organized my shelves that way you'd be able to find all the books I've borrowed, 'cause the Sherman Alexie and Reginald Hill would be shelved together.

How about alphabetical by first line?

[eshala.livejournal.com]

Oh! OH!!!!!!

You could organize them so that if you read the first word of each title, you would read a story, kind of like Italo Calvino's 'If on a winter's night a traveller'...

[beachlass.livejournal.com]

Ok.. but then we need to write the story on the opposite wall.

Wait. If we're writing stories on walls... we're back to Timothy Findley... the one with Walis Simpson in WWII.

*looks at bookshelves... looks some more... PANIC*

I can't find my copy of that!!!



WHERE IS MY COPY OF FAMOUS LAST WORDS???

*flails in dismay*

[eshala.livejournal.com]

So - I looked at your list again, and laughed, because I suddenly panicked - if the most people vote for the most 'normal' way to organize, will you feel compelled to do so???
What are your intentions anyway??? HUH????

I collect the Findley people because they are easier to dust than tea cups.

Relax, breathe and look in that pile over there. I am sure you will find the book somewhere.

[beachlass.livejournal.com]

Pfft.

Yes, I'm going to organize my books according to the majority decision, just like I do withthe rest of my life.

I'm just heading over to Facebook for a moment to change my status.

[eshala.livejournal.com]

Well, that certainly explains a lot!

I'll just have to keep monitoring the results, and start lobbying for changes if need be : )

I almost fell off of my little chair when I read your status.

Have I mentioned how much I love you?

Maybe that's how you can sort the books -- based on how much you are loved by/love the folks you associate with said books...

Now, come over here, I think I missed some dust behind your...